The Keith and MacAlpin families were close, despite their
physical distance apart. When the two mothers got
together to gossip and shop in Aberdeen, the
10-year-old MacAlpin twins, Cormac and Aidan, were left to
play with Marjorie Keith, as they were near in
age. While the three were close, Marjorie and
Cormac had a special bond. That bond was severed when a
silly dare by Marjorie ended in tragic consequences.
Family loyalties run deep in the rugged Scottish highlands,
and betrayals are not taken lightly. Cormac always felt
he could have done more to protect his twin and, as a
result, flung himself into war and danger which only fueled
his inner demons of guilt. Avowed to leave the demons
behind, he rejoins his siblings at the ruined Dunnottar
Castle, and fishes for the family's survival.
Caught in her own guilt, Marjorie had not seen Cormac in
the 13 years since that fateful day in 1647, but she had to
go to him now. No one else could help her, or understand
the need, the way that Cormac could. When her Davey, a
ginger-haired wee lad of five, disappeared by the Aberdeen
docks, she vowed to find him no matter what means it took.
Marjorie had always felt in her heart that she could count
on Cormac, but how could she make him care for her again
when she had caused the deepest cut to his heart?
Veronica Wolff has created a powerful and emotionally
charged story based on the 1649 Scottish law that allowed
beggars to be gathered up and employed by others. This
practice soon proved lucrative, and many a boy was kidnapped
for work in the colonies. With her talent for description
and character development, the reader is sure to be snatched
up into the heartfelt emotions as Cormac and Marjorie
re-discover each other in new and exciting ways. With its
page turning action of betrayal and unexpected loyalty,
DEVIL'S HIGHLANDER is sure to be a hit with the kilt-loving
romance reader (like me). As a long time fan of Wolff's
exciting romances, I hope there will be lots more Clan
MacAlpin books to curl up with in the future!
They share a haunting past...and an unspoken passion.
FIRST IN THE ALL-NEW CLAN MACALPIN SERIES.
After Scotland's Civil Wars, the orphaned brothers and
sisters of the MacAlpin clan reclaimed the abandoned
Dunnochen Castle as their birthright. Now they must rely on
each other as they right the wrongs of their troubled history...
Tormented war hero Cormac MacAlpin gets a chance at
redemption-and romance-when former love Marjorie Keith asks
him to help her find the missing child who was in her care.
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