The Bachman Books : Four Early Novels by Richard Bachman (Rage / The Long Walk / Roadwork / The Running Man)

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Bachman Books.......2007-06-16

Purchased this book as a gift for my husband. It's a classic!!!The Bachman Books : Four Early Novels by Stephen King (omnibus of Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork and The Running Man)

A glimpse of things to come.......2007-02-26

These stories were written by a young King, before many of his more well-known works were published. After reading The Bachman Books, it is easy to see the talent Mr. King possessed at an early age.

Rage is the reason this book is sought-after, and it won't disappoint most readers. It is a great study of social cliques, adolescent psychology, and shifts of power. The controversy surrounding the story may lead people to misguided expectations. This is not a story with huge body counts of high-school students and faculty. My second-favorite story in the book.

The Long Walk is a brilliant character study. Possibly a metaphor for the Vietnam War (my personal opinion there, not necessarily King's), this story focuses on a handful of "walkers" participating in a field of 100. Rules are simple and are enforced strictly. Characters meet sides of themselves they never knew they possessed when faced with situations you wouldn't normally encounter. This story alone is worth seeking out this book. I'd place The Long Walk right up there with other King short stories like The Mist, The Raft, 1408, The Body, and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.

Roadwork, although my least favorite of the four, still has its place. It is also a character study, but after reading The Long Walk any story would have a tough act to follow. You can empathize with the main charcter even as he slips into madness and King writes him in a way that you almost root for him.

The Running Man was a pleasant surprise. I'd seen the film that was LOOSELY based on the story (and by loosely, I mean the character name, the reality game show, and the future dystopia is about it) and altough I enjoyed it I soon realized that the story was infinitely better (isn't that usually the case?). The story paints a very bleak, not-too-distant future where the haves and have-nots are separated to an extreme that frighteningly may not be that far off. Our protagonist runs in order to help his family, and the hunters seeking him aren't rejects from the WWE. It's about a man pushed to his limits and how he's forced to choose his victories.

It's spooky how King wrote two stories in this book about futuristic reality game shows, and today these shows--although not nearly as extreme as King's versions--are so popular and prevalent. All the stories are worth reading and a couple of them are excellent. If you can locate a copy of this book I strongly suggest picling it up.

The Greatest.......2006-10-07

This is going to be a shory review. The Long Walk has got to be one of the greatest stories I have red in my life, I can not find anything wrong with it. Rage, all I can say about Rage is "WOW". I"m glad I got this before the school shooting and all, cause it is such a great story about standing up for one's self but going too far doing so. Roadwork and The Running Man, were also good stories the the first two I mention is whhat made buying the book worth it. If your a KING fan you must buiy the book.

Deep Inside King.......2006-09-07

When Stephen King first started to gain prominence in the mainstream public eye, there were a series of works that were published under the name of Richard Bachman. Supposedly Bachman was a New Hampshire dairy farmer who suffered from insomnia and spent his nights writing. After the publication of THINNER, it was revealed that Richard Bachman was actually Stephen King--he had taken on the alter-ego so that he could publish more book in one year. THE BACHMAN BOOKS is a collection of the first four novels that King wrote under the Bachman pseudonym. The four novels are:

RAGE--this collection is about the only place you can find a copy of the novel RAGE. After the Columbine shootings King had the book pulled from shelves across the country and didn't want it to be published again. In the story a very disturbed and troubled high school student, Charlie Decker, in a small town community shoots one of his teachers and takes control of the school. Keeping the students under a sort-of hostage control, Charlie leads them in an examination of their inner lives.

THE LONG WALK--one of King's best novels of all times. In a future where a dictatorship controls the U.S.A, a group of 100 young men sign up to participate in the nation's favorite sporting event and pastime, the Long Walk. Walkers participate for a chance at winning The Prize, which is anything you want for the rest of your life. However, only one person can win and everyone else dies.

ROADWORK--a common man stands up against the system and decides to get even before his home is destroyed for the roadwork for a new highway because of eminent domain.

THE RUNNING MAN--in 2025 the hottest television show is "The Running Man". A man who is pushed to the brink is selected to participate and runs not only for his life, but for the life of those he loves.

THE BACHMAN BOOKS includes an introduction by King entitled "The Importance of Being Bachman." In the intro King tells about FBI investigations concerning RAGE, why he wrote as Bachman, etc.

