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Loving the Highlander (Pine Creek Highlanders #2)

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A tempestuous passion begins with a battle of wills... When Sadie Quill comes upon an unbelievably gorgeous man lying naked beside a lake, she can't resist taking his photo -- and is quickly trapped in a passionate confrontation with the fierce stranger. Discovering the identity of this irresistible warrior will complicate Sadie's search for a legendary gold mine. For he i...more

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Published November 29th 2003 by Pocket Books (first published April 23rd 2003)

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Dec 02, 2011 Lori McD rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, easy-read, fantasy, fun-fluff, highlander, contemporary, paranormal, pseudo-mystery, romance, sci-fi, series, some-steam, 2011_read

3.5 stars (I think?)

I liked this 2nd book much better than the 1st book. While it still calls for suspension of disbelief, what romance doesn't? It's much more believable and much less convoluted than the 1st book was.

Sadie (Mercedes) Quill is late twenty-something, 6'1", and full of guilt -- she bears the scars from the fire that she believes she's responsible for... a fire that killed her younger sister and weakened her father's heart. Her father died just 3 years ago. But Sadie is determined...more 3.5 stars (I think?)

I liked this 2nd book much better than the 1st book. While it still calls for suspension of disbelief, what romance doesn't? It's much more believable and much less convoluted than the 1st book was.

Sadie (Mercedes) Quill is late twenty-something, 6'1", and full of guilt -- she bears the scars from the fire that she believes she's responsible for... a fire that killed her younger sister and weakened her father's heart. Her father died just 3 years ago. But Sadie is determined to fulfill his lifelong dream: To locate the campsite and the gold of Jedediah Plum, an old prospector from the early 20th century. Sadie also wants to create a national park in the area as a tribute to her father and sister. But she needs to find the gold, first -- according to her boss, Eric, that gold will finance the park.

Except that Sadie's dreams collide with Morgan MacKeage, Grey's brother. Morgan has had the most difficult time adapting to being hurled 800 years into the future. Daar (Pendaar) was trying to bring Grey forward in time to meet his mate; their 7th daughter (Winter) will grow up to become Daar's replacement. But only if Daar could get Grey to where Grace was - in time and place. Unfortunately, Daar's magic got a bit out-of-hand, and he hurled not only Grey 800 years into the future, but also his brother Morgan and cousins Ian and Callum, as well as 6 of his enemies, the MacBains. Now, only the 4 MacKeages and 1 MacBain remain. But Morgan's had the most difficult time giving up his warrior ways and becoming "modern". Morgan's not keen on modern women or modern ways; he's become a recluse in the forest.

Daar comes across Morgan and shows him, through his new "magic" staff, that there's a woman coming with golden blonde hair... but also a dark evil. The evil that has been in the valley since Jedediah was murdered so many years ago. Daar gives Morgan one of the burls from his staff for Morgan to keep around his neck -- "magic" to protect him and the coming woman.

Morgan meets Sadie, the golden haired girl, by accident one day when she's out surveying and taking photos, and she comes across a beautiful, naked man and takes his picture. Without warning, Morgan catches Sadie and teaches her a bit of a lesson. But a few days later, Morgan and Sadie come face-to-face again, when she's his blind date; Morgan promised Callum he'd go on a double-date with Callum and his new lady, who just happens to be Sadie's mom. Sparks almost instantly fly - both chemistry and anger - when Sadie & Morgan meet again. He's determined to make her his, so he pursues her on her next trip into the woods to find the gold. In the process, Sadie & Morgan are married - handfast, and while Sadie enjoys the love-making, she's not sure she wants this chauvinistic man for anything more than a fling. Besides, she's ashamed of her scars from the fire and won't allow Morgan to see or touch them. How can she possibly have a relationship with any man, much less this gorgeous, perfect, 6'6" man?

Can Morgan and the magic burl protect Sadie from the coming danger? Will she find the gold and build the park in her father's name? What or who is the wolf that seems to follow and guard Sadie? Is there such a thing as magic, and if so, what has the old priest (Daar) to do with it? Can Morgan commit himself to Sadie without telling her the whole story of who he is and how he came to be where he is now?
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A much more endearing book than the 1st in the series. (Did I already say that?) While everything happens quickly - perhaps too quickly, Sadie's thoughts and emotions are understandable and even logical. Morgan, I suppose coming from another time, is able to decide in an instant that Sadie is his intended? Is it the burl? Is it because Daar described her to him? Or did he just know? Hmmmm...

