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Highland Brides #3

Highland Wolf

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On a mission to deliver a priceless necklace, Roman Forbes is attracted to sultry pickpocket Tara Griffin and must discover the truth about her in order to reclaim the necklace and survive the deadly underworld. Original.

384 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1997

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Lois Greiman

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Born on a North Dakota cattle ranch, Lois Greiman graduated from a high school class of sixty students before moving to Minnesota where she professionally trained and showed Arabian Horses for several years. Since that time she's been a high fashion model, a fitness instructor, and a veterinary assistant. But an incurable case of writing fever put a stop to all those occupations.

Since selling her first book to Avon in 1992, she has sold twelve other historical romance novels, most of which are set in medieval Scotland and involve her very popular Forbes clan. In an attempt to pursue her love of humor, Ms. Greiman has also recently sold three romantic comedies to Harlequin Enterprises.

While caring for three children, fifteen horses, and a menagerie of pets on her small farm in Minnesota, Ms. Greiman writes full time, producing two or three novels a year and garnering much praise from readers and reviewers alike. Affaire de Coeur called HIGHLAND WOLF "magnificent." Romantic Times proclaimed LADY AND THE KNIGHT"...pure magic." Christina Dodd proclaims "Lois Greiman delivers....The Fraser Bride offers delightful characters, breathless adventure."

Her Highland novels have received Affaire de Couer's Critic's Choice Award, Romantic Times K.I.S.S. Award, and been nominated for Romance Writer's of America's prestigious Rita. Her titles have appeared on Barnes and Nobles Best Selling Romance list and won her the Midwest Fiction Writer's Rising Star Award.

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63 reviews1 follower
November 8, 2016
I have to say that I really enjoyed this book really early on as the plot got started, both hero and heroine were great and loads of sexual tension and a build up which I like. However, from roughly page 150 onwards the plot just got so ridiculous and actually I cringed so much at this point. Would have given it 4* but because of that, I had to give it less.
330 reviews4 followers
April 9, 2026
Quem você é de verdade? Um mero espectador de sua própria vida? Ou aquele que cria seu caminho para a sobrevivência?
Roman Forbes é um jovem advogado que teve muita sorte na vida.
Quando criança pastorava ovelhas para seu tio abusivo e em um desses dias, uma fatalidade aconteceu. Sua vira-latinha, Dora, foi ferida por um lobo e em seu total desespero, Roman a carregou por quilômetros para que a esposa do Laird, conhecida como a melhor curandeira da região pudesse salvá-la.
A partir desse dia, tudo mudou. Com a ajuda do seu Laird e de Fiona sobreviveu a uma infância abusiva e pôde enfim conhecer o verdadeiro significado do amor.
Construiu um caminho digno e batalhou para se tornar alguém que sua nova família pudesse se orgulhar.
Dezoito anos se passaram, desde que Dora foi salva, e a pedido de seu pai, Roman precisaria levar uma joia dos MacAulay - Clã de sua mãe - para a Inglaterra para salvar a vida de David, sobrinho de Fiona, que havia se envolvido com a filha de um Lorde inglês.
Como um bom diplomata acreditava que tudo se resolveria rápido, mas não foi bem assim.
Antes de entregar a joia ao seu novo dono e libertar seu compatriota, ele foi roubado pela lenda viva entre os ladrões, um tal de sombra.
Em meio a toda essa busca, o destino o uniu a uma jovem que mudou toda a sua perspectiva de realidade. Ele vivia ao lado da lei e ela a margem da sociedade.
Tara O'Flynn é uma batalhadora, perdeu os pais muito jovem e precisou sobreviver como pôde e hoje em dia seu meio de vida é um tanto peculiar.
Sua família foi construída pelo amor e também destruída por ele, ou melhor por uma versão distorcida dele.
A conexão entre eles foi imediata, mas seus medos eram tão enraizados que tiveram que cortar um dobrado para fazer dar certo.
É uma história repleta de aventura e nem tudo é o que parece ser. Mas ao fim vemos duas almas quebradas que conseguiram juntas dar um novo sentindo as suas sobrevivências caóticas e construíram algo muito maior do que qualquer pormenor.
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Author 8 books8 followers
July 4, 2023
This could have been 5 stars but it was REALLY repetitive. Tara, who has a knack for thieving and donning new identities, consistantly lies to Roman. He, in turn, consistantly falls for her lies. He also gets injured time and time again but survives against all odds.

Roman is trying to save the life of another Highlander who is in an English prison. Tara foils his plans by stealing the necklace he needs to release his countryman from jail.

The two end up trying to retrieve the necklace from a murderous villain.

Tara tries to keep her true identity a secret.

And they have sex; lots and lots of sex.
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67 reviews
April 15, 2026
Que livro mais lindo! Começa despretensioso, com uma gama de detalhes que nos levam a questionar os personagens e quando vc dá por si, além dos personagens terem nos encantado, torcemos para que superem dores, fantasmas e traumas! É espetacular ❤️

Eu amei os demais livros da série, mas esse tem um tom e cor especial que emociona além do "esperado" e surpreende de forma ímpar. Recomendo!

Se eu tivesse lido pela metade, diria que a autora não trouxe o tom da série, mas a verdade é que ela foi tão além, que me pego pensando que ela planejou o início mais árduo como um reflexo da tempestade de marcas e pesadelos que assolaram tanto alma de Roman, quanto de Tara!
149 reviews
September 4, 2021
I was intrigued by storyline but found Roman and Tara’s road to HEA was rather rocky. Tara drugged Roman several times to escape him, but he always tracked her down.

