Tying the Scot

By: Jennifer Trethewey

Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart

At age 11, Alex Sinclair pledges an oath to the Duke of Chatham promising to serve and protect his illegitimate daughter, Lucy FitzHarris. Nine years later, the duke unexpectedly takes Alex up on his vow, offering the future Laird of Balforss his daughter's hand in marriage.

Now a man, hotheaded Alex has difficulty convincing Lucy - who would rather starve to death than marry a vulgar Scot - to go through with the arranged marriage. Once Lucy arrives in Scotland, she cannot resist the magic of Balforss or the allure of her handsome Highland warrior.

But when Alex seemingly betrays Lucy right before their wedding, she is tricked into running away. Alex must rein in his temper to rescue his lady from unforeseen danger and Lucy must swallow her pride if she hopes to wed the Highlander she has come to love.

©2017 Jennifer Trethewey (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Charming Highland romance

Characters with depth, charm and personality - a great find in a lovely escape in this Scottish romance. These are people I enjoyed spending time with.

Well….

Well, I didn’t really like the female heroine, I’m glad it was free….enough said

Rushed narration

The narrator didn’t seem to realize there’s a pause at the end of a sentence. Is that how she speaks normally? It would stress me out having a conversation with someone who spoke that rushed. It certainly didn’t make for pleasant listening. I feel out of breath just remembering how it sounded. No way could I listen to the whole book to find out if the story was any good. The part I did manage to get through didn’t impress me much though so I don’t think I’m missing much by just returning it for a different one.

Not winning any awards but enjoyable

The narrator is not great with male voices and I am not a huge fan of her. However, she certainly attempted different male voices!
That said, it was mostly enjoyable to listen to. Definitely a slow burn listen. Think of it as a chick flick in Scotland where you kind of want to smack all the characters on the head to stop being such idiots. (Typical chick flick of your ask me!)

Lucy drove me nuts.

It was a good story. Not my favorite of the series. Lucy seemed too whiny for me.