Lady's Choice

by Amanda Scott

Book Overview

Lady Sorcha Macleod is certain that the man her sister Adela loves, the dashing Scottish Knight Templar Sir Hugo Robinson, is the masked rider who kidnaps Adela on her wedding day. When she learns he is not, she sets off to rescue Adela with Hugo in hot pursuit. On the road with the irrepressible Sorcha, Hugo soon discovers a woman of fire and beauty, a woman he longs to touch and taste-but his honor forbids it, because he is bound by his vow to marry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446616699
• ISBN13: 9780446616690
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Lady's Choice

On Lady Adela Macleod's wedding day, she is standing beside her bridegroom Ardelve when four horseman burst upon the ceremony. One of the masked villains grabs Adela and swiftly rides off with her. One of Adela's sisters, Lady Sorcha, is convinced that Sir Hugo Robinson has kidnaped Adela. She believes that Adela and Hugo want to be together. Sorcha arrives at Hugo's home intent on seeing her sister but discovers that Hugo has not captured Adela. Sorcha is furious with Hugo because she thinks he lead Adela to believe that he cared for her. Hugo denies the allegations and is angry at being accused of such treachery. Sorcha sets off with her sister Sidony to find Adela only to have Hugo easily track her down. Together they set off to find Adela. Along their journey, Hugo finds himself very attracted to Sorcha, but he has given his word to marry Adela to save her reputation. Sorcha is becoming increasingly less eager to see her sister marry Hugo as her feelings grow for him. As the danger and mystery grow surrounding Adela's kidnaping, Sorcha and Hugo will have to put their feelings aside to save Adela and the treasure her captor truly seeks. Lady's Choice is a good story. I enjoyed watching Sorcha's and Hugo's relationship progress. I like Sorcha's fiery personality and I found Hugo to be very charming. Adela's feelings toward her captor are intriguing as well. The story moves along slowly though. There tends to be more dialog than action. Therefore I found myself often eager for things to just move along. However, Lady's Choice has an intriguing plot with some great characters. Nannette Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

A Good Historical Romance!

Adela has dutifully agreed to an arranged marriage with Baron Ardelve, a man twice her age. Just before taking her vows, the ceremony is disrupted by the thundering hooves of intruders on horses. As a masked bandit boldly sweeps up Adela, her family believes Sir Hugo Robison has had the audacity to take her for his own. Adela's sister, Sorcha, hopes to find the couple at the inauguration of Ranald of the Isles, head of the MacDonald Clan. Sorcha's fiery temper gets the best of her when the truth is revealed that Adela has indeed been abducted, when she attacks Sir Hugo for encouraging her to think he cared for her sister. When the evil man's plan is revealed to use Adela as a pawn to steal the fabled Templar Treasure, Sorcha takes it upon herself to save her sister and disappears into the highlands. Sir Hugo must find Sorcha and Adela before the treacherous plot unfolds. In hot pursuit he discovers that Sorcha's passionate nature is irresistible as he finds himself captivated even though he has bound himself in honor to marry Adela. Amanda's ability to write ongoing family saga's relating to some of her most beloved characters is just one of the appealing reasons why she is well read. I am looking forward to her next book, Knight's Treasure. Armchair Interviews says: Amanda Scott has written another satisfying romance to complement her collection of intriguing romance novels.

Pretty good if you don't have any other 5 star books to read

Scott has been writing a series of well-told, entertaining books centering on hidden treasure protected by the Scottish descendants of the Knights Templar. This one is no exception. However, these characters can be frustrating. Sorcha, her heroine, is one of those young women you may or may not like. She's spunky and daring, but can also be seen to be immature. Hugo, her hero, is also slightly frustrating because he is a bit of a male chauvinist, and therefore, high-handed in his treatment of Sorcha. Needless to say, they fight constantly. Scott included these characters in previous books, so she was bound by character traits and personalities she had already given them. These two weren't my favorite. But, this series of books is pretty riveting. Adela, the next sister in line to be given a story, will be more interesting and likeable, I'm certain.

terrific fourteenth century romantic suspense

In 1380 in the Highlands, a masked man with associates rides amidst a wedding party and grabs the bride Adela Macleod before she can exchange "I do" with her much older groom Lord "Pompous" Ardelive Calum Tolmic. Her family is not concerned as everyone assumes Sir Hugh Robison romantically abducted Adela. Over a week later, Adela's family finally meets Hugh who knows nothing about the kidnapping of Adela. Everyone becomes fretful especially Adela's sister Sorcha, who thought she "arranged" for Hugh to elope with her older sibling. As Sorcha and Hugh argue and worry over the fate of Adela, they fall in love, but the rescue from a fanatical Christian must come first. LADY'S CHOICE, the sequel to LORD OF THE ISLES and HIGHLAND PRINCESS, is a terrific fourteenth century romantic suspense that contains two subplots that eventually tie together with an exhilarating climax that also sets up the next one in a high quality series. The well written prime story line follows the fighting between Sorcha and Hugh; the secondary subplot and more fascinating subplot involves Adela and her captivity as the Stockholm Syndrome takes hold (perhaps too quickly) with her being grateful towards her abusive kidnapper for little things. Amanda Scott is at the top of her game with this deep historical tale. Harriet Klausner