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Haunting Warrior (Mists of Ireland #2)

by Erin Quinn (Goodreads Author)

4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 · rating details · 135 ratings · 34 reviews

The woman he was destined for lived only in his dreams...

A past he couldn't forget.

Rory MacGrath's life changed the night his father mysteriously vanished, having uncovered the secrets of the ancient Book of Fennore. Soon Rory disappeared as well—leaving Ireland, shunning his family, and turning his back on magic.

A dream he couldn't ignore.

But soon the dreams begin—dreams...more

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Published May 4th 2010 by Berkley Sensation

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May 10, 2010 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars

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To start off, the cover is what drew me in - if there's hunky warrior on the front, I am hooked! This was my first read of Erin Quinn's and while it did not blow me away, it did pique my curiosity enough to follow the outcome. Haunting Warrior blends a story of time travel, magic, war against families, romance and suspense.

Rory is a man who left his birthplace of Ballyfionuir, Ireland, some 25 years ago after his father vanished from earth while uncovering the ancient Book of Fennore. He began a...more
To start off, the cover is what drew me in - if there's hunky warrior on the front, I am hooked! This was my first read of Erin Quinn's and while it did not blow me away, it did pique my curiosity enough to follow the outcome. Haunting Warrior blends a story of time travel, magic, war against families, romance and suspense.

Rory is a man who left his birthplace of Ballyfionuir, Ireland, some 25 years ago after his father vanished from earth while uncovering the ancient Book of Fennore. He began a new life in the Pacific but has continued to dream of a beautiful woman who appears to be real, but is out of his touch. She is beckoning Rory in the dream to return home to his Irish homeland. One evening, after closing the club he works at, Rory's dead grandmother comes to him in a vision and tells him that he will return to the land of his birth to fulfill his destiny. She tells Rory that he will find the Book of Fennore and the woman in his dreams. When Rory returns to Ireland and to the very castle ruins from which his father disappeared, he is thrown back in time into a war between families. He takes form of the body of Ruairi, The Bloodletter, betrothed to Saraid, who just happens to be the woman in Rory's dreams. What is intended to be a marriage union of families to end a war becomes a full on battle with Ruairi and Saraid on the run to find the Book of Fennore.

I found that Saraid's character was well developed. She was a strong, courageous heroine who would do anything to protect her family of brothers no matter what the cost to herself. And Rory who started out as a cynical, lost man, at odds with everything he was became a changed man who found his purpose of life in a woman who had called to him over barriers of time.

I have never really cared for stories with a time travel element but what I did like about Haunting Warrior is the author did not have you going back and forth, as it was set mostly in Ireland. I felt like it did drag some through the middle and at times was a chore to continue but not to the extent to turn me completely off. The plot was developed enough to keep me intrigued to see how the relationship of Rory and Saraid would end. Anyone who enjoys a mixed undertone of Chronicles of Narnia and Laura Croft Tomb Rader will appreciate the journey Haunting Warrior takes.

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"That he was a man who could accept her failings and still look at her the way he did...like she was a woman worth fighting for...like she was a woman he desired more than air and water and life itself...it was inconceivable."

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Nov 19, 2012 HÜLYA YILMAZ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Hayalimdeki Yürek ve Rüyalarım - Erin Quinn

Serinin ikinci kitabı yine muhteşem bir kitap..Ama bu seferki macera daha heyecanlı..Serüvenimiz kahramanı Rory MacGrath ilk maceradaki Danni'nin oğlan kardeşi..
Ailesinden vatanından ayrıldıktan sonra Rory Macgrath deyim yerindeyse her şeyden ailesinden,geçmişinden ,köklerinden kaçarak yaşadı..Sıradan bir hayat sürüyordu...

Ama bir misafiri geldi Sean ve Danninin yaşamını birleştirmelerinde öncülük eden büyük annesini bir akşam arabasında buldu..Onu bekl...more Hayalimdeki Yürek ve Rüyalarım - Erin Quinn

Serinin ikinci kitabı yine muhteşem bir kitap..Ama bu seferki macera daha heyecanlı..Serüvenimiz kahramanı Rory MacGrath ilk maceradaki Danni'nin oğlan kardeşi..
Ailesinden vatanından ayrıldıktan sonra Rory Macgrath deyim yerindeyse her şeyden ailesinden,geçmişinden ,köklerinden kaçarak yaşadı..Sıradan bir hayat sürüyordu...

