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    Spell of the Highlander
    Spell of the Highlander
    Spell of the Highlander
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    Spell of the Highlander

    Written by Karen Marie Moning

    Narrated by Phil Gigante

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    Powerful. Sensual. Seductive. He is all that is shamelessly erotic in a man. In her sexiest Highlander novel yet, New York Times bestselling 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. . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 20, 2008
    ISBN9781423341727
    Spell of the Highlander
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    Karen Marie Moning

    Karen Marie Moning is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fever series, featuring MacKayla Lane, and the award-winning Highlander series. She has a bachelor’s degree in society and law from Purdue University.

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    • 5/5
      The story was great and so is the narrator. However, one point most people from Kansas don’t have a Southern accent and I say that as a girl from Kansas.
    • 5/5
      Karen Marie Moning is one of my favorite romance writers. This series is what opened me up to time travel and the idea of paranormal romance. It's probably because of this that is holds such a special place in my heart. I have read and reread this series countless times and still am never disappointed.
    • 5/5
      loved it. I want more hot Highlander!! Can’t wait for the next one.
    • 5/5
      As with every one of Karen Marie Moning's books, I just fall in love with the plot, characters, and the sensual magic of each Paranormal book that she has written. Thus was true for Spell Of The Highlander. Although not my absolute favorite of hers, still a enjoyable read.Jessi St James, is a young woman that is very close to getting her PH.D in Archealogy, and between her classes, work and trying to eat and sleep between she has no time for relationships. Jessi is very tired and is eager to get her degree and start doing what she loves, and maybe find love in the digs. However, her plans do change when her professor that she grades for, calls her up and tells her to make sure a important delivery arrives and to sign for it. Jessi, a bit confused by this request, but goes ahead and signs for the package. Then when it is unwrapped by the insistence of the "delivery boys" she finds a old and beautiful mirror. Which is unlike any other mirror that she has come across. The glass seems to have a dark mist within it, and when she spies a half naked gorgeous man, she passes it off as not enough sleep despite the chills she feels in the room. When she returns once more, a man surprises her and threatens her life. Just when she feels that there is no way out of this horrid crazy situation; she hears a voice that commands her to summon him out of the mirror. Thus the confusion begins within Jessi mind, she doesn't know who to believe. Not knowing if it was the right choice, she summons the unknown man out of the mirror, hoping that he will be someone that isn't out to kill her. So he defends her and one sensual interlude causes Jessi to feel things that she has never felt, only dreamed of. Then he runs out and disappears on her. Thinking he was just a dream, she assumes everything that happened was her imagination right? Wrong, before Jessi knows it she is on the run for her life, her companion a strange mysterious, magical man whom is centuries old and resides continually in a mirror until she summons him. Thus begins a adventure for a lifetime for Jess, and a love and blinding desire as old as time, and will creep up on them despite all the danger and mystery surrounding them.As far as I know, this was one of the most sensual reads that I have read in a while. It also was filled with a intensity that will place you at the edge of your seat, and will get the heart thumping, and will bring a tear to your heart. I found this to be a very emotional read, especially toward the end. I won't spoil it too much, so I won't tell you why, but it definitely will pull at your heart strings as it did mine. I am definitely eager to read more of this series, since its one my favorite Scot Series!
    • 4/5
      Cute! I love that the entire series involves the same family. Glad I read it because I’m a completionist, but not quite as memorable as her other works in the series.
    • 5/5
      Great book, gets a little wordy in some parts, but still a good read.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book! Men, arrogance, & great sex!
    • 5/5
      I love this book, and I hope they'll make a movie out of it ?
    • 5/5
      Ahhhh.... another great story of the Keltar’s. I loved this one.
    • 5/5
      Very enjoyable read. I would recommend this book. Five stars!
    • 4/5
      The story of this couple is quite engaging. Usually I'm not into books about time travel, but he didn't really travel through time so much as lived through it trapped somewhere. That was interesting. I don't believe I could have held it together like he had, I would have gone nuts and then some more. Cian is someone to look up to; alpha male, sexy, compassionate, and treads lightly on the dark side. Jessi isn't someone to scoff at either; strong of will and mind she is also someone to look up to.
    • 4/5
      Spell of the Highlander
      4 Stars

      Repeats familiar tropes from the previous installments, i.e., a hunky highlander suffering under some sort of curse and a virgin heroine who just happens to be his one true love. Nevertheless, the basic premise is quite entertaining as long as you don't take it too seriously, and the references to the Unseelie Hallows and hints at events to come in the Fever series are enjoyable.

