The Heather Moon [Paperback]

Susan King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1999

While riding escort for King James V, a handsome young man finds his ruler's life in his hands when the Scottish kind suddenly falls ill. Aided by a beautiful, spirited, half-gypsy girl, the young man is forever enchanted by the mysterious girl. But fate places them on opposing sides of a diabolical plot to obtain power. The infant Scottish queen is in danger of being kidnapped, and while the man acts as a spy to uncover this fiendish plan, the girl's father is hired to do the deed. Caught between loyalty to his country and the longing in his heart for the girl, who will he inevitably betray?.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Setting: Scotland Borderlands, 1526
Sensuality Rating: 8

The daughter of a Scottish laird and a beautiful gypsy woman, Tamsin Armstrong grew up with a foot in both worlds--heeding the calls of her wild gypsy ancestory while upholding the ways of her proud Scottish forefathers. These two distinct worlds collide when Tamsin and her father, Archie Armstrong, are captured while raiding the lands of their hated English enemy, Jasper Musgrave. It is at this point that the young laird William Scott crosses Tamsin's path.

William remembers Archie Armstrong well, because the Scottish reiver and his own father were close comrades when William was a child. For the sake of fond memories--not to mention the lure of Tamsin's green eyes and brave heart--William negotiates their release. Tamsin is relieved to be away from the dungeon, but troubled that William has agreed to hold her hostage in his own castle. She's even less pleased by her father's obvious approval of the plan, suspecting that he hopes to arrange a marriage between her and William. Neither William nor Tamsin plan to fall in love, but the powerful attraction between them grows stronger by the day despite the danger that threatens their happy ending. Will William's entanglement in Musgrave's evil plan against the Queen destroy his future with Tamsin? Don't miss The Heather Moon--it's a wonderful tale filled with adventure, noble characters, and heartwarming emotion. --Lois Faye Dyer

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Topaz (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451407741
• ISBN-13: 978-0451407740
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story, July 4, 1999

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Harmoni (United States of America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Heather Moon (Paperback)

This is a beautiful story of love between a wonderful man and a woman who has been emotionally scarred by the reaction of others to her physical deformity. Will accepts Tamsin's deformed hand without question and often holds and kisses it. He shows her a passage in a book stating that those with deformities "are not to be pitied or suspected . . . but should be regarded as healthy beings . . . as part of the wondrous and endless variety of Nature in all her aspects." Both Will and Tamsin have guarded hearts, and their attraction to each other is beautiful.

Will is the perfect hero: a man with a pure heart and soul. He is strong, passionate, devoted and honorable, as well as sensitive, compassionate, tender and gentle. Here is a beautiful man loving a less than perfect woman in whom he sees only beauty (except, perhaps, for her temper!).

With its perfectly-paced character development and lyric dialog, I read every word of this story. The rhythm of the story is disturbed only once, during the climax, but it brought a smile to my face, so I thought I'd mention it. (I could hear an editor saying, "But where'd that branch come from, hey?")

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!!! It will keep you up all night., May 18, 1999

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CastleCelt "castlecelt" (PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Heather Moon (Paperback)

Ms. King does it again. Within the first few pages I was captivated. Tasmin, the half gypsy- half Scottish girl takes your heart. She has a deformed hand and a very low self-esteem. Everyone thinks she is bad luck.. but there is one person who doesnt.... William Scott. He has been raised with the King of Scotland but never has forgotten his heritage. When a no good English lord requests his assisstance he has no choice but to help and uncover the secret reguarding threats to the baby Queen. Tamsin also gets mixed up with the bad englishman and now must stay with Will for two weeks under constant supervision...Together they have many adventures and there are many funny parts. This story was so interesting to me i went out and purchased a book on palmistry. The details are wonderfully written and you can even smell the flowers. This is a book a lot of people can relate to. A must read for anyone who loves Scotland or needs a little reassurance in the love department.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical Romance at It's Best, April 20, 1999

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Jody Allen (US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Heather Moon (Paperback)

Ms King has done it again with a story that is intensly satisfing for the reader. She has created wonderfully developed characters who the reader will care about and who become more real as each page is turned. Ms King's become a leader in writing historical set in Scotland and Heather Moon is a classic example of her extraordinary talent. When others are clamouring to write about the Highlands she can give the reader a story set in the turbulant southern Borders of Scotland that is rich in detail with historical twists and turns that satisy the most synical reader. HEATHER MOON is a keeper to be sure for any serious romance reader who wants a story that is well researched but at no time does the history take over the story. Never does she use the often trite meaningless sex scene to move her story along. The sensual scenes are done with taste and within the context of the story. No romance author today weaves a more vivd tapistry of history, intrique, magic and love with all its many hues than MS. King. You can't be a serious romance reader if you don't read Ms King.