Under the Highlander's Spell [Mass Market Paperback]

Donna Fletcher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2008

A Thrilling Rescue. . .

Highland warrior Artair Sinclare would do anything to find his missing brother. But the only woman who can help him is about to be burned at the stake! Zia, a talented healer, has been branded a witch by vicious local villagers. Swooping in to save her at the very last moment, Artair swears to protect her . . . even if the only way to keep her safe is to pretend to be her beloved husband.

A Tempting Alliance. . .

Marry this savage stranger? Never! Yet the beautiful and determined Zia soon realizes that she needs Artair's help to proceed with her life's work. She submits to their risky charade, growing closer to Artair all the while. Hunted by treacherous enemies, they escape to a wild, wooded place deep in the Scottish Highlands, where unexpected desires ignite . . . and Zia finds herself utterly, wholly under the Highlander's spell.

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About the Author

Part of the fun in writing, Donna Fletcher admits, is doing the research. But it is with her characters that she has the most fun. She loves giving life to fresh characters and feels their excitement as they face the pleasures and pitfalls of falling in love.

Donna's own adventures have taken her to England, Ireland, and Scotland. She has walked the fields where battles were fought centuries ago, toured haunted castles, stood where beheadings were commonplace, explored the mystic mounds of long ago, and collected a plethora of memories and research that will live long in her heart and mind. She also loves exploring and photographing old abandoned homes, and she often takes long walks in the woods with camera in hand. She feels her life is rich and full, having three terrific sons, two fantastic daughters-in-law, an endless supply of friends, a loving dog, and a crazy, black, one-eyed cat named Bear.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (September 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061375446
• ISBN-13: 978-0061375446
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Donna Fletcher is a USA Today bestselling romance author. She's written thirty books mostly historical romances; THE BUCCANEER, THE IRISH DEVIL and the popular SINCLARE BROTHERS series being among fan favorites. And not to forget the ever popular, four-book, WYRRD WITCHES series beginning with THE WEDDING SPELL.
BOUND TO A WARRIOR, September 2010, is the first book in her new Scottish historical WARRIOR KING series. The second book LOVED BY A WARRIOR follows in June 2011. The third A Warrior's Promise, April 2012 and the fourth book has a tentative release date of January 2013.
She started her career selling short stories and winning reader contests. She soon expanded her writing to her love of romance novels and sold her first book SAN FRANCISCO SURRENDER the year she became president of New Jersey Romance Writers. Donna is also a past president of Novelists, Inc.

Drop by Donna's website www.donnafletcher.com where you can learn more about her, read her blog,and find a list of her books. And if you'd like, send her an email. She loves hearing from readers.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hardly spellbinding, January 13, 2009

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Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Under the Highlander's Spell (Mass Market Paperback)

The heroine of this story, Zia, is the real focus of the book, although she's hardly under the Highlander's spell. The highlander in question, Artair Sinclare, we met in the previous book by this author. However in this story he seems to have somehow become emasculated and his only action appears to be to follow Zia around, making sure that she gets enough food and saying he'll protect her. His idea of protection is getting her to marry him; once she's a member of the powerful Sinclare family then the various people who are denouncing her as a witch will find they can't get anywhere with the accusations. The common theme in this sort of book, that of the hero having to come to a realisation that he is in love, is rather too hackneyed and feels too unrealistic to work well in this setting.

Zia is a rather stereotypical healer - entirely unselfconscious when healing, totally devoted to her patients, liable to do foolish and risky things in the name of healing. She also seems remarkably successful - there were no deaths of people she was treating during the course of the book which must be very unusual in that time. Perhaps more evidence that she really is a witch! The minor twist at the end with a secret that the Bishop holds wasn't particularly surprising although it did allow the story to be wrapped up well, but also didn't bode well for the Bishop's honesty and integrity in his clerical role.

With the rather unbelievable Zia, the nebulous Artair and a subplot about Artair's brother Ronan which wasn't resolved in this story, the book felt rather unremarkable. It is as if it's a transitional book between the author's stories of Cavan, the elder brother, and Ronan, the younger. Artair and Zia didn't really have anything special in the book that will help me to remember it in future. The setting in 16th century Scotland had rather more potential than was realised in the book and the fact that various characters regularly broke out into modern American English meant that this story is not one that piqued my attention or that will stay with me.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2009

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very poor historical romance., November 29, 2011

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Annie M. Shakoor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Under the Highlander's Spell (Sinclare Brothers) (Kindle Edition)

The main reason I read historical romances are for the history. This romance novel lacked any history at all. I expected to read a very good Highlander historical romance and I can't tell if I'm reading Highlander romance or The Crucible. I wish the story had more background. I didn't like the main character Zia, she doesn't sound very intelligent. She wants to put love above everything else, but it's not very practical as far as her situation is concerned. This book was very hard for me to read. I took me about 5 days when I usually can read a novel in about a day. Nothing about this book enticed me to want to finish it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Enjoyable!, June 18, 2009

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Baazumi (New York City, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Under the Highlander's Spell (Mass Market Paperback)

The ongoing adventure of those wonderful Sinclair brothers, this book is about the life of Artair, who is by far my favorite. The first book of the series, "The Return of the Rogue", with the brother Cavan, was a highly enjoyable read as well.

What I liked about both books was the main characters were well written, the stories different and original, and the dialog believable. What more can you ask for!