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Taming Her Irish Warrior
by Michelle
Willingham
Ewan's
Story!
Honore
St. Leger has no plans to marry. Now widowed, she has no
inentions of yoking herself to the nightmare she has known as
marriage. Now widowed, she has freedom but her father insists
that she marry. Ewan MacEgan has plans to marry to marry her
sister Katherine. The little brother of the impressive MacEgan
brothers, he wants to finally make his way in the world. Marriage
to her would improve his position. As he pursues Katherine, Ewan
cannot help but be drawn to the feisty Honore, his childhood
friend. Together they used to battle with swords a
children. Today, Honore has all the spunk and determination she
did as a child. As the passion sizzles underneath the surface, will
Ewan and Honore find a way to admit the love they have for one another,
not only to themselves but to each other?
In TAMING HER IRISH WARRIOR,
Michelle Willingham gives her readers the story they have been craving
ever since the appearance of debut Medieval historical romance, HER IRISH WARRIOR. Now grown
up with a handsome body to match, Ewan still carries within him the
need to prove himself, and yet, he has just the right amount of
sensitivity and determination to be able to reach through the walls
Honore creates to protect herself. Honore is not your
average woman. Unlike her beautiful but mild-mannered
sister, she doesn't hesitate to take charge of situations. She
loves sword-play. She breaks all the rules for feminine behavior and
comportment and yet, Ewan recognizes the beauty and passion within
her. In a society where business, not love, binds marriages, can
these two friends and lovers find a way to do not what is expected of
them but rather marry for love?
Fans of the MacEgan Brothers will discover again in this romance that
Michelle Willingham's characterization is superb. Having seen
Ewan before, many readers will have high expectations about Ewan.
I, myself, had a certain image in my mind of him and what kind of woman
with whom he should be paired. Michelle Willingham surprised me a
little as she paired him up with a woman so bold and daring but as I
read more and more about them, it hit me in one of those wow moments
how truly perfect each was for the other --- and in a way even better
than I imagined. Rather than overshadowing him, Honore and his
love for her is exactly what he needs to step out of the shadow of his
mighty brothers and become his own person --- and does he ever.
Likewise, Ewan is just the man to reach the passion locked within
Honore and see her as she truly is. The ending is just
perfect! Kudos to Michelle Willingham for not watering her
heroine down at the end. Always true to her characters, Michelle
Willingham writes an ending that will steal the heart with its imagery,
emotion and romance.
For those new to the series, TAMING
HER IRISH WARRIOR does work as a stand-alone. Michelle
Willingham does an excellent job at making someone unfamiliar with
the series knowing his emotional background in terms of proving himself
to his brothers. She doesn't waste time summarizing the plots of
her
previous books but rather readers new to the series get to know Ewan
from the character himself. I myself prefer this to getting
bogged down with plot rehashings. Fans of the series, of course,
will enjoy revisiting Ewan and discovering what new insights Michelle
Willingham has given into him as he has moved from a young little
brother to a man, a man just as endearing if not more so than the
brothers which have preceded him.
Publisher: Harlequin Historical
(October
2009)
Other books in the series: Her Irish Warrior, The Warrior's
Touch, Her Warrior King, Her Warrior Slave
Reviewed by Merrimon,
Medieval Book Reviews
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