Tapestry Romance #85
SPOILER ALERT ⚠
1 star
The Book
Let me spoil this turkey and save anyone who’s even contemplating reading this mess of a book their valuable time. As far as I know, we only live one life, and there’s no reason to spend a moment of it in undeserved agony.
(Highland Tryst is also about 30 years out of print, so I don’t feel too bad about hurting anyone’s career.)
The Plot
Kathlyn and Alex are from warring Scottish clans. When Highland Tryst begins, they are already lovers, frequently meeting for very intimate encounters. They’ve seen each other naked, inside and out. They know what the other looks like, sounds like, smells like…
So to be totally clear: they’ve HAD SEX WITH EACH OTHER MANY TIMES.
Their families discover the affair. The secret lovers are cruelly separated. Kathlyn flees from her family into the wilderness and comes into danger.
Duncan, an ugly, deformed stranger, rescues her. His looks repel Kathlyn at first. He cares for her and shows her his gentle nature. Duncan is so kind that eventually, they fall in love.
And HAVE SEX.
So now, Kathlyn is torn between two men. On the one hand, there is her handsome former lover. On the other is the kind–yet ugly–stranger who saved her.
Guess what? There’s a twist…
Duncan is actually Alex! He was in disguise the whole time. With a bit of mud here, some padding there, a change of facial expressions, and viola! He created a new secret identity that only he and the plastic surgeons of the 21st century could master.
All is well and Kathlyn and Alex have their HEA.
Final Analysis of Highland Tryst
Highland Tryst by Jean Canavan. What can I say about it? It was dumb… Just dumb.
And boring, to boot!
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