A detective on a personal mission won’t stop—even when she falls into the arms of a gorgeous medieval highlander.Lieutenant Diana Burke will not give up. Though her missing person case had gone stone cold, something about the disappearance of Kinley Chandler doesn’t make sense. But the last place the detective expects to find her is the highlands of medieval Scotland.Bodyguard Tharaen Aber needs … Scotland.
Bodyguard Tharaen Aber needs another security complication like he needs the plague. But the ingenious lass he catches sneaking around Dun Aran castle couldn’t be more opposite. As skilled a tracker as he’s ever seen, she lends her aid at every opportunity. Unfortunately for the giant highlander, the complications she brings to his heart aren’t nearly as easily solved.
But not all eyes see Diana for the good she brings. In fact, the druids demand that she leave and are determined to make it happen.
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Action-packed story with lots of twists and turns. The Immortal highlanders haven’t heard tales of the Roman Legion in a while and are wondering what they are up to. When another woman comes through the Druid portal, it starts a ripple that sets Druids against Immortals. This book held my interest from start to finish. A few tears were shed towards the end though, so have your tissues ready. I highly recommend this book to Highland time travel lovers.
It’s part of a series. Fun read.
This series is shaping up to be just as good as the author’s other books. We have women, severely ill, transported to the Highlands. There we have danger, highlanders, druids and Roman vampires, all in all it’s a great read.
I received an ARC of this story and have chose to voluntarily review it here.
This is the second book in a series by Hazel Hunter. She is great. The storylines are fantastic and inspiring. I have a hard time putting these down. When I do, I find myself thinking about them, which doesn’t happen very often with me. If you like time travel, Scottish history, druids, vampires, romance, and mystery, then you will like Hazel Hunter!
As the book begins we are introduced to Lt. Diana Burke of the San Diego Police Department. Her job is locating missing persons and right now she is investigating Capt. Kinley Chandler who disappeared a year ago. She is looking for closure on the Chandler case so she takes a drive out to Horseshoe Canyon where Kinley was last seen. She has a feeling Kinley is alive…she knows it and this “sense” she has is what helps her close cases. While walking the path, she notices something unusual around the location where Kinley disappeared. When she reaches down to touch it, strange things happen and she can’t explain what…but one thing is for sure, it does not look like San Diego anymore.
Her journey through time takes her to the shores of Northern Scotland, specifically the Isle of Skye a land inhabited by a clan of immortal outlanders, druids, and the 9th Legion of undead. She has no idea where she is but manages to gain entry to the laird’s castle where she is is soon discovered by a Mack Truck on steroids, Tharaen, AKA “Raen”. And so the real story begins!
This is a thrilling story that will take your breath away and leave your heart wide open and have your mind wandering all over the place, breathless … and you will love every minute. Thankfully it is a stand alone story and no cliffhangers and lots of characters who will enchant you and make for a very good story of their own. I am hoping there are more to come : )
DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINING !!!
Title: Tharaen
Series: Immortal Highlander
Author: Hazel Hunter
Designation: Book Two of Series, Full-Length Standalone, No Cliffhanger, Medieval Historical/Time Travel/Fantasy Romance
Reading Platform: Kindle Edition
My Rating: Five Sexy Riveting Stars*****
**Disclaimer: Although there is an underlying interconnected storyline running throughout the series, each release focuses primarily on one couple finding love and their happy ending. I believe each of the books can still be read as standalones. The author does a fabulous job of giving the reader sufficient backstory, but I recommend reading the books in order of their release. It’s one decision I’m sure you’ll rever regret.
Oh my! I loved, loved, loved this book! I’m fascinated by stories featuring mythology, folklore, and fantasy, adore Time Travel Romance, infatuated with Medieval Historical Fiction, addicted to steamy romance, obsessed with strong, sassy heroines, completely smitten with sexy Scottish Highlanders from any century, and when I can find it all in one great read, I’m in heaven! And that’s exactly what Hazel Hunter delivered in Tharaen, the second riveting release in her new Immortal Highlander Series! There are so many things I truly enjoyed about this book so let’s talk details!