Including both some of King's roughest works (RAGE) and some of his best writing (THE LONG WALK), THE BACHMAN BOOKS is a good collection of writing that most fans of King will enjoy.

Rage is horrifying.......2006-08-05

I've only read Rage, so far, and haven't finished it yet, but am so stunned by the sickening events that have taken place in this story that i was shocked to find that so many people on this board liked the story so much. After what's happened in Rage, so far, i'm not sure i even want to finish it. I just finished the part where the 'pretty girl' was telling the class about her relationship with Ted and their 'first time' together. I couldn't believe she revealed so much personal stuff about them--in front of their whole class ! I think Ted was just as shocked as i was lol. I was equally stunned at the way Charlie talked to the psychiatrist. I hope that would not be a realistic way for a crazed student to handle a doctor/psychiatrist in a situation like that.. i don't remember hearing about that kind of thing happening at Columbine. I sure hope no one else dies in the story (except Charlie, of course) but i might not finish reading it.

I'll read the other stories and see how i like those.

The Bachman Books : Four Early Novels by Stephen King (omnibus of Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork and The Running Man)

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The Long Read.......2006-10-04

"The Long Walk" is my favorite novella in this series. Never in so few pages can any author amaze me like King can. The way he writes is so matter-of-fact in this story.

I bought the book when I was in Jr. High, but things were much different then. People kept their problems to themselves and suffered in adolescent silence. Because of recent events concerning the youth of today, the book containing "Rage" has since been banned, I heard. Maybe it's for the best. If you're a preteen and you're reading this, it probably should be best read by mature audiences only.

Treasure this book if you don't like to read his longer volumes. His snippets suffice for your horror fix.

Classic King.......2004-09-14

Long ago, before Stephen King was hit by the money bus - and later a real van - he could actually write. This collection of novellas helps celebrate that time; a time before slavish devotion to formula had him cranking out the same story over and over. A time before King's new-found relgious zealotry had him extolling the virtues of steadfast belief in a higher power at the core of his every over-long, soapy new novel. This four-story collection is a distillation of the writer King used to be.

I have retained my copy of this set since I was a kid. Luckily it is a hardback, so it has withstood the test of time relatively well. Every now and then I pull it out to re-read one of the stories and I am reminded of just how good this guy was. There is real talent between these covers.

Unfortunately the collection starts off with what I feel to be the weakest story of the bunch. Perhaps I'm just not a fan of self-indulgent adolescent revenge fantasies. "Rage" is just that. It is markedly similar to "Apt Pupil" and a short story, found in one of the ten thousand compilations King has cranked out, about a college kid going amok with a sniper rifle. A lot of the other reviewers have decried the so-called censorship that has removed this story from publication. Frankly I applaud King for realizing how harmful the story is. It is a pointless revenge fantasy in which a student kills a teacher and threatens his fellow schoolchildren with a gun. Romanticizing this behavior is only harmful, as is evidenced by those who post how "prophetic" this is. As if the kids who shot up Columbine or the other copycat incidents were wounded, tortured souls who wanted to discuss philosophy. They were petty thugs. This story asks us to empathize with such petty thugs. While there is a good bit of King's patented adolescent angst writing (he must have had a crappy childhood), the story itself is just creepy.

In my mind, this first story seriously cheapens the collection. I read it once, when I first got the book, and haven't read it since. Perhaps the publisher could re-release the collection without "Rage". Unfortunately to fill it out they might include "Thinner", which is awful for different reasons.

The other three novellas in this collection are nothing short of sublime. "The Long Walk" is an amazing tale about a futuristic game in which 100 volunteers walk until only one man is left. Anyone who flags beneath the required speed is shot. Anyone who tries to desert is shot. They never stop, walking and walking until all but one can walk no more. Overall this sounds like a boring concept, but King works his psychological wonders with the characters and has you turning page after page, empathizing with them and actually caring about them.

"Roadwork" is an odd story. It, too, is a revenge tale but is much less reprehensible in that the person attempting to get revenge does so without taking hostages, without shooting innocent people, and without putting himself up on a soapbox. The hero sees his world falling apart and lacks the desire to reconstruct it. So he just goes along for the ride. In the introduction King says that he wrote this story to deal with his own grief when a loved one died. The truth of that statement shines through. This is a very powerful piece.

