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The Curse of Clan Ross #2
Not Without Juliet
She will let nothing stop her...
Juliet Bell has a hit man, the FBI, a long-lost sister, and a handful of handsome Highlanders hunting her through time. But she's not going back until she gets what's hers. And her hunters won't go back either--not without Juliet.
He's had a change of heart...
Quinn's timing stinks. He's about to die a martyr, which would have been fine with him a year before, but 15th century Scotland has revived his survival instincts and he's decided he wants to live after all. His only hope? Making one of his foes believe Quinn can control the future.
An enemy they never saw coming...
Juliet and Quinn are thrown together, whether by the hands of Fate or a pair of clever witches, and they find love lends a much nobler purpose to their impossible quests. But they'll have to maneuver around a centuries-old curse and a villain with a higher purpose of his own--or everything they want will be out of their hands forever.
Juliet Bell has a hit man, the FBI, a long-lost sister, and a handful of handsome Highlanders hunting her through time. But she's not going back until she gets what's hers. And her hunters won't go back either--not without Juliet.
He's had a change of heart...
Quinn's timing stinks. He's about to die a martyr, which would have been fine with him a year before, but 15th century Scotland has revived his survival instincts and he's decided he wants to live after all. His only hope? Making one of his foes believe Quinn can control the future.
An enemy they never saw coming...
Juliet and Quinn are thrown together, whether by the hands of Fate or a pair of clever witches, and they find love lends a much nobler purpose to their impossible quests. But they'll have to maneuver around a centuries-old curse and a villain with a higher purpose of his own--or everything they want will be out of their hands forever.
294 pages, Paperback
First published February 10, 2013
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January 25, 2018
Wonderful love story
Wonderful love story about a highlander and an American lass who are from the same 20th century but finally meet each other in the a past century. Read on for more.
Wonderful love story about a highlander and an American lass who are from the same 20th century but finally meet each other in the a past century. Read on for more.
February 10, 2020
Romance with time travel
A nice romance with time travel, left a big thread dangling with the letter from Grandma though. Also I didn't find the Ewan peeling scene entertaining or necessary
A nice romance with time travel, left a big thread dangling with the letter from Grandma though. Also I didn't find the Ewan peeling scene entertaining or necessary
March 15, 2018
Such a good story
Loved this one even more then the first in this series. Intriguing and the Muirrs are delightful, mysterious, and so quirky. Very enjoyable read.
Loved this one even more then the first in this series. Intriguing and the Muirrs are delightful, mysterious, and so quirky. Very enjoyable read.
June 2, 2018
Great series
Love this series its fast fun .The only thing I don't like is they end to soon.Cant wait to read the next one.
Love this series its fast fun .The only thing I don't like is they end to soon.Cant wait to read the next one.
January 21, 2019
Sexy read!
May 2, 2019
Interesting time travel with several twists. The falling in Love issue felt a bit contrived and quick but it was clean.
February 19, 2020
Wonderful
L. L. Muir has done it again! I felt like I was in medieval Scotland. Her characters are so believable.
L. L. Muir has done it again! I felt like I was in medieval Scotland. Her characters are so believable.
October 13, 2020
This is the funniest Series . I love the characters so much. Awesome.
March 26, 2025
So Much Fun Reading
So enjoying reading these stories… love the characters, the humor and romance as well as the background on the Muir clan.
So enjoying reading these stories… love the characters, the humor and romance as well as the background on the Muir clan.
June 17, 2025
Shouldn't have started this one last night because I ended up staying up until 3 am to finish it. It was very good and I really enjoyed it.
December 4, 2025
Very entertaining!
I couldn’t put it down. So much action with great world-building. I loved the characters and story. I enjoyed the humour too.
I couldn’t put it down. So much action with great world-building. I loved the characters and story. I enjoyed the humour too.
May 3, 2026
Not a fan of Juliette, but the story is very sweet!
April 19, 2022
one of the best
I simple adored the flow of this book and the characters. I so appreciate the storytelling talents of L.L. Muir.
I simple adored the flow of this book and the characters. I so appreciate the storytelling talents of L.L. Muir.
August 8, 2013
3+ stars
This second book in the Muir Witch Project isn't quite as good as the first, Going Back For Romeo... it stretches the fantasy a bit thin, and it has some uneven and longish parts that could easily have been trimmed. But it does continue the story, and it is a decent summer read.
