The Beauty: A Medieval Scottish Romance

Name: The Beauty: A Medieval Scottish Romance
Rating: 4.490196228027344 (51 reviews)

Claire Delacroix

Feb 2013 · The Bride Quest Book 5 · Deborah A. Cooke

4.5

51 reviews

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Certain she will never wed for love, sworn to let no man possess her for her beauty alone, Jacqueline de Crevy has vowed to become a bride of God. But en route to the convent of Inveresbeinn, her party is ambushed by a knight, who snatches Jacqueline from her saddle and spirits her away with him.

He is Angus MacGillivray—not the blackhearted ravisher she fears but a valiant man of honour who has returned to Scotland seeking justice…and revenge. Angus has come home from the Crusades to find his family murdered and his birthright seized. Sworn to reclaim his rightful lands, he has kidnapped the stepdaughter of Duncan, chieftain of Clan MacQuarrie—Angus's avowed enemy.

But his lovely captive refuses to be the chattel—or the ransom—of any man…until Jacqueline senses the yearning heart beneath Angus's embittered facade. In spite of himself, Angus has let this defiant beauty touch his very soul. And as desire flames between them, a lady fair and her battle-scarred knight will fight for a love that could banish all the sorrows of the past...

scottish romance, medieval romance, fairy tale romance, stolen bride, abduction, stolen legacy, wounded hero, knight, scotland, beauty and the beast

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4.5

51 reviews

Patricia Young

February 27, 2024

A lovely romance set in 12th c Scotland has a knight returning from the Crusades after capture and torture by the Saracens to find his home confiscated by the local priest and all his family dead. Mistaken identity leads him to kidnap a young woman on her way to join a convent. She is his HEA, of course, so they have interesting adventures, many of which arise from failure to communicate before winning his birthright, falling in love, or tying up the various story strands whatever its your ending. Lovely book with immensely appealing characters, tight storyline, intriguing plot and solid control of language. I loved the first book of this series and this is a worthy successor. you'll laugh, you'll cry but in the end, you'll fall in love with Esmeralde and Duncan's second daughter Jacqueline.

barbara rowland

October 14, 2023

Oh what a magical tale! I couldn't stop turning the pages. I loved Jacqueline. She was a delightful character, full of life, feisty, caring and determined. Angus was a tortured soul with many demons to conquer. I loved their chemistry and how their feelings for one another slowly developed. Although he was embittered and angry upon his return from the crusades, he was an honourable knight with a gentle heart and treated Jaqueline with kindness and respect. Add a great adventure and you have the perfect story.

Michelle Chin

August 11, 2024

This was a well written book I could not put down. The HEA was not in question but the journey there left this reader satisfied to have found a story created by such a master with words. It was complex, with both light and dark elements well woven into each other, curiosities not immediately revealed which kept my interest to the last page. I loved this book as much as any other I have read by this author in the past and felt so moved I had to leave praise!

About the author

Deborah Cooke sold her first book in 1992, a medieval romance called The Romance of the Rose published under her pseudonym Claire Delacroix. Since then, she has published over fifty novels in a wide variety of sub-genres, including historical romance, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, time-travel romance, women’s fiction, paranormal young adult and fantasy with romantic elements. She has published under the names Claire Delacroix, Claire Cross and Deborah Cooke. The Beauty, part of her successful Bride Quest series of historical romances, was her first title to land on the New York Times List of Bestselling Books. Her books routinely appear on other bestseller lists and have won numerous awards. In 2009, she was the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library, the first time the library has hosted a residency focused on the romance genre. In 2012, she was honored to receive the Romance Writers of America’s Mentor of the Year Award.

Currently, she writes the Dragons of Incendium series of paranormal romances and the Flatiron Five series of contemporary romances under the name Deborah Cooke. She also is writing the Brides of Inverfyre series of medieval romances as Claire Delacroix, which continues the story of the family introduced in her popular title The Beauty Bride. Deborah lives in Canada with her husband and family, as well as far too many unfinished knitting projects.

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