"charming mix of a wee bit of magic inside an engaging Scottish historical romance"

The legend predicted that the MacArthur clan would be blessed and cursed by the birth of a Faery Woman with healing powers. The lass would be tested by the elements and if she survived, would truly be blessed. However, if she should fall in unrequited love, she would lose her abilities.

Her dying father believes Blair MacArthur is the legendary Faery Woman, but he worries for her safety from her hateful brother Niall who is jealous of her prowess. When their father dies, Niall plans to wed her to cruel Donal. Instead, her sire asked Laird Graeme Campbell of Stonehaven to protect his beloved daughter by marrying her. Niall and Donal readjust their plans even while Graeme decides to make Blair fall in love with him with no reciprocity so she will lose her powers and be safe because he's not in love.

This is a charming mix of a wee bit of magic inside an engaging Scottish historical romance. The story line moves forward rather quickly while Blair serves as the center as the subplots evolve through her. Though the villains seem uneven, the hero is a wonderful character whose refusal to love belies all he will do to keep Blair safe sort of like that 10CC song "I'm Not in Love".

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 1, 2003

Summary

He appears nightly in her dreams—magnificently, blatantly naked. A man whose body is sheer perfection, whose face is hardened by desire, whose voice makes it plain he will have her and no other.

Blair MacArthur is a Faery Woman, and healing is her life. But legend foretells she will lose her powers if she gives her heart to the wrong man. So the last thing she wants is an arranged marriage. Especially to the Highland laird who already haunts her midnight hours with images too tempting for any woman to resist.