Morgan is delightfully all 12th century Scottish warrior and deliciously sexy. He takes what he wants, but in his own way, he tries to be loving and giving. Sadie gives almost as good as she takes, which intrigues him. He's not concerned with her scars - he sees only her beauty, which he considers to be both outward and inward. We see both of them bend enough to find a mutual place in which to build a relationship.

Yes, it bothers me that they're so quickly "in love" and betrothed (or married, according to Morgan). Yes, the villain isn't hard to spot, especially after the 1st book. This book isn't really a mystery, after all -- it's a fantasy romance... sexy ancient Scottish warrior meets modern girl. The love scenes aren't too long, and because Sadie is so innocent, they're kind of funny and endearing at the same time.

Enough to make me go to book #3... just to see what happens next!(less)

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Sep 28, 2011 Roxanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sadie sucked in her breath and waited for Morgan to say his vows.
“You’re mine,” he growled, pulling her so forcibly into his chest that the air rushed out of her lungs with a gasp.
You’re mine? That was it?

4 Stars

I am LOVING this series, I enjoyed book one but book two was fantastic. I laughed so many times in this book, Sadie and Morgan have so many awkward moments on top of the sexual tension they are trying to fight makes this book an exciting read.

The poor guy looked like one of those me...more Sadie sucked in her breath and waited for Morgan to say his vows.
“You’re mine,” he growled, pulling her so forcibly into his chest that the air rushed out of her lungs with a gasp.
You’re mine? That was it?

4 Stars

I am LOVING this series, I enjoyed book one but book two was fantastic. I laughed so many times in this book, Sadie and Morgan have so many awkward moments on top of the sexual tension they are trying to fight makes this book an exciting read.

The poor guy looked like one of those men who’d just been asked by his wife if her pants made her ass look fat.

Sadie has been given the job to scope out Pine Creek and the land around it for a National Park that she plans on dedicating to her late father, but she makes the mistake of going into Morgan's territory and leaving her little orange ribbons everyone. Morgan is furious that someone has plans for his land and makes it his mission to stop them, but he wasn't expecting a spitfire like Sadie or her determination.

There was nothing like seeing a fully naked, wild-haired, wild-eyed madman on her heels to make a girl wish she had stayed in bed that morning.

This book has the best 'first meeting' ever, I was laughing so hard. Sadie is taking pictures of wildlife near a lake when she spots the deliciously naked Morgan MacKeage, what's a girl to do you say? Well take some pictures of course! All does not go to plan though, Morgan see's her and decides to give chase, then like the gentlemen he is...tackles her naked.

This was going from bad to worse; she now had a naked madman on top of her—and she was wearing shorts.

I think I enjoyed this book more than the first one because of Morgan, he may be a typical Alpha male but he has a sense of humor that lightened up the story. He also has his tender moments and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy when he didn't care than Sadie had burn scars. He understands how fragile her self esteem and self worth is so he takes his time and slowly sneaks his way not just into Sadie's heart but mine aswell. Sadie made my heart break, the bottled up feelings she has about her past stop her from being the woman she could be, I loved seeing her armor fall off piece by piece. This was a beautiful and funny love story and I'm really excited to hear about Michael's book. (less)

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Jan 07, 2010 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another re-read. The second in the original trilogy about the highlanders who've been zapped into present day and now live in Maine. This one features Morgan, a very tall (funny, you never here about any short highlanders) warrior who meets his match, Sadie, when she spots him skinny-dipping and decides to commenorate the occasion with her camera. When a books starts with the hero chasing the heroine down while naked - it has to be good!

