When I requested this book, I saw it could be read as a standalone. Honesty this should for sure be read as a book in the series. I was pretty confused as to what was going on without the background information.
Sadly this one wasn’t a book for me because I wanted to love it.

This last story in the series was an excellent read. Even though all of the books are standalone it’s best, I think to read them in order and I think you will have a better understanding of this book that ties everything up. This was an excellent series and I would like to read more of Ms.McCollum stories.


I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.

This is the last book in the series about the curse of Wolf Isle. It is a love story between Tessa, a French midwife stowed away on Wolf Isle by her father and waiting for his return, and Eagan, the youngest highlander brother of the Macquarie Clan who has plans to leave the isle, venture out on his own, and go exploring.

The Macquaries have a centuries old curse placed on them stemming from a relative getting a village girl pregnant, abandoning her, and marrying someone else. The only way to break the curse is to have all the men find true love, marry, and not produce a child out of wedlock.

Tessa and Eagan both want off the Isle, but for different reasons. In the meantime, they have decided they will explore their mutal attractions and become lovers. There is plenty of action when Witch hunters, Pirates, and meddling family pose as obstacles throughout the story. This is an easy historical fantasy romance read and brings closure to the series.

This is Book 5 in the series and the only book I have read I. The series. With that being said I had no problem with the book as a standalone but now I need to go back and read the others. This story pulls you in, so now I have to go and find out more about the other characters.
This is dual POV and I loved Eagan and Tessa.
The characters were well developed, the storyline was good, and there was instalust; what more could you ask for.
I love a good Highlander and this was a good read.

Wow! I absolutely loved this book. Amazing characters and wonderful plot. Very beautifully written and easy to read.

Heather McCollum writes steamy and fun Scottish historical romance books. I absolutely love the covers in this series!

Eagan is the last unmarried Macquarie and he is wanting to get off the island and go off on his own. The last thing he needs is to fall in love, but fate has an odd way of giving you what you need instead of what you want. Eagan meets Claudette and is immediately smitten. What ensues is spice, steam, pirate adventures, kidnap, curse breaking and so much more. What’s not to love!

If you like reading swoony historical romance with hunky highlanders and strong family relationships, read this book!

This is the fifth book in the Brothers of Wolf Isle series, but the books can be read as standalones.

The author has a way to draw the reader in at the beginning of the story and keep you wanting to read to see what is going to happen. From so called witches to fathers who might be pirates to highlanders who don't want to commit, you have it all in here.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and the Publisher and leaving a review by my own accord.

The Highlander's Untamed Tempest
The Brothers of Wolf Isle #5
Heather McCollum
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Eagan Macquarie does not believe in love, and he certainly doesn't want a wife. There is an entire world to explore, and he plans to do it. Alone! He knows the Macquarie curse will continue to haunt his family unless he himself finds a bride and breaks the curse once and for all. He's planning on leaving as quickly as he can until a beautiful stranger that he didn't know was on the island catches his eye.

Claudette Tempest Ainsworth is a French midwife who wants nothing more than for her father to come fetch her from Wolfe Isle. But now that she has met Eagan, she finds herself aflame with more than just desire. She's caught between wanting Eagan and wanting her father to take her away, and she is really not sure what she truly wants anymore.

More than just, Tessa's voice has bewitched them all. The woman herself has endeared herself to the clan so quickly. But when danger threatens everyone on Wolf Isle, Eagan finds that the love he never believed might be his clans salvation or its awful doom.

Heather McCollum is totally amazing. When this author puts pen to paper, I'm never disappointed with what I read. Ms. McCollum is so talented that it never ceases to amaze me. This book was just what I needed right now. The Macquarie's feel like family now. I feel like I stood back in the shadows and watched them break the curse. I honestly would not have guessed who Tessa really was, and I won't give it away either. Tessa had a backbone of steel, and life wasn't all that good to her, but she rose up like a Phoenix out of the ashes and showed what and who she really wanted. I loved Eagan. He has so much honor, and there was no way he was letting his Tessa go anywhere even though he wasn't sure what he wanted himself. All in all, this was a wonderful book that had my heart racing and had me cheering along with the Macquarie's from Wolf Isle.

The last Wolf brother is left in trying to break the curse against his clan by marrying. He is tired of being pushed.

Needless to say he meets his match in Tessa all bets are off. Can this temptress be his answer?

Anything Heather writes is a great story and this one is not different! Be pulled into this series and if you have not read the rest, don't miss out!

He put his verge in her crux a couple of times, mon dieu.

I enjoyed this. It was very insta love but for some unexplainable reason that doesn't seem out of place in this period.

The few issues I had were, as it turns out, explained by the fact this is book 5 in the series (my bad). While it can be read stand alone, there were A LOT of names in the first couple of pages and I didn't care enough to learn which brother was married to which one and who's kids were whose. I suspect you would care if you read the whole series.

Also the big bad didn't seem all that dastardly. But again, if he is thread through the whole series it may create more of a rich tapestry of his villainy.

It was a good afternoon read, it didn't change my world but it didn't need to.