Ama bir misafiri geldi Sean ve Danninin yaşamını birleştirmelerinde öncülük eden büyük annesini bir akşam arabasında buldu..Onu bekliyordu..Onu vatanına kendi cenazesine VE Fennore Kitabını bulmaya çağırıyordu..
Veee rüyalarından haberi vardı her gece rüyalarında gördüğü kadını biliyordu..

Büyülenmiş gibiydi uzun zamandır Rüyalarında her gece gördüğü ve ümitsizce istediği kadın yüzünden başka bir kadınla da olamıyordu..

Büyükannesi Rory'den sonrada Saraidi yani Rory'nin rüyalarının kadınını da ziyaret edip ona da vereceği haberler vardı..

Rory bu çağrılara kayıtsız kalamadı ve İrlanda'ya gitmeye karar verdi..Cenazeye katıldı orada rüyalarının kadını ile karşılaştı O kadın onu yanına çağırıyordu.. Ama bu kadın yüzyıllarca geriden geliyordu..Rorry'den yüzyıllar öncesine gitmesi gerekiyordu..
Ve Rory yüzyıllarca geriye Saraid ile gitti..
Saraid ailesini ve kalan klanını kurtarmak için düşman oldukları
Rory'nin babası Cathan Macgrath'ın isteği doğrultusunda onun oğlu ile evlenmeyi kabul etti..Ama Rory'nin gitmesi ile birlikte Rory ikizi ile karşılaştı ve onun bedenine girerek Saraid ile evlendi bundan sonra olaylar çok hızlandı..

Tek kelime ile muhteşem bir hikaye daha fazlasını kitabı alarak okumanızı tavsiye ederim..
Tam bir masalsı hikaye aşk,savaş,sadakat,ihanet her şey var..
Saraid için geçmişe giden Roryden sonra 3.kitapta Geleceğe gelen Saraid'in ağabeyi Tiarnan'nı okuyacağız..

Bu kitabı okumanızı tavsiye ederim ben çok beğendim..Umarım siz de seversiniz..
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Jul 25, 2011 Sandy M rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, favorites, historical, paranormal, time-travel

I am just in total awe of Ms. Quinn’s Haunting books. These first two books are some of the best I’ve read in the last year. Her writing has a haunting quality all its own to go along with the titles and the storylines she’s given readers. And her characters, especially the hero of this book, are intricate and simple at the same time. I’m amazed at her talent.

Though we have the same characters in these first two books, it’s really the Book of Fennore that ties everything together. This evil tome...more I am just in total awe of Ms. Quinn’s Haunting books. These first two books are some of the best I’ve read in the last year. Her writing has a haunting quality all its own to go along with the titles and the storylines she’s given readers. And her characters, especially the hero of this book, are intricate and simple at the same time. I’m amazed at her talent.

Though we have the same characters in these first two books, it’s really the Book of Fennore that ties everything together. This evil tome draws these people to it for its own purposes. It has torn them apart over the years, but in doing so, it has also given them their destiny and the happiness with which to live that destiny.

Rory’s life came apart when he was twelve years old. Literally. The night his father disappeared with the Book of Fennore, Rory nearly disappeared right along with him, but his sister, Dani, used her power to bring him back. Though he was safe after that, he was significantly changed. So much so he was eventually sent from his home in Ireland to California to live with his aunt and uncle, his mother not able to deal with him.

The plan was for Rory to eventually go back home, but he never did. He found he liked his new and simple life, with no other worldly goings-on to give him the creeps. And he’s always known his family has been better off without him and his troublemaker attitude.

Now out of the blue, however, his grandmother decides to give him a little haunting after her death, telling him it’s time to come home, his destiny awaits. He wants to ignore such a crazy idea, but the next thing Rory knows is he’s back in Ireland, back where memories assault him, as does his dream lady who has haunted his sleep for some time now.

