Demon Laird

Legacy of the Mist Clans

De: Kathryn Loch

Narrado por: Brian J. Gill

Captured and tortured by the English during Longshanks' war against the Scots, Ronan MacGrigor finds the strength to escape only to suffer the fear and rejection of his own clan. Forced to stalk the shadows at night, Ronan becomes a prisoner of illness, fear, and memories. Fearing for his life, his brother summons a healer whose reputation borders on that of a miracle worker, but she comes from the land of the Sassenach, the very people who tried to destroy Ronan.

A foundling, Lia knows little about wars or politics; she knows only how to treat the wounds they create, and her dedication to healing knows no borders. But the Demon Laird cannot abide a Sassenach within his home, and when a mysterious plague strikes the villagers, he looks to the woman of an enemy nation to be its cause. Even in the face of Ronan's hatred of her and the superstitious fear of the clan, Lia knows she must stand for the truth.

Despite their fear of him, Ronan's only goal is to protect his clan from the vicious war raging around them, but when the enemy is at his gates, the Demon Laird must answer. Lia wages her own war, that of healing the soul of a tormented laird - where all others have fled in terror, she refuses to run.

The villagers whisper of a curse - the Demon Laird made a deal with the devil - now the devil demands his due.

©2013 Kathryn Loch (P)2015 Kathryn Loch

Good Book

Good Book , worth the crest. Will read the series., first time reading author really enjoyed.

I liked that he gave the healer a chance

I Enjoyed the book and I enjoyed the other two, but I am wondering when the other two will come out on Audible or if there’s any plans for them to come out?

DNF..

So, I’ve read to 44% and there’s NOTHING romantic about this book, no thoughts, no wanting, no desire, no kissing, NOTHING! I don’t know why this is listed as romance because it’s not. And the book just goes on and on with all kinds of unnecessary crap. It took waaaay to long on the sickness of the village and it took the lives of likable and very young people. I just hate that. Just say they died, don’t introduce them and make the readers like them then kill them off, and leave all the old ones alive. Geez, William was only 10 or 11. WTH?

Needless to say, I’m done with this book. There’s no romance and the author killed off too many sweet characters. I have no idea how this book got 103 4 and 5 star reviews. Edit about 150 pages from this story and it might be worth reading but as it is it’s too long.

I know from other reviews there’s sex in this book but if there’s no sign of desire by 44% it’s got to be pretty stupid sex. Like, “oh, let’s plop a sex scene right here and call this a romance.” Ummm, NO!

I got this book through KU and I still feel like I paid too much. I left 3 stars for the main characters I liked, Ronan, Lia, Aiden, Connell, Robert and little William. It was the long drawn-out story I couldn't abide.

As to the narration: Brian J. Gill did a wonderful job. He read with emotion and male and female alike sounded just like they were supposed to. But even his narration couldn’t help this boring, boring book.

How can you not wish the best for Ronan?

I loved Demon Laird. All the trials and tribulations that Ronan MacGrigor endured how could you not wish the best for Ronan even if Ronan tries to drive away anyone who gets to close to him. His distrust of all English prevents his healing on the inside. A healer and one in need of healing. A villain to beat all villains and sadness that had me reaching for a hanky. Brian Gill is a great narrator. His narration added to my enjoyment of this book. All good books need a narrator like Brian Gill to make the listen even better.

Very enjoyable!!

I really really liked this book. I didn't realize this was the second book in a series when I got it so I will definitely go back and listen to book 1. The story had everything I wanted in a highland historical. The narrators voice was delicious and the characters were fun and entertaining. I was sad when a few characters died and I wanted to kick the author in the shin for some of those deaths because they were treated as kinda "meh, shit happens here in medieval times". but overall i liked the book.


story 3.5
narrator 3.5