The More I See You by Lynn Kurland

A wish upon a star transports the luckless-in-love Jessica Blakely back in time to the 13th century. But her desire for a fair and gallant knight yields the fearsome Richard De Galtres. And it will take her tender touch--and stubborn will--to pierce his armor-clad heart.


Jessica, our composer heroine, gets invited to England with a man she's known less than 2 weeks. As a matter of fact, he was a blind date. Not being an idiot, she readily accepted his offer to spend a month in a beautiful Victorian mansion in London. I would have, too. I mean, really, a man offers you a free month long trip to Europe? You can bet I'd be on it like a cop on a doughnut.

But things don't go so well once she's there. The blind date, Archie, turns out to be a boring pig who annoys the crap out of her. Plus, there's this run down castle that's attached to the mansion she's staying at and it creeps her out. After a week there, she escapes to the garden to lament her bad luck with men and makes a wish: To find a chivalrous knight who will love her as much as he loves himself. Personally, I would have asked for at least 8 inches, at least a million in the bank and a mom who isn't pscyho, but that's me.

Well, Fate, or whoever happens to be charge of this type of thing, takes her at her word and transports her back to the year 1260. Yeah. 1260. At this point I'm thinking cleaniness is next to Godliness and indoor plumbing is a blessing, but what do I know? Anyway, she opens her eyes and finds herself in the middle of a field and being chased by hunting dogs. A scary prospect indeed, when the Victorian mansion she loved so much is no where to be seen. Can we say Twilight Zone?

She's rescued by none other than our very tortured, very midevil hero, Richard de Galtres. He's dark, brooding and hasn't smiled in years. Plus, he suffered 12 years of abuse from his father before he ran away from home at the age of 13. Yeah, boy has issues.

It takes her awhile, but she finally figures out that she's not crazy and that she has, in fact, been transported back in time. By then, she's been firmly ensconced in Richard's castle and her attemps to escape have ended badly for her. She's pretty much resigned herself to being stuck - for the moment - when the most amazing thing happens...she starts to fall in love.

For Richard's part, he can't believe the little baggage speaks up to him and refuses to do everything he tells her. Plus, for a mere woman, he figures she sure as hell can't do anything usefull. She can't sew, she can't cook. Hell, she won't even go to bed with him. What else are women good for? But over time, he comes to appreciate her quick smiles, her strong backbone and her biting tongue. Before long, he's wondering how he ever lived without her and what he'll do if she gets sucked back in time (she told him in the beginning when she was from and he eventually accepted it).

I was enjoying this book. A great deal. It's not a deep, dark, heavy read, but it was entertaining. Jessica cracked me up with her constant teasing and testing Richard, and his opinions about women and what they were 'used' for had me rolling my eyes. Though I did get rather irritated with the way Jessica just seemed to let him have his way in the beginning, I did understand it. I mean, she's stuck in this foreign country and time and didn't want to cause trouble, but meh, whatever.

And then, when I was on Chapter 11, my book fell apart. Literally. The spine came unglued and pages started falling out left and right. And then the entire first half of the book came out in one chunk. I should have given up then, but I was enjoying the story and was determined to finish it. More fool me. After reading all that junk about fate and what-not, I should have realized it was a sign that I wasn't meant to finish the book, but just like Jessica, I went on ahead and did my own thing. And like Jessica, I learned my lesson.

So, things are rolling along fine. Richard and Jessica fall in love and get married and then one of Richard's very bestest friends gets killed and they rush over to the families keep so that Richard can go out with the father to avenge the death and Jessica stays there.

*Oh, quick side note: Anyone else who reads LK, is this part of a series? Because she meets another girl from the future while at the friend's dad's place and it made me wonder if there were books before this one?? End Side Note*

Now this, this is where the book went downhill for me. ALL THE WAY DOWN. Why? Because she turned into another one of those stupid idiot ass heroines who thinks the hero is too stupid to make decisions for himself and figures she has to make the ultimate sacrafice for him. Yeah, one of those....

Basically, the King shows up and says Richard has to marry his 8-year-old godniece. Jessica overhears some women talking about it and decides, completely on her own and against the advice of no less that three people, that she just has to go back to her time to save Richard from making some stupid decision and falling out of favor with his king.

WHAT.THE.HELL.

Why do heroines have to do this? The hero has showed good sense throughout the entire book. He's proved on countless occasions that her preconcieved notions about him are incorrect. He's resuced her from dangerous situations and offered fabulous advice. And then she decides he's too stupid to figure out what he wants and has to make the decision for him?

