Laird of the Mist

Loved it! What a great story. Adored the brave heroine. A definite re-read. My first PQuinn but a page turner for sure!

This book was exciting from beggining to end and I couldn't put it down! Quinn did a great job writting this book,with characters you cant help but fall in love with. Kate is strong,yet vulnerable.She's smart,witty,passionat,and proud. Callum is strong yet he has "demons" that have haunted him for years. He's proud, passionate,loyal to those he cares for,and fiercely protects his family and friends. "to the death" if need be. He's the ultimate alpha male. I loved both characters and really enjoyed following thier romance as it blossomed. I also cant say enough about several of the secondary characters! Too funny! There are Callums four closest friends; Graham the "heartthrob" who's always got a smile and a lass waitin for him. Jamie,the youngest and most "innocent" of the group,who's always picking flowers(lol),but you dont know why untill later on in the book. Brodie,the only one married but still just "one of the guys". Then theres Angus..... who likes to brawl and doesn't need much of a reason to,and he doesn't go anywhere without a pouch of "Gillis's Brew" on hand,and a belch in his gut to prove it(lol). They remind me of a group of buddies from "our time",only in a rougher,highlander kinda way. The humor and the banter that goes on between them is a hoot! Then theres Maggie(margaret),Callum's sister who's just as haunted as he is but instead of anger and violence she deals with it by being a little......off. Her friends are a collection of misfit animals; Bertrid the Cat,Henry the Pig,Matilda the Goose,Sarah the baby Lamb,and Ahern, Callums old Warhorse. This book has everything in it but a scorned mistress. It's an all around great book to read and I would love for there to be more books on the other characters.I highly recommend reading 'Laird Of The Mist'.

This was my first Paula Quinn novel and impressed would be an understatement. I probably should have reviewed this right after I read it but as it is, this will be short and sweet. Kate Campbell is not only beautiful but can handle a sword better than some men. Though her guardian was Duncan Campbell Earl of Argyll, she lived at her late fathers holding being raised by a handful of his loyal soldiers. Her "dear" uncle had always promised Kate and her brother a home on his land but that day did not come for Kate until she was much older (Robert was away on duty with the Earl). She'd noticed how he gazed upon her with lustful eyes. Luckily for Kate, she never left her holding with the man but she did leave with a MAN. Callum MacGregor is a honorable and full of revenge against the man who destroyed his family, Duncan Campbell. He comes upon a raid of the Campbell's with one intention: find Duncan! Though they are sworn enemies, he does not want their demise to come from anyone but him. Then his men discover what appears to be a lass fighting for her life. Callum and his men assist The Campbells and their prize is Kate Campbell. What better way to lure the Earl out? What he didn't count on was a beautiful, spirited lass who just might have the key to unlock his heart. But to release his heart would betray not only his kinsmen but his honor. Callum's story is so sad. I do believe I cried a few times just reading the sorrows that he and his sister Maggie went through. You come to understand his need for revenge. On a positive note, he is a dark handsome hero who will make your heart melt. Secondary characters make this even more alluring. Graham Grant (Callum's right hand man), Maggie (Callum's sister) Angus, Jamie, Brodie (Callum's other soldiers) and Robert (Kate's brother) all make excellent secondary characters! Angus and Brodie's constant bickering will make you laugh out loud. Paula Quinn's knack for detail made me feel like I was in the Highlands with Callum, Kate & gang. Excellent character development and plot will pull the reader in and before long you'll be done in one night looking for the sequel, A Highlander Never Surrenders which is about the sexy Graham Grant. Highly recommended and one of my favorites.

