When Bruce is forced to flee, his bid for freedom rests on the shoulders of one extraordinary warrior.Įrik MacSorley is a brilliant seafarer who has never encountered a wind he could not harness or a woman he could not win-until he drags a wet, half-naked “nursemaid” out of the waters off the Irish coast. Maybe if I could stop thinking about Braveheart, that would help me because I want that movie.but in this book.Handpicked by Robert the Bruce to help him in his quest to free Scotland from English rule, the elite warriors of the Highland Guard face their darkest days. I don't know, but I was a little disappointed. I liked this couple the same as I liked book 1-but I needed a little something else to love this story. It took awhile to get going, and I think the writing style isn't engaging for me. And she figured out how to push his buttons and did so often. Even though Hawk kept commenting that she was not like the women he preferred (she was too thin etc), he kept kissing her. He led her to believe that he was a pirate wanted for looting English ships, and Ellie told him that she was a nursemaid to some English kids. When the men decided to kill her in order to keep their identities secret, Eric quickly took action and kidnapped her from the highland guards. Elyne de Burgh is promised to the brother in law of King Edward as a way to bond her highland family to the English crown.Įllie was swimming when she came upon a cave where the highland guard was training. This story featured Eric MacSorley, 'Hawk' is a master seafarer, who literally soars through the water. Robert the Bruce has handpicked highland chiefs who specialize in certain areas of warfare to make up an elite, yet secret army named the Highland Guard. This book picked up right where book 1 left of. I will try book 3 before I give up on the series. I tried this one on audio to see if the series would improve from book 1.It didn't really get much better. I'm looking forward to reading the Ranger storey and immersing myself even more in their world.

I didn't enjoy how the author solved the problem, but that's ok, that didn't make me dislike the book. The only thing I think I didn't really like was that, in my opinion, the ending was a bit rushed. And while I know a little bit of the true story, I'm rooting for their success.

The question of the Scottish revolt is also further developed in this book. Unlike the first book, this one explores other places, some even outside Scotland, such as the northern coast of Ireland, which would now be Northern Ireland. I loved the scenarios in which the story took place. He reminded me of Cassian and Leo Valdez, two characters I love so much. I fell in love with the Hawk and his relaxed way, but at the same time very cunning. The second book in the series The Highlander Guard, tells the story of forbidden love between Ellie and Erik or Hawk, call it what you like.

The Hawk by Monica McCarty