Briana

A family driven by destiny! Briana O'Neil... Regaled with tales of her brothers' adventures, Briana hoped to follow in their footsteps and fight for the freedom of their homeland. But while she'd dreamed of joining the fray, she'd never considered that she herself would ever fall victim to an enemy's sword.. Keane O'Mara... When embittered Keane O'Mara found the wounded Briana, he thought the fight for freedom had claimed another innocent, but her remarkable recovery lit a spark of hope deep within him. And he knew that with this woman by his side they would soon regain what was rightfully theirs!

Ruth Langan never fails to bring her readers to a magical time in history when woman rule! Just like we do now! I have read the whole saga and I loved it!

This book was excellect! Finally a heroine that is strong and someone to really look up to and wish that you were more like her. She fights for what she wants and gets into trouble like all of us. She is very real and very believable. Maybe not in her time period, but in ours and it is not hard to make believe.

Briana is a scrappy hellion in skirts. She is the best example of a father's worst nightmare-a tomboy extraordinaire. One can feel every wound Briana receives and marvels at her recovery during a time in history when medicine smoldered in the dark ages, but healing was often better than we have today.Briana's pain, when she is sent away to learn the ways of a woman, struck deeply, as did the austerity of her existence for three long and lonely years in the convent.She sees a happy end to her isolation from the family she loves so dearly, only to find herself at death's door from a malicious attack while on her way home.Keane O'Mara, the moody man who tends her wounds, is at once perplexed and intrigued with this small, brave woman. As time goes by, he learns her one lack seems to be a disregard for her personal safety.Though he tries his best to be noble about his aching attraction to this innocent, fiery angel, he soon learns his emotions and intentions are no match for Briana'sShe single-handedly wins the love and respect of all his people, and encourages him by showing him how they may train and arm themselves to protect what belongs to them. She is the most amazing woman he's ever known.Briana in her take charge way, whisks Keane off to confront his daughter's grandparents so that he can see his child, the loss of which has made him a dark and moody man indeed.He should have known that Briana hadn't used up her bag of tricks yet, and life gets exceedingly complicated from that moment forward. Especially when they escape England to return to Ireland, and she takes Keane to meet her family. She is comfortable in the knowledge that Keane is going to marry her, but unfortunately, Keane has other ideas.Though initially there isn't as much conflict between the hero and heroine in this story as you might see in other stories, it definitely works for me. Enough conflicts and obstacles in the book will keep you on the edge of your seat, turning those pages. I feel as if I know and am part of the O'Neils by now, and every book has been a total joy to read.