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Customer Reviews for White Rose Publishing Masquerade Marriage - eBook
White Rose Publishing Masquerade Marriage - eBook
A SECRET LIST
To protect his loved ones and escape the dark fate of his brothers, a noted warrior abandons his identity. Hiding from relentless soldiers who want him dead, Brody MacCaulay vows to protect the woman he loves more than life, more than freedom, more than Scotland. But his presence throws her into danger.
To protect his loved ones and escape the dark fate of his brothers, a noted warrior abandons his identity. Hiding from relentless soldiers who want him dead, Brody MacCaulay vows to protect the woman he loves more than life, more than freedom, more than Scotland. But his presence throws her into danger.
A VOW HONORED
To escape an arranged marriage to an abusive noble, a Lowland Lady weds a stranger to save his life. But vows spoken do not make a marriage, especially when Megan MacMurry holds a different love inside her heart.
A SACRIFICE MADE
Outlawed, and with a price on his head, Brody condemns himself to a life of heartbreak without Megan. Wanting her desperately, knowing he can't have her, he heads alone to certain death...
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Customer Reviews for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Review 1 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
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Such a great book!
Date:April 11, 2012
This book was an amazing surprise to me - I loved it! It took me back in time to 1746 in Scotland and transported me to a place where Scotland and England were at war and sadly, Scotland was losing. After a brutal massacre there are few Scotsman left and they are injured and in hiding. If the English find them they will be killed and one priest has an idea to save one man. A woman with a broken heart has agreed to marry one man to save him from the English, those willing to get married in order to be spared write their names on a list. She then chooses her husband from that list and then the charade begins...
I was riveted by this book and it reminded me of another book that I enjoyed tremendously ("Brigid of Ireland" by Cindy Thompson) and everything that I liked about that book. Settings, characters and even the language and clothing of those times that made the story come alive. I was sad when this book ended but very satisfied in the ending. I look forward to seeing more from Anne Greene.
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Review 2 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
This book was great reading.
Date:March 24, 2011
Sally Laity
Location:Bakersfield, CA
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
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I truly enjoyed MARRIAGE MASQUERADE, by Anne Greene. The characters were well developed, the pacing was fast, and the plot believable. It was neat to read Megan and Brody's story and watch their relationship develop. Anyone who enjoys breathing the scent of heather on the moors will enjoy this book.
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Review 3 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
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A book of faith in a marriage of convenience
Date:April 12, 2011
Quality:
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Totally satisfying, the end was not been what I expected. On reflection, I realized it was what I’d hoped would happen in a fleeting moment of despair. For I cried when the end was near and things had not gone as planned. I felt Brody and Megan’s loss when they realized precious time had slipped away and there was nothing they could do. And then, when I read the last paragraph of Masquerade Marriage, I smiled. The story is one of faith in the face of adversity. Faith in God. Faith in yourself. And faith in those people God surrounds you with. My only concern with this book was the thick Scottish brogue in the beginning chapters since the book starts in Brody’s point of view. But the farther I read, the more I began to appreciate the soft burr of his words. I knew when he was talking and began to follow his speech patterns in my mind. And after a while I didn’t want to separate the brogue from the man, because … well… that was part of Brody. Anne Greene, I commend you on your character choice of worthy adversaries. And more.
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Review 4 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
Verra Riveting Read
Date:April 10, 2011
Quality:
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In Masquerade Marriage, Anne Greene magnificently sweeps us away to 18th century Scotland, a majestic land of castles and kilts, Scottish burrs and bagpipes, lords and ladies. However it is also a war-torn land, divided into Highlanders and Lowlanders, and divided loyalties to the king of England.
Brody MacCauley, a Highlander, awakens on the battlefield to find he is the only survivor in a bloody battle with the English who vow to exterminate every Highlander. To save his sister and mother from a fate worse than death, Brody enters into a marriage "in name only" to Megan, a Lowlander, who he has loved all his life, unbeknownst to her.
