From USA Today Bestselling Author Madeline Martin comes a steamy, suspenseful Scottish romance…Bridget de Vere wants nothing more than to kill the man who slew her brother on the battlefield, a man to whom she later finds herself betrothed. Marrying Aidan MacAllister is the perfect opportunity for her to get close enough to exact her revenge, except that the more she gets to know him, the … that the more she gets to know him, the harder it is to go through with her plan and the more she is drawn to the man she is supposed to hate.
When passion and vengeance collide, can enemies become lovers, or are they destined to lose everything?
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What an excellent read!
Striking characters that are strong and totally believable! Holy cow , your punched in the face from the first page with a fight between the English and Scots with a twist! Our warrior in those first paragraphs is none other than Bridget!
What she witnesses while in battle will set the stage of her mind when peace is brought to the borders and an alliance is made between her father and Aidan, the man she saw kill her brother.
Our stage is set, let the tale unfold….
Well done Madeline Martin! I loved this book!Madeline Martin
Fast paced, steamy, witty Historical Romance!
Well done!!
The Highlander’s Challenge, by Madeline Martin is one of her many great books to read. This book in my opinion deserves more than just five stars. I love how Madeline stories shows the leading lady as a fierce warrior, whose independent. A woman who doesn’t rely on any man to make decisions for her or try to save her. The story takes to the highlands among the borders the Scottish and the English.
After a fatal battle with Scotland, a piece treaty was drawn, forcing Bridget to marry Aidan. An evil man, whom she believes killed someone she loves. From the day of the marriage to months pass. Bridget tries to find a way to kill Aidan. Aidan knows this, but to keep the peace among his people and the English, he knows that they need to make the marriage work.
In comes little Rabbie and Aidans sister Cailean. Bridget takes to these two and developed an instant loving bond. Aidan and his dominant, commanding nature, tries to figure out how to gain the love of his wife. After he tells her that she’s a woman and that she must stay behind to tend to the castle. Bridget in her mind said, “ I got something for you”.
She went out there raised her sword and fought better than Aidans men. An attempted murder and an almost battle breaks out in the hills. Bridget, realizes that she could lose Aidan and she fights an unknown enemy to get to the man that she loves and calls husband. Inside Bridget battles with her emotions and questions herself. How can she love the man who took someone precious from her?
I recommend this book with two snaps and a I am woman, hear me roar! Until next time my fellow readers…read on. I voluntary reviewed this ARC after receiving a free gifted copy.
How I adore this author’s heroines, they are always so feisty and can certainly take care of themselves! Bridget is a warrior in her own right and it’s during a battle with the Scots that she sees one of her brothers struck down and killed. There and then she vows to revenge his death. When the King sends her to marry a Scots in the name of peace, she learns it’s the same man who killed her brother. Marry him and get her revenge by killing him on their wedding night….perfect plan.
Aidan has spent his life protecting his siblings and working hard to make sure they have a loving home. During one of the battles with the English, he strikes down one of them and too late realizes it’s a woman. He decides to let her live and little does he realize that two years later he would be marrying her. Their wedding night does not go according to plan!
I loved the interactions between them and I thought it was such a cute scene when he asks his young sister advice on how to attract his own wife:) Very well written with action throughout and certainly never a dull moment!
Enemies to trust to happily ever after. Madeline Martin I will be making this one another one of my favorites. I am in love with Aidan and I love his name. 🙂 To enemies become one. The families that bond together from the start had me turning page after page.
Awesome read!
The enemies to lovers trope is not one I read often mainly because it bothers me when they seem to drag the hatred out pretty much through the whole book yet somehow still love each other, it’s just weird to me and I get easily annoyed with both characters. The Highlander’s Challenge, however, i really really liked. There was chemistry between Aidan and Bridget, there was a storyline, and the outcome was perfect. I liked that the hate wasn’t dragged out to a degree that left me thinking ‘what the heck, how did they end up loving each other’. Also, things aren’t always what they seem and I was pleasantly surprised at the twist. This is the first book i’ve read by this author and i’m definitely planning on reading more.
The Highlander’s Challenge by Madeline Martin
An Outstanding Read! This is an unbelievably intense and powerful story that rocked me to my core! This story is masterfully written with a deeply emotional delivery you can’t help but get wrapped up in, and it’s one you won’t soon forget! This is one of the BEST BOOKS I’ve read all year! Wow! I highly recommend this book to everyone who’s looking for an intense and in-depth historical romance that you just can’t put down!
Note: This story contains a slow burn romance with a steamy red hot love scene that will surly leave a blush!
Happy Reading Indeed!
All the feels. Tears. Laughter. And oh so many *sigh-worthy* moments. Read this! You’ll love it!
I really enjoyed this novella. Her battle within herself to avenge her brothers death is just not enough to convince herself to follow through with her plans to kill the man who took his life. Her heart has other plans and she is determined to fight it every chance she gets.