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Oct 14, 2012 Vina Raintree rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, love

great book!..

lebih suka buku ini daripada yang buku sebelumnya... mendebarkan banget pertemuan pertamanya morgan sama sadie.. jadi pas sadie lagi keliling keliling hutan sambil merenung (ceilah) dia ga sengaja ngeliat orang kecipak kecipak di danau,, ternyata itu morgan! dan naked! karena sadie aja ngeliat tubuh morgan yang berbentuk sampe gag bisa memalingkan muka (imagine it!) dan secara tidak sadar njepret pake kameranya,, makane pas morgan sadar kalo ada yg ngintip dikejar tuh sadie,.. walo...more

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Jun 28, 2012 Daisy*•.♥.•* rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit

I loved this story about Sadie & Morgan. It was very charming! It had just the right amount of romance for me not to feel so chocked by it. I really love Chapman's writing style and I loved the whole magical river and the wizard. This book had me laughing at some parts like when Morgan is found bathing naked in the river and he explains his actions to the wizard... too funny! This book also had some action I was taken back when I read who was really responsible for the fire and was seeking t...more

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Feb 21, 2012 Sara Oestreich rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-lit, chick-lit, paranormal, romance, trashy-romance, guilty-pleasure

I had high hopes for this book in the beginning. I liked the idea of Sadie Quill’s character. A woman who was not only decently haunted but also physically scared. Sadie is very conscious of her scars. A beautiful woman naturally she now has scars covering her entire back and one arm. Because they extend to her hand some are always visible.

I liked that Chapman created a character who was haunted by something realistic (the deaths of her sister and father) and also a woman who was dealing with a...more I had high hopes for this book in the beginning. I liked the idea of Sadie Quill’s character. A woman who was not only decently haunted but also physically scared. Sadie is very conscious of her scars. A beautiful woman naturally she now has scars covering her entire back and one arm. Because they extend to her hand some are always visible.

I liked that Chapman created a character who was haunted by something realistic (the deaths of her sister and father) and also a woman who was dealing with a real physical flaw…Not just clumsy-ness or a slightly more endowed waistline like most other ‘slightly-flawed’ romance heroines.

Then it all just went paranormal; ‘magical’ if you will. You know the Highlander series is going to be about time-travel, quick marriages, and lots of magic sprinkled in its pages. But Chapman went and messed with the scars. Used magic on them and then took magic away from them. Stop here if you plan on reading this one…because the next paragraph is going to get spoiler-y…

I thought that when Chapman took away Sadie’s scars with healing magic it was a cop-out. I wanted Sadie to have to deal with this physical manifestation of her issues. To realize that she was beautiful and desirable with or without this flaw. To find the self-worth she had been lacking for so long. I thought that was going to be the point of the scars. Morgan’s love was just going to reinforce…push her toward the edge of seeing herself in a new light.

Nope. Magic Morgan accidentally ‘heals’ said scars and then even wishes himself that Sadie had fallen in love with him pre-healing so she’d know he loved her with or without them. Now, here’s where I’m going to get a bit edgy. First, Morgan’s a bit of a wank for thinking he wished she had her scars. I mean, doesn’t the girl deserve the perfect skin magic accidentally gave her? Especially if he only wants her to have them to prove what a good man he truly is.

Except…

I kinda wanted her to still have the scars too. It felt too easy that she could give it all up. Hide her past trauma so easily…never having to deal with it emotionally. So what is an author to do? Apparently create a situation where Sadie has to give some magic back (yep, you can do that with magic…just trade it off) to save Morgan but in exchange those scars are coming back.

Bam. Take that Sadie. Coming off the euphoria of losing the scars. You almost lose the new hubby and then gain those emotionally charged scars back. Talk about getting hit hard. I think the book would have been stronger had Sadie simply had to deal with her baggage based completely in reality. In order to accept the rushed marriage, magical elements, and a burl of wood that heals when hit with water…I need my characters emotions to be based in reality. Insta-love aside, I need all baggage to be handled with care and realism.

Rating: 2/5 The way the scars were handled bothered me too much.(less)

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Mar 30, 2013 Lover of Romance rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, magic, paranormal, time-travel, scottish-highlands, favorites

Sadie Quill, is patroling the land in Maine, for a park to be built, but she stumbles across a naked and virile highlander, Morgan MacKeage. After the encounter she is scared to death, and can't stop thinking about him, thinking him even though sexy as sin, is crazy and maybe not at all right in his head....Morgan when finding that Sadie is the one that will be wanting to put this beautiful forest and all its secret as part of a park, he wants to scare her off the land so she will never return b...more

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Nov 21, 2010 Quinn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library-book, highlander-romance, paranormal-romance

Argh. These are the times when I really need that half star rating system.

