"delightful Highlander time travel romance"
In 1200 AD during a clan battle in the Scottish Highlands,
the Druid wizard Father Daar casts a spell that
accidentally sends several MacBain and MacKeage warriors
into the twenty-first century, including the MacKeage
brothers Greylen and Morgan. During the chaos of time
transformation, Daar lost his magical staff in a Maine
pond. Since arriving and settling in their new century,
Greylen, now known as Michael, has married his modern day
lover (see CHARMING THE HIGHLANDER). Morgan worries about the impact that Daar's lost staff has
had on the surrounding flora and fauna. When Mercedes
Quill begins hiking and marking the area for a wilderness
park set aside, Morgan becomes concerned that the
Highlander secrets will be revealed. He plans to
stop "Sadie" from succeeding, but is shocked by his
attraction to her as much as by her obstinate resolve. For
Sadie it is an affectionate legacy honoring her late father
though she finds the weird Morgan quite a loving
distraction. The second Highlander time travel romance is a charming
tale that readers of medieval warriors displaced will
appreciate. The key, as with the first novel, is that the
Highlanders have had time to adapt to their new century yet
have to courageously confront technological things taken
for granted by their beloved ones that seem magical to
their psyche. The story line is fun to follow as the
living creatures by the magical pond add depth to a
delightful "battle" of the sexes. With novels like these
two MacBain tales, Janet Chapman shows she is a talent that
sub-genre fans value. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 21, 2003
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