Review - Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn

Title: Ravished by a Highlander
Author: Paula Quinn

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Forever; 1 edition (May 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446552380
• ISBN-13: 978-0446552387

Rating: 5 of 5

Full Description

FORBIDDEN LOVE

Davina Montgomery is no ordinary English lady. For her own protection, she's been locked away from society, her true identity the Crown's most closely guarded secret. Until a shocking betrayal--and a bold rescue--land her in the arms of a fierce Highlander, a powerful warrior whose searing gaze and tantalizing touch awaken her body and soul.

UNDENIABLE DESIRE

As the firstborn son of a powerful Scottish laird, Robert MacGregor has no loyalty to the English throne, but he's not the kind of man to leave a woman in distress, even if she is English. He vows to deliver Davina to safety, unharmed and untouched. Yet one stolen kiss leaves them both smoldering with desire...and desperate for more. With Davina's secret threatening to destroy his clan, Rob must choose between everything he holds dear and the one woman he can't live without.

Review: This is a book I did not want to put down.  I wanted to devour it!  [If you have read my reviews then you know that I don't gush... this one is me sort of gushing.]

Davina is a wonderfully ethereal character with a haunting air of loneliness and sorrow.  She has grown up with the nuns and the soldiers who protect her as her only friends but for some reason she is untouchable. Before the first chapter is over all of her companions are dead and she is alone. Then she is snatched and carried off by a fierce Scotsman, not knowing if he is friend or foe.

Robert MacGregor is a powerful warrior, a strategist, and a respected leader in his clan - a "hunky" Highlander.  He is not frivolous or careless with his affections. He honors duty and responsibility and tends to be a bit somber and sometimes downright grumpy, scowling at the men around him. Robert’s companions make for an interesting mix of side characters and I love the bits of Scottish brogue.

Rob races against unknown dangers to get Davina to the one place he believes she will be safe.  Davina is slow to trust this brooding giant of a man but she begins to realize that every action he takes makes her feel safe - even the first stolen kiss.

Davina hasn’t had dreams of a life of her own for years.  Robert suspects that this beautiful damsel is out of his league. He represents safety to her and she brings laughter and light to his world.  How are they to resist the magnetic pull that draws them together in spite of each knowing they shouldn’t tempt fate?

The danger and intrigue in the story are non stop with a truly horrific enemy who wreaks death and destruction, a heart breaking betrayal by a friend and brave battles along the way. The romance between Davina and Robert starts out slow and sweet and builds to sensual fullfillment and seemingly unshakable commitment.  But are there undeniable forces that could pull them apart? Even if her foes don’t kill her will she be allowed to remain with a common Highlander?

I loved the story and the characters from beginning to end. This story had just the right balance for me of likable characters, steady plot and action and sensual attraction without sexual overload.  This was the first book I read by Paula Quinn but I definitely will want to read more.

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