Loving this series so much! In fact read this book in one day.. maybe cos i have the latest in death on my kindle to read, but i so want to know what happens next in this series that im going to read all 5 books first if it hold my interest!

I always thought I wouldnt enjoy anything paranormal wise. Okay its not out there, but of a more mystical time. Druids, Mie and Warriors..and off course Highlanders!

Love how the characters are growing and more being introduced slowly so dont get too mixed up More...

Another great story by Donna Grant. Loving the Dark Swords series. Fallon’s story was as good as Logan’s. So much happens in this one.

Fallon, who up until now is broken or at least thinks he is, drowns himself in wine to drown out his god. Fear does that to him. Meeting Larena, Fallon learns to turn that fear into courage, because he learns to care and love Larena. She’s a fierce female Warrior, who’s fear spurs Fallon’s protectiveness and forces him to face his own fears to protect her. Larena, More...

3.5 stars

The second book in the series focuses on Fallon MacLeod. Fallon has recently given up drinking to contain the god inside him, and he's trying to be the laird and oldest brother. To do so, he needs to secure the MacLeod castle and surrounding lands, which were taken by another clan after the evil drough Druid, Deirdre, hunted down the MacLeods and slaughtered them trying to get to the 3 MacLeod brothers to unbind their god and force them to join her army to control the world. But the Mac More...

Book one, Dangerous Highlander, was $2.99 but the rest of the books are not. So I had do the paperback on sale with a coupon thing to keep going with these intriguing brothers. This book is about the eldest brother Fallon. He was the drunk of the family in book one. He drank to keep his god leashed because he feared he couldn't control it. He grew a set in the first book so we find him much better off at the beginning of this one. He still has some issues but he's not living in a bottle any long More...

This series is like Lay's Potato Chips; when you have the bag you just eat it all. I LOVED this book. I could barely put it down. I completely and wholeheartedly devoured this book. I thought that the story line was absolutely fluid and kept pace with the 1st book. One thing that I will point out about the book that I had a slight problem with, was the immediate connection between Larena & Fallon. I thought that they were thrown together a little to quickly. Now, with me having said that I c More...

FORBIDDEN HIGHLANDER by Donna Grant is a spellbinding historical romance set in 1603 Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the second in A Dark Sword Novel, but can easily be read as a stand alone. Some of the characters from the first book Dangerous Highlander reappear in this one also.It has danger, romance, sensuality, secrets, passion, demons, druids, an extremely evil witch who is after more power, dark magic, find their destinies, true love and a battle to overcome an ancient curse. The hero, Fallon More...

Well, this one was good but there were a few things I noticed about it.. mainly it reminded me a lot of Showalter's series. Each highlander is a "Warrior" which means they have a god in their body that sometimes comes unleashed. The main character in this book is Fallon, the eldest brother who possess 1/3 of the god of revenge. The other parts are in his 2 brothers, when they unleash the god simultaneously they are unstoppable in battle. Fallon is trying to get his brother Quinn released from a More...

After going through my very first disappointment with Donna Grant's Dark Sword series (see rant/review on Dangerous Highlander) I bravely decided to continue and give another shot at it, praying for the best. I was a hopeless fool it seems.

Fallon MacLeod was to become the next laird of his clan, when the god inside him was unleashed. After the extinction of his people and going through hell, he kept himself detouched and in line by drinking. Failing his newly formed family is not an option for h More...

Ok... This is hard to explain but I'll try.

You have Highlanders who are known as warriors they are possessed by a god. When the highlander releases his god, he shifts into a different type of being.

You have druids who are magic.

You have an evil witch who wants to posess them all so she becomes almighty powerful.

Several warriors have sought shelter at the MacLeod castle & are banding together to fight Deidre the evil *B* of the story. She tortures her captives and tries to break them to be o More...