From that point on, I skimmed the book. I would have stopped reading completely, but I only had three chapters left at that point. UGH! You know, I think this deserves a blog of it's own. I'm going to work on that.

In the meantime, I give this one:

Story: 3.5
Ending: -1

Stupid ass heroines.

The More I See You by Lynn Kurland

A wish upon a star transports the luckless-in-love Jessica Blakely back in time to the 13th century. But her desire for a fair and gallant knight yields the fearsome Richard De Galtres. And it will take her tender touch--and stubborn will--to pierce his armor-clad heart.


Jessica, our composer heroine, gets invited to England with a man she's known less than 2 weeks. As a matter of fact, he was a blind date. Not being an idiot, she readily accepted his offer to spend a month in a beautiful Victorian mansion in London. I would have, too. I mean, really, a man offers you a free month long trip to Europe? You can bet I'd be on it like a cop on a doughnut.

But things don't go so well once she's there. The blind date, Archie, turns out to be a boring pig who annoys the crap out of her. Plus, there's this run down castle that's attached to the mansion she's staying at and it creeps her out. After a week there, she escapes to the garden to lament her bad luck with men and makes a wish: To find a chivalrous knight who will love her as much as he loves himself. Personally, I would have asked for at least 8 inches, at least a million in the bank and a mom who isn't pscyho, but that's me.

Well, Fate, or whoever happens to be charge of this type of thing, takes her at her word and transports her back to the year 1260. Yeah. 1260. At this point I'm thinking cleaniness is next to Godliness and indoor plumbing is a blessing, but what do I know? Anyway, she opens her eyes and finds herself in the middle of a field and being chased by hunting dogs. A scary prospect indeed, when the Victorian mansion she loved so much is no where to be seen. Can we say Twilight Zone?

She's rescued by none other than our very tortured, very midevil hero, Richard de Galtres. He's dark, brooding and hasn't smiled in years. Plus, he suffered 12 years of abuse from his father before he ran away from home at the age of 13. Yeah, boy has issues.

It takes her awhile, but she finally figures out that she's not crazy and that she has, in fact, been transported back in time. By then, she's been firmly ensconced in Richard's castle and her attemps to escape have ended badly for her. She's pretty much resigned herself to being stuck - for the moment - when the most amazing thing happens...she starts to fall in love.

For Richard's part, he can't believe the little baggage speaks up to him and refuses to do everything he tells her. Plus, for a mere woman, he figures she sure as hell can't do anything usefull. She can't sew, she can't cook. Hell, she won't even go to bed with him. What else are women good for? But over time, he comes to appreciate her quick smiles, her strong backbone and her biting tongue. Before long, he's wondering how he ever lived without her and what he'll do if she gets sucked back in time (she told him in the beginning when she was from and he eventually accepted it).

I was enjoying this book. A great deal. It's not a deep, dark, heavy read, but it was entertaining. Jessica cracked me up with her constant teasing and testing Richard, and his opinions about women and what they were 'used' for had me rolling my eyes. Though I did get rather irritated with the way Jessica just seemed to let him have his way in the beginning, I did understand it. I mean, she's stuck in this foreign country and time and didn't want to cause trouble, but meh, whatever.

And then, when I was on Chapter 11, my book fell apart. Literally. The spine came unglued and pages started falling out left and right. And then the entire first half of the book came out in one chunk. I should have given up then, but I was enjoying the story and was determined to finish it. More fool me. After reading all that junk about fate and what-not, I should have realized it was a sign that I wasn't meant to finish the book, but just like Jessica, I went on ahead and did my own thing. And like Jessica, I learned my lesson.

So, things are rolling along fine. Richard and Jessica fall in love and get married and then one of Richard's very bestest friends gets killed and they rush over to the families keep so that Richard can go out with the father to avenge the death and Jessica stays there.

*Oh, quick side note: Anyone else who reads LK, is this part of a series? Because she meets another girl from the future while at the friend's dad's place and it made me wonder if there were books before this one?? End Side Note*

Now this, this is where the book went downhill for me. ALL THE WAY DOWN. Why? Because she turned into another one of those stupid idiot ass heroines who thinks the hero is too stupid to make decisions for himself and figures she has to make the ultimate sacrafice for him. Yeah, one of those....

Basically, the King shows up and says Richard has to marry his 8-year-old godniece. Jessica overhears some women talking about it and decides, completely on her own and against the advice of no less that three people, that she just has to go back to her time to save Richard from making some stupid decision and falling out of favor with his king.

