| Highland Wishes | 
 enlarge | Author: Leanne Burroughs
Publisher: Highland Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 115675
Format: Unabridged
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 097462490X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780974624907
ASIN: 097462490X
Publication Date: January 1, 2004
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Product Description
With the Scottish War for Independence raging, a Highland laird heads to the Scottish/English border to avenge his father's brutal death. After kidnapping his enemy's daughter, the young laird takes her to his castle in the Scottish Highlands, where they wage their own battle - of growing feelings - as well as strife between their two countries. Their future seemingly doomed by fate, HIGHLAND WISHES is the story of two people who vanquish fears, torments, and sorrows to bring each other to an awareness of self-assurance, happiness, and joy.
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 Truly truly horrid October 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This woman is beaten, smeared with excrement,beaten, forced to eat like a dog at his feet, beaten again, groped, almost gang raped, beaten and that is only halfway through the book! The typos and unfinished sentences makes me wonder if this was self published. It is horrible!!! There is no story here so far - just some sort of sick loveplay.
 Highland Wishes disappoints July 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading a few 5 star reviews and one 1 star review of Leanne Burroughs's second book, HER HIGHLAND ROGUE, I had misgivings about buying either of her first two books. The synopsis for each book sounded appealing, though, and the fact that the majority of reviewers rated HER HIGHLAND ROGUE highly, made me take a chance and buy both books.
I have to say, I was not overwhelmed by HIGHLAND WISHES. I didn't find either Tory or Grant, the two main characters, particularly compelling. Tory, at age 17, has endured far more abuse and hatred in her life than is believable. Grant doesn't treat her much better after taking her prisoner, even allowing his drunken best friend to nearly rape her on the dining tables in the main hall in front of his clan, who also hate her. Except for a few demands that Grant release her, Tory quietly and efficiently completes all of her chores under brutal conditions, and at the same time does things that eventually win members of the clan onto her side.
I had trouble swallowing the fact that a clan would leave Annie, a very young orphan girl, living on her own with no known home or means of being fed or obtaining clothing.
The incident with Michael was baffling to me and I scanned back through the book trying to figure out who he was. He was introduced as though he were someone the reader should be famililar with. It wasn't until I continued reading on that I finally understood this was his first appearance in the book.
Most, if not all, of the misunderstandings and strife that occurs between Tory and Grant, does so because they don't communicate by asking for simple clarification. Each assumes they know what the other's actions or words mean and respond accordingly.
Finally, I found the extraordinary number of typos (including the wrong title at the top of every other page, and once referring to Tory as "Catherine", the heroine of her next book) very distracting.
While I didn't find this story so bad it wasn't worth finishing, I also didn't find it particularly engaging. It isn't something I would read again.
Fiction at it's worst! May 10, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I know this is a work of fiction, but to say it is 'historical' is a HUGE stretch!! The way that the author portrayed life in 1296 is not realistic. The lead male character, Grant, is the 'Dr. Phil' of the 13th century. Grant should be a busy laird responsible for his clan at a time Scotland was preparing to fight against the oppression of England. (An ineffective representation of William Wallace is depicted in this book as the legendary freedom fighter appears briefly.) However, Grant seems to have all kinds of free time for therapy sessions with his English prisoner turned wife, encouraging her to 'share' her feelings/experiences. The leading lady, Tory, made repetitive dim-witted decisions that made it hard to respect her character. About 1/8 of the book was dedicated to dragging out every Christmas tradition ever heard of and boring the reader as scenes played out in words. After spending $16.95, I felt an obligation to read this book. If you are a history buff and enjoy works from authors such as Diana Gabaldon, skip this read. IT WAS PAINFUL!!!
 So Good April 22, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have Injoyed this book for the second time. and wish to make sure I had wrote A reveiw Too my Sirprise I had not So am doing it now It's well written to me show That Newer writer can write just as well as the old timer's hahahaa I love Story's set In Scotland out of 99% of all books set in it I love them. this Book was a very good Book to read.I will not go On about what it about you have to read it yourself and injoy. I hope as much as I did.
Spell check your book March 10, 2008
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
I have never in my life read a book with so many grammatical errors. It was unreal. It may have been easier to overlook if the story actually went somewhere...
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