The Highlander's Dangerous Temptation is a historical Highlander romance. Laord Athdar MacCallum has sworn never to marry again after losing two wives. So, despite his growing feelings for Isobel, he refuses to act on them. Isobel is also attracted to Athdar and she won't be so easily refused. This is the seventh book in the series but can also be read as a stand alone.
Athdar’s sister, Isobel’s mother and Isobel end up traveling to Athdar’s castle. The two women have a plan to encourage Isobel and Athdar to get together. Well, they don’t really have a plan per se but they hope something will happen between the two. It is actually Isobel who comes up with the plan. She ends up making a clever plan to stay behind when her mother and Athdar’s sister leave the keep before the storm locks them in.
Athdar still does not give into his feelings even though he is alone with Isobel now. It isn’t until he gets drunk and sleepwalks right into Isobel’s bed one night that the two get married to preserve her honor.
Honestly, I did not feel the romance between Athdar and Isobel. Isobel knows that she is of age to get married and she needs to find a husband. While she says she’s attracted to Athdar, I felt like there was also an element of duty in a sense. So, there was a bit of a lack of just raw passion. It was a much calmer romance to me.
About half way through the book, the plot introduces a mystery. This mystery is also why Athdar has been sleepwalking and has trouble remembering things. It also explains the deaths of his two previous wives.
It seems like someone has been messing with the laird. It is actually kind of obvious who is behind things. The resolution of this part of the story was just not satisfying. When the laird goes to confront the person and rescue his wife, Isobel’s father was there already and gets shot with an arrow. This whole scene ends up resolving the issue between Athdar and Rurik despite years of bickering between the two and despite Rurik being opposed to his daughter’s marriage to Athdar.
There was just a lack of overall emotion. I did not feel any sorrow or pain for Athdar’s previous wives and I did not feel the connection between Athdar and Isobel. It was a nice story and I finished it in two days, but it lacked a little something more.
Perhaps it fits better within the series but I was just left a little underwhelmed by this book.
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