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Highland Surrender
From the author of "wickedly erotic romance" (Monica McCarty) comes the tale of a Highland lass and an earl with dark desires. Determined to put his roguish past behind him, the Earl of Camdonn arranges to marry the proper Lady Elizabeth. But when an accident lands the Earl in the expert hands of a beautiful Highland medicine woman, all well-laid plans are thrown to the wind- and, just as in the old days, his passions run high... Ceana MacNab has terrible luck with men. Resigning herself to the healing arts, she has steeled her heart against love. Then fate sends Cam her way. Even though he's a well-bred Earl-and Ceana a low-born Highlander-their all-consuming passion may lead the way to lasting bliss.
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First published March 31, 2010
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Dawn Halliday
17 books54 followersRaised on a boat in the South Pacific and in the quiet rainforests of Hawaii, Dawn Halliday had plenty of time to develop her overzealous imagination. Between exploring deserted atolls, swimming in churning seas, and exploring lava tubes, Dawn started dreaming up stories of love and adventure before she could read them.
When she's not traveling to exotic lands (which she can always justify as "research"), Dawn lives with her True Love and three rambunctious children in Southern California. She writes passionate historical and contemporary romance, and loves every minute of it.
When she's not traveling to exotic lands (which she can always justify as "research"), Dawn lives with her True Love and three rambunctious children in Southern California. She writes passionate historical and contemporary romance, and loves every minute of it.
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April 6, 2010
The Earl of Camdonn has selected a wife amongst London's offerings based on the requisite that he not feel the slightest bit of passion for his countess to be. While Lady Elizabeth is perfection personified, Cam is relieved to feel nothing for his beautiful bride and signs the betrothal contract with nary a pause. However, life can never be easy for Cam and Fate soon makes its presence known when Cam is shot and cared for by the Highland healer, Ceana MacNab.
Descendant from a line of female healers, Ceana is cursed to never marry. Stealing her emotions, Ceana has sought comfort when she's desired warm arms to hold her and turned away when her heart became too engaged but when the Earl of Camdonn's life's blood is spilling before her, Ceana can't contain the possessive emotions that flood her heart. With news that Cam has brought home his English bride, Ceana knows that she must stay as far from the earl as possible but distrust for the resident doctor at Camdonn Castle has Ceana following Cam home.
Cam, doing his best to learn from his past obsessive behavior with women, tries with all his might to maintain distance from Ceana for his future's sake. He needs the connections that Lady Elizabeth brings and he's sworn to honor his vows. But Cam's not married yet and while he knows that's no excuse he still can't help his raging desire where Ceana is concerned.
For Elizabeth, Cam represents her long sought for freedom. Since she was a little girl, Elizabeth has lived in utter terror of her Uncle Walter, the Duke of Irvington. Unable to curb her headstrong behavior, Uncle Walter devised a cruel way of punishing Elizabeth that leaves her physically unharmed but psychologically tortured. She knows that Cam feels nothing for her but she also recognizes his honorable heart and hopes that one day they might find affection. Unfortunately dire circumstances forces Elizabeth into the company of Robert MacLean, the earl's stable master. Recognizing a deep-seeded control within Robert, Elizabeth finds him utterly compelling but mostly she finds sanctuary in his presence. Despite the fact that this point in her life is the most crucial to her survival, Elizabeth can't help her growing passion for Rob. Even Uncle Walter's punishments can't instill enough fear within her to distill her yearnings.
Since reaching manhood, Robert has been longing for a woman that needs him not only for her safety and well being but for her physical release as well. His passions run dark and he's yet found the opportunity to unleash his inner beast that demands complete submission until he meets the beautiful Lady Elizabeth. No woman has been more beyond Robert's reach but he can't help his body's recognition of its mate. Within her seemingly fragile form, Robert discerns equally dark passions within Elizabeth as well as the need to relinquish control. Her entire facade is rigidly schooled to present an image that couldn't be more opposite of the hellion within. Robert wants nothing but to set her free within his domain and even though he risks his very life to pursue the earl's betrothed, Robert can't stop the raging possession that tears at his soul.