      Cian is an enigmatic amalgamation of opposites. On the one hand, he is primitive and barbaric with no compunction against using Voice to compel others to his bidding or even to force Jessi into having sex with him (although he probably wouldn't have done so). On the other hand, he has an ingrained sense of honor and is willing to die to atone for his past crimes and rid the world of a dangerous threat.

      Jessi is feisty and adorable. She takes the revelations concerning the existence of magic, druids and the fae in stride, approaching the issues with a logical mind and reasoning it all out in her head. She is also more than capable of holding her own against the domineering Cian, and their banter and chemistry are a highlight of the story.

      The return of Drustan & Gwen, and Daegus & Chloe is an added bonus and the lead into the Fever series is seamless and smooth. All in all, a solid conclusion to a delightful series.
    • 5/5
      This book was better than I expected. The summary didn't do it justice. I laughed and also one part almost brought a tear to my eye (maybe I was over-tired from reading so much but still) Cian and Jessica were great together. I also didn't expected the small glimpse into what was the pre-bits to the fever series.... I am going to read the Novella now, wondering how well it links into the fever series...

      Feb 16/2014
      Read this for the second time.. it's now a favourite! Loved this book!!
    • 5/5
      Loved this book! Men, arrogance, & great sex!
    • 5/5
      Karen Marie Moning creates a dark and tormented alpha Scotsman who is understandably tormented by his imprisonment, his past druid and dark arts mastery, and his thoughts that he has betrayed and perhaps been the cause of the loss of his family. The author creates a totally likable and engaging female character in Jessi, as she is an archaeology Masters student/expert who dreams of having a more exciting life outside of her collegiate world, as she has put everything into her education and love of ancient antiquities to the extent that she has ignored having a life outside of that---including a romantic one, of which she is understandably extremely curious about--and the sensuous Cian is just the man to show her the way. This book brings back the breathtaking twins, Druston & Daegus and their wives, Gwen & Chloe, to the delight of the reader, creates another original & inventive scenerio for time travel/immortality and yet again intersperses clever & humorous dialogue, adventure, danger, love, eroticism, romance and also connects Cian's past history with the beloved MacKeltar clan.
    • 3/5
      Not a bad addition to the Highlander series. I'm not a huge fan of the whole bringing all of the characters together thing that romance novels seem to do so much, but I'm willing to cut this book some slack since it actually seems like it will all add up to something later on. But will it actually? Probably not.My main feminist issue (I seem to have a lot of those these days) with this romance novel is that near the beginning, Cian tries to use Voice on Jessi to make her have sexy time with him. Her reason for excusing this behavior is that when Voice didn't work, Cian didn't resort to physical force to have sexy time. Why is physical rape worse than mental rape? Why on earth would you trust someone who'd tried to brainwash you into having sex with them?I won't go into the similarities of Voice and date-rape drugs, but just think about it.On the plus side, the villain for this book is actually pretty cool. Lucan is genuinely scary because he's genuinely insane. I only wish he'd lasted a little longer.
    • 5/5
      I loved Cian's book. As you read you keep going back and forth in your head...is he really as bad as everyone thought? Is he really misunderstood or was he tricked? And of course enter Drustan and Daegus again! OMG I love them! And Chloe and Gwen! And Jessica is a great character too. I'm so curious about Aibheel though and am intrigued to read Into the Dreaming.
    • 4/5
      Humor abounds in this Highlander story, with hints of the fae crossing over into the Fever series.
    • 4/5
      Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie MoningBook #7 Highlander SeriesSource: PurchaseMy Rating: 4/5 starsMy Review: Oh, balls!!! Book seven of the Highlander series is all kinds of crazy with magic mirrors, an arrogant and somewhat chauvinistic lost MacKeltar, a wicked crazy sorcerer hell bent on remaining immortal, and a bat-shit crazy plan to save everyone.Jessi St. James knows her personal life is in the crapper but is willing to make the sacrifice if it means completing her PhD and getting out into the field to work. There will be plenty of time for dating once she’s a fully trained and practicing archaeologist. Unfortunately, that day is never going to come thanks to Cian MacKeltar, his insatiable need for revenge, and his unstoppable desire to possess Jessi. Well, crap! From the moment Jessi accepts there is actually a beautiful Highlander living in a mirror her world turns upside down, sideways, and four other inconvenient directions. Her life is threatened, she is forced to leave her home and school, and she is constantly having to lug around the ginormously large mirror Cian is trapped in. Furthermore, every time the damn man comes out of the mirror he manages to both turn her on and insult her. Though he tries at every turn to convince Jessi of the seriousness of the situation, Jessi just doesn’t quite get it until her life is truly threatened. Though Cian is loath to tell the story of how he was trapped in a mirror, he does tell Jessi about the man who is pursuing him and what will happen if the big bad succeeds in catching Cian. Once the combination of the two sets in Jessi decides she will, at any cost help Cian defeat his most hated enemy. The only way to make things right is to get Cian and his mirror to Scotland where he can protect them on MacKeltar land and actually stand a chance in the battle to come. What throws everyone for a loop is the most unexpected meeting between Cian and his descendants, the MacKeltar twins. There is strength in numbers and between the three MacKeltar men there is also a lot of knowledge, skill, and bravery and courage beyond measure. As the day of doom comes every closer, Gabrielle is finally able to admit her feelings for Cian only to discover his true mission will result in his death. Yep, Jessi’s life sucks so hard!The Bottom Line: This is yet another read that I made it through but didn’t get overly excited about . . . that is, until the last third of the book. The first two thirds of this read is all about getting Cian and Jessi to Scotland and to MacKeltar land. The last third of the read is all about the drama and action with Cian resigning himself to his fate and Jessi doing everything possible to save the man she loves. As always, I was totally thrilled to see the MacKeltar twins and their wives make an appearance and really, ride to the rescue once again. The final battle is dramatic and the road to the HEA is fraught with turmoil, anger, love, and even some brief moments of pure happiness. In all, the book really redeemed itself for me in the final third and I blazed right on through the final page.
    • 3/5
      Initially I read Fever series for more of these McKeltars but the Fever series rerouted back to square one with Mac and Jericho Barrons to make non-Highlander series readers get the stories. I guess that what made the series somewhat a disappointment.
    • 2/5
      Let's be honest. The only reason I'm even reading this series is to try and find any tiny tidbits of clues to exactly who/what Barrons is in the Shadow series while I count down the days and hours left before I can read Shadowfever (that's approximately 105 days 14 hours, give or take). At first, I thought he might be Adam. But then Adam became human. But I digress.

      This was not my favorite of the Highlander series. Sure, they had chemistry, but he was a bit too much of a "he-man" for my tastes. As a time-killer, it was an okay read. And it was nice to get the little snippets of background info on the dark hallows, etc. Still not completely sure what Barrons is...
    • 4/5
      I have decided that this is the ultimate story in the Highlander series (and I am not going to talk about that excuse of a book Into the Dreaming that came after this one—it'll be like it never existed...) and Cian MacKeltar is truly the dark ancestor of all the boys. But he is also funny, full of quirks and giggles and humor and love. AND, while having the long, silky hair that all the Highlanders seem to be sporting (yum!), his hair is a dark auburn, and not black. His whole coloring spells Autumn to me, with eyes like burned whisky, and it is a true Scottish feel I get from that. I love it.

      What to say of his ladylove? *gigglesnort* She is a complete hoot, totally kickass and finally A GIRL WITH A HAIRCUT, not just long pretteh hair. No, hers is black and cut short. Brilliant image. (Oh, but she's a virgin, of course, it goes without saying. And that bugs me just as much as with all the other girls. Oh for a new script).

      Also, the writing in this book is really Ms Moning coming into her more modern way of writing with humor and fun. She finds ways to express herself in this book that is unequalled in this series, and something I feel is becoming more fully developed in her Fever series. But this? It feels like this is where it started, for her, that she felt she could do both historical romance AND fun. Well done!

