Review: Ravished by a Highlander

Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



4 Stars for Paula Quinn (author) & 4 Stars for Carrington MacDuffie (Narrator)

Mesmerized is the first word that comes to mind, Paula Quinn had me mesmerized. I'm amazed that she has already immersed me into the history of the highlands without my awareness & knowledge. Every phrase is so descriptive that I just close my eyes & I'm there sharing Davina's grief over her loss of the nuns & her protectors. I see the stoic, half dressed, giant of a highlander named Rob who saves Davina from death while he bears the wound from her arrow. I feel Davina's confused feelings for Rob Macgregor & his unusual softness of heart conflicting with his anger that she doesn't trust him (even though she doesn't know him). It seemed impossible for me to be so deeply immersed into the characters within the first 15 minutes of the book. Yet, between Paula Quinn's writing skills and Carrington MacDuffie's gift of Scottish brogue & English speech captured the character's essence & conveyed just the perfect amount of emotion and detail to transport me into the Highlands.

Rob yearns for the innocent Davina but is held back by her calling to God and the veil. Regardless, he must protect her from her unknown enemies. They've struck once leaving her the sole survivor of the convent. Davina confuses Rob on many levels. He is shocked that a woman, especially one in a convent, has such a complex understanding of politics, the inner workings of the government & deep divisions between the Protostants & Catholics. He wants to know all her many secrets and yet those very secrets can keep them apart.

Ravished bya Highlander turned out to be a beautiful love story with just the right amount of conflict and surprises to make it to my favorites shelf. Did I say it was steeped in history?



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