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    A Highlander of Her Own
    A Highlander of Her Own
    A Highlander of Her Own
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    A Highlander of Her Own

    By Melissa Mayhue

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    From the author of Soul of a Highlander comes a romance that proves mortal schemes and mortal dreams are no match for the power of Faerie Magic.

    TEXAS, PRESENT DAY. Ellie Denton's world has spiraled out of control. A strange new birthmark, animals talking to her, and her mother's ex-husband laying claim to the family ranch have her thinking life can't get more complicated. But Ellie doesn't know the birthmark's connection to her Faerie ancestors. Complicated takes on a whole new meaning with her innocent wish to find her true love.

    SCOTLAND, 1304. Caden MacAlister has more trouble than he can handle. With his brother held for ransom and the laird missing, the last thing he needs is another problem. But the Fae have other plans. A mysterious woman shows up in his stables, sent by Faerie Magic to find her true love. Fighting his attraction, Caden insists she's meant for one of his brothers. With his history, he has no desire for a woman in his life—especially a woman sent by the Fae.

    Only the magic of the Fae can determine whether Ellie will find a Highlander of her own...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPocket Books
    Release dateJun 30, 2009
    ISBN9781416575726
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    Melissa Mayhue

    Melissa Mayhue is the award-winning author of the Daughters of the Glen series, which includes Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband, Highland Guardian, Soul of a Highlander, A Highlander of Her Own, A Highlander's Destiny, A Highlander's Homecoming, Healing the Highlander, and A Highlander's Curse. She is also the author of the Warrior series and the Magic of Time series. She and her family live in Colorado in the shadow of the beautiful Rocky Mountains with three insanely spoiled dogs, one domineering cat, a turtle with an attitude, and way too many fish in their aquarium. Visit her website at MelissaMayhue.com.

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    • 4/5
      Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Feb09What is it that I like so much about Melissa Mayhue’s books? From the very first one, “Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband”, there is just something about her writing that pulls me in and keeps me coming back for more. Her heroines are strong and determined and don’t do stupid things that require a man to save them…nope, they do just as much saving, in their own way, as any of the heroes in her books. Yet the men certainly aren’t weak or spineless. Au contraire, they are strong heroes who fight their attraction at first, usually for some stupid male reason , but once they ‘get it’…they go after her with guns…I mean swords…blazing…uh, flashing?! Ellie’s having the best day she’s had since her mother died recently. The strange rose-shaped birthmark that recently appeared on her chest is NOT cancerous! Now if only she could get rid of the slimy excuse for a step-father who’s trying to claim the farm and get Ellie in his bed before her mother’s grave is grassed over. Ellie escapes to the river and while she’s there she makes a wish…to find her true love and perhaps “a Highlander of my own”. The next thing she knows she’s waking up somewhere that looks an awful lot like the Highlands and the year is 1304. Holy crap!Caden doesn’t trust the Fae. The last time they interfered with his family, his brother was wounded and his life changed forever. As a result of those events, he decided never to marry. Instead, when the time comes, he’ll appoint one of his brother’s sons as his heir. Love isn’t for him. So when his mother decides Ellie has been sent for love, Caden figures she must be here for one of his brothers. That’s fine! Doesn’t bother him at all. Nope, not a bit.Stubborn as these two were, I almost expected to hear horns locking whenever they met. How entertaining to ‘watch’ their relationship unfold while both are denying the desire for said relationship. Mayhue’s timing and dialogue’s were spot-on and caused both sniffles and chuckles at times. The juxtaposition of Ellie’s modern ways against Caden’s ‘medieval’ sensibilities was used in places to further the plot instead of just cause romantic problems. If I thought Mayhue had intended this for anything but light-hearted romance, I would be a bit critical of the lack of survival and language problems this difference caused…but hey, this is a romance and it works just fine!The cast is just right with some gruesome bad guys, hot-bodied good guys, and the talking animals who stole the show for me. The tension between the hero and heroine sizzled and sparkled and who knew guys knew so much about women’s bodies back then? Once again, Melissa Mayhue provided me with a wonderful read in “A Highlander of Her Own”. I’ll be pacing outside the bookstore waiting for “A Highlander’s Destiny” when it’s released next year.
    • 3/5
      I did not enjoy this book as much as the earlier ones in this series, but it was still okay.Texas, present day and Ellie Denton's mother has recently died and her ex husband has just moved to make a claim on her home so she goes out on her property to think and before she knows it she turns up in Scotland in 1304 - what a shock! Recently a rasberry coloured mark has turned up on her chest and her afinity to talk to animals has become stronger - she figured there was something wrong with her but she never would have guessed that this has happened because she is decended from the Fae.Scotland, 1304 and Caden MacAlister comes across a strange woman in his home, it doesn't take him long to realise that she is from another time and this has something to do with his Fae ancestry. He has been thwarted in love has vowed never to be with another woman. The Fae and his mother have other ideas.The MacAlister's are sheep farmers and Ellie comes their rescue with a cure for foot rot and along the way Caden's brother and cousin are kidnapped for a ransome and his best friend betrays him.
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