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Defenders of the Highlands #2
Fighting for a Highland Heart
When fates collide how can anyone fight what is meant to be?
Twenty years have passed since the Scottish rebellion was crushed, and Callan MacPherson, the son of Murdo and Emily, has become a handsome and brave young man. All his life is preparing for making his family proud and, one day, take up the reins of the Lairdship.
But the engagement his family forced upon him is a burden too big for Callan to bear. One day, on the shores of Inverness-shire he discovers an unconscious, but a most alluring lass, who will shake him to the core and make him question where his loyalties lie.
Tara Bright's mission is to honor her father's trading alliance and marry the rich and mysterious Ranald Carlisle of Balmore. When she wakes up after a tragic shipwreck, Tara realizes that her life will never be the same. Not only did she lose her father and can't find her way to her intended, but she is extremely attracted to the handsome son of a local highland chief.
The sea brought her to him, now he must do anything to keep her...
*If you like brawny Highland warriors with a soft heart, and romantic stories depicting the majestic and mysterious Scottish Highlands, then Fighting for a Highland Heart is the perfect novel for you.
"Fighting for a Highland Heart" is a Historical Scottish romance novel of more than 80,000 words (around 440 pages). No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Get this book now for #99CENTS or for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!
Twenty years have passed since the Scottish rebellion was crushed, and Callan MacPherson, the son of Murdo and Emily, has become a handsome and brave young man. All his life is preparing for making his family proud and, one day, take up the reins of the Lairdship.
But the engagement his family forced upon him is a burden too big for Callan to bear. One day, on the shores of Inverness-shire he discovers an unconscious, but a most alluring lass, who will shake him to the core and make him question where his loyalties lie.
Tara Bright's mission is to honor her father's trading alliance and marry the rich and mysterious Ranald Carlisle of Balmore. When she wakes up after a tragic shipwreck, Tara realizes that her life will never be the same. Not only did she lose her father and can't find her way to her intended, but she is extremely attracted to the handsome son of a local highland chief.
The sea brought her to him, now he must do anything to keep her...
*If you like brawny Highland warriors with a soft heart, and romantic stories depicting the majestic and mysterious Scottish Highlands, then Fighting for a Highland Heart is the perfect novel for you.
"Fighting for a Highland Heart" is a Historical Scottish romance novel of more than 80,000 words (around 440 pages). No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Get this book now for #99CENTS or for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!
- GenresHistorical Romance
432 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 3, 2019
355 people are currently reading
61 people want to read
About the author
Kenna Kendrick
101 books100 followersKenna Kendrick is an American based author of Historical Scottish Romance living in Austin Texas with her husband and three children. Her, more than 25-year-old, experience as an English Teacher has brought her close to the literary world, growing her love for fictional stories.
Her love for literature was also strong because of her father John, who used to write crime-stories. While she tried following on her father's footsteps, a trip to Scotland sealed the deal, as she fell in love with the Celtic myths and the bleak Highlands.
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Her love for literature was also strong because of her father John, who used to write crime-stories. While she tried following on her father's footsteps, a trip to Scotland sealed the deal, as she fell in love with the Celtic myths and the bleak Highlands.
If you'd like to join Kenna in her literary adventures, never miss her new releases, and receive a FREE gift, be sure to subscribe to her newsletter! Simply click the following link:
https://www.kennakendrick.com/ymci
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February 10, 2021
The book was good but the extended epilogue was not. Says eager to learn what the future holds for Tara and Callan
But it was about Ian, John and Alice. Nothing about Tara or Callan. I hate extended epilogues can't get them unless I use my phone. Don't understand why you can't just add it to the book. Very frustrating to have to search for it.
But it was about Ian, John and Alice. Nothing about Tara or Callan. I hate extended epilogues can't get them unless I use my phone. Don't understand why you can't just add it to the book. Very frustrating to have to search for it.
March 27, 2021
Why the change?
In book one, we are witness to the romance of Murdo and Emily and the birth of their twins, Alice and Colum. But somewhere between book one and two, Colum became Callen. While very disconcerting, the basic story was an enjoyable adventure with 3 happy endings, even though some well loved characters came to an end.
In book one, we are witness to the romance of Murdo and Emily and the birth of their twins, Alice and Colum. But somewhere between book one and two, Colum became Callen. While very disconcerting, the basic story was an enjoyable adventure with 3 happy endings, even though some well loved characters came to an end.
April 16, 2021
PROOFREADING NEEDED!
