Men in Kilts

I live in a community next to the pool, and I finally came out of my total absorption in this book to hear some, um, comments. Not clearly, of course, just somewhere in the neighborhood of "What is that crazy loon next door laughing about now?" As I am in the AZ region all the windows are open. Hmmm. Note to self: close windows when reading Katie MacAlister. Men in Kilts was one of the gut-busters I love so much. Kathie the American at the Murder in Manchester conference in London quickly becomes a moron in the presence of a lovely Scotsman, Iain (well, in my book, how could a big Scot not be lovely?). For some male macho reason Iain finds Kathie's witlessness very amusing. The story line of two cultures and mindsets meeting, clashing and totally crossing signals is entertaining with it's freshness. And how many of us ladies have not dreamed, even if knowing it to be completely impractical and possibly yucky, of a simple life with a lovely Scots sheepherder? Or something like that. To read this gem is to love it and keep it to read over and over. As another reviewer said, order a second book for when this one wears out and never, ever loan it out. Now, from my education of growing up with a dear friend whose family owns a large sheep ranch, I can say Katie got it right. That's what makes this book not just fluff. This lady did her research of a working sheep farm, understood it and described it well. It was something like reading a journal of my very enthusiastic experience helping my friend's family out with all the moments of owning sheep. For that alone, Men in Kilts could have been somewhat dry until you throw in Kathie Williams, mystery writer, and Iain MacLaren, mystery reader. Sensual, witty; I think I'll go and read it again. Just to make sure I didn't miss any good parts!

First of all, I am not a 'romance-reader'. Nothing against them just never interested, but almost every friend I have is a romance-addict so on their urging I gave it a try and this was the book I picked - based entirely on the title/cover.Second: I enjoyed this WAAAYYYYY more than I thought I would. It was written in a snappy, modern dilect similar to a sitcom. (think early 'Friends' and 'Seinfeld'.) Being from Wyoming I was able to relate to the book on a couple of levels: The sheep-farming grounded the story enough to add some believability and Kathie reminded me so much of the East-coast women who come out here to, ahem: "Save a horse, ride a cowboy" that I was wiping tears out of my eyes from laughing so hard! Yes, the 'fish out of water' premise is a bit ridiculous but hey, from what I've seen and heard from other romance's there is supposed to be a certain amount of "this could only happen in a cartoon" element.I had my friends read this as well, they did enjoy it although they also felt it may not entirely qualify as a traditional romance novel. (Kathie's sarcasm kind of detracts from more traditionally softer-spoken heriones.) Hence it is perhaps to not all tastes.I was not swept off my feet but I was entertained BIG time! And even though Kathie was not some one I would go out of my way to be pals with I was glad to see her succeed in her new surroundings, which rarely happens out here when an East-coast transplant knocks boots with some cute cowboy.

Katie MacAlister's Men in Kilts is a romantic story that took me away to a sheep farm in the Highlands of Scotland.Kathie Williams is a mystery novelist who goes to England to attend a Mystery Writers conference. She is immediately drawn to a handsome and tall man she see's across the room. You can almost feel Kathie melting when she discovers Iain is a Scotsman with a deep Scottish brogue and all.Quickly - very quickly - their romance takes off. Kathie finds herself immersed into Iain's world and life. An instant favorite for me since both character's are a wee bit older than you classic romance novels - Kathie is 37 years old and Iain is 47 years old. Their physical attraction and steamy scenes are wonderfully written. Iain's character is a strong, Scotsman who doesn't 'share' much about his feelings but he does 'show' them in his actions - and oh, how his actions speak!Iain has grown son's for his first marriage and carries some scars from his first marriage; leaving Kathie to break through the wall that Iain has set around his heart. Not all is rosy in Kathie and Iain's relationship. Iain oldest son is about a warm as the Highland's in the winter and Iain's ex-flame (who also happens to be his neighbor), tries everything possible to break the two apart. The trials Kathie and Iain go through brings them to an understanding of each other and bonds them together into a love I felt would last them into forever.In KM's wonderful writing wit, the story is delightful, romantic, steamy and funny. I really loved this story and have returned for a reread time and time again.

Kathie Williams writes mystery books. She's attending a conference in Manchester, England when she meets sexy and irresistible Ian MacLaren. Kathie falls in love with Ian at first sight and Ian is taken with Kathie as well. After rumpling the sheets of Kathie's hotel room, they head back to Ian's sheep farm in the Highlands. And that's where the trouble starts. Ian's son Archie and his neighbor Bridget hate Kathie, and his housekeeper isn't fond of her either. Then there is Kathie's family who disapproves of their relationship... True love conquers all, right?Ian is mellow, not a big talker, but when he does, his Scottish bur is delicious. And he is very, very sexy. Kathie is a sweetheart. She has a tendency to whine a bit and burst into tears often but she's sweet and her adoration for Ian is endearing. With its cast of very colorful characters and lots of steamy sex scenes between Ian and Kathie, Men in Kilts is a lot of fun and very entertaining.Nannettereviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Katie MacAlister has such a great wit and humor when she writes that I love this book soooo much. The main character is plus size and the main man is Scottish which is just amazing all around. It make me laugh and cry and feel all the emotions!! 100% recommend reading it!!!!!

This book was LUDICROUS. To begin with the characters are ridiculous and not in a good way. So is the story line. Kathie falls for Iain on the first day, moves in with him on the fourth day and tells him she loves him on the 6th day. If this weren’t enough to make him run for the hills, she also has intense and wildly over the top attempts to get him to say he loves her and then marry her in absolutely no time at all (1-2 months). She’s about as subtle as a gun. Then, if that weren’t enough, the main antagonist is so absurdly over the top in her aggressive attempts to win Iain back that she’s like a trope of a villain, and yet none of her schemes really throw a spanner in the works and cause a conflict to resolve. To be honest though, I’d still rather read about Bridget as Kathie is B. O. R. ing.Also, the consistent incorrect references/uses of British slang, pop culture food etc was extremely irritating. Calling a woman a mare is an insult (you daft mare), Tom Jones is Welsh, not English, crumpets are nothing like breakfast muffins; and twiglets are marmite flavoured snacks a bit like pretzels, not sweets. I could go on but I think I’ve made my point.The final nail in the coffin of this book was that their insanely fast and relatively dull and uncomplicated relationship and story ends about 70% of the way through the book. The final 30% is an only half accurate and very boring outline of the trials and tribulations of sheep farming.-3/10 do not recommend.

Very American.

Zwar hab ich nicht alles zweifelsfrei verstanden, weil meine Englisch nicht perfekt ist, aber mit dem Kindle und einem darauf installiertem Wörterbuch lässt sich da abhelfen. Und die Dinge die selbst das Diktionary nicht wusste waren vermutlich nicht Wert verstanden zu werden! ;DVom Inhalt her hat es mir sehr gut gefallen, viele witzige Wendungen und Dialoge und ein wirklich süßes Happy End!Schade dass es nicht auf Deutsch übersetzt wird, nur um mein Englich zu überprüfen! ;D