With a nearly flawless narrative - and that's saying something because it had to be difficult to maintain the character of Ian - and a plot that includes mystery, intrigue, and family betrayal, the The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie was a totally engrossing read that I found impossible to put down. Their relationship is darkly seductive and their story is both heartfelt and enchanting. And just as delightfully stubborn as his Beth, the woman he sees true value in, despite her questionable heritage and former marriage. The wounded and tormented Ian with his autism, a condition that in 1881 would have been so grievously mishandled as mislabeled as madness, a flawed but proud and dedicated soul, and one who is both smart and sly when needs be. Both characters are misfits in the time they live and the positions they hold, and yet so perfectly matched. What was most compelling about The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie was the indomitable spirit of heroine Beth Ackerley and the nearly feral dedication of Lord Ian Mackenzie. I'm so very pleased that the reviews definitely did this book justice, because it was fantastic. No, she wants to take her money and find peace, to travel, to learn art, to sit back and fondly remember her brief but happy marriage to her late husband.Īnd then Ian Mackenzie decides he wants her.I picked up The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie strictly on the merits of the reviews () and my enjoyment of the first of Jennifer Ashley's Shifters Unbound series, Pride Mates, despite not being a huge follower or fan of historical romances. She was raised in drama-an alcoholic father who drove them into the workhouse, a frail mother she had to nurse until her death, a fussy old lady she became constant companion to.

She has decided that she wants no more drama in her life. He's also hard and handsome and has a penchant for Ming pottery and beautiful women.īeth Ackerley, widow, has recently come into a fortune. The youngest brother, Ian, known as the Mad Mackenzie, spent most of his young life in an asylum, and everyone agrees he is decidedly odd. Rumors surround them-of tragic violence, of their mistresses, of their dark appetites, of scandals that set England and Scotland abuzz. A lady couldn't be seen with them without ruin. Meet the Mackenzie family-rich, powerful, dangerous, eccentric.

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