Review: A decent read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
First Thoughts: A decent read heaped in political intrigue and that reads pretty fast.This is my first book by Heather McCollum and I enjoyed Crimson Tide. I am bound to check out another of this authors books.Elena has always had to hide who is or for that matter who she is kin too. She is on her way to Edinburgh to see if she can stay with a cousin and on her way she is ambushed by some nasty thugs. While in a tree it is where she meets Searc a man with a deadly magic as she gets to witness first hand. Elena is a tough and spirited MC and I really liked her a lot.In Searc’s clan the women possess the magic of healing and no man has ever had any magic, but Searc has magic. His magic though has the power to kill people and suck out the essence of a man. After using his powers in the heat of a battle to save his fathers life everyone is now afraid of him. Nobody will look his way for fear of what he might do so he decides to leave his clan behind. He is going to go to Edinburgh and on his way he meets Elena where he uses his powers once again to save her. At first she is frightened and runs away but after he catches her she finds out that he is really not a bad guy.  Searc is a man is a sexy man of honor and a great protector which Elena needs.Searc doesn’t know who Elena really is but it doesn’t stop him from wanting to be near her or to protect her and he won’t leave her alone without knowing she will be safe. Whether it’s in Edinburgh or with his Clan Munros.This novel is right in the middle of the political upheaval during the start of the reign of Mary (Bloody Mary) which has to do with the reason that Elena is in hiding. It has a lot of interesting historical facts with a lot of added fiction and I love the paranormal side of things. Over all I think if you like historical paranormal romances that you might enjoy this one.