Shadow Music - Highland Lairds, Bk 3 Author:Julie Garwood Throughout her acclaimed writing career, Julie Garwood has captivated readers with characters who are compelling, daring, and bursting with life. Now one of the most popular novelists of our time proudly returns to her beloved historical romance roots in a thrilling tale of love, murder, adventure, and mystery set against the haunting landscape ... more »of medieval Scotland. For Princess Gabrielle of St. Biel, Scotland is a land of stunning vistas, wild chieftains, treacherous glens, and steep shadows, skullduggery, betrayal, and now murder. Prized for her exquisite beauty, the daughter of one of England's most influential barons, Gabrielle is also a perfect bargaining chip for a king who needs peace in the Highlands: King John has arranged Gabrielle's marriage to a good and gentle laird. But this marriage will never take place. For Gabrielle, everything changes in one last burst of freedom when she and her guards come upon a scene of unimaginable cruelty. With one shot from her bow and arrow, Gabrielle takes a life, saves a life, and begins a war. Within days, the Highlands are aflame with passions as a battle royal flares between enemies old and new. Having come to Scotland to be married, Gabrielle is instead entangled in Highland intrigue. For two sadistic noblemen, underestimating Gabrielle's bravery and prowess may prove fatal. But thanks to a secret Gabrielle possesses, Colm MacHugh, the most feared man in Scotland, finds a new cause for courage. Under his penetrating gaze, neither Gabrielle's body nor heart is safe. A gripping novel that delves into the heart of emotions -- unyielding passions of love, hate, revenge, and raw desire -- Shadow Music is magnificent gift from Julie Garwood and a crowning achievement in her amazing career.« less
This is the kind of book I always expect from Julie Garwood. She begins the book with the story of St.Biel, which is where Princess Gabrielle is from. She weaves the story and you can imagine what it must have been like to live there.
Garwood is an excellent story teller, and I love her Highlander books and have missed them. This one is worth reading. It has the perfect pace and both the hero and heroine are created without driving the reader nuts. You know the kind of books that the heroine whines too much or whatever or the hero is too callous or whatever? Well, it does NOT happen in this book. You fall in love with both characters and their interactions with each other.
Currently 5/5 Stars.
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I bought this book to take my mind off of school work, thinking I could read a couple chapters here, couple chapters there. Didn't happen. This book sucked me in and I must admit, I got NO homework done because I couldn't put the book down. I even contemplated trying to read while driving to pick up my son from a school function. LOL!! The historical piece at the beginning was interesting and created the perfect backdrop for the story to unfold. I'll be looking for more Garwood titles just as soon as I finish final exams.
I have not read any books by Julie Garwood before. This is a novel about greed, warring clans in Scotland, and a beautiful princess. The princess, Gabrielle, is a beauty that is beloved by all her know her. From a happy, carefree life, she is suddenly thrown into chaos by being bannished from king and country because of lies. Thr characters are full and believable and the story moves at a fast pace. Good book. I'll read more of Garwood's books.
Julie Garwood has become one of my favorite authors her stories about the highlands are really exciting I could not put this book down I cant wait to read more of her books.