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A review by dreamerfreak
Highlander Betrayed by Laurin Wittig
4.0
Highlander Betrayed is a great start to a new series, especially for fans of Scots romance. Historical fiction with just a hint of something mystical, but mostly it's about the romance. Lovely.
We start of with Nicolas, the king's favored spy, getting a new assignment. He's being sent to the Highlands to find a mysterious artifact known as the Highland Targe, rumored to be the defense of the Scots. The king couldn't care less about it's supposed magical powers, he just wants to crush the spirit of the Highlanders.
As half-Scots, Nicholas plays his part well, and worms his way into the castle of Dunlairig and also into the heart of one of its woman, Rowan McGregor, niece of the chieftain. The romance is a beautiful slow build between these two, with an underlying tension of Nicholas's deception.
I loved that Nicholas and Rowan choose not to explore their sexual attraction until after their marriage. There is a sex scene in this book at the end, but it's much more emotional than explicit, and that's a nice change of pace from the usual romance these days. Well done!
The secrets of the Targe are slowly revealed in this first installment, and I was fascinated with it right from the start. However, it's clearly not over, and I can't wait to find out more about the artifact and the coming fight. This is very much a happy for now ending, as there's definitely more trouble to come for these two.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
We start of with Nicolas, the king's favored spy, getting a new assignment. He's being sent to the Highlands to find a mysterious artifact known as the Highland Targe, rumored to be the defense of the Scots. The king couldn't care less about it's supposed magical powers, he just wants to crush the spirit of the Highlanders.
As half-Scots, Nicholas plays his part well, and worms his way into the castle of Dunlairig and also into the heart of one of its woman, Rowan McGregor, niece of the chieftain. The romance is a beautiful slow build between these two, with an underlying tension of Nicholas's deception.
I loved that Nicholas and Rowan choose not to explore their sexual attraction until after their marriage. There is a sex scene in this book at the end, but it's much more emotional than explicit, and that's a nice change of pace from the usual romance these days. Well done!
The secrets of the Targe are slowly revealed in this first installment, and I was fascinated with it right from the start. However, it's clearly not over, and I can't wait to find out more about the artifact and the coming fight. This is very much a happy for now ending, as there's definitely more trouble to come for these two.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]