In this book, we learn that Jillian MacKay Ross has a twin sister, Juliet Bell. Juliet was raised by their parents, not the grandmother who snatched Jillian when she was only 6 years old. That grandmother was convinced, based on a short hop to the past where she overheard and misconstrued a conversation, that Jilly was in danger if she ever went to Scotland. So she snatched Jilly and told her that her parents died in a car accident.
Well, they did... but not when Jilly was 6. Juliet lived with the shadow of Jilly - her parents always searching for their lost daughter, until Juliet had enough of it all. She's got more than one grudge against Jillian, and she means to settle the score. Seems that she recently located Jillian, after reading about her inheriting their grandmother's millions; Juliet wants her fair share. Oh, and Juliet (Jules) has been dreaming about a handsome, hunky Highlander in a strange, dark dream. When Jules sees Monty (Montgomery Ross), she's sure that he's the man she's supposed to be with... and of course, he happens to be Jilly's husband!
But Jules has her own dark secrets, which include getting involved with a mobster in NYC. Jules witnessed said mobster kill one of her friends, Nikolas, and she's been in Witness Protection, waiting to testify against the mobster. When she sees the news about Jilly's inheritance, however, she manages to slip her FBI guards (aren't US Marshalls the guardians of those in WitSec?) and make her way to Scotland undetected (???) where she finds the same Muir sisters who conned Jilly just months before. AND a Scottish hit man - a beast of a man with long, reddish curls.
The Muir sisters give Jules some nonsense and then hide her in Isobelle's tomb, trying to shield her from the hit man. But, of course, Jules ends up traveling to the past, where Quinn Ross has taken Montgomery's place and Ewan (Quinn's ancestor) is now laird. The Gordons are none too pleased about Monty's previous actions, not the least of which was getting out of a marriage to the Gordon daughter and Monty's sister Morna leaping off a cliff to end her marriage to a Gordon. So when Quinn wanders off Ross land by accident, the Gordons are there to take him and make him pay.
Things get a bit cloudy when the Scottish hit man also time-travels to where Jules is... and both Jules and the hit man speak fluent Gaelic.... And when Jules and Quinn meet - at last! We finally know who's been dreaming about whom and why.
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Lots of stretches in this book, especially the Muir connection and the twin thing. How could Jillian not remember hew own twin sister? If she'd been taken at 2 or 3 years of age, I could understand it better. But by the age of 6, Jilly shouldn't have conveniently forgotten her twin. I can't decide if this book was an afterthought and this was a convenient way to have a second book OR if it just wasn't quite thought through.
But there's plenty of humor and pathos... and all's well that ends well.
This second book in the Muir Witch Project isn't quite as good as the first, Going Back For Romeo... it stretches the fantasy a bit thin, and it has some uneven and longish parts that could easily have been trimmed. But it does continue the story, and it is a decent summer read.
In this book, we learn that Jillian MacKay Ross has a twin sister, Juliet Bell. Juliet was raised by their parents, not the grandmother who snatched Jillian when she was only 6 years old. That grandmother was convinced, based on a short hop to the past where she overheard and misconstrued a conversation, that Jilly was in danger if she ever went to Scotland. So she snatched Jilly and told her that her parents died in a car accident.
Well, they did... but not when Jilly was 6. Juliet lived with the shadow of Jilly - her parents always searching for their lost daughter, until Juliet had enough of it all. She's got more than one grudge against Jillian, and she means to settle the score. Seems that she recently located Jillian, after reading about her inheriting their grandmother's millions; Juliet wants her fair share. Oh, and Juliet (Jules) has been dreaming about a handsome, hunky Highlander in a strange, dark dream. When Jules sees Monty (Montgomery Ross), she's sure that he's the man she's supposed to be with... and of course, he happens to be Jilly's husband!
But Jules has her own dark secrets, which include getting involved with a mobster in NYC. Jules witnessed said mobster kill one of her friends, Nikolas, and she's been in Witness Protection, waiting to testify against the mobster. When she sees the news about Jilly's inheritance, however, she manages to slip her FBI guards (aren't US Marshalls the guardians of those in WitSec?) and make her way to Scotland undetected (???) where she finds the same Muir sisters who conned Jilly just months before. AND a Scottish hit man - a beast of a man with long, reddish curls.
The Muir sisters give Jules some nonsense and then hide her in Isobelle's tomb, trying to shield her from the hit man. But, of course, Jules ends up traveling to the past, where Quinn Ross has taken Montgomery's place and Ewan (Quinn's ancestor) is now laird. The Gordons are none too pleased about Monty's previous actions, not the least of which was getting out of a marriage to the Gordon daughter and Monty's sister Morna leaping off a cliff to end her marriage to a Gordon. So when Quinn wanders off Ross land by accident, the Gordons are there to take him and make him pay.