The Highlander’s Untamed Tempest by Heather McCollum
Brothers of Wolf Isle #5

Curses ~ Do you believe in them? The Macquari clan do and have felt the impact of one for one hundred years…will this generation finally break the curse and improve the lot of the clan? This final book of five in the series will finally let us know and also find all five brothers with the women they are meant to be with.

What I liked:
* Returning to Wolf Island and finding out how everyone is doing
* Claudette Tempest Ainsworth “Tessa” – midwife, grew up in France, sang and taught dance at French court, loved her mother, admired her father, midwife, lived on Wolf Island for a year before making an appearance, works with Grissell while waiting for her father, attracted to Eagan
* Eagan Macquarie: youngest of five brothers, wants independence and to see the world, hates that the fate of the curse rests on his shoulders, doesn’t believe in love, rather attracted to Tessa, has a bit part in this story
* Grissell: in her 90’s, great granddaughter of the woman that cursed the Macquarie family, takes in orphans and women in need of shelter, midwife, has a huge part in this story and especially this book
* The conclusion of the recurring Pirate Jandeau thread and happy with how it ended
* The children and how well they are loved and cared for by the parents and clan
* The evolution of Aunt Ida and hearing her backstory
* Thinking about the future of those living on Wolf Isle and what will happen to them all

What I didn’t like:
* What and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about slavery-human trafficking and the impact it has on those enslaved whether by pirates or anyone else

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled – Scandalous for the ARC – this is my honest review.

4-5 Stars

Eagan Macquarie was the fifth and last remaining son of the Macquarie brood and though he was ready to leave and find adventures in other lands, his elder brother's were hoping he would find love and marry to end the centuries old curse placed on their family after the misbehavior or their ancestor. He meets Tessa Ainsworth who was left on their isle by her pirate father until he could return for her. There is so much that Tessa will learn about her father's true nature and she and Eagan[s feelings for each other will be tested after they yield to the attraction they have. Will their new relationship be enough to save them when the arch enemy of the Macquarie clan comes back into their sphere. An over abundance of 🔥🔥 with pirates, [intrigue at the French Court, Highlanders, secrets and curses. A great new release that should not be missed by lovers of this genre.
I received an ARC from Entangled and NetGalley and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

This was a sweeping romance full of conflict, family, and love on a magical isle. Tessa has been waiting for her father to come back for her during her time here, learning from Grisella how to care for their people.

When she encounters Eagen Macquarie she's not quite sure what hit her. As she works as a midwife and a healer, she grows closer with Eagen and they face evil after evil together, they realize maybe their plans for the future need to change.

Romantic and exciting, this was such a fun story!

This is the last and final book of the Brothers of Wolf Isle series. And it summed up everything perfectly.
The main features from the beginning were The MacQuarie brothers, the Curse, the Willow tree, the pirate,Jandreau and Griselle. All had a major part in contributing to the tale of the saga.
In order for the Curse to end, all of the MacQuarie brothers must fall in love and be married.
This storyline follows the youngest brother, Eagan. He is the only one not to have fallen in love and married. As he is preparing to leave to get away from the pressure that his family is putting on him to end the Curse, he meets Tessa. He is immediately drawn to her. The chemistry is on fire.
Tessa is staying with Griselle, learning the arts of healing. She has been here a year and has yet to meet anyone. Griselle has kept her close to their home. She was left here by her father and is waiting for him to come back for her. The first person she meets is Eagan. He is coming to pick up Griselle for a birthing, but Griselle sends Tessa instead, saying that she is ready.
Tessa is surprised, not only br Griselle sending her but also by the man coming to pick her up. She has never met him but feels an instant response to him.
The story takes many twists and turns, some of which you see coming and some you don't.
But all in all, you couldn't have written a better conclusion to the series. I started it and couldn't put it down.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I want to thank Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book 📚.

Book: The Highlander’s Untamed Tempest
Author: Heather McCollum
Series: Brothers of Wolf Isle , Book #5
Release Date: 09/30/2024
Publisher: Entangled
Book Length: 242 Pages
Overall Rating: 5/5 stars
Blog Rating: 5/5 Sláinte Flags

Isle of Mull, Scotland, 1550

In this final book of the Macquarie Brothers on Wolf Isle you think that the youngest brother Eagan will fall in love and meet his soulmate. Except he has all his bags packed ready to see the world and the last thing he wants is to get married! The Macquarie clan is cursed by an old crone who is Grissell’s ancestor. As the first Macquarie Chieftain, got a lass pregnant with no offer of marriage and married another due to a clan alliance. Well this lass was so brokenhearted she took her own life but her mother cut the baby out so it would survive.

So her powerful witch mother cursed the entire Macquarie clan to stop creating illegitimate children forcing them in a cruel world alone. Now they won’t be able to populate and get any lass pregnant, not until the clan really comprehends what true love really is! This goes to everyone on the Isle, even the livestock. Now everyone and their Uncle knows of the curse and the stipulations. Naturally every unmarried woman and their mama are offering their daughters or female relations on a silver platter to Eagan. If Eagan leaves or gets a lass pregnant out of marriage the clan will be cursed forever!

