POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER by Terri Brisbin

POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER
MacLerie Series
Terri Brisbin
www.terribrisbin.com
ISBN: 978-0-373-29510-4
August 2008
Setting: Medieval, Scottish Highlands
Author: lives in NJ area
Read July 28, 2008

While this is not a NC set story, nor by a NC author, I feel a need to review this book.

POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER is the story of the Robertson Harlot, Marian Robertson and Duncan, the Peacemaker, MacLerie.

Duncan has traveled to the Robertson Lands to work on a treaty between the Robertson Laird and the MacLerie Laird, one that will benefit both clans. What he finds is a woman in need, a widow with a child who remains on his mind, Mara. Soon Duncan finds that Mara is commanding a large part of his thoughts and could be why the discussions for a treaty are not going well. Duncan visits Mara on several occasions, always with good intentions and nothing untoward happens between then. However others have plans for Duncan and Mara that neither are aware of.

Duncan soon learns that Mara is really the Robertson Harlot, and that he is forced into marriage with her. Their marriage is exchanged into a handfasting that leaves both of them with an out in a year. However Duncan isn't sure he wants an out, especially as secrets Marian has held are slowly coming to light. The things everyone believes about Marian may not be true, but why hold these secrets for five years? What is the truth and why won't Marian share it?

Marian is determined to keep the past buried, no matter her changing feelings for Duncan. Her daughter is what matters most, and the reliving the past will only cause more problems and threaten more people. Will they be able to build a future with past between them? When it comes to Marian or the truth, will Duncan choose love over all else?

POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER is part of a series about the MacLerie's however, readers do not have to read the previous titles to follow this outstanding story. Ms. Brisbin's characters are engaging, refreshing, and wonderful written. You will quickly find yourself pulled into their story and unable to leave until the final page is turned. There is a mystery to the story, and while parts of it are easy to figure out, parts will leave readers with tears in their eyes and gasping or sighing. The romance between Duncan and Marian is so very sweet that you can't help but fall in love along with Marian. POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER is a "must have" read for all fans of historcial romances especially those set during the Medieval period or those who like me adore Scottish heroes. I am eager to read more of Ms. Brisbin's MacLerie series and can only hope they are as wonderfully told as POSSESSED BY THE HIGHLANDER is.