On Bended Knee (The Highland Brides #3) By Tanya Anne Crosby

KatieV

Enjoyable if forgettable. Mostly cute. Bascially a story of the cool kid who grew up to fall in love with the outcast girl he once picked on. He believes she loves another, which is just desserts.

Warning to pet lovers:

Cheesecake

I'm gonna say 3.5 stars rounded up because it was a sweet story with likeable characters.

Colin the lady's ~~man~~ highlander, and Seana the girl who isn't perfect.

Seana and Colin grew up together but they were a world apart. Everything came easy for Colin and nothing came for Seana. But she's pretty (beautiful to Colin) and has a strong will. She takes care of her ailing father and makes his whiskey now that he can't anymore. She's led a lonely life and wants to marry to find a better place for her father to live. She chooses Broc who was the only other kid who showed her kindness when they were children.
But Broc doesn't see her that way, so she goes to Colin for help in romancing Broc. Colin doesn't recognize her at first as the girl he said mean things to when they were kids. Her limp is almost unnoticeable now and she's a pretty.

Then there's Page's evil father showing up again. Not sure why when he didn't want Page in the first novel and made no bones about it. But I guess the author felt the story needed a villain.

I loved the way Seana kept her cool around Colin despite the strong attraction. It baffled Colin. She also told Colin some home truths and he started to see that his life was rather shallow and maybe even a bit selfish. There's a nice growth arc for Colin as he learns to be a better person and falls in love with the girl he disparaged when he was a young feckless fool.

But the story is a little dull in places and the villain was just kinda OTT and ridiculous.
It's a pretty safe read.
I liked the way the villain was dealt with at the end ; )

violence safety.
romantic safety
Now about her lame leg

Debby *BabyDee*

Would have been better if narration was good. Narratir made characters unbelievable and immature.

Missy

2.75 out of 5.

Not recommended for dog lovers.

Maura

Seana was teased mercilessly as a child because of a lame leg and she was brokenhearted when the boy she loved, Colin, joined in the teasing. She found comfort with a friend, Broc, and vowed to marry him. As grown ups, Seana's leg is better, her father is dying and she needs to marry quickly and Colin is something of a man-whore, who honestly doesn't remember who Seana is. She seeks out Colin to help her woo his best friend, Broc. Colin is a self-centered asshole to start...he's uncomfortable with his tendency toward prejudice, he assumes the worst and looks down on certain people and he never does anything without expecting something in return. Seana makes him see the error of his ways. It really was great to see Colin become a better person throughout this story. He reflects on things he's done and doesn't like himself very much. And his actions show how much he has changed. This was a very sweet and adorable romance. I was a tad irritated with the dialogue and the writing out of the brogue. It's okay on occasion, but when the English wife of the laird is using "verra" instead of very after only a few months with them, it's going too far.

Jac K

Enjoyable enough, but I won’t remember it next week. On Bended Knee is the third book of the Highlands Brides series. The entire series is free on KU and part of audible escapes. (although the narrator reads in a corny voice that certainly doesn’t help the story)

The book starts with Seana the “weird kid” with a bum leg and a drunk dad staring longingly at Colin Mac Brodie the “cool kid” that everybody wants. Colin succumbs to peer pressure teasing and spurns her love humiliating her, but Broc comes to offer kind words.

Fast forward a decade or so and Seana HATES Colin. He’s a man-whore, but she needs his help because she desperately wants to marry Broc. She’s loved him since that day, and needs to marry so she can have a home…cuz she lives in a cave, and her sick dad needs a warm bed for the winter. These two yahoos soon start having feelings for each other.

I found the book, just ok. There was nothing memorable, and honestly the only time I felt “moved” in the slightest is when Broc’s dog is killed. (the dog from book 1 with the fleas)

Tanya Kaley

I bought this book from amazon after reading the look inside portion, the intro was particularly captivating, it engaged me right from the first word. The appeal was the characters, they were real and had flaws. I was moved to tears at some parts of this story as I could relate to Seana and some of the hardships she had to endure. I decided Colin And Seana were meant to be together of course I had to find out the outcome. I was compelled to read this book from one end to the other the moment I opened to the first page. I look forward to more books by the same author.