So here's the conundrum: Cam needs Lady Elizabeth's connections but Ceana's highly respected reputation with his Highland tenants could also help him in his task of winning over his people. Ceana can't and won't marry because of a deadly curse and the last thing she wants is for Cam to die because of her. She loves him, yes, but she also loves him enough to let him go. Elizabeth recognizes Cam as her freedom from her terrifying uncle but there's also a form of freedom with Robert. She loves Robert where she can barely speak to Cam. Robert can't stand the thought of the earl possessing Elizabeth and while every fiber within him demands that he make her his, Robert also knows that he could never provide Elizabeth with the life she's accustomed to. And Fate is determined to mess with them all.
HIGHLAND SURRENDER is a tale of two separate couples whose fate is complexly interwoven resulting in each move made by one affecting the whole and forcing their Happily Ever After's to be precarious and rife with tension.
I really enjoyed the dual interwoven romances and the feel of having two romances in one. Both stories were intensely compelling and captivated my interest from beginning to end. There's great anxiety over whether or not an HEA for each couple is possible and as you barrel towards the end, your knuckles may turn a bit white from your death grip on the book.
After finishing HIGHLAND SURRENDER, I'm hard pressed to pick a favorite couple amongst the two. Cam's and Ceana's story is radically different from Robert's and Elizabeth's despite their close connection. For me, my love for each was crucial to the success of the novel and I thought that Dawn Halliday did a superb job with this very complex but refreshing plot.
Readers wanting a two for the price of one, look no further than HIGHLAND SURRENDER. Twice the steamy sex plus twice the intense romance equals one scintillating read that shouldn't be missed. Dawn Halliday has a distinct voice that paints the Highlands beautifully. Be prepared to truly live and experience another time as well as an unparalleled passion that will leave you absolutely breathless.
Descendant from a line of female healers, Ceana is cursed to never marry. Stealing her emotions, Ceana has sought comfort when she's desired warm arms to hold her and turned away when her heart became too engaged but when the Earl of Camdonn's life's blood is spilling before her, Ceana can't contain the possessive emotions that flood her heart. With news that Cam has brought home his English bride, Ceana knows that she must stay as far from the earl as possible but distrust for the resident doctor at Camdonn Castle has Ceana following Cam home.
Cam, doing his best to learn from his past obsessive behavior with women, tries with all his might to maintain distance from Ceana for his future's sake. He needs the connections that Lady Elizabeth brings and he's sworn to honor his vows. But Cam's not married yet and while he knows that's no excuse he still can't help his raging desire where Ceana is concerned.
For Elizabeth, Cam represents her long sought for freedom. Since she was a little girl, Elizabeth has lived in utter terror of her Uncle Walter, the Duke of Irvington. Unable to curb her headstrong behavior, Uncle Walter devised a cruel way of punishing Elizabeth that leaves her physically unharmed but psychologically tortured. She knows that Cam feels nothing for her but she also recognizes his honorable heart and hopes that one day they might find affection. Unfortunately dire circumstances forces Elizabeth into the company of Robert MacLean, the earl's stable master. Recognizing a deep-seeded control within Robert, Elizabeth finds him utterly compelling but mostly she finds sanctuary in his presence. Despite the fact that this point in her life is the most crucial to her survival, Elizabeth can't help her growing passion for Rob. Even Uncle Walter's punishments can't instill enough fear within her to distill her yearnings.
Since reaching manhood, Robert has been longing for a woman that needs him not only for her safety and well being but for her physical release as well. His passions run dark and he's yet found the opportunity to unleash his inner beast that demands complete submission until he meets the beautiful Lady Elizabeth. No woman has been more beyond Robert's reach but he can't help his body's recognition of its mate. Within her seemingly fragile form, Robert discerns equally dark passions within Elizabeth as well as the need to relinquish control. Her entire facade is rigidly schooled to present an image that couldn't be more opposite of the hellion within. Robert wants nothing but to set her free within his domain and even though he risks his very life to pursue the earl's betrothed, Robert can't stop the raging possession that tears at his soul.
