Review: Rescued by a Highlander by Keira Montclair

12 December of 2016 by Jean

Reviewer's Rating: 4

4.0Overall score

An enjoyable start to a series.

Rescued by a Highlander By Keira Montclair, Narrator Antony Ferguson

Genre: Historical Highlander Romance

Released: July 23, 2013

Publisher: Self Published

Series: Clan Grant, Book 1

Synopsis

Newly revised! New editor!
Madeline MacDonald has been a victim of her stepbrother’s cruelty ever since her parents’ death in a fire two years ago. Forced into a betrothal to a man she hates, her only way out is to escape to a convent.
Laird Alexander Grant is honor bound to rescue Maddie after seeing the bruises on her face. What he doesn’t realize is that once he holds the beaten lass in his arms, his heart will never be the same. He vows revenge for the abuse she was forced to endure and yearns to make the sweet woman with an iron will his, but can he help her fight the demons in her mind left behind by her abusers’ horrid treatment?

This is a stand-alone novel-no cliffhangers. It is first in a series of eight novels.
**WARNING** Mature content- Contains references to abuse and a previous rape that may be disturbing for some readers.

THE CLAN GRANT SERIES

#1- RESCUED BY A HIGHLANDER-Alex and Maddie
#2- HEALING A HIGHLANDER’S HEART-Brenna and Quade
#3- LOVE LETTERS FROM LARGS- Brodie and Celestina
#4-JOURNEY TO THE HIGHLANDS-Robbie and Caralyn
#5-HIGHLAND SPARKS-Logan and Gwyneth
#6-MY DESPERATE HIGHLANDER-Micheil and Diana
#7-THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE HIGHLANDS-Jennie and Aedan
#8- HIGHLAND HARMONY-Avelina and Drew

Review

Reviewed by Jean

An enjoyable start to a series

Rescued by a Highlander was the debut novel for Ms. Montclair. It has since been revised. By the time I came upon it, it had also been put into audio format. I have to tell you that the narrator, Mr. Antony Ferguson made it a very enjoyable experience. I do so love a narrator that is exceptional at producing first notch voices that gives the characters real life and personality. Of course, it doesn’t hurt when that actor does a great job at a Scottish brogue. Ummm, I so love a nice brogue. All that being said you have to have a good story to begin with. In the case of Rescued by a Highlander you have a very honorable Scottish Laird rescuing the step sister of a neighboring Laird when he witnesses the brutal abuse she is being subjected to.

Madeline has been brutalized and abused by her step brother since her parents deaths. Yet she remains innocent, sweet and obedient… well in all things except taking Laird Niles Cummings as a husband. Having already been raped by the brute with her brother’s permission, Maddie has no wish to saddle herself with such a foul and cruel husband. Things are heating up and becoming rather deadly when Maddie is rescued by Laird Alexander Grant. As gentle as Alex can appear he is also gruff and loud. Is it any wonder that Maddie thinks her only hope of salvation is a convent?

Laird Alexander Grant is the very definition of honorable. He stands for everything protective, honest, sincere and loving when it comes to the women in his life. Seeing the brutalized Lady Madeline goes against every teaching of his venerable parents. So when he receives a message requesting his interference on her behalf, Alex jumps in to rescue the lass. But now that he has rescued her, what’s he to do with her? On one hand she is the very definition of strength and on the other her experiences with men have left her untrusting and cringing in expectation of more brutality. Sometimes rescuing someone is a lot more involved than removing them from danger. And sometimes a man cannot help but fall in love along the way.

Rescued by a Highlander is a great beginning to the Clan Grant series. If you get a chance definitely consider purchasing the Whyspersync Audible version with the ebook for full enjoyment. I’ll warn you in advance that the Audible version does deviate slightly from the ebook version. All in all, though, the audio version is excellent. If you love a good historical Highlander romance with a bit of danger and intrigue in the mix you should enjoy Rescued by a Highlander.

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About Rescued by a Highlander

Keira Montclair

Keira Montclair is the pen name of an author who lives in Florida with her husband. She loves to write fast-paced, emotional romance, especially with children as secondary characters in her stories.
She has worked as a registered nurse in pediatrics and recovery room nursing. Teaching is another of her loves, as she has taught both high school mathematics and practical nursing.
Now she loves to spend her time writing, but there isn’t enough time to write everything she wants! Her Highlander Clan Grant Series is a reader favorite is a series of eight stand-alone novels. The Summerhill Series is a contemporary romance series set in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region in Western New York. Her third series, The Highland Clan, is set twenty years after the Clan Grant Series and will focus on the Grant/Ramsay descendants.

Keira Montclair