Ever since book one, I have looked forward to the next book in this series.  The characters are so captivating and intense.  Cull the Nameless is such a dark and dangerous character; with his slave background, his cold demeanor, and how he responds to Derryth.  Derryth comes across as a spoiled young girl too superficial and selfish, until she is almost raped and then capture by Cull and his army who are hellbent on taking Inverhaven.  What Cull and Derryth do not realize is that he is the third and youngest lost child of the murdered Laird Kincaid and that the Wolf of Badenoch wants him to take it and kill the “imposters”, not realizing that they are in fact his brothers.  The story is engaging, intense, action-packed, passionate, poignant, and perfect.  I LOVED the “I chose you” scenes between Cull and Derryth.  I’m glad that in the end, he got his name, and a family, and a woman that loved him so much.  His ordeal, I think, was the worst of the three brothers and he definitely deserved a happily ever after.  Loved every second of the story and highly recommend the series.

Wow!  The Warrior of Clan Kincaid by Lily Blackwood is a phenomenal historical romance.  Cull was bought from a slavers ship and became a warrior for the King 's Guard.  Derryth was kidnapped by Cull's men on her way home from visiting her sister.   Derryth and Cull's story is loaded with action, suspense, humor, steamy sex, drama and lots of twists and turns.  This story captured me at the first page and didn't let me go until the end.  I loved it.  The Warrior of Clan Kincaid is book 3 of the Highland Warrior Series but can easily be read as a standalone.  This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.

  

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

Tara was told by Sister Agnes her guardian sent word he traveled near and wants to see her. Her guardian was Alexander Stewart - the powerful Earl of Buchan. Tara had never met him.It had been five years since her parents had died and her guardian had shown no interest in her. The Earl Of Buchan had had become responsible for Tara and her older sister Arabel. Almost immediately he had summoned Arabel to be presented at court. While Tara had been delivered to Dencroft Priory where she had been every since with only a rare letter from Arabel once or twice a year. At long last Tara Buchan the man who controlled her future. Her guardian was the king’s youngest son. Magnus finds out his whole life was a lie. He finds his sworn enemy is actually his brother. He is really Faelan Kincaid who is the second son of the Kincade family. When Laird Kincade was murdered his three sons scattered to the wind. The brother eventually comes back- he had been a mercenary- to reclaim the Kincaid land. The Kincaid brothers all had a small wolf tattoo under the arm and that is how they knew Magnus was one of the lost brothers.    Magnus had been lost when his family was taken and killed. Magnus is trying to find out who betrayed the Kincaids. So Magnus is going to stay with the Alwyns. Magnus is the leader of the Pit Warriors and allow stewart women to sleep in his room to avoid sleeping with Alwyn men.  To find out he had a family and and that his “father”   was actually responsible for the murder of his parents shocks Magnus. Magnus never has the opportunity to take advantage of his “father” The Laird Alvyn and Magnus was treated like a nobody. Alvyn’s son Hugh hates Magnus and goes out of his way to make Magnus miserable. Magnus is determined to make something of himself and worked hard to be a warrior and defender of his clan. Only as he finds out the truth about his family does he change his plans and what he wants for his future. Magnus feels the person he once honored and defended was now the person he wants to face justice.Tara is not to be presented at court but to marry her sister Arabel’s fiance as Arabel is dead and this devastates Tara. With no choice Tara is bundled into a carriage and an unknown future. Before Tara gets to her destination they are over turn by brigades. Tara runs for her life when she is attacked and threatened with a sword. Then a man attacks her attacker. Tara is thinking maybe things aren’t so bad and Magnus realizes Tara could change everything. Tara needs to find answers about her sister’s death Magnus wants to protect Tara from Hugh Magnus also wants his own questions answered. Tara  and Magnus fell fast and hard. They had an immediate attraction  and soon they end up sleeping together.  

I really enjoyed this story. It had a good plot and it had my interest from the beginning and kept it until the end. There was a lot going on in this story : misconceptions, murder, stolen stolen kisses, damsel saved, friendship made,  brother found, lies, hatred, rivals, treachery, rebellion, Highlander's,  destiny, castle, clans, and a lot more. I was surprised Tara was not more shy or scared and set back as she was when her parents died and then she went right to the convent for five years and with everything going on there really wasn’t  much time for Tara and Magnus. The ending seemed a little rushed to me. But for the most part I really enjoyed this. I loved how very protective Magnus was of Tara and he also didn’t want Hugh to hurt her as Hugh could be very cruel . I loved the characters and the ins and outs and I recommend.

~An ARC was given to me by the publisher and I was able to read it via NetGalley. ~

The opening of the book was actually the ending of book one. So if you read The Beast, you will be able to understand why I am hyped about this.

The story of the book has the same plot with book one. Revenge but this time, it’s more personal. I like how his mind works. How he wanted to do the things he wanted. Yes, there was too much hatred, but he knew how to channel it. I was actually pretty surprise on how things to shaped up with Magnus. After being ignored for a long time, those events happened. And it helped him along the way. I was actually happy that there was less bloodshed one the last part. I hate war, it kills many people.

Tara, on the other hand was merely a pawn. And it is good to know that Magnus was the one who wed her. It might seem too personal way to get revenge. But as you read Magnus’ thoughts, you will definitely know that even he was not expecting it.

I like the ending of the book. It was such a fitting way to end his story. Well, both of their story actually.

Hence four stars.

Book two was just as wonderful, passionate, and intense as book one. Loved it from page one to the very last page. The battle at the end was perfect and the surprises throughout the plot kept me on my toes. Tara has lived the last 5 years in a convent, forgotten by her guardian and separated from her sister.  When her guardian suddenly shows up and tells her that her sister is dead and she is now to marry her sisters betrothed she isn't happy about it.  When she arrives, she is attacked and saved by a man she cannot see in the dark.  The man steals a kiss telling her he is her betrothed. When she finally makes it to her new home she is greeted by Hugh, her future husband who is quite drunk and not the man she kissed.  While there dreading her marriage and wanting to escape, she comes to realize that the nature of her sister's death was very suspect. It was definitely a who-done-it mystery thrown into a passionate, romantic tale of two unlikely allies. From the moment Magnus steals the kiss as the "wrong eldest son", their story just gets better and better. I loved it. The conflict and villains were well-crafted and the next chapter in the Kincaid saga for vengeance stacked right up there with book one.  I highly recommend this series.