[Livro] Christmas in the Scot's Arms, de Julie Johnstone

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Série:Highlander Vows: Entangled Hearts #3
Autor(a): Julie Johnstone
Editora: Amazon Digital Services
Páginas: 119
Data de Publicação: 28 de Novembro de 2016

Sinopse:

London, 1815
Laird Liam MacLeod is not lacking for lasses that wish to marry him. As chief of one of the few remaining stable and wealthy clans in the Highlands, the scheming misses are more than plentiful—too plentiful, in fact, for a man who desires to marry for love. Given the opportunity to escape to London for the holidays, Liam takes it with a halfhearted expectation that perhaps English ladies will be different. But the calculating debutantes of the ton and their marriage-minded mamas leave him with little hope, until a chance encounter brings him face-to-face with a beautiful, witty lady who knows nothing about him. Miss Cecelia Cartwright has an unfairly tattered reputation and the distasteful yet pressing need for a marriage of convenience. She’d frankly rather eat dirt, but when one’s family is on the verge of poverty, pride must fall by the wayside. But the day a handsome, honorable Scot comes to her aid, he awakens longings in Cecelia that she knows she cannot pursue.
Torn between her heart and her duty, Cecelia finds herself dancing at the very edge of impropriety that once before destroyed her good name. When her old suitor returns to Town, she must choose between the laird she loves and the duke who could save her family. Just when she thinks she knows what she ought to do, Liam reveals a secret that may well prove charming Scots are the most dangerous rogues of them all.

~ Recebemos este livro directamente da autora Julie Johnstone. Obrigada! ~

Opinião:
Christmas in the Scot's Arms dá-nos exactamente aquilo que promete: um romance que começa rapidamente (com cento e poucas páginas não pode ser algo com uma corte longa), com muito carinho e cenas amorosas à mistura.

Cecelia vive uma situação complicada, onde tem de pensar não só em si, mas na sua mãe e em como as manter longe da pobreza. Como a sua mãe já esteve nessa situação, ela pressiona Cecelia para que esta faça um bom casamento, ou seja, arranje um pretendente rico. Ela associa essa riqueza à sua felicidade e à da filha, mesmo que isso não seja verdade.

Cecelia conhece por acaso o Lord escocês Liam MacLeod e a sua ligação é instantânea. Para ajudar, a irmã de MacLeod também é uma personagem interessante, que se torna uma ajudante neste romance.

A sua ligação é bonita e gosto de ver como Cecelia luta para se manter fiel a si própria, e como acaba por perceber o porquê de Liam MacLeod age da maneira que age no fim do livro.

A minha parte favorita do livro foi o passeio e a patinagem no gelo, foi tão bem descrito que conseguia visualizar completamente tudo o que se passava e adoro episódios que se passam na neve.

Em conclusão, um bom livro, curto, mas que proporciona uma leitura agradável.

Title: Christmas in the Scot's Arms
Serie: Highlander Vows: Entangled Hearts #3
Author: Julie Johnstone
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Pages: 119
Publication date: November 28th 2016

Synopsis:

London, 1815
Laird Liam MacLeod is not lacking for lasses that wish to marry him. As chief of one of the few remaining stable and wealthy clans in the Highlands, the scheming misses are more than plentiful—too plentiful, in fact, for a man who desires to marry for love. Given the opportunity to escape to London for the holidays, Liam takes it with a halfhearted expectation that perhaps English ladies will be different. But the calculating debutantes of the ton and their marriage-minded mamas leave him with little hope, until a chance encounter brings him face-to-face with a beautiful, witty lady who knows nothing about him. Miss Cecelia Cartwright has an unfairly tattered reputation and the distasteful yet pressing need for a marriage of convenience. She’d frankly rather eat dirt, but when one’s family is on the verge of poverty, pride must fall by the wayside. But the day a handsome, honorable Scot comes to her aid, he awakens longings in Cecelia that she knows she cannot pursue.
Torn between her heart and her duty, Cecelia finds herself dancing at the very edge of impropriety that once before destroyed her good name. When her old suitor returns to Town, she must choose between the laird she loves and the duke who could save her family. Just when she thinks she knows what she ought to do, Liam reveals a secret that may well prove charming Scots are the most dangerous rogues of them all.

~ We've received this book directly from the Julie Johnstone. Thank you! ~

Review:
Christmas in the Scot's Arms gives us exactly what it promises. It starts quickly (with a hundred and few pages you can’t expect it to have a long courtship), with a lot of tenderness and loving scenes.

Cecelia lives in a complicated situation, where she must think not just about herself, but also about her mother, and how to keep them away from poverty. Because her mother has already been in that sort of situation, she pressures Cecelia into marrying well, which means to marry someone rich. She connects this wealth with her happiness, as well as her daughter’s, even though those two are not the same, and therefore not true.

Cecelia randomly meets the Scottish lord (laird if you want) Liam MacLeod and their connection is instantaneous. To help this, his sister is also present and becomes an interesting character that helps them get together.

Their connection is nice and I liked seeing how Cecelia fights to keep herself faithful to her principles and how she ends up understanding Liam’s reasons for acting the way he does at the end of the book.

My favourite part was the stroll and the ice skating. It was so well described that I could visualize the scene entirely and I love episodes in the snow.

In conclusion, a nice, short book, that provides us with a pleasant reading.