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Rebellion (The Macgregors)
written by Nora Roberts
Studio : Silhouette
by Silhouette
Publisher : Silhouette
Released : 2006-12-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780373285433
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 26 reviews)
List Price : $7.99
Our Price : $0.75
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Scotland, 1745. Against the bloody background of the Battle of Culloden, another war was waged and won--the price was honor, the victory, love. Scottish beauty Serena MacGregor's hatred of all English began as a child when she watched as a band of Englishmen attacked her mother. Her brother's friend Brigham Langston was no exception to Serena's loathing--despite his supposed loyalty to the Scottish cause…and his good looks. Although Brigham eventually proves himself worthy of the MacGregor family's respect, Serena is still reluctant to abandon her hatred for him and his heritage. But Brigham has other plans. Serena has captivated him with her beauty, her passion for life and commitment to her beliefs--and he refuses to let her antagonistic attitude keep him from winning her. And Serena must learn to open her mind--as Brigham opens his heart--to see the true love awaiting her. |
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I thought this was a GREAT read!!! |
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This was my first Nora Roberts book. I loved it. I enjoy historical romance so this may be the only Nora Roberts I read as it seems she writes alot in the present. But this was well worth my time. I was pleasently surprised. |
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I'll start of by admitting I'm not a huge Nora Roberts fan. I usually like romance novels with a lot of humor and quirky characters (think Julia Quinn and Eloisa James) or with mature and emphathetic characters (Mary Balogh).
"Rebellion" was pretty standard fare for the genre. I completely agree with an earlier reviewer who said that Brigham and Serena were fairly shallow characters. They both had interesting backgrounds and really should have been more intriguing. But almost every interaction between the two characters played to the overbearing male/tempestous female stereotype. He provokes her by being heavy handed, she responds by some small act of violence, he wrestles her to the ground... and we all know where this is going. It should be sexy, but I guess I've just read it too many times now.
Also, it baffles me that so many heroines in romance novels (which are mostly read by mature women) act like bratty 13-year-olds. I mean really, how many grown women act like this?
And is it really sexy when a man says, "You will marry me whether you like it or not"? I mean, I'm all for bodice-rippers (it's why I read romance novels, after all) but I prefer the alpha male attitude to be left in the bedroom. Or at least have some subtlety. I know, I know, we're talking about a different time period. But these books are read by contemporary readers. There are many authors out there who do a great job balancing historical reality with contemporary sensibilities (again, Quinn, James and Balogh are great).
So if you're a fan of any of those authors, I don't think "Rebellion" will be your cup of tea. It wasn't for me.
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Loved it |
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This was actually the first romance novel I've read and I loved it. I think I'm hooked. |
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Reality and Fantasy Join Forces |
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Startling romance tangled with the reality of the Battle of Culloden of 1746. As a young girl growing up in Glenroe Forest, Scotland, Serena MacGregor must face the horror of watching her mother brutally attacked and raped in their home after a group of English soldiers (lead by one Captain Standish) break into their home looking for her father. At only eight years of age, Serena is left at the scene after the soldiers take their leave to care for her broken mother and protect her younger sister (Gwen) and baby brother (Malcolm) while her older brother, Coll and father are on their way home from a hunting trip. Serena grows up despising anything and anyone British. Ten years later, her brother Coll brings home a young Englishman who goes by the title, Lord Ashburn, a/k/a, Brigham Langston. Serena is not only completely unimpressed by his good looks and charm, but feels a deep contempt for him because of his heritage. Brigham has come to support the cause of the Scots in an attempt to restore the House of Stuart (Prince Charles Edward Stuart) to his rightful throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain. As the Battle between the Jacobites (most of them Highland Scots) and the British Government heats up, Serena and Brigham are completely drawn to one another. While Brigham realizes this attraction is actually love at a very early stage of their relationship, Serena refuses to be a part of his life as he is an Englishman and represents everything she has grown to despise. The story is a combination of love and war based on the true history of the Battle of Culloden. It is the beginning story of the MacGregor family, a family the reader can't help but admire. The story will leave you wanting more and Nora Roberts has written many more stories about the descendents of this magnificent clan! |
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This is one of her first. I have had this book at least 15 years
I liked it then and it made me read more Nora Roberts. |
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