The Highlander's Sword

Amanda Forester

Mar 2010 · Highlander series Book 1 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

A quiet, flame-haired beauty with secrets of her own...She's nothing he expected and everything he really needs

Lady Aila Graham is destined for the convent, until her brother's death leaves her an heiress. Soon she is caught between hastily arranged marriage with a Highland warrior, the Abbot's insistence that she take her vows, the Scottish Laird who kidnaps her, and the traitor from within who betrays them all.

Padyn MacLaren, a battled-hardened knight, returns home to the Highlands after years of fighting the English in France. MacLaren bears the physical scars of battle, but it is the deeper wounds of betrayal that have rocked his faith. Arriving with only a band of war-weary knights, MacLaren finds his land pillaged and his clan scattered. Determined to restore his clan, he sees Aila's fortune as the answer to his problems...but maybe it's the woman herself.

The Highlander Series:

The Highlander's Sword (Book 1)

The Highlander's Heart (Book 2)

True Highland Spirit (Book 3)

Praise for Amanda Forester:

"This clever combination of wit, romance, and suspense strikes all the right notes." —Booklist, Starred Review on A Wedding in Springtime

"Plenty of intrigue keeps the reader cheering all the way." — Publishers Weekly

"Passionate and spellbinding!" — Mary Wine, acclaimed author of Highland Heat

Ratings and reviews

Not Amanda Forester's best. MacLearn's distrust is not appealing in anyway and continues throughout the whole book. Only the last 2 chapters are really worth reading.

I seriously loved this story! Didn't know if they'd ever get together though...a little longer in the tooth for the wait for the wedding night! Lol

This is the first book I have read from this author and I can't wait to read the next. This book was such a great balance of historical times and customs as well as intrigue, suspense, love, and faith.

About the author

Amanda Forester holds a PhD in psychology and worked for many years in academia before discovering that writing historical romance novels was way more fun. She lives with her husband and two energetic children in the Pacific Northwest outside Tacoma,Washington.