Fantastic

Forbidden Highlander by Donna Grant

I just finished reading Donna Grant's Forbidden Highlander", her second book in the Dark Sword series. I loved her characters. Fallon MacLeod is a fierce immortal Highlander, also a Warrior who has a God inside his soul. And Larena Monroe is a beautiful woman, a female Warrior, who's Goddess inside her soul, makes her invisible. Larena was banished from the Monroe Clan. She had been alone most of her time as a Warrior. She learned early on, not to tru More...

LOVED this one! Fallon is every kind of awesome and so far my favorite of the brothers! Larena was pretty fiercely spectacular too. A female warrior? Who knew!

It was great to watch Fallon finally embrace his role as a leader and take charge and be the head of his clan as he was always meant to be. Watching him leave the castle and venture out into the world for the first time in centuries was very touching. He meets Larena during the course of this and their attraction is immediate and undeniab More...

I really enjoyed the 2nd book in the Donna Grant's Dark Sword series. In some ways, I found it even more enjoyable than the first book. While this book still had the same problem of a lame attempt at using dialect/brogue that I found in the first book (basically, only tossing in the occasional "doona", "canna", etc), I found it less annoying in this book than I did in the last. (Maybe I was just used to it?)

Fallon is a strong leader for this group of warriors and he has a perfect match in fello More...

I knew after I read the first book I was going to love Fallon's book or at least I hoped I would. I love the tortured hero(to be honest not too many types of heroes I don't like but the tortured hero is right up at the very top for me.) Something about these men that make me wanna just reach in the book and hug them(if they would let me.)

Larena was the perfect match for Fallon in my opinion, She is tough but at the same time, she had trust issues and afraid to give her heart. I loved how they w More...

Fallon was the oldest of the MacLeod brothers, the one destined to become Laird over the decimated clan. Now that the youngest brother Quinn has been captured by the evil druid, Deirdre, Fallon is fighting a fierce battle with wine and his guilt over his failure to protect his clan. While in Edinburgh to petition the king for the return of the MacLeod castle, Fallon encounters Larena Monroe. Fallon and Larena have more in common than they know. They are both possessed by ancient gods bent on de More...

Why I read: Received for review from publisher.

Fallon MacLeod is a Warrior, forced to accept a God into himself. He is immortal, having been alive 300 years and within him and his two brothers rests the god of revenge. Deirdre, a drough, a druid that has given herself to black magic captured Fallon and his brothers Lucan and Quinn all those years ago. But now Deirdre has Quinn in her grasp again, hidden away in her fortress and Fallon is desperate to get him back.

Fallon’s family has lost all th More...

Forbidden Highlander, the second installment of Donna Grant's "Dark Sword" series, follows the oldest MacLeod brother, Fallon. In the first book, we really only glimpse Fallon as a drunk - he uses wine to keep his god at bay and wants to shoulder no responsibility, despite being the oldest of the brothers.

While I did not enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed the first, it was still a good read. Grant still wonderfully weaves paranormal with historical romance in a rich world filled with alpha mal More...

Fallon MacLeod and his brothers are the last of the MacLeod clan. The MacLeod clan was destroyed by Deirdre. She wants the brothers for herself. She once had them long ago. The MacLeod men are cursed with strong Gods entrapped inside each of them.

Fallon feeling horrible that he didn’t do more for his clan decides to travel to see King James to ask for his help.

Larena Monroe has been searching for the MacLeods for a long time. When she learns that Fallon is near, she seeks him out. She needs hi More...

This was a great paranormal romance. Reasons why I like it: I want to go to Scotland terribly, I love castles, I love mythology in any form, I loved watching the Highlander TV show growing up (Don't judge. I watched it with my Mom.), I love anything with druids, evil villains, magic, and lots of fighting, and I'm a girl so I like happy endings for the most part.
I like how each book so far has changed point of views and how each book is the story about one of the main characters.
There are severa More...

I liked the premise of a female warrior and we get to have some interaction with regular people in the beginning of the book. The most interesting character is Broc. I just have a hard time with the time line of meeting/marrying within like a week or two's time. In this book we begin with them having LOST THEIR BROTHER to the ULTIMATE EVIL and yet they're kinda going on as normal, repairing the castle, trying to get their lands back from the king, getting hitched etc.

