The MacGregor Brides

I love the whole Macgregor series! I bought the whole collection in paperback and re-read them every now and then. This was the first book I read so I'm leaving my review on here instead of leaving a review on each one.
All of the stories starred strong women, swoon worthy men, a laugh out loud and emotional story line.

The one thing I loved the most is the person who binds them all together; Daniel Macgregor!! The old schemer is a hoot. I wish I had him as a grandpa! Even though he meddles (of course to him it's just a little nudge) with the love lives of his children and grandchildren he does it out of love. When finding out what he has done of course they get angry but it doesn't last, it's hard to stay mad at him.
I don't know how show more Nora Roberts came up with a bigger than life, fun loving, mischievous, and big hearted character but thank goodness she did!

I know Ms. Roberts is finished with series but I wish she would come up with two more books because we're missing Matthew and Adriene's HEA show less

When I first started reading Roberts, her stuff was fresh to me, but after reading nearly a dozen books, I see a pattern in some of her books. This volume is a compilation of three stories in one, but it's really one story told three ways. Grandpa MacGregor wants to fix up his three granddaughters, and he has selected three men for them. All go the same way - they clash, they fight, they kiss, then they marry. If you like that kind of thing, go ahead, but honestly, there are better Nora Roberts books out there to read.

This was my first time meeting anyone from the famous MacGregor clan so I cannot be sure if I would've enjoyed the read a little more if I had followed the series from the beginning. To me, this felt too short. Since this was a 3-in-1 novel, every character's love story was crammed into their respective allotted pages, and while it was nice to be given three storylines neatly packaged in time for Christmas (where each story ends), I would've appreciated more time with the characters, perhaps with more details and a greater opportunity to be fleshed out. I also didn't like the way each story ended, which was rather abruptly for my tastes. It could be chalked up to just not having enough time to explore each section and I think having show more read standalone Nora Roberts books before, even in trilogies, may have spoiled me enough to expect more...buildup.

It's a cute mini trilogy all in one, and definitely worth picking up if you've read the previous MacGregor novels and want to get a sneak peek at where past MacGregor clan characters are now. When compared to other NR books though, don't expect too much from this one. show less

**** Laura. This is the first MacGregor story I'd ever read, and that initial bit by Daniel really threw me. I really needed to have gotten to know him in earlier books to not find him strange and kind of creepy. But now that I know him, it's not so bad. Anyway. Parts of this story were great. But I didn't like that the hero was coming on to a woman he'd only just met. And I didn't like the heroine's father much in this one. Other than that, it was a good story.
***** "Gwendolyn." She's an ER doc, he's a writer. Respect on both sides, Daniel of course throws them together. Probably my favorite of this anthology.
****½ "Julia." She's.... well, I think she's in real estate. And she has political ambitions. He's a contractor, works with his show more dad. The standard plot of they snipe at each other but they're attracted, and she wants "rules" for the relationship. Fun stuff when both of them are waiting for the other to say "I love you" first. I know it's not fair of me, but this one doesn't get 5 stars because I'm just so tired of that plot. show less

This book is what it is and my problem was that I didn't really know what it was going in. I thought it would be a simple chick-lit but it was actually a full blown Mills & Boon boon which, stupidly, I didn't realise until I started reading. Stupidity aside, it was decent enough. Not my style of book at all, but it is what it is and I suppose if you like that genre then it would be a lot of fun. For me though it was just something a bit light, easy to read and...just okay.

Three of the MacGregor's granddaughters find themselves the target of his matchmaking skills in this bound-together re-issue of Roberts' early works. For cousins Laura, Gwendolyn and Julia life is about to get a lot more interesting - and sexy.

Well-written fluff perfect for an afternoon curl-up or a hot day at the beach.

Three cousins, three stories, three matches assisted by their grandfather, Daniel MacGregor. The first sees Laura, a lawyer meet with Royce Cameron, a security specialist. The second sees Gwen the ER doctor meet the author Branson Maguire to help him with creating a serial killer doctor. The third sees Julia clash with Cullum Murdoch and eventually both seeing how they suit each other.

Yes the stories are pretty predictable but they're readable fluff.