The Hellion and the Highlander audiobook

OMG !!! I loved this book so much that I ranted about it for DAYS !!! After a surprise read from another series (Brenda Joyce's Masters of Time) I have been completely obsessed with all things Highlander. Whenever I get a book in the mail, my hubby will look at me as if to say "So babe, what is it? Vampire? Werewolf" and then after seeing the look of giddiness and me almost SWOON, he adds, "Oohhh Highlander". I'm a big fan of Lynsay's Argeneau Vampires series (I own them all) and have loved her previous two Highland romances (Taming the Highland Bride and Devil of the Highlands) This book was HILARIOUS. Like "Oh my goodness, soda just shot out my nose I'm laughing so hard and OUCH I just hit my head on the chair as I catapulted off it in hysterics" Don't get me wrong, this book is FILLED with plenty of deep sigh and romantic gush moments (hello?? It is Highlanders we're talking about) but the author wrote some scenes that I will FOREVER laugh over. Imagine if you will, living in a time where you don't sit around with your girlfriends talking about boys and what you'd like to do with them. You don't live in a time when watching TV can be considered sex education in and of itself or most importantly, you don't have the pleasure *cough* of watching Lady Gaga strut her stuff in scandalous and provocative "clothing". Sex was a private matter, with ALOT of misconceptions surrounding it and for poor Averill on her wedding night, she must rely on the servant women for her "education". This instructive conversation ALONE is worth reading the book for!! But where the book becomes priceless is when you read how Averill applies her new knowledge - much to the shock, horror and amazement of Kade, her new husband. Let me just say that milking is for COWS and telling a man that his "piffle" is handsome is more likely to get you laughed at than ravished.The humor used in the book was VERY much appreciated because honestly, for some of us, wasn't our first times just a little awkward because we just weren't sure what to expect? (that's not to say I'm admitting anything because.. just so you know I WAS FABULOUS lol) It made Averill endearing and her inner dialogue kept me glued to the pages. I very LOUDY share that this is a MUST read for Highlander addicts and for anyone who loves a good chuckle with their romance.

Lady Averill Has been paraded before more men than she can count by her father who despairs of finding a husband for her because of her red hair and devil mark(Birthmark.) She instead, works to help a wounded Scottish nobleman her brother brought home from the Cursades with him. She saves Kade's life, and he finds she is not ugly, and her father keeps saying. Realizing that she is worthy, he marries her, and travels to his homw in Scotland where there is trouble in the making.

Super good book and great cover guy!

I'm glad that I read The Hellion & The Highlander. I can't believe I missed it or should say forgot about it. Because it's been so long it took me a few minutes to remember the series. I'm happy to say that it did come back to me. Thank goodness, it really helped with the story. I always enjoy reading historical's by Lynsay Sands, she has the type of characters that I enjoy. Her books always contain enough humor and romance to make the story enjoyable. Her writing is very easy to get into. If you haven't read her before you don't know what you are missing. Like I said, this is the third book in the Devil of the Highlands. Each of the three books are connected so they should be read in order. Of course there is only three so that shouldn't be a issue. I think you'll really enjoy both Lady Averill Mortagne & Kade Stewart. Both are perfect for each other. Averill might come off as meek but you'll soon learn she's not. Kade soon figures that out. Of course like so many of Sands stories their road to happiness isn't a easy one. But you'll be happy to be along for the ride. When Kade becomes Laird so easily you'd think all will be going smooth in their future. Of course that's a little hard when someone is trying to kill Kade. Poor Kade! I'm so glad that I caught up on this series. Of course I'm behind a few more of hers so....Reviewed for Romancing the Readers Blog:http://romancingthereaders.blogspot.c...Romancing the Readers Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/RomancingThe...

3.5+ starsSo much to love about this book... we finally get to meet Kade Stewart, Merry's eldest brother. And there's finally resolution to clan Stewart.But there's a lot of heart-breaking scenes in this book, some due to whiskey and jealousy, and some due to plain cruelty and superstition. I was horrified at Averill's rejection because of RED hair and a strawberry birthmark! And I was put out at her over not telling Kade the whole truth of what his brother Brodie did or tried to do to her.The mystery in this book is a little better than the other two books. It's harder to figure out who's behind it all until closer to the reveal.Averill and Kade are amazing together. I like them both individually and as a couple. And I loved seeing the Devil and his bride again. Wish we could have seen Merry and her hubby, too, because this is the last in the trilogy.But all's well that ends well.

Another lovely story by Lindsay Sands. I wanted something fun and light and this book delievered. I liked this installment much better than book two. The character were enjoyable and plot solid. I love how characters from previous books get to make appearances. Lots of heat, but also cleverness, mystery, and humor. I really loved the humor - the wedding night advice from the maids and the scenes where the heroine tried to apply them were especially entertaining.The first book in this series is still my favourite of the three and so if you decide to just read one book from this series, I definitely recommend to stick with the first one: Devil of the Highlands. It's the best by far.

This was a fun light read.Averill Mortagne believes she is ugly because of words that have been said to her by suitors that her father has paraded her by in the hopes that they would marry her. At the moment she is tending her brother Will's friend, Kade Stewart who has been injured while escaping a prison where they have been held for 3 years. After the last dismal proposal Kade decides that he will marry Averill and take her home to Scotland.Kade has problems back in Scotland as his father and brothers are drunks and Kade is going ask his father to succeed the title of Laird to him and he thinks there will be problmes with this. In the meantime it seems that someone is trying to kill Kade and for the life of him he doesn't who would want him dead.

