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54th out of 78 books
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Highland Mist (Druid's Glen #1)
by
Donna Grant (Goodreads Author)
An honorable laird. Laird Connall MacInness was born to a clan that for centuries has been charged with the guarding of the sacred Druids. 'Tis a duty he has always met with a willing heart, until the day his sister, a Druid priestess, goes missing, and the very Druids he has protected refuse to help him find the last remaining member of his family. Then a 300 year old pro...more
Paperback, 204 pages
Published
July 17th 2006
by New Concepts Publishing
(first published February 1st 2006)
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So, this is probably better than 2 stars, because it was readable. However, it was full of inconsistencies and simplistic reactions. The characters were shallow and were not particularly smart. The book sets things up nicely for future stories with a likely relationship between Moira and one of the Warriors, and we can also expect something to happen between Gideon and the another girl.
Overall, I found Glenna to be strangely naive given her upbringing. She always kept her chamber clean, even th...more
Overall, I found Glenna to be strangely naive given her upbringing. She always kept her chamber clean, even th...more
I've read a few of Ms. Grant's books before and when I saw this discounted on Amazon, thought I'd pick it up. The story starts off with a druid prophecy surrounding 3 girls, two of which are murdered along with their parents. The third child, a baby is taken by MacNeil to raise as his own.
Glenna, is very young, isolated, and unsure of her abilities. She has been feared by her clan and her powers abused by her father. When she sees her chance to escape, she takes it offering herself up as captiv...more
Glenna, is very young, isolated, and unsure of her abilities. She has been feared by her clan and her powers abused by her father. When she sees her chance to escape, she takes it offering herself up as captiv...more
Jan 27, 2012
Felicia
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4 of 5 stars
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Read for Fun
Challenges: Why Buy the Cow?, Read for Fun
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.25
Character Rating: 4.25
First thought when finished: I will be getting the rest of the series and checking out other books by Donna Grant!
What I Loved: This was a brilliant mix of Historical Romance with a little magic. I haven't read a Druid based book in ages and found myself fascinated with bits of druid history that Donna Grant included. I loved all of the characters and really looking forward to revisi...more
Challenges: Why Buy the Cow?, Read for Fun
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.25
Character Rating: 4.25
First thought when finished: I will be getting the rest of the series and checking out other books by Donna Grant!
What I Loved: This was a brilliant mix of Historical Romance with a little magic. I haven't read a Druid based book in ages and found myself fascinated with bits of druid history that Donna Grant included. I loved all of the characters and really looking forward to revisi...more
(This review may contain spoilers).
I went through a brief period of being interested in reading about Scottish romances - specifically, highlanders. When I did a search on Amazon, this was one of the books that came up. And when I read the blurb, it looked really interesting (druids interest me quite a lot).
I really liked Glenna and Conall. I thought they worked quite well together and I liked the characters. When I read the blurb originally, I was worried that it might be a violent romance, wit...more
I went through a brief period of being interested in reading about Scottish romances - specifically, highlanders. When I did a search on Amazon, this was one of the books that came up. And when I read the blurb, it looked really interesting (druids interest me quite a lot).
I really liked Glenna and Conall. I thought they worked quite well together and I liked the characters. When I read the blurb originally, I was worried that it might be a violent romance, wit...more
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A Highland adventure filled with Druids and sexy manly Highlanders. Three Druid women must come together, meet their mates and fulfill their destinies. This book is based on the youngest sister and her terrible past and finding her possible future. If she can get a certain Highlander to love her.
A very romantic story, with gentle love making and a lot of rippled chests.
A very romantic story, with gentle love making and a lot of rippled chests.
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Reviewed by Jen
I'm not sure how I came across Donna Grant. My guess it was MySpace that did it. But I soon discovered her blog. Each week she picks a name from a commenter and gives them a free book. When I won, I asked her to pick any one of her books, preferably a first book of a series (which rather limited her to two or three books). I am so very glad that she chose this one for me.
I completely fell in love with the world Donna has created for this series. And she did a masterful job laying...more
I'm not sure how I came across Donna Grant. My guess it was MySpace that did it. But I soon discovered her blog. Each week she picks a name from a commenter and gives them a free book. When I won, I asked her to pick any one of her books, preferably a first book of a series (which rather limited her to two or three books). I am so very glad that she chose this one for me.
I completely fell in love with the world Donna has created for this series. And she did a masterful job laying...more
I found this to be a better than average Highland romance. The characters were well-developed and seemed more normal, smart, and mature than is typical for this genre. The conversations and actions flowed in a normal manner without my wasting a lot of time wondering "now why would she...? or "that makes no sense" or "where is this idiot coming from with that silly tantrum?" I really didn't like all the Druid/Fae/magic stuff--it kind of seemed a waste to have the rare smart, sane, and strong H/H...more
just brought this cheap on koboboioks.com
what attracted me is the cover (i have a diff one to the one up here .. my one is of connell facing away with the Stone henge in the background :)
have to say i have an addiction lately for hot historical highland men and this book didnt disappoint ....
only read about nearly half so far but enjoying it and its a good story , hot men , brave heroines , and gorgeous scenery whats not to love about it
Loved the story and had action all through it and the lo...more
what attracted me is the cover (i have a diff one to the one up here .. my one is of connell facing away with the Stone henge in the background :)
have to say i have an addiction lately for hot historical highland men and this book didnt disappoint ....
only read about nearly half so far but enjoying it and its a good story , hot men , brave heroines , and gorgeous scenery whats not to love about it
Loved the story and had action all through it and the lo...more
There seems to be a lot of books that are being put on Amazon now after the rights have run out by the publisher. Be careful when you order because the publisher's book and the author's book are both on Amazon. The author's book is $2.99 and the publisher's is $7.99.