So here's the conundrum: Cam needs Lady Elizabeth's connections but Ceana's highly respected reputation with his Highland tenants could also help him in his task of winning over his people. Ceana can't and won't marry because of a deadly curse and the last thing she wants is for Cam to die because of her. She loves him, yes, but she also loves him enough to let him go. Elizabeth recognizes Cam as her freedom from her terrifying uncle but there's also a form of freedom with Robert. She loves Robert where she can barely speak to Cam. Robert can't stand the thought of the earl possessing Elizabeth and while every fiber within him demands that he make her his, Robert also knows that he could never provide Elizabeth with the life she's accustomed to. And Fate is determined to mess with them all.
HIGHLAND SURRENDER is a tale of two separate couples whose fate is complexly interwoven resulting in each move made by one affecting the whole and forcing their Happily Ever After's to be precarious and rife with tension.
I really enjoyed the dual interwoven romances and the feel of having two romances in one. Both stories were intensely compelling and captivated my interest from beginning to end. There's great anxiety over whether or not an HEA for each couple is possible and as you barrel towards the end, your knuckles may turn a bit white from your death grip on the book.
After finishing HIGHLAND SURRENDER, I'm hard pressed to pick a favorite couple amongst the two. Cam's and Ceana's story is radically different from Robert's and Elizabeth's despite their close connection. For me, my love for each was crucial to the success of the novel and I thought that Dawn Halliday did a superb job with this very complex but refreshing plot.
Readers wanting a two for the price of one, look no further than HIGHLAND SURRENDER. Twice the steamy sex plus twice the intense romance equals one scintillating read that shouldn't be missed. Dawn Halliday has a distinct voice that paints the Highlands beautifully. Be prepared to truly live and experience another time as well as an unparalleled passion that will leave you absolutely breathless.
April 16, 2010
Reviewed by Tori
The Earl of Camdonn has decided to quit his roguish past and become respectable by marrying the very proper very English Lady Elizabeth. But his plans drastically change when he is shot and left for dead.
Destined to be alone, Ceana MacNab has poured her heart and soul into her healing arts. When fate decides to intervene by sending Cam to Ceana; their all consuming passion may lead to ever lasting bliss or death to all.
The second book in Ms. Halliday's Highland series, we are once again transported back to the Scottish highlands and to the Earl of Camdonn. If you read her previous book you'll know that Cam was a bit of a rogue with a healthy sexual appetite who kidnapped his best friends wife so she could be his mistress. Whaaaa??? At the end of Highland Obsession Cam decides to go shopping for a "proper" wife in England. In the beginning of Highland Surrender Cam is awaiting the arrival of Lady Elizabeth, the woman he has chosen to become his wife. As he rides to escort her to his home her carriage is attacked and he is shot. He is found by Ceana who is a famed healer in the area. She gets him home and patches him up.
There is an instant blazing hot attraction form the first moment they laid eyes on each other. Very sensual and erotic. But the odds are stacked against them. He is engaged, an Earl, and she has vowed never to marry. After Cam is well to travel he entices Ceana to go back to his castle with him to make sure he recovers. There she meets Elizabeth and against her will finds herself liking her. But things are not what they seem at the castle nor with the people who inhabit it. As Cam and Ceana fight their growing attraction, Elizabeth fights her own demons and attractions to a climatic finale.
I enjoyed Highland Surrender . I call books like these bodice rippers.Some one's always getting their bodice ripped and skirt tossed up. A simplistic plot that is easy to follow with some erotic steamy love scenes. A small warning, if the thought of anything beyond the missionary position in the dark makes you uncomfortable, this may not be for you. Lets just say that leather isn't used for just the horses.
There is actually two separate love stories in here that eventually meet, intertwine and resolve themselves. Cam and Ceana are a joy to watch. The chemistry between them is believable and professions of love are not uttered in the first 100 pages. I especially enjoyed Ceana as she is not your typical helpless maiden. She is respected in her own right and has a fantastic no nonsense attitude. Cam seems to have taken his lessons to heart from Highland Obsession and has begun to care for others besides himself. He takes charge of his own fate and reshapes his destiny.