The final story, "The Running Man", simply shows the raw talent King embodied. Apparently the entire story was written in a span of 72 hours. Another futuristic game show tale, this one is about a society which is heavily splintered into have and have-not; the have-nots appearing on game shows to try to earn money to survive. The lead character, trying to earn money to take his daughter to the hospital, applies for a game show spot and is given a slot on the titular show, which sets a man loose to run while professional hunters - and all of society - track him down. The rules state that if he eludes capture for 30 days he wins, but there are reasons to doubt that. An effective update of "The Most Dangerous Game", this story grabs you and holds you. If all you know of "The Running Man" is the godawful Schwarzenegger film, you definitely need to read this one (the book version will definitely never be filmed, at least not with that ending).

So three novels of four are must-reads. I highly recommend picking this one up, even if you have to buy it used.

The most frightning stories King has written.......2004-08-04

These four early stories all share the same theme of a terrifing not to distant future that strikes as close to reality as a book can. The first story, Rage is a dark psychologial portrit of teenage boy who loses grip of his sanity yet at same time feels alive for the first time in his life. The most frightning thing about the story is that it has happened in real life, more than once. The second story, The Long Walk really got to me. Its a chilling tale of a disasociated American watching and waiting for a group of runners to get their "ticket" one by one. Helped inspire the contraversial Japanese satire film Battle Royale (amazing film, see it!!) The third book Road Work is the story of a man whos life and mental state detiriorate around him along with his home, job, and marrige. Until he reaches the point of no return and lashes out at society. The final story, The Running Man is the tale of a decayed and apathetic America, where the poor are expendable, and people get their thrill by watching desparate people run for their lives on the Running Man. Some of these stories are cautionary tales. Some are stories that mirror reality in a frightiningly real manner.While others are a pesimistic Freudian analisyis of the human race. All in all this is a must read book. So buy it already!!

I'm looking for the book.......2004-05-04

I have heard every thing about this book. I have been looking for it for the longest time. If any body knows how or when to get it please e-mail me.
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An Excellent Anthology.......2003-08-01

Wow. I am amazed by these stories that Stephen King wrote so early in his carreer. They are all impressive and well written. They all have lasting impact. The first two are excellent psychological thrillers, complete with plenty of interesting philosophy. The third is a slow moving, character analysis of a schizophrenic. The final story is a fast moving action story. All of the stories are excellent.

Rage(5/5)- This is the reason that you won't be finding this anthology in stores. This story is about a school shooting incident. In it, a boy named Charlie Decker takes over his class after shooting his math teacher. I know it sounds ludacrously violent, but it isn't. There aren't many deaths, but alot of excitement and plenty of philosophy. It is told from the first-person (unusual for King) point of view of a killer. You get to watch his sanity slowly slip away. Very intriguing.

The Long Walk(5/5)- A tie with Rage for my favorite Bachman Book. This one involves a grim future in the style of my favorite book, 1984. In this grim, 1984-esque, future, there is a marathon held every year with 100 boys starting off on the U.S.-Canada border and they simply walk. If they go below 4mph for 30 seconds they recieve a warning. If they walk for one hour without a fresh warning they lose an old warning. If they acumulate three warnings, then stop again, they recieve a ticket a.k.a. a bullet in the head. This is the story of one walker - Ray Garraty - who enters the contest. He and others, including Pete McVries, Hank Olson, Art Baker, Barkovitch, and Stebbins. A bit predictable, but haunting and disturbing.

Roadwork(4/5)- This one is interesting. It isn't the best in the collection, but it is still an excellent story. It is a character analysis of a schizophrenic man pushed over the verge. The stoy involves a man named Bart whose house and business are threatened by a new construction project. He speaks to his dead son Charlie in his head. It should be known that in these conversations, Bart is George and Charlie is Fred (they called each other by their middle names).

The Running Man(4/5)- A fast paced story about a game show in the future where a man tries to avoid assassins. It is similar to The Long Walk just as Roadwork is similar to Rage. I like it, I just wish it had more of the philosophy that the others had. This one would be the best for young or immature readers while Roadwork would be really good for serious readers.

All in all it is an excellent anthology filled with
(disturbing moments)
Great storytelling. I really liked King's characterization and philosophy. The stories are fairly short and can each be read in a single sitting (except maybe Roadwork). Read 'em. Ponder 'em. Love 'em.

