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Highland Guardian (Daughters of the Glen #2)

by Melissa Mayhue (Goodreads Author)

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Following her enchanting debut "Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband," Mayhue returns to her beloved Scottish Highlands for this tale of love between a romance novelist and a descendant of the Faeries. Original.

SARAH DOUGLAS is a successful thirty-eight year old romance novelist with big problems. She's come to Scotland on a three month working vacation hoping to recaptur...more Following her enchanting debut "Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband," Mayhue returns to her beloved Scottish Highlands for this tale of love between a romance novelist and a descendant of the Faeries. Original.

SARAH DOUGLAS is a successful thirty-eight year old romance novelist with big problems. She's come to Scotland on a three month working vacation hoping to recapture her muse - who's deserted her - and resolve the issue of her strange 'feelings' - the ones which allow her to sense the emotions of everyone she touches.

From the moment she arrives, however, her problems only intensify. She's being stalked, but by whom? Is he real or only a figment of her imagination? What about the darkly handsome owner of the cottage she's leasing? How is she ever going to deal with her growing attraction to a man ten years her junior? She knows from bitter experience men - particularly men who look like Ian - aren't interested in women like her.

IAN MCCULLOUGH is neck-deep in troubles of his own. As a half-mortal descendent of Faeries, he's a Guardian, sworn to protect both the mortals of this world and the Portals leading to the Faerie Realm. After six hundred years, he's confident he knows what to expect in just about every situation and exactly how to handle it. But he never counted on a woman like Sarah showing up in his life; a woman who intrigues and charms him. A woman who turns out to be of Faerie descent herself, although she has no idea of her heritage and no belief in any Otherworld beings.

When he's assigned to protect her, Ian finds the job is tougher than he could possibly have imagined. Oh, he can handle the stalker and the ex-husband and even the renegade Faeries trying to kidnap her for their own purpose. It's falling in love and forsaking his status as Guardian, a position he swore to honor at his father's deathbed, he's having trouble with.

Both Sarah and Ian struggle to battle the demons of self-doubt and their individual pasts. In the process they learn that healing will take the strongest magic of all, the true love that occurs only between two souls fated to be together
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Published October 30th 2007 by Pocket Books

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Sep 18, 2012 Jetches (My Not So Vacant Shelf) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well my expectations were high for this novel coming off the first in the series which, in my opinion was fantastic. Sadly, this novel sort of felt like a ‘filler’ it provided knowledge and an introduction to characters for future books. I guess I loved the first one because it took me into a far away land. Where men were fighters, and believed women should be protected. Who gave orders and didn’t take them. And when you add in a woman who is feisty and doesn’t take orders too lightly…well you g...more Well my expectations were high for this novel coming off the first in the series which, in my opinion was fantastic. Sadly, this novel sort of felt like a ‘filler’ it provided knowledge and an introduction to characters for future books. I guess I loved the first one because it took me into a far away land. Where men were fighters, and believed women should be protected. Who gave orders and didn’t take them. And when you add in a woman who is feisty and doesn’t take orders too lightly…well you gotta love it. But this one was very different. We get more in depth knowledge and introduction into the world of the faeries and in fact the leading male character is half-fae who has lived for centuries. But, something was lacking. I think it was simply the romance that was originally set out in Mayhue’s first novel. The romance that was basically created by the time period and the requirements of the time period. Although, this novel was still pleasing to read I found it took me longer; that I wasn’t excited to return to reading about Ian and Sarah as much as I was about Colin and Kate. Then of course there were the accents. Oh how I missed that old Scottish accent.
Good:
Ian—I did like him, and that he carried some old world with him.
Sarah—she’s a writer so you love her, and I did like how to she became a stronger character in the end.
Bad:
Sarah—So yes I liked her. However, I didn’t really like her timidness. I guess it was mainly because of her gift, but I also didn’t understand some of her gifts fully.
Overall (Writing style, story line, and general):
Overall the book was still enjoyable but not something I was rushing to read. The characters were both somewhat appealing but didn’t hold the same characteristics that I liked in the characters from the first book. A good book to gather further information about the world that Mayhue has created, but I just felt overall something was lacking.

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Mar 30, 2012 Johanna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Highland Guardian
(Daughters of the Glen Series Book #2)
by Melissa Mayhue

Genre: Paranormal Romance | Fantasy

SARAH DOUGLAS is a successful thirty-eight year old romance novelist with big problems. She's come to Scotland on a three month working vacation hoping to recapture her muse - who's deserted her - and resolve the issue of her strange 'feelings' - the ones which allow her to sense the emotions of everyone she touches.
From the moment she arrives, however, her problems only intensify. She's be...more Highland Guardian
(Daughters of the Glen Series Book #2)
by Melissa Mayhue

Genre: Paranormal Romance | Fantasy

SARAH DOUGLAS is a successful thirty-eight year old romance novelist with big problems. She's come to Scotland on a three month working vacation hoping to recapture her muse - who's deserted her - and resolve the issue of her strange 'feelings' - the ones which allow her to sense the emotions of everyone she touches.
From the moment she arrives, however, her problems only intensify. She's being stalked, but by whom? Is he real or only a figment of her imagination? What about the darkly handsome owner of the cottage she's leasing? How is she ever going to deal with her growing attraction to a man ten years her junior? She knows from bitter experience men - particularly men who look like Ian - aren't interested in women like her.

