Conquered by the Highlander

Conquered by the Highlander by Eliza Knight 2015 Historical romance

Brenna MacNeal is separated from her twin, Kirstin, and kidnapped by a rival clan when she is 11 years old. She is forced to marry Ronald MacLeod and bears him four children before she kills him at the age of 27. His clan wants her and her children killed. Her cousin asks Laird Gabriel “Wolf” Mackinnon to rescue them and become their guardian until her eldest son, Theo, comes of age. Her daughter Gillian and twin boys take a liking to Gabriel when he takes over the castle and throws Ronald’s younger brother in prison.

Backstories explain why Brenna and Gabriel, who are attracted to each other, fight their feelings. Gabriel was betrothed twice before and each woman married another man. He has gotten over it with Brenna’s help. Brenna was in a physical and emotionally abused relationship with her husband and doesn’t believe in love. Who can blame her? She has to sort out her feelings for Gabriel and think about the future of her children. Knight keeps the danger level high by Ronald’s clan searching for Brenna to punish her. It won’t be pleasant if they find her.

Romance stories require something to keep the lovers apart. It must be substantial and logical but can be physical or emotional. It must appear as if they will not be able to have a happily ever after, or the reader won’t keep turning the pages to find out how they finally get together.

Knight offered chapters from her other books, and her plots are interesting alternatives to the usual plots and offer the reader a variety of hurdles for couples to overcome. Knight uses older characters in her stories and a lot of violence in the Middle Ages of Scotland. The men are warriors and fight other clans for their land. The ladies are sometimes raped or forced into marriages.

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