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When her husband dies without an heir, Virginia Traylor, Countess of Barrett finds herself in dire circumstances since the estate will pass to a cousin unless she can produce a son before time makes it impossible. Whereas she has options, in desperation, she turns to the man she loved and hoped to marry before her father forced her into a failed marriage with the Earl – the self-made, very handsome and very wealthy Macrath Sinclair.

Still in love with Macrath, and knowing he is still in love with her, Virginia seduces him and becomes pregnant. She then passes the child off as her dead husband's and keeps the truth from Macrath. When he discovers the truth upon visiting Virginia in London where she’s fallen ill, Macrath steals the baby away back to his home in Scotland. Virginia follows Macrath and desperately tries to convince him to relinquish her son. More truths are exposed when her husband’s servant, Paul, follows her to Scotland. As lies are exposed, trouble ensues, and soon Macrath is fighting to protect Virginia and his son before a murderer can take them both from him.

It took me a while to get hooked by THE DEVIL OF CLAN SINCLAIR by Karen Ranney, mainly because I had trouble keeping things straight between the past and present entries, but I’m not one to give up on a book so I kept with it, and I am very glad that I did. Once the story began to unfold, and the lies began to untangle, this second-chance romance between Macrath and Virginia blossomed into a tale that tugged at my heartstrings. I began to see Virginia as a woman with a goal and a formidable love for her child as well as the man she truly desired, rather than the conniving woman she started out as, and the one who threatened to destroy Macrath’s heart.

Karen Ranney always writes complex characters and storylines but this one had a few more twists and turns than usual, which kept me intrigued. I’m not going to say anything further for fear I may give away spoilers, which are better left discovered by you. I am going to recommend that if you enjoy a formidable hero, a conniving heroine, and a treacherous interloper who only wants what he wants without accepting the consequences, THE DEVIL OF CLAN SINCLAIR by Karen Ranney is one that will keep you intrigued – well, once you get into it, that is. But trust me, your patience will pay off.

***purchased for my personal reading but sharing my honest and unscripted review.


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The Devil of Clan Sinclair Karen Ranney 9780062242440 Books Reviews

A self-made Scottish hero and a hidden baby story – sign me up! I came across this as a recommended read and I really enjoyed it. Virginia is an American who is not your typical headstrong, going against the grain type of heroine. No, Virginia is a rule follower, which is how she ends up not married to the man she loves. I found that a little frustrating at first, but really it gave her a lot of room to grow as a character. The hidden baby plot is not one that’s not typical for this trope, and while it presented its challenges, I found it to provide some interesting dimensions to the story. There was a good villain and a lot of heartache, so that it was a very satisfying HEA. I love discovering new-to-me series, and I am definitely going to keep reading this one.
I could have rated this book 5 stars had Virginia not been such a bubble head. As much as she loved Macrath and after being manipulated by her father into her loveless marriage with Lawrence - yet, once freed from that marriage she chose to dupe, deceive and lie to Macrath. I found it difficult to believe that she couldn't/wouldn't confide all her problems to Macrath so that he could help her. She had no reason to believe that he wouldn't bring the world to her feet, much less take care of Lawrence's family.

Macrath was a very honorable man - 100% all the way, from his growing up years when he and his family barely made ends meet, to the time when his father passed away and left him with the responsibility of his sisters and cousin, he was the real deal. And yet, Virginia, who supposedly was madly in love with him went all the way to Scotland after her earl of a husband left her childless so she could seduce Macrath and get pregnant by him in order for Lawrence's family to have an heir. Well, Macrath found out about it after the babe was born and he cooked Virginia's goose good. I, for one, was so glad he kidnapped his baby.

Honestly, even after she went all the way to Scotland to retrieve her babe after Macrath had stolen him, all she could think of was to get the babe back to England so he could grow up and be the earl. I could have understood her thinking a little better had she grown up in England but she was an American for crying out loud! Why did she care about whether or not her baby was an earl. If she loved Macrath, she should have wanted him to be able to raise his own child. Bah! Malarkey! I found it difficult to have sympathy for her when she had some of her troubles. 5 stars for Macrath - 2 stars for Virginia.
This is the first story in the Clan Sinclair series, and it is very well written, as most stories from this author are. If you’d give me two words to describe this story, they would be dysfunctional and compelling.

Here is what I mean. The main characters are very complex, never dull, always moving forward with set purpose. Both characters have a ton of baggage from the outset of the novel. Both employ destructive behavior, hurting each other in the process, yet when you look a bit closer into their psyche, and realize the reasons for that, you can’t help but sympathize regardless of how much you disapprove of their behavior.

Ultimately, that’s what made this story come to life for me. Call me crazy, but I liked their ‘dysfunctional’ relationship, which by the way gave me angst throughout the book. Without it, this would have been just another romance with a ‘misunderstanding’ as its main plot.

In the end, Ms. Ranney did a good job of pulling me into and making me care for these two and their story, while at the same time I appreciated their imperfections.

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When her husband dies without an heir, Virginia Traylor, Countess of Barrett finds herself in dire circumstances since the estate will pass to a cousin unless she can produce a son before time makes it impossible. Whereas she has options, in desperation, she turns to the man she loved and hoped to marry before her father forced her into a failed marriage with the Earl – the self-made, very handsome and very wealthy Macrath Sinclair.

Still in love with Macrath, and knowing he is still in love with her, Virginia seduces him and becomes pregnant. She then passes the child off as her dead husband's and keeps the truth from Macrath. When he discovers the truth upon visiting Virginia in London where she’s fallen ill, Macrath steals the baby away back to his home in Scotland. Virginia follows Macrath and desperately tries to convince him to relinquish her son. More truths are exposed when her husband’s servant, Paul, follows her to Scotland. As lies are exposed, trouble ensues, and soon Macrath is fighting to protect Virginia and his son before a murderer can take them both from him.

It took me a while to get hooked by THE DEVIL OF CLAN SINCLAIR by Karen Ranney, mainly because I had trouble keeping things straight between the past and present entries, but I’m not one to give up on a book so I kept with it, and I am very glad that I did. Once the story began to unfold, and the lies began to untangle, this second-chance romance between Macrath and Virginia blossomed into a tale that tugged at my heartstrings. I began to see Virginia as a woman with a goal and a formidable love for her child as well as the man she truly desired, rather than the conniving woman she started out as, and the one who threatened to destroy Macrath’s heart.

Karen Ranney always writes complex characters and storylines but this one had a few more twists and turns than usual, which kept me intrigued. I’m not going to say anything further for fear I may give away spoilers, which are better left discovered by you. I am going to recommend that if you enjoy a formidable hero, a conniving heroine, and a treacherous interloper who only wants what he wants without accepting the consequences, THE DEVIL OF CLAN SINCLAIR by Karen Ranney is one that will keep you intrigued – well, once you get into it, that is. But trust me, your patience will pay off.

***purchased for my personal reading but sharing my honest and unscripted review.