Too Scot to Handle

May 29, 2017
Burrowes’s second Windham Brides historical (after The Trouble with Dukes) isn’t quite Pride and Prejudice, but her bold riff on Jane Austen’s famous opening line declares her intent to come close, and she certainly has the pitch just right for a humorous Regency-era novel. Miss Anwen Windham, an Englishwoman who is fiercely protective of those she loves, and Lord Colin MacHugh, a wealthy Scottish distillery owner who’s a fish out of water in London, are both do-gooders whose current project is trying to save the House of Wayward Urchins and its incorrigible occupants. Anwen’s uncle’s sly matchmaking is all the funnier for its subtlety, and Burrowes cleverly hides clues in plain sight that indicate Colin’s mentor will become his enemy. But the romance lacks emotional friction between the leads, and no amount of purple prose about Anwen’s pink flesh can make up for its absence.

May 15, 2017

The Windhams have been popular with readers since Burrowes released The Heir (2010). This offshoot featuring the nieces to the Duke and Duchess of Moreland gives fans even more time with these fascinating folks, especially the younger men. Here, Anwen Windham is devoted to her orphanage and finds assistance from a Scottish lord both helpful and distracting.

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June 1, 2017
As Burrowes continues her Windham Brides series, following The Trouble with Dukes (2016), Anwen Windham is volunteering at a boys' orphanage and cares passionately for her charges. She knows operating funds are dwindling and wishes she could convince the wealthy board members to contribute. Colin MacHugh is eager to spend more time with the fiery redhead, the sister of his brother Hamish's bride. He helps corral the boys and redirect their energies when they want to return to being thieves on the streets, and even though he runs into all kinds of trouble, he attempts to both raise funds and court Anwen. The talented Burrowes creates a smart, appealing couple in another of her socially conscious, splendidly sexy romances.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)