Forced to fight for the British or hang for a crime they
did not commit, Morgan MacKinnon and his men, the
MacKinnon's Rangers, fight for their very lives against the
French, their fellow Catholics and allies. British General
Abercrombie is commanding a force of at least 15,000 and
MacKinnon's Rangers are with him. It's common knowledge
that there are no fiercer fighters, no warriors more
feared, no men more prepared for battle than this band of
barbaric Celts.
Morgan is captured by the French, while his men believe
he's been killed. For four years, the MacKinnon brothers
have raided the French, turning the tide of the war. The
French have been trying, for most of this time, to kill or
capture them by placing a bounty on their scalps. The
MacKinnon brothers have evaded every trap set for them --
until now.
Morgan will be tortured until they can break him and then
turn him over, battered and bleeding, to their Abenaki
allies who will burn him alive. That's the price of
capture. But first he must heal from his wounds. Amalie
Chauvenet is the innocent, convent-bred French lass sent to
care for him.
Amalie is the loveliest sight Morgan could ever imagine
seeing when opening his eyes after fighting through the
pain and fever from his wounds. Amalie feels a pull, just
as Morgan does, when they look into each other's eyes. Her
touch is gentle and kind as she places his rosary beads,
warm from her own hands, into his. His voice is not the
voice of a fierce warrior, as Amalie had expected, but the
soothing lilt of thankfulness for her warmth and care. How
can the first man she feels desire for be her enemy? As he
heals, the sweet passion they feel for each other has
Morgan cursing the war he is being forced to fight against
his own. It is keeping him from a future with this lovely
French lass he's fallen in love with.
But Morgan is offered clemency from the horrific death he's
facing. All he has to do is train the French soldiers to
fight like the Rangers fight -- and tell them all he knows
about the Ranger corps and British secrets. What if he were
to accept this offer and then use his new freedom to spy on
the French until he can find a way to escape? This is a
dangerous game he is playing.
I hope that revealing only this much of the story begins
your yearning to read the latest, magnificent tale of
Morgan MacKinnon and the MacKinnon's Rangers. You need only
to read the first page to know that you are beginning
another historical romantic masterpiece by Pamela
Clare, a master storyteller who always delights
readers. The MacKinnon brothers fit the title of "hero"
perfectly with Morgan being the latest one I lost my heart
to.
UNTAMED will leave you breathless and cheering with its
attention to historical detail, characters you can almost
reach out and touch, a storyline that's deeply riveting and
a love story that will melt your heart as only these
MacKinnon's, Highland warriors, Scottish brothers can do.
Don't miss reading SURRENDER (March 2006), Iain's story,
then lose yourself in UNTAMED as you await Connor's story,
just as I am. You must always keep a Pamela Clare
book on your keeper shelf. She is not just a read, she is a
re-read.
Though forced to fight for the hated British, Morgan
MacKinnon would no more betray the men he leads than slit
his own throat - not even when he was captured by the French
and threatened with an agonizing death by fire at the hands
of the Abenaki allies. Only the look of innocent longing in
the eyes of a convent-bred French lass could make him
question his vow to escape and return to the Rangers. And
soon the sweet passion he awoke in Amalie had him cursing
the war that forced him to choose between upholding his
honor and pledging himself to the woman he loves.
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