I liked this story. But it seems to be one of the author's first books. As a first book, the story is good, but the writing style is not as good as some I have read. Or as good as her more recent books probably are. This is the first...more
I liked this story. But it seems to be one of the author's first books. As a first book, the story is good, but the writing style is not as good as some I have read. Or as good as her more recent books probably are. This is the first...more
I just love a book about Druids, and this is the first in the "Druid Glen" series. I liked it. It introduced some characters that will have their own story in the rest of the books that make up the series. But the way they were introduced was interesting. You find out just enough about them to make them real and have them interact with the main characters of this first book; who you just have to fall in love with! It was a wonderful story line that held my interest so much that I started the boo...more
May 22, 2012
Michelle(Chelle) aka Nightshade - Cake Whisperer
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Highlander lovers with a PNR twist
Recommended to Michelle(Chelle) aka Nightshade - Cake Whisperer by:
Beth
This book was selected for me in a Pick for Me Challenge. What a great choice. It has the hot, strong Highlander that I absolutely adore, but in addition the story contained elements of magic with the Fae & the Druids. I love when my favorite genres get mashed together. Conall was a great hero, not the usual "I am the laird and you will listen and do everything I say" (not that that ususally bothers me but it was a refreshing change) and Glenna was sweet and caring and even though she was ra...more
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This book was a disappointment for me. I was surprised it was from Ellora's Cave for one, a publisher with a good standing for editing books well. Well, they failed here. Simple grammar mistakes got rather annoying after the tenth one popped up, added to the choppy sentences and bad flow if the story. More than once I had to wonder if a scene had simply been removed without any rewriting. There was little 'depth' to the leads and I found myself uncaring what happened to them. I was more interest...more
This book suffered from too many flaws. First, it needs an editor. All of the typo's and grammatical errors are really distracting. In the grand scheme of ebooks, I am almost becoming indifferent to these kinds of errors. The main problem that I had with this book is that it is very poorly written. All of the charecters in this book routinely do things that are comepletely outside of their nature. Usually without any real burning incentive to make them do so. I actually only got about 46% of the...more
A little dissapointed with this story only because of the continuity and grammar errors that took away from what would have been a really great read. In some parts I felt the story lagging and skimmed over parts because I felt that I was getting bored. The story itself is great yet I had a difficult time figuring out who was who in some parts and wondering where the story was going but once 2/3's into the story, everything started taking better shape and the reading was easier to follow and maki...more
I had gotten this as a Free Friday, selection on my Nook. This story was well written. Conall, had lost so much in the way of family, he turned against the very blood that ran through him. He had to come to terms with his Druid's blood, to save the woman that he loved. Glenna, a Druid, one of the very beings that Conall had grown to hate, was the best ally you could have, as long as she could control her powers, or you could become toast. Looking forward to reading the rest of this series. I rec...more
Una historia enredada, clara y entretenida.
Conall no fue un protagonista muy fuerte pero estuvo a la altura de lo que se necesitaba. Me quede más estirada por Gregor y estaba un tanto más al pendiente de esté que de Conall.
Glenna ¡el pan de Dios que nunca puede faltar en una novela romántica! Es una protagonista que tiene sus altibajos
Volviendo a la historia es buena para el fin de semana porque te va estirando entre los druidas y los fae y dejándote con tantas dudas y respuestas camufladas que...more
Conall no fue un protagonista muy fuerte pero estuvo a la altura de lo que se necesitaba. Me quede más estirada por Gregor y estaba un tanto más al pendiente de esté que de Conall.
Glenna ¡el pan de Dios que nunca puede faltar en una novela romántica! Es una protagonista que tiene sus altibajos
Volviendo a la historia es buena para el fin de semana porque te va estirando entre los druidas y los fae y dejándote con tantas dudas y respuestas camufladas que...more
Feb 14, 2012
Lauren
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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virgin-heroines,
fated-mates,
fae,
prophecy,
druids
Highland Mist
3.5 Stars
Synopsis
Connall MacInness, a powerful Highland Laird seeks vengeance against the vicious rival who kidnapped his sister and takes the man's daughter hostage. However, Glenna MacNeil is not who or what she seems and by taking her, Connall sets in motion a 300 year prophecy that may either save or destroy the land and the clan that he fights for.
