1.5 stars

Sorry, but Boring.

Friend from book one gets asked to to marry heroine from book 1's sister to protect her from an evil Englishman. Friend is an Englishman but lives that Scottish life. Sister wants nothing to do with Englishman or men really because of a past sexual assault but is willing to do a marriage of convenience, no bedroom action.

Friend shows up and is instantly in love with sister because she reminds him so much of his buddy's wife. Could have been juicy but wasn't. He will not agree to marriage of convenience no bedroom action because wants the real thing. Listen, if Pinterest was around in this guy's time, he'd have a Marriage board, complete with dream dress and ring, just insert any bride.

The eyes were a glazing but Friend being a good boy (his name was Marmaduke, could think of nothing else but good boy doggie) trying to convince sister to marry him, get her to leave her castle to her step-son and come live at his castle, a traitor lurking around, a Laird's Stone and the friend's first wife's ghost because why not some fun thrown in supernatural.

Written fine but bored me to tears because the heroine could have been anyone and the hero was going to "love" her and just too much ho-hum diddly-do nothing happening. ( )

I couldn't finish this book. I tried. I really did but I got to about 37% and just couldn't keep interested.
#1 Catherine is a dried up ol' bitch. She is so rude and nasty to her friend, Rhona, that I don't know why the girl even likes her. She's judgmental and rude.
#2 There's way too much self reflection and introspection going on. Just get to the point already
#3 There's no humor whatsoever.
#4 It's boring.
The 1st book was better. ( )