Since Lowlanders were loyal to King George of England, Megan enters into marriage with Brody, knowing his family will be kept safe, but also to escape an arranged marriage to an abusive noble. She also prayerfully hopes that a marriage between a Highlander and a Lowlander, might someday unite her beloved Scotland.
Even though Megan's heart belongs to another she finds Brody breathtakingly handsome and virile. Sparks and deep chemistry fly high between these two Scots, but can they overcome their obstacles to have a true marriage? Danger lurks around every corner, and soon Brody, with a price on his head must leave his lady love behind, knowing he will never see her again. Will Megan ever truly love him or is it too late, as Brody embarks on a trip to the colonies, knowing he and his family will be safe there and able to begin anew? And what surprising twist takes place at the end of the book with Megan's father, who totally disdains all Highlanders?
What an exciting, romantic, riveting read! Verra nicely done, Anne! Loved that Scottish dialogue, as you can see!
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Review 5 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
Layers of Masquerade
Date:March 13, 2011
Quality:
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It’s Scotland in 1746, the day of the Culloden Battle, in which the English redcoats overran the Scottish highlanders, striking the decisive blow against Bonnie Prince Charlie’s hope of freeing Scotland. On this day, Brody MacCauley is the last surviving man of his clan, in hiding with a few other deeply injured soldiers. A local pastor brings them food and finds a way to free one of the men–by accepting marriage to Megan MacMurray, second daughter of a nearby lowland laird.
Faced with an arranged marriage to an abusive English nobleman, Megan will do nearly anything to escape her doom, right down to marrying someone else quickly before her father’s arrangements can be finalized. She believes in the highlanders’ fight and has her own warrior heart to match her flaming red hair. When she sees Brody’s name on the list, she remembers the boy who teased her mercilessly when they were children. She also remembers that he seemed to be inclined toward her older sister, but that doesn’t matter. She doesn’t actually want their marriage consummated, she just wants to escape her fate and save the life of one highlander. She chooses Brody.
Brody is prepared to protect his new wife, whom he’s loved since he was a young teen, but she defies him at every turn. Megan is independent and impetuous, always one step ahead of him…or more accurately, stepping in a slightly different direction. He’s constantly scrambling to protect her while trying to care for his remaining injured warriors and keep himself out of the British eye.
Will Brody and Megan confess their love for each other before the redcoats figure out who Lady MacMurray’s new husband really is? Will they ever be safe, or relegated to living a life of masquerade?
Though I'm not a huge history buff, I totally enjoyed this book.
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Review 6 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
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Vivid Scotish history and romance
Date:March 10, 2011
Quality:
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The conflicts between England and the Scots is vivid and gives insight into the culture and the land. Conflicts also abound between Highlanders and lowlanders which is evidenced when the lowland heroine marries a highlander to save him from the English. The scotish brogue Ms Greene uses for the hero, Brody, adds greatly to the flavor of the book, but can slow reading slightly to get the meaning of the terms (it is worth it). Descriptions of the terrain and lifestyles make the book not only enjoyable, but a lively learning experience.
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Review 7 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
Romantic, fabulous read.
Date:February 20, 2011
fulluvjoy
Location:Brighton, CO
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
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Value:
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My only problem with this book was… I had to put it down when I didn’t want to! *smiling* I wanted to keep reading and reading and reading but deadlines kept me from doing so.
What I really loved about this book was the romantic tension between the hero and heroine. The blood and gore of the war I struggled with but only because I have a weak stomach. However, it is pertinent to the story and war never is a pretty sight.
Brody MacCaulay is a hunky Scotland warrior who is masculinity personified. And Megan MacMurry wasn’t some wimpy heroine who needed rescuing. Not that I have anything against heroines who need rescuing. I just enjoyed that Megan was a strong, fearless woman, who was willing to die for a cause.