*Queen of Hearts*

I enjoyed it. It was one of those books that calms you down and make you comfortable. After you read a book that takes you on a emotional rollercoaster ride and you need something to sooth and relax your book hangover, but at the same time keep you interested ...yeah this is one of those books. It wasn't as if it was s hurricane, but it's okay, a slow gentle breeze is just as memorable.
I really love to read about old Scotland. And all the Lairds and there women. There old ways and there manliness. Its all so sexy and intriguing to me.

☽ Rhiannon ✭ Mistwalker ☾

I really enjoyed this! I’m shaving off a half-star because the heroine was basically no longer disabled when she grew up. It’s not ideal as a standalone, as there is quite a bit of plot built off from the earlier books. Kinda sad that it doesn’t seem like Alison and Leith had their own story? I’d have liked to read their romance. (3.5)

Kiesha ~ Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd

This one was much better than book 2! The characters were engaging and the plot was good enough to hold my interest. The same narrator narrates this story so that was a negative but otherwise I was pleasantly surprised.

Story - 4 - 4.5
Narration - 2

Theresa

Unfortunately for me I didn't read the second book yet, but offered the third for free, well I would just be a little lost.

Seana had a twisted leg as a little girl and had few friends. As a little girl she loved Colin, but he joined in with the taunting kids. But Broc was there to make her feel better.

So when as an adult ( with a leg that is all better because he father broke it to help her) she sees that her father will die if she doesn't get him out of the cairn, she decides she will get Broc to marry her. And she decides Colin will help her.

Colin.

The guy that she was in love with. The skirt chaser. How she thought this was going to work is beyond me. I suppose she thought that because she viewed Colin as a skirtchaser that she would be immune. Or she thought her "love" for Broc was too strong.

Well of course that doesn't work out. But Tanya Anne Crosby has such a masterful way of spinning the story around you. You don't want to close the book, you want to stay there watching Colin fall in love with Seana.

There is also the side plot of Fitzsimmon wanting his daughter back and that plot is confusing, but I'm going to guess that it id because I missed book two.

The stories overlap in the most dramatic and amazing way possible. It was amazing and I just want to geek out and talk about every minute of the story from the moment Broc and Seana hear crying.

So good!!!

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Aj

An engaging plot driven romance. I enjoyed the story and romance.

Eleni

An entertaining read

This is an entertaining read with strong characters, a compelling plot and some steamy scenes. Recommended for fans of the genre and the series.

DEBORAH LINCOLN

An light entertaining Scottish tale.

Such a simple story yet filled with such colorful endearing characters that I loved this read .. I would recommend for a fast happy fix!

LUAYNE

Goodread

Four point five stars. Too much sadness. Interesting mystic cat touch. Needed more info on Constance, after her rescue. Still,good read to continue series.

Rhonda Almodovar

Romance, Intrigue and Uisge Beatha in the Highlands!!

This is the third book in this collection of books in the series that I just finished. It was a very good book with great character building, a detailed fleshed out story as well as appearances from characters from the previous novels (since they're family now, but don't live together). This story follows the lives of Colin MacBrodie and Seana (H/h). The following is a short summation (some spoilers) of my interpretation of this romance novel. Seana has no clan, as she and her father live in a creagh (caves) that is located on three different clan families property (MacLean, MacBrodies, MacKinnon). From the story, Seana's mother died after she was born (childbirth difficulties) and she and her father, Donal the drunk, moved from their house to these caves to live in, after she died because he couldn't stand for people to give condolences about his wife, or how he makes a living, how and where he tends to his whiskey, or how he raised his daughter. Donal tends his still (in a secret location) and sells it to the locals for their livelihood. By his namesake, he drinks more than he sells a lot of the time (as he tastes what he creates like all people do that creates food/beverage for people). Donal is all she has and he loves her and she him. The story of Colin MacLean and Seana starts (for her at least) when they are children. She has a birth defect and is bullied and taunted and teased by the other children in the clans. Everyone (boys and girls) love Colin, as he is everything the boys want to be (gorgeous, gregarious, good at everything) and the girls want him for their own anyway they can have him and do (he gets quite the reputation as he gets older). He just has that vibe (bad boy) that some guys instinctively have. A very bad incident happens when they are young, and she never forgives him or forgets him. Seana also meets/makes friends with his (Colin's) best friend, Broc Ceannfhionn (means blonde in Gaelic). He is big/tall for his age and ends up being Seana's champion throughout childhood and beyond.

