Connal (Immortal Highlander Clan MacMar Book 1)

A Scottish Time Travel Romance

De: Hazel Hunter

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

After tragic loss, can new love be born?

In Valerie Baker’s marriage, nothing was as it seemed. Not only had her husband fallen out of love with her, he’d lied. Even as she’d clung to him, he’d stolen from her and carried on an affair. But it was only after his suicide that she’d learned any of it. She doesn’t just mourn her husband, but her ability to trust again.

Laird Connal MacMar is but a shadow of his former self. After his mortal wife threw herself from a cliff into the sea, he’d burrowed into his keepe. His chieftains wait for the day he claims his duties and former life, but Connal wants none of it. He resigns himself to an eternity of heartbreak, until the moment a dazed Valerie emerges from the water, wearing his dead wife’s ring.

But the worries of the world don’t pause for the grieving pair. The king of the Finfolk asserts his claim over her, since she was discovered in the sea. Meanwhile, an ancient huntress seizes her opportunity to spring a deadly trap. With war looming and the safety of his clan at stake, Connal must take a stand or lose Valerie forever.

Enjoyable read

I really don’t love the virtual voice narration - it takes something away from the story. I did enjoy the start of this series. Looking forward to listening to more.

The Story is OK

This book is OK... first off there are way too many new characters in the first few chapters to keep up with what is going on. And then there are three different groups (the Highlander, Clan MacMar who are Immortal, the Finfolk that live in the sea and Immortal and then there are the Cait Sith, again Immortal, all women who eat people to shape-shift to their bodies) Again, a lot is going on in this book. And yes, there are a few normal people in the story. This is not exactly what I thought this book was going to be about... Granted there is a normal women Valerie Baker who is transported through time to the 12th century and is saved by a Highland laid but that is the end of normal. I can't believe she is not the least bit un-nerved that she is surround by immortal beings and not even a bit freaked out that she is no longer in the 21st century... It was bit hard to grasp.

The virtual voice is really not to my liking. They could have hired a audiobook narrator or voice actor. There is zero emotion in this book being read aloud.

story

The computer voice was horrible you could not get emotionally attached to the story characters.

Poor narration

Not up to this author’s standards. Sounds like AI and no Scottish accents. Very stilted and no character variation. Done with this author’s books now!