Saraid isn’t a dream, though. She’s from the distant past, and she calls Rory to her after she also receives a visit from his grandmother. Rory is the salvation of her people who have been under the rule of a cruel, evil father and son team. Finding himself thrown into Saraid’s time, Rory discovers the other half of himself that had been torn from him that fateful night he lost his father. That other half is the Bloodletter, the evil son who kills without conscience or remorse.

Destiny takes over, reunites two halves into a whole, and Rory and Saraid begin their journey of trust, survival, and love. Saraid is a woman of courage, descended of royalty, and she and her brothers lead the last of their people the best they can. It is the call of peace that may lead them down the road to destruction, but with Rory by her side, they both unravel the mysteries surrounding themselves and the Book of Fennore.

And having said all of this, I’m not even coming close to what’s in this book. The story is much more complex, has much more depth, so many layers that are shorn away one at a time to give readers a haunting tale they will never forget. I know I’m not doing this book justice. You have to read it to understand, to get the full effect of what Ms. Quinn has done.

In the end, you will be left haunted.

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Jun 27, 2010 Mary Balconi rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thought the 1st book was good with Danni and Seans journey - Rory's is even better in book 2 of the 4 book series. Book 2 takes you back to the midevil days with battles, betrayals and struggles of 2 Irish families one trying to dominate while betraying, the other trying to survive and use integrity. The families are brought together in a very unlikely way. Quinn shows us how characters of the furture can impact the past and change the course of the future and also set them on the path to thei...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Visionary rated it 4 of 5 stars

Book Two in Erin Quinn's Mist of Ireland series. For those who read the previous book, Haunting Beauty, we heard of Rory but never really got introduced to his character. Sure we did get glimpses of him as a child but not a man grown.

Since the day his father "disappeared" from his life Rory felt bereft, like a giant hole or piece of himself was missing. He truly did not feel apart of anything, family included. So he spent much of his life away from Ireland, from his family, and destiny.

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Jan 05, 2011 Giovanni Gelati rated it 5 of 5 stars

On the heels of Haunting Beauty comes Haunting Warrior by Erin Quinn. I have been trying to find more of a wide variety of romance novel authors and I plan to keep Quinn in mind for the future. Help me out here a bit if you will and drop me a line and suggest some of your favorites please, I would appreciate the input, thanks. Back to today’s Flavor of the Day here @ Gelati’s Scoop: Looking for paranormal, time travel, passion, action, suspense….Okay this novel has a little something of everythi...more
On the heels of Haunting Beauty comes Haunting Warrior by Erin Quinn. I have been trying to find more of a wide variety of romance novel authors and I plan to keep Quinn in mind for the future. Help me out here a bit if you will and drop me a line and suggest some of your favorites please, I would appreciate the input, thanks. Back to today’s Flavor of the Day here @ Gelati’s Scoop: Looking for paranormal, time travel, passion, action, suspense….Okay this novel has a little something of everything. One other question I have for you romance readers, where do they get the guys on the front covers? Is there a factory somewhere that turns them out? Amazing!
Here is the between the covers, ”Rory MacGrath’s life changed the night his father mysteriously vanished after uncovering the secrets of the ancient Book of Fennore. The trauma turned Rory from an innocent boy into a troubled, cynical man. Leaving Ireland, he shunned his family, his heritage—and the very magic that has defined his people for centuries.
A dream he couldn’t ignore.
Then the dreams begin…dreams of an ethereal beauty whose touch is more real than any he’s known. And in these dreams, she has a message—a calling for Rory to return home to a destiny that will take him beyond the realm of anything he imagined.
A woman he couldn’t resist.
Lured to the castle ruins where his father disappeared, Rory is plunged back in time, and into the body of another man—a man betrothed to the very woman of Rory’s dreams. In possession of the secrets of his past, his family, and his identity, her hold on Rory is inescapable. For she is his doom. His salvation. And his destiny “
I guess you can see this is a very busy novel from the description. Boredom is not a component of this novel. I haven’t read Haunting Beauty but I didn’t feel lost or totally left out of the storyline; I like that. Erin Quinn has created a very nice character in Rory, one that I am going to enjoy following in future novels. I am beginning to enjoy reading the paranormal /mystical novels and this one was a good one to kick off the New Year. If you enjoy this genre of novels, don’t pass this novel or series by; you don’t want to be haunted by the memory of a good novel passed by.
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Oct 27, 2011 Ns rated it 4 of 5 stars

Haunting Warrior has a strong atmospheric quality to it. The writing evokes great imagery that sets the scene and the sense of place well and transported me with ease into a complex world. It is a magical and dangerous world ripe with warriors, ancient magic and secrets.

