The ending was underwhelming because it resorted to the typical TSTL actions that you see in every other book of the genre. I really liked that aspect of the story, how everyone had an agenda and played a cunning chess game amongst each other in order to achieve success.
They are both shrewd and savvy players intent on playing the game together. It is mutually desired on both their parts. So the bargain that he and h strike together is not really one that could be called forced. He is enlightened for his times without making him anachronistic. Having said that, the author ensures that her hero is not villainous. The players are all aware of the rules and so there is very little hand wringing and outrage at what was a common occurrence at the time, including the "forced seduction" of female hostages. The author wrote the characters true to their nature in terms of the historical setting and context, especially the rules about capturing and ransoming hostages among Scottish clans of the time. Which brings me to the other reason I liked this so much. I could actually believe in her as a historical character. And the author painted her in a plausible manner as well as authentic to the historical setting. A hero in her own right and definitely the star of this show. The 10 digit ISBN is and the 13 digit ISBN is 5(12).I really enjoyed this highland romance for the first three quarters, mostly because of the shock of having a heroine who was neither a willowy Mary Sue or a TSTL hellion. This books publish date is and it has a suggested retail price of It was published by Leisure Books. This particular edition is in a Mass Market Paperback format. The title of this book is Elfking's Lady and it was written by Hannah Howell.Parlan and Aimil are wed, kidnappings and shootings abound, and in the end (literally) Elfking's lady finds herself well 5(9). A jealous mistress and a cruel betrothed descend on the castle to wreak havoc. A girl with her priorities straight, Aimil soon joins Parlan in his bed for some feisty rides.
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