Hannah Howell: Highland Savage

Hannah Howellin historiallinen viihderomaani on sijoitettu 1600-luvun Skotlantiin, ja kyseessä on Murray-suvusta kertovan teossarjan 14. osa: Highland Savage (E-Reads, 2009; ISBN 978-0-7592-8810-2).



Piti oikein tarkistaa, kuinka monta näitä Murray-kirjoja on: 21, ja ilmeisesti 22. on kirjoitusvaiheessa. Aikamoista tuotantoa, suorastaan tehdasmaista.

Omassa tyylilajissaan Howell onnistuu kohtalaisesti, vaikka mietitytti muun muassa se missä määrin tekstin puheenparsi oikeasti muistuttaa aikoinaan puhuttua skottiaksenttia.

Beaten and left for dead, Sir Lucas Murray is a man wounded in body and soul. He has brought himself back to becoming the warrior he once was—except for his ruined leg and the grief he feels over the death of the woman he once loved...the same woman who led him into his enemies’ hands.

Dressed as a masked reiver, it is Katerina Haldane who saves Lucas as he battles for his life—and for revenge. Shocked that she still lives, Lucas becomes desperate to ignore the desire raging through his body. And Katerina becomes desperate to regain his trust, trying to convince him of her half-sister’s role in his beating.

Lucas is reluctant to let down his guard, but his resistance melts once Katerina is back in his arms...and his bed. Now he must learn to trust his instincts, in battle and in love.