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Binding Vows

MacCoinnich Time Travel Series, Book 1

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Binding Vows

By: Catherine Bybee
Narrated by: David Monteath
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Duncan MacCoinnich's task... Travel to the twenty-first century Renaissance Faire, deflower the Druid virgins, and go home. Only his job is not so easily accomplished with the virgin in question, Tara McAllister. Time is running out. The evil is closing in on them both. Tara finds Duncan irresistible after what was supposed to be a mock hand-fasting binds them.

When Duncan whisks her to his home in Scotland she could accept that. But when she finds herself in the sixteenth century, away from her modern life, can she forgive? And is it love they feel? Or something else?

©2009 Catherine Bybee (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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Time travel, romance, and mythology collide in Catherine Bybee's Binding Vows. Striking Scottish prince Duncan MacCoinnich is, by vocation, a ladies' man, tasked with bedding virgins across history lest they find themselves targets of an evil curse. Nevertheless, at a 21st-century Renaissance Faire Duncan finds himself hopelessly smitten by modish maiden Tara McCallister, and decides to forsake his womanizing ways. Unwittingly whisked away to Duncan's estate in 16th-century Scotland, Tara must adapt to her new environs even as she's pursued by evil forces. At turns playful and provocative, saucy Sottish performer David Monteath perfectly personifies Duncan's devilish allure. Navigating disparate cultures 500 years apart, Monteath provides colorful character acting whether he's playing a cool and coy contemporary Californian or a regal Renaissance aristocrat.

Engaging Time-travel • Magical Elements • Excellent Scottish Accent • Lovable Characters • Captivating Storyline

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It’s difficult to get past the narration. The man doing feminine voices is terrible it sounds like he’s mocking them. Like how a child makes fun of the way people speak. It’s cringeworthy.
That said, the story is fun and entertaining and kept me listening to the awful narration.

Entertaining story, awful narration

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Well, now I'm pissed. I was sceptical when I started this series because I'm more of an epic fantasy reader than a romance fan. After reading the intro and some of the reviews I decided to give the books a chance.
SPOILER ALERT! Here I will only say that the 4th and 5th book end with cliffhangers that are never resolved - so if you like this series, stick with books 1-3.
SPOILER FOLLOWS:
By the end of the 3rd book I thought things were winding down to a close, tying up loose ends in preparation to finish in the last book. I wondered why there were 2 more books, but assumed they would be more like "stand alone" love stories about some of the younger family members. I was surprised when book 4 ended with a time travel cliffhanger, and I was eager to download book 5 for a resolution.
Did I recheck reviews to see what readers thought of the final audio book in the series? No. But I WILL go back to add these comments to my review of the 1st book in the series. Just to spare other listeners. my frustration.
The Author introduces 2 new time traveling protagonists, as well as an entire society or group from the future dedicated to preserving the Mccoinich family line. It reveals a darkness inside the heroine that dates back to the defeat of the dark witch Granyae (sp¿) in book 3, tells us that she may have had a child and has evil descendants, and a dark prophesy that may be fulfilled by either of the 3 couples in the final book - or even by the 2 new bad guys..... but isn't because it is NEVER FINISHED!
If these audiobooks weren't free with my subscription I'd absolutely be returning them for a refund.
In addition hardly believe the author intends to finish this series because in 2019 she created and markets the first 3 books in the series as a trilogy set.
Disappointed. I will never read another book by this "Best Selling* author if this is an example of how she treats her readers and characters.
If the audiobooks weren't rated individually I'd have given a lower rating, but I LIKED the story and would have liked to hear the rest of it.

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This book was just barely okay to me. I thought it was strange story line. I also felt like there was too much filler in the book and found myself skipping several chapters without missing anything. There is sex in this book and a lot of dialogue which I did like. But overall the story wasn't that great.

I don't think I will read anymore of the books in this series.
The narration was not very good. It is better if you listen to it on 1.25 speed.
Credit Worthy? Not really.


Not the best time travel book- 2.5 stars

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was not sure at first. not a huge fan of time travel. But it is a great story. Steamy with Love.

Great Story

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I loved this book, the storyline is gripping and fast paced. There's danger, romance excitement and I was on the edge of my seat through it all.

Epic adventure

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