Everything changes when Eagan has to help a midwife who is a French woman, Claudette Tempest Ainsworth known as Tessa. A woman who was hidden on wolf isle for the past year by Grissell whose ancestor committed the curse on the Macquarie family. She had been teaching Tessa how to care for the orphans she cared for, even the animals too. Eagan and Tessa fall for each other quickly nor realizing that danger is centering around Tessa and the man she loves.

Now Tessa is missing her sea captain father who promised to come retrieve her. Of course she is also falling for the youngest Macquarie. Something Tessa has never felt especially from her mother who never trusted any man and for good reason too! Tessa is wonderful with animals, children and is a healer too. All of Macquarie's instants fall in love with this lass from her beautiful singing voice to her dance instruction being a midwife and her other healing talents.

However one mother whose child was not born perfect is accusing her of being a witch due to a birthmark. Sadly it is when a witch hunter from Edinburgh comes to Wolf Isle just to start trouble for innocent young women. Will Tess be tortured and executed too? Especially now when she has fallen in love for the first time! Everything changes for Eagan when meets the bonny Tessa and all his careful plans are swept out the window! He is being swept off his feet, feeling things he has never felt for any lass ever before! However he also sees a threat and like all Macquarie men. They will do anything for the woman they love.

When you think of the mid sixteenth century you think of a “Rough Wooing.” It was a series of wars where England wanted to force a marriage between Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scots…well we know France won that wooing war! Also Witch hunts began in Scotland around 1550, and the Church of Scotland's view of witchcraft as a threat to Christianity heavily influenced the witch hunts. So if any of the farm animals or even if there was an illness among the villagers they would blame it on witchcraft and innocent women were executed! It was a very horrific time for women in this time period.

As always my go-to-author Heather McCollum pens another beautiful story. I especially loved how all the issues in this series were tied up in perfect bow. A very satisfying conclusion to the series finale where all the brothers are in this book with the women who captured their hearts! As much as I hate when a series I have enjoyed so much ends I loved how this author wrapped all the loose ends up perfectly. You can read any of the books in this series as a stand alone book, but I highly recommend every book in this series as they were all brilliant! I also loved the story of Eagan and Tessa so much!

Disclaimer: I received an advance reader’s copy from Entangled Publishing. I voluntarily agreed to do an honest, fair review and blog through netgalley. All thoughts, ideas and words are my own.

Eagan Macquarie is the last Macquarie brother without a bride. He doesn't believe in love and is looking forward to leaving the island and getting some solitude. Except he meets the beautiful and alluring Tessa Ainsworth the night before leaving and his only plan now is to touch her as much as she'll allow. Claudette Tempest Ainsworth is a French midwife waiting for her father to return for her and take her to the life her mother always promised her they'd have. But meeting the brawny Scotsman might just make her rethink her plans, especially when the truth about her dad comes to light and everyone on Wolf Isle is in danger.

The McCollum magic is missing in this one. It has all the things I usually love, but it feels rushed and overly crowded. Even being familiar with the series, there are way too many people involved and getting their little moments for Eagan and Tessa to get the space they need to fully develop as a couple. I get that love/lust at first sight makes them realize that they're great together but I would have liked some more time with them getting to know each other beyond the insanely hot physical moments.

It's still a solid romance if you're looking for action of all kinds, but I guess I was expecting more from an author who I know can bring it when it comes to character development.

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled: Scandalous for the advanced read!

This was a fast paced read with plenty of action. Eagan is the last of the brothers and is the only one still single. There is pressure on him to marry for love and lift the curse on his family. Eagan wants to see more of the world and isn’t interested in marrying. However, when he sees Tessa, they have an instant attraction and they do act on it. Tessa has a very caring nature and can be very resourceful. Tessa had an unusual upbringing with her mother and saw little of her father, a captain in the French navy. She is waiting for her father to come for her. I enjoyed the way all the family helped one another without question. This book brought the story to a satisfying end. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Final book in the brothers of the Macquarie clan and their efforts to break the curse.
Eagan is the youngest and he wishes to travel to escape his family and the pressures.
But then he meets Tessa and becomes ensnared in their relationship.
Some hot scenes and definitely adventure and surprises are involved in every step of the story.
Fun to read the other books but this story can easily be read alone and enjoyed.

A story full of adventure, action and romance. The fifth book in the series takes us to the story of Eagan. He is tasked with bringing Tessa, a healer to a pregnant woman. What follows is the path they are on and their interactions. A fully enjoyable and engaging story. My recommendation is to read this series in order, so you the reader, has a full range of the awesomeness of this series as well as the author's skills and creativity.

The last book in the Highland historical romance from Wolf Isle. It is definitely better to read this series in order because of the curse that is the central topic.
In this one the last brother is under intense pressure to pick a bride. He just wants to get away. Our heroine has been living, secretly on a remote part of the island with the old wise woman who takes in orphans. She is a talented midwife and wise woman in her own right.
There is a lot of danger for everyone in this story from an old enemy. Between a witch hunter and pirates everyone needs to be on guard. The excitement starts on the first page and lasts until the end. All the characters are fabulous and there is a lot of fun to be had.
I loved it.