WHAT.THE.HELL.

Why do heroines have to do this? The hero has showed good sense throughout the entire book. He's proved on countless occasions that her preconcieved notions about him are incorrect. He's resuced her from dangerous situations and offered fabulous advice. And then she decides he's too stupid to figure out what he wants and has to make the decision for him?

From that point on, I skimmed the book. I would have stopped reading completely, but I only had three chapters left at that point. UGH! You know, I think this deserves a blog of it's own. I'm going to work on that.

In the meantime, I give this one:

Story: 3.5
Ending: -1

Stupid ass heroines.

A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux

Hero: Nicholas Stafford
Heroine: Dougless Montgomery
Grade: Story: B+ Ending: F

Abandoned by a cruel fate, lovely, thoroughly modern Dougless Montgomery lay weeping upon a cold tombstone in an English church. Suddenly, as if in answer to her prayers, the most extraordinary man appeared.

He was Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck...and according to his tombstone he had died in1564. Tall, broad of shoulder, attired in gleaming silver and gold, he was magnificent. Drawn to his side by a bond so sudden and compelling it overshadowed reason, Dougless knew that Nicholas was nothing less than a miracle: a man who would not seek to change her, who found her perfect, fascinating, just as she was.

Yet she could not imagine how strong were the chains that tied them to the past...or the grand adventure that lay before them....


Dylan says:

Jude Deveraux did such a wonderful job sucking me in with Dougless Montgomery and Nicholas Stafford. I mean, Dougless wanted nothing more than a man, a good man to love and care for her enough to marry her, she strived to have a family of her own with a man who wouldn't make her look like the insipid younger sister to her family, she didn't want to be the laughingstock of her family which is understandable and I thought it was so sweet that she asked for a Knight in Shining Armor and got it...in the form of Elizabethan Knight, Nicholas Stafford.

Nicholas Stafford was a rascal of a hero who died long ago and WAS the laughingstock of not only his family but of England. He wanted so much to be remembered for his learning and for his architecture, but instead was remembered as a traitor to his Queen and a sexual exploit of his youth on a table. What a way to be remembered and back in the day, well in Nicholas' day, all you had to live for was your honor.

Honor made men out of boys and Nicholas' wanted to be remembered by his mind. He wasn't perfect by any means (I mean come on now, you slept with a married woman for goodness sakes but still) but he did work hard to supply for his family and he did have a heart, a very big one.

I really loved Nicholas Stafford and I loved the whole story between him and Dougless, they were perfect for eachother, so bloody perfect. The ice cream scene in the kitchen? YUM! I mean, there wasn't much to love about Dougless and Nicholas because they were both just so loveable. You wanted someone like Dougless as your friend because she cared a whole lot about those around her and she was loyal and just an all around good hearted young woman. Nicholas on the other hand, you wanted Nicholas in your bed, he was hot, he was funny and he was caring. He really was though, just a regular guy with the same goofiness as all of those guys that you can't help but love.

I can't tell you guys how great Jude Deveraux did with the telling of this story. The entire time you were rootin' these two on because you wanted them to have their happy ending. Dougless was a good strong heroine who was soft hearted but worked hard for those around her and then Nicholas, you couldn't help but fall in love with him, he was just too cute. He too, worked so hard to right the wrongs that were done to him and you really wanted him to find his happy ending.....with Dougless.

Now, JD did a wonderful job with the secondary characters too, you either loved them or you hated them. I mean, with Kit and Lady Margaret, you fell in absolute love with their characters because there was a wealth of love between these two and Nicholas. It was more than aparent that Kit had Nicholas' back and that he loved his brother with everything, same thing with Lady Margaret, she was a great mother to the two men and she showed that love by fighting for the truth about Nicholas to save him, she was a smart cookie and the bad guys seriously underestimated her abilities to dig out the truth, she was an amazing mother and she was gracious to Dougless for saving both of her sons, I thought that was great.

Now on the flip side of the coin, we have characters like Arabella Sydney who I hated just because she was a little slut that cheated on her husband with Nicholas, stupid chit needed to keep her damn legs closed and work on her marriage to her husband, since that man was one evil ass man. Then you have Robert and Gloria, Dougless' insufferable boyfriend and his evil spawn of a daughter. Never in my life have I wanted to hurt people more than I wanted to hurt these two, I'm serious because I wanted to stab Robert and keep stabbing him until he had more holes in him than a piece of Swiss Cheese and then I wanted to hang him by his balls and let him bleed out, ever so slowly. You don't want to know what I wanted to do to his good for nothing little shit of a daughter.