Rory MacGrath has spent in life denying his heritage and trying to put behind the mysterious circumstances of his father's disappearance, which is linked to the Book of Fennore. However, he can't escape his dreams and the woman w...more

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Dec 27, 2010 Phyllis rated it 5 of 5 stars

Haunting Warrior (second in the Haunting series) is the story of Rory/Ruairi and Saraid; it also tells the beginning of The Book of Fennore. Rory keeps dreaming of a beautiful woman calling to him. After he returns home at the death of his grandmother, he sees the woman even when awake. Following her call, he finds himself back in ancient Ireland and in the body of his 'twin', Ruairi, and being married to his dream woman, who is very unhappy with the situation. He also finds his father who had d...more

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May 23, 2010 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Haunting Warrior is a follow up to Haunting Beauty. Start there if you would like to read this series. The book of Fennmore is a seemingly evil book that makes the people who come in contact change. they get something they need from the book but it takes away something from them as well. Rory has been living a half life since he was 5 and touched the book with his father. Torn in two you might say literally now years later his deceased nana comes to tell him what he must do to change things. Sar...more

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Jan 11, 2011 Nette rated it 5 of 5 stars

i love this author and this is a good read i want it on my keeper shelf

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Jul 05, 2012 mlady_rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction__speculative, fiction__loosely_bound_series, genre__time_travel_romance, genre_sub__ghosts, genre_sub__witches_psychics, author__erin_quinn, 2012

I wrote a rather long and thoughtful review for the first book in this series. Although the second book lives up to the first, I find myself with very little to add to my previous assessment.

The second book picks up with Rory, brother of Danni from the first book. He's been living in California - first with his aunt and then on his own - since his father vanished in the cave with the book of Fennore when he was a child.

He has been living a very hand-to-mouth off-the-grid style of existence, and...more

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Jun 19, 2010 Leontine rated it 4 of 5 stars

With HAUNTING WARRIOR I felt Erin Quinn was like a bard of old time who kept me mesmerized with a story of long ago. A story where a warrior finds himself on a quest, where a woman discovers her inner strength, a love that ignites through time, where a book wheels its untold powers and a villain is on the heels of the main characters with nothing but revenge pounding in his blood. The mystery and the mysticism really brings the vibe of an ancient Éire, eerie in its magic and Druid ways, to the f...more With HAUNTING WARRIOR I felt Erin Quinn was like a bard of old time who kept me mesmerized with a story of long ago. A story where a warrior finds himself on a quest, where a woman discovers her inner strength, a love that ignites through time, where a book wheels its untold powers and a villain is on the heels of the main characters with nothing but revenge pounding in his blood. The mystery and the mysticism really brings the vibe of an ancient Éire, eerie in its magic and Druid ways, to the forefront. All of these elements gave voice to a sweeping romantic tale that kept me bound to the pages.

To understand the full family dynamics and back story I feel HAUNTING BEAUTY should be read previous to HAUNTING WARRIOR. Rory MacGrath is a man who seems lost, dreams of a woman he doesn’t know and when he is visited by his recently deceased nana he is ordered to return home, to Ballyfionúr. His reunion with his family is short for the woman from his dreams and the Book of Fennore have other plans as he is casted back in time. There he stands face to face with his father who disappeared when he was a child and looks at a man who could be his twin.