When Seana gets older, her father is getting ill and she wants to get married, so that her father will have some where to lay his head that is not the cold, hard ground. She wants to have a house to live in for her father. It's drafty and cold in the cairn and it is making him wheeze, fatigued, and feeble. The sunlight hurts his eyes, so he can't make his secret family recipe of uisge beatha ( handed down for generations). He has taught Seana how to make it with the still, when he is too ill to get up from his pallet on the ground and make it his self.

Seana gets the idea that she wants to marry Broc but he doesn't look/like her in that way. She doesn't know what to do about it. The story is about what happens when she wants to approach his best friend (Colin), for help to go about this, but they haven't seen each other since "the incident" in their childhood and he doesn't remember her. What ensues is a great romantic story that I, for one, will never forget. It is really touching. All of the clans get involved at the end for a mystery that answers questions that some might have had at the end of the first book. Oh, BTW, no spoilers but my fave scene is near the end and their plan that the women come up with is so freakin' hilarious!! I can just imagine that happening! I cheered at the end. I'm on to the next book. I would recommend this book. It is for adults due to sexual scenarios. They can be read as stand alone, as the author does a good job of filling the reader in on what they might have missed in the other books, but you WILL definitely have a much more enriched reading experience if you read them in order, IMO. Cheers...

Jayne

This is the story of Seana, Donal the Drunk's lame daughter. Although I was charmed by the main romance between Seana and Colin Mac Brodie, I felt myself drawn to the story between father and daughter.

Seana has such love for her father that she firmly believes she is in love with Broc and that she will marry him to make her ailing father's life a better one. Seana's love, though, has been buried deep since a childhood incident of cruelty nearly destroyed it.

Seana and her father are poor. They live in a cairn, which is a house of the dead, and usually sit at the base of a castle. This cairn has been forgotten, possibly for centuries, and it is where Seana was raised.

Donal is not the most perfect of father's but he dearly loves his daughter and tries to do what is right by her. It is rather heroic when he decides he must do what he can to fix his child's leg so she will not be shunned by the other children.

When Donal becomes the child and his daughter his parent, Seana does everything she can think of to keep her father warm, fed, and safe.

It is not enough, sadly, and the man Seana thought she did not want is right beside her to help her.

Colin Mac Brodie is a rogue and seemingly does not care to change but it is Seana who shows him that there is much more to him then finding a bed-partner at night. Colin begins to think about the flaws he has that he can change, and soon realises that he had noble qualities within but all it took was the right woman to bring those out.

Colin is introduced in previous stories, and he is a terribly randy man. He parties, he flirts, and he sleeps with any woman that takes his fancy. After all, he is so beautiful and all the women want him. Right?

Seana disabuses Colin of that notion right away and he is snared simply because he cannot believe that there would be a woman who does not want him.

The full story is a wonderful one that is well-written and everyone will fall in love with Seana. You may not like Colin at first but as he falls in love his better qualities are revealed, and the reader is able to forgive his past.

I would give this story many more stars if I could but all I am allowed is five. This is a book to keep.

Lela

This book has a plot more similar to "The Mackinnon's Bride" (Book 1 of the series) in the sense that you get to see from the point of view of a "villain" (both FitzSimon and Cameron), much like Lagan from the first story.

Colin is a complex character, and he certainly isn't always likeable. He plays fast and loose with consent and objectifying women, but he does evolve and develop as the story goes.

Seana and Broc's friendship is so sweet, and Broc standing up for little 11 year old Seana was wonderful.

I'm not sure the narrative between FitzSimon and Cameron lines up with "MacKinnon's Hope" (the "epilogue" to "Mackinnon's Bride" which was released separately). I'm not a fan of inconsistencies.

Poor Mary Bells! I hate when the dog dies in books. *HATE*

I loved Seana's love/hate relationship with "My Love" the cat. It's a wonderful foil for Mary Bells. I also loved Donnell saying "One day you'll see a cat, perhaps with My Love, and it will be me watching over you" and she said "If you treat me the way My Love does, I may whack you over the head and bury you a second time." It was a sweet thought and hilarious. And then My Love let Seana hold her and Colin disrupted it in a fit of jealousy. Also, hilarious. All hilarity aside, the two cats tugged at my heartstrings. I'm so sorry Donnell didn't get to see Seana marry.

I love how all of the women (from 4 different clans) banded together to save Colin. The plan was genius... few men, especially in those times, would have resisted a moonlight "orgy" and it was a safe assumption that the women would be underestimated. Hell, the men didn't even want to listen to Seana's plan at first, because Seana was a woman. It was satisfying that the women saved the day, her plan worked, and now every man that bore witness learned a valuable lesson about the canniness of women.

