After their father passed, Ian's oldest brother, Hart, the new duke, had him released, and in gratitude, he now uses his unique brain to help Hart with business and political matters.
Lord Ian Mackenzie was abused by his father, who later had him committed to an asylum because his mind works differently than everyone else's. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hop.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch.And lucky for you, it's still on sale for $1.99 if you want to grab it! Just don't wait three years to read it like I did, lol. That gave a different flavor to the story.Īnd boy was the story steamy-more so than I'm used to reading in historicals, so that was a fun surprise. :) Overall, I'm glad that I finally pulled this one off my virtual shelf and read it. She was an older heroine who has lived some life (she's a widow) and wasn't raised with wealth.
I also liked that she wasn't the typical historical heroine. The heroine was a great fit for Ian-strong-willed and not letting him get away with anything. The story itself involves a bit of a mystery, but what I loved most was the couple. I also liked that she showed his frustration with himself because he can't help doing some things a certain way. He was smart and endearing and sometimes frustrating, but still a sexy, swoon-worthy hero. Also, sometimes I'm scared to read them because if it isn't portrayed accurately or respectfully, I get annoyed. I'm happy to say that Jennifer Ashley did a splendid job with Lord Ian's portrayal as a high-functioning Aspie. So I'm always curious to read stories when that's portrayed.
The hero has Asperger Syndrome (though it isn't defined as such within the story because, in those times, they would've just thought the person was mad.) My son is on the spectrum and leans closest to Asperger's. I know why I bought it in the first place-besides the recs. Then I saw people mentioning last week that it was on sale again and Dear Author raved about it, so I dug it out the pile on my Kindle. Amazon shows that I bought this book on a sale in October of 2013, but I never read it. That's the case for The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. You ever have a book that you buy because someone recommended it, but then you forget about it and it sits on your shelf or on your e-reader forever? I have so many of those, so sometimes it takes not just one or two mentions of a book, but repeated, beat-me-over-the-head mentions to get me to pick it up.
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