IAN MCCULLOUGH is neck-deep in troubles of his own. As a half-mortal descendent of Faeries, he's a Guardian, sworn to protect both the mortals of this world and the Portals leading to the Faerie Realm. After six hundred years, he's confident he knows what to expect in just about every situation and exactly how to handle it. But he never counted on a woman like Sarah showing up in his life; a woman who intrigues and charms him. A woman who turns out to be of Faerie descent herself, although she has no idea of her heritage and no belief in any Otherworld beings.

When he's assigned to protect her, Ian finds the job is tougher than he could possibly have imagined. Oh, he can handle the stalker and the ex-husband and even the renegade Faeries trying to kidnap her for their own purpose. It's falling in love and forsaking his status as Guardian, a position he swore to honor at his father's deathbed, he's having trouble with.

Both Sarah and Ian struggle to battle the demons of self-doubt and their individual pasts. In the process they learn that healing will take the strongest magic of all, the true love that occurs only between two souls fated to be together.

Sarah escapes to Scotland to stimulate her muse and get back into writing her books, she chooses to ignore the fact that something else is drawing her there as well. Ian doesn't have the time to be bothered being babysitter to the new "American" arrival at his friend's summer cottage, but upon their first meeting - things drastically change. Now Ian is torn between duty and love while Sarah must make some startling acceptances herself before the Fairy portal is revealed and all ciaos ensues.

I like this series! It's easy to read, fun and sassy, plus the characters are enjoyable overall. Ian and Sarah were very realistic and their relationship together just kept getting better and better. The story wasn't cheesy and their romance didn't feel rushed and/or pushed as many similar tales can be. Don't expect a lot of in-depth story development, but if you want something to read after a long day at work - this is a great series to get into. The author opened up the character field a lot within Highland Guardian, so many of the future books in the series can really go all over the place now - which excites me since Soul of the Highlander is up next in my TBR pile. Plus, it was nice to get a glimpse of Cate and Conner from the first book in the series.

Likes: Yayy! Scotland - I'm all about books set in Scotland since my trip there is in 42 days and counting . . .

Dislikes: The whole plot build up toward the end kind of fizzled out for me and wasn't as climatic as I would have liked. Plus, I'm noticing a similar trait within the female characters that I'm not enjoying - the two female protagonists so far both suffer from horrible past relationships that weakened them until meeting their new Highland male dream dudes (who of course save them from their pity party), but I like my women characters to be strong individually and not broken/shattered emotionally as Mayhue is writing them. I'm hoping that trait changes here on out for the Daughters of the Glen series.
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Jul 18, 2011 jD rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-read

This book was just okay for me. I was really looking for a Highland fix but it did not quite scratch the itch. I felt like Ms. Mayhue treated the characters too gently. I am not saying they needed to be broken and bloody but it would have helped. Even a couple of slaps of indignation would have spiced it up somewhat. After all, there is a war going on with the fae. There should have been magical lightening bolts flying left and right. Ms. Mayhue does explain that the fae cannot fight on the mort...more

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Jan 06, 2011 Bronwyn Rykiert rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: series, paranormal-romance

American author, Sarah Douglas has been fated to go to Scotland for a sabbatical, to hopefully help her with her latest novel. She arrives during a storm and when she gets to the main house she is saturated and not expected, as Ian McCullough thought that because of the bad weather she would stay in town, he was wrong.

Sarah has just had a scare, she saw what looked like a man jump over her car but she was not going to tell Ian about that as he would think she was crazy? All her life Sarah had be...more

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Dec 12, 2010 cco is currently reading it

Shelves: highlanders, contemporary, fae, romance

I'm about 3/4 through with this book and I don't want it to end! Unlike the first book, which involved time travel back to medieval Scotland, this one takes place entirely in the present day. As others have pointed out, this series is very similar to Karen Marie Moning's Highlander books given the Highland theme and meddling fae, but it's clearly a different series written by a different author.

