Get swept away by daring romance in the first novel in the Claimed by the Highlander series.
In the Highlands of Scotland, plays for power are fought without rules, treachery and intrigue hold court, and, in one woman’s heart, danger stirs as relentlessly as passion...
Wrongfully accused of murder and left to die in a hellish Highland dungeon, Ana Bisset has lost all hope of freedom. But the beautiful healer’s luck takes an unexpected turn when a hooded stranger appears as her rescuer. After a harrowing escape, Ana settles alone in a quiet village where no one knows her past or her reputation. The last thing she ever expects is to meet her mysterious savior again...
Niall MacCurran is no hero, but a warrior on a dangerous mission to expose a threat to the realm. After his decision to free Ana, he now realizes that it is he who needs her help—willing or no—to advance his quest. But his growing feelings for the delicate yet resilient beauty soon jeopardize their safety—and not even Ana’s healing gifts may be enough to protect their love, or their lives.
This books starts in a hole in a dungeon and ends on a cliff, and the adventure in between was filled with mystery, angst, magic, passion and intrigue. Niall MacCurran saves Ana Bisset on a whim, and is happy to find her in a place where he can use her to aid his quest.
Niall is definitely not a hero in the traditional sense, he blackmails, pushes and wrangles Ana into helping him with no qualms about how it could affect Ana that is until he falls for her. I enjoyed watching him redeem himself and prove that love really does change how a man acts.
Ana is a gifted healer and only wants to live a peaceful life and plant a garden. Unfortunately being the town healer with a Friar on her case means her life is anything but peaceful and that’s before Niall arrives and throws even her somewhat peaceful life into turmoil.
We also spend a bit of time catching up with Niall’s brother and his actions, I believe that his book will probably be next and the dangerous mission will continue with that book. That is my biggest complaint about this book, it ended without giving me a real grasp of Niall and Ana’s future, I only hope that future books in this series will give me a glimpse of their future.
That small complaint aside, I’ll be looking forward to the next in the series, and recommend this story to fans of historical romance with that extra touch of magical whimsy.
Reviewed by Sheri for Cocktails and Books
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