Who Would Like This Book:
If you love your historical romance dark, dramatic, and packed with emotion, "The Highlander" is a standout. You get a brooding Scottish laird with a heart of gold, a heroine clawing her way toward freedom and healing, and enough sizzling chemistry to light up the Highlands. What really shines is the way both main characters are survivors - deeply scarred, but finding solace and strength in each other. Fans of protective, tortured heroes and strong, resilient heroines will find this book especially satisfying - and if you like your romance with a side of high-stakes secrets and found family vibes, you'll eat this up.
Who May Not Like This Book:
This book isn’t all misty moors and stolen glances - it goes deep into some very heavy topics. There’s significant content around abuse and trauma, including attempted sexual assault (not by the hero), which may be too much for some readers. If you prefer your romances light, or get annoyed by over-the-top alpha behavior, emotional angst, or plotlines driven by extreme past trauma, you might find parts of this story overwhelming or frustrating. Some also found the pacing a little bumpy and had issues with certain historical or colonial aspects.
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'The Highlander' by Kerrigan Byrne is a historical romance set in the highlands of Scotland, featuring dark and dangerous characters with deadly secrets. The plot revolves around a rough and deadly laird seeking peace and a titled lady running from her husband, who find more than they thought possible in each other's company. The story is filled with complexity of human nature, suffering, and hidden pasts, captivating readers with twists and turns, strong secondary characters, and a backdrop of the Scottish Highlands.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings for The Highlander include spousal abuse, gaslighting, attempted rape, and themes of mental institution abuse, reflecting the darker aspects of the characters' backgrounds.
Has Romance?
The romance in The Highlander is prominent and central to the plot, showcasing the deep emotional and physical connection between the two main characters.
From The Publisher:
In The Highlander, a stunning, gorgeous Victorian romance from Kerrigan Byrne, can the fiercest master of battle conquer a woman's heart?
They call him the Demon Highlander. The fearsome Lieutenant Colonel Liam MacKenzie is known for his superhuman strength, towering presence, and fiery passion in the heat of battle. As Laird to the MacKenzie clan, the undefeated Marquess has vanquished his foes with all rage and wrath of his barbaric Highland ancestors. But when an English governess arrives to care for his children, the master of war finds himself up against his greatest opponent. . . in the game of love.
Defying all expectations, Miss Philomena is no plain-faced spinster but a ravishing beauty with voluptuous curves and haughty full lips that rattle the Laird to his core. Unintimidated by her master's raw masculinity and savage ways, the headstrong lass manages to tame not only his wild children but the beast in his soul. With each passing day, Liam grows fonder of Miss Mena-and more suspicious. What secret is she hiding behind those emerald eyes? What darkness brought her to his keep? And how can he conquer this magnificent woman's heart . . . without surrendering his own?
"Romantic, lush, and suspenseful." -Suzanne Enoch on The Highwayman
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About the Author:
Kerrigan Byrne has done many things to pay the bills, from law enforcement to belly dance instructor. Now she's finally able to have the career she'd decided upon at thirteen when she announced to her very skeptical family that she was going to "grow up to be a romance novelist." Whether she's writing about Celtic Druids, Victorian bad boys, or brash Irish FBI Agents, Kerrigan uses her borderline-obsessive passion for history, her extensive Celtic ancestry, and her love of Shakespeare in almost every story.
Her novels with St. Martin's Press include THE HIGHWAYMAN and THE HUNTER.
She lives at the base of the Rocky Mountains with her handsome husband and three lovely teenage girls, but dreams of settling on the Pacific Coast.
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