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It is important to read these books in order; they build upon each other. Morgan has become the leader of the Rangers now that Iain has been excused from British service. Morgan is seriously injured during a skirmish with the French. His captors try to save Morgan's life so they can interrogate him and then turn him over to the Indian tribe that wants to burn him alive.

One adventure follows another with little break in the action. I liked this one better than the first book. 4.5 stars

MacKinnon's Rangers
1. Surrender (2006)
2. Untamed (2008)
3. Defiant (2012)
3.5. Upon A Winter's Night (2013)


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Untamed MacKinnon Rangers Book 2 Pamela Clare 9780843954890 Books Reviews

-- A Romantic Book Affairs Quickie Review

Rating A ... Heat Hot

Untamed takes place close to one year after the events in Surrender.

Morgan MacKinnon has taken his older brother's place as Major of the Rangers now. On a routine attack on a convoy of French supplies, believed to be gunpowder kegs, Morgan finds himself shot. Knowing his death is inevitable, he orders his men to leave him behind. But death is not what Morgan finds behind the walls of the French's Fort Carillon. What he finds is Amalie Chauvenet. And instead of burning slowly for days at the hands of the French's allies, the Abenaki, he finds himself tortured by her--who he wants, who he desires so fiercely, who he covets with every breath... and who he cannot have.

Miz Clare... everything she writes nearly undoes me! Her books are remarkably vivid and dramatic. So rich with history that the people, the places, and the situations come alive on the page. It is wonderful to be completely swept away into a certain place and time--and, in the case of Miz Clare's novels, said places and times are not the usual HR fare. I love the way she portrays colonial life and the conflicts that surely arose between the British and French. And the people caught in the middle.

I also love the humor weaved throughout, which adds levity to an otherwise dreary time in our nation's history.

"Och, these bloody breeches are cuttin' into my cods!"
"For God's sake, Connor, you whinge and yammer like a dog! I've seen your cods, and they're no' that big!"

This series really has it all. Alpha heroes? Check. Smart heroines? Check. Dramatic plots with realistic twists and turns? Check. Sexy, bare chested highlanders? Ooh, check check!

Favorite Quote
"So you're thinkin' that Rillieux's kiss proves that the good sister spoke truly when she said that servin' a husband is a travail?"
"Yes."
His eyes narrowed, his gaze upon her as if he were studying her, a grin tugging at his lips. "There's one wee kinch to your thinkin'. What Rillieux did to you--that wasna truly a kiss."
"It...It wasn't?" The look in his eyes made her belly flutter.
"Nay, it wasna." He reached our, wrapped an arm around her waist and--mon Dieu!--she knew what he meant to do. "This is a kiss."
Untamed brings us the best of both worlds. First of all, it's a Highland romance, and who doesn't love those? OK, so it's not set in the Highlands of Scotland, but it does have Highlanders, and for me, that is the essential qualification. Second, it's set somewhere even better (IMHO) — Colonial America!

Clare tells a compelling romance. The characters are sweet and sexy, and despite copious amounts of intimacy, the story is about their growing love for each other. It is classical historical romance, with none of the bodice-ripping of the 80s, and just a bit more sexual exploration (purely traditional) than you might find in a story written 20 years ago. (Or, I guess the 80s would be 30+ years ago. My, how time flies!)

This is the second book in the series I've read. I started with Defiant so I guess I'm reading these randomly. It hasn't hurt my enjoyment. These are romance novels after all. The guy is always going to get the girl and vice versa, the enjoyment comes in discovering their journey to love, even if you read about it later.

My favorite character so far is actually the "villian" Wentworth. At first, he comes across as a cardboard cutout of English Aristocracy with all its attitudes of superiority and slightly skewed notions of honor. As you read, you discover he's a rather complex, somewhat tragic figure. My favorite line in Untamed is when Joseph, one of the Highlander's Mahican buddies, says, "Somewhere inside Wentworth's body is a man fighting to come out." I will keep an eye out to see if Clare helps Wentworth find the woman who can set his world right. (please, please, please!)

And since this is a historical romance novel, I would be remiss not to comment on the history. The novel is set during the French and Indian War. I've been toying with some ideas around this time period myself. For me, this is the real beginning of the United States. It is the war that so depleted the coffers of the British Crown that they had to pass the Stamp Act, which led to the tax on tea, which led to the Boston Tea Party, which led to the Lexington and Concord, which led to....well, you see what I mean.

Untamed takes place largely around Fort Ticonderoga, a location that held such a strategic spot on the navigable waterways of the day, that it played an important role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. The author seems to have done her research, and I thought she did a great job with the history, including just enough to wet the history buff's appetite, but not so much as to risk losing an audience that couldn't care less.
It is important to read these books in order; they build upon each other. Morgan has become the leader of the Rangers now that Iain has been excused from British service. Morgan is seriously injured during a skirmish with the French. His captors try to save Morgan's life so they can interrogate him and then turn him over to the Indian tribe that wants to burn him alive.

One adventure follows another with little break in the action. I liked this one better than the first book. 4.5 stars

MacKinnon's Rangers
1. Surrender (2006)
2. Untamed (2008)
3. Defiant (2012)
3.5. Upon A Winter's Night (2013)