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Spell of the Highlander
416 pages
A sizzling, high-stakes paranormal romance where ancient Celtic magic collides with modern-day danger.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a whirlwind of ancient magic and undeniable chemistry. The atmosphere is thick with mystical tension and sizzling attraction, balancing the high-stakes danger of dark fae artifacts with the playful, fiery banter between a modern woman and an ancient warrior. The prose is unapologetically sensual and fast-paced, pulling you through a propulsive narrative where every glance and touch feels charged with destiny. It is pure, unadulterated escapism that leans hard into the alpha-male trope while giving its heroine plenty of grit and sass. Fans of high-heat paranormal romance who love the collision of ancient curses, time-bending devotion, and fierce protective instincts will devour this intense, swoon-worthy adventure.
- Mood
- sizzling
- mystical
- high-stakes
- escapist
- Tone
- passionate
- playful
- intense
- dramatic
- swoony
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- fated love across time · ancient magic in the modern world · overcoming isolation · destiny and sacrifice
- The writing
- Sensual, fast-paced, and heavily focused on visceral attraction and dramatic tension.
- The arc
- Moves from bewildered fascination and sudden danger to an all-consuming, fiercely protective love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-heat paranormal romance with alpha heroes, ancient curses, and sassy modern heroines.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- fantasy violence
- kidnapping
About the book
Powerful. Sensual. Seductive. He is all that is shamelessly erotic in a man. In her sexiest Highlander novel yet, author Karen Moning stirs up a sizzling brew of ancient mystery and modern passion as she brings together a devilishly handsome Celtic warrior trapped in time... and the woman who's about to pay the ultimate price for freeing him. Age-old secrets haunt them. Deadly danger and irresistible desire shadow their every move. It's a relationship for the ages. And all that separates them is a mere thirteen hundred years.... Jessi St. James has got to get a life. Too many hours studying ancient artifacts has given the hardworking archaeology student a bad case of sex on the brain. So she figures she must be dreaming when she spies a gorgeous half-naked man staring out at her from inside the silvery glass of an ancient mirror. But when a split-second decision saves her from a terrifying attempt on her life, Jessi suddenly finds herself confronting six and a half feet of smoldering, insatiable alpha male.Heir to the arcane magic of his Druid ancestors, eleven centuries ago Cian MacKeltar was trapped inside the Dark Glass, one of four coveted Unseelie Hallows, objects of unspeakable power. When the Dark Glass is stolen, an ancient enemy will stop at nothing to reclaim it, destroying everything in his path--including the one woman who may just hold the key to breaking the ninth-century Highlander's dark spell. For Jessi, the muscle-bound sex god in the mirror is not only tantalizingly real, he's offering his protection--from exactly what, Jessi doesn't know. And all he wants in exchange is the exquisite pleasure of sharing her bed.Yet even as Cian's insatiable hunger begins to work its dark magic on Jessi, his ancient enemy is about to obtain the final and most dangerous of the Unseelie Hallows--and the ninth-century Highlander must stop him from getting it. Nothing less than the very fabric of the universe and two passionately entwined lives are at stake--as Cian and Jessi fight to claim the kind of love that comes along but once in an ice age....From the Hardcover edition.
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