Things get a bit cloudy when the Scottish hit man also time-travels to where Jules is... and both Jules and the hit man speak fluent Gaelic.... And when Jules and Quinn meet - at last! We finally know who's been dreaming about whom and why.
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Lots of stretches in this book, especially the Muir connection and the twin thing. How could Jillian not remember hew own twin sister? If she'd been taken at 2 or 3 years of age, I could understand it better. But by the age of 6, Jilly shouldn't have conveniently forgotten her twin. I can't decide if this book was an afterthought and this was a convenient way to have a second book OR if it just wasn't quite thought through.
But there's plenty of humor and pathos... and all's well that ends well.
February 17, 2017
Even better than the first one.
December 3, 2015
I wish I could have given this one a 2.5 star rating. I enjoyed the story itself. However, there were some things that bothered me. For one thing, there were several times in this book where I felt like the author expected the readers to read her mind. For example, Quinn had been bothered by a metallic taste in his mouth. Later, when he tasted it again, he was okay because he realized where it came from. I never did. I could have gotten past that, at rated this 3 stars if it weren't for the language. It was significantly worse in this one than in the last one. There is absolutely no need to include words that would be bleeped out on prime-time t.v. Before I read this one, I was on the verge of getting the Ghosts of Culloden Moor books. Now I'm not so sure I want to read them. I will probably give the 3rd book in the series a try -- I really do enjoy her stories -- but if the language doesn't get seriously better, I will be done with her as an author.
July 14, 2014
It had been quite a while since I read the first book, "Going Back for Romeo", but I was excited to read the "What About Wickham" stories, so I finally got around to reading 'Juliet'. I liked it. Maybe if I'd read the first one in closer proximity to this one, it would have made more sense to me, but there were a lot of times when I was just confused about why something was going on. Any way - I enjoyed it well enough. Now I'm reading 'Wicked', 'Wickeder', and 'Wickedest'. I probably read 'Collecting Isobelle' next since I'm already immersed in the world.
March 18, 2013
I realized somewhere in the beginning that there was a book before this but it was so good I couldn't bring myself to stop to wait for the first one. Jules and Quinn kept me glued to each page. For someone who would love to "find that portal", this was a story that spoke to my soul. Packed full of adventure and love. Secondary characters who will have you smiling.
March 23, 2016
This is not a stand alone book!! Must read others before!! I got this book in a box set called Echos of Destiny GREAT set by the way)!! I was confused at first but got settled in and enjoyed the crazy ride!! Jules is a tough cookie!!! Quinn was a great guy and James was just too funny!! I am planning on going back and reading the other books soon!!
April 2, 2013
Loved the book. Fast pace and enjoyed the way the two worlds were merged together. All the characters were fun and easy to either love or hate. Would recommend to anyone who wanted an easy read for a weekend.
December 27, 2015
Delicious!
Loved every hilarious words. I enjoyed the similarities and differences of the twins, Jillian and Juliet! There was no way to predict what would happen when Muir twins were involved, but it made for delightful reading!
Loved every hilarious words. I enjoyed the similarities and differences of the twins, Jillian and Juliet! There was no way to predict what would happen when Muir twins were involved, but it made for delightful reading!
April 24, 2016
In book one in this series, Quinn sacrifices himself and travels back in time so Jillian and Montgomery can have their happy ever after. This go around Quinn gets his turn to fall in love. More time travel, more curses, and a lot more Muir twins. A delightful read.
February 27, 2013
There were some typos and putting the wrong character's names but the plot was worth excusing my librarian tendancies to get stuck on editing issue especially when it's a work of fiction.
March 20, 2013
I liked the story very much. At first and at times it was a bit hard to follow thus three stars. To be fair I would give 3.5 if I could figure out how to do that.
March 21, 2013
Enjoyed it. But not as much as the first book.
May 30, 2013
Loved it. I love the historical twists. The cover looks very cliche. But the story line has more life. The two books need to be read in order. Very clean and sweet.
September 7, 2013
A lot of readers will probably enjoy this book more than I did. It had charm and humor, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. I might have appreciated it more if I had read the previous book.
March 2, 2014
This series is a fun, adventuresome, Scottish time travel romance. Now to read the third.
February 7, 2015
Loved it!
March 7, 2015
This was a nice time-travel romance, but nothing special.
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