Highland Blood

The Celtic Blood Series, Book 2

By: Melanie Karsak

Narrated by: Lesley Parkin

Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's Summary

Scotland, 1032. When a marriage contract calls Gruoch away from Ynes Verleath, she leaves with the hope she'll be reunited with Banquo. But fate has different plans. Lies, betrayal, and violence await her. Set on a collision course with destiny, Gruoch soon finds herself thrust into the arms of another man. Her dreams shattered and rattled by unexpected brutality, it becomes more than Gruoch can handle. The raven, however, is no stranger to carnage. Fierce power grows inside Gruoch, and more than anything, it craves bloody revenge.

Fans of Outlander and The Mists of Avalon will relish this sweeping Scottish historical fantasy that tells the tale of Gruoch, a woman struggling to escape her fate without blood on her hands.

Continue the Celtic Blood Series with book two, Highland Blood.

©2016 Clockpunk Press (P)2016 Clockpunk Press

very inspiring

really enjoyed it. masterful storytelling. loved that it's not filled with bloodshed and war. able to make literary tension without that.

Trigger Warning

Spoiler: the book opens with the main character being raped. I'm deeply disappointed with what I thought was going to be a very enjoyable fantasy series.

Go back in time

captured me from the start. I feel as if I am experiencing what the characters do.

Raven's Korbey

loved it all three book's, Celtic lore was wonderful every magical moment mixed in with the Macbeth tale is wonderful.

Can’t stop listening to it

Loved it couldn’t stop listening to it listened to first 2 so far on to the next

Enjoyable Series

I found myself able to envision the characters and settings in this story due to such wonderful description used by the author. Story in itself was enjoyable and I look forward to the remaining books in this series.

A few snags but a decent story

I enjoyed the continuation of this story despite a few problems I found with the text, mostly that certain words such as “fiancé,” and “pregnant,” would not have been used at the time and much “sighing,” that seems to be repeated often. I plan to continue the rest of the series and enjoy the narrator.

Worth the Listen!

I wasn't sure if I could make it past the first two chapters since the main character had to go through some serious hardship, but after reading the rest of the book and the series it really impacted the storyline and was a huge part of the development of Gruoch. The narration was spellbinding and I couldn't put this series down.

Well done

I could really see it in my mind as the story unfolds . Well written and well read.

absolutely enjoyed but also terribly sad!!

I loved this book more than the first even though it was short. I cried and felt so much love for these characters.
I can not wait to start the next one!!

Good but short

The second part if this story is a great read but shockingly short that is why I only gave it a 3 stars

A spellbinding story, excellently narrated. Highly recommended!

I listened to this story on Audible without having read the book first, but I don't feel I lost anything from doing this - it was so excellently narrated by Lesley Parkin that the whole world came to life in my head as she wove the story, like a movie playing behind my eyelids (I closed my eyes to enjoy it best, not to sleep, honest!). It's a truly spellbinding story, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who likes fairytale and myth retellings (it's a version of the early life of Lady Macbeth), fantasy stories, or just something a bit different. I'm loving this series, and will definitely be listening to book 3 ASAP!