I gave it an hour and a half and then had to shut it off. The story was droning on and on and on about absolutely nothing, it was a really bad Seinfeld episode, except not funny at all. I don't understand the high reviews and I can't bring myself to listen any more. I do not like the narrator Angela she just does not do the story justice. There seems to be a lot of narrators that are reading the Scottish novels that do not have the accent of a Scot to read the stories and make them believable.
This narrator has a very flat monotone that puts me to sleep. Suggestions would be to find narrators that are Scottish for Scottish novels and to find men narrators rather then female. Just my own observation. The language used in this series is very old, much more "authentic" than I've seen in some others, I like it but it can be a little difficult to get used to.
That said, it's hot, book is good and frightening! TONS of drama! I love how the highlanders fall so hard for their women! I like this book, excited for this series! What did you love best about Highland Destiny? Maldie and Balfour. Balfour is not your typical alpha-male for he is plagued with insecurities about his looks and even feels threatened by his brother, Nigel, who also falls in love with Maldie thus adding to a bit of competition.
And Maldie isn't your usual well-bred lady having been born illegitimate and having endured a harsh life with a bitter mother who nearly forced her to a life of prostitution. What was one of the most memorable moments of Highland Destiny? It's really well written. I love her voice, I know a lot of people don't, but I think she brings such passion to story she narrates. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
A really touching story, and the reunion of the 2 main characters was so lovely. In the middle of Nigel's story, can't wait for Eric's. I have not been able to finish this book and will not finish it. I'm unable to follow the Characters. I have started the book 3 times and i'm unable to get to the 3rd chapter.
I enjoyed the story immensely. I will be purchasing next book in the series. Angela Dawe did an amazing job. Add to Cart failed. Please try again later. Add to Wish List failed. Remove from wishlist failed. Adding to library failed. Please try again. Follow podcast failed. Unfollow podcast failed. Stream or download thousands of included titles. Highland Destiny By: Hannah Howell. Narrated by: Angela Dawe. No default payment method selected. Add payment method.
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Difficulty Beginner Intermediate Advanced. Explore Documents. Cancel anytime. Unavailable in your country. Continue browsing Preview unavailable. Publisher: Tantor Audio. Released: Sep 28, ISBN: Format: Audiobook. Also available as When destiny brought Sir Balfour Murray and his wounded brother down the same road as Maldie Kirkaldy, she offered her services as a nurse even as she tried to deny the desire this dark-eyed knight had ignited at first sight.
Beaten and left for dead, Sir Lucas Murray is a man wounded in body and soul. You can choose to download either the PDF version or the ePub, or both.
The publisher has supplied this book in DRM Free form with digital watermarking. But when he meets Maldie he is captivated by her beauty and her nurturing ways that he questions his plans for battle because he becomes suspicious as to why she mysteriously appears and is instantly ready to help his brother and his clan. A passionate love affair begins between Maldie and Balfour which is based on Maldie's deception and Balfour suspicions.
Yes, we know Maldie feels guilty for not telling Balfour she was sired by Beaton and that Balfour feels guilty for being suspicious of his lover. My next issue was the romance built really fast, the attraction was fast which I understand but their was no courtship just fast sex with then pulling their clothes on immediately.
The story line was just blah to me and didn't captivate me like many other highlander books I had read recently. Lastly, there were grammatical errors and wrong names put in lieu of another person. I understand I make errors all the time but you would think the publishing company would catch these mistakes.
I'm so sad, that I found this book such a disappointment. I'm so behind on reviews Forgive me if I forget a detail or two. It was interesting enough for me to finish, which is enough for 3 stars. I am a hardcore quitter lately. The evil laird next door steals the illegitimate half-brother of the hero to claim as his rightful heir long story.
The heroine meets the hero on the road back from his failure to reclaim his brother. She herself is planning on killing the I'm so behind on reviews She herself is planning on killing the evil laird and figures 'the enemy of my enemy The big secret is that the heroine is the illegitimate daughter of the evil laird and promised her mother on her deathbed that she would kill him for abandoning them to poverty. She is very secretive about her past, which raises suspicions in the Murray clan.
Suspicions aside, she and the laird shack up right in the keep and go at it like rabbits until circumstances make it appear that the heroine is a spy and they imprison her in her room. I thought it was odd how casually everyone treated this situation and no worries about pregnancy. Long story short, she escapes and saves the day. Every man wanted her, of course. The hero's brother fell madly in love with her too. She was a bit too 'Mary Sue' for me, but the hero was pretty good.
