Wicked Wednesday Blog Tour & Giveaway: A Highlander's Tempation by Sue-Ellen Welfonder

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It's our favorite blogstastic day of the week and we've got another smokin' giveaway for you courtesy of Hatchette/Forever Books ♥

Synopsis: Arabella, daughter of the Black Stag of Kintail and leader of the MacKenzie clan, has heard all the stories of love & passion from her married sister but she herself has never experienced love or passion. Her father has scared away any & all potential suitors and so she remains lonely. She decides that it's time for an adventure and asks her father's permission to visit the Seal Isles...a small island that is party of her dowry. After much pleading and with the help of her mother & uncle, her reluctant father finally allows her to go. During her voyage, her ship is attacked by the elusive and legendary Black Vikings and she is shipwrecked on MacConacher Isle. As the only survivor of the attack, she is rescued by Darroc MacConacher, leader of the clan that inhabits this isle.

Darroc is mesmerized by her. Not only is she the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, but she has actually frequented his dreams as an unnamed raven-haired temptress. It isn't until he finds out who she really is - daughter of his arch nemesis - that he's torn between pride, honor & vengeance for his clan and a love & passion that he's never known before.

Arabella does not blame him for his hatred of her clan - she's heard the stories and knows what they've suffered at the hand of her grandfather. However, she is all too willing to look past that and accept him because she's falling hopelessly in love with this gorgeous, tortured man. The real question is, can he look past her blood-ties and love her for the woman she is and not the clan she belongs to? Then again, how will Arabella's father feel about her falling into the arms and into the bed of a MacConacher?

Isalys's Review: I really enjoyed this story. It has all the elements of a dramatic, Romeo & Juliet inspired tale, minus the tragic ending. In addition to the hero & heroine, there are many secondary characters that really enhanced the story such as Duncan & Linnet MacKenzie (Arabella's parents who are so opposite of each other yet so loving), Devorgilla of Doon (the magical crone that helps encourage Arabella & Darroc's love w/o their knowing), Mad Moraig (the wise old crow of MacConacher Isle that cares for Arabella), and Asa Long Legs (MacConacher Castle's resident ghost).

And if all this isn't enough, there is Darroc's quest to find and destroy the notorious Black Vikings. Not only will destroying them avenge Arabella and those who perished during the attack on her cog, but it will rid the seas of these pesky pirates and hopefully gain a nice prize from the King for him & his friend Olaf Big Nose.

The story is full of fun, interesting characters and delicious descriptions of Scotland's beauty, seas & erratic weather. It's all about finding your love, forgiving the past and hoping for a future together. It is truly a charming tale! I give it ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Sue-Ellen Welfonder's Website

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Giveaway
October 14 - October 21
(We have 5 copies available!)

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