I am enjoying Highland Guardian much more than 30 Days with a Highland Husband--the plot is less formu...more

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May 08, 2012 Lori McD rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012_read, cozy-mystery, chick-lit, easy-read, fantasy, fun-fluff, highlander, kindle-book, contemporary-times, mystery, own, paranormal, fae, suspense, some-steam, series, romance, favorite-author

This book seemed like 180-degrees from the 1st book in the series, and in many ways, it is. While we get a glimpse of Cate, Connor, and their family, the book focuses on Sarah and Ian. Sarah is of Fae blood, but on her father's side, which means she doesn't have the rose/flower mark, so she's not supposed to have Fae magic.

Except we learn through the prologue that the Fae allowed "gifts" to be distributed amongst the Mortals and especially their ancestors. Sarah's "gift" is that she's a Sensor...more This book seemed like 180-degrees from the 1st book in the series, and in many ways, it is. While we get a glimpse of Cate, Connor, and their family, the book focuses on Sarah and Ian. Sarah is of Fae blood, but on her father's side, which means she doesn't have the rose/flower mark, so she's not supposed to have Fae magic.

Except we learn through the prologue that the Fae allowed "gifts" to be distributed amongst the Mortals and especially their ancestors. Sarah's "gift" is that she's a Sensor - she can sense and feel the emotions of the people she touches. Since Sarah wasn't raised by her father, but her maternal grandmother, Sarah never learned the history and stories of the Fae, so she never knew how to use her gift - to embrace it.

Sarah ends up in Scotland seeking solace for her writing. She was married once, to a meanie named Brad, who was after her trust fund more than he was after her. Especially when Sarah seemed frigid during love making; she was so overwhelmed by Brad's emotions from the touch, she couldn't seem to act on her own; being overwhelmed paralyzed her, and so Brad thought she was frigid. He dubbed her The Ice Queen. Sarah's heart is still broken over rejection from Brad. She'd been hoping that once she told him of her gift, Brad would understand. Instead, he divorced her.

So when Henry rents his cottage to her, he thinks that Sarah's soul needs healing. Henry is Ian's nephew, which seems odd since Ian only appears to be 28 and Henry is in his 60s and just had knee surgery. But Ian is a Guardian and half Fae; his job is to guard the portals into the Fae lands - to prevent Mortals from stumbling through them, but mostly to keep the Nuadians, a dark Fae branch, from going through the Fae portals. If a Nuadian was able to get through a portal, he/she might be able to take over Fae, pushing them into darkness and evil and likely ending the Mortal world. (In Karen Marie Moning's world, the Nuadians would be the Unseelie.)

Ian must temporarily put aside his duty as Guardian to take over Henry's duties on the estate when Henry needs knee surgery. And that's the time that Sarah is expected. Ian thinks it will be boring until he meets Sarah and realizes that she's not the usual Mortal. She tells him of almost hitting a man in the road during the storm... and instead of hitting the man, he leaped over her car! She thinks it was a trick of the light, but Ian suspects there's more to it. And when he can see into her soul, he knows that she's Fae.

Ian gets confirmation from Dallyn, a full-blood Fae, and a General in charge of Guardians. Dallyn knows that Sarah is half-Fae, because she can see him even when he's not meant to be seen by Mortals. Dallyn also suspects there's more to Sarah and more to Ian's attraction to her, but he's so cryptic, it takes most of the book to figure out what's really going on. And what's going on in a combination of spies, guardians, fae, special gifts, soulmates, promises, cryptic sayings, manipulations, and dreams.

It's a wild ride, and at times, it seems that this world that the author's created doesn't make any sense. And then it does. It's an intriguing tale, spinning together a whole new world of the Fae, and yet continuing the story of Prince Pol and his ancestors (especially the female ancestors) from the 1st book. Except that in some ways, this book seems to break the rules that Pol established in that first book. He said in that prologue that all his female ancestors would bear his Fae mark... that all would have Fae powers... and that all should be free to choose and find true love OR their families would cease to have male children. Are there truly contradictions or has the author simply stretched Pol's words to accommodate a new path - a path that provides room for creativity and yet allows the author to stay within the boundaries of the original story?

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Feb 24, 2010 Megan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, fiction, romance, own, adult

So I started this book because it was sitting on my pile of old paperbacks on my bookcase and because I seriously went through four books, only able to read the first few pages of each before I couldn't read any more. I just couldn't focus on them, even though I know I ought to have liked them. It was like reader's block. For example, I'm sure Zadie Smith's new book, Changing My Mind, is really good, and I really liked what I read of the first five pages or so. Maybe another time I can return to...more So I started this book because it was sitting on my pile of old paperbacks on my bookcase and because I seriously went through four books, only able to read the first few pages of each before I couldn't read any more. I just couldn't focus on them, even though I know I ought to have liked them. It was like reader's block. For example, I'm sure Zadie Smith's new book, Changing My Mind, is really good, and I really liked what I read of the first five pages or so. Maybe another time I can return to it and fully enjoy it.

