The Brat

Well-written, steamy historical romances (medieval in particular) are my favorite, and this one is among the best I've ever read. I typically enjoy Lynsay Sands' HRs, but I would consider most to be 4-star reads; this one is by far my favorite of the lot!"The Brat" (Murie) is the spoiled goddaughter of the king who was orphaned at a young age and lived at court since. Balan is a baron from the northern lands of England who has faithfully served his king through his warrior skills, but his lands have suffered as the plague wiped out more than half of his people. He is in need of a bride with a sizeable dowry to restore things to what they once were, and he has come to court to seek such a lady. Unfortunately, the pickings are slim... and then The Brat is thrown into the mix as the queen has deemed it time for her to wed. No WAY does he want to get saddled with a selfish, spoiled woman no matter how beautiful she is. But there is something he (and many others) don't know... Murie isn't really a brat. It was an act she put on to survive life at court amidst jealous women who would otherwise make her life a living hell. Now that she is ready to marry and permitted to pick her own groom, will he give her the chance to prove she isn't really a brat?This book is one I have re-read many times and never seem to get tired of! I love the plot, and the execution is flawless! There is action, mystery, scandal, and lots of steamy goodness! I especially appreciated that when there were misunderstandings that could have thrown a major wrench in the progress of the story, the author had them settled quickly. It is a pet peeve of mine when there are miscommunication issues because if the MCs would only talk to each other, it would all be sorted out. Thankfully, Sands was on my anti-unnecessary angst wagon and kept things flowing. Highly recommended, fun, yummy read!Plot --- 5/5Main Characters --- 5/5Supporting Cast --- 5/5Steam Level --- 4/5Violence --- minimalLanguage --- don't recall anyPOV --- 3rd

I have both Kindle and Audible editions of The Brat.I can always count on Lynsay Sands for a great Medieval Romance. All of her books are really good.King Edward has ordered his Goddaughter Lady Murie Somerdale to wed. Him and the Queen has been know to spoil her endlessly. The court thinks she is a Brat and use to getting her way. Murie is bought to court as the Kings Ward after her parents death as a very Young child. She was taunted and berated by the other ladies in the court. She learned to put defenses up once she met a real friend Lady Emilie. The two become very close friends and Emilie teaches her how to defend herself from the mean girls by Crying and Screaming in tears. LOLThe King and Queen love Murie and are very kind to her.Lord Balan Gaynor has come to court accompanied by his cousin Osgoode. He needs to marry a very rich lady to bring Gaynor Castle and lands back up to its normally high standards. The Plague know as the Black Death has killed off most of Balan's tenants. Lots of castles and mass holdings throughout the land have gone to ruin and poverty because of the Black Plague.Balan and Osgoode overhear a plot by Lord Malculinas and his sister Lauda to trick the Kings goddaughter Murie into marrying Malculinas. They set out to stop it.Balan is the one who falls into the plot and Murie chooses him to marry.Once married someone is trying to murder Balan. Murie is not having it. She thwarts every attempt made on his life. Murie is a wonderful young lady. She is No Brat at all. She is kind, intelligent and compassionate. Although bought up in a privilege lifestyle she is hardworking and intent on bringing her new home up to high standards.Balan and Murie have one Hot erotic marriage. The story moves quickly. You sort know early on who the villain is but why is the wonder of it.Great love story great secondary characters. I loved Osgoode. I hope he has a story. The only thing I wanted was and epilog to find out if Emilie and Reginald had there baby and if Balan and Murie had an heir.

Its a funny, quirky but beautiful love story. She did it again. I didn't guess the culprit in this book either. I think that's because I'm always experiencing a myriad of emotions, much like a rollercoaster, ups, downs, being swirled about left and right. I was just to busy enjoying the ride to keep.an eye out for the bad guy.

I didn't think that The Brat was Lynsay Sands best work. I found it to be a bit on the ho hum side with the heroine pretty much lack luster. The hero Balin didn't strike a cord in me either so maybe it was the formal court setting of that time with all it's pomp and unwashed gilt that was a turn off for me. The plot of the story is that "The Brat", Murie is seen as a spoiled young woman when she is nothing of the sort. Balin at first wants nothing to do with her until he sees the truth. Another man also wants her and Balin must be a step ahead of him in order to have Murie to himself. The book does have some good humorous parts. Usually I like most everything of Sands that's why I gave it three stars instead of two.

SURPRISE! With this title and genre (Brat' and historical romance') you'd think 'predictable', but you'd be wrong! This was fun, romantic and entertaining! and ... I'm a sucker for 'happy endings' and 'making love' instead of 'scratching an itch', booty call, sex.

Love anything written by Lynsay Sands. Her books are funny and you cannot read them fast enough. This book was no exception. I highly recommend all her historicals. If you don't like historicals, read her Argeneau Vampire series. It's interesting, funny, and you'll become hooked on the series and the characters.

shes a brilliant author anyway, but I really loved this. I was so surprised at the end at the person who was trying to do the killing. wouldn't have guessed it. I wanted to go back and read it again just to see what I missed the first time.

I love reading historical books by Lyndsay Sands.I really liked this story where the women are the ones that are doing the saving of what time their not doing something that is so funny that you cannot help but fall in love with this story.