Grrr...

So as you can see, JD did a great job with this book because she got this kind of reaction out of me, always looking on the bright side Dylan, that's me. If a book is bad, I'll overlook it if I enjoyed the story as a whole, oh but not this time around. Not with this book, this book infuriated me so much that I am going to burn this shit in the Burn Book pile, oh wait...I already did that, but this time I'm goign to keep it in the burn pile.

You see, as much as I loved the story, I hated the ending, the ending is what burned the book, ruined it for me, but aside from that horrendous ending, the book was FABULOUS!

Holly says:

I couldn't agree with Dylan more. When we first meet Douglass she's on her way to England for a vacation with her stupid cad boyfriend and his stupid, spoiled daughter, and as a reader, you want so much for her to find true love and happiness, because she's the type that deserves it.

As a member of the overachieving Montgomery clan, Douglass has always felt inferior to the rest of her family and she truly just wants to be loved and accepted for who she is, and not reminded of the mistakes she's made. As a woman, a sister and a mother, I totally identified with her.

When she was weeping on the steps of the church because her jerkass boyfriend had abandoned her in a foreign country, I wept with her. And when Nicholas Stafford was brought forward through time as her Knight in Shining Armor, I cried harder and wanted so much for them to be together. I cried again when Nicholas was sent back home and I prayed Douglass would find a way to be with him again.

I cheered when Douglass went back to Nicholas' time and I was on the edge of my seat with anticipation, waiting to see how the story would unfold. Would Nicholas remember Douglass from when he was in the future? Would his family come to accuse her of being a witch? Would Nicholas fall in love with the Douglass in his time, or remember he loved her in her time? Would he still marry the psycho that got him into trouble before?

The scenes Dylan mentioned, like the ice cream scene, were amazingly told. I was completely wrapped up in this story, breathless with anticipation and almost sick to my stomach wondering how JD was going to keep these two amazing characters together. I just wanted them to have their HEA....together.

Conclusion: With Spoilers...you were warned!

You see, this is where I'm totally stuck between wanting to scream in rage and wanting to shake some sense into JD. How in the world can you consider marrying Dougless off to another person, who ISN'T Nicholas as a happy ending? I'm totally not seeing it. I sat and read a 400+ page book about NICHOLAS and Dougless, I fell in love with NICHOLAS STAFFORD, I was rootin' NICHOLAS STAFFORD on throughout the entire book and she ends the book with Nicholas staying back in his time and never marrying, dying by himself while Dougless comes back to her time and marries the man who has Nicholas' soul?

What the fuck is that about?

I didn't fall in love with Nicholas' soul, I could give two shits about that...I fell in love with Nicholas' strength, his love for Dougless and the man that he was. I FELL IN LOVE WITH NICHOLAS.

Now in any romance, when you read about two people I expect those two damn people that I spent all this time getting to know, end up together at the end because that's what a romance novel is about dammit. The journey the couple takes to get to their happy ending. How in the world did JD think her ending for Dougless and Nicholas was going to work? The thing that pisses me off about it is Nicholas died without marrying because his heart and soul belonged to Dougless, but because she was born in the future he was never able to live out his life with her...oh no, Nicholas had to suffer the long lonely nights with memories of Dougless because she was off in another time, while Dougless got to be happily married to Reed Stanford, the man who has Nicholas' soul?

There were so many possibilites with Douglass and Nicholas, so many other ways she could have taken this book. She could have written half the book about Nicholas and half about Reed and made it work. She could have figured out a way for Douglass and Nicholas to stay together, like KMM did for her Highlanders. She could have devoted the entire story to Douglass and Reed, with flashbacks for the both of them with Nicholas. But instead, she devoted an entire story to making us fall in love with the H/H, Douglas and Nicholas, to give us three sorry ass pages in the end where Reed shows up, says he found a picture of Douglass when he was a kid and knew it was fate that he had it and...that's it. He sits down and BAM, he's got Nicholas' soul and Douglass lives Happily Ever After with a COMPLETE STRANGER while Nicholas died alone in his time.

JD even could have made it so that Reed REMEMBERED Douglass from when he was Nicholas or SOMETHING, but NOOOOOOO, he sees a picture of her and from that she assumes he's her soul mate. And Nicholas had no one thoughout his very long life. NO. ONE.

Where's the fairness in that? Where's the happiness in THAT for Nicholas? How the hell can that be considered a happy ending?