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The story has definite potential (I love a good prophecy), and the world building is very good, especially the structuring of...more
3.5 Stars
Synopsis
Connall MacInness, a powerful Highland Laird seeks vengeance against the vicious rival who kidnapped his sister and takes the man's daughter hostage. However, Glenna MacNeil is not who or what she seems and by taking her, Connall sets in motion a 300 year prophecy that may either save or destroy the land and the clan that he fights for.
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The story has definite potential (I love a good prophecy), and the world building is very good, especially the structuring of...more
Highlanders, Druids, and Fae, Oh my!
What a wonderful world of historical with a juicy PNR twist. Ms. Grant has created a world of allies and foes, full of drama and betrayals, not to mention the romance. I enjoyed this book aaahhh LOT!
Glenna MacNiel was raised by the very man who killed her family. Her adoptive father raised her to use her powers and deep inside she knew something was amiss and knew she was but a pawn to her fathers' success and power. She felt like a prisoner, but a Druid Prie...more
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This was the first Donna Grant book I ever read. I am not much for novels such as this because I find usually, the story-line is either all sex, or a lack of story-line at all. So I tool a chance reading this on a request from my sister and found that putting this book down was near impossible. I would get lost in this book and lose track of time! Glenna starts off seeming so meek and timid, but you soon find that is not the case at all. This is a must read for those into the druid, Scottish hig...more
First of all, look at that cover, it draws you right in. I really liked this book. It has the magic of faes and druids, a strong and sexy laird and a beautiful lead female who doesn't know how powerful she is.
The book starts with a family brutally murdered leaving one surviving baby, which the evil MacNeil decides to take and raise as his own daughter, knowing that she is part of a prophecy and would have powers that he can use to get what he wants. Eighteen years later,
The book starts with a family brutally murdered leaving one surviving baby, which the evil MacNeil decides to take and raise as his own daughter, knowing that she is part of a prophecy and would have powers that he can use to get what he wants. Eighteen years later,
A big huge... yawn.
I've been meaning to try a Donna Grant book for a while now and this was a great price on Amazon, so I thought: why the heck not? It's as good as any to try out, right? Wrong!! I just couldn't get into this at all! So, I basically ended up skimming the story looking for "good" bits - and even then I was sorely disappointed. Blush, indeed.
I'm not ready to give up on Donna Grant yet, though. The much lauded 'Dark Sword' series looks promising...
I've been meaning to try a Donna Grant book for a while now and this was a great price on Amazon, so I thought: why the heck not? It's as good as any to try out, right? Wrong!! I just couldn't get into this at all! So, I basically ended up skimming the story looking for "good" bits - and even then I was sorely disappointed. Blush, indeed.
I'm not ready to give up on Donna Grant yet, though. The much lauded 'Dark Sword' series looks promising...
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I was hopeful that this book would be different from the plethora of other Scottish related romances out there. The quality of the prose was fairly decent, if one could overlook the bobbleheadisms. But in the end, the storyline is weak, the ending is slap-dash and unsatisying without a concrete conclusion, and the author relies too heavily on random attacks of lust as plot devices to move the story forward. So strong beginning, but the ending falls apart.
This was a B&N Free Friday a while back. It really didn't do much for me - it's not terribly written, and the Druid setting is one I hadn't read before, but the main characters and the intrigue didn't do it for me. It was boring, took a while to finish (I would have quit but I wanted to see if Conall eventually realized (view spoiler) - the stubbornness was really annoying).
This book was a really fast read that kept me hooked. There is something that I found lacking in her writing. I'm not sure if it was the lack of details or what because I had just finished reading about 6 of Marsha Canham's books. Canham's books are very detailed and I could picture everything and imagine a movie being made from it. This book was still great and I can't wait to finish the whole series.
I'd rate this book at 2.5/2.75 stars. I was initially thinking of rating it at 3 stars but when comparing this book to others I've rated at 3, this one just falls a bit short. It was an entertaining read and it's sparked my interest for the series but I found the heroine, Glenna, to be fairly annoying. I enjoyed Conall and the supporting characters much more.
What a pleasant surprise to come into a series fully expecting mediocrity and encountering a magical book full of wonderful characters and solid writing. Highland Mist tells of Glenna, the youngest of three Druid sisters who are prophesied to end the reign of evil MacLain, a despot who's been butchering the land and its peoples for some time. She is rescued by Conall, a Highland laird who has sworn to protect the Druids even as he denies his own Druid blood. I will definitely be on the lookout f...more
Connall and Glenna are hotttt!!!! Donna Grant writes some seriously hot books. Glenna has lead a lonely existence until she meets Connall MacInness. She's never even been outside of her castle walls until Connall takes her as "hostage" in order to trade her for his sister Iona who has disappeared. Love the Druids and the magic. Just so wish this fiction was non-fiction....
This book was just okay. There are some reviews done on some of the other editions that I completely agree with regarding inconsistencies and character flaws. I really did not like the digital work done to the model's hair on the book cover. One thing I REALLY liked in the story was the pagan marriage ceremony in the Druid's circle.
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Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than forty novels and novellas spanning multiple genres of romance.
She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” si...more
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She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” si...more
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Sep 04, 2012 03:03pm