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LAIRD OF DARKNESS

Laird of Darkness, April 2011
by Nicole North

Carina Press
ISBN: 1426891369
EAN: 9781426891366
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"Simply sizzling, this is one tale that fairly burns off the pages!"

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LAIRD OF DARKNESS
Nicole North

Reviewed by Heather Lobdell
Posted May 8, 2011

Romance Historical

The storyline starts off simply, girl gets promised to a Laird to unite two families. Should be a simple and easy affair, travel there get married and live happily ever after. Oh no the simple life is apparently something that Lady Alana has left at home, for the travel to her betrothed's lands is when things seem to get really complicated. For you see, Lady Alana Forbes never thought that anyone, let alone one man, would be able to kidnap her and her entire traveling party! Yet that is exactly what has happened. Finding herself captured by a man who quite simply takes her breath away in ways that she never thought possible was not what Alana had planned before she met her betrothed.

As a cursed half-Fae Laird, Duncan MacDougall will do anything to reverse the curse put upon him by his heritage and by his mother. Whether it is bribery, killing, or stealing the bride of his half-brother there is nothing that Duncan will not do to reverse the curse. Having his nights haunted by beings whose sole purpose seems to be to torture and try to kill him is not something any man can live with. Duncan has found that the key to ending the nightmarish curse lies in the hands of a half-brother he has never seen. Duncan knows that the Lady Alana may be his only key to getting the magic bow and saving his sanity, and using her as a pawn is exactly what he plans to do. What Duncan didn't count on was how beautiful his brother's bride would be. Nor can he deny the feelings that she has raised within him. How can he keep his hands and his heart away from this beautiful woman long enough to earn his freedom?

One is not supposed to be drawn toward her captor is she? Alana soon realizes that not only is Duncan devastatingly handsome, but that he has woken feelings within her that she may never find with anyone else. While she can force her hands to remain still, the lustful thoughts that Duncan arouses within her seem to have a mind of their very own. Can she sacrifice everything and put her life on hold for the one thing, the one man she finds herself wanting more than anything else?

This book was magical both in the story and in the spicy scenes. Author Nicole North has captured the mythology of the Fae and tied them into the heart of Scotland. Throw in a whole lotta lust, and this book is sure to light a fire in the mind of any reader. The only thing that I found lacking in this book were pages.

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SUMMARY

Half-Fae Laird Duncan MacDougall is cursed. His nights are haunted by Otherworld creatures sent to kill him. The only way to stop them is to possess the magic bow currently in the hands of his enemy half brother, Kinnon MacClaren. In desperation, Duncan plans to take MacClaren's bride-to-be hostage and exchange her for the bow. Lady Alana Forbes has never met her intended, but she hopes he is handsomeβ€”and a good lover, for Alana is no innocent virgin. On her way to Castle Claren, Alana and her escorts are intercepted, and she is kidnapped by a man with extraordinary abilitiesβ€”and every attribute she longs for in a mate. Duncan didn't expect the woman he thought of as a mere pawn to be so beautiful, and so arousing. Alana is drawn to him as wellβ€”but Duncan still needs the bow, and Alana is betrothed to another. How far will Alana go to save the life of the man she's come to love?

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