Loving the Highlander was another quick, easy and enjoyable read in Janet Chapman's Highlander series. This installment features Morgan MacKeage, Greylen's brother from Charming the Highlander. Morgan was one of the men accidentally transported 800 years into the future when a druidh's spell went awry.

Sadie Quill, emotionally and physically scarred from a house fire which resulted in the death of her sister and father, is...more

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Nov 05, 2009 BJ Rose rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemp-romance, series, time-travel, magic-witches-fae

This is the 2nd book in an entertaining series about some 12th century Highland warriors who have been thrust 800 years into the future. It's only been 8 years since it happened, Morgan is still not comfortable with living in this new era, and he still feels that his sword is his best friend. Sadie lost her sister in a house fire 8 yrs ago, her father died 3 yrs ago from health problems caused by smoke inhalation from that fire, and Sadie herself has major burn scars from being trapped in that f...more

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May 26, 2013 Cecile Flores-hardinger rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love this book, I am really enjoying the whole highlander series. It is so nice to start with the very very first book (charming the highlander) -for some reason it makes it so much enjoyable to read, to know how things started and where each book is going with each story and character. I love it. Morgan and Sadie story was so much fun to read-I had a lot of laughs with this one, thank u Janet Chapman!!!!

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Apr 20, 2013 Philisha Stephens rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

When I first became addicted to reading, Janet Chapman's Highlander series was what hooked me. This was before I had an ereader and I had found her series in a used bookstore and thought why not.

Her Highlander series are very good. I like her writing style and they all have a happy ending with a lot of excitement in between. Enjoy!

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Mar 08, 2011 Michele bookloverforever rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic-suspense

I love a smart,thoughtful,strong hero and I liked the heroine in this as well: damaged but strong and struggling to live her life. I liked the plot and the peripheral characters. There was fun, drama,humor,pathos in the story. And it did end happily.

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Mar 17, 2013 Wanda Ballou rated it 5 of 5 stars

A story set in modern day with medieval highlander running around. Keeps you hoping for the fairy tale but not knowing how it can be accomplished. Good story leaving you believing in fairy tales.

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Mar 17, 2013 Karen L rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, romance-time-travel

Great story that continues the story line from the first one; the Scottish warriors who thrown into the future by a magician to stop a war between two clans who kept fighting each other in the past.

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Jul 27, 2011 Kerra rated it 5 of 5 stars

I totally enjoyed this book! Some of the things Sadie said were really powerful. I found that the ending wasn't much of a surprise, but it was still awesome! I'm really sad now that its over :-(

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Sep 07, 2010 Sue rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Ok. The premise is good, but the scene where he is naked and chases her and tackles her is too creepy. I don't know that I could recover enough from that to fall in love with him later in the book.

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Jun 14, 2011 Brittany Parshall rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really like these book but im upset that Janet gives the guy and the girl the same beginning to their name. Grey n' Grace. Morgan and Mercedes. Michael and M-something.

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Jul 27, 2011 Jen Taylor rated it 5 of 5 stars

A great addition to the other MacKeage clan books I have read by Janet Chapman. Fills in a lot of details and is a fantastic read for any romance/adventure lover.

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Mar 11, 2011 Suzisu rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just finished the Immortal Highlander (loving Adam Black)and dived straight into more
Tartan-clad loveliness hehehe Will be going hiking at the weekend in the hope of finding
a huge hot-Scot scantily clad swimming in the local pond.... hahaha

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Nov 29, 2011 Lizz Wodrich rated it 4 of 5 stars

A fun series with the right amounts of sexy, funny and touching. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Dec 31, 2011 Crystal rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, traded

Ok, I actually GOT the humor in this one. And the story itself was pretty good. Only one quibble and fortunately, it was taken care of properly a day or two later - regardless of how marriage is done in the H's culture, it is NOT cool to marry the h according to the H's culture without actually and properly explaining things to her (that whole trickery thing, rather like getting a chick drunk in Vegas and taking her to meet Elvis). Fortunately, the handy dandy priest showed up a day or two later...more

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Apr 22, 2013 Vicki Mohr rated it 4 of 5 stars

Every now and then you need to read an magical adventure and this was fun. I enjoyed it.