Robert and Elizabeth are wonderful supporting characters that certainly bring a lot spice and yumminess to the story. Robert is a hard man who has a secret that he struggles with daily. He fights his attraction to Elizabeth but soon realizes it's a losing battle. And when she reveals to him the need to be "taught" of ways of love, Robert is doomed.
There was a little too much misdirection in the story where Ms. Halliday tries to drag out the intrigue. Highland Obsession was a much darker story and followed a more serious plot line then this one. It dragged you in and keep you prisoner till the end. This one only touched lightly on some serious subjects but she danced back when I really felt she should have divulged a little deeper.
All in all Highland Surrender is a wonderful read with plenty of romance, love, and some pretty darn steamy smex scenes.
Rating:3.5/5
The Earl of Camdonn has decided to quit his roguish past and become respectable by marrying the very proper very English Lady Elizabeth. But his plans drastically change when he is shot and left for dead.
Destined to be alone, Ceana MacNab has poured her heart and soul into her healing arts. When fate decides to intervene by sending Cam to Ceana; their all consuming passion may lead to ever lasting bliss or death to all.
The second book in Ms. Halliday's Highland series, we are once again transported back to the Scottish highlands and to the Earl of Camdonn. If you read her previous book you'll know that Cam was a bit of a rogue with a healthy sexual appetite who kidnapped his best friends wife so she could be his mistress. Whaaaa??? At the end of Highland Obsession Cam decides to go shopping for a "proper" wife in England. In the beginning of Highland Surrender Cam is awaiting the arrival of Lady Elizabeth, the woman he has chosen to become his wife. As he rides to escort her to his home her carriage is attacked and he is shot. He is found by Ceana who is a famed healer in the area. She gets him home and patches him up.
There is an instant blazing hot attraction form the first moment they laid eyes on each other. Very sensual and erotic. But the odds are stacked against them. He is engaged, an Earl, and she has vowed never to marry. After Cam is well to travel he entices Ceana to go back to his castle with him to make sure he recovers. There she meets Elizabeth and against her will finds herself liking her. But things are not what they seem at the castle nor with the people who inhabit it. As Cam and Ceana fight their growing attraction, Elizabeth fights her own demons and attractions to a climatic finale.
I enjoyed Highland Surrender . I call books like these bodice rippers.Some one's always getting their bodice ripped and skirt tossed up. A simplistic plot that is easy to follow with some erotic steamy love scenes. A small warning, if the thought of anything beyond the missionary position in the dark makes you uncomfortable, this may not be for you. Lets just say that leather isn't used for just the horses.
There is actually two separate love stories in here that eventually meet, intertwine and resolve themselves. Cam and Ceana are a joy to watch. The chemistry between them is believable and professions of love are not uttered in the first 100 pages. I especially enjoyed Ceana as she is not your typical helpless maiden. She is respected in her own right and has a fantastic no nonsense attitude. Cam seems to have taken his lessons to heart from Highland Obsession and has begun to care for others besides himself. He takes charge of his own fate and reshapes his destiny.
Robert and Elizabeth are wonderful supporting characters that certainly bring a lot spice and yumminess to the story. Robert is a hard man who has a secret that he struggles with daily. He fights his attraction to Elizabeth but soon realizes it's a losing battle. And when she reveals to him the need to be "taught" of ways of love, Robert is doomed.
There was a little too much misdirection in the story where Ms. Halliday tries to drag out the intrigue. Highland Obsession was a much darker story and followed a more serious plot line then this one. It dragged you in and keep you prisoner till the end. This one only touched lightly on some serious subjects but she danced back when I really felt she should have divulged a little deeper.
All in all Highland Surrender is a wonderful read with plenty of romance, love, and some pretty darn steamy smex scenes.
Rating:3.5/5
March 18, 2011
Okay, I bought the book for the cover, I'll admit it. I had never read any of this author's previous books. It was written quite well, but it had a few of my romance "don'ts" in it making it "not-my-cuppa". It paints a nice picture of the Highlands and has a good mystery involving a highwayman, unknown brothers, etc. making it more than just an erotic-romance.