I picked Highland Guardian because it looked fluffy and relaxed and maybe engaging. It is all of those things. Fluffy, for sure. A story about a half-fairy/faerie dude and a romance writer named Mary Sue, I mean Sarah, hanging out in Scotland is not going to be complex. Relaxed, yes. Aside from some minor drama that's easily resolved, and the standard hero's "I'm Going Away to Save You, Even If You Hate Me For It" trope, it's a calm book. And it does manage to be engaging. There is an underlying humor to it, and the characters do stay sympathetic.

My problems with it were basically problems that crop up in any book like this. The climax where the protagonist is in mortal danger could easily have been averted just like every crisis on Three's Company and Lost could have been averted, if people actually talked to each other instead of being cryptic and wrapping themselves up in their own problems. It is really unbelievable when you have two people who love each other and then don't TALK to each other or try to work together to resolve problems. Also, the villain was not suitably villainous. For the depth of Evil that Sarah feels rolling off of him, I wanted some real evil. He seemed minor league. Also. I have a hard time not giggling every time the manly guys are referred to as fairies. I'm sorry. It just doesn't seem manly.

So I really did enjoy reading it in a fluffy way. Like a candy bar. It reset my brain and I think I can move on to other books now. (less)

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Nov 27, 2011 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fae-or-faeries, fantasy, has-erotic-scene-s, part-of-a-series, romance, paranormal-romance, not-profound-but-fun

4.5 stars/5. I was confused at first how this book related in anyway to the last one, but in the end it ties in nicely. I liked this book a lot. Ian is definitely hunkalicious! And Sarah's troubles dealing with her ability (or for her, more like a disability) of being overwhelmed by feeling other's emotions, felt genuine & well fleshed out. I enjoyed the fact that she was not a young 20 something, but 38 & that she had difficulty getting into a relationship with Ian, thinking he was much...more

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Apr 05, 2009 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: guilty-pleasures

Book #34 of 2009

This is the second in the "Daughters of the Glen" series. After reading this one, the first book seems like it could have been a stand alone book. In fact, reading the back covers/blurbs of the other three books after reading the first, I couldn't see how they were connected at all. But like I said, it now seems like the first could have been on its own, but this second book seems to set up the rest of the series very nicely. Also, I love roaming characters from other books.

On it...more

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May 28, 2011 Elenariel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: highlanders

Come nel precedente volume personaggi, loro caratterizzazione e sviluppo e comportamento nella storia non sono per niente originali o innovativi ma è apprezzabile l'ambientazione completa nel nostro secolo ed il finale, anche se breve, collegamento con la leggenda introdotta all'inizio della saga e che qui sembrava essere stata dimenticata, dando l'impressione che le storie fossero indipendenti l'una dall'altra.
Tocco distintivo quindi anche la presenza di esseri immortali che non agiscono solo p...more

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Nov 27, 2011 C.M. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vamps-weres-et-al, rom-com

Ok so book 1 was historical romance with sci-fi/fantasy aspects. Book 2? I don't know what the hell happened here. Everything is different, different story line, people, places. It's all set in modern times, so no real historical aspect. I put it in Romantic Comedy because there were actually humorous aspects though not necessarily funny.

I felt like I was reading an entirely new series. It was jarring. I had to learn an entire new story line, back story, everything and it kinda sorta got tied i...more

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Apr 23, 2010 Nadine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, paranormal-romance-and-mystery, scotland

This book kept me up for hours in the middle of one night, it was so much better than I thought it would be. So I started out really impressed.

The romance formula: hero and heroine meet, feel crazy strong attraction like they've never felt before, deny said attraction until it becomes unbearable and they finally act on it, then they are separated and yearn for each other, and of course in the end they are finally reunited and generally end up getting married. (Why IS that? why is the happy endi...more

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May 30, 2012 Marybeth (Manhattan Reader) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-own, ibooks, favorites

I knew I would love this series and if loving book two is not enough to convince me I don't know what is. This book, I don't really know what to say.

From the moment I started to read the book I knew I would like Sarah. She is the type of character that people can easily identify with. If you were ever an outcast, ever popular for something, ever kept a part of yourself hidden, ever been in a bad marriage, or ever experienced severe self-doubt or had hit that wall, then Sarah and you have a lot i...more I knew I would love this series and if loving book two is not enough to convince me I don't know what is. This book, I don't really know what to say.

From the moment I started to read the book I knew I would like Sarah. She is the type of character that people can easily identify with. If you were ever an outcast, ever popular for something, ever kept a part of yourself hidden, ever been in a bad marriage, or ever experienced severe self-doubt or had hit that wall, then Sarah and you have a lot in common. She came off as this woman that would not leave her shell and once her life was displayed out people can understand why.

