Highland Destiny
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“Few authors described the Scottish highlands as lovingly or flamboyantly as Hannah Howell.”–Publishers WeeklyNew York Times Bestselling Leader Hannah Howell returns to the splendor of medieval Scotland in this first novel of her new trilogy—a saga of clan warfare, divided loyalties, and forbidden like. Here, in the Scottish highlands of the 15th century, a powerful knight meets his match in a mysterious beauty bent on revenge… When destiny brought Sir Balfour Murray and his wounded b
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I got thru less than half of the book. Too much Scottish dialog. Hard to follow tale. Had to keep stopping to figure out what leader is trying to say. I probably will not end this book.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
The book was advertised in very excellent condition. I was disappointed to get this book, as many many pages had fallen out of the binding.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Why is it that some authors need to make us work at trying to figure out what the characters are adage? I am looking for tale to delight in. A book that I can curl up with. As a replacement for I get a book that is hard to read. Ms. Howell is infamous for doing this. Please stop.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
With the like of the Highlands of the past, this is just another one to add to the collection as I establish all of this leader’s books. Romantic, strong willed characters, with passion for life this one is right to form, leaves you with the wanting of more to perfect each players life. Can’t wait for the next one.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
STORY BRIEF:
Beaton bedded many women and produced many illegitimate girls, never a boy. Maldie was one of persons girls. Her mother became a prostitute to support herself and Maldie. When the mother died, she made Maldie vow to kill Beaton for revenge. Maldie then traveled to Beaton’s village.
Several years ago Beaton’s wife got pregnant by a Murray and had a boy. Beaton place the baby boy in the woods to die. A Murray establish the baby (Eric) and took him home. The Murray clan raised him. Beaton has been ill for a few years and needs a boy to inherit his place as laird. He kidnaps Eric. The Murrays attack the Beatons hoping to get Eric back, but they are defeated. The remaining Murrays return home to heal and plot another attack. Maldie sees them on the road and questions to go with them. She tells them she is a healer and can help. Balfour is laird of the Murray clan and agrees to let her stay.
While there, she and Balfour are attracted to each additional. She does not tell Balfour that she is related to Beaton and wants to kill Beaton. This is her huge secret, and she is apprehensive that Balfour will feel betrayed when he finds out. He senses she has a secret, but he doesn’t know what it is.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
The first half of the book felt like nothing but “filler.” The main conflict was that Maldie was keeping a secret from Balfour. I establish this ridiculous. First of all they had a common enemy. If Maldie was reasonable, she would have told Balfour she was on his side, and they could work together. He wanted Eric back. She wanted Beaton’s death. Also for the entire first half of the book, both Maldie and Balfour spent too much time pondering. She pondered her lust for him and her worry that he might learn her secret. He pondered his lust for her and why she wouldn’t tell him her secrets.
Finally some plot developments and action occur during the last half of the book. But it was ordinary, it was predictable, it’s been done before. There was no appealing character development, no appealing dialogue. I can’t reflect of anything positive to say, additional than the second half was better than the first half. I wanted it to be over and nearly stopped reading it in the middle. The only reason I finished it was for the benefit of this review.
The heroine was “stupid” in some of her thinking and actions which I won’t go into so as to avoid any spoilers. I was annoyed with this.
The leader wrote all conversation in Scottish brogue. I don’t mind a small of it or occasional use, but this was too much. It was tedious and hard “for me” to follow. For example: Ye make a mon greedy. Ye make me feel verra greedy as weel. Howbeit, I reflect… I ken that ye can see naught but a woman hurrying away to betray ye again.
Minor problem, publisher’s fault, the take in picture is incorrect. Balfour has hair to his shoulders. Take in guy does not.
This is the first book in the Murray Family tree series (ten books so far).
DATA:
Tale part: 299 pages. Swearing language: none. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 6. Approximate number of sex scene pages: 11. Setting: 1430 Scotland. Copyright: 1998. Genre: past romance.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5