Highlander Untamed: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

by Monica McCarty (Author)
Key Phrases: sea gate stairs, handfast husband, Fairy Tower, Fairy Flag, King James (more...)

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Product Description
Rory MacLeod is a bold and powerful Highland Chief with only one allegiance–to his clan. He vows revenge against the rival MacDonald clan, though duty demands a handfast marriage to Isabel MacDonald–a bride he does not want and has no intention of keeping. But Rory couldn’t have anticipated the captivating woman who challenges his steely control, and unleashes the untamed passion simmering beneath his fierce exterior.

Blessed with incomparable beauty, Isabel MacDonald is prepared to use every means possible–including seduction–to uncover her husband’s most guarded secrets. Instead Rory awakens Isabel’s deepest desires and her sweetest fantasies. Now Isabel has found the happiness she’s always dreamed of with the very man she must betray, and discovers that passion can be far more dangerous than revenge.

About the Author
Monica McCarty’s interest in the Scottish clan system began in the most unlikely of places: a comparative legal history course at Stanford Law School. After a short but enjoyable stint practicing law, she realized that her legal vocation and her husband’s transitory career as a professional baseball player were not exactly a match made in heaven. So she traded in her legal briefs for Scottish historical romances with sexy alpha heroes. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their two young children. Visit the author’s website at www.MonicaMcCarty.com.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345494369
• ISBN-13: 978-0345494368
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! A full, rich story with a heart pounding sexy hero, December 11, 2007

By	KarLynP "spicyromancefan" (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This is my favorite kind of romance novel; a book that sucks you in and you just can't put it down. I especially loved that the romance between these two was allowed to evolve into something deep and emotional, not just a lusty superficial attraction that so many romance authors try to pass off as 'a love story'. Now this was a true love story! I can see why this book is such a run-away hit. Rory is the ultimate alpha male, and the author does a great job at balancing his warrior persona by making him tough, raw and flawed, but not going overboard and turning him into some superhero or unrealistic savior type. There was everything in this fast pace book; deep intrigue, action and suspense, love and steamy sex scenes (I loved how Rory became playful in bed toward the end. Yum!), betrayal and risk,...etc. Bravo to this new author. I highly recommend this book to fans of romance.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Romance and Espionage in Scotland, February 20, 2008

By	Melissa (USA) - See all my reviews

Intrigue abounds in this satisfying novel. Isabel MacDonald is forced into a handfast marriage by the king and her nefarious uncle. Her groom is Rory MacLeod, Chief of a rival clan. Isabel must spy on her husband and find a special banner hidden in the keep.

Rory has agreed to this one year marriage with every intention of repudiating it at the end of the promised year. Isabel is beautiful and hard to resist. She is under pressure to seduce the secrets from her husband. Rory suspects something is afoot but without evidence, must rely only on his intuition.

Isabel is pressured from all sides; her father's clan, her husband's clan, her uncle, the king. She falls in love with her husband and knows she can never betray him. Her greatest concern is being exposed as the spy she is.

Isabel is incredibly kind hearted. She is forgiving and even though she occasionally has a stubborn streak, it doesn't become annoying. Rory is determined to protect his clan and his family. His divided loyalty between his family and Isabel has him in a quandary. An added bonus was that some of the events in this book are based on actual events, so there is a nice little history lesson in this novel too.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical romance at its best!!!, August 11, 2007

By	Katie (Florida) - See all my reviews

Rory MacLeod is an Honest, caring, powerful Highland Chief who cares deeply for his clan . Duty demands that he take a bride for a year. A bride that he does not want and has no intentions of keeping... but, Isabel is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.
She shows Rory such love and gives even though she knows the love may never be returned. Isabel's love makes Rory realize how impossible life would be without her. He felt more love for her than he ever thought possible
*sigh* I couldn't help but fall in love with Rory. I can't wait to read " Highlander Unmasked" and " Highlander Unchained"


I couldn't help but to fall in love with Rory.