Ending with a sex scene was an interesting choice, but it is notable that there was no sex to speak of throughout the story, even though Colin was a rogue and womanizer.

Leah

Colin Mac Brodie broke Seana's heart when they were but children. He shunned her because of her weak leg and threw a rock at her. Colin, because of issues he had with his father, finds himself very uncomfortable around anyone that's anything less than perfection. Years later, she approaches Colin to ask for his aid in helping her woo Broc, Colin's best friend. He doesn't recognize her at all. He just knows this woman he is so attracted to, doesn't seem to want to give him the time of day outside of the help she needs. He's finding himself struggling between wanting her for himself and wanting to do what's right for her. All his life he's been selfish and through her strength, courage, and love he's finding himself wanting to give unconditionally.

There is another story going on involving Broc's cousin, Cameron, and Cameron's little sister, Constance. My heart was breaking by chapter 12. There is a kidnapping, deceit, two losses that tore at my heart, touches of magic that I believe truly exist in Scotland, laughter, and hearts that open to love. I enjoyed the fact that characters I came to love from the previous books in this series play major rolls in this story. Tanya weaves tales that will leave your heart full and a smile upon your face.

Donna

Nowhere did I see any allusions to Seana being a child of the fairies except in the book’s descriptor here on Goodreads. She was the drunk brewer’s crippled daughter who somehow manages to grow to adulthood with apparently no interaction with anyone but her father and Broc after an unfortunate run-in with other children years before. There was also no indication that Broc was in love with another woman unless the write-up refers to his high regard for McKinnon’s bride, Page. Having Colin also recall and feel guilty over what to him was probably a minor incident in his childhood is quite the stretch. Ditto for his sudden introspection and acceptance of his perceived shortcomings.

I assume Page’s father is hoping to use her as a pawn in a marriage that would benefit him somehow, although that is never addressed. Why does he go to all the trouble to attempt to kidnap her when he’d had absolutely no affection for her the entire time she was growing up, especially when the king had given his blessing to her marriage to McKinnon?

Colin and Seana’s passion seemed lukewarm after the earlier romances. A more compelling relationship was the friendship formed between Meghan, Seana and Alison.

Regiane Moreira

Muito gostoso o enredo, mas...

Bem, eu estou adorando os enredos dessa autora. São bem desenvolvidos, fluem e prendem a atenção. Sabe aquelas séries onde você fica louca para saber o que vai acontecer com um outro personagem que te cativa? Do tipo que você lê rápido e não sai com o peito agoniado, pelo enredo? Pois bem, é desse tipo de série e me pegou de jeito.
Mas... um grande "MAS", é a tradução e revisão. Que horror! Em alguns momentos dá vontade de chorar com a displicência do tradutor e revisor com o trabalho. Acredito que a autora não esteja ciente disso. Não é possível.
Não falo de um errinho ou outro que se encontra normalmente, isso realmente nem me incomoda, mas são muitos erros. Muitos mesmo, ao ponto de ter que tirar pontuação do livro, que é bom, por causa do mal tradutor.
Como não consigo quebrar minhas estrelas, dei 3 para arredondar, porque na verdade é 2,7, os descontos do 4 que eu ia dar são pela tradução e revisão... (E fui muito boazinha nesses descontos). Se é que teve um ser de carne e osso fazendo isso.

Cindy

Book #3 in the series. Somehow I skipped book 2. No matter, I still remember book one well enough not to get lost. You can read as a stand alone, but characters & situations from the first 2 books reoccur in this story.
This is the clean version of a story called "On Bended Knee" that TAC wrote a while ago. No sex or profanity. Focus is on the story & the romance.

I liked this one! Heroine is poor, but proud. Due to an accident during her birth, she had a lame leg, but her father helped her out with it.
The hero is shallow & selfish, as well as handsome & built like a god. He doesn't remember being mean to the heroine when they were young & doesn't even remember her name! He's attracted to her though & she's attracted as well. He has an epiphany & tries to become a better person.

There's some side action with Page's English father trying to cause trouble. The HEA is satisfying.

Title	:	On Bended Knee (The Highland Brides #3)
Author	:	Tanya Anne Crosby
Rating	:
ISBN	:	-
Language	:	English
Format Type	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	301
Publication	:	First published January 1, 1999

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