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Oct 04, 2012 Marta rated it 3 of 5 stars

...the fairytale continues. Perfect when you stay at home with a cold :-)

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Jun 18, 2012 Barbara rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: women-s-lit

Love this series.
Love the humor and bantering! and of course the romance.

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Apr 23, 2013 Marsha rated it 3 of 5 stars

These are just fun, quick reads. Maine sounds beautiful.

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Nov 22, 2008 Kitty rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: guy-meets-girl

Another decent romance, pleasant diversion.

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May 13, 2013 Joni rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle-books

another good book in this highlander series, now on to the next one.

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Jun 18, 2012 Keltie rated it 2 of 5 stars

I liked the characters. I found myself bored with the plot.

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Aug 24, 2011 Tonya Warner rated it 5 of 5 stars

Another wonderful tale of a sexy Highlander meeting a modern day woman.

Morgan Mackeage more than meets his match in the reclusive Mercedes 'Sadie' Quill. Working his way past her physical scars and helping her heal the more damaging internal scars, Morgan helps Sadie realize her dreams.

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Dec 30, 2010 Mandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Set a few years after book one.

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As I sit here, trying to put into words who I am, I can't help but think of hats. I know it's an old, time-worn cliche, but hats fit (no pun intended). Like everyone else, I wear many hats; daughter, sister, wife, mother... teacher and student, philosopher, dreamer... and now - officially - roma...more Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
(1)romance author

As I sit here, trying to put into words who I am, I can't help but think of hats. I know it's an old, time-worn cliche, but hats fit (no pun intended). Like everyone else, I wear many hats; daughter, sister, wife, mother... teacher and student, philosopher, dreamer... and now - officially - romance writer.

I began as a daughter, born in northern Maine, the last of five children. Over the years I picked up several new hats, each of them adding warmth and texture to my life. In 1977 I became a wife, in 1981 a mother (I liked it so much I did it again in 1984). And as each new hat was added, I found that I've became stronger, more comfortable with the fit, and happier.

Teacher and student, dreamer and philosopher are life-long hats silently grown like a second skin. And it is from this foundation that I write my novels.

I have no idea what compels me to write, I only know that I must. I have always spun stories in my head, even as a child. But something - who knows what lurks deep in our subconscious - sat me in front of a blank computer screen one day and made me put those stories into words.

That was eight books ago. Charming the Highlander is the first one published. The others, like valued friends, exist only to keep me humble.

And so now, when asked what I do, I smile and say I'm a romance writer. There is the occasional raised eyebrow in response, and my smile widens. I tell them I'm a Mainer, so what else is there to write about? I'm living smack in the middle of a romantic landscape, nestled between an invigorating ocean and embracing mountains, all cloaked in a mantle of wilderness. The people of Maine are stalwart, independent, and willing to meet life head-on. They probably don't think of themselves as romantic, but they are its very essence.

This is why my stories are set here. And why I wish to share them with the rest of the world.
I live in a log home on a lake in central Maine. I've been married for twenty-five years and have two remarkable sons. We own more boats than we have people to run them, but it's a diversified group. I own a kayak, which is just my speed. My husband owns a fishing boat, two sailboats, a canoe, and an ice sailboat.

We spend a lot of time outside. Heck, I often write outside (kudos to the inventor of laptops). When I feel the need to go to the mountains or the ocean (depending on what book I'm working on) my husband hooks up the camper, packs up his boat, and takes me there. He fishes - I write. He cooks - I write. He vacuums, does laundry, mows the lawn - I write. It's a very nice routine we've worked out, don't you think? He takes care of the details of life and I write.

I can't tell you how thrilled I am that Pocket Books is publishing my stories. It truly is a dream come true, and a validation of years and years of hard work. But most rewarding, I think, is that I will get to share this special corner of my world with the rest of you.

So check back with me from time to time, and let me know what you're thinking. I'll write Letters from LakeWatch to keep you up to date on what's happening, and previews and excerpts from upcoming books.(less)

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