It aint! And that's why this book sucks donkey dick. So don't bother reading it if you love a happy ending because there isn't a happy ending in this book, not by a long shot. Dammit. And Double Dammit. There's no redeeming this book at all. No matter how I look at it, it sucked ass, plain and simple.

Stupid ass book!

The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning

I am Dageus MacKeltar, a man with one good conscience and thirteen bad ones, driven to sate my darkest desiresÂ…From his penthouse lair high above Manhattan, Dageus looks out over a glittering city that calls to the darkness within him. A sixteenth-century Scot trapped between worlds, he is fighting a losing battle with the thirteen Druids who possess his soul, dooming him to an eternity of sexual pursuit. When Chloe Zanders, student of antiquities, is drawn into his world, she finds the insatiable alpha male an irresistible lure. Before long, she is caught up in an ancient prophecy that will sweep her back into time to medieval Scotland. Plunged into a world of timeless magic and dark seduction, she will soon face the challenge of a lifetime: fighting thirteen evil spirits for the heart of one irresistible man....

What happened is that while Drustan lay sleeping, there was a fire and he died. Dageus, who knew Gwen would be waiting for him in the future, travels back in time to save Drustan's life. In doing so, he became cursed. The Mackeltars were to never travel through time for personal gain.

So now Dageus is living in the present trying to figure out how to undo the curse. With each day that passes, it grows stronger. Chloe delivers a book to his penthouse and finds artifacts galore. She is caught snooping around and finds out that Dageus has been stealing artifacts from other museums. Dageus catches her and then ties her to the bed. He explains he is just borrowing them. Yeah right she thinks.

Later on she hears on the news all the artifacts stolen, we returned to police headquarters. She is puzzled by this sexy, handsome, highlander. She's attracted to him too. But keeps denying it. I mean, the man dropped his towel and she just kind of stood there shocked. Now, I know I would've been shocked, but after coming to my senses I would've ran up the stairs and just thrown myself shamelessly at him. But that's just me.

He asks her to visit Scotland with him. Dageus needs to see what he can find about the curse in the Mackeltar library. Meaning he'll have to face Drustan and admit he's cursed. They arrive in Scotland and Chloe is shocked to learn Drustan and Dageus are twins. That little reunion is cute.

Drustan explains the books are gone. Which means one thing, Dageus has to travel back in time. He asks Chloe to come with him. To just trust him. Not knowing where she is going, she agrees.

I love Dageus. He's my favorite Mackeltar twin. 1) He's tortured. 2) The eyes. Yeah, I'm a sucker for tortured hereos and eyes. But I have to say, I like Drustan's story better. Chloe is a sweet gal, but I don't know. I didn't love her like I loved Gwen. I can't exactly pin it though. Anyway, it is a good story though. I enjoyed seeing Nell and Silvan again. Got a good chuckle when Silvan fainted from seeing the queen. We also get a glimpse of our favorite bad boy Adam. My favorite scene is when Dageus and Chloe exchange their binding vows and the same time Silvan is finally binding himself to Nell. It was just really sweet.

I give it: B

Dagues was a hero of the week, you can read that here.

Beyond the Highland Mist
To Tame a Highland Warrior
The Highlander's Touch
Kiss of the highlander
The Dark Highlander
The Immortal Highlander
Spell of the Highlander

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Hero: Jamie Fraser
Heroine: Claire Randall
Grade: Story: C- Jamie: A+

Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century, and a lover in another...

In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon--when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach--an "outlander"--in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord...1743.

Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire's destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and the forbidden Castle Leoch. She is catapulted without warning into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life ...and shatter her heart. For here, James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire...and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Okay first off, let me tell you something. This book could have been cut in half and been a great book, I mean gosh could it take me any longer to finish this book? I won't dispute the fact that it was a good book, but there was a good chunk of the book that could have been cut out and I still would have loved the heck out of Jamie Fraser.

Because I did, Jamie Fraser is the quintessential perfect hero.

I say that and mean it with all that I am. Grace hit it on the nail when she described him.

"He is the man every woman would want to love and be loved by and the man every other man would strive to be. He's fierce and courageous, hardened by the betrayals and obscenities he has suffered in his lifetime, and yet has the ability to love with his entire soul."

That's the perfect way to describe Jamie Fraser, having lived through everything he lived through, surviving the trials he went through in this book alone and still have the ability to love Claire with everything he is, takes some serious balls. Everything I read about him in this book alone has made me love the man more and more and he will most definitely be bumped in my Ultimate Hero list because there were plenty of times when I was like, "Holy Batballs Batman!" throughout this book, because I couldn't have survived HALF of what Jamie suffered and still be capable of feeling love, still be able to see the goodness in those around me, it just wouldn't be possible for me.