What was this cause Megan was willing to die for? And why would she risk not only her life but her families as well? What induced Megan to marry a man she did not love when she was in love with another? Just who was this other gentleman Megan loved? And where was he, and why didn’t she marry him?
Deception abounds. But by whom? And why?
Brody harbors a secret. What is it, and is it a good one or a bad one?
What would cause someone to hide out in cold, damp caves? To travel at night with dangers lurking everywhere?
If you want to know the answers to these questions, then you have to read, Masquerade Marriage, to find out. You won’t be sorry. It’s an excellent read.
Anne Greene is a truly gifted and talented writer. Her attention to detail is exquisite. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
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Review 8 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
A Riveting Read.
Date:February 11, 2011
Quality:
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From the moment Brody MacCaulay woke on the battle field weighed down by the bodies of three clansmen, Anne Greene takes us on a breath taking journey back in time.
Megan's heart was in the right place when she made plans to save the life of one Highland warrior while saving herself the fate of being married to the cruel Earl of Maybry. But in her panic to avoid a fate worse than death, she hadn't thought things through.
Anne does a wonderful job of reporting the riveting twists and turns of the story as Megan chooses her future husband.
As Brody struggles with accepting the charade.
And Megan thinks it will just be a marriage of convenience. But Brody has loved her since she was a child. And now he is all man.
Lord Avondale marries Megan's sister. Will he betray Brody?
The family dynamics are interesting as two families try to blend, including Megan's mother-in-law and sister-in-law who soon join the mix. I found this story a compelling read.
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Review 9 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
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I could almost hear the bagpipes...
Date:February 3, 2011
Quality:
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Handsome Highland warriors. Plaides and kilts. Brawny men and bagpipes.
The images alone increase the heart rate of many a fair maiden—and some not-so-fair and long past maidenly. There’s a certain undeniable romance associated with Scotland and all things Scottish. That said, I’m afraid I’m not one of those women whose heart beats faster at the thought of a man in a skirt.
That said, Masquerade Marriage may well have changed my mind.
White Rose Publishing’s Anne Greene brings a well-written tale of an unexpected love born amidst the chaos of war and political instability. Megan MacMurry and Brody MacCaulay didn’t get along as children, and that hasn’t changed much now that they’re both grown. Despite that lifelong, mutual animosity, the two wind up getting married to save Brody’s life, and to prevent Megan’s father from marrying her off to an obnoxious, abusive man whom the girl detests.
What happens in the days and weeks following their wedding is a page-turning kaleidoscope of emotion, action, and well-placed plot twists. Megan remains fiercely loyal to her dead fiancé, a victim of the war. Brody’s massive pride won’t let him reveal a secret he’s kept since childhood. Sparks fly high between these two stubborn Scots, and in trying to control the flames, they step a little too close to the fire. The result is a wonderful romance wrapped up in a sub-plot of secrets and danger, and served with poignancy and passion.
I enjoyed the author’s use of the Highland accent – gotta love those Scottish burrs! I found it rather unique that she stayed true to that form of speech when in Brody’s point of view, even outside quoted dialogue.
Anne Greene knows how to make history come alive, even for the reader who isn’t a history buff (like me!). Kudos to the author for a tale well told.
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Review 10 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
Must have read for Historical fiction lovers.
Date:January 28, 2011
Wendy Blanton
Location:St Louis metro
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Brody is a Highland piper who has survived the Battle of Culloden, but whose life is still in danger. His father and brothers are dead, but his mother and sister are alive and hiding from the English troops tearing through the Highlands, raping, pillaging, murdering. Reluctantly, he agrees to marry the daughter of a Lowland laird to protect the only family he has left. Going in, he knows only that he is marrying one of two sisters with whom he was acquainted as a boy, and he is overjoyed to discover that his bride is Megan, the younger daughter he fell in love with years before. Both Brody and Megan soon discover that they have more on their hands with the other than they anticipated.
