The Seduction of Laird Sinclair by Kara Griffin – a Review

Description:
In order to love, she must first seduce…

Callum Sinclair should have known the night the great fireball lit the sky would change everything. He returns from battle wounded of body and heart to find his clan in disarray. Someone within his clan wants him dead and tried to assassinate him, his brother/laird murdered, his wife died in childbirth. Family dysfunction forces him to accept a destiny he never expected.

Violet Danvers’s life takes a complete turn when the king executes her husband for treason. Now he vows she will either wed his favored knight or suffer his punishment. With help from her husband’s ally, the king’s cousin, he sends her to his comrade in Scotland. He gains one promise from her, never to return to England, even if she must seduce the Highlander to gain his aid.

Even with the five rules of enticement, Violet’s seduction doesn’t come easy. Callum is broken of spirit, but she is not one to easily surrender to defeat. With laughter and grace, The Seduction of Laird Sinclair might lead them both to lose their hearts.

Review:

The Seduction of Laird Sinclair by Kara Griffin is a historical romance set in the time of 1388 in northern Scotland.

Callum Sinclair is the next in line for the title of Laird in the Sinclair clan. His brother, Gavin, now holds the title. There is quite a bit of family and clan dysfunction that Gavin does not wish to deal with. Haley’s comet is passing by, and the clan is frightened and needs leadership that Callum tries to provide because his brother doesn’t care. Callum also has a wife that doesn’t care for him, he feels like it’s his fault. Callum is sent by his brother to join James Douglas in a battle to stop English raids on Scotland’s towns. Callum is badly hurt, betrayed by his own soldiers. His life is saved after the battle by Henry Bolingbrook, the enemy. They become friends and Henry allows him to return home. However, everything at home has changed.

Violet Danvers is a lovely woman, married to Lord Charles Danvers. She’s been summoned to London to the court of King Richard. As she arrives, Sir Nicholas Colfax tells her of her husbands execution and that the king is going to give her to him. They have a long history of him tormenting her. She abhors this man and would rather die than marry him. Hers was a marriage of content convenience, but she was always faithful to her husband. Violet has a three-year old daughter who she learns the king has custody of and will not return her to Violet since she refused to marry Colfax. Henry Bolingbrook was a friend of Violet’s husband and is cousin to King Richard. However, he’s about to be exiled for a time. Her life is in great danger, but Henry convinced her that King Richard would not harm Cora if she left. Henry would try to find Cora and send her back to Violet. He made arrangements for Violet to escape to Scotland and stay with his friend Callum Sinclair. He told her she should do anything to stay with Sinclair, even seduction. She absolutely had to stay away from England.

Okay, that’s the basic setup and I’ve left out quite a bit of detail. I don’t like to spoil stories for those who might want to read them. There’s a lot more intrigue, and danger. The trip North to Scotland is interesting and the meeting of Callum and Violet is wonderful. There is much fun and beauty and a boatload of adventure and danger, not to mention steamy love scenes. Will Callum be able to take the betrayals and find peace for his clan? Will Violet stay and help him heal or perhaps become the queen of England? Awww…see what waits for you to discover!

Reviewed by Georgianna

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