• The Dark Highlander

  • The Highlander Series, Book 5
  • By: Karen Marie Moning
  • Narrated by: Phil Gigante
  • Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,513 ratings)

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The Dark Highlander

By: Karen Marie Moning
Narrated by: Phil Gigante
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Publisher's summary

"I am Dageus MacKeltar, a man with one good conscience and 13 bad ones, driven to sate my darkest desires...."

From his penthouse lair high above Manhattan, Dageus looks out over a glittering city that calls to the darkness within him. A 16th-century Scot trapped between worlds, he is fighting a losing battle with the 13 Druids who possess his soul, dooming him to an eternity of sexual pursuit.

When Chloe Zanders, student of antiquities, is drawn into his world, she finds the insatiable alpha male an irresistible lure. Before long, she is caught up in an ancient prophecy that will sweep her back in time to medieval Scotland. Plunged into a world of timeless magic and dark seduction, she will soon face the challenge of a lifetime: fighting 13 evil spirits for the heart of one irresistible man.

Great Scot! Don't miss our other titles in the Highlander series.
©2002 Karen Marie Moning (P)2008 Brilliance Audio

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"This wild, imaginative romp takes readers on an exhilarating ride through time and space." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Dark Highlander More Delicious than Dark Chocolate

These highlander books -especially on audio- are decadent, delicious and very, very indulgent. You haven't experienced the ultimate in audiobooks until you hear Phil Gigante read Moning's Highlander series.

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Great Story

This is, by far, my favorite of her books. The only problem I have with the performance was Chloe's voice. I was born and raised in Kansas and I've never heard a Kansan speak with the accent she had. It sounded more like a light version of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.

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Wow.

Just wow. I was on the verge of tears pretty much the entire book.

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an ok read

the narrator really did well with the men's voices however, his rendition of the women's voices was awful

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the dark highlander

this book is hard to put down. keeps you wanting to listen to see what happens next. I love books that store your imagination and this one does.

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Love these books!

I love these books. I read them first because I couldn't find them on audio. Except for 5 and 7. And then I listened to them. And I still need 7. Audibles took so long to get them I had to get them from elsewhere. Please get book 7 Audibles! That's one I haven't read yet!

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OMG, Daegus

OMG, this book was lusty. I was angry with my husband for not being Daegus. I got hot and sizzling during parts of the books. Oh yeah the book, (clearing my head) the plot was exceptional. I would purchase this book again and even pay more. Ohhhh, lord, lord, lord.

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1 of the best male readers there is

This is my favorite in the Highlander series so far, and Gigante is the best male reader I have heard thus far. Moning is one of my favorite authors too.

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MY MY MY!!! HEART BE STILL!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Oh yes!

What did you like best about this story?

The complications - characters from other books part of this book - closure for some feels - that was nice very nice.

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

His male voices are HOT! Female voices are just fine especially when he has to do aloof - he does aloof WELL!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No needs to be savory not rushed

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amazing series

Honestly I started backwards and read the fever series first which is primarily fantasy and secondarily romantic. I was apprehensive about highlander series because I was worried it would diminish the fever series' author in my mind but I was wrong.
In short, yes, it is a somewhat typical of romance novel with virgin women and alpha men but that shouldn't be a complaint if you're reading this type of book, it IS what you like afterall! The book series is romance on STEROIDS and it has plot development that's unique to Karen Marie Moning and I literally wasn't able to pull any of them down. The first 10 minute sucks you in entirely.
Phil Gigante is on my top three for narrators and he definitely never, ever disappoints!
The only CON is that I'm done with ALL her books and now what??? :-D write more please and faster, too.

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