And then there's Ian. I don't know if it's maybe because he's Scottish and at this moment I love Scottish men, or maybe it's because he's that hero that every girl dreams up, or maybe because he's Fae, but something about Ian both irritated me and gave me goosebumps. He is a man,who I feel, is driven a lot by his emotions, and sometimes that can lead to decisions that are not necessarily good ones. I think I liked Ian, though, because for the most part he was a dependable guy and, you know, good.

It was obvious from start that Sarah would be a challenge for him and aside from rubbing my hands together with a wicked smile on my face as I thought about all the heartache he would give her, I was cheering these guys on. There were little moments where Ian did things that brought out the hero persona in him.

Now, the story really starts to develop as the world between Fae and Man are in danger of colliding. And something is going on with the Fae that had been banished from their home, something that is not good at all, but it could be good for some of the descendents. Perspective, I guess.

And Mayhue did an excellent job in bringing back some familiar faces from the first book. I liked how she sneaked that in there and, in a way, it was just a reminder that all of the books are connected, and not just with the same Fae that appear sometimes. I hope she's building it to something really good.

This book was sweet and had a lot of bitter moments and a lot of revelations, which I hope open up a little more as the book series continues.

If there is one series I'm glad I picked up for this summer, it must defiantly is this one. (less)

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Apr 02, 2011 Jolene rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: swapping-ed, reviewed, fae, historical-fantasy

This book started out a lot slower then the first, but finally starts to pick up speed around page 75. There was a lot more Fae magic in this book then there was in first book. I'm a little surprised there was no time travel in this one. When I started the series, I thought that would be in all the books. As with the first, all the characters are likeable, the story flows at a steady pace, and the locations are described beautifully. The way this one ends, it sounds like the story may continue (...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Cata rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

3,5 estrelas

Desde que li as séries Fever e Highlander da Karen Marie Moning que fiquei fascinada pelos Fae. Foi por isso que iniciei esta série com grande expectativa ao ler Thirty Nights With a Highland Husband em Dezembro do ano passado, o qual adorei por ter igredientes que aprecio bastante: Fae, highlanders, viagens no tempo, traições, intrigas, conspirações e surpresas.

Decidi logo que adquiriria o segundo volume Highland Guardian e assim o fiz, apesar de o ter deixado na estante a ganhar pó...more 3,5 estrelas

Desde que li as séries Fever e Highlander da Karen Marie Moning que fiquei fascinada pelos Fae. Foi por isso que iniciei esta série com grande expectativa ao ler Thirty Nights With a Highland Husband em Dezembro do ano passado, o qual adorei por ter igredientes que aprecio bastante: Fae, highlanders, viagens no tempo, traições, intrigas, conspirações e surpresas.

Decidi logo que adquiriria o segundo volume Highland Guardian e assim o fiz, apesar de o ter deixado na estante a ganhar pó... até agora. Depois de algum tempo de abstinência de highlanders, devo confessar que o livro me caiu que nem ginjas.

Não é nenhuma obra prima, não introduz ideias novas e difere do primeiro no sentido em que a protagonista apesar de ser descedente de Faes, não é descendente do príncipe Fae Pol (que por acaso era o que eu julgava “unir” os livros da série), mas é um romance leve que era mesmo o que eu queria neste momento.

A premissa é básica: Sarah é uma mulher de 38 anos, insegura, divorciada (péssimo casamento, o ex é um autêntico anormal!) com dons especiais que sempre tentou reprimir até ficar cansada de lutar contra a sua natureza e decidir ir então para a Escócia durante alguns meses, ficando numa casa de campo. É lá que conhece Ian, homem lindo, alto, sexy... e 10 anos mais novo que ela. Ou pelo menos assim aparenta! É que Sarah não sabe que Ian (que também descende de Faes) é um guardião com cerca de 600 anos, e é óbvio que ele não lhe conta até ser estritamente necessário...

Claro que já devem ter percebido que Sarah terá problemas em envolver-se com Ian devido à diferença de idades, depois haverá o confronto com o ex que não é nada bonito (já referi que ele é um autêntico anormal?!), depois dir-lhe-ão a verdade sobre os Faes e ela não acreditará até o momento crítico e depois quase morrerá... enfim, previsivel, previsivel, previsivel... e mesmo assim acabou por ser agradável. O romance Sarah-Ian é suave e ternurento e gostei bastante do Ramos que será protagonista do próximo volume.

Outra coisa que me chamou a atenção foi a disparidade entre pessoas com o mesmo dom: Sarah,38 anos, nunca teve quem a apoiasse e explicasse quem e o que ela era, por isso reprimiu o dom e isolou-se do mundo. Will, 6 anos, teve os pais a explicarem-lhe tudo e a apoiarem-no e por isso está bastante confortável na sua pele. Fez-me ter consciência do quanto o apoio e a compreensão dos que nos rodeiam influencia a maneira como nos encaramos e encaramos os nossos problemas.