This book was extremely hard to read. For some reason, this book was published without an editor looking over it, first. The plot of this story had promise, but I didn’t enjoy the author’s writing style. A good portion of this book is the main characters traveling back and forth across the country side. Gets monotonous.
This book was extremely hard to read. For some reason, this book was published without an editor looking over it, first. The plot of this story had promise, but I didn’t enjoy the author’s writing style. A good portion of this book is the main characters traveling back and forth across the country side. Gets monotonous.
January 21, 2024
Wow, the imagery in this book! The way the castles are described gave me the chills. There is the small matter that the main character's name was different from in the last book (when he was born and named). The speed with which the characters travelled from place to place in this book was a little jarring considering how long it took in the last book. It was a love story and did not disappoint in that regard.
April 8, 2021
Can a trip that turns into tragedy, wind up being for the best
A good read. Could not put it down until the very end. Filled with deception, intrege, despair, determination, and love. So many twists and turns.
A good read. Could not put it down until the very end. Filled with deception, intrege, despair, determination, and love. So many twists and turns.
May 28, 2022
Fighting for a Highland Heart
A good story about a young woman that is the only survivor of a shipwreck finds out the man she is to marry is not a good one and she falls for another The characters are courageous and strong and the story has a happy ending
A good story about a young woman that is the only survivor of a shipwreck finds out the man she is to marry is not a good one and she falls for another The characters are courageous and strong and the story has a happy ending
May 1, 2020
Highlands
A bold tale about the warriors of Scotland and enduring treachery and intrigue. While adventures lead to entanglements of the heart in unexpected ways.
A bold tale about the warriors of Scotland and enduring treachery and intrigue. While adventures lead to entanglements of the heart in unexpected ways.
June 6, 2020
Good read
Really good 👍 story Relaxing intriguing and suspenseful Could not put it down Looking forward to the next story Thank you
Really good 👍 story Relaxing intriguing and suspenseful Could not put it down Looking forward to the next story Thank you
November 5, 2020
Romantic Adventurous Highland Tale
Loved Tara and Callan’s story. Strong female characters and a female warrior. From the sea to the rolling Highland hills to the battlefield.
Loved Tara and Callan’s story. Strong female characters and a female warrior. From the sea to the rolling Highland hills to the battlefield.
February 26, 2020
Fighting for a Highland Heart
Tara was so happy to meet her fiancé Ranald Carlisle but a storm came upon and the ship broke. Tara was washed up on a beach. Callan MacPherson visiting the Grants castle to be with his forced engagement came down to the beach with his twin sister. They found Tara the only survived along with broken ship parts and dead people. Tara and Callan had a connection but Tara was delivered to the Carlisle castle. Ranald wanted war with all the clans to get grazing for sheep he was to get for marring Tara. Her father died from that ship wreck so her brother had to take over. War broke out and Ranald wasn’t really him. He was a classmate and a look alike of Ranald’s. When the real Laird Carlisle and the real Ranald were reviled things became different.
Tara was so happy to meet her fiancé Ranald Carlisle but a storm came upon and the ship broke. Tara was washed up on a beach. Callan MacPherson visiting the Grants castle to be with his forced engagement came down to the beach with his twin sister. They found Tara the only survived along with broken ship parts and dead people. Tara and Callan had a connection but Tara was delivered to the Carlisle castle. Ranald wanted war with all the clans to get grazing for sheep he was to get for marring Tara. Her father died from that ship wreck so her brother had to take over. War broke out and Ranald wasn’t really him. He was a classmate and a look alike of Ranald’s. When the real Laird Carlisle and the real Ranald were reviled things became different.
February 12, 2022
Needed proofreading or editor. Personal pet peeve.
October 8, 2019
We met Murdo MacPherson in an earlier book. How he and Emily Nesmith fell in love and married despite the fighting between her father's army and his father's fight against the English conquerors made for a great read. Now we find their children, Callan and Alice, finding love in the strangest of places. We begin this story by following Tara Bright as she heads by ship from Edinburgh to Banmore in Scotland to marry a Highland man, the son of a business partner of her father. He is travelling with her. There is another man travelling to the same port with a mysterious cargo that appears to have great value, Suddenly a ferocious storm arises and catches the ship in its path, destroying it and leading to the death of everyone on board except Tara Bright. Alice finds her and she and Callan take her to their castle to recover from her ordeal. This love story is filled with adventure, misdirection, an evil villain, a missing laird, a mystery, battles and a reunion with an old friend. This is a really fast paced tale moving from one thing to another quickly. I could not put this one down. It was difficult to find a passage that was an ending point for something without something else starting right up. I loved the action and adventure parts as much as the loving parts. This is a well written, fast paced read with all the elements of romance and love entwined throughout.
