Warrior's Redemption [Mass Market Paperback]

Melissa Mayhue (Author)

Book Description

Release date: December 27, 2011

MALCOLM MACDOWYLT sees himself a failed warrior, haunted by the death of the woman he married to become laird of Clan MacGahan. Neither his Viking heritage nor his claim to descend from Norse gods can restore his confidence in his ability to protect his people. His sister is held captive, her life in jeopardy, and his Magically powerful half brother wants him dead. The last thing he needs is more responsibility, but that’s exactly what he gets when his Faerie mother-in-law arrives seeking justice for her daughter in the form of an enticing woman from seven hundred years in the future.

DANIELLE DEARMON has waited fifteen years to discover the life she is supposed to live. She just never dreamed she’d end up in the thirteenth century with a handsome Scot bent on saving everyone but himself. With the lives of those most dear to him hanging in the balance, Malcolm sets out to battle a powerful evil magic, only to learn that the redemption he seeks exists in the arms of the woman he loves.

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About the Author

Melissa Mayhue is the award-winning author of Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband, Highland Guardian, Soul of a Highlander, A Highlander of Her Own, A Highlander's Destiny, A Highlander's Homecoming, Healing the Highlander and A Highlander's Curse. She and her family live in Colorado in the shadow of the beautiful Rocky Mountains with three insanely spoiled dogs, one domineering cat, a turtle with an attitude, and way too many fish in their aquarium. Visit her website at MelissaMayhue.com.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Star; Original edition (December 27, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1451640870
• ISBN-13: 978-1451640878
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1.1 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #404,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MELISSA MAYHUE began her writing career in 2005 after a vacation to Scotland and a hike on the Black Isle inspired her with the perfect setting for the characters running around in her head. Her resulting debut novel, THIRTY NIGHTS WITH A HIGHLAND HUSBAND, won the Holt Medallion and Book Buyers Best awards in 2008 and made the finals of the Colorado Book Awards.

Since then, her imaginary world of Faeries and Mortals has continued to grow. A HIGHLANDER'S HOMECOMING, sixth book in her award-winning Daughters of the Glen series from Pocket Books, was a 2011 RITA finalist in the Paranormal Category.

Married and the mother of three sons, Melissa lives in beautiful Northern Colorado with her family and two very spoiled Boston Terriers.

You can visit her on the web at: www.MelissaMayhue.com

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Warrior's Redemption, A Review December 28, 2011

By Shauni Steenburgen

Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Melissa Mayhue once again works her magic with Warrior's Redemption her Ninth book in the Daughters of the Glen Series. While this books brings us back to the Clan MacGahan where Malcolm has been Laird for the past year. Having obtained his goal of becoming Laird one would think life would be good.. yeah one would think..

The past year has not been great for the Clan MacGahan and Malcolm MacDowlyt blames himself. He is riddled with guilt that his "wife" Isabella was not able to escape to freedom and died. Firmly believing that had she remained with him she would have if not been happy at least been alive he feels he failed her. On top of that, her mother, Elesyria, Fae servant to the Earth Mother believes that Isabella has died, that her life was cut short way too soon and has asked for and received permission to return to earth to punish those who hurt her or reward those who helped. After deciding that Malcolm had nothing to do with Isabella's death but rather tried to ensure her happiness, Elesyria decides to reward him with a boon..

Danielle Dearman is convinced of one thing.. that Faeries exist and that she has a purpose somewhere.. Just not where she is. Having read in a book at the age of 8 that Faeries like warm milk, Danielle made sure to feed them. Never missing a night for 15 years! No matter where she was or what job she was working at, she made sure the Faeries were fed, braving bad weather and ridicule she stayed true to her belief, that her life was somehow intertwined with the Fae. Finally after years of wondering she has discovered that the veil weakens at midnight on Samhaim and Dani has decided the time was right to speak to them.. Her request of course leads her smack dab in the middle of the 13th century... guest of Malcom MacDowlyt, Laird of the Clan MacGahan.

Although they both refuse to accept the fact that Dani is his reward not his punishment and that together they have been gifted the chance of a thousand lifetimes. The chance to love their soulmates.. Initially they fight the attraction but just as they decide that maybe they belong together, life throws a few challenges at them.

Malcolm has been blessed with a wonderfully complex family, an evil brother, an innocent sister, a brother who stands beside him and a much younger brother that just wants to be recognized as a man.. not a little boy. Tonquil, Malcolm's oldest brother lusts for power.. really only having two goals in life, to rule the world *sigh* another evil I wanna rule the world despot.. although he does want to return it to the old gods.. and his second desire is to destroy Malcolm in any way possible.