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Enter a world of timeless seduction, of ancient intrigue and modern-day passion. Enter the dazzling world of Karen Marie Moning, whose acclaimed Highlander novels have captivated readers, spanning the continents and the centuries, bringing ancient Scotland vividly to life. In a new novel brimming with time-travel adventure and sensual heat, the nationally bestselling author of The Dark Highlander delivers a love story that will hold you in thrall—and a hero you will most certainly never forget.

BEWARE: lethally seductive alpha male of immense strength and dark eroticism, do not look at him. Do not touch him. Do not be tempted. Do not be seduced.

With his long, black hair and dark, mesmerizing eyes, Adam Black is Trouble with a capital T. Immortal, arrogant, and intensely sensual, he is the consummate seducer, free to roam across time and continents in pursuit of his insatiable desires. That is, until a curse strips him of his immortality and makes him invisible, a cruel fate for so irresistible a man. With his very life at stake, Adam’s only hope for survival is in the hands of the one woman who can actually see him.

Enter law student Gabrielle O’Callaghan, who is cursed with the ability to see both worlds: Mortal and Faery. From the moment she lays eyes on this stunning male, Gabby is certain of one thing: He could be her undoing. Thus begins a long, dangerous seduction. Because despite his powerful strength and unquenchable hungers, Adam refuses to take a woman by force. Instead, he will tease his way into Gabby’s bed and make her want him just as he wants her.

Now, no matter how hard Gabby tries to avoid him, Adam is everywhere, invisible to all but her—perched atop her office cubicle in too-tight jeans, whispering softly from behind the stacks of the law library, stealing her breath away with his knowing smile…all the while tempting her with the promise of unimaginable pleasure in his arms. But soon danger will intrude on this sensual dance. For as Adam’s quest to regain his immortality plunges them into a world of timeless magic and the deadly politics of the Faery queen’s court, the price of surrender could be their very lives. Unless they can thwart the conspiracy that threatens both mortal and Faery realms…and give them a shot at a destiny few mortals ever know: glorious, wondrous, endless love.

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Karen Marie Moning graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor¿s degree in Society & Law. Her novels have been USA Today bestsellers and have appeared on the New York Times expanded bestseller list. They have won numerous awards, including the prestigious RITA Award. She can be reached at www.karenmoning.com.

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Another HOT installment in this series.......2007-08-18

Well this book didn't disappoint me at all. If you've read previous books in this series, then you know who Adam Black is. And the heroine that the author matched him with is a strong and perfect match for him. A must have if you like this series!

Seductive.......2007-08-11

I will never think of Faeries in the same way! The Immortal Highlander will seduce you as it leads you across time and space on a passionate adventure full of mythical beings and never-ending love. I will go back and read the rest of the series because I enjoyed Moning's style of writing. She has a wonderful talent for blending fantasy with reality. Thank you for introducing me to the Highlander series.

Immortal Highlander - Highlander Series.......2007-08-09

What can I say? Of all the books in the highlander series, this is the one that I swooned over. KMM does a fantastic job of connecting her novels, yet making sure that they work as stand alone novels as well. I was very cranky when I found that she was finished with the series and starting Dark Fever. After becoming so attached to her characters, especially Adam Black (who can be found in the first of the series), I didn't want the stories to end. Adam is and has been my favorite character since Beyond the Highland Mist. Even then, I was rooting for him - the bad guy! Karen describes him so well, that even with no picture of any kind, I can see each detail of his face and figure. Indeed, what a lovely figure it is. Adam and his antics are amusing, frustrating, captivating, and wonderfully masculine. In this book you come to find him to be so much more than a detached and arrogant Fae with too much testosterone. If I could own only one of KMM's novels, this would be it. Luckily for me, I managed to get my hands on all of them.

I love a sexy Highlander!.......2007-08-09

This book did not disappoint me but I truly love all her books. Great characters - real characters - and a wonderful story line.

Adam is super hot.......2007-07-16

All I gotta say is that Karen Marie Moning knows how to build sexual tension in a book. I've read this book no less than 4 times and it is still hot!! Adam is sexy, confident and arrogant, but you still love him. If I had Gaby's ability to see super hot fairies, I would've been running to them instead of away!!! I'm glad that Adam got to have his own story, but sad that he won't appear in any future books. He's my favorite characer in the Highlander series.

