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Katie's Highlander

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This book has a great storyline but something was lacking. Katie and Ramsay are brought together by the Scottish goddesses, but it didn’t seem like they bonded all that well. They were always at odds with each other, especially Katie who really needs to control her temper! Yet with all the stilted conversation that didn’t pull them forward, they fall in love with each other. Loved the storyline, didn’t love the flow of the book.

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A modern day time travel romance between Ramsey a Highland protector and Katie who had a car accident and was rescued by Ramsey.
Katie and Ramsey is caught up in an ancient Druid ceremony and was sent back to 900 Scotland where they begin to fall in love but Katie wants to go back home and Ramsey wants to stay will they find what they both want?
Good story drama and passion romance.
Voluntarily reviewed.

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Katie's Highlander is the third book in the Highland Protectors series. I read the first one, but missed the second.
Ramsey is a Highland Protector. He's been tasked with protecting an ancient druid stone. He comes across a blonde in a car accident one night and takes her to his family home so she can get help. Katie is an archaeologist who recently lost her father. They end up bound in druid marriage ceremony and Katie is not amused. Ramsay is more resigned to his fate and warms to it quickly deciding he's not really too sorry it happened. They end up sent back in time to assist in a decision which will affect the bloodline of the future protectors.
Katie and Ramsay were very likable characters. They were kind and considerate of each other even when wrestling with their future. I'm not much on time travel romance, but I actually enjoyed this book because I liked Ramsay and his family so much.

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Ramsey Macdara is quiet and solemn. He comes across a wreck one night on his ride through the Highland Life and Legends Park. Katie is hanging in her sunroof upside down and seems to be stuck. The Highlander and modern archeology major have a lot in common, but can her fire and spark for life quell his constant brooding? What happens when ancient life conflicts with the desire to be safe in the future.

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This is my first book by Maeve Greyson. It tells the story of a Scottish highlander family from the 900s A.D. They are protectors for the Druid goddesses. The book focuses on the 3rd son, Ramsay. He had been deceived by a woman and now has no interest in finding love. He happens upon Katie who has crashed her car and is in distress. He rescues her and brings her to his family's castle. He offers to help her get her car repaired by a gentleman that he knows very well. Katie's only interest is getting out of the town and on her way. Ramsay arranges things so she must stay with him. Chaos ensues when Ramsay's ill father gets involved and they are thrust back into the 900s in Scotland. The story continues on with their life in this ancient time and how their love blooms. I won't spoil the happily ever after but it is guaranteed.
This book was well written, flowed easily and told a great story. My only criticism is that as I am direct descendant of the Abernethy's of Scotland, the name is spelled incorrectly in the book. It is spelled the American way, "Abernathy". The Scots spell it with one A and two E's.
I really liked this book and I will look for the author's other works in the future.

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This was my first time reading a time travel/historical romance novel and first time reading this author. I thought the book was well written and have a very cute love story between the main characters. I didn't know like the time travel aspect as much as I thought I would so that is my own personal opinion. I also had a hard time with all the Scottish brogue. This book gets three chilli peppers of hotness! Thanks for the ARC!

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Transplanted, along with his family, from his medieval castle in the Scottish highlands and the year 900 A.D. to modern day North Carolina, Ramsay MacDara is an enigma to say the least. He's a member of the MacDara clan, an ancient druid family responsible for protecting the heartstone, an ancient relic that is the key to humanity's need for love and hope to progress. When out for a late night ride on his horse, Ramsay encounters Katie, stuck in her wrecked car, and rescues her. Due to the late hour, he brings her back to his family's castle, attached to the Highlands-themed amusement park his family runs. Archaeologist Katie knows authentic history when she sees it and has many questions, which Ramsay attempts to dodge, though as a protector, he generally does not lie, he must in this instance to protect the heartstone. Having just recently gotten out of a relationship with a cold fiance who really only wanted his money, Ramsay thought he'd be married by now and is thinking he'll just remain unattached. Even though protectors are meant to love and be loved, he figures he has two brothers who are married and have children who'll be the future protectors, so it doesn't really matter if he finds love or not.

