This Highlander will risk everything to find his daughter...
Lachlan MacKenzie has nothing left to lose since his wife and daughter were killed. But when a shadowy figure reveals his little girl might still be alive, Lachlan will do whatever it takes to find her—even abduct a lass from the MacGregor clan for an exchange. Being caught would mean certain death. But the laird of the Black Isle won't let anything—or anyone—interfere with his mission...not even his beautiful, stubborn captive.
Even his heart
All Mailie MacGregor wants is to return home to her family. And the Highland beast who captured her can go to the devil. Her plan: to thwart him at any cost and win her freedom. But she never expected to be so drawn to the fierce warrior and the desire in his eyes.
Lachlan MacKenzie has nothing left to lose since his wife and daughter were killed. But when a shadowy figure reveals his little girl might still be alive, Lachlan will do whatever it takes to find her—even abduct a lass from the MacGregor clan for an exchange. Being caught would mean certain death. But the laird of the Black Isle won't let anything—or anyone—interfere with his mission...not even his beautiful, stubborn captive.
Even his heart
All Mailie MacGregor wants is to return home to her family. And the Highland beast who captured her can go to the devil. Her plan: to thwart him at any cost and win her freedom. But she never expected to be so drawn to the fierce warrior and the desire in his eyes.
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What I thought about Laird of the Black Isle
Lachlan MacKenzie is living in darkness -- his wife and daughter were murdered in the worst way, burned in their home while Lachlan was away. He's been spending the last two years avenging their death and working really hard to stay away from everyone.
When he's approached to kidnap Mailie MacGregor with the promise of his daughter still being alive, he does what he has to do -- he kidnaps the girl and takes him back to his home where he knows no one will dare turn him in or speak against him.
Mailie is full of fire and doesn't take too kindly to being kidnapped. At first she hates Lachlan and tries to escape. But he's not going to let that happen. As they spend more time together, Mailie ignites something Lachlan long thought dead inside of him. And Mailie also realizes that Lachlan isn't quite the dragon that everyone would like to believe he is. The first half of the book is really all about Mailie and Lachlan learning about each other and eventually falling in love. There's a couple of adorable orphans involved who help Mailie see exactly what she wants -- and that's Lachlan. I adored Lachlan's transformation from rude and unapproachable laird to where he ends up at the end of the book, full of life and hope for the future.
Unfortunately, the creep that wants Mailie and had a part in her kidnapping isn't about to just give her to Lachlan without a fight. Honestly, the last 40% of this book was amazing with plenty of action and lots of little twists that kept me interested until the very end.
Mailie's family is also looking for her and they rounded out the cast of secondary characters. I'm really looking forward to Adam's story as a result.
Overall, I liked this story but I did think that the first half of the book could have been paced a little faster and not been so repetitious. I struggled a bit with that, but the last half of the book made up for it with lots of action, interesting and sometimes nasty characters and a happily ever after that both Mailie and Lachlan deserved.
Laird of the Black Isle works well as a standalone. If you are in the mood for some Highland hotties, this might just work for you.
About the Author
Paula Quinn is a NY Times & USA Today bestselling American novelist best known for writing historical fiction focusing on Scotland.
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