Highland Devil

Murray Family Series, Book 22

By: Hannah Howell

Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart

When a red-haired woman tries to steal Sir Gybbon Murray's horse on his journey back to the Murray stronghold, he thanks his lucky stars his horse is a rude lout - and that the pretty thief is not so injured that she can't tell her tale. He's no nursemaid to delicate lasses, but Mora Ogilvy is fleeing her ruthless cousins, fearing for her life. And when she tells him of the home they've taken from her and the man they say she murdered, Gybbon cannot let such injustice stand....

Mora's pride demands she take back her lands, but not by risking the lives of this handsome, wicked knight and his family. Still, she needs to recover from her wounds, and staying close to Gybbon in his brother's keep is a seductive solution.

A few weeks at his side will be a sweet memory for her when she returns to fight her own battles. Except the depth of her cousins' treachery - and the fierceness of Gybbon's love - may turn her own heart against her plans....

©2018 Hannah Howell (P)2018 Tantor

jarring renaming of characters

Enjoyed the story but had to struggle to remember who some of the characters were as narrator changed the pronunciations of most of their names. The frequency pronouncing of Sigimor as Sycamore for example, I would only just realized who she was talking about most times when she spoke of the spouse of the characters, like Jolene. I enjoy books that create a continuing world of stories 3-20 books whatever, but sometimes when a new narrator takes over, they can really diminish the tale.

Wrong narrator

Seriously, why change the narrator at this point in the series. Ridiculous. And ruined the book. And I wonder if HH wrote this entire book tbh. Not only was it not as good as many of the others, but the entire section that explained Gibbon’s brothers marriages was completely wrong. In the overall I did like the book, but since I love the series, this one was a disappointment.

Why change the winning horse in the middle of the race?

Ms. Dawe did such a fine job with the series to this point so it was a disappointment to find Ruth Urquhart as the narrator for the last two entries. Ms. Dawe’s brough, accents and pronunciations were excellent. Ms. Urquhart is not as good but she has improved. The most glaring problem was with the pronunciation of Sigimor’s name. Angela used “Seymour” while Ruth pronounced it as it looks. I was jarred each time Ruth said it and had to think who he was. The humor in this book was excellent. The inclusion of the cat was hilarious. Such a personality! Robert was an excellent villain; one you loved to hate even though he was crazy. And Gybbon was a true, vulnerable hero.

Okay narrator

Great story but the narration almost ruined it. Please bring Angela Dawe back! I don’t know if I can listen to another story read by this narrator

Riveting

Exciting Historical Romance that will take you back in time to Scotland for an Adventure