The MacLean Groom:  Highland Lairds Trilogy
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Quick read.  Typical Highland romance novel.  Good for summer reading to add a little romance to one's life while getting a tan on the beach.
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I loved this set!  They were connected not only through military service but also through family ties in Scotland.  One family brought up in a castle with royal ties find their love's and marry and start families filling the castle once again with LOVE and laughter.  I can't wait to go back and read the earlier books in this series.  Helen Scott Taylor will definitely will be added to my favorite author list.
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I love reading these books and can't wait for the Scotch Royals to come out. Thank you for including me in the ARC program
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I enjoyed reading this ebook.  I love reading about the highlanders during this time period.
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I loved the Highland Blood series. It is a very rich backdrop of ancient Scotland and ancient religion. Adventure and excitement is very evident.
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Written with a good flow to the story, I love the characters.  One just hates to stop reading.  Recommend for anyone that likes highlander stories.
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B . J . Scott has done a excellent job on this story about a highlander who safe a woman from the English soldiers. Find out that he fill in love with this woman. I give this story a four star rating.
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This is a nice book to read. It is more of a romance than it is a Scottish historical novel. I would recommend it for reading if you like romance!
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Finally the day is there for Rionna to be married. Not to Ewan McCabe, who fell in love with Mairin, and not to Alaric, who fell in love with her best friend and cousin Keeley, but to the youngest brother and the fiercest warrior: Caelen. It is not a love match, but necessary to unite the McCabe clan and the McDonalds to their mutual enemy Duncan Cameron. The King approves of the match, and Rionna's worthless father is dismissed as Laird of the McDonalds, with Caelen taking over.
Of course her father won't take that lying down; all he ever cared for was his own pleasure and comfort, not the wellbeing of his clan. And in the middle of the night after Rionna is married, he sneaks out of McCabe Keep, taking many of his men with him. Men Caelen can't miss if he is to defend the McDonald clan and Keep sufficiently. They are a lazy lot, and it will take a lot to teach and train them. But come spring, the three McCabe brothers and their neighbours and allies will wage ware on Duncan Cameron.

Rionna is not a typical lass; to be safe from her father's lecherous ways, she disguised her feminity, and learned how to fight like a warrior. And truth be told, she is better than most of her father's warriors. But Caelen does not want her to fight, she will be his wife, and she will learn how to be a good wife and do her wifely duties. But while Caelen is out hunting with some of the warriors, Rionna is attacked by Duncan Cameron's men, and beaten severely. As a warning to her husband. If only she had been armed, she could have defended herself! Caelen reluctantly agrees, and he will train her himself. And he will not go easy on her! The clan still does not really accept Caelen as their new laird, it was a decision from the King, and they were not there when it happened, they had no say in it. Sure, their old laird was a bad one, he has ruined the clan to the point of poverty, but Caelen is not a McDonald. Caelen will get the warriors under his control, or he won't be able to trust them in the coming war. Even if he has to fight all of them single handedly ...

But when the battle is upon them, it is Rionna who saves the day ...

I enjoyed this book thoroughly, and read it in 4 hours. Maya Banks is such a great storyteller. Her characters are so alive and likable, and of course the lovescenes are smoking. Still, there is no instalove in this book, it takes a while for Rionna and Caelen to trust and fall in love with each other. Rionna is a virgin; she has never been kissed before, and has no idea what to do in the marriage bed. She is also afraid of Caelen, as she was of his brothers.
And Caelen has been married before, but his wife betrayed him and his clan, causing the destruction of the McCabe Keep, and the death of his father and many clansmen. So he is determined never again to entrust a woman with his heart.
I really liked Rionna, she has no choice to marry a McCabe to ensure the safety of her clan, and she is willing to do her duty. And when Caelen forbids her to fight or dress like a men, she is upset and angry at first, but she is also realistic and willing to give it a try. She makes Caelen rethink what he really wants in his wife.
Caelen is strong and protective, and determined to do his duty to his clan and family, they need this treaty. He never expected to be laird to a clan himself, being the third brother. He is a fierce warrior, but a fair man. Their story is not easy, but they are just meant for each other.

9 stars.

 2013 Reviews by Aurian

Full review on my blog, www.boeklogboek.blogspot.com
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I really enjoyed the last book in this series. Like the previous two it was filled with real life trials and tribulations and not just the words of a love story. Unexpected betrayal, love, death, and sacrifice fill the pages of Jane & Robbie's life. Hard to put down and it keeping you on the edge if your seat for what comes next, I would recommend reading all three books in the Highland Loyalties Trilogy.
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This was a great find! There are four books in one collection. My favorite is the first, Child of Awe by Kathryn Lynn Davis. Next, I"ll be reading more of her books. These are good Highland romance novels.
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I enjoyed the series and about all of the various relationships of the people in the books.  I always enjoy reading Scottish stories and the era in which the stories were set.
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5 stars to Madeline Martin!!! Enchantment of a Highlander is the 3rd book in this series and probably the best. If you like historical Highlanders novels this is the book for you. Alec and Celia story has so many ups and down it will keep you on the edge of your seat. Days at Duart Castle with Alec, Celia, Duncan & Wynda can be sad, funny and very intense.  Can Alec over come the darkness of his father and can Celia be able to love with her past and future of the North Berwick witch trials alway haunting her?  You will have to read this book to find out. This is defiantly must read!!
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I thoroughly enjoyed both of the romances set in Scotland. They featured many of the same characters.  My favorite part was the setting in Scotland, description of life in Scotland today is so much different than the U.S. and was very interesting to me.
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Sabrina Yorks third book in the Untamed Highlander series Lana and the Laird was a hit. Sabrina has a way of drawing you into the story and making you not want to leave. Lana is the last of the three sisters to marry because no one thought she would, what man want someone who talks to ghost. Alexander is a haunted man who has been dream of her for years. Lana is a Scots lass that can help this Duke find his Scottish roots and save the land and him.

Beauty and the Highland Beast by Lecia Cornwall is a twist on Beauty and the Beast. Dair is the son of Laird Sinclair and is barely alive after being captured, tortured and watching his beloved cousin tortured and killed. The local healer say only a young virgin girl can save him. The local priest thinks it demons. Laird Sinclair sends for Laird MacLeod daughter, scared herself, she has a way with healing. Fia decided to help Dair and with her love, care and cat named Beelzebub, she is determined to turn the beast into a man.
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I am almost finished reading the 3 book duncurra highlanders and I love them...I can hardly put it down...they are fast paced and keep u on edge waiting to see what happens next...i'll really hate to finish this set
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I loved this third Dynasty novel! Sean and Gyllis' story was touching and romantic. Wonderful to read a story of bravery, courage, and strength in Scottish women too! Full of action, intrigue, some highland history, and a budding romance, this book was easy to read and kept my interest, as did the first two in this series. Can't wait for the next coming out this summer!