April 6, 2010
Highland Surrender by Dawn Halliday
April 6th, 2010
4 ½ stars
In Highland Surrender Dawn Halliday masterfully writes a novel with sweeping passion and intrigue as the main characters are torn between love and duty. This wild Scottish romance is filled with unconventional characters that were easy to care for. Highland Surrender is the 2nd book in Dawn Halliday's long awaited conclusion to her Highland series. In this book we are treated to Cam’s story.
Cam has been a womanizer for most of his life; his good looks have made it easy to overlook his intelligence and decency. As the Earl of Camdonn he is regarded as a wastrel and although he is Scottish his English ties have made him suspicious to his own people.
In Dawn Halliday’s earlier book Highland Obsession, Cam found and lost the love of Sorcha to his best friend Alan. Brokenhearted but determined to bring back honor and stability to his land Cam is determined to marry the very English, Lady Elizabeth. A bride who is perfect but one he knows he could never love. But his plans are waylaid when he and his bride-to-be are attacked on their way to his home. Although he saves Lady Elizabeth, Cam finds himself severely wounded but somehow finds his way to the sheltering and sultry arms of the healer, Ceana MacNab. A woman as elusive and tempestuous as the Scottish Highlands. Captivated by her beauty and spirit Cam finds himself torn between duty and love. But even if he could free himself the independent Ceana makes it known to him that she will never marry.
This story actually includes 2 love stories. While I enjoyed the steamy romance between Ceana and Cam , I actually found myself drawn toward the secondary love story. In the secondary story the 2 lovers are quite tortured and discovering the mystery behind their painful past really kept me spellbound.
Dawn Halliday’s books are not the typical romance. She introduces characters that are not perfect but ones that the reader can easily connect with. The villain is truly evil and I rooted for the heroes and heroines. (Who wouldn’t love a story that is filled with wounded characters finding each other and finally healing through love?) Dawn Halliday’s stories may be a bit too sensual for some readers but I felt the erotic were essential in showing the passion the characters have for each other even from the very beginning.
I highly recommend this book to readers especially if you have weakness for brawny highlanders! This is yet another winner from an accomplished writer that I always look forward to reading!
Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club
April 6th, 2010
4 ½ stars
In Highland Surrender Dawn Halliday masterfully writes a novel with sweeping passion and intrigue as the main characters are torn between love and duty. This wild Scottish romance is filled with unconventional characters that were easy to care for. Highland Surrender is the 2nd book in Dawn Halliday's long awaited conclusion to her Highland series. In this book we are treated to Cam’s story.
Cam has been a womanizer for most of his life; his good looks have made it easy to overlook his intelligence and decency. As the Earl of Camdonn he is regarded as a wastrel and although he is Scottish his English ties have made him suspicious to his own people.
In Dawn Halliday’s earlier book Highland Obsession, Cam found and lost the love of Sorcha to his best friend Alan. Brokenhearted but determined to bring back honor and stability to his land Cam is determined to marry the very English, Lady Elizabeth. A bride who is perfect but one he knows he could never love. But his plans are waylaid when he and his bride-to-be are attacked on their way to his home. Although he saves Lady Elizabeth, Cam finds himself severely wounded but somehow finds his way to the sheltering and sultry arms of the healer, Ceana MacNab. A woman as elusive and tempestuous as the Scottish Highlands. Captivated by her beauty and spirit Cam finds himself torn between duty and love. But even if he could free himself the independent Ceana makes it known to him that she will never marry.
This story actually includes 2 love stories. While I enjoyed the steamy romance between Ceana and Cam , I actually found myself drawn toward the secondary love story. In the secondary story the 2 lovers are quite tortured and discovering the mystery behind their painful past really kept me spellbound.
Dawn Halliday’s books are not the typical romance. She introduces characters that are not perfect but ones that the reader can easily connect with. The villain is truly evil and I rooted for the heroes and heroines. (Who wouldn’t love a story that is filled with wounded characters finding each other and finally healing through love?) Dawn Halliday’s stories may be a bit too sensual for some readers but I felt the erotic were essential in showing the passion the characters have for each other even from the very beginning.
