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alisoun's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Cullen and Bronwyn
A good old Scottish romance.
I enjoyed him having to convince her to marry him by being sneaky about it 😈 like clearly she was so into him! And just being held back by her family issues!
I EXTREMELY enjoyed this detailed scenes making cloth and sewing clothes. Bronwyn is stolen with only her chemise and it's so good that the author made that very important to the story, as Bronwyn literally is in her underwear for a lot of the book and it's actually important to her self respect and the respect of the clan she marries into that she can make cloth and accepts cloth made by them to make her dresses. The scenes with the woman sewing and weaving are very very good 👍🏻
Contains:
5 or 6 spicy scenes! Unfortunately a lot of getting off from PIV but whatever it's a romance book.
No pregnancy, not even in the epilogue. The FMC gets her period and it's confirmed she isn't pregnant but it's discussed.
FMC learning to respect herself
A v cute attempt at seduction with poetry turned into role playing tupping in the hay.
A good old Scottish romance.
I enjoyed him having to convince her to marry him by being sneaky about it 😈 like clearly she was so into him! And just being held back by her family issues!
I EXTREMELY enjoyed this detailed scenes making cloth and sewing clothes. Bronwyn is stolen with only her chemise and it's so good that the author made that very important to the story, as Bronwyn literally is in her underwear for a lot of the book and it's actually important to her self respect and the respect of the clan she marries into that she can make cloth and accepts cloth made by them to make her dresses. The scenes with the woman sewing and weaving are very very good 👍🏻
Contains:
5 or 6 spicy scenes! Unfortunately a lot of getting off from PIV but whatever it's a romance book.
No pregnancy, not even in the epilogue. The FMC gets her period and it's confirmed she isn't pregnant but it's discussed.
FMC learning to respect herself
A v cute attempt at seduction with poetry turned into role playing tupping in the hay.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
squarebear's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This is a great follow up to 5he first in this series but leaves us with so many unanswered questions and plotlines that aren't tied up or acknowledged again.
bronwenoir's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
minabear's review
3.0
After realizing that the last 7 romances I read were all written before 1993, I craved something newer. Mary Wine's In the Warrior's Bed is not a bad book, but it lacks that extra something that makes it memorable.
Actually it's memorable for one thing: they didn't get the cover right. If you're anal-retentive like me, this will bother you. As much as I dislike them, a headless torso cover would have been preferable. The heroine is supposed to be blond, and the cover depicts a black-haired woman. (And let's not talk about the inaccurate plaid [grumble, grumble:]). You can't blame the cover artist because the heroine's name is Bronwyn and most Bronwyns in Romancelandia have black hair. Plus the author doesn't give a physical description of her heroine until page 69 of this trade-back, and then it's only to briefly describe her honey-colored hair. If one is writing a romance novel, there is no shame in giving a physical description of your character by page 10.
Anyhoo, onto the actual book. We've seen this plot before: two Scottish clans are feuding, and the hero abducts the heroine, schtupps her silly and they fall in love, while the evil-doers do their bad thing and try to separate them/kill them.
In the Warrior's Bed falters when the main characters are not together, so fortunately, they're together a lot. Cullen McJames is a sexy, masculine hero, but I couldn't really understand Bronwyn. Her loyalty to her family is noble, but not reasonable. They treat her like a slave, humiliate her and want her dead. Here's this hunk with a brogue who wants to treat her like a lady, take her away from her violent clan and give her lots of orgasms. But of course, she just has to fight him every step of the way.
As this is a Brava romance there will be no mention of manhoods, manroots or members, but c***s will be constantly stirring in kilts. For the first half of the book, Cullen is in a constant state of priapism, even when the heroine is nowhere to be found. I thought the guy should have called his doctor because we've all heard what those commercials say about 4 hour erections.
The love scenes are very sexy; the good guys are good and the bad guys are eeevilll! Plus, there's lots of blood and killing and the book ends nice and violently, so that's a plus. I gather this is the second novel in a series, so one day I may pick up the others out of curiosity because Ms. Wine's writing style is to be admired. Still, it took me two weeks to finish this 277 page book, as I kept putting it down and reading something else. I'd give it 3 stars, which rates about a high C+. Not bad, but not a keeper.
Actually it's memorable for one thing: they didn't get the cover right. If you're anal-retentive like me, this will bother you. As much as I dislike them, a headless torso cover would have been preferable. The heroine is supposed to be blond, and the cover depicts a black-haired woman. (And let's not talk about the inaccurate plaid [grumble, grumble:]). You can't blame the cover artist because the heroine's name is Bronwyn and most Bronwyns in Romancelandia have black hair. Plus the author doesn't give a physical description of her heroine until page 69 of this trade-back, and then it's only to briefly describe her honey-colored hair. If one is writing a romance novel, there is no shame in giving a physical description of your character by page 10.
Anyhoo, onto the actual book. We've seen this plot before: two Scottish clans are feuding, and the hero abducts the heroine, schtupps her silly and they fall in love, while the evil-doers do their bad thing and try to separate them/kill them.
In the Warrior's Bed falters when the main characters are not together, so fortunately, they're together a lot. Cullen McJames is a sexy, masculine hero, but I couldn't really understand Bronwyn. Her loyalty to her family is noble, but not reasonable. They treat her like a slave, humiliate her and want her dead. Here's this hunk with a brogue who wants to treat her like a lady, take her away from her violent clan and give her lots of orgasms. But of course, she just has to fight him every step of the way.
As this is a Brava romance there will be no mention of manhoods, manroots or members, but c***s will be constantly stirring in kilts. For the first half of the book, Cullen is in a constant state of priapism, even when the heroine is nowhere to be found. I thought the guy should have called his doctor because we've all heard what those commercials say about 4 hour erections.
The love scenes are very sexy; the good guys are good and the bad guys are eeevilll! Plus, there's lots of blood and killing and the book ends nice and violently, so that's a plus. I gather this is the second novel in a series, so one day I may pick up the others out of curiosity because Ms. Wine's writing style is to be admired. Still, it took me two weeks to finish this 277 page book, as I kept putting it down and reading something else. I'd give it 3 stars, which rates about a high C+. Not bad, but not a keeper.
hipstamom's review
4.0
I didn't read In bed with a Stranger, the book before In the Warrior's Bed. I rarely get to read Highlander historical romances. The book was quick-paced and fun to read.
Wine is apparently obsessed with baths. Repeatedly, she mentions how nice/modern the bathing facilities were. That was a minor quirk.
The love scenes were hot. Definitely going to read the rest of the series!
Wine is apparently obsessed with baths. Repeatedly, she mentions how nice/modern the bathing facilities were. That was a minor quirk.
The love scenes were hot. Definitely going to read the rest of the series!
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