Review: Enjoyable romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 5, 2013
Dreams of the Highlander by Sarah Hoss incorporates two themes that I love...Highlanders and time travel. Who doesn't dream of flashing back in time to find a sexy, alpha Highlander to love? Marlana Crawford has recently gone through a nasty break up and her friends are treating her to an amazing vacation in Scotland. While there she decides to rent a small cottage because she feels this connection to it and the land. She has been having these crazy dreams about a Highlander to which has added to the allure of the cottage. One morning when she wakes up she quickly discovers something has really changed. Could it be the handsome man in the living room? Of course he looks a lot like the man in her dreams. Alexander has been out all night with Mid-Summer's Eve festivities and comes home to a strange woman in his home. He of course also realizes she looks exactly like the woman in his dreams.The story continues through their initial time together as Marlana looks and expects to be sent back to her time. I would have liked to have known more about their first two weeks together right when they first met. When it becomes obvious she may not be going home any time soon Alex has to start figuring out what to do. It isn't exactly proper to have a single woman living in his home. Alexander does not want love again after losing his wife and newborn son at childbirth. One moment you can tell he is attracted to Marlana and the next he is pushing her away. Along with the family there is Alex's evil nemesis Colyn who had loved Alex's wife. Colyn rears his ugly head again when he sets his sights on Marlana when he discovers she is single. It doesn't help that Marlana is friendly with him after growing tired of Alex's hot and cold behavior. Alex is so attracted to Marlana but cannot get over the guilt of loving another again.I really enjoyed the characters of this book, not only Marlana and Alexander, but his brothers and sister. They are welcoming and loving and close nit. It was interesting to read a Highlander story that didn't involved the family being lairds but part of a clan. With time travel comes all of the complexities of making sure the story is realistic, as realistic as time travel can be. Meaning when someone goes back in time there has to be obvious confusion with dialects, clothing, mannerism etc. Ms. Hoss did a great job incorporating all of that into the story from what Marlana was wearing, to her accent and dialect etc. There was one small part of the story's continuity that took me out of the story for a bit but doesn't impact the overall story. The story ends with a great HEA but it nearly ended in disaster due to Colyn's interference. Overall a very enjoyable romance story!This review originally appeared at Mrs Condit & Friends Read Books