Senara agrees to work as a lady’s maid at Castle of Park to help ease the financial burden of her beloved family. She does not expect to have such a wicked mistress any more than she expects to find a handsome laird…or a ghost with a burning need for retribution.Gavin vowed on his father’s death bed to watch over his aunt, and regrets it every day. Especially when her new maid arrives. The … arrives. The woman is extraordinarily fascinating which stirs his cruel aunt’s ire. Can he protect the woman from his aunt? Even more important, can he keep himself from giving into his longing for the country lass?
Theirs is a journey of treacherous pasts, painful loss, hidden longing and vengeance.
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Previously released in Once Upon a Haunted Castle and Romantic Legends
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I purchased this book when it was included in the Haunting Anthology and felt compelled to leave a review here. This was my favorite book in the entire grouping. The author takes you on a journey of forbidden love tangled in a ghost story that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Senara is low-born but her father was a knight at one time. Gavin needs to find a wife to produce an heir, but he craves her. Mix in a vengeful ghost and a power-hungry relative and you have the makings of a spell-binding Madeline Martin tale.
Love this story, great read any time of year – not just Halloween.
A Ghostly Tale of Forbidden Love (Highland Passions Book 1) by Madeline Martin 4.5 Stars
What a great story! I absolutely enjoyed this medieval ghost story so much I hope to find more well written stories like this one! This story is engaging and the characters are sooooo refreshing! I loved Senara who is a happy good natured young woman who comes from a wonderfully loving family who has taught her how to be strong and fend for herself, and also how to be kind, confident, self reliant, compassionate, and to make the best out of every situation. She’s definitely an enigma in medieval time and even on her darkest days she remembers what her loving parents taught her and she chooses to be that way to honor her family’s love and goodness everyday! That’s extremely attractive in any time. This is a great read that I recommend to everyone who loves a great story with a sizzling red HOT romance! Happy Reading!
Genre: Historical Medieval Romance
Rating: Adult: includes explicit detailed love scenes;
3-4 flame out of 5.
Thrilling ghost tale of love and vindication. Senara has decided to take a position at Castle of Park home of the MacDuff Clan. She will be a lady’s maid to the elderly Aunt of the Laird. While on her way she is attacked by three ruffians. She defends herself in “Madeline Martin” style; however, a hero shows up at the end to lend a hand. He walks her to the Castle and once there he tells her he is Gavin, Laird of the clan. The attraction is strong and they both fight it. He must marry to ensure the line of MacDuff holds on the land and castle. His aunt wants him to marry a MacIntosh lass so the war that has been raging is stopped…But the MacIntosh has refused to allow the union. Gavin is fine with that and each days falls more in love with Senara. The Aunt sees this and wants her fired.
One night Senara is pulled into a ghostly vision and witnesses a horrible betrayal which leads to murder. The ghost sees Senara and from that moment he is her protector. But who does she need protection from…
Once again another great story from Madeline Martin, that shows the heroine strong enough to stand on her own but truthful and loving to accept everything from the strong hero. Beautiful story with a twist!
I enjoyed this book by Martin. I especially like the ghost in it. Definitely a page turner. Couldn’t put it down. “He eased her back to the ground where their clothing lay discarded. The errant folds of fabric were bunched and soft beneath her back, though she noticed it for only one moment before his powerful body stretched over hers. And he was powerful – his body bared and perfect in the stream of daylight, every movement rippling with strength and masculine beauty.” Loved it!
A Ghostly Tale of Forbidden Love by Madeline Martin is book One in the Highland Passions series. This is the story of Gavin and Senara which this book was also in the box set “Once Upon a Haunted Castle”.
Senara has went forward to help her family with money by becoming a ladies maid at Castle of Park. There is is to work as a maid to the Lair’s aunt who turns out to be a very mean women. Gavin is the Lair of Castle of Park and made a promise to his father to care for his aunt but she is a harsh women to oversea. When Senara comes to the Castle sparks start to fly between the two but their situation doesn’t allow for them to go further along with the aunt who set things in motion to keep them apart.
Really enjoyed this book…couldn’t put it down.