Katie is baffled to be rescued by an attractive man on horseback and in full highland dress, carrying a spear no less, but her archaeological curiosity is peaked by his archaic way of speaking and then by his home, which she recognizes the genuine medieval elements of, and the ancient Gaelic symbols carved on the spear's hilt. Ramsay's father, Emrys, high chief of all the druid clans, is not exactly the most lucid person all the time after his stress filled life and the leap through centuries, but he has seen Katie in his frequent visions and he expects her to be joined with his son--and has no problems sharing this information with her, leaving Ramsay with lots of explaining to do. When Ramsay is informed that Katie has been sent for him, he's pretty annoyed. Sure he'd like to get to know her, but on his own terms and without any matchmaking. Katie is just passing through temporarily until her wrecked car is repaired, but Ramsay finds he doesn't want her to leave. But when he's forced to explain the truth to her, will there be any way to stop her running for the hills? When the two are cast back in time together, their fledgling acquaintance is forced to develop quickly and may run into even more snags when Ramsay is happy to remain in the past.

So I'm not big on time travel usually (excluding Outlander, of course), but encountering hot highlanders plunked down in modern times was so original, I was intrigued. Even Ramsay's inner monologue is written in a Scottish brogue style, which was a bit annoying to read sometimes, but it helped me keep in mind that Ramsay is from not only a different country, but a much older century, and was raised there until age 16, so it's very much who he is. Honestly, Katie was a right little witch for much of the book, but to be fair, I'm not sure I would've handled the situation any better. I just felt like at times Katie was a bit of an overly exaggerated caricature of the 'modern woman.' It also bothered me that Katie and Ramsay never discussed his ex-fiancee. She was mentioned by his dad as the "demonness" so Katie definitely knew about her and it would've made sense in the development of Katie and Ramsay's relationship as a discussion they should have, yet she's just never mentioned again.

For me I think the ending was a little contrived and slightly less than satisfying, but it was still a happy one and I'm interested to see where Ms. Greyson takes this series next. This trope isn't usually my thing, but I want to read the other installments of this series now because they seem so different and original.

I received a complimentary ARC via NetGalley. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Modern day woman time travels to Scotland historical era.
Her Scottish warrior has a heavy brogue and it was a bit hard for me to get into the book because of the dialog.
But that could just be me.

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This was my first time reading anything by Maeve Greyson. I'm so glad I did! This was a great time travel/love story. Katie and Ramsey make a great team. Now I need to go back and meet all the other members of Ramseys family. I was given this book for free for my honest review.

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This was my first book Maeve Greyson and it was so much fun! I read the blurb about the book, but didn't realize that it would involve time-traveling and those types of books are always so much fun to read :). I loved Katie as a heroine and Ramsay was definitely swoon-worthy. Although at times some of the gaelic (or scottish) translation was a bit much, bit was still a very good book. I wish the epilogue gave us more about Katie and Ramsay, but maybe the author is trying to set up the next series in the book. Still a great read! **ARC provided by NetGalley. All opinions are my own**

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“Things pass through our lives—easy to gain, easy to lose. What matters in life is making memories with someone you love. Memories that no one, not time, the gods, angels, or demons, can ever take away.”

The MacDara Clan has found favor with the ancient druid goddesses. Known throughout the Highlands of Scotland as the Protectors, the MacDara’s travel back and forth in time, as the goddesses wish, to fulfill their sworn duties to protect the Heartstone, an ancient relic filled with energy that makes mortal life worth living. Ramsay MacDara has never been one to shirk his duty as a Protector, but living in modern day North Carolina is not his passion, and he feels lost and alone in a world that doesn’t understand him. That is until he stumbles upon a beautiful damsel in distress.

Katie Jenson has always put her job as a professor and archaeologist first. Resolving herself to a life of no romance, she can’t believe she’s being rescued by one verra hawt man in a kilt! Curiosity gets the better of Katie, and she finds herself swept up in not only the arms of her highlander, but swept back in time as well.

As the days pass, Katie and Ramsay learn that fate has placed them in each other’s path for a reason. Fear of the unknown becomes an obstacle neither can move, and could cost them their happily ever after.

Katie’s Highlander is the first book by Maeve Greyson that I have read, but it will not be the last! I found myself swept away within the first few pages, and did not want the story to end. Loved this impossible to put down historical romance and highly recommend!

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This is the perfect book to pick up as the weather is starting to turn colder, it will warm you up! The Highlander seems to be a popular topic lately but Greyson does a great job of telling a new story and keeping you invested in the characters and wanting to know what the happily ever after will be!