O último capítulo foi intrigante, com revelações muito importantes, pelo que estou curiosa para para ler o próximo.

Resumindo e concluindo, este é um bom livro para uma tarde de Verão :)
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Mar 11, 2012 Barb Lie rated it 4 of 5 stars

As much as I loved Connor and Cate in Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband, this book was better in many ways. Bringing in Dallyn, the Fae general, was a nice move, and he was funny, especially with incorrect slangs, or even eating chocolate. We also get to meet the powerful Pol, who created the original curse. Mayhue throughout the book had a number of cute or funny comments. Very nicely done. The added mystery of the Nuadians made for an excellent storyline.

”Highland Guardian” introduces us...more As much as I loved Connor and Cate in Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband, this book was better in many ways. Bringing in Dallyn, the Fae general, was a nice move, and he was funny, especially with incorrect slangs, or even eating chocolate. We also get to meet the powerful Pol, who created the original curse. Mayhue throughout the book had a number of cute or funny comments. Very nicely done. The added mystery of the Nuadians made for an excellent storyline.

”Highland Guardian” introduces us to Sarah Douglas, who is an author in the midst of being in a writers block. She decides to spend a few months in Scotland to see if it will help her start writing again. There is also something pulling her to go to Scotland, especially to a special cottage.

Ian McCullough, is Fae guardian, who is a 600 years old. Ian, who is half fae and half human, works for Dallyn, the Fae general. Ian’s job is to protect the gateway between the human and fae worlds from the evil Fairies - the Nuadians.

Ian meets Sarah, who is renting his cottage, which is very close to the gateway that Ian guards. The danger is that Sarah’s presence presents a risk to Ian and his job. She's a descendant of the Fae as well unbeknownst to her, and as a female descendant she can see the gate. Since Sarah knows nothing of her ancestors, she could be in danger from the Nuadians, who would want her to lead them to the gate.

I loved Ian and Sarah’s romance. Loved the fact that Sarah was not a young girl in her 20’s, having an older heroine at 38 was nice and she didn’t have to worry, since he was 600 years older then her. lol I also loved Ramos, and was glad he was saved at the end. I enjoyed the friendship he developed with Sarah. He too becomes one of those (Robert, Jesse) who I would like to see have stories told.

The villain to me was Brad, he was one of the worst kind of villains (more of a creep), though Reynard was by far the most evil. But I so wanted Ian to punch out Brad, and would have been happy if he killed him at the end. His treatment of Sarah, in front of all those people was pathetic. The golf ball in his back was funny.

The children, Will and Rose, were exceptional and fun. Mayhue does well with creating excellent secondary characters. The book was both well-written and exciting. The story pulls you in and keeps you turning the pages until the exciting end. I enjoyed Sarah utilizing her power to kill Reynard. Bringing in Pol to Dallyn and Darnee at the end, opens this up in different directions with the soulmates, healers, etc. Mayhue also does very well with her sex scenes, which are steamy, but not over the top.

Hopefully we get to see some more of these fabulous characters.

Barb
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Aug 24, 2011 Jenn of Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, romance-novels, review-written, kindle

***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***
Sarah Douglas is an American Author who has decided to spend a few months in Scotland because one she's hoping it will help her overcome her writer's block and two she believes that fate is pulling her there, to that country, to that cottage. She believes that at that moment it's where she's supposed to be. After spending close to a lifetime of not being able to touch someone without being violently drawn into their thoughts and feelings, she's decided...more ***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***
Sarah Douglas is an American Author who has decided to spend a few months in Scotland because one she's hoping it will help her overcome her writer's block and two she believes that fate is pulling her there, to that country, to that cottage. She believes that at that moment it's where she's supposed to be. After spending close to a lifetime of not being able to touch someone without being violently drawn into their thoughts and feelings, she's decided to stop denying her gift and to go where fate takes her. Fate takes her to the doorstep of Fae Guardian Ian McCullough. Ian is a 600 year old war of half fae and half human blood who's mission is to protect the gateway between the human and fae worlds from the evil Fairies - the Nuadian. What apparently only Sarah doesn't know, is her presence presents a risk to Ian and his mission, she's a descendant of the fae as well and as a female descendant she can both see the gate and should she chose to lead the Nuadian right to it. Sarah is quickly drawn into the a web of new faces, new people and new agendas. She doesn't even know if they're all sane, let alone who to trust and to make matters worse she's finds herself undeniably attracted to Ian who looks close to a decade younger than her. In her mind the relationship is entirely inappropriate, but when Ian returns her interest she finds it difficult to turn away. Should she follow her heart or trust what she knows? And when both sides have people she feels she can trust, how can she possibly know which one is right and exactly who deserves her allegiance? Sarah finds herself on an unbelievable adventure of love, magic and dangers that even her writer's imagination could never have envisioned.