I highly recommend this book to readers especially if you have weakness for brawny highlanders! This is yet another winner from an accomplished writer that I always look forward to reading!
Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club
April 24, 2011
Second book in the Highland series, but without difficulty can be a stand alone. The story actually includes 2 love stories: Cam and Ceana and Rob and Elizabeth. This was a passionate, sexy, intriguing and highly enjoyable read.
June 1, 2010
I won this book on Goodreads!
I really enjoyed this book, very HOT!! :)
I really enjoyed this book, very HOT!! :)
July 31, 2013
wonderful characters, wonderful story. loved the more erotic scenes between the four main characters.
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December 3, 2019
DNF—-I take that back, let me correct, I COULD not finish.
March 20, 2010
Reviewed by me for Mandi
The Earl of Camdonn has decided to quit his roguish past and become respectable by marrying the very proper very English Lady Elizabeth. But his plans drastically change when he is shot and left for dead.
Destined to be alone, Ceana MacNab has poured her heart and soul into her healing arts. When fate decides to intervene by sending Cam to Ceana; their all consuming passion may lead to ever lasting bliss or death to all.
The second book in Ms. Halliday's Highland series, we are once again transported back to the Scottish highlands and to the Earl of Camdonn. If you read her previous book you'll know that Cam was a bit of a rogue with a healthy sexual appetite who kidnapped his best friends wife so she could be his mistress. Whaaaa??? At the end of Highland Obsession Cam decides to go shopping for a "proper" wife in England. In the beginning of Highland Surrender Cam is awaiting the arrival of Lady Elizabeth, the woman he has chosen to become his wife. As he rides to escort her to his home her carriage is attacked and he is shot. He is found by Ceana who is a famed healer in the area. She gets him home and patches him up.
There is an instant blazing hot attraction form the first moment they laid eyes on each other. Very sensual and erotic. But the odds are stacked against them. He is engaged, an Earl, and she has vowed never to marry. After Cam is well to travel he entices Ceana to go back to his castle with him to make sure he recovers. There she meets Elizabeth and against her will finds herself liking her. But things are not what they seem at the castle nor with the people who inhabit it. As Cam and Ceana fight their growing attraction, Elizabeth fights her own demons and attractions to a climatic finale.
I enjoyed Highland Surrender. I call books like these bodice rippers.Some one's always getting their bodice ripped and skirt tossed up. A simplistic plot that is easy to follow with some erotic steamy love scenes. A small warning, if the thought of anything beyond the missionary position in the dark makes you uncomfortable, this may not be for you. Lets just say that leather isn't used for just the horses.
There is actually two separate love stories in here that eventually meet, intertwine and resolve themselves. Cam and Ceana are a joy to watch. The chemistry between them is believable and professions of love are not uttered in the first 100 pages. I especially enjoyed Ceana as she is not your typical helpless maiden. She is respected in her own right and has a fantastic no nonsense attitude. Cam seems to have taken his lessons to heart from Highland Obsession and has begun to care for others besides himself. He takes charge of his own fate and reshapes his destiny.
Robert and Elizabeth are wonderful supporting characters that certainly bring a lot spice and yumminess to the story. Robert is a hard man who has a secret that he struggles with daily. He fights his attraction to Elizabeth but soon realizes it's a losing battle. And when she reveals to him the need to be "taught" of ways of love, Robert is doomed.
There was a little too much misdirection in the story where Ms. Halliday tries to drag out the intrigue. Highland Obsession was a much darker story and followed a more serious plot line then this one. It dragged you in and keep you prisoner till the end. This one only touched lightly on some serious subjects but she danced back when I really felt she should have divulged a little deeper.
All in all Highland Surrender is a wonderful read with plenty of romance, love, and some pretty darn steamy smex scenes.
The Earl of Camdonn has decided to quit his roguish past and become respectable by marrying the very proper very English Lady Elizabeth. But his plans drastically change when he is shot and left for dead.
Destined to be alone, Ceana MacNab has poured her heart and soul into her healing arts. When fate decides to intervene by sending Cam to Ceana; their all consuming passion may lead to ever lasting bliss or death to all.
