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PRETTY GOOD LOVE STORY!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 28, 2015

I am giving Bedding the Enemy 4 stars instead of 5. I didn't like what poor Helena endured at the hands of her crazed brother Edmond Knyvett, future Earl of Kenton. Him beating and hitting on her and the attack on her by his crazed friend Lord Ronchford was a bit much. The bases of this story is Helena being munipulated by her brother to use at the Royal Court to obtain and advantage. He is a English Lord and he hate Scots. But this is the Royal Court of King James Stuart, who is a Scot. The English Lords look down on the Scots and think they are stupid and under them. So when Edmond loses his money and his sister Helena an her dowry to the newly minted Baron Hurst, Laird Keir McQuade in a card game he doesn't take it well. Edmond is always plotting. In this book his scheming has caught up with him.

We meet Keir in bk2 In The Warriors Bed. His father and older brothers raid and steal from the other clans. There evil ways catch up with them in bk 2and in bk3 Keir is the new Laird. Keir McQuade. Keir was always likable and he proves he is honorable and not like his father and brothers. Keir decides to bring respectability to the McQuade name and Clan. He an his retainers head for London to swear his fealty to King James and to find a respectable bride from a good noble family; that will help bring respectability to the McQuade Clan.

Keir meets Helena at court and immediately they are attracted to each other. Her brother plots an scheme not to honor his wager to Keir. This plot point results in a pager turner to find out how they get there HEA!! Keir and Helena are a wonderful couple and compliment each other. They have quite a few erotic scenes in the book. I really enjoyed reading Bedding the Enemy!!

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Bedding the Enemy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 18, 2012

It's a great story of love at first sight at King James's court with the virtuous Helena and the stranger Keir falling for each other while the evil Edmund going to extremes to keep them apart..

There is one big mistake in the book, if this is King James VI Scotland it was his father who was the English noble (not unlike Edmund actually) Lord Henry Darnley.. His mother was Mary Queen of Scots who became Queen at not even a year old, took it when she was eighteen, forced to abdicate at twenty five and died by beheading at Fotheringay Castle England at forty four..

There's also an inconsistency with the previous book.. Keir's brothers Liam and Sodac in fact died when they tried to kill their sister at the home of the McJames, only their father died at King James's court in Edinburgh..

Aside from the booboo and the inconsistency though, it's a good story..

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Keir and Helena

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Loved all of the books in this series. I hope there will be another book to tell the story of Becky and Alarik. And Raelin and the Narquess of Wyes.

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Shandra Shaw

Excellent book a must read and with each word that ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2015

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Excellent book a must read and with each word that is read you really are hooked, what an excellent writer! I never want to miss a book in every series and I highly recommend this book and all books by this author! Fantastic book, you will not want to put it down, I know I didn't and I wanted more and I feel that you will also! Great, Great, Book!

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jean

My enemy - not.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 18, 2019

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Good action and characters. Plot moved well.

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icebear s

a keeper

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 19, 2013

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great Book to read..I read over 1000 books over the years , so it is hard for me to find a good book..It was not the best I read...but very entertaining..I love historical and paranormal romance books..It was worth my time..

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Bobbi

civil wars history with romance also

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2019

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the history

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alberti

Bedding the Enemy by Mary Wine

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 23, 2010

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Very, very, Good!! I just love her books. Once you start reading you are so interested that you keep going on with your reading. I greatly recommend. Five stars reading.

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Paul Floyd

I loved it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 12, 2013

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It was a very good read. Kept me very interested. I Cant wait to read Mary Wine's next book. Hope you enjoy it as much as I.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 23, 2012

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I've read this book a few times and loved it every time! The series are all great reads, but this one is definately my favorite.

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Lisa

Bedding the enemy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2011

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I loved this book, but then I have yet to find a Mary Wine book I haven't liked. Always looking forward to her next one.

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C. Dionne

5 blue ribbons from Romance Junkies

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 3, 2010

Keir McQuade takes his new role as Laird very seriously. Unlike his ruthless father and his treacherous brothers, Keir fully intends to fulfill his duty to his people and that means marrying and providing heirs as well as pledging fealty to the English King. Keir prides himself on being an honorable man and his word is his bond but he never would have imagined the trials and tribulations he'll face just by visiting the King's court.

Helena Knyvett is sick and tired of her brother Edmund's abusive and manipulative ways. He's using her to advance his place at court and his latest plot would mean the ruination of a Scottish girl, Raelin, one of the Queen's ladies - something Helena isn't willing to aid him in doing. Helena hates court and all the backstabbing and mind games but when she captures the attention of one very determined Scotsman things definitely get very interesting.

Like most titled young women, Helena has been raised with the knowledge that she'll marry to further her family's social position and wealth. Love isn't even a consideration. That doesn't stop her from being drawn to Keir despite her brother's obvious disapproval. While she goes through the motions to do as her brother demands, Helena befriends Raelin and fervently prays that nothing untoward happens to her.

Unfortunately Helena's brother proves to be every bit as ruthless as she believes him to be and he assaults Raelin. Keir witnesses the attack and comes to her rescue before she's seriously harmed but that puts Keir in a precarious position. Edmund's position as a peer of the realm means that he gets away with many things he really shouldn't. In this case, Edmund miscalculated because Helena was with Raelin at the time of the attack and she backs up everything Keir and Raelin say happened - at great personal risk to herself.

For Keir, rescuing Helena from her deranged, self-involved brother is going to be rather tricky. He's a highlander and thus deemed unworthy. Fortunately, the King is a Scotsman and he has his own ideas on how to handle the whole situation. The English court is full of ambitious men, scandal and intrigue but throw in a love match and you're adding kindling to the fire. Some people will stop at nothing to obtain their goals - can Keir and Helena survive Edmund's maneuvering or will they meet their fates in the Tower of London?

Mary Wine sweeps readers back in time and deposits you in King James Stuart's court amidst all the brilliant fashions and posturing right down to the uglier behind the scenes treachery and scandal. BEDDING THE ENEMY blends fascinating characters with stunning portrayals of ruthless ambition. Throw in love at first sight and a larger than life Highlander and you have the makings of a breathtaking historical romance. I had to admire Helena and Keir's honesty and refusal to cower in the face of adversity. They're strong individuals who instill you with a feeling of empowerment, like you can achieve anything if you're willing to believe. As you can tell, I love this book and hoping there will be more to come involving characters introduced in BEDDING THE ENEMY - including Raelin. A girl as spirited as Raelin certainly needs a story of her own.

Mary Wine's attention to detail makes it easy to visualize the scenes while her whimsical and sometimes lighthearted approach brings them to life. BEDDING THE ENEMY is definitely a must read historical romance.

Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)

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