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Possessed By The Highlander (Harlequin Historical)

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Marian Robertson is known as the "Robertson Harlot", and while it is a name that she doesn't deserve, she also doesn't do anything about people calling her it either. She does it all to save the life of a child.

Duncan "The Peacemaker of the MacLerie Clan" is drawn to the beauty that he finds in distress while scouting the route to his next assignment. He never thinks that the woman he sees could be the one called the "Robertson Harlot". He is further stunned when he is negotiated (tricked) into marrying her to keep his peace deal intact. But, what will he do when he learns that not all is as he believed about Marian. More than that what will happen when they fall in love, though others will try and keep them apart?

What a fantastic concept. What one will do for family love and the love of an innocent child? Also what duty and clan loyalty would do to a family? There is more than meets the eye, or in this case the "ruined" lady, when meeting Marian Robertson as well as her clan Chief brother. I found Possessed by the Highlander made me take a moment or two to think how far I would go for family and if I could withstand all the rumors and shunning. I found the overall story to be a bit of a twist on the classic tale of family loyalty and arranged marriages. I also found that I wanted to smack Duncan a time to two, but that might have just been me. Possessed by the Highlander is definitely worth the time it takes to thoroughly enjoy the story. I think Terri Brisbin has some new and fresh ideas for this genre.

Tanya
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I did enjoy the story even though the suspense was drawn out way too long. All in all...a good read.

Terri Brisbin's wonderful, evocative depiction of the land of lairds and their ladies is only surpassed by the powerful sensual tension she creates between her dynamic leading characters. In this tale, a wronged woman and the quiet man who has the courage to redeem her will steal your heart.

On the way to his new nogotiations for his clan, Duncan "The Peacemaker" of the MacLerie Clan helps an attractive woman to chase away an unwanted admirerer. Neither he nor any of the villagers know that he just helped Marian Robertson, the laird's sister who is also known as the Robertson Harlot. However, the laird tricks him into marriage with Marion. Duncan is stunned to find out that Marion doesn't wish to be married to him and prefers a temporary form of this union and he is even more surprised when he finds out that his bride doesn't deserve her undeserving nickname. But why all these arrangements? Could his bride be a danger to the alliance between the clans or even worse could she be a danger to his clan? And how is Duncan going to explain the situation to his laird?

Duncan was an extraordinary male lead character, who was defined through patience, devotion, intelligence and loyalty to his values and the people he loves. Marian was a worthy female main character who also had all of above vertues except maybe for the maturity to use these components properly to her advantage. In any case, I was very much impressed by the hero and heroine.

The plot of the book was very unusual. Firstly, I haven't yet come across a Highland Saga where the male main character was anything else besides a fierceful worrior and consequently a good laird. This book wasn't about the chief but about his most trusted negotiator. Well done! I very much liked his relaxed but determined and target oriented way of thinking that offered the main thread to the book. Another interesting development in the story line was how Marian "adopted" her daughter and how Duncan finally found a way to keep his family together without really betraying his loyalty neither to Marian nor to his laird or clan.

If you want to read a Highland saga with a "fresh" and unusual plot I can only recommend this book.

It's official, I found another great romance writer! I plan on reading everything she puts out. Never a bad read!!

This book was a great read and I enjoyed it very much...if your a fan of her writing then you won't be disappointed with this book.