This story keeps smile on my face from page one till the end. Humorus and light with characters that you just simply must love.

4 starsThis book was a cute and satisfying HR that I will definitely be re-reading at some point. As to why it lost 0.5 stars, well, I think I've suddenly just gotten more picky about my 5-star ratings and the book has to really knock my off my feet to get the full 5 stars. What can I say? It's hard to argue with my alter ego: the fickle bookworm inside my head.

This book had my heart racing. Such a great book!

As always, LOVE Lynsay Sands. This book was exactly what I expected of it.

** spoiler alert ** This is the second book I've read by Ms. Sands. The first An English Bride in Scotland, I enjoyed very much; this one I liked even better! Ms. Sands has a gift for creating stories that have the perfect blend of romance, intrigue, and LOL humor. This book had me ROTFL at times, it was that funny! The romance between Averill and Kade is also extremely sweet. As for the intrigue, that incorporated a well crafted mystery that kept me guessing until the very end!Averill and Kade meet, when her brother Will (I LOVED Will!) brings home an injured Kade from the Crusades, and she nurses him back to health. Averill is a sweet, smart, clever, woman, blessed with the heart of an angel. She also has the unfortunate luck of having bright red hair, and a small strawberry shaped mark on her face...both if which, according to the English, are marks of the devil. As a result, Averill's father has been having an extremely difficult time finding a husband for her.When yet another suitor rejects Averill, Will proposes to Kade that he should marry her. Kade likes Averill very much. He thinks she's really sweet and her enjoys her company. The problem is, he thinks she's too sweet. A woman as soft and kind-hearted as Averill wouldn't last a day in the rugged Highlands! According to Kade "Were bandits to beset Averill, I fear she'd thank them for troubling themselves." LOL When there is an incident with yet another suitor, which proves that Averill is far from the sweet-tempered lass she portrays herself to be, Kade happily agrees to a marriage with her.The wedding night is something to behold and is one of the funniest scenes in the book! I literally laughed until I cried, and even subjected my poor husband to a reading of the scene. LOL In any event, after the two are married they journey to Kade's home, Stewart, in the Highlands. Kade's father and younger brothers are useless drunks, and it is Kade's intent to force his father to cede the title to him, so he can begin reparations to their lands and people. While journeying to Stewart, and throughout the rest of the story, there are several attempts against Kade's life. But, for the life of him, Kade cannot figure out why someone would want to kill him.The story progresses at a nice, quick pace. It is thoroughly engaging and kept me enthralled from cover to cover! As I've come to expect from Ms. Sands, the book is well written; the characters three dimensional to such an extent that they seem to come alive within the pages of the book. FYI Ms. Sands has her characters speak in heavily accented brogue. Here's an example from the book: But diya no' let her go...I'll rip yer guts out with me bare hands and feed 'em to ye ere cutting off yer head." This is especially true of Kade and the other Scottish characters.It didn't bother me whatsoever and I was easily able to follow along. I actually like it when authors use that type of language for their characters, as it makes it easier for me to slip into the time period. Nevertheless, I know that there are many readers who do not enjoy it, so I figured I'd give a heads-up.I loved everything about this book, but what I loved the most is how Kade LOVED Averill! Poor Averill has been raised with the belief that she is unattractive, unappealingly smart, and must always, always, keep her temper in check. The traits she has been taught to abhor about herself, are exactly the ones that Kade loves the most! Sigh!I very highly recommend this book as an awesome read! FYI, this is not a clean romance. Happy reading!

Favourite one of the series. http://anotherlookbookreviews.blogspo...Hellion and the Highlander was my favourite of Lynsay Sand's medieval Highland series. There was just something so heartwarming when the talkative Lady Averill nurses the gravely injured Kade back to health.Lady Averill has red hair and in the English medieval times, red hair superstitiously meant that the person had a devil temper. Couple that with the strawberry birthmark on Averill's cheek, she was turned down for marriage quite a few times. Kade's injuries left him blind for awhile so all he got to know of Averill was a sweet docile lass that took much care in nursing him back to health. Once Kade gained his site back, he was strongly attracted to her beautiful red hair but wished she had a stronger demeanor. She'd never last in the harsh Highlands as sweet as she was.One particular night Kade witnessed Averill's hot tempered side and he was a gonner. He immediately asked for her hand in marriage and her father eagerly accepted.Once back into the Highlands at the Stewart holding, there was trials and obstacles that Averill had to overcome. One was putting up with drunken in laws. It was a tough situation as Kade needed to take over as laird and have his clan accept him. He was gone for many years and the clan was in complete disarray.As Kade took over as laird of the Stewart Clan, there was someone trying to kill him. It was certainly quite a mystery as there was no obvious villain to point the finger at.In no time at all, Kade and Averill fell in love but not admitting it to each other. I loved that the couple are married at the beginning of the book and the entire story is of how they fall in love and work as a team. Highly enjoyable. Teasers - adorable Laddie, wet chemise on horseback, Averill & Evelinde meet, chest of treasure