Highland Jewel: A Royal Highlander Novel

by May McGoldrick

Overview

The next book in the new lush Scottish historical series from USA Today bestselling author, May McGoldrick.

A REBEL AT HEART
Maisie Murray’s sweet, docile exterior masks the courageous spirit of a firebrand determined to champion women’s suffrage with like-minded friends. But fighting for her principles has swept her directly into harm’s way—and into the arms of a man she cannot resist.

A WARRIOR BY BLOOD
A trained officer with the Royal Highland Regiment, Niall Campbell has spent his life serving the Crown. Battle-weary and searching for peace, he nothing to do with trouble—until he meets Maisie. But unless Niall and Maisie can find a way to stand up to the destructive forces that threaten to divide them, long-buried secrets and political schemes are destined to stand in the way of the glorious love they’ve found…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250317285
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/24/2019
Series:	Royal Highlander Series , #2
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
Sales rank:	160,706
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

USA Today bestselling authors Nikoo and Jim wrote their first MAY MCGOLDRICK romance using historical figures that Jim researched while earning a PhD in sixteenth-century Scottish and English literature. Nikoo, a mechanical engineer, is a born storyteller. She is all about characters and feeling. Jim is about action and sense of place. Together, they have crafted over forty fast-paced, conflict-filled historical and contemporary novels and two works of nonfiction under the pseudonyms May McGoldrick and Jan Coffey.
Authors Nikoo and Jim McGoldrick (writing as May McGoldrick) weave emotionally satisfying tales of love and danger. Publishing under the names of May McGoldrick and Jan Coffey, these authors have written more than thirty novels and works of nonfiction for Penguin Random House, Mira, HarperCollins, Entangled, and Heinemann. Nikoo, an engineer, also conducts frequent workshops on writing and publishing and serves as a Resident Author. Jim holds a Ph.D. in Medieval and Renaissance literature and teaches English in northwestern Connecticut. They are the authors of Much ado about Highlanders, Taming the Highlander, and Tempest in the Highlands with SMP Swerve.

Editorial Reviews

07/08/2019

The enjoyable second Royal Highlander historical (after Highland Crown) from McGoldrick (a shared pseudonym for a husband-and-wife team), set in early-19th-century Scotland, is fast-paced and filled with political unrest. Maisie Murray started the Edinburgh chapter of the Female Reform Society with her friend Fiona Johnson. When British troops become violent in response to one of the Female Reform Society’s protests, Fiona’s brother, former Royal Highland Regiment soldier Lt. Niall Campbell, rescues Maisie. Niall and Maisie’s friendship, based upon mutual understanding and respect, blossoms into romance, which culminates in a marriage proposal from Niall. But before the two can make plans to wed, Fiona is kidnapped, and Niall leaves Edinburgh determined to find his sister. Niall is also approached by an advisor to Queen Caroline and agrees to search for her son, Cinaed Mackintosh, whom she has not seen in years. When Niall finds Cinaed, he is living with Isabella, his new wife—and Maisie, who happens to be Isabella’s sister and fears that Niall has come to kill Cinaed. Fans of romances with mystery, accurate historical intrigue, and magnetic characters will thoroughly enjoy this installment. Agent: Jill Marsal, Marsal Lyon Literary. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"Fast-paced and filled with political unrest ... Fans of romances with mystery, accurate historical intrigue, and magnetic characters will thoroughly enjoy this installment." - Publishers Weekly

"Complicated and enthralling...Highland Jewel has characters who engage the readers’ hopes and dreams for a well-deserved, if sometimes rocky, journey to happy-ever-after." - Romance Junkies

"Readers will enjoy Highland Jewel and its intrigue and romance ... Beautifully written, as usual, the McGoldricks are masters of history and romance." - Romance Reviews Today

From the Publisher

Narrators Raphael Corkhill and Saskia Maarleveld bring much needed energy to an otherwise lackluster historical romance. Maisie is determined to be involved in Scotland’s suffragette movement, but her habit of winding up in danger leads Niall Campbell into her life to play rescuer and, soon after, fiancé. But when Niall’s sister is kidnapped, he must dance to the villain’s tune, and he and Maisie are forced apart by time and distance for much of the audiobook. Listeners may find themselves unsatisfied with a romance that never believably develops and a dragging pace were it not for Corkhill and Maarleveld’s gorgeous performances. Together, they juggle many characters, each one immediately identifiable and subtly infused with varying degrees of intensity. A.L. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

MARCH 2020 - AudioFile

Narrators Raphael Corkhill and Saskia Maarleveld bring much needed energy to an otherwise lackluster historical romance. Maisie is determined to be involved in Scotland’s suffragette movement, but her habit of winding up in danger leads Niall Campbell into her life to play rescuer and, soon after, fiancé. But when Niall’s sister is kidnapped, he must dance to the villain’s tune, and he and Maisie are forced apart by time and distance for much of the audiobook. Listeners may find themselves unsatisfied with a romance that never believably develops and a dragging pace were it not for Corkhill and Maarleveld’s gorgeous performances. Together, they juggle many characters, each one immediately identifiable and subtly infused with varying degrees of intensity. A.L. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

MARCH 2020 - AudioFile