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Highland Warrior

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With close to 60 romance titles in print, Connie Mason delights her fans once more, returning to the Scottish Highlands in this tale of feuding Highland clans. The MacKays and MacKennas have warred for years. Many loved ones on both sides have died. When Laird MacKay loses yet another son he is desparate for the killing to stop. Laird Ross MacKenna has lost much as well and the most recent battle has taken the life of his young counsin Gunn. Laird MacKay uses his most precious asset to stop the fighting; his beautiful daughter Gillian's hand in marriage to the strong and handsome Ross MacKenna. Ross agrees to the marriage in order to stop the generations of feuding. When Gillian discovers the arranged marriage she is enraged, thinking how can she leave her beloved home and live with her enemy? Ross remembered seeing the flame-haired beauty wielding a sword on the battlefield. He feels loving her lush body not too high a price to pay, but even as he desires her, he cannot trust her. Gillian soon begins to desire and fall in love with the handsome and strong Ross. Just as an idyllic life seems possible there are those within the MacKay Keep and without that would come between them and create trouble. When a series of attacks against the MacKay clan begin, and they appear to be truce breaking attempts by the MacKenna clan, Ross unfairly banishes Gillian. Struggling with his desire and love, he does not realize that he has released her into the real enemy's clutches. Strong and beautiful Gillian refuses to give up and battles to uncover the real villians. As Ross comes to her rescue, the suspense and intrigue build, and soon generations of trouble that has plagued the peace of both clans is revealed. Highland Warrior is a well-written, fast paced, sensual Scottish Romance adventure that keeps the reader riveted to the pages. Another masterfully written book to add to your Connie Mason collection!

This book was a big disappointment to me. I didn't believe it for one second, plan as that. The whole time I was reading it I was thinking to myself, Ya right. All the characters need to do is just talk to each other and everything would be fixed. I didn't buy the story at all!!! I would not buy this book. If you want to read a good book by Connie I highly suggest A Taste of Sin.

That is, unless you like a silly plot along with very bad sex all wrapped up in a faux historical setting. Granted, there are readers who enjoy that type of book and while I'm not knocking them I am definitely not one of them. You are not going to get your Jamie and Claire fix here, although September is almost upon us and the long wait for An Echo in the Bone will soon be over. Yay!

This is pretty much your basic Highland romance - Laird MacKay wishing to end a decades long feud gives his daughter Gillian in marriage to the Laird of the rival MacKenna clan. Gillian is as fiery and spirited as her red mane of hair and hates her husband Ross on sight, despite the overwhelming sexual attraction between the two. Of course there are the evil bad guys (and gal) who want to keep them apart for their own nefarious purposes and well, that's pretty much it. Gee, how original, and I have to tell you it was verra verra hard not to send the book flying every time I heard about Gillian's flame red hair (six times in 20 some pages), let alone the "flame" comments from the wise woman. Despite an effort to make the setting seem authentic with the dialogue, clothing and customs, things just didn't always ring true. Tossing Gillian out on her ear to return to Da in the middle of winter with no escort? Telling her husband to "leave off"? Potatoes in 1415? Oy.

But worst of all, as mentioned at the top, was the OTT sex scenes in minute, embarrassing, and oh so disgusting detail. So bad I can't even bear to quote a few to poke fun at them - and after what I read in That-Tudor-Vampire-Book I have to tell you that's pretty darn bad. Skip this, I wish I had.

I bought this book for a friend...she reads all of connie mason books.......she enjoys them quite abit

The only thing I have to say is Connie Mason and Scotish highlander
If you read romance you understand

Gillian MacKay meets Ross MacKenna on the battlefield. Their clans have been enemies for as long as anyone can remember. Attempting to create peace once and for all, Gillian's father insists that she marry Ross so their clans can unite. Ross is willing to try, the passion that ignites between them is enough for him, but Gillian is determined to hate Ross regardless of how he stirs her passions.

Jealous mistresses and disgruntled suitors are just some of the obstacles in Ross' and Gillian's way toward finding peace for their clans and themselves.

In Highland Warrior Gillian is strong and brave; she holds her own against anyone and Ross is handsome, fierce and protective. They are very compatible, but they have trouble seeing it. I liked the storyline in Highland Warrior very much it's exciting and romantic, but I wish that Gillian and Ross hadn't fought their attraction through most of the book.

Nannette
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Fun book, lot's of twist and turns. I have been reading Connie Mason's books for years. Although this book is predictable, it was fun to read. From brave Gillian the warrior woman, to Ross the exteme manly man, I love how the love-hate relationship grew to love and trust. Great read..sexy,erotic, and action pack adventure.

Good storyline, although the hero lacked common sense at times I still enjoyed the book. As always Ms. Mason provided her readers with hot love scenes. This is one I recommend.

Okay, I admit it; I'm a sucker for a good cover and Mason always gets the best ones!
However, what has kept reading coming back to her for over 4 dozens books is she delivers novels worth reading. I always feel like I got the `price of the ticket'.

In this book, Mason once again heads to the Highlands. The MacKays and MacKenna's have a long-standing feud, so when the Laird of the MacKays loses another son, he's determined to see the deaths stop. To this end, he offers his daughter in married to handsome Ross MacKenna. Ross, too, feels it's time for the killing to stop, so he agrees to marry Gillian.

Only, Gillian isn't too thrilled to be shoved into a political marriage. It's an uneasy truce, this battleground called marriage. Ross desires Gillian, but doesn't trust her. Gillian is resistant but soon begins to fall in love with him. Just as they are finding a middle ground in their lives, there are a series of attacks against the MacKays. Ross blames Gillian and banishes her, sending her into sphere of the real enemy.

Mason proves she is still the Queen of Romance, no matter the period. Her fans will adore this one, another keeper for the Mason shelf!

In the fifteenth century Scottish Highlands, the Mackay and Mackenna clans have been fighting for years so no one is surprised when hostilities break out again. However, wanting an end to the seemingly back and forth battle of revenge in which both clans lose, the MacKay Laird approaches his Mackenna counterpart with an odd deal when he offers his daughter Gillian in marriage. Laird Ross Mackenna wants to end the bloodshed too while saving face.He met Gillian on the battlefield and appreciates her fiery spirit so he agrees.

Everyone on both sides of the feud is elated with the upcoming nuptials that will ring in peace and prosperity for all. That is everyone except Gillian who feels like a pawn and another suitor who wants the lass' fortune for himself even if that means igniting the feud into an inferno.

The gender battle between the lead protagonists make for a fine time for historical romance readers as Gillian proves more than a match for Ross. The story line is fast-paced with these strange bedfellows fighting one another and enemies who want their nuptials ended before they begin. Connie Mason provides a delightful fifteenth century Scottish romance starring a strong heroine and her powerful champion.

Harriet Klausner