Highland Avenger

It's 1480 and Lady Arianna Murray Lucette has found herself married under false pretences to French nobleman Claud Lucette. He was already married but his family wanted Arianna's family's money. Claud already had two small sons, Aledar and Michel, and sadly, it is only Arianna who cares about them and their welfare. When Claud and his wife are found dead, Arianna flees France, hiring Captain Tillet's small ship to carry her, Adelar and Michel back to her family in Scotland. But Captain Tillet's ship is broadsided by a much larger ship, for Claud's brother Amiel and the hateful DeVeauz family want to kill little Michel and Adelar to gain family monies. Arianna and the boys and some of Captain Tillet's crew are rescued by Sir Brian MacFinegal, of the Socttish MacFinegal clan whose reputation is not stellar. Michael and Adelar are safely transported to impregnable Scarglas castle, but Arianna and Brian are left to fight off Amiel and the DeVeaux. Brian and Arianna are falling in love but can they survive the relentless attacks from men bent upon murder? "Highland Avenger" is well-written and well-edited and a welcome addition to romantic historical novels that feature a hero and heroine who cannot keep their hands off each other. The characters, major and minor, are three dimensional and believable. Many readers will add "Highland Avenger" to their summer beach reading lists. The plot unfolds believably to the story's end but the "bad guys" put a good scare into everyone before they go down fighting. Author Hannah Howell has created a delightful winner in "Highland Avenger".

As always Hannah Howell just pulls you into the story. Ariana and Brians flight to Scarglas and their determination to keep Arianna s boys safe keeps you anxious to see them succeed.

Good moral about verbal abuse being the same as physical abuse. Abuse is abuse, whether words or fists!