Sep 16, Jane Stewart rated it did not like it Shelves: historical-romance. Main conflict between the couple for half the book was irrational. There was no interesting character development or dialogue.
Maldie was one of those girls. Her mother became a prostitute to support herself and Maldie. When the mother died, she made Maldie vow to kill Beaton for revenge. Beaton put Main conflict between the couple for half the book was irrational. Beaton put the baby boy in the woods to die. A Murray found the baby Eric and took him home. The Murray clan raised him.
Beaton has been ill for a few years and needs a boy to inherit his place as laird. He kidnaps Eric. The Murrays attack the Beatons hoping to get Eric back, but they are defeated. The remaining Murrays return home to heal and plan another attack. Maldie sees them on the road and asks to go with them.
She tells them she is a healer and can help. Balfour is laird of the Murray clan and agrees to let her stay. While there, she and Balfour are attracted to each other. She does not tell Balfour that she is related to Beaton and wants to kill Beaton.
This is her big secret, and she is worried that Balfour will feel betrayed when he finds out. I found this ridiculous. First of all they had a common enemy. If Maldie was reasonable, she would have told Balfour she was on his side, and they could work together. He wanted Eric back. Also for the entire first half of the book, both Maldie and Balfour spent too much time pondering. She pondered her lust for him and her worry that he might discover her secret. Finally some plot developments and action occur during the last half of the book.
There was no interesting character development, no interesting dialogue. I wanted it to be over and almost stopped reading it in the middle. The only reason I finished it was for the benefit of this review. I was annoyed with this. The author wrote all conversation in Scottish brogue. For example: Ye make a mon greedy. Ye make me feel verra greedy as weel. Howbeit, I think… I ken that ye can see naught but a woman hurrying away to betray ye again. Balfour has hair to his shoulders.
Cover guy does not. This is the first book in the Murray Family series ten books so far. DATA: Story length: pages. Swearing language: none. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 6. Approximate number of sex scene pages: Setting: Scotland. Copyright: Genre: historical romance. View all 5 comments. I had such high hopes for the writer. All of her books are so highly rated. I think the lead characters did not appeal to me. I was bored the entire time. The heroine seemed so I kept seeing a beggar on the street for the image of the heroine.
And we are supposed to think of the sex scene between the hero and this female beggar hot? She just appeared poor, skinny and unfeeling. I don't know why the hero wanted her. And they already knew that they wa I had such high hopes for the writer. Then pray tell, what is the point? Jun 18, Kari rated it really liked it Shelves: highlander-scottish-irish , 1st-in-series.
It's a sweet, low-angst story. Maldie Kirkaldy is a healer who promised her mother on her deathbed that she would avenge her by killing her evil father, Beaton of Dubblinn. Balfour is planning to rescue his kidnapped brother from Beaton's lair.
They both have a common enemy, but Maldie decides to guard her family's secrets even though Balfour suspects she's 3. They both have a common enemy, but Maldie decides to guard her family's secrets even though Balfour suspects she's a spy.
Misunderstandings follow as they fall in love and become lovers. Much confusion could've been avoided if Maldie had been forthright from the start. Although her reasons for keeping quiet make sense at the end, at times I found myself wishing she would just speak openly and honestly.
The book stays true to the time period. The author uses local brogue and dialect, which some people might not like, but I personally enjoyed reading it.
Maldie is a fun character, she is brave and self-sufficient, although her judgement calls are dubious sometimes. I liked how she was clear about her feelings for Balfour from the start, even though she had other handsome suitors chasing her. Balfour is very sweet, the perfect laird, fair and strong. The secondary characters are great and we can see the set up building for subsequent Murray family stories.
I will continue the series View 2 comments. Jun 10, Michelle rated it it was ok Shelves: romance , historicalfiction. This is the first of the "highland" series that features the Murray family.
I also have found it to be the most annoyingly dull installment of the entire series. I really had to fight hard to finish this tale. I think part of my problem was the constant lying of Maldie throughout the entire story. It got old I would say to skip this story, but it does lay the foundation for the series and for that alone you may need to grin and bear it.
Jul 24, Carolyn rated it really liked it Shelves: re-read , howell-hannah. Re-reading - The beginning of the Murray Series. Many, many years ago, well before Kindles, Nooks, ebooks, etc. I never had even heard of historical romances where highlanders, their clans, those battles or anything associated with them until I read my first Hannah Howell book.
Luckily, it was a Murray Family Series book. I immediately fell in love with all things highlanders, due to this author. Howell was pretty much "the highlander" author Re-reading - The beginning of the Murray Series.
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