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Only her love could gentle his savage soul-- He was born to a clan of warriors of supernatural strength, but Gavrael McIllioch abandoned his name and his Highland castle, determined to escape the dark fate of his ancestors. Hiding his identity from the relentless rival clan that hunted him,... read more
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Grimm, Hawk Douglas' best friend, receives a summons by his old benefactor to come for the girl he's loved all his life, Jillian. Jillian's father, the laird of Caithness, needs to marry her off but she is entirely too unmanageable and uninterested in men. So, he commands that she must choose... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Jillian Alanna St. Clair: The 21 year old daughter of Gibraltar and Elizabeth St. Clair.
- Gavrael Roderick Icarus McIllioch: aka Grimm. Son of Ronin McIllioch, Laird of Maldebann.
- Elizabeth St. Clair: Jillian's mother.
- Gibraltar St. Clair: Jillian's father, Laird of Caithness.
- Quinn De Moncreiffe: Friend of Grimm and a potential suitor for Jillian. Was fostered as a teenager with Jillian's family.
- Ramsay Logan: Leader of the Clan Logan who often hire out as mercenaries. A potential suitor for Jillian.
- Ronin McIllioch: Laird of Maldenbann and Grimm's father.
- Kaley Twillow: Jillian's maid and confidant.
- Zeke: Young child who lives at Castle Caithness. Kaley's son.
- Hatchard: Chief man-at-arms for Caithness and Gibraltar St. Clair's right-hand man.
- Hawk Douglas: Laird of Dalkeith and Grimm's best friend.
- Adrienne (de Simone) Douglas: Wife of Hawk Douglas.
- Balder McIllioch: Brother of Ronin and Uncle to Grimm.
- Jolyn McIllioch: Grimm's mother. She was murdered when Grimm was only fourteen years old.
- Connor McKane: Laird of the McKane clan, mortal enemies of the McIlliochs
Quotes edit
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“Elizabeth, those kind of men are the only kind of men who will not worship her. Besides, I was once one of those kind of men, if you'll recall. It will take an uncommon man for our uncommon daughter, Elizabeth. I aim to find her that uncommon man.”
Gibraltar -
“Three barbarians who had been hand-selectedby her own da to seduce and marry her lurked in her home. What was she going to do?”
Jillian -
“Politely inquire? You call a barely grunted and entirely put-upon-sounding 'what' a polite inquiry? A 'what' that says 'how dare you invade my space with your pitiful sounds?' A 'what' that says 'could you please go die somewhere else, peahen?' Grimm Roderick, you don't know the first damned thing about polite.”
Jillian -
“You still didn't tell me. Why doesna Jillian like you?”
Zeke -
“Never say never, Zeke. The moment you say 'never' you've chosen not to try. Rather than worrying about what you can't do, set your mind to thinking of ways that you could do it. You might surprise yourself.”
Grimm -
“Heed my words before you commit yourself to a course that is irrevocable: Sexual men can beforgotten, but a sensual man lingers in a woman's heart forever.”
Kaley -
“Caring is love. And love fights! Love doesn't look for the path of least resistance. Hell's bells, Roderick, if love was that easy everyone would have it.”
Jillian -
“Now that's my idea of how a man takes a woman to wife.”
Gibraltar -
“What if he still hates me,Balder? What if he rides up, spits in my face, and leaves?" "Then I'll beat the lad senseless, tie him up, and we'll both be talkin' to him. Persuasively and at our leisure.”
Ronin -
“What the hell is this, the valley of the Berserkers?”
Grimm
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“The moment you say ‘never’ you’ve chosen not to try. Rather than worrying about what you can’t do, set your mind to thinking of ways that you could do it. You might surprise yourself.”
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Sometimes the badly scarred ones had the greatest depth and the most to offer because they understood the infinite value of tenderness.
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“When man thinks he knows God’s course better than God himself is when hundreds die—”
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Occam’s Razor: The simplest theory that fits the facts corresponds most closely to reality.
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A woman shouldn’t have to fight the man she loved for his love. He had to choose to give it freely, to learn that love was the one thing in this world that wasn’t frightening.
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“The legends say the Scandinavian god of peace, Balder, was slain by an arrow fashioned of mistletoe. The other gods and goddesses loved Balder so greatly, they begged his life be restored and mistletoe be endowed with special meaning.”
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“Balder was returned to life and the care of mistletoe was bequeathed to the goddess of love. Each time a kiss is given beneath mistletoe, love and peace gain a stronger foothold in the world of mortals.”
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Odin’s elite Viking army. Legend claimed they could assume the shape of a wolf or a bear as easily as the shape of a man. And they were marked by a common feature—unholy blue eyes that glowed like banked coals.
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Deo non fortuna was chiseled in flowing script above the arch—“By God, not by chance.”
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Sisyphus, eternally condemned to push a boulder of relentless desire up a hill, only to have it flatten him before he reached the crest.
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Setting & Locations edit
The action takes place mostly in Scotland, year 1515.
- Maldebann: The McIllioch's castle.
- Dalkeith-Upon-the-Sea: the Hawk's castle.
- Wotan's Cleft: a sacred place near the Maldebann castle.
- Tuluth: the place where Grimm was born.
- Caithness: Jillian's home.
First Sentence edit
He couldn't endure it another minute, yet he knew he was helpless to save them.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters 1 - 34
Epilogue
Glossary edit
- Occam's Razor: the simplest theory that fits the facts corresponds most closely to reality.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 10 in Highlander (Moning). (standard series)
Preceded by Beyond the Highland Mist, and followed by The Highlander's Touch.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Karen Marie Moning (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dell
Country: USA
Publication Date: Jan-2000
ISBN: 0440234816
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Dell
Country: USA
Publication Date: Jan-2000
ISBN: 0440234816
Page Count: 400
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- Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 1671 vol. 3
- Dewey: 813.6
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