Review: Highlander, Druid, Magick, Oh My!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2012
Och, lass, who doona' like a sexy highlander with a Scottish brogue? I must admit I canna' resist one especially one named Faolan MacGailtry (of the Gailtry clan). Aye, he is verr sexy indeed.  Doona' fash yourself, I will not continue this review using Scottish brogue.  I just could not resist!The author depicts a wonderful story that gives you a sweet romance, ancient curses, secrets, nemeses, Druidry and magick, all with a paranormal twist. The story begins with the heroine Elena following her from America to her farm in Scotland.  The action immediately begins as soon as she arrives in Scotland.  You are introduced to the sexy Faolan who is described as having a mahogany mane falling to the middle of his back with red and gold highlights. He delivers a swoon worthy love declaration to Elena that makes you immediately want to switch places with her.Elena is a woman who has been betrayed in her past and her confidence in herself at times is shaky.  However, there is one thing she knows for sure and that is she wants to get real close and personal with the sexy Faolan even if it means giving a no strings attached clause.  It was fun watching this relationship blossoming.  Faolan was determined to avoid having an intimate relationship with Elena because of his secrets. The `touch' `no touching' scenes were very hot!When it came to rating this book I went back and forth from 4 stars to 3 stars and here is why.  As I stated earlier,  you are only given Elena's voice-her thoughts and feelings, whereas Faolan's thoughts are quiet.  I found myself yearning to hear what he thought of Elena.  Did he think she was funny, sexy, strange?  There is a particular scene where Elena is trying to seduce him and hearing Faolan's voice, in my opinion, would have added to the seduction.  Well, about mid way into the book, chapter 19 to be exact, you are given Faolan's voice.  It was a little disconcerting but it did not take away from the story, on the contrary, it adds to it. I would've love to have had it in the beginning.Lastly, I was disappointed in the ending.  There was a "What the What?" moment for me regarding a particular part of the story.  I won't go into details because it would definitely be a spoiler.  Let's just say I got lost in translation.  I know where the author was going but for me it just needed more tweaking. It left the reader questioning the couple's declarations to one another, which were heartfelt, deep, and soul wrenching up until this point. After this scene it was hard for the reader to believe in the couple's love because there was no time spent on re solidifying it and you were abruptly brought to the HEA.Aye, I decided on 4 stars.  Aye, the ending was disappointing but not overwhelmingly. The author does a wonderful job of writing believable characters. She pulls no punches when she writes her attack scenes. It is worth reading this book for the romance, the magick, the seduction, and the journey to discovering the secrets.  These were well written and kept me up late at night.  Most importantly, the author helped me find my inner Scottish brogue. Hmm...I think that is a good thing.There is no doubt that there will be another book and I am willing to read the next one.