The second book in Ms. Halliday's Highland series, we are once again transported back to the Scottish highlands and to the Earl of Camdonn. If you read her previous book you'll know that Cam was a bit of a rogue with a healthy sexual appetite who kidnapped his best friends wife so she could be his mistress. Whaaaa??? At the end of Highland Obsession Cam decides to go shopping for a "proper" wife in England. In the beginning of Highland Surrender Cam is awaiting the arrival of Lady Elizabeth, the woman he has chosen to become his wife. As he rides to escort her to his home her carriage is attacked and he is shot. He is found by Ceana who is a famed healer in the area. She gets him home and patches him up.
There is an instant blazing hot attraction form the first moment they laid eyes on each other. Very sensual and erotic. But the odds are stacked against them. He is engaged, an Earl, and she has vowed never to marry. After Cam is well to travel he entices Ceana to go back to his castle with him to make sure he recovers. There she meets Elizabeth and against her will finds herself liking her. But things are not what they seem at the castle nor with the people who inhabit it. As Cam and Ceana fight their growing attraction, Elizabeth fights her own demons and attractions to a climatic finale.
I enjoyed Highland Surrender. I call books like these bodice rippers.Some one's always getting their bodice ripped and skirt tossed up. A simplistic plot that is easy to follow with some erotic steamy love scenes. A small warning, if the thought of anything beyond the missionary position in the dark makes you uncomfortable, this may not be for you. Lets just say that leather isn't used for just the horses.
There is actually two separate love stories in here that eventually meet, intertwine and resolve themselves. Cam and Ceana are a joy to watch. The chemistry between them is believable and professions of love are not uttered in the first 100 pages. I especially enjoyed Ceana as she is not your typical helpless maiden. She is respected in her own right and has a fantastic no nonsense attitude. Cam seems to have taken his lessons to heart from Highland Obsession and has begun to care for others besides himself. He takes charge of his own fate and reshapes his destiny.
Robert and Elizabeth are wonderful supporting characters that certainly bring a lot spice and yumminess to the story. Robert is a hard man who has a secret that he struggles with daily. He fights his attraction to Elizabeth but soon realizes it's a losing battle. And when she reveals to him the need to be "taught" of ways of love, Robert is doomed.
There was a little too much misdirection in the story where Ms. Halliday tries to drag out the intrigue. Highland Obsession was a much darker story and followed a more serious plot line then this one. It dragged you in and keep you prisoner till the end. This one only touched lightly on some serious subjects but she danced back when I really felt she should have divulged a little deeper.
All in all Highland Surrender is a wonderful read with plenty of romance, love, and some pretty darn steamy smex scenes.
July 25, 2011
Cam has had a time of it. He lost the woman he loved to his best friend in Highland Obsession, and since that time he’s been in England looking for a suitable wife. He thinks he’s found her. And she is suitable. If he wants to live in a passionless marriage.
Cam soon finds out he can’t live without passion, however. He does try to rein in his desires and appetites and learn from his past obsessive experience when it comes to women; thus, his stint in England that brings Elizabeth to Camdonn Castle. He also wants to earn the respect of his people again, so he has to follow through with this life he’s now chosen.
For Elizabeth, Cam’s proposal couldn’t have come at a better time. She’s always longed for freedom and her dream is about to come true. Escaping the clutches of her uncle will finally come to pass when the marriage takes places in a few weeks. And, boy, does she need to get away from that jerk. Talk about one evil character. That man is something else.
What neither of these characters know is that they’re about to come face to face with that one person who will give them the passion they think they can trade for. Nearing Camdonn Castle, their party is attacked. Cam races after the fleeing highwaymen and Elizabeth is left alone on the side of the trail when she falls from the carriage without anyone noticing until it’s too late.
Cam is unsuccessful in vanquishing the attackers and is left for dead in the forest, where he is later found by Ceana McNab, the local healer who everyone fears. Elizabeth is rescued by Robert MacLean, a groom from the castle who has tried to keep the peace among Cam’s people while he’s been away for months on end.