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Two stories of brothers with rather unusual characteristics.......2007-03-11

This book contains two stories featuring identical twin brothers Bothan and Calum MacNachton, members of a strange Scottish clan of people who have fangs, great strength, long life, drink blood and can't go out in the sun. The history of their clan is one of violence and attacks on others although they have recently changed - now the clan members try to marry Outsiders from the clan and they are careful about using their gifts.

The first story, 'The Hunt' by Hannah Howell, follows Bothan MacNachton as he meets Kenna Brodie. He discovers fairly quickly that Kenna has been tasked to kill him by her uncle - as a means for her uncle to dispose of her as he doesn't expect her to survive the encounter. Kenna is rightly the laird of their clan but her uncle has usurped her position and wants to get rid of her; he also has an obsession with destroying the MacNachton clan so tries to kill two birds with one stone.

Unfortunately Bothan and Kenna confuse his plan by marrying and returning to Bantulach to take up their position as laird, banishing Kelvyn the uncle. However he is still plotting against the MacNachtons and has helpers in the village, plus Kenna isn't really aware of who her husband is. When she discovers his different nature will she be afraid of him? Can she and Bothan make their village safe?

This story is fairly simple in its plot and characterisation. There aren't any real suprises along the way and problems and obstacles seem to be overcome without too many difficulties. Kenna herself has some strange attributes - she is a seer and she hears her dead mother's voice - which enable her to accept that the differences in Bothan are not instant proof that he is a demon. Neither character really grows or changes through this story, it is more about a woman dispossessed of her inheritance regaining it with the help of a strong and handsome man, so it's light reading rather than a more in-depth story.

The language of this book is a mixture of American and Scottish - occasional modern American phrasing creeps in, along with strong Scottish words (hasnae, dinnae, mon, weel etc). There's not a great deal of historical detail but that doesn't matter too much to the story. However the strong Scottish way of speaking might put some people off - for example, although Highland stories are popular in America the Scottish accent isn't generally seen as very appealing in England.

The second story, "The Rescue" by Lynsay Sands, worked rather better for me. Calum MacNaghton, brother of Bothan from the first story, is travelling to London on a small task for his uncle when he finds himself rescuing a young lady from a group of men who are trying to kidnap her. Unfortunately the kidnap is taking place in daylight and so whilst helping Sarra DeCourcey, the young woman, he becomes dangerously weak and eventually passes out. Sarra helps him back to her father's castle and lets him rest there with her father whilst he gets back his strength. However the man behind the attempted kidnapping still wants to get Sarra so he can marry her - Sarra's father is dying and she is the heir to a reasonable estate. With a traitor somewhere in Sarra's castle, and with Calum needing to continue on his journey within England to reach London, can Sarra be made safe?

Like the previous story this one is fairly simple and plain - in under 150 pages it's difficult to make a very complex plot and characterisation. However there were some amusing aspects to this story that made it more enjoyable to read than 'The Hunt'. Calum's horse, Pretty Boy or Black, behaves in a rather un-horselike manner, Sarra herself struggles to rescue Calum and ends up tying him to the horse upside down, and their way of dealing with some of the more difficult problems of being under siege are also quite funny. It's not laugh-out-loud amusing but it adds a little lightness to the story.

Calum is Scottish, of course, and speaks in a Scottish manner but the rest of the characters in this story are English so I found it rather easier to read. It's noticeable that Lynsay Sands uses the word "vampire" for her hero which wasn't used in the previous story - although focusing on two brothers these stories did have a rather different feel. Again some Americanisms slipped in to this story but overall it was an enjoyable read and I found it more satisfying than 'The Hunt'. For those who like reading stories set in Scotland these were fun but they did suffer from the limitations of the shorter story format.

Originally published on Curled Up With A Good Book at www.curledup.com. © Helen Hancox, 2007

My Immortal Highlander.......2006-10-30

The Hunt by Hannah Howell

Bothan MacNachton seeks shelter from the rain in a cave where he finds Kenna Brodie warming herself by a fire. Bothan has been searching for a bride. Kenna explains that she has been banished from her clan by her greedy uncle Kelvyn. In order to return, she must bring the hand, head and heart of a MacNachton with her.

Kenna is a seer but her dreams are not always clear. They have brought her to Bothan but she is not sure why. Bothan is wary of Kenna's abilities and motives, but seeing a chance to possibly eliminate the man in charge of attempting to destroy his clan, he proposes that they marry and go back to her clan together.

