The Highlander's Bargain (Loch Moigh #2)
by Barbara Longley
Blurb:
In the second thrilling Novel of Loch
Moigh, award-winning author Barbara Longley delivers more of the action,
adventure, and romance that began in the pulse-pounding True to the Highlander.
Before
he can settle down, blond-haired, blue-eyed Robley of clan MacKintosh needs to
taste true adventure. So when the faerie Madame Giselle asks him to retrieve
her stolen property in exchange for two enchanted tokens that will whisk him
across the centuries, he jumps at the chance.
Nurse
and future midwife Erin Durie is broke and alone, thanks o a roommate who
skipped town and the psychic gifts that make relationships too intense and
painful to bear. Then a kilted man magically drops into her arms, looking for a
guide to the twenty-first century, and she can’t deny the attraction. But
magical treachery soon throws open time’s portal once more—and puts a blade to
Robley’s throat. Now Erin must decide where—or when—her healing powers can do
the most good…and whether she can live without her handsome Highlander.
Themes: historical,
paranormal, time travel
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Another stunningly imaginative and sensual
story, book two in the Lock Moigh series take us not just to the wondrous era
of the highlanders but also winging through time back to the present right
along with Robley. This being only the second book I’ve read by Barbara
Longley, I was thrilled to see what would happen to Robley, because at the end
of book one his curiosity about the 21st century was obvious. The first book takes us from modern day New
York on a trip back in time with Alethia and getting to see her life now, years
later, was thrilling, so if you missed it don’t worry you’ll get enough details
that you’ll enjoy Rob’s just the same. I am really looking forward to seeing
who might get a story now and whether we’ll be moving
forward or back through time.
I
loved Robley from the beginning of meeting him in the last book, but seeing
just how adventurous, loving and sweet he is in his own book made me love him
even more. When he makes a decision to
travel to the future he is maybe a bit impulsive, to really thinking through
the consequences of his choice to himself or his loved ones. We he arrives in Minnesota, knocking Erin off
her feet in more ways than one, you can instantly see there will be a connection
between them. More than just the typical
attraction between a man and woman, there seems to be an instant emotional bond
that snaps between their hearts and neither of them is really prepared for
that. The way he adapts to the new world around him astounds me because I know
I would never have that ability, but Erin isn’t quite as adaptable when she is
flung back in time with him. He is
obviously a very strong minded and iron-willed man and I imagine that anything he
really sets his mind to would be accomplished.
It was great to see him fall in love with not just Erin, but also with
her home, her friends, and of course the ultimate 21st-century power
horse—the Harley. (*snickers*)
Erin
on the other hand was a woman with a lot of baggage; she has pretty much
decided that love isn’t real, connections to others are fleeting, and there is
no one you can trust to stick around when you need them. Despite the connection, she feels for Rob she
cannot believe that he would stay with her and the she could trust him to love
her for a lifetime. Despite her fears,
she gets closer and closer to falling in love with her 15th-century highlander
than she ever imagined she could. When
she is dragged into the faerie drama alongside Rob and flung back in time, she
has no idea if she will ever see her home or family again, but there is no
denying that being with Rob might just be worth it. I loved how she used her medical training and
knowledge to try to help others, even when their suspicions could have caused
her serious emotional and physical damage.
And I can only say what a kick ass woman to perform the procedure she
does in the 15th century. (Can’t
tell you or I’d spoil the surprise, but it’s awesome) My only issue I guess was
just how long she fought her own heart and soul, her mind telling her not to
trust, while Robley showed her again and again just how devoted a man he was.
Overall,
this was an interesting story that covers several vividly detailed settings,
interesting and sensual characters, emotional entanglements and the drama that
the Fae can bring to any human’s life. Almost immediately after Robley makes his
decision to ask the Faerie to send him to the future, the reader knows that
Rob’s life will never be the same again and he has just gotten himself into a
world of danger, especially when the task he must perform in exchange for her
help is TOO easy. Flung through time he finds
himself for the first time experiencing shopping malls, aggressive women, and
most hilariously cars. Every time he
discovered something new, I was reminded of the wonders that really exist in
our everyday lives. As he learns more about Erin he begins to fall more and
more in love with her. Erin on the other hand is reluctant every step of the
way to form a bond with Rob, knowing that in the end she will feel nothing but
hurt. But when the choice comes, Erin
finally understands that the beauty of their love is worth the risk of any
hurt, because living without him is more painful than never having had that
time with him. I enjoyed this book very much and am thrilled to know that another is on the way, though I would love to
know more about who will be the H/H in that one. I think it is officially safe to say I will
be adding Barbara to my favorite authors list.
*eARC provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No
compensation was provided.
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