Duty drove him to possess her, but love will drive him to his knees. Eight years ago, savage Scots invaded Eve Decres’s home, murdering her family and plunging her into a nightmare. As sole heir to a strategically located castle on the border between Scotland and England, Eve became a prize to be wedded and bedded, and she fled into hiding. She survived by clinging to two dreams: one day … two dreams: one day reclaiming her inheritance, and finding love to build a new family from the ashes of her loss. But on the verge of beginning her journey to make her dreams reality, she makes a fatal error that alerts her enemies to her whereabouts.
Now, Eve is catapulted into a world of feuding clans and warring kingdoms where she’s forced to make a choice that threatens to destroy her chance at freedom and shatter her heart. Amid treachery and violence, she soon discovers her only hope dwells in tying herself to Grant Fraser, a noble, fierce Highland warrior. Though passion smolders between them, Grant is bent on vengeance and sworn to a duty that would thwart her own plans.
Bound by desperation but separated by conflicting desires, the spitfire lass and the determined laird must relinquish what they’ve long held sacred in order to overcome their foes and claim a glorious, unconquerable love.
From the bestselling author of the Highlander Vows: Entangled Hearts series comes a new, richly drawn Scottish historical romance saga! The Renegade Scots series sweeps you into medieval Scotland and England and transports you into dangerous deceptions and daring feats with swoon-worthy heroes and fiery romances!
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This was such a good book! It was full of action & adventure plus the characters were great. I became invested in their story and had that sad to see it end but loving that I read the story feeling when I completed the book. I look forward to more books in this series!
Julie Johnstone’s Renegade Scot series is incredible. Highland Avenger is Grant Fraser’s story and it does not disappoint! Julie weaves magic through a dark and turbelent time. The war between Scotland and England during Robert the Bruce’s time was extremely violent and dangerous for all, men, women and children. Julie doesn’t hide those facts but laces the love and romance between the reality to give you a fabulous love story.
Eve DeCres awakens one morning to the attack of her home. She finds her mother brutally murdered and witnesses her father’s death. Before he dies he yells avenge me. As she escapes she also witnesses her sister’s death. She is now alone and realizes she must learn to wield a sword to avenge her family and lay claim to her family’s castle. Now 18 she decides to leave the safety of an abbey and retake her home. She is kidnapped along with two boys. She learns who these boys are and agrees (falsely) to marry her captor if and only if they return the boys. The boys are the brothers of Ross MacLorh and Grant Fraser. They return the boys and of course Grants rescues Eve….only once Grant learns who Eve is and what claiming the castle could do for King Robert, he forces her to marry him. The attraction is strong and only in true Julie Johnstone fashion do they find love. It takes one heartache after another and lets not forget a few battles do these two find their HEA…A Julie Johnstone Classic!!!
Wow! What a brilliant and engaging story by Julie Johnstone! This has to be one of my favourite books of hers that I’ve read. It is perfectly paced, full of action, adventure and completely captivating characters. I honestly could not get enough and am sad that something so wonderful had to end. There is lots of emotion and is quite unpredictable. I was on the edge of my seat throughout most of the book. I absolutely loved Highland Avenger!! I highly recommend it!