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Highland Sword (Mystical Highlands)

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This book is the first part in a trilogy about three witch sisters in medievel Scotland. The second is The Betrayal, the third is The Knight and The Seer. If you can suspend disbelief-which honestly, is what most romances ask you to do-then I think you'll enjoy this book. The other reviewers have good points, about unlikely names, or if this was that time period, the sisters would have been killed for being witches. BUT, the story is a sweet, fantastical tale-a fairy tale filled with creatures like winged horses, trolls, crones, seers, and yes, even fairies:). It's light, enjoyable reading. If you want truthful and throught provoking-find another book. But if your looking for a lil magic to carry you away from your everyday woes, then pick up this book!

This was the first book I've read by Ruth Ryan Langan and it held my attention until the very end. I managed to read it in a few hours without so much as putting the book now. Though a few of the minor characters were dull the main characters were interesting. Allegra and Merrick were interesting characters, as was the plot.

Ruth Langan has a way of drawing her reader into the passion of the moment. Simple yet complex characters lead the way through a beautifully set fairytale story of witches and warriors. The passion is stoked between sheets of intrigue and mystery, building until it overwhelms the prime characters.

A quick read, a well-thought-out plot. Let's hope the second book "The Betrayal" holds true to the first.

First the good news. This book is only 300 pages, in very large font and with wide margins. Maybe the equivalent of 100 pages in a standard book.

Now the bad new. That's about 290 pages to much. The story telling is choppy. The dialog is stilted. Even the descriptions are half hearted. I wouldn't even recommend this for a pool-side book.

Ruth Langan has a way of drawing her reader into the passion of the moment. Simple yet complex characters lead the way through a beautifully set fairytale story of witches and warriors. The passion is stoked between sheets of intrigue and mystery, building until it overwhelms the prime characters.

A quick read, a well-thought-out plot. Let's hope the second book "The Betrayal" holds true to the first.

Back Cover description: A Witch, A Warrior And The Wilds Of Scotland...!'Twas like a quest out of legend, Merrick MacAndrew knew, but he would risk anything to save his dying son-even kidnapping Allegra Drummond, whose mystical healing talents ran apace with her power to set his heart ablaze!
What enchantment, this? A giant of a Highland lord had torn Allegra Drummond from idyllic seclusion to do his bidding! No matter that his reasons were noble, rousing her compassion and concern. Merrick MacAndrew had used a life-transforming magic of his own to bind her to him forever-heart, body and soul!

I wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't work up any enthusiasm for this story. It takes place in 1559. Anyone who has read these books knows that this is during the witch burning period. Not only does this Drummond family all have different gifts, but also people know about them and would kill them if possible. To top it off, the Drummond women have given shelter to a "troll" and a "hunchbacked crone". Nothing like posting a sign that says Kill Us Now. The setup in the castle is so, so, -- predictable, that you just want to scream. The villains are obvious and the book was a struggle to finish. On page 286, he says he wants to marry her, but tells her he'll often be away fighting and that she'll be alone to handle everything. My first response was-Right, like she'll be alive when you get back. The first thing to go wrong; wells drying up, livestock dying-Allegra will be toast. Try something else