All characters are vividly drawn in the mind’s eye and they are a combination of individual strengths and vulnerabilities. Rory is the kind of hero who doesn’t give up, who fights till the bitter end and who fiercely loves. Sariad, the heroine of this tale, is courageous, loyal and a woman who has a will power to do difficult things. The four brothers of Sariad; Tiarnan, somewhat stubborn yet his own mistakes cut him soul deep, Eamonn is the man who I couldn’t get a grasp on but in the end he showed his colors. Michael is the healer, a beta man who knows his value and Liam, the benjamin of twelve years old yet already very known with the ways of his world.

The cast of characters is rich like the mystery that plays an intricate role. I feel if I told a singular thing more than I already have regarding the plot that I’m already revealing too many significant plot points, so I’m not going to say much more. Rory travels through time which makes the setting a historic one in Ireland/Éire, he then faces the man he once called father and looks at The Bloodletter, who could be his twin. Both these two men reign havoc on the Kings of Ireland and their people. To say the mystery is incredibly well put together would be an understatement. In a gradual pace Erin Quinn allowed me to connect the dots and though it isn’t an easy to follow mystery it still is one that demanded my utmost attention.

The Book of Fennore plays a huge role too, I read about its origin and how it constantly kept luring the characters to make use of it. It was a danger right alongside a man who lost his soul bit by bit in the past and who ultimately became an evil, power-hungry villain. He preyed on the clans, crushing them and their ways to leave desperate survivors in his wake. Those survivors were fighting against overwhelming odds but showcased their indomitable spirit. It was every aspect, the book, the villain, the truth Rory and Sariad had to uncover and a survival of Sariad’s clan that all interconnected. While this book definitely had a few weaker moments when descriptions took too much pace out of the story it never lasted more than a few pages before I was fully grabbed again.

Another thing that really grabbed me was the romance, it was poignant, endearing and sweet, and completely fitting the characters Rory and Sariad are. I think at first it was trust issues that needed to work itself out between them which made the romance feel subdued to the plot at work. Still, unknowingly I was getting attached to these two unique characters that when the stakes were high I only wanted them safe, I only wanted their love to survive, not knowing whether Rory would return to his own time or not. The emotions are fierce between them, their passion made me sizzle while it isn’t a large part of how the romance is voiced it all emphasized on the love growing between the two leading characters. The end was one that I didn’t expect for Rory and Sariad but it worked like a charm and I closed the book with a very satisfied sigh.

Erin Quinn has a distinctive prose that appealed to me from the very first book I read from her hand. The story that rolled of the pages in HAUNTING WARRIOR breaths of old Irish mysticism, a love that stands through the test of time and characters you’ll want to meet again!
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Aug 09, 2010 Kathrynn rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-timetravel, own, theme-hero_hard_to_like, theme-medieval, theme-pg_13, theme-psychic_abilities, theme-reincarnation

Gave up on this book at page 162. Felt the story didn't move along fast enough and kept hoping after the author got through setting up the plot, things would move along. It didn't.

The hero was Rory MacGrath and I was SO disappointed in him as a lead character. He was a--present day--bouncer in California, and in his early thirties (I think). Existing. Lifted weights in his sparse apartment and had dreams about a beautiful, mysterious lady until his dead grandmother paid him a ghostly visit and t...more

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May 23, 2010 Tori smexys_sidekick rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Fav Quote: That he was a man who could accept her failings and still look at her the way he did...like she was a woman worth fighting for...like she was a woman he desired more than air and water and life itself...it was inconceivable.

Rory MacGrath's life changed the night his father disappeared. Changing from an innocent boy to a troubled young man Rory was sent from his home in Ireland to live in America. He shunned his family, his land, and his people. Now Rory has begun to dream. Dreams of a...more Fav Quote: That he was a man who could accept her failings and still look at her the way he did...like she was a woman worth fighting for...like she was a woman he desired more than air and water and life itself...it was inconceivable.

Rory MacGrath's life changed the night his father disappeared. Changing from an innocent boy to a troubled young man Rory was sent from his home in Ireland to live in America. He shunned his family, his land, and his people. Now Rory has begun to dream. Dreams of a beautiful woman who calls to him to return home to Ireland and the destiny he was born to.

Rory gave up on magic the night his father disappeared along with a magical book-The Book of Fennore. Sent to live with his Aunt and Uncle in America he buries the past and tries to forget. Until the dreams started. Always the same dream. A hauntingly beautiful woman and a man who could be his twin.

