Warrior of the Highlands (Berkley Sensation) [Mass Market Paperback]

Veronica Wolff (Author)

Book Description

Series: Berkley Sensation | Publication Date: January 6, 2009

A modern-day woman is wrenched through time by a brutal and bloody ceremony?only to wind up in the arms of a Highland warrior fated for a tragic destiny.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Despite an unoriginal starting point, Wolff's passionate and magical third Highland romance (after 2008's Master of the Highlands) proves compelling. When Harvard student Haley Fitzpatrick is inexplicably transported to 17th-century Scotland, war hero Alasdair MacColla assumes she's one of the enemy Campbells. He keeps a wary eye on her, but her atypical strength and beauty slowly disarm him, just as his courage and larger-than-life physique arouse Haley's tender and romantic feelings. She knows that Alasdair will be betrayed in battle and decides to do whatever it takes to save him, even if it means creating a new version of history. Wolff brings the violent and territorial era to life and mixes in a passionate love story that is certain to please fans and entice new readers. (Jan.)
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About the Author

Veronica Wolff has a master's degree in art history from The University of Texas at Austin. She has lived everywhere from South Carolina to Hawaii to India, finally settling in San Francisco where she lives with her husband, two children, a dog and cat, and countless houseplants. Her unmarketable skills include snow-boarding, speaking Hindi, gardening, and knowing an alarming amount of pop-culture trivia. She has two new books coming out with Berkley: Warrior Of The Highlands (January 2009, Berkley Sensation Mass Market Original) and Lord Of The Highlands (Berkley Sensation Mass Market Original scheduled for January 2010).

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; First Edition edition (January 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425226751
• ISBN-13: 978-0425226759
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #367,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Time Travel

More About the Author

Veronica Wolff is an award-winning, bestselling author with a soft spot for kilts and vampires. Not necessarily at the same time. Known for her Scottish time travel and historical romances, she's changed gears, writing two new series for the Penguin Group: The Watchers, starring a group of vampires and the teenaged girls who train as their agents, and Sierra Falls, a contemporary romance series set in a small community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. In real life, she's most often found with her husband, kids, and dogs on a beach or in the mountains in Northern California, but you can always find her online at veronicawolff.com.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This love story is sweet and full of passion as well., March 13, 2009

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This review is from: Warrior of the Highlands (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)

Warrior of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff
Historical Romance January 6, 2009
4 Stars

Warrior of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff is the third in her Highland series. This is a story of a love that transcends time and so much more.

Haley Fitzpatrick is a student fascinated with weapons. When she comes across a gun that could possibly offer the opportunity to correct a historical inaccuracy, and become subject for her thesis, she is instantly obsessed.

The obsession with the weapon results in being transported to 17th-century Scotland and coming face-to-face with Alasdair MacColla. Despite their mutual distrust for each other, they slowly develop a bond that grows into love.

Unfortunately, Haley's awareness of history and what happens to Alasdair, forces her to make a decision: intercept to change history or allow it to go the course already knowing what the outcome will be?

Haley's character is well rounded and quite interesting. Incorporated into the story is her suffering a traumatic experienced that could have left her defeated. Instead, she overcomes the trauma and develops into a strong woman, both physically and mentally. Ultimately, it is her strength that carries the book and the outcome. It also makes for some tense, nail biting moments!

I really liked Haley and found her journey exciting. Veronica Wolff managed to balance her combined abilities without making her too good to be true. This love story is sweet and full of passion as well.

The story did started a bit slow, but after the initial interaction between Haley and Alasdair, it took off! The storyline took some unexpected twists and turns that surprised me.

Ms. Wolff has once again written a solid book with good character and a good story to match. Fans of her previous books will not be disappointed. I certainly wasn't and recommend it to anyone looking for a good story with memorable characters.

Reviewed by Cez from Bookaholics Romance Book Club

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an engaging time travel romance, January 10, 2009

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This review is from: Warrior of the Highlands (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)

Harvard University graduate student Haley Fitzpatrick is doing her dissertation on early modern historical weapons although her faculty advisor loathes her topic as being insignificant in the modern world. When she comes across an odd sword circa 1675 and a painting of her with the long dead Highland brutal warrior Alasdair "MacColla" McDonald, she is shocked. She is unaware that a seventeenth century witch Finona doing the bidding of the Campbells has placed a curse on the sword to insure MacColla's bride comes to distract his mind from war.

Back in modern day Boston when she touches the weapon, Haley is propelled back in time to 1675. As MacColla rescues his sister from his enemy the Campbell clan, he captures a stunned Haley near their encampment. He assumes she is a spy while she knows he is a vicious cold killer. However, as they fall in love, he realizes she is no Campbell agent and she concludes he loathes having to shed one drop of blood even that of his foes. She also sadly knows he will soon die in battle.

WARRIORS OF THE HIGHLANDS is an engaging time travel romance starring a strong pairing as Haley learns first hand that to the victors goes the history books as her beloved is nothing liked the modern day depiction of him. Although she adapts too easily to being sent back over three centuries ago, fans will enjoy Veronica Wolff's fine tale as the author blends in real persona to anchor the time and place. Readers will enjoy the saga of twenty-first century Harvard meets seventeenth century Highlander.

Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice 3rd book in series., March 20, 2009

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This review is from: Warrior of the Highlands (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)

Again, a light enjoyable read. The time-travel thing is a little hinky for me, but once you get past that, it's enjoyable. You get to know the characters that will be in the NEXT book, and want to keep reading...another one coming in November.