(McCabe Trilogy #1)  

Author:  Maya Banks 

Publisher:  Ballantine Books

Release Date:  8/30/2011

Genre:  Historical Romance

Source: Paperback (Bought)

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 Description

Ewan McCabe, laird to the McCabe clan, is preparing to go to war with his enemy when a beautiful secretive woman is dropped in his lap. She's strong and brave but she's also not afraid to voice her opinions and it drives Ewan mad. Ewan must decide if she's worth his time and effort to protect her when what he really wants is to finally defeat his most hated enemy.

Mairin, the illegitimate daughter of a king, is taken forcefully from the one place she's felt safe in her life by the worst kind of men. Handed over to an evil man who only wants her for the riches she brings with her, she's doomed to a terrible fate unless she can escape. Once she does and finds herself in the hands of a proud warrior such as Ewan McCabe she finally has hope that she can over come all of this evil. But faced with one more major trial in their lives, will they find that hope in each other or will all be lost forever?

My Review

I really like Highlander romance but I always tell people that they need a certain feel to be believable so it's hard to find really good ones. This book is one of those good highlander stories. There's love but there's also heartache and war and a few difficult situations these characters have to get themselves out of. I can't stand the books that are so uniform, woman in distress, big man rescues her, they fight for love, they're back together and everything is perfect. This book was not like that! Yes it had all of those things, but it had more too. They struggled and fought for ther love more than once, they overcame very powerful enemies, they had dificult decisions to make and they made it through them more powerful as a whole and strong as individuals. I recommend this book to all romance lovers. It's a wonderful story and I can't wait for the next book in this series!