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Firstly, I want to say I just love this story. Maeve Greyson has a way of entwining a story in such a way you feel like you are right there. I love historical but more importantly I just love time travel and yes, that was before I knew what Outlander was.
I could hear their speech, their antics, the clothing they wore. How they became to be where they are. Katie cracked me up, talk about a temper. Geez.. haha..
Katie thought Ramsey MacDara was sexy, hot, and very likeable. But she also thought him to be a pushy Scot. She tested his patients to no end, then she finds herself in a Hand fasting. Or was it??? It is so much more.
Ramsey, finds himself in dire-straits with the ambitious woman who has him all tied up in knots. He doesn’t understand it and doesn’t trust his own thoughts anymore. Nevertheless, he likes her smart mouth and her ambition.
He wants to get to know her, even if he has been burned before.
Can he trust own wants, desires again and; can she believe someone will accept her for what she does?
If you enjoy adventure, romance, time travel, a sexy Scot, and overzealous woman you will love this story.

I just love the cover, and have read all of the Highlander Protector books. Thank you for the gift. I say gift because to me it is.

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I have read the first two books in the series, but if you haven't, the prologue and the author's note do a really good job of catching you up, I commend the author for doing this. So many authors expect you to remember characters from a book you read a year ago.

I've been there, Katie.

Honey, how does wedging yourself in help him to hear you?

Who needs a firefighter when you have got a handy Highlander around.

Yep, he's perfect, except for being a hell of a lot older than he looks.

The spear was definitely announcing "We're time-travelling Highlanders!" No wonder his mom is annoyed.

She's a handsy drunk.

No need for soap or time-outs in this house.

Did she want him to try something?

I only like when my mom makes brussels sprouts.

Dwyn doesn't play. When he marries a couple, he really marries them!

It does all sound believable when you think about it.

It is so freaky. One minute you're in North Carolina, the next in Scotland. And not just Scotland, could-be-any-time-in-the-past Scotland!

Remind me never to fall into an armed boar trap.

Eww.

Ooh, angry hate-kissing.

Was Flora going to wash her...down there?

Jeezus, that poor woman!

Everyone is a Peeping Tom.

Gah, once-a-year baths.

Of course he prefers then to now. He's chieftain!

Ruh-roh.

A housekeeper who knows Reiki.

Flora is so bloodthirsty; I love it.

That witch enjoys hurting her son. The cesspit is too good for her. Put her on the rack!

What the-What are you up to, old man?

If they didn't have a lifetime guarantee, I wonder what they both would have chosen.

still don't know who Brant's father is.

Sorry, Adam.

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Katie’s Highlander, written by Maeve Greyson, is the third book in the Highland Protector series. The story opens with a pair of legs and a khaki-covered backside dangling out of a sports car’s sunroof. Katie Jenson, a straight-talking, compassionate archaeologist, is stuck.

Suddenly, a horse-riding, kilt-wearing warrior swoops in to save the day. His name is Ramsey MacDara, a Highlander whose entire family was uprooted from medieval Scotland and transplanted into the woodlands of modern-day North Carolina. With his dreamy accent and fit physique, is it any wonder that Katie faints into Ramsey’s arms?

Throughout the book, sparks fly between Katie and Ramsey. Heated repartee and passionate exchanges nearly set the pages afire. Although I enjoyed the couple’s verbal sparring, I could have done without some of the X-rated scenes. A little less erotica and a little more nuance would have made this romance more romantic for me.

Also, at times, I found the storyline difficult to follow. Because I had not read the first two books of this series, it felt as if I were missing something. In addition, in places, the story seemed scattered. In part, this haphazardness is due to time travel. However, in several instances, the story sprints from scene to scene; details are not developed. Each time I read these sections, I felt slightly winded and wished that I could have stopped to savor the moment.

Overall, however, I enjoyed reading this book, mostly because of Katie Jenson’s spunk and sass. She is a strong woman with strong opinions who loves deeply. The story begins with Ramsey rescuing Katie, but in the end, it is Katie who rescues Ramsey from his self-imposed solitude, opening his eyes and his heart to a love that lasts through the ages.

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Sometimes katie just needs a little compromise with her man, "what Ramsay said made sense, but she’d never be able to pee with him standing guard beside her. “Can you at least stand on the other side of the bush, so I can have a little privacy?” Ramsay just wants to stay in his woman's arms at times, “Duty be damned,” Ramsay groaned, as he hoisted Katie up to straddle him..." I really liked this book, I loved Ramsay.

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Katie, a young archaeologist, is hanging upside down in her car, trying to reach her bag after her car accident. Along comes hunky Scotsman Ramsey, who was born in the late 800s and is now living in modern times. Story made me chuckle, and enjoyed when they go back in time. Going from modern day North Carolina to old Scotland was quite a change for both of them, although Ramsey at least was familiar with the time and customs. Enjoyed this one, and highly recommend this book, series and author.

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