October 7, 2019
ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT!!!
Crash and burn! Kenna totally rocked this fantastic storyline and spinning plot with on point realism. She pulls all the emotions you feel and intensifies them through you, front and center, with what feels like gale force winds steadily battering against our heart and soul. Man, twixt and twined and put through the wringer with a plethora of events that launch this bad boy roaring to life flawlessly. The drama, uncertainty, distress and trumoil hooks you from the start and reels you in for the duration, while holding you on a razors edge. Yeah! It doesn't get any better than this. One wild rollercoaster ride full of non-stop action, intrigue and suspense make for one incredible experience. The characters chemistry is intense, white hot and palpable. The characters are authentic, genuine and realistic with depth and individuality that feels like you can just reach out and touch them. The scenes are so graphically detailed and descriptive it's like being transported to ground zero with them. Remarkable job Kenna, thanks for sharing this bad boy with us.
Crash and burn! Kenna totally rocked this fantastic storyline and spinning plot with on point realism. She pulls all the emotions you feel and intensifies them through you, front and center, with what feels like gale force winds steadily battering against our heart and soul. Man, twixt and twined and put through the wringer with a plethora of events that launch this bad boy roaring to life flawlessly. The drama, uncertainty, distress and trumoil hooks you from the start and reels you in for the duration, while holding you on a razors edge. Yeah! It doesn't get any better than this. One wild rollercoaster ride full of non-stop action, intrigue and suspense make for one incredible experience. The characters chemistry is intense, white hot and palpable. The characters are authentic, genuine and realistic with depth and individuality that feels like you can just reach out and touch them. The scenes are so graphically detailed and descriptive it's like being transported to ground zero with them. Remarkable job Kenna, thanks for sharing this bad boy with us.
October 8, 2019
A Web Of Deception
Wow!! What a wonderful story! Kenna Kendrick's novels keep getting better and better. Her stories are always interesting and allows a reader to imagine themselves as one of the characters. Fighting for a Highland Heart has amazing characters that are believable and easy to relate to. Callan and Tara came alive for me as I pictured them falling in love with each other. Their story has a way of grabbing you the first few pages and then you can't put the book down until the end. With delicious passion, trials and tribulations, hope, uncertainty, loss, and all the twists and turns make this one outstanding read that you won't want to miss. I always enjoy how well Kenna brings in the other characters from other series making for cohesive storytelling. I look forward the her next book!
Wow!! What a wonderful story! Kenna Kendrick's novels keep getting better and better. Her stories are always interesting and allows a reader to imagine themselves as one of the characters. Fighting for a Highland Heart has amazing characters that are believable and easy to relate to. Callan and Tara came alive for me as I pictured them falling in love with each other. Their story has a way of grabbing you the first few pages and then you can't put the book down until the end. With delicious passion, trials and tribulations, hope, uncertainty, loss, and all the twists and turns make this one outstanding read that you won't want to miss. I always enjoy how well Kenna brings in the other characters from other series making for cohesive storytelling. I look forward the her next book!
October 11, 2019
What a story!!! Page after page of action-packed adventure of an unwanted betrothal, severely bad weather, a shipwreck, one survivor, skirmishes, threats of war, deception, betrayal, murder and romance. Breathtaking descriptive scenes, dynamic and well written dialogue, electrifying main characters and secondary characters, impossible plot and subplots and more than one awesome and surprising romances. I loved reading this and read straight through. 99% spelling and pronoun error free and excellent proofreading. The extended epilogue was supposed to be about the main characters but it was not and left with a cliffhanger. Now I am looking forward to the next installment of this series to find out what that was all about. An excellent read and I highly recommend it.
October 14, 2019
**This my freely given review of this ARC**
From the ship on the water, the sinking of this ship, a young woman and her father enroute to a new destiny when the ship sinks and she and the cargo it's only survivors. Thus begins your new journey through Kenna Kendrick's latest HIGHLAND ROMANCE!
A well crafted tale from the beginning to the end that i thought was well thought out and laid down on the pages for us to enjoy.
Kenna takes us on the sea , over the land and with enough twists and turns to keep you flipping pages as the plot (s) thicken .
