The Highlander's Touch

Highlander, Book 3

By: Karen Marie Moning

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

RITA Award Winner, Best Paranormal Romance, 2001

A warrior of immortal powers....

He was a mighty Scottish warrior who lived in a world bound by ancient laws and timeless magic. But no immortal powers could prepare the laird of Castle Brodie for the lovely accursed lass who stood before him. A terrible trick of fate had sent her 700 years back in time and into his private chamber to tempt him with her beauty - and seduce him with a desire he could never fulfill. For this woman he burned to possess was also the woman he had foresworn to destroy.

A woman caught in the mists of time....

When Lisa felt the earth move under her feet, the fiercely independent 21st-century woman never dreamed she was falling...into another century. But the powerful, naked warrior who stood glaring down at her was only too real...and too dangerously arousing.

Irresistibly handsome he might be, but Lisa had no intention of remaining in this savage land torn by treachery and war. How could she know that her seductive captor had other plans for her...plans that would save her from a tragic fate? Or that this man who had long ago forsaken love would defy time itself to claim her for his own?

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

©2007 Karen Marie Moning (P)2007 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Phil Gigante's smooth and sexy Scots brogue is so well done that listeners may think Sean Connery himself is delivering this time-travel tale." ( AudioFile)

I'm totally hooked!

easy listening, suspenseful, charismatic, well conceived characters. reminds me of the fever series since there is some scottish magical lore, faeries, sifting. This is my favorite one from the Highlander series so far and i'm listening in sequence. It departs from the prior too as now there is time sifting and faeries and elves and such. Sounds silly even to say but thoroughly enjoyable. I like Phil Gigante's narration very much. Even his female voices are great! Highly recommend Highlander Book 3, especially if you listened to the Fever series and enjoyed it.

Firt Timer...

This was my first experience with the Highlander Series and with Karen Marie Moning.

The author is a good story teller, but was shocked by the detail in the love scenes. Makes me nervous to find out what books are listed in the "Erotica & Sexuality" section... Certainly should be listed under the romance genre... Despite the R rated scenes, I still enjoyed the love story and even downloaded the next in the series, which I would give the same review to.

The reader did an okay job. I agree with other reviewers that his interpretation of female voices is extremely terrible and can be distracting, however he does a great job on the narration and the male voices. Once past the first hour, I got used to it and it didn't bother me much.

I would recommend to my girlfriends as a great steamy escape, however would never admit to reading these books to any of my guy friends in a million years. I'd probably listen to it again in the far future...

The Highlander's touch

This was an amazing and entertaining book .
The performance and the story was captivating . I love the entire series and can't wait to get the next book,

The Highlander's Touch

It was well written, enchanting, hard to leave for any reason, and made me want to hear more of their lives
I will seek other books by this author. Thank you.

Captivating!

What did you love best about The Highlander's Touch?

I've only recently been getting into these audio books. The narrator had the perfect voice and accent for the characters. I didn't think I would, but I thoroughly enjoyed the medevial setting.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved how Sin would do anything for Lisa, even give his life.

Which character – as performed by Phil Gigante – was your favorite?

My favorite character was Sin. I loved EVERYTHING about him... his personality, humor, his love for Lisa.

This is my 3rd time enjoying this book

I enjoyed reading this book very much. I enjoyed the characters in the book. It was funny and interesting and also interesting to see a character from a previous book..

Excellent

I loved the narration of this, he had a slightly different voice for each character and even through some brogue in there. And of course the books themselves I greatly enjoy.

Intriguing world-built and lore

This series and the Outlander series are my favorite time travel romance. Been reading them since first published in the 90's ; that's 1990 😉😁 And IMO , it will also be a disservice to compare them as both are great and very different from each other in content , mythology , world building , etcetera.

Lisa and Circenn's tale is one of my favorite of the series ; a big part has to do of with their interaction with "Adam Black - the fey " a character very interesting to me.

Phil Gigante narration was entertaining . His delivery was fun and sexy . He nailed the banter and snark in the characters dialogue .

Riveting

This is one of my favorite books of the Highlander series because of all the Scottish history background. The historical aspects serve as the perfect backdrop for Circen’s complex character. He is by far my favorite Moning Highlander. He shares very similar characteristics with Adam, Drustan, Daegus, and even Cian, as he and Cian are from the same century, but what I love about him most is that he is a perfect combination of all these magnificent characters. With a touch of Adam’s Fae Magic, Drustan’s sense of duty and loyalty, Daegus’ sultry sensuality, and Cian’s brawn and savagery he is the perfect highlander, and of course let’s not forget to mention intelligence. I have been listening to these books in reverse order, and so far I have loved every one. I started with Immortal, then Dark, then Kiss, then Spell, and now Touch. Now I plan to listen to Tame a Highland Warrior. I can’t wait ! You can’t go wrong with any of these books, believe me !

The Highlander's Touch

If you could sum up The Highlander's Touch in three words, what would they be?

Time Travel Romance

What did you like best about this story?

Circenn and Lisa's reunion. It would make a great movie.

Which character – as performed by Phil Gigante – was your favorite?

Circenn, loved the accent.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Both. It is a very emotional story, especially when Lisa got her family back.

Any additional comments?

Wish there were more stories like this one.