PDF The Beast Bride The Brides of Skye Book 1 eBook Jayne Castel Tim Burton

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The Beast Bride The Brides of Skye Book 1 eBook Jayne Castel Tim Burton Reviews

• I really enjoyed this story. The characters were rich and I felt like I was there ... the settings were so well done. I recommend this to anyone who wants a book that will deliver.
• The Beast's Bride
  The Brides of Skye #1
  By Jayne Castel
  
  Rhona MacLeod is a beautiful middle daughter with a fiery temper that matches her hair. She is also the daughter of a clan chief of the Isle of Skye. She wants nothing more then to remain free and live her life the way she wants without having to bow down to any man, especially a husband, so she refuses all of the would be suitors that have asked for her hand. It also doesn't help that she just seems to know that these men are not right for her and would only stifle her way of life.
  
  Taran MacKinnon is one of Cheiftan MacLeod's most trusted warriors and some may say that he is the chiefs dog. He does anything and everything that he is asked to do by the chief. He has a secret though. He carries a secret passion for the chief's middle daughter. However he bears some horrible scars on his face and sometimes that is all that people see. They see the scars and not the man. Rhona is one of those people, and she has never past his scars and forbidding appearance that has earned him the horrible name of 'The Beast of Dunvegan'.
  
  Then when Rhona's father has had enough of her defiance, he makes a decision that will force his daughter to take a husband weather she wants to or not. He decides to hold some games. These games will bring warriors from far and wide to compete for the fair Rhona's hand and she has no choice, but to wed the victor whoever he may be. Taran finally sees his chance to not only prove himself, but win as well. If he wins he gets the woman he has always wanted, but can he win her heart as well?
  
  Wow this is the first book that I have ever read from Jayne Castel and I am totally floored. It doesn't get better then this. There was never a dull moment and it was so good that I'm almost ready to cry now that it's done. It took me on a roller coaster of emotions that I can't even begin to explain. There were times I smiled and there were times I wanted to jump in the book and smack someone upside the head. This is exactly what makes a perfect book in my eyes. I can't wait to read the next story because I truly feel like I personally know these characters now.
• SETTING Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland; early summer, 1346 AD. Lady Rhona MacLeod, the middle daughter of the clan chief Malcolm MacLeod, has yet to marry, to the ire of her father. She sees how marriage has destroyed the happy person her sister Caitlin once was, and has not yet met any man she feels is a match for her. When she refuses marriage to an important ally of the clan, her father arranges a contest for any man who wishes to compete for her hand! Embarrassed, outraged, and Rhona feels she has no good future awaiting her, and runs away. Her father sends his chief warrior in pursuit, who finds her, secures her, and takes her back to face her father. She has no choice but to accept the winner of the contest, who turns out to be...the man who captured and returned her!
  CRITIQUE FASCINATING story that reveals the heartache married life could be for women of that time, which draws the reader’s sympathy for Rhona’s situation. She is a beautiful, headstrong young woman who has demanded to be taught to fight, which serves her well in fending off unwelcome advances, and serves her clan later in a battle for their land. Placed in juxtaposition to this beautiful woman is Taran, man so scarred on the outside, that his kind-heartedness to her seems impossible to understand initially. The way he was scarred is a mystery, until the end, when Taran finally trusts Rhona enough to lay bare his heart and soul.
  The storyline is nicely complex, and the characters are well developed. The delicate way this scarred man treated Rhona was touching! The author made my heart go out to Taran, just hoping that Rhona would see the good man lying beneath the scars. What a great beginning for a series! If this book is any indication of what is to come in the series, I am eager for the next book.
  
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