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Scotland, 1745. Against the bloody background of the Battle of Culloden, another war was waged and won the price was honor, the victory, love.

Scottish beauty Serena MacGregor's hatred of all English began as a child when she watched as a band of Englishmen attacked her mother. Her brother's friend Brigham Langston was no exception to Serena's loathing despite his supposed loyalty to the Scottish causeand his good looks.

Although Brigham eventually proves himself worthy of the MacGregor family's respect, Serena is still reluctant to abandon her hatred for him and his heritage. But Brigham has other plans. Serena has captivated him with her beauty, her passion for life and commitment to her beliefs and he refuses to let her antagonistic attitude keep him from winning her. And Serena must learn to open her mind as Brigham opens his heart to see the true love awaiting her.

Settings
Glenroe Forest, Scotland 1735
London 1745

Prologue
15 Chapters
Epilogue

Character List
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Serena (Rena) MacGregor: Oldest daughter of the Laird. She has red hair and green eyes.
Brigham (Brig) Langston: Fourth earl of Ashburn. He’s also of Scottish descent and Coll’s best friend. He’s 24-years old and has black hair and gray eyes.
Coll MacGregor: Serena’s oldest brother. He’s 24-years old and Brig’s best friend.
Malcolm MacGregor: Serena’s 10-year old brother.
Gwen MacGregor: Serena’s younger sister.
Fiona MacGregor: Serena’s mother, married to Ian..
Ian MacGregor: Laird and Serena’s father. He’s married to Fiona.
Parkins: Brig’s valet.
Jem: Brig’s groom.
Mrs. Drummond: MacGregor family cook.
Donald MacDonald: Laird of Glenfinnan.
Margaret (Maggie) MacDonald: Donald’s 18-year old daughter.
Cameron of Lochiel: Acting head of his clan while his father is in exile.
Standish: English captain who assaulted Fiona.
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Spoiler Info
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Fiona was raped by Standish and Serena was there after it happened.

Maggie marries Coll and they have a son, Ian.

Serena marries Brig and they have a son, Daniel, named after his father.

Ian died when they fought Charles’ war.

Parkins and Mrs. Drummond marry.

Serena and Brig move to America after the Jacobite rising. (hide spoiler)]

This one will work for another challenge for me so I'm starting it today.

I loved this book. The narration just added to the book for me. I really loved Serena and Brigham.

I'm really struggling with this one. I'm thinking of switching over to the audio.

I finally finished this one on Sunday. The beginning was a struggle as there seemed to be a lot of repetition and description. But once I got halfway, I enjoyed it a lot. The historical elements were outstanding and Roberts depicted the brutality of the Culloden massacre extremely well.

This could have been a five star story if the beginning hadn’t been so tedious. I wearied of Serena’s petulance and it just kept happening. Otherwise, it was a really good story. I also liked that we got two romances, Coll & Maggie.