I liked how Claire cared enough to handle the whole Jack Randall thing with Jamie at the end of the book, even though it was probably necessary, I didn't really care to read about all of that. I mean, I know it was bad, I have an imagination and the image that went through my head about all of that, just isn't something that I'd care to read about in my romance novels and it really made me uncomfortable because as much as I think I'm open to all kinds of things (in my reading that is), just all the pages on this gay crap really made me uncomfortable. I hated reading about it and I guess I just would have been A Okay with knowing it happened and not having to read about it happening, ya know?

I got how Claire loved Jamie and I even got how she loved Frank and I was more happy with the whole concept of Claire and Jamie even though she was still married to Frank (even if technically it hadn't yet happened yet, but when she got married to Jamie, she was still wearing Frank's rings) thing, but I seriously don't think the book needed to be that long. Because it took me soo freaking long to read it and I was always reading it.

I never really liked Frank from the beginning of the book, but I just chalked that up to him not being Jamie and because I knew that Jamie was the man of the book, I couldn't bring myself to care about Frank, but I was bothered by the fact that even thought I didn't care for Frank, CLAIRE DID, she cared enough about him to marry him in her previous life, why on earth was she not thinking about him as often as a wife in love with her husband should have been thinking? She spent more time worrying about Jamie and what Jamie was doing and escaping, rather than what Frank was up to and if Frank was mourning her loss or whatever.

And then don't even let me get started on Jack Randall, Jonathan Randall, Black Jack, whatever evil name he goes by, people like Jack Randall need to wiped off the face of the Earth, they need to suffer for the torture they inflicted on people, they need to be chained up and beat to death, because they're just not good people. He gave evil a new meaning and again, I already knew how evil Jack was, I knew what he was capable of, I knew how he tortured his captives, I knew about how dirty he is, both inside and out, I knew it all, I didnt need to be constantly reminded of how evil and what evil deeds he did, I KNOW!

My only issue with this book was that it was just so long and too wordy and as much as I loved the story of Jamie and Claire, I'm not at all hyped up to continue this series because the other books are just as long, if not longer than this book. The whole witch trial? Yeah, I could have done without that scene, the only scene that was MISSING from this book is the scene where Claire gets to handle her business with that blonde haired shit, Laoghaire...I wanted Claire to serve her ass to the clan on a silver platter, but that scene never ocurred in the book, so I'll write that scene myself, gosh that stupid shit got on my nerves.

Would I recommend this book? Yeah, I say give it a shot, the story is good but be prepared for lots of detail that go on....and on....and on.....
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Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning

A laird trapped between centuries...
Enchanted by a powerful spell, Highland laird Drustan MacKeltar slumbered for nearly five centuries hidden deep in a cave, until an unlikely savior awakened him. The enticing lass who dressed and spoke like no woman he'd ever known was from his distant future, where crumbled ruins were all that remained of his vanished world. Drustan knew he had to return to his own century if he was to save his people from a terrible fate. And he needed the bewitching woman by his side....

A woman changed forever in his arms...

Gwen Cassidy had come to Scotland to shake up her humdrum life and, just maybe, meet a man. How could she have known that a tumble down a Highland ravine would send her plunging into an underground cavern—to land atop the most devastatingly seductive man she'd ever seen? Or that once he'd kissed her, he wouldn't let her go?

Bound to Drustan by a passion stronger than time, Gwen is swept back to sixteenth-century Scotland, where a treacherous enemy plots against them ... and where a warrior with the power to change history will defy time itself for the woman he loves....

After to Tame a Highlander Warrior, this one is my favorite. This is the first book about the MacKelter men. The first two being the twins, Drustan and Dageus.

We have Gwen who traveling through Scotland looking for a cherry picker. (someone to devirginize her) She stumbles upon an enchanted Drustan MacKeltar. A spell was placed on him and he's been sleeping for five centuries. Gwen wakes him and he of course realizes he's not in his time and must get back.

He tries to explain to Gwen, but she's having none of it. Drustan pleads with her to just come with him to where his castle used to be. He'll prove his story true. He takes her to the stones so he can travel back in time. As they are making their way, they are both attracted to each other. Gwen wants him. Drustan wants her. They make love. Right after, Drustan sends her back to his time. He tries to come with her, but he can't.