As he tries to figure out where he fits into all of this his Nana visits him from pale and tells him it's time to come home. Once Rory arrives back in Ireland he visits the castle where his father vanished and is pulled back into the past. There he finds the woman from his dreams-Saraid. She is his past, present, and future. Only with her can he correct the past and and in doing so ensure the future; and his survival.

Erin Quinn writes a powerful story of magic, betrayal, and redemption set in the luscious Emerald Isle. An emotionally charged story filled with the mythesism of ancient Ireland; Ms Quinn transports us back to an enchanted time of clans and kings. I have always loved time travel stories and this one does not disappoint. Rory is a dissolute man. Working in a dead end job, he goes through the motions of living without any hope.
All he has are his dreams. Dreams that leave him terrified but wanting. Then his grandmother's spirit comes to him with a message. It's time to return to The Island Of Fennore. Only he can finish what was started so long ago when his father and the Book vanished. When Rory arrives home, he finds his twin sister Danni concerned and frightened. She knows he is going searching for the Book and fears the results. For nothing good comes to those who possess the Book. When Rory goes to the ancient castle where his father vanished he is pulled back in time to medieval Ireland and finds himself married to the woman of his dreams. Literally. Rory sees Saraid and knows this is the woman he has been waiting his whole life for.

As Rory and Saraid are pulled into the battle over the possession of the Book we watch their love slowly but passionately come alive. Rory is a true hero of times past. Strong, determined, and loyal he fights all odds to keep Saraid by his side. Saraid is courageous, brave, and very intelligent. She is willing to make difficult choices to save those she loves.

She too has seen and met with Rory's grandmother's spirit and even though she is scared by the encounter she moves forward with purpose and does not forget what she was told. I thoroughly enjoyed Rory and Saraid's love affair. While it was more implied then shown; their heated mixture of glances and soft touches accented their romance to swoon worthy degree. There were some trust issues that seemed to stall the romance at first. They soon resolved themselves in a satisfactory way. The supporting cast of characters are a unique mix of strengths and weaknesses that add to the story's over all appeal.

The plot is a delicious mixture of intrigue and mythesism that left me flying through the pages to see the outcome. I really liked how she immersed and mixed the Book of Fennore and it's powers with the characters in the story. Ms. Quinn has a brilliant prose to her writing that brings a sense of truth without the unbelievable aspect that sometimes occurs with time travel stories. The ending is unique but a worthy ending that enchants you and offers possibilities of what is to come in her next book.

I did feel that the story over did it a bit on the description of certain events as it tended to drag the story down a bit. But it would pick right back up and I would find myself drawn back into her world engrossed and intrigued as before.

I give this book 4 stars and cannot wait to read her next one. I will also be picking up the first in the series, Haunting Beauty, as I have been told it gives a better understanding of what led up to the events in Haunting Warrior.

Rating: 4/5
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May 06, 2010 VampFanGirl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, for-review, paranormal-romance

With her sophomore novel, HAUNTING WARRIOR, Erin Quinn solidifies herself as a must have, must read author. One who shatters all the molds with her sweeping epics of tangled fates and unforgettable characters where not even the monumental pressure of the decades past can barricade those that wish to transcend them. Instead, time is a vital conduit, one that is as essential to Quinn's characters and their survival in the fight against the evil that conspires against them as is the romance that bi...more With her sophomore novel, HAUNTING WARRIOR, Erin Quinn solidifies herself as a must have, must read author. One who shatters all the molds with her sweeping epics of tangled fates and unforgettable characters where not even the monumental pressure of the decades past can barricade those that wish to transcend them. Instead, time is a vital conduit, one that is as essential to Quinn's characters and their survival in the fight against the evil that conspires against them as is the romance that binds them. It is these very characters that enrapture the reader with their courage to bend the sands of time, realign it and reshape it into a present that heals and keeps them safe.