Paula Quinn breaks away from her Risande Family trilogy with this masterfully written 17th Century Scottish Historical Romance. It is a time in Scotland where the name of MacGregor has been declared under proscription; wiped out from the name of all Scottish clans. The strong and handsome highlander Callum MacGregor and his darling of a sister Maggie grow up as small children surrounded in evil as they are imprisoned and shackled deep in the Campbell's dungeon, after their family was killed, their lands taken away, and their very name wiped away as a Scottish clan. Callum never gives up and his hatred grows as he continues to grow up in the dungeon. One day he finally escapes with Maggie by killing his captors and becoming known as the evil MacGregor. With the help of other sympathetic clans he refuses to drop away and hide as anything but a MacGregor and instead becomes their laird. But the evil Duke of Argyll has made it his life's work to destroy all MacGregors, especially Callum and Maggie. As Argyll rides across the Scottish lands killing any and doing evil to those who harbor or claim to have helped the MacGregors, his beautiful niece Kate Campbell and her brother Robert, unbeknownst to them, live on Callum's previous lands, have been told that the MacGregors are considered evil, but do not understand the full effects until one day the large handsome Callum kidnaps her in order to use her as a lure to bring Argyll to him so he can finally kill him and earn his final vengeance. As Kate lives amongst Callum, Maggie and the MacGregor people, she not only falls in love with the highlands and its people, but deeply for Callum. Maggie and many other MacGregors want peace as well and fear for their handsome and strong leader and his continued thirst for vengeance. Can the deep, passionate and sensual love Kate feels for Callum, as well as the love of his sister Maggie and his people, make him realize the true meaning of life and happiness and overcome this severe vengeance and bloodshed? As Kate becomes possessed by Callum, the reader will become possessed by the story as well as the main and secondary characters, unable to put the book down. Laird of the Mist is a beautiful love story that will touch the deepest parts of your heart. It is masterfully written and will make you laugh and cry, with an ending that will not disappoint. If you loved Paula Quinn's other medieval romances, you will not want to miss this one and if you haven't had the pleasure of reading one of her books before Laird of the Mist, you will want to purchase them all to add to your collection. Her masterfully written medieval historical stories are a reader's joy!

He was like an angel sent from heaven. In the midst of a losing battle with death imminent, Kate Campbell is rescued. But her rescuer is not what he seems, not an angel but ironically her enemy -a MacGregor. And he is the worst sort. The one they call The Devil. The one who killed her family. The one who is now her abductor. Callum MacGregor is the Laird of the persecuted Clan MacGregor. Revenge is all he lives for. Revenge for the deaths in his family. Revenge for taking away his Clan name. Revenge for losing his lands. And revenge for the years of torture at the hands of the Campbell's. They will suffer and die for their deeds. He'll do whatever is necessary, even kidnap an innocent Campbell woman to ferret out her uncle (Earl of Argyll) -his sworn enemy. But Kate is no ordinary woman and Callum is no ordinary man. Soon these enemies find that love knows no barriers, not even revenge and hate. Great book. Not a boiler plate Scottish-hero-kidnaps-heroine at all. An engaging plot with some twists and turns made this a one sitting read for me. Plenty of sexual tension and love scenes (Ohhhh.....steamy!) with a to die for hero and a spunky heroine who knows her way around a sword. I really love how Quinn portrays Callum. A mentally and physically scarred man who has essentially lost all hope for love. He lives and dies for revenge, if fact he doesn't expect to live very long at all. And he certainly doesn't expect to fall in love, so he's caught by surprise. Kate is just the sort of woman he needs. A strong take charge type thats tough as nails and at the same time living with her own scars. Kate is one of the few that understands Callum, as a man and as a Laird of a persecuted people. Its very heartwarming to see the love grow between these two. Really an impossible love of two enemies. I also have to mention the wonderful secondary characters (which unfortunately I find sorely lacking in some romances). They include the belching and brawling Angus, the posy picking Jamie (I had to wonder about him and his flowers for awhile -lol!), gorgeous ladies man Graham and Maggie with her menagerie. Those characters made me love H/H even more. They were at times hilarious and at others well...*sniff* inducing would be the right word. So an all around great read. This is why I read Scottish romance. and if you like this genre, check out Quinn's other books as well as Garwood, Sands, Cole, Macgregor, Howell and McCarty.