A Carnal Deception

by Odin Nightshade

Trouble in the Highlands

Artair MacConaill’s brothers are marrying faster than his father can keep up with, but that does not mean that the last of his brood is ready to take the leap.

Artair nurses the aching wound of a long ago love that went terribly wrong a few summers ago. And when his father informs him that he is to marry the very man who broke his heart—and took his virginity with it—all of Artair's worst fears are about to come true. In the Scottish Highlands arranged marriages are not uncommon, but with Artair's position as son of the Laird of Clan MacConaill, there are few choices that suit his rank.

Teirnan Laramie, bonnet laird and banner man to Artair's father, is taking his position as laird of the Laramie Estate, and he needs a mate. When the MacConaill makes a decision, there's no refusing him, so it comes to pass that the pair must be married, much to their joint dismay.

Can Artair and Teirnan move forward, despite their traumatic past? Or, are they destined to fight their passion forever, never knowing the truth that tore them apart?

A Carnal Decption is book 3 in the Highland Shifters series, but can be read as a standalone story. It has a HEA and no cliffhangers.

Don't forget to check out the other books in the series!

Highland Shifters Book 1: A Quest For Vengeance
Highland Shifters Book 2: Mated in the Highlands
Highland Shifters Book 4: A Highlander's War-Torn Love


AUTHOR'S NOTE: This books contains mature language and explicit content, including male breeding and knotting, and is intended for audiences over 18 years of age.

Genres: Shapeshifters, Paranormal

221 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 12, 2017

Reviews

[Neko · Rating 4 out of 5]

**This was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.**
3.5

This was a nice addition to the Highland series and it was so pleasant to see some of the past characters. Now as for Artair & Teirnan their story was a complicated, due to miscommunication mess.

Not in a completely bad way but just in a frustrating way that in life happens when you receive bad news. I'll try not to spoil it but put simply, Their heartache could have been avoided had they just had a confrontation with each other. Instead both of them were mislead and deceived by a third party and their own silence. They both just thought the worst of each other and believed what this third party told them about each other. The person they were falling in love with. About a person they were emotionally and physically intimate with!
I was so intrigued by this secret that when I found out the cause I was disappointed that such separation and sadness came from their doubt of each other. But I guess you could say that's how young and naive they were. That they didn't have that utmost trust in each other. But I was happy that in the end it taught them that they always loved each other and they never stopped and that their greatest happiness was when they were together. Especially now that they're building a family together.

I wholeheartedly suggest you pick this up if you've read the previous in the series. It's a little frustrating but their happiness makes it worth it.

[Furio · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got it as a freebie so why not?
Not.

Set in rather fictitious Scottish Higllands, this M/M shifter romance - part of an ongoing series - is nothing more than a short story in length (the rest is previews and bonus content) although it is self contained and has a HEA.
The real issue, beside a nondescript writing and a hurried plot, is that it is a M/M story in name only:
in this author's world, one of the two male leads may be male in name but his lot is that of being submissive in bed, of bearing the "real male's" children and of busying himself with the house and possibly with a little bit of charity. A real first lady of once upon a time.
If the scope of an M/M romance must be that of replicating the most stale topoi of old fashioned M/F period fiction, I prefer to read a genuine M/F romance, possibly one which is longer, more fulfilling in plot, with better rounded characters and a leading lady who can sport at least the semblance of a spine.

To be avoided. Accurately.

[Mandy Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved and enjoyed reading A Carnal Deception it was wonderfully written

I really loved reading A Carnal Deception it was a lovely book to read. I loved the relationship between Teirnan and Artair. I loved the twists and turns and the edge of seat action in this book. I loved that they got their happy ending. I will recommend this book to everybody I know and to all my friends too.