The journey back to Bantulach allows Kenna and Bothan to get to know each other, but their growing peace is short lived when they have to deal with Kelvyn. Bothan tries to keep his secret until he is ready to reveal his true self to Kenna, but Kenna is figuring things out for herself quickly. Their battles may be hard won but they have the chance for a great love, if they survive.

Bothan and Kenna are great characters. Bothan is intense and sexy and Kenna proves the perfect match for him with her intelligence and charm. While Kenna's conversations with her mother are heartwarming and helpful, they are a little distracting. Bothan is doubly enticing with his Scottish bur and his unique abilities. The Hunt is an exciting story with lots of sensuality and romance.

The Rescue by Lynsay Sands

Calum MacNachton saves Sarra DeCourcey from some men intent on bringing her to Lord d'Angers who is determined to marry her, willing or not. Calum is hurt in the fight, and Sarra brings him to her home to tend him. It becomes apparent to Sarra that Calum is no ordinary man, but never the less she is not bothered by his differences.
As Calum finds himself drawn to Sarra, he feels she will reject him if she knew what he really is, so he leaves before he can get too close to her.

When He sees that Sarra is in danger yet again he wants to return and he hopes that he won't be leaving again.

In The Rescue, Calum's gruffness is sexy and Sarra's clumsiness in the beginning is endearing. The storyline is sedate but nicely written and entertaining. I like these characters and the romance is tender.

Both Hannah Howell and Lynsay Sands do a good job combing the two genres in My Immortal Highlander. Their blend of a historical Scottish romance with a paranormal twist is sensual, entertaining, and romantic.

Nannette
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4.5 Stars!.......2006-09-26

This novel contains two stories set in Scotland, early sixteenth century. The first story is titled "The Hunt" and written by Hannah Howell. Kenna Brodie of Bantaluch is a seer. Her uncle, wanting control of her people, sends Kenna on a quest to prove herself. She is to bring home the head and heart of a MacNachton. (The uncle never stated that the MacNachton had to be dead.) Kenna has no intention of completing the quest. However, Botham MacNachton meets her in a cave.

The MacNachton clan has a bloodlust. They can morph into beasts. In fact, Botham and his twin brother, Calum, are on missions to locate wives from outside the clan in hopes of saving their people. Kenna has no problem with loving both sides of Botham, neither the man, nor the beast.

The second story is titled "The Rescue" and written by Lynsay Sands. This is Calum MacNachton's tale. Sarra DeCourcey had spurned a cruel suitor and ended up being kidnapped. Calum rescues her. They soon find themselves falling in love. Problem is that the spurned man refuses to give Sarra up.

**** An interesting blend of talents by two well-known authors. Though the authors' writing styles are quite different, they seem to compliment each other somehow. The male characters in their stories are able to shapeshift into catmen. (They even purr in their sleep, though they would never admit it.) Very well done and highly recommended to all who enjoy paranormal romances! ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

terrific two in one historical romantic fantasy .......2006-09-03

In 1509 Scotland in order to save their clan, identical twins Botham and Calum MacNachton must find wives who are not afflicted with the bloodlust that is destroying them. Neither has hope of finding anyone.

"The Hunt" by Hannah Howell. Seer Kenna Brodie of Bantaluch must bring home the corpse of a MacNachton as demanded by her odious demanding but sly uncle or remain in exile. When she meets Botham, she knows she must kill him, but cannot as she is attracted to him; he shares her deep regard. As they fall in love, they team up to fool her uncle.

"The Rescue" by Lynsay Sands. Kidnappers abduct Sarra DeCourcey, but Calum rescues her. Apparently a rejected cruel suitor will do anything to force Sarra into marrying him. While Calum and Sarra fall in love, they must prevent her merciless adversary from taking her again.

Though both siblings have fallen in love and want to marry their respective woman; neither knows whether the chosen ones can save their clan.

This is a terrific two in one historical romantic fantasy that is a delightful follow up to the wonderful ETERNAL HIGHLANDER. The brothers are beguiling protagonists struggling with overcoming a curse by marrying the right women yet fall in love with two females in trouble who might not meet their requirement. Fans will appreciate the superb teaming up of Hannah Howell & Lynsay Sands as they deftly provide an entertaining tale.

Harriet Klausner

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Binding: Hardcover
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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My Immortal Highlander[hardcover] (highlander, 3)
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IX2BRE

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