This is the second book in the Daughters of the Glen series, however since the ties between the two books are slim it's very easily a stand alone title. There is one small scene where the characters from the first book make a cameo, but other than that until the epilogue it's hard to see how the two books are even connected with the exception of the fact that faeries (though for the most part it's not the same faeries) are characters in both books.

The book was both well-written and exciting, a tale which draws you in and keeps your turning the pages until it's conclusion. As romance it does include sex, however the few scenes of this nature enhance the plot rather than exist for the purpose of having a sex scene.

I had two main issues with this book, the first of which is Sarah. Like in the previous book, the female lead begins as a walking doormat. She does have a lot of character growth and becomes a stronger woman by the stories conclusion, but I'd like to see a heroine from Mayhue that doesn't begin as a woman that you can more easily feel sorry for and ignore instead of a woman with some backbone that you can route for. Sarah sees her gifts as a curse and believes that because of them no one is capable of loving her. She's divorced from a man who married her for her trust fund and belittled her to the point that she barely has an self worth. She can't even find pride in her work, skirting around the genre she writes when questioned by Ian upon meeting him. I get that there are reasons for her skittish behavior, however the character needs a little more to begin with that doormat status. Yes these characters give a lot of opportunity for growth in the course of the novel, but they aren't someone you can respect upon meeting them because they themselves don't seem to possess self respect.

The second thing that bothered me about this book is the relationship between Ian and Sarah. The intense feelings between them seem to develop almost out of no where, born more of mutual attraction than of mutual respect. The communication between the two characters doesn't include enough trust and disclosure to the other person for me to really view this relationship as love. If they characters had spent a little more time talking and little less mentally obsessing I might have seen how this could be love, but I'm not the type of reader who will accept that a couple are soul-mates just because someone says so. I want to see more action to prove that this is the case rather than relying on what the faeries believe to be true.

All of the characters in this story as in the first are extremely well-rounded with the exception of the Nuadian villain, possessing both believable positive and negative attributes. I particularly enjoyed meeting the supporting characters of Will, the young boy who shares Sarah's gift and Ramos Servans who is a good guy in a villain role. What I loved about Ramos's character is that he really believes what he's fighting for is right, the problem is he's been raised not actually knowing the truth of the situation. I look forward to seeing more of both minor characters in future works.

Overall this book is a great read, though I think it will appeal more to reader of urban fantasy than those of romance. Highly recommended.(less)

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Jun 01, 2012 Angie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-romance

Synopsis: "SARAH DOUGLAS is a successful thirty-eight year old romance novelist with big problems. She's come to Scotland on a three month working vacation hoping to recapture her muse - who's deserted her - and resolve the issue of her strange 'feelings' - the ones which allow her to sense the emotions of everyone she touches.

From the moment she arrives, however, her problems only intensify. She's being stalked, but by whom? Is he real or only a figment of her imagination? What about the darkly...more Synopsis: "SARAH DOUGLAS is a successful thirty-eight year old romance novelist with big problems. She's come to Scotland on a three month working vacation hoping to recapture her muse - who's deserted her - and resolve the issue of her strange 'feelings' - the ones which allow her to sense the emotions of everyone she touches.

From the moment she arrives, however, her problems only intensify. She's being stalked, but by whom? Is he real or only a figment of her imagination? What about the darkly handsome owner of the cottage she's leasing? How is she ever going to deal with her growing attraction to a man ten years her junior? She knows from bitter experience men - particularly men who look like Ian - aren't interested in women like her.

IAN MCCULLOUGH is neck-deep in troubles of his own. As a half-mortal descendent of Faeries, he's a Guardian, sworn to protect both the mortals of this world and the Portals leading to the Faerie Realm. After six hundred years, he's confident he knows what to expect in just about every situation and exactly how to handle it. But he never counted on a woman like Sarah showing up in his life; a woman who intrigues and charms him. A woman who turns out to be of Faerie descent herself, although she has no idea of her heritage and no belief in any Otherworld beings.

When he's assigned to protect her, Ian finds the job is tougher than he could possibly have imagined. Oh, he can handle the stalker and the ex-husband and even the renegade Faeries trying to kidnap her for their own purpose. It's falling in love and forsaking his status as Guardian, a position he swore to honor at his father's deathbed, he's having trouble with.

Both Sarah and Ian struggle to battle the demons of self-doubt and their individual pasts. In the process they learn that healing will take the strongest magic of all, the true love that occurs only between two souls fated to be together."