Author Anne Green weaves the story from both their points of view, using Brody’s brogue and Megan’s cultured diction to differentiate between them. While the omniscient point of view isn’t for everyone, I found it fascinating to watch the clash of the Highland and Lowland cultures played out between these two stubborn characters.
I think my favorite thing about the book is the way she wove the minutiae of daily life into the story. I was able to form mental images of the layout of the castle, the colors of the clothing, even the china without being beaten over the head with it. That level of detail requires so much research it makes me shiver a little!
“Masquerade Marriage” is a book that will end up dog-eared on my keeper shelf, not just because I enjoy reading it but because I will learn something about my craft with every reading. Painters improve their painting by copying the masters. The process for writers is similar but more complicated because while it is easy to dissect a bad book and learn what not to do, it is so much harder to dissect a good book without getting sucked into the story. This book is a must have for readers and writers who love Historical Romance.
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Review 11 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
Great Book!
Date:January 13, 2011
Quality:
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If you enjoy good writing and wonderful Christian fiction, you need to read Masquerade Marriage.
Anne expertly creates characters from the 1700s who leap to life in these pages. Megan Moria MacMurry, a rich Scottish Lowlander, has everything at her disposal but her father’s love. Papa has arranged her upcoming marriage to an “odious earl’ who hadn’t even been angry when he hit her.
On top of that, Megan is in love with another, Jamie, but he’s dead; killed in battle. Yet she has the betrothal diamond necklace and her wedding dress ready for the ceremony with the earl.
When she discovers from Pastor Fergus that the surest way to save a Highland warrior’s life is to marry him, she chooses one of the injured warriors hiding in a cave. She takes the carriage out on a cold rainy night, picks him up, takes him to the pastor and they recite their vows. She knew him in her childhood and marries him, although she still loves Jamie and she believes her warrior, Broden MacCauly, is in love with her sister.
She knows the wrath of Papa and the odious earl will be poured out on her and the man she married. But she’s a stubborn gal with a back bone similar to her Papa’s and the warrior’s.
She intends that the marriage be in name only, but the warrior has no intention of following her little plan. What follows is a husband and wife who fuss, fume, seldom agree, but at the same time, although they don’t realize it, are courting.
So much dangerous conflict from the state of affairs between the English lobster-backs and the Scottish occurs that readers are held over the edge of each page waiting to see what is going to happen among the hills, grassy glens, the Highland’s frowning crags, caves and darkly shadowed passes.
I’ve read quite of few books about “in-name-only” marriages and this is the most tastefully done of all, and reflects the Christian label on this book’s spine,
Note: I was provided a review copy by the author.
Anne expertly creates characters from the 1700s who leap to life in these pages. Megan Moria MacMurry, a rich Scottish Lowlander, has everything at her disposal but her father’s love. Papa has arranged her upcoming marriage to an “odious earl’ who hadn’t even been angry when he hit her.
On top of that, Megan is in love with another, Jamie, but he’s dead; killed in battle. Yet she has the betrothal diamond necklace and her wedding dress ready for the ceremony with the earl.
When she discovers from Pastor Fergus that the surest way to save a Highland warrior’s life is to marry him, she chooses one of the injured warriors hiding in a cave. She takes the carriage out on a cold rainy night, picks him up, takes him to the pastor and they recite their vows. She knew him in her childhood and marries him, although she still loves Jamie and she believes her warrior, Broden MacCauly, is in love with her sister.
She knows the wrath of Papa and the odious earl will be poured out on her and the man she married. But she’s a stubborn gal with a back bone similar to her Papa’s and the warrior’s.
She intends that the marriage be in name only, but the warrior has no intention of following her little plan. What follows is a husband and wife who fuss, fume, seldom agree, but at the same time, although they don’t realize it, are courting.
So much dangerous conflict from the state of affairs between the English lobster-backs and the Scottish occurs that readers are held over the edge of each page waiting to see what is going to happen among the hills, grassy glens, the Highland’s frowning crags, caves and darkly shadowed passes.
