Spell of the Highlander

The Highlander Series, Book 7

By: Karen Marie Moning

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

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 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, Cian MacKeltar was trapped inside the Dark Glass 11 centuries ago. And when the Dark Glass is stolen, an ancient enemy will stop at nothing to reclaim it.

For Jessi, the 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.

Great Scot! Don't miss our other titles in the Highlander series.

©2006 Karen Marie Moning (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Great story and narration

Would you consider the audio edition of Spell of the Highlander to be better than the print version?

Phil Gigante is one of my favortie narrators, so I will always choose audio if he is the narrator of choice.

What other book might you compare Spell of the Highlander to and why?

All the other Highlander series books by this author.

What about Phil Gigante’s performance did you like?

This guy has serious skills. His performance is top talent. His command of the different accents is fantastic.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Whole book was good.

Ended abruptly

I wish it had an epilogue. It ended with nothing about what happened after. Did they move to Scotland with his ancestors. It ended too abruptly for me.

they all just get better and better

Any additional comments?

I have listen to every one of the books in order. They are all fabulous. I love how the stories build slightly on each other but not so much that you have to remember previous details. I love Moning's sense of humor that comes through easily. I've often laughed out loud at something one of the characters said or did. The combination of old history and current day are wonderful. Take the time to listen to the series - if you enjoy fantasy, you won't be disappointed.

Badass highlander and Heroine ✔️ ✔️ ✔️

I loved every single moment of this audio. I want to now read it nowww!! mostly once u hear the audio you don’t want to actually read the book.

Voice actor had me glued the entire time. I replayed parts throughout listening to the book. Very enjoyable. Funny, witty and sincere. Enjoyed thru and thru

You won’t regret this purchase.
Handsome sexy man ✔️
Strong heroine ✔️
COMEDY ✔️
Tear jerking moments ✔️
DAAAMMMNNM that’s sexy moments ✔️
Interesting Villain ✔️
Kick as funny yet serious side characters ✔️
Reading again 1/24 (have read many more time but will track now) ;)

Perfect Mating of Story and Storyteller

Phil Gigante's eargasmic performances of all the books in the Highlanders series are the perfect mating of story and storyteller and I can't imagine merely reading these stories from a printed page ever again.

While no one will ever mistake Phil's voice for a woman's, I quickly was no longer conscious that a man was voicing the female characters. He uses a higher pitched voice for women, but there's something else there too... a softness, a vulnerability... something... that does not scream "man mocking woman".

Now the men's voices? OCH! I'm pretty sure that the scenes where they are all together should carry embedded warnings, "Warning: the following scenes carry serious risk of Death by Eargasm"! Drustan's voice is my favorite- Gigante uses a deep growling brogue imbued with Drustan's complete confidence in himself. Dageus' Scottish brogue by way of Liverpool reflects his mischievous, "Hail fellow, well met" personality- when he isn't possessed by a baker's dozen of ancient evil Druids, of course. Phil gives Adam both a sidhe and a human voice that never quite loses his seductive sidhe arrogance. Cian's sexy brogue contains an underlying anger and iciness which, considering he's been trapped in a mirror for hundreds of years, seems more than appropriate, but gradually one can detect a subtle thawing and underlying warmth.

In addition to bringing the main characters alive, Phil G. puts just as much effort into making the secondary characters seem real to the listener. Whether voicing an old woman, one of the villains, or even a child, Phil plays his voice like the fine instrument it is to make every character distinctive and believable. He also adds special effects that bring the story to life-- wait till you hear his effect for Druid "Voice"!

Those entertaining extra touches are why Phil Gigante's performances are not to be missed!

Damn Cian is the perfect male specimen!

I admit this was my first book and I purchased it because it was on sale. I am so glad I did get it and at a steal. Loved the story and the narrator did a great job bringing the characters to life. Story length was just perfect too. Well worth the purchase.

A good mix of suspense and romance!

Where does Spell of the Highlander rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I would place it in the top third.

What did you like best about this story?

I like that the ending was not predictable. The major conflict was set up in a way that I thought I knew what was going to happen but it ended up going another way. I enjoyed the twist.

Have you listened to any of Phil Gigante’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have listened to other work by Mr. Gigante and I would say that this performance is on par with his other good work.

Heartbreaking

This one was heartbreakingly good to the last minute. I love the main female character.

Good book

Good book but Jessica was such a stupid woman, she should have died during the first few chapter! So stupid and annoying!!

Loved it again!

Read this book YEARS ago and I just had to listen to it this time! My most fav book by Karen Marie Moning!!!! Love for the Highlands!