My Review: Wow! So I thought I loved the first book of the Daughters of the Glen series, but my oh my that has been surpassed! It was actually a little nice that it didn't just pick up where the first book left off. You are introduced to a whole new set of characters, at first I didn't think I liked the idea but I fell in love with Sarah and Ian even more than Cate and Connor (who by the way did make an appearance). I do have to say though it was a little odd going from the first book which was a time travel/historical/fantasy romance to this one which was a modern time & fantasy romance, not at all what I was expecting but I think Melissa Mayhue is doing a great job of keeping things fresh and giving us new things to dig our toes into. Anywho back to this book, I loved the characters, Sarah was a little weak and fragile compared to my normal favorite female characters but it really suited her and the story. Melissa really knows how to create a hunky male character for us to drool over, Ian is fantastic!! Not to mention the sub-characters, Danny, Nessa, and Will make an adorable family (honestly who would love that little boy?!) as well as the Fae characters, and Henry, I loved them all! I also like how we finally got to see how this book was tied to the first when we see not only Cate and Connor but also Pol. The story takes so many twists and turns, you think you know what will happen next but you are never quite sure. Another great book and I can't wait to start the next one in the series!(less)

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Oct 07, 2011 Gen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

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Apr 14, 2013 Diana rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Fae are more involved here than in book 1. I didn't enjoy this quite as much though, although the title is not as inane.
This time around, no time travel. The Fae Court and half-Fae Guardians are trying to protect mortals and souls from the Nuadians (roughly the equivalent to the Unseelie, I'm guessing). Clare, Conner and family (from book 1) pop up for a cameo (and for setting up a future tale, I'm sure).

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Mar 05, 2010 m.allen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, contemporary-romance, hr-scotland

I found this at a used book store just days before my husband and I left for a vacation (kid free). I wanted to stock up on vacation books (really romance books) to read while I sipped margaritas by the pool. This book really fit the bill. I was under the impression from the book store owner that these books take place in the past. That isn't true for this one, which takes place during present time. It's still a wonderful story and now I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series.

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Jun 04, 2010 Kimberly B. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, 2010, romance

I enjoyed this second book of the Daughters of the Glen series as much (if not more) than the first book. Highland Guardian goes into much more of the story behind the Faeries and their world, which helped explain a few of the loose ends from the first book. This one also differs a bit from 30 Nights With a Highland Husband because it takes place in the present time, but I rather enjoyed the change of setting. I really enjoyed the characters and the romance. It is a great, light fantasy romance....more

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Apr 02, 2011 Lemonitsa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: puf, romance, sent-on

Taken from my journal entry at BookCrossing:
This was a great book! I read the first book by this author and really enjoyed it. This is her second, with the same "world" as the first. Very entertaining. I will continue to read her books.

I left this book at terra57's place before I returned home from my trip. :)

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Jun 05, 2012 ♥ Nell ♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: melissa-mayhue

I enjoyed this more than the first book in the series... I'm not a great fan of the genre of paranormal (faeries, vampires etc) but this series, so far, is just so much fun to read. Though this one didn't have time-travel, which in my opinion made it a better read than it's predecessor.

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Jan 27, 2012 Jilly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: daughters-of-the-glenn

I can’t say I’m a fan of Melissa Mayhue but her story is entertaining. I don’t mind reading them but I’m not all that sure they are worth owning. I did like the fantasy woven in and it is clear that this is going to be a long series of books which I plan of reading as they pop up.

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Aug 01, 2011 Holly rated it 3 of 5 stars

There were parts of this book I really liked, and parts were just eh. I skipped book 1 of the series, on purpose) so I felt like I was missing some backstory going into it. As it was set in Scotland, I was finding myself wondering if I'd visit some of the places they were at in the book (that were real)

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Mar 03, 2009 Denise rated it 4 of 5 stars

The first book was a nice introduction, but this one really began the series and exploring the descendants of Prince Pol. It was a wonderful set up for the continuing of the series. By the end of this one, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the next one.

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Apr 19, 2010 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sarah Douglass has faerie powers but doesn't realize; Ian McCullough is duty bound to guard the portals...alone. That is, until he meets Sarah. They are soulmates torn apart centuries ago and now must solve the mystery surrounding Reynard Servans and his son Ramos. I enjoyed the plot twists and Will's character was one of my favorites along with Dallyn and Henry.

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Apr 13, 2012 Suzanne rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked this story of Sarah and Ian but not as much as the first book probably because I enjoy my Highlander's in old day Scotland. Was interesting how it was pulled together with the first story though.

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Feb 27, 2013 Dawn (Kat N Hat) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy, immortal, nbrc-170-bronze, psychics, read-in-2013

This story was a far different plot than the first in the series which threw me off. It was a little predictible, but still a good story.

The author tends to cut from scene to the next, which makes it a bit choppy. There is one scene where the heroine who can feel emotions through touch is getting ready to flinch as the hero reaches out to touch her. Then it cuts to a few hours later and the heros point of view. Eventually it goes back to the heroines point of view and the touch wasn't a big dea...more

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