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Book Review of The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie (Highland Pleasures, Bk 1)

The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie (Highland Pleasures, Bk 1)
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I love all things Scottish so I liked this book because it was based in Scotland. However, it is definitely not Jennifer Ashley's best book. Lord Ian really is mad not just quirky or odd but flat out mad. I doubt they had diagnosed autistism back them but that is what I deduced from Ian's behavior. Might have had a little bit of Tourette's Syndrome too. He didn't burst out with curses but just inappropriate things and weird times. Regardless of his eccentricities, I liked Ian and his three brothers. Beth is his rock and stablizes him when needed. The courtship (if you could call it that as Ian asked her to marry him at their first encounter) is somewhat peculiar but I can see how and why Beth fell for him.

This is well written and has interesting characters. A good read all the way around.