      Some examples:
      "Dageus glowered at the closing door. Christ, his ancestor was a savage!"
      Well, well, look who's talking! Because Dageus is such a sweet and tender little man, eh? LOL

      "His head was canted down, his hair shielding his face, but she could plainly see his shoulders shaking with silent laughter. The Neanderthal was janking her chain."

      "Wee woman, heart of a warrior." Oh, THAT is the way to think about your lady.

      "Logic, reason, and awareness of current events had vanished from her mind as abruptly and completely as if somebody had just vacuumed her brain out through her ear."
      What an image.

      All in all a delightful read, and I have to say I'm sorry it is over. This series has left me both happy and giggly and that doesn't happen very often.

      ****
      Reading from a borrowed copy—but I went ahead and bought this one, because I need it in my bookshelf. Two or three of the others in the series will be purchased too, I believe.
    • 5/5
      Cian has been trapped in a mirror for a long time. Eleven centuries to be exact. As you might expect, he is a little annoyed after all that time. Jessie is a little annoyed that a man jumped out of a mirror at her. From the moment Cian enters Jessie's life, he brings trouble. The two are thrust together until they can thwart the evil that is after them. They are attracted to each other but cannot seem to get along. They fight constantly. Cian can be an arrogant, pain in the butt, alpha male one minute and say things that make you melt the next. If they survive what is after them and each other, they might just find happiness together.

      "...if Hell were the price for twenty days with you, I'd condemn myself again and again." - Cian MacKeltar.

      One of two heroes on this list that has his tattoos to protect him, not just as a decoration. Book seven in KMM's Highlander series. I was impressed with Cian. I love KMM's Highlanders. They are pretty much a heavenly slice of awesome. Cian is the cherry on top of the cake. He is a very powerful man, magically. You can feel that power leap off the pages at you. Of all the Highlander books, this one sticks out in my memory the most.

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    • 4/5
      Huh. Well. This was interesting.

      I got hooked on Karen Marie Moning via her FEVER series - wonderful but pretty dark urban fantasies with a romantic core. I love, love, love the FEVER series. I tried one of the Highlander books - THE DARK HIGHLANDER - hoping for a similar reading experience. But THE DARK HIGHLANDER was a very different kind of book, a much mellower, more typical romance. THE DARK HIGHLANDER wasn't half as dark as the more cheerful parts of the FEVER books, if you ask me.

      When I read the customer reviews of SPELL OF THE HIGHLANDER a little suspicion formed in my mind. A lot of readers who'd enjoyed other HIGHLANDER books were frustrated by SPELL OF THE HIGHLANDER. Everyone seemed to think that the romance was a little more intense, a little less romantic, while simultaneously pointing out that the adventure elements were more dominant than in previous books. Hmmm, I thought. It sounds like SPELL OF THE HIGHLANDER might be a little more like the FEVER series. I snapped it right up and...wow, it is a LOT more like the FEVER books. No wonder the romance fans were frustrated. The book is decidedly a romance, and the relationship between Cian and Jessi is the focus of the book, but its tone and atmosphere are straight out of the FEVER books.

      Devoted FEVER readers will be thrilled by the crossovers here. The conclusion of the book is practically a spoiler for the FEVER series (and since it's definitely a spoiler for SPELL OF THE HIGHLANDER, that's all I'll say), and any FEVER readers who want to learn more about the Unseelie Hallows will find plenty of information here, since Cian is trapped inside of one - a mirror - and the villain of the novel is hunting for a certain Dark Book that has been at the center of the FEVER series from the beginning. The mirror aspect also sheds some light on the Sifting Silvers. The Barrons-curious will be pleased to know that we learn more about the difference between Druids and sorcerers, and the purpose of those red-and-black tattoos that sorcerers wear.

      Also for the Barrons-curious: the hero of this book, Cian, is enough like him that reading SPELL OF THE HIGHLANDER is almost wickedly enjoyable.