Nicely done ! I liked what I read, and enjoy reading Ms Kendrick's books every time I've had the chance to do so.
Grab your copy today, I think you'll be glad you did!
From the ship on the water, the sinking of this ship, a young woman and her father enroute to a new destiny when the ship sinks and she and the cargo it's only survivors. Thus begins your new journey through Kenna Kendrick's latest HIGHLAND ROMANCE!
A well crafted tale from the beginning to the end that i thought was well thought out and laid down on the pages for us to enjoy.
Kenna takes us on the sea , over the land and with enough twists and turns to keep you flipping pages as the plot (s) thicken .
Nicely done ! I liked what I read, and enjoy reading Ms Kendrick's books every time I've had the chance to do so.
Grab your copy today, I think you'll be glad you did!
October 14, 2019
Another great read by Kenna Kendrick who once again brings strong,well developed characters and an interesting highland story. She does a fantastic job developing the story , adding twists and turns along with the insta love romance and adds a surprise at the end. The supporting characters and her vividly painted scenes help to bring the story to life. It's well written,moves fluidly and I enjoyed reading. I would recommend this book.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
October 16, 2019
This is one author you can count on to take you to the Highlands with the perfect escape. In this one Callan will have your ear thanks to his full plate while he wheedles his way into the heart. Then when he shaken awake so to speak in comes Tara to the tale. You become riveted to each of them as something grows from a spark. We see it come to life with adventure and mystery. It has the elements you look for in a novel such as this. You will quickly find yourself racing through time coming to the end of this one well satisfied.
October 28, 2019
"“Farewell, father,” she whispered to him. “I shall not disappoint you.” " This quote stood out for me! A testament to Tara's strength throughout the story. This was exciting, with so much action, and a very nice plot twist. The characters were so well fleshed, I felt like I knew them. A few nice, sexy sections to melt in! Tara and Callan, despite their deep feelings, would do right by their families, right? Just you wait and see! I really enjoyed this story, and recommend this 4+* historical romance.
October 8, 2019
A Nice Highland Romance
This is an interesting story set in 18th century Scotland. It contains villains, war, clans of hunky Scottish men, and of course love at first sight. A nice read to satisfy that historical romance itch.
This is an interesting story set in 18th century Scotland. It contains villains, war, clans of hunky Scottish men, and of course love at first sight. A nice read to satisfy that historical romance itch.
October 11, 2019
A wonderful story with action, adventure, and the special love between Tara and Callen , that keeps the storyline moving to a delightful twist at the end . Another special book by Kenna Kendrick that doesn’t disappoint the reader I cannot wait to read more .
October 12, 2019
Really enjoyed reading another Highland adventure. I love the way the characters feel so real and you want to be there with them. Kenna Kendrick keeps you interested and wanting more and more of her stories.
October 14, 2019
What an action packed book! I loved the storyline it had intrigue, danger, betrayal, murder, and romance. It was so interesting that the pages flew by and the end of the book was amazing. A great ending. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book and gave my honest opinion.
October 19, 2019
I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of unexpected twists in the story which I did not see coming. Also, this book can be read by itself, not requiring to have read the prior books in the series.
November 10, 2019
Really enjoyed this story!
Loved the storyline! This might have been my favorite so far of this series, like many others the extended ending was a teaser for the next book, but it sure made me want to read it! Love this author!
Loved the storyline! This might have been my favorite so far of this series, like many others the extended ending was a teaser for the next book, but it sure made me want to read it! Love this author!
December 7, 2019
Interesting
It was an enjoyable book with memorable characters. Tara and Callan met after a tragedy and it was love at first sight, unfortunately both were already betrothed to other people.
It was an enjoyable book with memorable characters. Tara and Callan met after a tragedy and it was love at first sight, unfortunately both were already betrothed to other people.
October 8, 2019
Great Read
Read the first two chapters when it was sent to me and then read the rest once it had been released in one day. Good Highlander book.
Read the first two chapters when it was sent to me and then read the rest once it had been released in one day. Good Highlander book.
October 9, 2019
Good Highland Read
A really good Highlander read by a new author to me. I really enjoyed the characters and the story. Lots of intrigue, romance and love.
A really good Highlander read by a new author to me. I really enjoyed the characters and the story. Lots of intrigue, romance and love.
October 11, 2019
Very entertaining and interesting story. Has some twists and turns as well as a surprise near the end. I enjoyed my read and review copy. All the characters are interesting.
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