The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley

The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie (Mackenzies & McBrides, #1)

by Jennifer Ashley

A woman is drawn to a dangerously intruiging man in this unique historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley.

It was whispered all through London Society that Ian Mackenzie was mad, that he’d spent his youth in an asylum, and was not to be trusted—especially with a lady. For the reputation of any woman caught in his presence was instantly ruined.
 
Yet Beth found herself inexorably drawn to the Scottish lord whose hint of a brogue wrapped around her like silk and whose touch could draw her into a world of ecstasy. Despite his decadence and his intimidating intelligence, she could see that he needed help. Her help. Because suddenly the only thing that made sense to her was…The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie.

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I'd forgotten how much I like Ian MacKenzie. Although it's been a while since I've read this book, I've read other MacKenzie and McBride books lately, and I love the glimpses of Ian in those books, but nothing quite compares to the intensity of his story.

What Ian wants, Ian goes after. And because he is who he is, he's not shy about telling Beth exactly what that is. It makes for some seriously hot romance. If you like your heroes damaged and with major trauma in their history, Ian MacKenzie is your hero. I adored seeing Ian get his HEA, because if anyone deserved one, it was Ian.

I liked Beth, too, although Ian really steals the show (the book?). I think that's natural in romances, where one character tends to get more page love than others, but that doesn't mean Beth isn't her own person, either. She's just so well-suited for Ian. The fact that she doesn't necessarily come from Ian's world works in their favor.

Even when I read this book for the first time, it wasn't my first MacKenzie & McBrides book, so I went into this already knowing the MacKenzie brothers. But it was so fun seeing the brothers before their HEAs that now I want to reread the rest of the books, too. And maybe I will. But in order this time.

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