      Now, I've managed to get to the end of my review without saying a whole lot about the plot of the book itself. Personally, I loved it. I thought it was deliciously intense, that all the danger complimented the romance and all the romance enhanced the danger. Very steamy. Cian and Jessi are together pretty much 24/7, so they have a lot of time to interact over the course of the novel, building a relationship while the villain sends them on a wild ride.
    • 4/5
      He's an arrogant, centuries-old druid trapped in a Dark Fae mirror. She's an archeology student in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now they're on the run in a race against time to stop a dark sorcerer from finding and freeing the darkest of unseelie objects.Hard to put down.
    • 3/5
      AUTHOR: As with all of the books in this series, author Karen Marie Moning puts the male in peril. By means of association, a female is thrust into becoming an object of the perilous situation. In this case, Karen’s male character dates back further than any Druid of the Kelter clan. SYNOPSIS - CIAN-has been a prisoner in a mirror for 1133 years. That makes him a Keltar from the 9th century. He has to make it several days to break the spell that keeps him incarcerated. JESSICA (Jessi) is an archaeologist working on her Ph.D under Professor Liam Keene. An ancient mirror is delivered to his office. A man attempts to kill her and Cian gets her to say Gaelic words releasing him from the mirror, only for brief periods at a time.They are now both in peril. Lucas wants the mirror back whereby keeping Cian trapped. Jessi releases Cian from the mirror each time he reappears in the mirror. They travel from Chicago to Scotland to hide until Hallow eve when the spell will be permanently broken. But….they run into Dageus MacKeltar. Dageus absconds with the mirror and takes it to Castle Keltar not realizing the spell on the mirror. Cian ends back up in the mirror. Jessi is retrieved from the town where she was last with Cian and taken to Castle Keltar. Lucas travels to Castle Keltar to try to retrieve the mirror and Cian inside the mirror. SEX SCALE: Of the following five options: 1) NOT very descriptive and requires imagination' 2) WILL make you wiggle a little) 3) WISH it was me; 4) OH boy, do not have to use my imagination at all; 5) EROTICA and well over the top******THIS BOOK GETS A THREE for "WISH it was me". I like Cian’s 9th century attitude in the midst of the 21st century. Pushy but sexy. He’ll give it to you the way that you want it. Slow and easy. Hard and fast*****FAVORITE PART: Definitely the “slow and easy” and the “hard and fast”.LEAST FAVORITE PART: By now, I know the author’s writing style in this series (considering it is the last book of the series to date). I had to get past the descriptive chatter by scanning the book for the really good stuff. I guess you could say that I performed “speed reading”YOU WILL LIKE THIS BOOK IF YOU LIKE: Artifacts being stolen and chased down. A man in the 21st century with a 9th century attitude. Magic. This book gets THREE STARS. Not as interesting a plot as the other books in this series. Sexual innuendoes were…well….cheesy.
    • 3/5
      This is about Cian MacKelter. He has been trapped in a mirror for more than a thousand years. He is frustrated and pissed off! To say the least!
    • 5/5
      I love these highlanders. Although this one wasn’t my favorite in the series, these alpha highlanders never fail to make me laugh. This book was no different. I was reading this on while on a plane at 5:30am,hoping to avoid conversation with other passengers. That only worked until I started laughing…out loud. Seriously. When Jessi frees Cian, convinced the beautiful man is a dream, sidles up behind him, figures “why not, it’s my dream” and licks him, I laughed so hard I almost dropped my book. As usual, Karen Marie Moning writes a great alpha highlander. Cian is a ninth century alpha male who definitely looks, thinks and behaves like one. I love all of the highlanders in this series. I hope she writes more of them.
    • 3/5
      It would be unfair to say it was a bad book, but it pales in comparison to books like "The Dark Highlander" or, really, any of the author's previous titles. The heroine has become silly to say the least - juvenile, despite being apparently intelligent, she irritates rather than entertains.
    • 4/5
      Cian MacKeltar was trapped in a mirror centuries ago (and some of his descriptions of the space behind the mirror are the best parts of the book) and the mirror ends up with Jessie St James who releases him and then rescues him. After that it does follow some predictable routes, particularly when you realise that he's a very alpha male.I did have some quibbles (particularly when the Druid talks about marriage) but it was fairly entertaining but not a keeper.