Harrison MacAulay must have an heir by his
31st birthday, a mere fourteen months away. As per his late father’s will, Harrison will lose everything if he does
not have an heir within this time. Harrison could have any woman he wants, he is
wealthy, strong, a doctor, it would be very easy for him to find a woman to carry his
heir. However, Harrison longs for one woman...Brianna.
For ten years, Harrison has thought of her daily, but
he cannot have her, for Brianna is his sister-in-law! When Harrison receives word that his brother had died, he
travels to America to bring Brianna and his two
nephews back to Edinburgh, Scotland with him. He needs an heir and Brianna will
need a man to take care of her, what better way to accomplish both than by bringing her
home? Harrison soon learns that Brianna
isn’t like any of the docile ladies he’s known, she fights him at every
opportunity and doesn’t obey a thing he says.
Brianna’s only plan after her husband
died was to get enough money together to start a full-time boarding house from her home.
But Brianna needs her brother-in-law, Harrison to talk to the lawyer to get the money that
was left to her in her husband’s will and is positive that it will only be a matter
of days, and then she can begin living her life as she chooses. Nevertheless, Harrison brings news that her husband
had extreme debts and that she must sell the house in order to pay them all. To make
things even worse, Harrison tells her that her husband left
him as the boy’s guardian, if anything was to ever happen to him. Brianna fights with
all that she has when Harrison proposes to move to Scotland with him, but with no money and
the possibility of losing her boys, she has no choice. Harrison manages to get Brianna to travel back to Scotland with him, but with a guilty
heart. The lies and deceit that he has webbed, do not sit well within him. Will Harrison realize that love isn’t
about control? Will lies tear Harrison and Brianna apart before they can even begin?
THE MACAULAY BRIDE is a fast-paced, tale that
keeps the reader on their toes with the sassy and witty dialogue of the hero and heroine.
Nancy Pirri’s characters are not just believable but bursting with honest emotions. Harrison was an honourable hero who would do anything
to win the woman that he loved. He is a strong willed man and is
determined to find his own happiness. Brianna and Harrison learn
a lot about themselves in this tale, learn to put their stubborn pride aside to compromise
and begin a life together. I look forward to reading more from
Nancy Pirri in the future. Debut book, THE MACAULAY BRIDE,
launches a sensational beginning to her writing career.
Reviewed by Tracey West for The Road
to Romance
November 9, 2003 |
