Daring the Highlander

The Legacy of MacLeod, Book 2

By: Laurin Wittig

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

After his brother is executed for treason, Ailig MacLeod returns to Castle Assynt bearing a heavy heart and a grim message: the Scottish king has ordered Ailig’s father to forfeit the clan chiefdom - or face deadly consequences. But before he can reach home, Ailig encounters Morainn MacRailt, a beautiful young widow living a solitary life in the glen. He is taken by her quiet confidence and the powerful connection that sparks between them, but his duty lies at Castle Assynt, where his clan is in turmoil.

Determined to bring the MacLeods to order, yet wary of whom to trust, Ailig makes a fateful decision: he offers Morainn the protection of the castle in return for becoming its chatelaine. Clever Morainn quickly becomes a valued advisor, and as the trust between them grows, so does an undeniable passion. Together they endeavor to restore the MacLeod legacy - and discover a once-in-a-lifetime love.

©2012 Laurin Wittig (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Wittig truly captures the essence of the Scots - their deep passion for freedom and justice, love of their homeland and fierce pride - in her remarkable characters and their colorful, historically accurate, highly romantic love story.” ( Romantic Times)

"Laurin Wittig has proven with Daring the Highlander that she is a force to be reckoned with. This is a fantastic book.” ( Romance Reviews Today)

“With factual historic details, compelling characters, and the combined stories to betrayal and new love, Daring the Highlander is another winner.” ( Romance Junkies)

Love it!

The author does a great job Keeping the story strong! Love the balance between romance, story and action! The performance is great and does a good job with the different voices!

Daring the Highlander

I love highlander stories this was a good one enjoyed it from the start to the finish

I liked this book much better!

Maybe I just got used to the narrator, but I found his voices were much better than the 1st book. I liked the story line better too. Lots of intrigue, fighting and romance. I kept thinking about the story during the day. I'm going to go back and listen to the 1st book again, maybe I missed something..

This is book 2, and it was good

This isn't really a stand alone read....from the first book "Charming the Shrew", we had a plot to kill the king. There was a lot of fallout from that plot which means Ailig now has to go home tell his dad that 1 brother is dead, 2 are in the service of the king for being idiots and oh yeah...Ailig has been ordered by the King to assume control of the Clan from his father IMMEDIATELY, or the Clan will have to face the consequences....lol..no big deal right?

All in all it was a good book, nice characters that we really got to know and overall I have to say I was very pleased even though there wasn't a lot of steam to go with my brooding highlander thoughts, but still good!

Better than expected

I really enjoyed this story and was much better than I anticipated. My only grief was with the narration. The narrator wasn't altogether bad, he just seemed to stop and start a lot throughout the dialogue. And the dialogue was always as though they were shouting or speaking forcefully.

a good listen.

enjoyed this book. the audience book, I could imagine Hugh Jackman reading to me. a very good narrator.

narrator

the narrator made everyone sound angry and loud. I have never heard a Scottish accent so pronounced. it should be more musical and less grating.

great story

I like it and it kept me interested the whole time. I would listen again

Nice Scotts Romance

There being a plethora of Scottish historical romances, it is difficult to find something unique, but Ms Wittig has done a good job of it. Some good twists take the story to the expected happy ending. Narration keeps the book from being 5 stars in my opinion, but doesn't ruin it. There are better narrators for the language.

book 1 & 2...GREAT

I was enchanted by books one and two in this series. Will be glad to see the next one......etc.