It would have made for a mu More...

Where to begin? This book was very frustrating. There were times that the two main characters just got on my last nerve. I mean I love a good romance and everything but this was just ridiculous. The two main characters spent more time thinking to themselves than acting on it. It was driving me crazy especially because the characters needed to talk but instead there was a steamy love scene. I normally would enjoy but this book was just frustrating! I am really hoping that the next one is better b More...

I read the first book and thought that it was a poor attempt at fantasy, not to mention the highlander romance. I thought that perhaps the second book might be better (good thinking) - it was not. When reading the synopsis I thought, great! highland romance and a bit of fantasy - perfect. The entire story lacks feeling and detail. The story is completely bland, from the battle scenes to the love story. I was unable to finish the second book - I skipped through the pages and it was just more and More...

The beginning of Forbidden Highlander is instantly absorbing. It begins where Dangerous HIghlander left off. Fallon (brother of Lucan) is in Edinburgh castle hoping to meet with the king to secure his castle and lands for his family. The tale starts by explaining Fallon's internal struggles and quickly introduces the reader to the heroine, Larena. She is new to this book and is an extraordinary and unique character.

Among the wonderful characters from Dangerous Highlander, this book also adds mor More...

When I read the first book in the series, I was glad to get back to a paranormal with a historical twist. And while not perfect, the first one did introduce a world I got interested in, and characters I was looking forward to reading about. So I was very excited to get my hands on this one...and for the most part I enjoyed this one as well.

This time around, we get the story of oldest brother Fallon, who has spent the last 300 years drowning himself in wine to keep the demon inside him at bay. He More...

Fallon McLeod is the oldest of the three McLeod brothers. We were introduced to him as a drunk in the first book, trying to forget that he's got a god/monster within him and refusing to transform to fight. But he did transform in order to save his brother's love in that book.

In this one, Fallon has become sober and is trying to lead the fight against the evil Druidess whilst falling in love with a female Warrior.

Because the storyline is ongoing, I'd recommend reading these books in order. More...

First off for me I LOVED the characters and the story line in this book. Donna did a fabulous job at this but at times it felt like Donna veered off of the path of the story with too many thoughts. I found myself skimming through to get to the interesting parts. This book could have easily been a 5 star book for me if it would have kept my attention all the way through. Like I said the characters and story line in this series are fabulous and I do want and will continue with this series because More...

I really enjoyed Fallon's story, I'm a little upset that Quinn is still being held by the evil Deirdre... Thank God that book's been written already so I jump into it next! :)

Things are really starting to heat up, I'm really looking forward to the rescue mision. The build up in this one was intense. I'm glad they are working to make a plan and not just storming the mountain. In the first book I was intrigued by Galen, this time it's Broc that has me wondering :)

Fallon meets Larena on his trip to petition the king. She is a warrior also with exceptional powers. I like this one better than the first book, but I am done with this series. The main story line starts well but is overshadowed by the showcased couple. Again, the ending has wedding plans. It is odd to have so much joy with so many unresolved problems...like a brother who is being tortured by and evil witch.

I enjoyed this book principally because of the ongoing fight against Diedre. The love scenes didn't sizzle and the reasons the protagonists remained apart were not always clear (especially in the latter half of the book). But the rest of the story really held my interest and cancelled out the lack of romantic oomph.

OMG I loved this!!!!

Highlanders and Demons OH MY!!!

I loved that this one has a female demon and she is KICK ASS!!!!!!!

Fallon is the oldest MacLeod Brother and hes and Alcoholic HILARIOUS, the reasons behind his alcoholism is answered perfectly and dealt with respectfully.

Donna Grant has an amazing talet in drawing the reader in from the first chapter, she creates and interesting background and plot, her stories are consitent and fast paced, her charaters are priceless no two are alike not even t More...

An absolute wonderful action and romantic packed read. Donna definitely knows how to deliver a delicious tail of good versus evil where the reader finds themselves so engrossed in the story where the action just seems to leep off of every page. A definite read that'll keep you glued and wanting more and more.