Rory MacGrath has felt like an outsider, a man out of time with the world around him ever since the burden of his father's disappearance was heaped upon him by his own doing when he was five years old. Rather than face the crippling events of his past, Rory flees instead to Los Angeles, California - a place that couldn't be farther away in culture or climate from Ballyfionúir, Ireland. Burying the burgeoning powers of his youth, Rory has all but convinced himself that any paranormal magic he was once able to wield is all but a dream when in fact it's a dream that haunts him and its also one that will soon be his waking reality. Each night Rory's taunted by the most beautiful of women. The mystery of her, the realness in which she arrives bewitches Rory to the point that she bleeds from the dream into real life, beckoning him to her even though he tries to resist.

Saraid of the Favored Lands, a destitute princess of a dying people, faces sure death as she walks with her head held high into a marriage with Ruairi the Bloodletter - the man that destroyed her clan with death after bloody death. Seeking peace, her desperate brother has promised her hand in marriage and wed she did but when a prophecy reveals itself to be true, Saraid soon finds herself wed to Ruairi who is not the Bloodletter but his twin and a man that destiny says can save her people. But Saraid must first seduce him to her cause for he's not there to save her but to find his ticket home with the Book of Fennore - a deadly, manipulative entity that delves into the darkest pits of a man's soul, awakening the dormant greed and evil within.

Finding himself in a foreign Ireland and in a time seemingly before time, Rory is beyond reluctant to step up as the savior that Saraid proclaims him to be. He's never been able to accomplish a thing in his life other than perfecting the art of avoiding his family. All he wants is to find his way home with the Book of Fennore but Saraid's sparkle, her fierceness and bewitching beauty has him bound to her in a way he can't fully explain. He's reluctant to be her hero but he's also reluctant to leave her. She's haunted him for so long that her essence has already managed to imprint itself upon his soul and to finally have her in his arms has Rory fighting with himself to never let her go.

As a common enemy grows closer and as loved ones die or turn in betrayal, Rory and Saraid come together not only for survival but for love as well. United, they each begin to open the wells of power within themselves as they work to keep Saraid's people safe. Feeling as though he's stretching unused muscles, Rory taps into the magic he's always denied and accepts that this is who he is. Unfortunately they're greatly outnumbered and when Rory falls to his death in battle, the Book of Fennore seals his and Saraid's fate. The Book is never something to be tampered with or bound to, but Saraid, in her desperation to not lose Rory, unwittingly speaks the sacrifice that will cost her more than she ever thought possible.

My Thoughts:

HAUNTING WARRIOR is exactly as the title implies: Haunting. The magic, the time travel, the betrayals, all of it will become a hovering thought in your mind well after you turn over the final pages. Erin Quinn excels as a writer in this second effort of her Haunting Series with her incredibly tight plotting and completed story arcs. My brain scoured the novel looking for holes as its want to do after reading and penning so many reviews, but alas Ms. Quinn indulged my questions and each were solved knowing that they're to be continued on in subsequent installments. Yay!

Rory is a reluctant hero but one that grows exponentially from the anger consumed man-child of the beginning into an unparalleled and fearsome leader by the end. And while the love between him and Saraid is soft and slow in growth, its also vastly complex and it takes every bit of page time to explore all the nooks and crannies that make up their combustible passion for one another.

The Book of Fennore. Its as much of a character as Rory and Saraid and the parallels that were drawn between the three were incredibly frightening but wonderfully engrossing. The history that is unveiled in HAUNTING WARRIOR brings the Book that much more to life as an unstoppable entity with dark and evil motives.

For paranormal lovers who long for sweeping epics as well as a certain level of complexity to their reads, look no further than Erin Quinn's Haunting Series.(less)

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Mar 28, 2012 Deanna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, 2012-books-read, fantasy, romance

I liked this book, but did not love it. There are many fabulous things about Haunting Warrior; the setting, the time-travel, the plot. Yet, the characters did not fully work for me. Rory and Saraid had great potential, but ultimately failed to bring me into their lives. I sort of blame it on Rory; too hunky,and not enough finesse, I guess. At times, his lingo felt out of place, and as such, would jolt me out of the world. Saraid, she was a bit better, but not by too much. She is a strong woman f...more

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Apr 28, 2011 Lindy rated it 5 of 5 stars