Gwen is then on a mission to get the past Drustan to believe her. This time, he's having none of that. He won't even listen to her story. She tries "fluffing her breasts" to get his attention. Drustan reacts by hiding in his chamber. Gwen comes up with a plan, along with the help of Drustan's dad, Silvan, to lock Drustan in the garderrobe.

Of course, Drustan is not happy. He yells for a few hours. Finally, he shuts up and agrees to listen to Gwen. Not only does she tell him everything, she tells him how they made love. Did I mention his dad and the housekeeper are also listening in to all this. His dad tries to convince Nell to leave, but she says no and she's not missing a thing. I thought that was cute.

Drustan gets his memory back. He made Gwen remember a memory charm before he sent her back in time. He was said the druid marriage vows to her. She said them back to him when she was retelling her story not knowing what she was saying. The druid marriage vows binds the man and woman together.

If aught must be lost, ' twill be my honor for yours.
If one must be forsaken, 'twill be my soul for yours.
Should death come anon, 'twill be my life for yours.
I am Given

Gwen and Drustan are happy. They put their heads together to find out why Drustan was enchanted and who would do him harm. A small fight occurs, Gwen is taken back to her time right as Drustan is shot at. When she realizes where is she at, she's heartbroken and Drustanless.

What happens next, you'll have to read to find out.

I love the story line with Silvan and Nell. They are so cute. Love when Gwen mistakes Dageus for Drustan andpracticallyy jumps on him. Drustan's jealously is just priceless. Love the scene when Drustan is trying on his trews and Gwen asks if he stuffed the jeans with a sock. I mean, damn. He couldn't even zip up the jeans. Damn. We also get a glimpse of Dageus' loneliness.

So, I love this story. Second favorite so far.

Grade: A-

The Books:

Beyond the Highland Mist
To Tame a Highland Warrior
The Highlander's Touch
Kiss of the Highlander
The Dark Highlander
The Immortal Highlander
Spell of the Highlander

The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning

A Warrior Of Immortal Powers

He was a mighty Scottish warrior who lived in a world bound by ancient laws and timeless magic. But no immortal powers could prepare the laird of Castle Brodie for the lovely accursed lass who stood before him. A terrible trick of fate had sent her 700 years back in time and into his private chamber to tempt him with her beauty—and seduce him with a desire he could never fulfill. For this woman he burned to possess was also
the woman he had foresworn to destroy.

A Woman Caught In The Mists Of Time

When Lisa felt the earth move under her feet, the fiercely independent 21st-century woman never dreamed she was falling...into another century. But the powerful, naked warrior who stood glaring down at her was only too real...and too dangerously arousing. Irresistibly handsome he might be, but Lisa had no intention of remaining in this savage land torn by treachery and war. How could she know that her seductive captor had other plans for her...plans that would save her from a tragic fate? Or that this man who had long ago forsaken love would defy time itself to claim her for his own....

This is my least favorite of KMM's book. Lisa just didn't do anything for me. She kind of got on my nerves. I know, her mom was dying and she wasdesperatee to go home, but hmmm. What kind of got me was how she was upset when she found out what they were going to about the onetraitorr. I mean, hello, yeah it was gonne be pretty gross but remember what century you are in.

We see Adam Black but he's not the annoying shit we saw in Beyond the Highland Mist. Yes he still meddles, but not like he did before. In fact we learn something about the dark fairy. Which, you have to read for yourself to find out.

Circenn, he was all right. He was an uptight laird with all these rules. When was broken, he got all bent out of shape. Of course after meeting Lisa, he slowly learns to relax. Although he did have pretty good reason for being rigid as he was.

Again, this was all right. I loved how when Circenn was watching Braveheart, he pointed out William Wallace and Robert the Bruce didn't look how they wereportrayedd.

Grade: C

Beyond the Highland Mist
To Tame a Highland Warrior
The Highlander's Touch
Kiss of the HIghlander
The Dark Highlander
The Immortal Highlander
Spell of the Highlander

Only With A Highlander by Janet Chapman

She must choose between her destiny...and her desire.

As soon as Pine Creek's new mystery man steps into her art gallery, Winter MacKeage is intrigued. This sexy stranger, Matt Gregor, wants her to do some drawings of his dream house. And with his tiger-gold eyes and masculine charm, he's impossible to resist. But so is Winter's Scottish heritage. As the seventh MacKeage daughter, she must embrace her true magical calling...and deny her mortal desires. Soon Winter is heating up — in Matt's strong arms — and her fiery heart is torn. Can she give up the destiny she was born to fulfill for the only man she's ever truly loved?