I’ve read quite of few books about “in-name-only” marriages and this is the most tastefully done of all, and reflects the Christian label on this book’s spine,
Note: I was provided a review copy by the author.
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Review 12 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
wonderful, historical read....
Date:January 7, 2011
Kimzzzzzs
Location:The Land of Oz
Age:45-54
Gender:female
Quality:
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In the interest of full disclosure, I have met Anne Greene at a writer's conference and was given this book. However, after a dear friend recommended it I planned on purchasing it, so was thrilled to be given the chance to read such a lovely story.
I was interested in the story since I have traveled to Scotland and love everything Scottish, but was a little concerned since historical romance is not my normal read. I opened the book on New Years Day and could not put it down. I had to know if Brody and Megan could overcome the obstacles between them. It was after 2 am when I found out and turned out the light!
I was interested in the story since I have traveled to Scotland and love everything Scottish, but was a little concerned since historical romance is not my normal read. I opened the book on New Years Day and could not put it down. I had to know if Brody and Megan could overcome the obstacles between them. It was after 2 am when I found out and turned out the light!
The book begins as the Battle of Culloden ends in April, 1746. I well remember walking that historic battlefield, reading the Clan names posted where they fell as Scot fought against Scot. With Anne's words, you feel the chill of the night and the palpable fear and horror and brutality of that battle. She does a masterful job of portraying the times. The politics of the time are confusing at best, but Ms. Greene neatly sorts it out so that the prejudices and betrayals that influence the characters are understood without it reading like a history text.
I loved all of that, but most of all, I enjoyed the depth of characterization found from the most minor servant to the star crossed lovers, Brody and Megan. All of my senses were engaged in the story--sight, sound, smell, hearing, touch as Anne Greene packs her story full of depth and action. I put the book down several times to take a break, but then had to pick it up again to read just a little more.
I read Christian fiction for many reasons. I love a great story, but I also want a story that I can learn something from and there are many lessons to be learned here about what truly makes a marriage, God's call to self sacrifice, miscommunication, trust and distrust, and God's providence.
Masquerade Marriage is a fun read on many levels--learning about history, a wonderful adventure and a beautiful romance. I highly recommend it!
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Review 13 for Masquerade Marriage - eBook
Overall Rating:
Excellent read
Date:January 2, 2011
Quality:
5
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Value:
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The front cover captured my attention with these words: A Secret List, A Fugitive Warrior, One Life-Saving Option….
How could anyone resist?
Masquerade Marriage takes place in Scotland in 1796. I’ve read many books in this time period and often find myself yawning by chapter three. Not so with this treasure by Greene.
The characters are fresh, there is a lot of action, danger and I found myself having to read just one more page. Another pleasure in reading this book is learning about Scotland during that time. Greene has presented enough setting details and information about the warring communities in a way that is not lecturing. She has included it as a part of the story and you won’t find yourself skipping over those parts. And if you do run into a word you aren’t familiar with there is a glossary in the front of the book. Give it a quick read through and you’ll have no trouble understanding what the words in the story refer to.
I’d recommend picking this one up. It’s a great book to read on a cold winter day.
How could anyone resist?
Masquerade Marriage takes place in Scotland in 1796. I’ve read many books in this time period and often find myself yawning by chapter three. Not so with this treasure by Greene.
The characters are fresh, there is a lot of action, danger and I found myself having to read just one more page. Another pleasure in reading this book is learning about Scotland during that time. Greene has presented enough setting details and information about the warring communities in a way that is not lecturing. She has included it as a part of the story and you won’t find yourself skipping over those parts. And if you do run into a word you aren’t familiar with there is a glossary in the front of the book. Give it a quick read through and you’ll have no trouble understanding what the words in the story refer to.
I’d recommend picking this one up. It’s a great book to read on a cold winter day.
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