Tharaen is a captivating, imaginative, fast-paced, exceptionally well-crafted and edited, full-length standalone historical medieval time travel romance with paranormal, supernatural, and fantasy elements, and filled to the brim with compelling drama, pulse-pounding danger, edge-of-your-seat action, daring adventure, nail-biting suspense, heart-wrenching angst, steamy passion, and heartwarming romance. The narrative is beautifully written in the third person with multiple perspectives and this story had quite a few. In some instances, multiple points of view can be somewhat confusing to the reader if they aren’t skillfully written, but Hunter does an excellent job. All the perspectives are clearly discernible by individual chapters. I always enjoy stories written with clearly defined multiple perspectives. It allows me to know the thoughts of all the primary characters, not just the protagonists, and I especially love it when we know what’s going on in the convoluted minds of the bad guys. I think it adds so much more depth to the story. The dialogue is smart, snappy, and flows effortlessly. Hunter obviously did her research because I found the language and terminology for the era to be authentic, articulate, and exceptionally well executed. In other words, Hunter’s fourteenth-century characters spoke like fourteenth-century Scottish Highlanders. In reality, none of us would actually be able to understand a fourteenth-century Highlander, but Hunter did make them sound as realistic as possible, which definitely added to my enjoyment of this story. But without a doubt, my favorite element of every book is the characters, and this story is no exception. Hunter gives us a large cast of intriguing, engaging, and well-developed characters who literally explode from the pages, grab your imagination, demand your undivided attention, and completely capture your heart. I fell head over heels for the two protagonists, present-day San Diego Police Department Lieutenant Diana Burke and fourteenth-century Scottish Highlander Tharaen Aber. OMG! I loved these two characters! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed all the characters but Diana grabbed me in the very first chapter and I became completely smitten(obsessed…lol…) with huge, hunkalicious, highlander Tharaen Aber aka Raen when he was introduced in the first book of the series. Diana Burke is a tough-as-nails, six-foot female cop assigned to the missing person unit of the San Diego Police Department. Diana was abandoned at a police station as a child by her drug-addicted, prostitute mother and placed in a foster home where she was the victim of abuse and neglect. Fortunately, a San Diego police officer took an interest in her case and became her mentor, inspiring her to also choose a career in law enforcement. Diana is such a dedicated, determined, and realistic character with whom I connected on a very personal level. She’s also a strong, independent woman with remarkable empathy and strength of character who fights for every breath and never accepts defeat. Diana’s resolve to find missing person Captain Kinley Chandler, the heroine from the first book of the series, is only one example of her incredible tenacity, one which leads her to the surprising discovery of having much more in common with the missing Air Force captain than she ever could have imagined and, ultimately, to the same fate. Immortal Highlander Tharaen Aber was introduced in the first book of the series as friend and bodyguard to Lachlan McDonnel, Laird of Clan McDonnel of the Island of Skye, but in Book 2 we find Raen has now become seneschal(steward) of Clan McDonnel. Diana and Raen are perfect together and complement each other brilliantly! The interaction between these two remarkable characters is absolutely captivating, their attraction undeniable, and their fate inescapable. When these two meet, sparks fly and passion explodes, and I do mean quite literally! I snorted, snickered, sniffled, and sobbed through the entire story but by the end, I was happy, satisfied, and well entertained! Well done, Hazel Hunter! Well done, indeed!
Did I like this book? No, I loved it! I was glued to my seat, white knuckling my ereader, completely captivated with my heart fluttering wildly in my chest as the time flew as quickly as the pages! I could not stop reading! I’m totally smitten with this entire series and can hardly wait to see what Hunter has in store for her readers in Book 3! Would I recommend it? You bet and I a but only for adult readers since it contains some several explicit love scenes! If you enjoy well-written medieval historical tales with supernatural elements, and liberally seasoned with time travel, action adventure, danger, drama, passion, and romance, then this book is screaming your name! And if you loved the movie and series Highlander, this story will, most likely, tickle your fancy! Will I read this author again? Absolutely! And finally, was I entertained? Completely! Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read!
Lieutenant Diana Burke has never believed in magic – until now. Either she’s experiencing the most realistic dream in history, or magic truly does exist. After a return trip to the crime scene at Horsethief Canyon from which Air Force Captain Kinley Chandler disappeared twelve months earlier, Diana is mysteriously transported 800 years back in time to the fourteenth century. Shortly after her arrival, she discovers the critically injured Chandler is not only alive but also completely healed and happily married to Lachlan McDonnel, Laird of Clan McDonnel, a group of immortal Highlanders who have been fighting a legion of cursed undead Roman soldiers for the past 1200 years. And yes, they’re vampires! Oh my! Although Diana’s common sense tells her magic doesn’t exist, there’s no other logical explanation. The rational course of action would be to wake up from her very vivid dream, or accept the situation, rescue Captain Chandler, and somehow find a way back to her own time. But courageous, strong-willed Diana Burke has never been afraid or unwilling to face a challenge. Diana quickly realizes she wants to stay and learn more of the fascinating new world in which she now finds herself, especially if it means spending time with Tharaen Aber, a handsome, muscled immortal Highlander and one of few men she’s ever met who towers well above her six-foot frame. Diana is intrigued by Raen and his glowing facial tatts, and soon finds herself enamored with the brave warrior. Apparently, the attraction is mutual. Why else would the glowing glyphs jump from Raen’s skin to hers after only a mere touch? Why, indeed? Diana has always possessed the inexplicable ability to find missing objects and sometimes people, but there are those who resent her Druid ancestry and the power she may possess, and determined for Diana to return to her own time, regardless of the means or consequences. What does fate have in store for our lovely red-haired, violet-eyed time traveler? Will Diana become another casualty of the ongoing war with the undead, or will she be forced to accept the fate awaiting her in the future? Or could she finally find acceptance, happiness, and everlasting love in the arms of a fourteenth-century Immortal Highlander? We’ll see!
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