This is the 5th book in Janet Chapman's Higlander Series. I was naughty and skipped the 4th book, Tempting The Highlander, because I couldn't find it and I was impatient to read Winter's story.

It wasn't worth it.

First of all, I was completely lost. There were quite a few references to things that happened in Tempting and I kept going around in circles.

Plus, the book was just sort of..blah for me. Not that I didn't enjoy it, because I did. It just didn't grab me and suck me in. It took me quite a bit longer to read this than it should have, I think.

In any case, the storyline was pretty good and the hero was really yummy, but I think I would have enjoyed it quite a bit more if I'd read Tempting first.

I'm giving it a 3.00 out of 5, but I may change this after I read Tempting.

If I ever get around to it, that is.

Wedding The Highlander by Janet Chapman

A runaway beauty finds love in the brawny arms of a handsome stranger...


Talented surgeon Libby Hart is fleeing to Pine Creek, Maine, when her car spins out of control and crashes into a pond. She is rescued by Michael MacBain, a medieval highlander trapped in the modern world by a wizard's spell. Wounded in love once before by a modern woman, Michael wants nothing to do with Libby, but he can't resist the intense desire she stirs within him. Can this proud warrior pledge his heart to a woman whose secret threatens to change their lives forever?

This is the third book in Janet Chapman's Highlander Series.

Man, I had a really, really hard time getting into this book. Like...forever! I think I started it almost a month ago and just finished it the night before last.

I ended up really enjoying it, but the first..half? didn't really do it for me.

I was so looking forward to Michael's story, too, so I was very disappointed in the way it started out. I think what bothers me the most about this series is that there isn't much character development - or relationship development - throughout the books. Basically they meet and BAM! they're together. There's no preface or build up, it just happens.

Still, it wasn't bad and I'm anxious to read the next two, so I guess I can't complain too much, right?

3.5 out of 5

Loving the Highlander by Janet Chapman

When Sadie Quill comes upon an unbelievably gorgeous man lying naked beside a lake, she can't resist taking his photo – and is quickly trapped in a passionate confrontation with the fierce stranger. Discovering the identity of this irresistible warrior will complicate Sadie's search for a legendary gold mine. For he is Morgan MacKeage, a medieval highlander in modern-day Maine, a man with the fury of the untamed wilderness pounding in his veins – and the power to unlock Sadie's fragile heart.

This is the second book in her Highlander Series.

The story is sweet and light, an easy read. I enjoyed it, though I'm not sure where to rate it in regards to the first book. I guess I liked them both equally.

Morgan seemed a lot more barbaric than his brother, but I found that it worked for me. At times I laughed out loud. Though certain parts bothered me. I won't spoil it, but I didn't really care for the heroine and the story seemed choppy at times.

Not a must read, but cute. I give it 3.5 out of 5.

Charming the Highlander by Janet Chapman

When a plane crash strands brilliant scientist Grace Sutter on an icy mountaintop in Maine, she finds herself alone in the wilderness with the only other surviving passenger — Greylen MacKeage, a sexy, medieval warrior who's been tossed through time to find the woman he's destined to love. Forced together to survive the harsh, wintry landscape, neither expects the fierce passion that flares between them. But Grace is not used to letting her heart take control, and Greylen will settle for nothing less than her heart's surrender....

This was a cute, sweet story.

My favorite Jersey Girl had been on me to read this series for years now, but I just finally got around to it this past week.

Due to the bumbling interference of an aging wizard, Greylen MacKeage and 9 others (three of his clan and his life-long enemy Michael McBain and four of his warriors, plus their trusty steeds) are transported 800 years into the future. Though they adapt rather quickly, all of Michael's clansman die over the next four years.

Mary Sutter fled her lover, Michael McBain, when he told her his tale of time-travel, straight to her sister, Grace. When she arrives on her doorstep, Grace is dismayed when she realizes her sister Mary is pregnant. After four months, Mary decides to return to Michael and marry him, but on her way home she's in an automobile accident and dies shortly after giving birth to a son. Not before she extracts a promise from Grace, however, that she'll take the baby to his father to raise. Though Grace isn't sure of his state of mind once Mary reveals his secret, Grace reluctantly agrees.

On the last leg of her journey home, their plance goes down and Greylan MacKeage saves her and Baby's life. There's an immediate attraction between them, but Grace fights it, not used to dealing with her heart. Grey is determined to claim her, though, and doesn't give up.

It was a good story, sweet and light. I've started the second in the series, which promises to be good.

4 out of 5.