I have grown up reading Hannah Howell and I love her books! I have been there with the Murray family since Balfour married Maldy and the whole clan began. I was very excited when I found out that yet another Murray lass was going to make her way onto the pages and find her Highland Avenger. I can never get enough of the Murray clan and all the fun spoofs they get themselves into. If ever there was a family who never had a dull moment it was this one. I really have loved watching them grow, find love in the most unlikely of places, and make their way into the world. The Murrays have married into some powerful clans and finding another MacFingal, first seen in Highland Lover, find his way to a Murray was not a surprise! You never want to miss a Hannah Howell novel.

Arianna was running for not only her life, but the lives of her late husband's children. Only he wasn't the man she thought he was and really she was never his wife. When her ship gets attacked by her enemies Arianna is afraid that she will never find safety in Scotland's arms again. But it isn't Scotland's arms that she finds herself in...no these arms are all too tempting and the eyes all too sinful. Can Arianna trust another man with her life or will this one turn out to be just as fake as the last?

Sir Brian MacFingal knows a lass in trouble when he sees one and if the stunning beauty lying almost dead on the beach was any indication he had just found a whole world of trouble. Honor bound to protect, Brian soon discovers that he has much more than he bargained for. Arianna has quickly become a part of his life that he knows he has to let go. Will he be able to let her walk away or will the warrior inside him stand up and fight for something he knows is real?

First, I really must say that I have never not bought the new Hannah Howell and I will continue this tradition until Miss Howell decides to quit writing, hopefully in her 80's by that time. I have loved each and every Murray, MacFingal, MacAlpin, Cameron, and Macwhatever that has been brought to life on the pages. Arianna and Brian were no exception to this rule. I most especially loved Brian as his personality was a bit off from the norm. He had a few flaws that really gave his character depth. Arianna was of course a Murray lass -- strong, independent, willing to do anything to protect those she decided to call her own.

I really liked the idea behind the storyline in HIGHLAND AVENGER. Arianna is running with two boys that are not hers, but they are children and they must be protected. Then the story began to seem like something I had already read. The group splits and Arianna and Brian are of course left alone to travel over the highland hills toward their homes to find help to battle Arianna's enemies. Then we proceed to run all over Scotland narrowly missing the enemies one turn after another. Now for the good part, that's where all the similarities ended. By the end of HIHGLAND AVENGER I had quite a shock as the truth behind the boys was revealed. I also very much enjoyed watching Arianna and Brian stumble their way into love.