Lucy Monroe's Moon Craving

I really enjoyed this sequel to Moon Awakening. Remember Talorc? Well, his king apparantly thinks that having his betrothed get kidnapped and wed to the rival clan chieftan was poor form, so he sent another to him. It is Emily's half-sister Abigail! The one who she was trying to protect in the first book! But Abigail's mother is an evil woman who tells the king he must send her daughter to the Scottish laird. Abigail's big secret is that she is deaf; a fever stole her hearing when she was ...more I really enjoyed this sequel to Moon Awakening. Remember Talorc? Well, his king apparantly thinks that having his betrothed get kidnapped and wed to the rival clan chieftan was poor form, so he sent another to him. It is Emily's half-sister Abigail! The one who she was trying to protect in the first book! But Abigail's mother is an evil woman who tells the king he must send her daughter to the Scottish laird. Abigail's big secret is that she is deaf; a fever stole her hearing when she was 10. But Emily helped her to learn to read lips and no one but their father and Abigail's mother knew about her "affliction."
When Abigail is brought to scotland and meets her soon-to-be-husband, she is immediately intrigued by Talorc, and cannot believe this is the barbarian her sister wrote of. But she can never tell him of her deafness because if her own mother couldn't love her, how could she expect this strong Scottish laird to love her?
Talorc is surprised that when he meets Emily's sister that not only does he like her, his wolf sits up and howls for her. The protective and possessive streak that pops up causes him to disregard his hatred of the English and marry her in their Chrechte custom the next day. The 2 day ride to Sinclair land gives him a chance to like his little bride, and upon reaching his keep, he introduces her as their lady...so she is accepted where Emily was not. But he still hasn't told her that he is a wolf, and she hasn't let on that she is deaf. But Talorc finds out and shames her in front of his men, mostly he is just hurt from what he sees as a huge betrayal, and Abigail tries to prove she loves him. Surprisingly though, the clan is impressed with her strength to function so well. Abigail begins to hear his voice in her head and thinks she is going crazy...he never told her they are sacred mates. It is only when Emily comes for a visit that she spills the beans. there is one more small plot twist that is pretty well done, and allows two true matings to occur. And they truly do get their HEA. It was a cute, quick read