**Book Review-Highlander's Bride (Called by a Highlander Book 7) by Mariah Stone

  

 Highlander’s Bride is the seventh book in Mariah Stone’s epic Called by a Highlander time-travel romance series. If you like dramatic historical romances, marriages of convenience, and dark alpha heroes, you’ll swoon over this fated-for-love romance!

 Modern medicine keeps her alive, but a medieval Highlander makes her soul sing. Will a diabetic trapped in the past risk her life for a love to span the ages?

Scotland, 2021. Light-headed, diabetic Bryanna Fitzpatrick stumbles through Eilean Donan Castle, searching for a place to test her blood. But when she wanders into an underground cavern, a Highland faerie sends her back in time to the Middle Ages.

Scotland, 1310. Four years ago, Highlander Raghnall Mackenzie swore to raise his dying betrothed’s son. Now he must marry another to reclaim his lands and fulfill his promise. Until his would-be bride leaves him standing at the altar.

Thinking she’s in a pleasant dream, Bryanna agrees to marry gorgeous warrior Raghnall Mackenzie. When she realizes the medieval world is real, she tries to escape—but there’s no chance Raghnall will let his beautiful new wife run off. Though Bryanna resents his manhandling, his tortured soul and beautiful music speak to her. With only a few doses of insulin left, she’s out of options. Her life depends on returning to her own time. But can she leave the husband who’s captured her heart…even if staying costs her life?   AMAZON LINK

4 STARS

 I have to admit when I read the book information it got my attention right away.  This was something a bit different just like it promised.  And I enjoyed it.  The world building was so good, with beautifully described times and places in medieval Scotland.  And the emotions were often raw and often painful.  But it wasn't depressing, there were good times too.

Byranna and Raghnall sure had their share of battles and challenges ahead of them.  And that's not even counting the fierce warfare battle heading the clans way. 

There is a chart with the  meaning of some of the Scottish words but for me it wasn't needed.  I felt easy to follow without it. Of course,  have read a lot of Scottish stories. 

Loved the ending and the Epilogue.  A good story all the way around.  

I see that David (another time traveler) will be getting his own story too.  Sounds good to me.  

 

 I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from Booksprout. All thoughts and opinions are my own.