| The Scottish Thistle | 
 enlarge | Author: Cindy Vallar
Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 91239
Media: Paperback
Pages: 420
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 1592797121
EAN: 9781592797127
ASIN: 1592797121
Publication Date: November 20, 2006
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Product Description
Loyalty and honor. A Highland warrior prizes both more than life, and when he swears his oath on the dirk, he must obey or die. Duncan Cameron heeds his chief's order without question, but discovers his wife-to-be is no fair maiden. Although women are no longer trained in the art of fighting, Rory MacGregor follows in the footsteps of her Celtic ancestors. Secrets from the past and superstitious folk endanger Rory and Duncan as much as Bonnie Prince Charlie and his uprising to win back the British throne for his father. Rory and Duncan must make difficult choices that pit honor and duty against trust and love...
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The Scottish Thistle July 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cindy Vallar's novel receives nothing but praise from various sources for her novel. She writes a simple story wrapped around the MacGregors and the Camerons who must come together through marriage to fulfil a vow made fifteen years prior. Rory MacGregor a.k.a Thistle, MacGregor chief of Rannoch is none too pleased with her having to give up her position as chief to become the wife of Duncan Cameron, leine-chreis to Locheil (body guard of the Camerson chief); however honor and duty dictate what she must do. The novel is laced with superstitious people who make life difficult for the two main characters and bring them close to death. The time is just before Culloden, when a counrty is being torn apart by some while others vainly try to save it. The epilogue gives the reader the needed closure and also teases you with a possible future book. The book also has a postscript for those that would like to know what happened to the "real" characters in the story. There is no steamy sex in this book. It's a good read for those that like historical fiction with the high emotion brought by duty, honor and love of country.
Enjoyable, exciting, good insight into pre-Jacobean Scotland April 28, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. It was fast paced, fun, and exciting. I'm looking for another by the same author.
 If you enjoy 'historical fiction' written as a 'Lifetime Original Movie".... January 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sorry, have to agree with other 2 star reviewer. The premise is ridiculous, and would not have occurred at this juncture in Scottish history. I could not quite fiugure out why I was not 'getting into ' the book after first several chapters, and then realized, yes, indeed, this was but a romance novel that happened to be placed in a specific period/geography. The interspersed useage of 'Scottish dialect' was maddening, and the characters were thinly drawn~ the feisty heroine, the dashing hero, good guys, bad guys,etc...Did not find the desricptive/narrative passages particularly colorful or well-drawn.
If you LIKE romance novels, then , probabaly a pleasant read for you.
 The Scottish Thistle January 7, 2008
Rory MacGregor will do what she must to save her clan. Even don the garments of a male and become an outlaw. When she saves one special man, her life suddenly spirals out of control. Faced with difficult decisions and forced to marry a Cameron, Rory seeks her strength to find her way through these times of battle and betrayal.
Duncan Cameron can't believe his wife-to-be is none other than the one known as Thistle. Keeping her secret and facing life-altering choices, Duncan welcomes his wife's strength and loyalty. But can Duncan and Rory fight the battles ahead as they find love together?
The Scottish Thistle is full of one exciting scene after another. Rory and Duncan go through some harrowing times you can't help but cheer them through. Emotions run extremely high, as their lives are far from easy. Love, trust, honor and death are all part of The Scottish Thistle. With a well-developed plot, wonderful secondary characters, you cannot help to fall into their world.
Klarissa
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A rather ridiculous premise January 5, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The main character, a 22 year old woman, is chieftain of her clan and an infamous warrior heroine. Riiiiight. Superficially written and oozing with saccharine. I literally laughed out loud at times -- example: one of the characters has purple eyes to match their kilt. Not a serious read unless perhaps your tastes include romance novels which feature Fabio on the front cover.
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