I found the characters to be likeable but still rather one dimensional.
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339 reviews
July 31, 2021
Ein weiblicher Robin Hood und der Highlander

Klappentext:
„Der Highlander und die geheimnisvolle Diebin seines Herzens
Die historische Liebesroman-Reihe von Lois Greiman geht weiter
Roman Forbes ist auf einer lebensgefährlichen Mission: Als Lösegeld für das Leben eines Mannes soll er eine unbezahlbare Halskette überbringen. Unterwegs kreuzen sich seine Wege mit der geheimnisvollen Schankmaid Tara O’Flynn. Fasziniert von der Schönheit ahnt er nicht, welches Geheimnis Tara verbirgt, denn sie ist in Wahrheit „Der Schatten“, eine Art weiblicher Robin Hood. Der mutigen Frau gelingt es, dem starken Highlander die kostbare Halskette zu stehlen. In der Hoffnung, den Schatz zurückzuerlangen, verfolgt Roman die mysteriöse Diebin und schon bald kommen sich die beiden näher …
Kann sich aus ihrer brennenden Leidenschaft wahre Liebe entwickeln?
Dies ist eine überarbeitete Neuauflage des Romans Auf der Flucht mit einem Highlander.“


Roman wurde vor vielen Jahren von Fiona Forbes, der Frau des Lairds, adoptiert. Inzwischen erwachsen, ist er der Diplomat des Clans. Er wird ausgesandt, um ein Clanmitglied aus dem Gefängnis zu befreien. Leider wird ihm das Lösegeld, eine Halskette mit unbezahlbaren Wert, vor dem Tausch gestohlen. Er jagt dem „Schatten“ hinterher, einer mystischen Gestalt, die jeder kennt und keiner je gesehen hat. Dabei lernt er die süße Schankmaid Tara kennen. Von Tara’s Geheimnis ahnt Roman allerdings nichts. Immer mehr Gefühle und Leidenschaft entwickeln sich zwischen Roman und Tara, aber ist das wirklich die wahre Liebe? Oder wird sich Tara’s Geheimnis zwischen die beiden stellen?

Der Schreibstil der Autorin ist flüssig und humorvoll. Das Lesen der Vorbände dieser Reihe (Band 1: Das dunkle Herz des Highlanders und Band 2: Flammendes Herz der Highlands) sind nicht zwingend erforderlich. Im Vergleich zu den Vorgängern ist diese Geschichte etwas langatmig und hat mich nicht so sehr in den Bann gezogen. Der Leser bekommt eine vage Vorstellung aus der Zeit in England und Schottland im 18. Jahrhundert. 3 von 5 Sternen.
2,463 reviews7 followers
August 15, 2021
„Das gestohlene Herz des Highlanders“ ist der dritte Band der Highland Lairds Reihe von Lois Greiman.
Der düstere und eher ernsthafte Roman Forbes erhält den Auftrag, eine wertvolle Halskette als Lösegeld für das Leben eines Freundes zu überbringen. Doch als er in einer Schänke übernachtet, wird ihm das unbezahlbare Schmuckstück gestohlen. Roman verdächtigt die schöne Schankmaid, mit dem berüchtigten „Schatten“ gemeinsame Sache zu machen, der die Kette offenbar gestohlen hat. Aber Tara O’Flynn verbirgt noch viel größere Geheimnisse vor ihm. In Wahrheit ist sie selbst der Schatten und eine Art Robin Hood, die die Armen mit ihren Beutezügen unterstützt. Roman scheint jedoch der Erste zu sein, der ihre Lügen durchschaut.

Man kann das Buch auch unabhängig von den anderen Teilen lesen, auch wenn es ein Wiedersehen mit bekannten Charakteren gibt.
Roman ist der Ziehsohn von Clanchef Leith und dessen Frau Fiona. Er ist sich seiner großen Verantwortung bewusst, denn immerhin geht es um das Leben eines Mannes. Daher gibt er auch nicht so einfach auf und erweist sich zu Taras Leidwesen als äußerst hartnäckig.
Tara ist unglaublich geschickt in ihren Verkleidungen und falschen Identitäten. Bisher konnte sie ihre wahre Identität gekonnt verbergen, aber nun ist ihr der dunkle Highlander ständig auf den Fersen.
Von allen drei Büchern hat mir dieser Teil am besten gefallen, denn das Katz-und-Maus-Spiel von Roman und Tara ist einfach witzig und absolut unterhaltsam. Roman muss in völlig neue Rollen schlüpfen, um in Taras Welt mitzuhalten und die kostbare Kette zurückzugewinnen. Das ist sehr amüsant, genau wie die Schlagabtausche, die sich beide liefern. Immer tauchen neue Hürden auf oder Tara hat Roman wieder einmal überlistet. Die Handlung wird also nie langweilig und bleibt spannend und unterhaltsam. Dabei knistert es natürlich gewaltig zwischen den Protagonisten und Roman muss sich echt anstrengen, seine Frau von sich zu überzeugen.

Mein Fazit:
Mir hat das Buch sehr gut gefallen und ich gebe gern eine Leseempfehlung!
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240 reviews
November 29, 2011
So very disappointed in this book. I have loved everything by Lois Greiman I have read so far, but this. I truly hated the heroine. She really was nothing but a liar. The hero was as honest as possible, while Tara, if that's her real name, did nothing but lie and manipulate him. I think Roman a fool for still wanting to marry her. I wouldn't read this except just to see what a bad book really is. If not, don't waste your time.
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1,061 reviews56 followers
August 4, 2016
Very disappointing book. I couldn't even finish it.
There was absolutely nothing about the characters or the storyline that kept me hooked and intrigued.
There isn't even much more to say about this book. It was boring and even after having read about a third of the book there was nothing about the story that kept me interested.
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9 reviews1 follower
May 29, 2012


Very great book. I'm in love with this series! My only problem is putting down the book.
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