Ms Mayhue has stated that this was the start of a spin of series called The Warriors and she introduces is to many fascinating new characters and an entire new pantheon to deal with. *grins* she makes me smile every time Malcolm's brother and second in command Patrick calls Elesyria an elf.. She walks a fine line between telling a story about characters we have come to love and introducing the new series and she does a fine job. I am intrigued to see what is going to happen.. the sparks fly between Elesyria and Patrick will something come of that? We are promised a fine story between Christiana MacDowlyt and Chase Noble in a future book and of course the very vile Tonquil still lives.

I found it interesting I was never quite sure who was good and who was bad throughout the story. When family is involved there are always sure to be split loyalties..

Ms Mayhue has brought us another terrific story and I strongly suggest you read this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! December 29, 2011

By BoekiesBookReview

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Warriors Redemption by Melissa Mayhue is an enticing and entertaining read. She quickly reminded me of why I love time traveling & Highlander romances. I enjoyed reading this story in particular because of the inner conflict going on with Malcolm. I like complicated characters with complicated lives and he is one of them. I also thought that the addition of Norse and fairies within the story was interesting and fun. This is the first book that I've read by Mayhue and I'm excited that this is actually a spinoff of her other series Daughters of Glen. My only complaint would be, I wish the heat (sex scenes) would've been turned up a little more. I highly recommend this to readers who've enjoyed other series like the highlander series by Karen Marie Moning.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A quirky mix of genres but great romance! December 27, 2011

By Nikki B

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Malcolm, Laird of his Scottish clan has bigger problems then a visiting mother in law spouting off about fairies and magic. War is coming and his focus should rightfully be there. When his meddling mother in law Eleysria warns him of a girl who he must rescue he dares not to brush her off. Who he finds is Dani, a woman from the future with no idea how she came to be 700 years in the past, and in Malcolms strong embrace.

Dani never once believed that the fairy Goddess would send her to the past. She's not quite sure she even believed the fairies were listening. Now she is stuck in historical Scotland with no way home. In order to throw off Malcolm's evil half brother, she agrees to pretend they are betrothed to hopefully throw him off his game to take over Malcolms territory. The problem with pretending is that, at some point, it becomes real.

I'm not sure where to start this review. I really enjoyed the book but I can't seem to get into words why exactly. You may just have to take my word on it. :) To start with I'm not quite sure what to label this book. It's a mix of historical, contemporary and paranormal romance all rolled into one and usually that would annoy me. Melissa Mayhue makes it work and work well and so I ended up really liking the characters and their interactions.

Dani is our heroine. She is spunky and true to herself and her belief in fairies. Regardless of what others may think of her, she holds fast to her beliefs. On Halloween night she makes a plea to the fairy goddess to finally be rid of her boring life. To be taken to where she is needed, where her destiny is. She is beyond shocked when to fill her destiny she gets sent back to 700 years in the past. I loved watching how she adjusted to historical Scotland. How she reacted to Scottish Laird, Malcolm upon waking in his arms the first time. The girl has a mean punch! For a girl that should be rightfully confused with her surroundings, she is extremely brave and doesn't hesitate when the people she is coming to care for are in danger. Included in those is Malcolm. Pretending to be engaged is one thing, but actually starting to feel like it is another.

Having already lost one wife, Malcolm doesn't believe he can take care of anyone, let alone this woman claiming to be from the future. He bears the weight of a ton of pressure. With a war approaching, with his own brother, he spends a lot of time stressed out. His half brother leads a rival clan and Torquil isn't known for his patience. He also has Malcolm's sister, who he holds in high regard because of her visions. Malcolm knows he must get her back safely and soon before Torquil exploits her abilities for his own gain any further. Further complicating his life is his ex mother in law, Elesyria, who, along with the goddess, is the reason Dani has shown up in the first place. His reasoning tells him fairies aren't real but the fact are screaming that they are. I liked his willingness to see outside the box and go with his gut. He isn't fully healed from losing his wife and here comes Dani with her sassy mouth and directness that, as a laird, he isn't used to people expressing.

I found Malcolm to be a highly engaging character. First off I have a thing for accents and Scottish, even in my head, sounds HOT. Secondly he stood up for what he believed in and when given the opportunity to buy his way out of a sticky situation, he instead surrendered myself. That's just not something you see (or read) a lot of. I found the vulnerability endearing. On the flip side, upon hearing about his capture, Dani goes into warrior mode and become the heroic hero. The flip of roles was just flat out good reading.

Readers that enjoy a bit of a mix to their romance heavy on the time travel should really enjoy this one. It's light-hearted and easy to read and I didn't once find myself cursing the number of pages between the covers. There is very little sex and what there is feels more like a "fade to black" type of scene. I would say if anything I wanted more emotion. There are times that I didn't feel the connection that was growing between Malcolm and Dani. I read the words but that spark was lost to me several times.

I give Warrior's Redemption by Melissa Mayhue 4 stars!

Nikki- Ramblings From A Chaotic Mind