Miss Windermere Woos A Highlander

Windermeres in Love, Book 3

By: Sofie Darling

Narrated by: Carmen Rose

Italy . . . fair Juliet . . . a Scottish laird . . . This isn't the love story you're expecting!

He loves me . . .

Scene: The Italian countryside, where Miss Juliet Windermere awaits a confession of love from the man of her dreams. What she gets is a declaration that she looks like the woman of his dreams . . . who is currently a thousand miles away—in Scotland.

She loves me NOT . . .

Scene: The Scottish Highlands, where Lord Rory Macbeth, Viscount Kilmuir, has no thoughts of wooing the girl next door. But Juliet doesn't know that. He's sure she's never liked him, but when the talented poet says she'll help him win his true love, he begins to see a whole new side to her. The course of true love never did run smooth . . .

Juliet hopes writing the poem will end her stubborn crush on Rory. Instead, working together leads to new discoveries, and a kiss in the rain reveals the playful passion only they ignite in each other. But can Rory convince his warrior poet that she, and only she, is his heart's desire?

Contains mature themes.

©2022 Sofie Darling (P)2023 Tantor

Excruciating

Almost no action, dialogue, or romance. It was like an endless pontification about romance nestled in-between flowery descriptions of nature & artsy "process." In fact, it felt like more of an author's artistic arrogance put onto paper. Either the author isn't skilled enough to pull off her intent or that was her intent. But for the reader, artistic expression over compelling story & dialigue is not worth it. I'm sorry I used a credit on this, and was hopeful to have found a new (to me) romance author to enjoy. Based on this book, I haven't. If a free book by this author becomes available, I would try her again.

I've listened to over 700 romance novels & very few are rated as very good or very bad, and I've enjoyed most of them on some level. I'd put this into the lower quarter of stories that just don't have the compelling flow, plot, character connection, or drama logic to make it good.

Also, I'm very familiar with this narrator & she was the most fantastic thing about this purchase. She's great in everything. This is not different.