Sandy Blair (1)
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- female
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- New Hampshire, USA
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- Her debut novel "A Man in a Kilt" won the 2004 National Readers Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance and was a 2005 RITA finalist, she also is the Winner of Romance Writers of America© Golden Heart for Best Paranormal Romance. Her second release, "A Rogue in a Kilt", received Romantic Times Magazine’s 4 ½ star Top Pick rating and was a National Readers Choice Awards finalist. Her third, The Accidental Duchess in the anthology HOW TO MARRY A DUKE, won the 2006 Golden Quill Award for Best Novella. Her books are now available in four languages and can be found in a dozen countries.
Sandy loves writing about the past. "I find it easier to suspend my own disbelief when thoroughly immersed in a time when nobody worried about political correctness; when men were wonderfully alpha and had no idea they even had a feminine side, much less worried about getting in touch with it." She often adds a touch of the paranormal to her tales believing the very possibility expands the imagination, which in turn gives her latitude with humor.
Sandy currently resides in New Hampshire with her husband. When not writing, she dabbles with watercolors, is a charity fundraiser, and loves to entertain family and friends at home. She claims the secret to hosting a successful dinner party is setting a pretty table and serving lots of wine before the meal.
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When a friend of hers dies, she's given a sword in the man's will. One night, the heroine finds a hidden compartment and some sand inside than suddenly there's a very large very naked man in her bedroom. She's genially terrified and insists his leave. He takes the sword and his plaid and does as she asks but the cold and the fact he has no shoes bring him back. The heroine, a softy towards those in need, take him in. When she realizes that he's not from her time, she's shocked but it doesn't seem to marvel her as much as one would expect. The hero thinks she's a witch who's brought him forward in time and demands that she use her powers to send him back but when she makes it clear she has zero powers, they embark on a journey to find a way to send him home. But as they grow to know each other they fight the sense of loss when it comes time to part ways. The hero, obviously ignorant of current rules and customs has a tendency of being arrested. In fact, the pour man comes into contact with the police at least 3 times during the span of the novel. First for carrying a concealed weapon and fight the officer after being tazered. Second for illegally fishing for clams to make the heroine happy. And lastly for stealing 2 reindeer from the local zoo because he things to repay the heroine's kindness with 'bucks'. It was certainly comical and the hero had such an innocent childlike demeanor during even encounter with the law. I didn't particular find this book to be anything special or unique in any way. It's your typical time travel romance novel but it had little to no conflict other than the hero's struggle to get home and dealing with the history of the scots as we know it. It was a contemporary romance which means the hero and heroine mainly go shopping, or go to restaurants, stuff like that. The chemistry between the two character was tame and it was never an all consuming passion. They started out as friends and than t just sort of melted into a comfortable courtship. I was a little confused about the sword, as it's hinted In the beginning as needing a guardian but almost instantly the weapon is confiscated by the police and is never heard from again. The whole story felt like one of those horrible b movies on the lifetime channel. No substance to it, just some good old fashion holiday fun....barf.… (mer)
Autographed edition.
I absolutely loved this book. It was contemporary meets historical but didn't loose the characters personalities.
I absolutely loved this book. It was contemporary meets historical but didn't loose the characters personalities.
This book was so sweet!! It was one of the best reads that I've read in a long time!!
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- 10
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- 3
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- 481
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- #51,317
- Betyg
- 3.6
- Recensioner
- 22
- ISBN
- 17
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- 2
This was a combination of both a paranormal, time travel and Scottish historical book. It starts off in present day where Beth inherits a Scottish castle not knowing the history behind it. When she gets there she finds its not quite up to 20th Century living and goes about trying to restore it. She also know there is a sexy ghost haunting the castle and after its explained who he is she just accepts it.
Duncan MacDougal was cursed to live this life centuries ago. The first couple of chapters before he presents himself to Beth are quite humorous with his trying to understand a modern woman and her ways. Even though she is plain in looks and not his typical type of woman he realizes that she is the woman that can finally break the curse and while she is sleeping puts on his family ring which transports them back to 1409 Scotland.
Once they are in 1409 only Elizabeth remembers where she came from. So from this point its really a historical book. Of the two periods in the books I did prefer the current day ghost story over the Highland historical but love did conquer all in the end.
… (mer)