Ceana comes from a long line of healers who have lived with the curse of losing their beloveds, so she’s sworn never to love or marry again. But taking care of Cam while he heals puts her to the test. Their attraction is immediate, passion flares between them. They both do an admiral job of staying away from each other, even despite stolen glances and sizzling kisses. That, of course, can only last so long.
Keeping his secret close to the vest has kept Robert on Camdonn lands for a number of years now, but once Elizabeth comes to him in the stables, wants to be with the groom instead of the earl, he bears his soul but refuses to betray the only family he has left.
But all of these characters can only hold out so long against their passionate natures. Secrets are learned, those passions are let free, betrayals forgiven, and lives begin to be joyously lived. I really like how they don’t let the wrong thing get in the way of their happiness; they look at everything as it is and as it could be, as it should be, and make the right decisions.
I like this book even better than Highland Obsession, especially since I wasn’t sure that I’d continue to like Cam after his maniacal behavior in that story. But when he realizes how much he has to lose, and it’s a lot, he surrenders. And wins big time.
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Cam soon finds out he can’t live without passion, however. He does try to rein in his desires and appetites and learn from his past obsessive experience when it comes to women; thus, his stint in England that brings Elizabeth to Camdonn Castle. He also wants to earn the respect of his people again, so he has to follow through with this life he’s now chosen.
For Elizabeth, Cam’s proposal couldn’t have come at a better time. She’s always longed for freedom and her dream is about to come true. Escaping the clutches of her uncle will finally come to pass when the marriage takes places in a few weeks. And, boy, does she need to get away from that jerk. Talk about one evil character. That man is something else.
What neither of these characters know is that they’re about to come face to face with that one person who will give them the passion they think they can trade for. Nearing Camdonn Castle, their party is attacked. Cam races after the fleeing highwaymen and Elizabeth is left alone on the side of the trail when she falls from the carriage without anyone noticing until it’s too late.
Cam is unsuccessful in vanquishing the attackers and is left for dead in the forest, where he is later found by Ceana McNab, the local healer who everyone fears. Elizabeth is rescued by Robert MacLean, a groom from the castle who has tried to keep the peace among Cam’s people while he’s been away for months on end.
Ceana comes from a long line of healers who have lived with the curse of losing their beloveds, so she’s sworn never to love or marry again. But taking care of Cam while he heals puts her to the test. Their attraction is immediate, passion flares between them. They both do an admiral job of staying away from each other, even despite stolen glances and sizzling kisses. That, of course, can only last so long.
Keeping his secret close to the vest has kept Robert on Camdonn lands for a number of years now, but once Elizabeth comes to him in the stables, wants to be with the groom instead of the earl, he bears his soul but refuses to betray the only family he has left.
But all of these characters can only hold out so long against their passionate natures. Secrets are learned, those passions are let free, betrayals forgiven, and lives begin to be joyously lived. I really like how they don’t let the wrong thing get in the way of their happiness; they look at everything as it is and as it could be, as it should be, and make the right decisions.
I like this book even better than Highland Obsession, especially since I wasn’t sure that I’d continue to like Cam after his maniacal behavior in that story. But when he realizes how much he has to lose, and it’s a lot, he surrenders. And wins big time.
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September 10, 2015
Sequel to her first book about an English earl living in the Scottish Highlands in the early 18th century. He falls for the local healer woman, but betrothed to a young and beautiful Englishwoman who has secrets that may surprise him. She's fallen in love with his stableman, who's really his brother. How is this foursome ever going to wind up with the right partner? Incongruous plotline with some eyebrow raising S&M love scenes that just aren't my style. 2.5/5
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August 1, 2010
i really loved this book
Cam is suppose to marry lady Elizabeth but then he gets shot and he is found by a highland medicine woman who is Ceana MacNab but i can not tell more about it other then that really good book.
Cam is suppose to marry lady Elizabeth but then he gets shot and he is found by a highland medicine woman who is Ceana MacNab but i can not tell more about it other then that really good book.
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September 10, 2012
Rated 3.5
April 8, 2015
Didn'the finish
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