Review: DRUM ROLL PLEASE:BRAVO FOR NEW ZEALAND AUTHOR JOANNE WADSWORTH FOR HIGHLANDER'S CASTLE ( Highlander Heat) which was FABULICIOUS
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
Anne MacLeod's identical ancestor has made a wish on the Fairy Flag at Dunvegan CastleMay I wish upon a Fannie Flag where dreams and wishes really do come true!!!This book's starts out in present day Scotland. The heroine of this book is New Zealander,Anne MacLeod, who has been lost and heartbroken since loosing her parents to tragedy three years previously. Anne now has a yearning to learn all she can about her Scottish genealogy and ancestry so she decides to take a holiday to Skye, Scotland and learns all she can about Clan MacLeod. As is also very curious and determined making her Scotland tour guides a bit bonkers always wondering off even when told something might be dangerous or of strange occurrences. As she is told to carefully walk the ruins cliffs and the walled bridge is unsafe and to take the beach access ,but of course Anne being an adventurous sort doesn't listen just as she is told strange occurrences have happen over time at these ruins and then a flash of lightening and pop she is in Scotland 1590!Then she meets the most handsome braw highlander and finds out she's handfasted to Alex MacDonald and is in hundreds of your into the past, also she find out all these occurrences have happened due to another Anne MacLeod her ancestor and twin as she she is identical in everyday physically not just in name. AnneMacLeod of the past she finds out who was unhappy with the handfast and makes a wish on a fairy flag which turns both their worlds and lives uncertain as it can pop you between past and present without a moments notice.The handfasting was originally done to keep the feuding clans at peace and strong alliances but present day Anne has a wonderful attitude that she can deal no wonder everyone in the 1590's thinks she speaks strange and is different all of a sudden since switching places with her ancestor.Now Twenty first century Anne feels quite the opposite of her ancestor as she feels the immediate attraction toward her sexy betrothed braw highlander as does Alex when 21st century Anne come into his world. So basically the two Anne's trade places as her ancestral cousin is amazed at the wonders of the 21st century. The problem is there is no controlling when you are going to pop in and out of world. Plus Anne wonders if she can change past history as well. The attraction between Alex and Anne makes the pages sizzle and I also loved the scenes with Anne and Alex's mother it was so touching as one missed her daughter and the other missing her deceased mother so the bond was really beautiful between the two women and pretty much immediate. It really pulled at this readers heartstrings!I also loved the true history of Dunscaith Castle called as the story was based on with the hero and heroine being fictional character but the feud between Clan MacDonald and Clan MacLean did exist as many feuds between clans existed such as Clan MacGregor verses Clan Campbell etc. I love when some true Scottish history is incorporated in the story even if some character and clan names might change and fictional characters added. After all it is a Scottish historical time travel romance.I definitely recommend this time travel Scottish historical romance it was so enchanting and captivating with many twists and turns which all made it a fabulous read. I was given a free copy of this by the author for an honest review and I am so glad I did! This is book one in the Highlander Heat series and I look forward to reading more book in this series what a fabulous start! Really looking forward to the next one as thus book was an excellent read. Loved it!Thank you so much Joanne Wadsworth for sharing your wonderful story! :)I look forward to future books by this author I can't wait until the next one! I shall be reading and reviewing Highlander's Captive (next, a novella) by Joanne Wadsworth.