'Haunting Warrior' is book 2 in the Mists of Ireland series by Erin Quinn. This is truly an amazing book! This will appeal to readers who enjoy paranormal romance, time travel and fantasy. There's plenty of action and adventure, deeply felt emotions and passion, and Erin Quinn is truly gifted at painting vivid pictures in the minds of readers. The evil "Book of Fennore" is a wicked character all on its own, and as I was reading I couldn't help but think to myself, "Hmmm... very 'Army of Darkness...more

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Feb 23, 2011 Sandra rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, time-travel, historical, first-reads

HAUNTING WARRIOR by ERIN QUINN is a wonderful, sweeping time-travel romance. I loved Rory, the hero who travels to Ireland and goes back in time and really does meet the woman of his dreams,the lovely Saraid.

I liked all the characters in this book. And I really got the "feel" of Ireland--the scenery, the magic and mysticism, the romance--the author really makes you feel like you are there! The images of medieval Ireland stay with you long after you've turned the last page.

I won this book in a Go...more

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Nov 11, 2012 Ceren Ünlü rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Bu yazarı tadan ona hayran kalacak. Dili, anlatımı mükemmel. Soluksuz okunuyor. Yazarın hayal gücü tavan yapmış insanın ağzını açık bıraktırıyor :))

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Nov 09, 2011 Selma rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, historical-romance, time-travel, fae-witches-magic

The world created by Erin Quinn is not to my liking. Simply couldn't get into the story.

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Feb 26, 2011 Cheryl Bonner added it

I hit the button by mistake. I wanted to add to my read list. Sounds so interesting.

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Oct 15, 2011 Deanna rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love, love, love this series! Ireland, mysticism, magic, time traveling, sword fights, and love between a hunky guy with attitude and a no-nonsense woman. What more could you ask for? I highly recommend this entire series to any and all readers (and my fellow Irish friends are already buying it off the shelves across the country). My only pointer would be to read the books fairly close together and not wait a few months in between the books [like I did between one and two :( ]. Once you start...more

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Oct 24, 2011 Katie rated it 4 of 5 stars

I liked it and will find the rest of her books!

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Feb 17, 2011 Waleska Soto rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the second book of the Mists of Ireland series. I was not expecting this story to be about Rory, I thought it was going to be a continuation of Haunting Beauty. I enjoyed the internal battle of Rory, the acceptance of his new destiny and life with Saraid. When picking this book, just be aware that this book has a lot more fantasy than Haunting Beauty.

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Sep 28, 2011 Michelle added it

Shelves: can-t-take-any-more-of-it, what-not-to-get

Don't like it.

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May 01, 2012 Nina rated it 5 of 5 stars

I felt the book started slow, but when it took off ... I could not put it down. It's a time travel. It's a paranormal. It's a love story. Wonderful read.

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Feb 22, 2012 Rochelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-read, historical-romance

Amazing! I love how Quinn can tie everything together, things that you think she can't possibly explain, yet she does.

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Oct 01, 2012 Barbara ★ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, time-travel, set-in-europe-ireland, romance, read-2012, climb-that-mountain-high, paranormal-ghosts, paranormal-magic, zzz-cover-water, h-h-disfigured-handicapped, viking, zzcover-yellow

An interesting twist on the whole time travel thing but enjoyable though it does start rather slowly. The main character, Ruairi is not a likeable person and it takes a very long time for the H/H to lose their distrust and fear of each other. I liked the overall back story which flows very well from the first book. I'm interested in seeing how Saraid's brothers fare in the future.

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May 24, 2010 Ivyd rated it 5 of 5 stars

HAUNTING WARRIOR lives up to the standard and expectations set by HAUNTING BEAUTY and in some ways surpasses it. Loved the darker, edgier story.

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Feb 13, 2012 ѕєяєηιтι rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, favorites, time-travel, read-in-2011

harika bir kitaptı rory'i ilk kitapta merak etmiştim zaten ama bu kadar seviceğimi tahmin etmemiştim kesinlikle tavsiyemdir. 3. kitabın çıkmasını sabırsızlıkla bekliyorum

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