"A unique historical fantasy featuring magic-wielding warriors."
Reviewed by Sue Burke
Posted June 15, 2007
Fantasy Historical | Romance | Historical
Druzai warrior Brogan MacLochlainn braves the gates of time
and space in search of a mysterious stone said to have the
mystical powers to protect his people from a powerful
sorceress and her followers. Brogan washes up on the shore
of North Cumbria, literally at the feet of governess Sarah
Granger and her two young charges. The half-drowned warrior
finds himself in the year 1813, almost 1000 years and many
miles from his home across the sea. Sarah and the girls drag Brogan out of the ocean and take
him to their estate, Ravenfield, to recover. The next
morning Sarah demands answers from the stranger, who
introduces himself as Brendan Locke. Brogan tells her he
fell out of his boat and into the ocean. Sarah doesn't
believe a word of his story, but can't disprove it in any
way. Brogan stays on at Ravenfield, searching the grounds
of a ruined castle on the property for the missing stone he
seeks. Sarah is wary of Brogan, but at the moment, the
arrogant stranger is the least of her worries. Her employer
has recently died leaving Ravenfield entailed and the
children at the mercy of a distant cousin. Sarah and the
girls fear they will soon be parted and removed from the
safety of their home. Brogan searches for the stone and tries to keep away from
Sarah, but he finds himself drawn to her and soon keeping
her and the girls safe is as important to him as his search
for the blood stone. When the cousin arrives and reveals
himself to be a villain of the worst sort, Brogan steps up
and takes control of the situation. What else can he do? By
now he's a man madly in love and willing to move heaven and
earth to protect his woman and claim her as his own. A WARRIOR'S TAKING by Margo Maguire is the first in
a new fantasy series featuring the magic-wielding Druzai
warriors and their hidden island across the sea. Light and
fun reading, it's just in time for summer.
SUMMARY
A love that can transcend time . . . 981 A.D.: Brogan Mac Lochlainn has heard of a magical stone
that bestows great powers. Now the slaying of his father,
the chieftain, has placed the clan's protection in Brogan's
hands—and he will brave any danger to possess the stone.
But only the strongest sorcery will carry the fearless
Scottish warrior to the talisman—for it is hidden in
Ravenfield, an English estate . . . 900 years in the
future! 1813: Sarah Granger is wary . . . yet shamelessly intrigued
by the near-naked stranger she discovers washed upon the
beach. His tale is one the beautiful governess can scarcely
fathom—yet never have her passions been so stirred by any
man. Sarah knows in her heart and soul her destiny lies
with this seductive barbarian. But an unrelenting evil has followed Brogan from ancient
times—and he must battle it to the death to save the
breathtaking beauty who is becoming more precious to him
than the magic he crossed centuries to claim.
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