Passion
of a Scottish Warrior
The MacLomain Series, Later Years, #4
Sky Purington
Date of
Publication: May 16th 2016
Cover
Artist: Tamra Westberry
Genre: Time-travel Fantasy Romance
From The Book Junkie Reads . . . Passion of a Scottish Warrior (The MacLomain Series, Later Years, #4) . . .
Aye! I am one lucky and happy woman. I got myself another hot, tempting, alluring, engrossing, chemistry filled historical/contemporary, time-traveling romance.
Passion in the name should have been a clue to the goodness that was within. I knew nothing of this family/clan/series, but I tell you that I did not feel like I was cheated. I do want to read the previous books. I found rich, encompassing characters that held balance for me. I found times of pain, sorrow, and a joy. I loved meeting a gambit of this families members.
The time travel bit was a bonus. Jackie, Darach, and Heidrek were all magical. They make the story come to life and they kept it growing from the beginning to the very end.
Watching the connection between them all was enjoyable. The chemistry between Jackie and Darach was blatantly obvious. Jackie's past life was making her make bad decisions and even poorer choices. She was allowing her life be decitated by a past she could not change.
I found a deep connection to Heidrek. I would very much like to see more of him, but first I want to return to the beginning. Back to the very beginning with the MacLomain. Then move on to the Later Years. Sky Purington will keep me busing reading for a few weeks.
Passion in the name should have been a clue to the goodness that was within. I knew nothing of this family/clan/series, but I tell you that I did not feel like I was cheated. I do want to read the previous books. I found rich, encompassing characters that held balance for me. I found times of pain, sorrow, and a joy. I loved meeting a gambit of this families members.
The time travel bit was a bonus. Jackie, Darach, and Heidrek were all magical. They make the story come to life and they kept it growing from the beginning to the very end.
Watching the connection between them all was enjoyable. The chemistry between Jackie and Darach was blatantly obvious. Jackie's past life was making her make bad decisions and even poorer choices. She was allowing her life be decitated by a past she could not change.
I found a deep connection to Heidrek. I would very much like to see more of him, but first I want to return to the beginning. Back to the very beginning with the MacLomain. Then move on to the Later Years. Sky Purington will keep me busing reading for a few weeks.
**This ARC was provided
via Bewitching
Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.**
MacLomain Series-Early
Years
Highland Defiance
Highland Persuasion
Highland Mystic
The MacLomain Series
The King's Druidess
Fate's Monolith
Destiny's Denial
Sylvan Mist
MacLomain Series-Next
Generation
Mark of the Highlander
Vow of the Highlander
Wrath of the Highlander
Faith of the Highlander
Plight of the Highlander
MacLomain Series- Later Years
Quest of a Scottish Warrior
Honor of a Scottish Warrior
Oath of a Scottish Warrior
Passion of a Scottish Warrior
There are more of the MacLomain series coming . . . Vikings
BLURB
Determined to protect Jackie from
evil, Darach Hamilton flees MacLomain Castle without telling anyone his
destination. As foretold by Celtic Goddess Brigit, that should have made the
enemy pursue him. But nothing is as it seems. When he learns the dark demi-god
went after Jackie instead, he races to her side only to discover something
unexpected. Things have changed. There might be hope for them. Maybe he can
finally be with her. After all, he’s been dreaming about her for years. The only
problem? He already pushed her into another man’s arms.
Over a month has passed since Jackie
traveled back in time from modern day New Hampshire to medieval Scotland. Since
then, it’s been a non-stop adventure. Now she’s in ninth-century Scandinavia
with Heidrek, a Viking set to inherit the throne. A man that Darach is
determined she be with despite the unforgettable kiss they shared. Then there’s
the newfound Claddagh ring on her finger. It is foretold that its stone can
only be ignited by the love of a MacLomain. Darach is by birth, the only
remaining MacLomain not taken. Yet despite the power the ring’s glow could
harness, she wants nothing to do with it. Not in light of her terrible secret.
One she prays will keep any man from loving her because it will mean their
ultimate ruin.
Many revelations come to light when
Jackie, Darach, and Heidrek travel through time to keep the future King, wee
Robert the Bruce safe. Determined to spare them heartbreak, Jackie refuses both
men. Yet one of them ends up invoking unavoidable passion. A timeless draw. One
she tries to fight. But some things are meant to be and Fate has a plan for
them all. Epic love. Ultimate war. Inescapable death. Twists nobody saw coming.
An ending that will either see Scotland through to what it is today or rewrite
history altogether.
Find
out how everything unfolds in Passion of a Scottish Warrior, the final
installment in the MacLomain Series: Later Years
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Jackie
shook her head as she looked into Darach’s eyes. Being in his arms was the last
place she needed to be. Yet the crowd pushed them closer and the man she had
been dancing with vanished. She swallowed hard when his arm wrapped around her
waist and twirled her away from a couple that stumbled by them laughing.
The pipes trilled.
The
crowd was wild.
And
she was tight against Darach.
Not
a good place to be. Or was it? She swallowed again and kept her arms down
because if she lifted them, what would she touch? The sides of his muscled
torso…his strong forearms…his wide shoulders?
“You
dinnae need to keep shaking your head no,” he murmured. “I willnae…”
When
he trailed off, she realized that he had no idea what he would or would not do.
Besides the arm that he wrapped around her waist, his other hand didn’t touch
her at all.
His
head was bent near hers, his lips so close to her ear that she could feel his hot
breath down the side of her neck. Chills and heat raced over her simultaneously
as she tried to sift through her feelings.
Push
away. Touch his chest and push away.
But
again, if she touched him…what then? Would pulling away still be an option?
The
pipes seemed to trill louder, and the fire in the center of the room sparked
higher as the celebrations became a boisterous background to the quiet she
suddenly felt on the inside. A strange silence made up of her heartbeat and the
indentation where his neck met his collarbone. She inhaled deeply and turned
her face inward, chasing his scent and heat.
She
barely felt the slight touch of his hand on the back of her head as she nuzzled
in, desperate to get closer to…something. It almost felt like a memory. One just
out of reach. Lips open, she flicked her tongue, eager to sample. Eager to
capture his scent. Curious what it tasted like.
Only
when he whispered, “Bloody hell, lass,” did her eyes snap open and she realized
what she was doing. By that time, it was too late. He tightened his hold, dug
his hand into her hair, tilted back her head and met her eyes. Their lips were
inches apart when he whispered, “What are you doing to me?”
Jackie
had no idea. What was she doing to him? What was he doing to her? She’d never
felt anything like it. So much. Almost too much. Yet it felt like something not
entirely real. As if she recalled snippets of a dream.
Their
lips drifted closer, eager but tentative.
Wanting
but unsure.
His
eyelids drifted down. So did hers.
There…almost
there.
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Author
Info
Sky Purington is the best-selling
author of over twenty novels and several novellas. A New Englander born and
bred, Sky was raised hearing stories of folklore, myth and legend. When
combined with a love for nature, romance and time-travel, elements from the
stories of her youth found release in her books.
Purington loves to hear from readers
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