Highland Sinner (The Murrays Book 16)

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Although she has never met him, she has dreams about him and other dreams that wake her in the middle of the night. She finally sees the man with the mismatched eyes. I love Hannah Howell books and the series. I love reading about relationships and how families take care of each other. And I luv luv luv reading about the start of another new family. Dec 27, eyes. Apart from the opening horrific images I really enjoyed this.

The gory descriptions of butchered women threaded throughout are not for the faint of heart. Tormand appears to being pursued by a maddened killer trying to indite Tormand for the murders being committed. The fact that he wakes next to a horrifically butchered former lover doesn't argue well for him being held responsible. Morainn Ross is a wonderful heroine. Sir Tormand Murray is the bad boy who has played the caval Death comes calling. Sir Tormand Murray is the bad boy who has played the cavalier lover for so long he seems to have reached the satiation point of unmeaningful liaisons.

When he sees Morainn he is seized by the Murray blessing of finding his soul mate--not that he can even acknowledge that.

Highland Sinner (Murray Family, #16) by Hannah Howell

He's an unbeliever until it slams him in the face. Even then he's a bit slow on the uptake. The tension builds nicely and there are a few mysteries that are solved along the way apart from the identity of the true murderer. Having the blame shifted to Morainn and Tormand is a dastardly touch of misdirection and evil is truly present. The new rather dishy cover brings it into line with the others of the series. Dec 24, Margaret Sholders rated it it was amazing.

Hannah is my author who hooked me on Highlanders! I have all her books. She gives us a deep dark story line. I am used to loping off heads and other body parts but this one really made me walk away a lot! Tormond woke to a woman dead in their bed. He books it to get away to find Simon, a King's man. Morainn lives with Walin who she found on her steps when he was 2. She has a Gift and sees Tormand and death.

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Now she is being sent from town for her Dreams. There is a terror Hannah is my author who hooked me on Highlanders! There is a terror coming. Somewhere there is a serial killer and there are no hints. Then Tormand and Morainn with Simon join to stop the deaths. When this is over Tormand wants to marry Morainn but he isn't asking. She refuses as she knows how many he slept with.

I liked this story. Hannah doesn't have bad stories. This is a true adult book with all the blood and gore. Check this one out and see if it's one you want to read.

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I volunteered to read and review this book. Jul 15, Bridget rated it really liked it Shelves: Tourmand Murray is an attractive, sexy and single man with no ties and no wishes for them. He enjoys his freedom and only recently finds himself losing interest in the frantic life he has led. Then the unimaginable happens - he wakes up in the bedroom of a former lover, who has been brutally murdered and disfigured. Tourmand hastily leaves, not realizing that his ring was in the woman's hand. Several other women, also lovers or friends of his, are murdered in the same way and the fingers are poi Tourmand Murray is an attractive, sexy and single man with no ties and no wishes for them.

Several other women, also lovers or friends of his, are murdered in the same way and the fingers are pointing to him. His friend and king's man, Simon Innes, works desperately to find the true killers. They request the help of Morain, known as witch as she has some psychic ability. She also becomes the focus of Tourmand's attention, and eventually targeted by the murders.

Not much surprise after that. Jan 05, Wendy rated it liked it Recommends it for: This wasn't one of my favorite books of Hannah Howell's. I had read a little of the story in the back of another book and was interested because I have enjoyed her other highland romances. But this one seemed to lack something in the middle. There was a lot of annalization of their relationship by the characters that I found myself thinking that it really needed to get moving. The characters had the potential to be good, but I feel she missed the mark on this one. Maybe she needs to write about This wasn't one of my favorite books of Hannah Howell's.

Maybe she needs to write about another time period. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As a re-release sporting a new book cover, the title of this book may seem familiar to avid Hannah Howell fans. Not too far into it, I realized the hero and I were l As a re-release sporting a new book cover, the title of this book may seem familiar to avid Hannah Howell fans.

Not too far into it, I realized the hero and I were likely going to have some issues. Tormand is in big trouble, folks. His flirtatious, womanizing, man ho reputation with sampling too many willing, pretty lasses has an angry mob pointing the finger and blame when some of his past conquests, who are now married, turn up not only dead, but brutally tortured. In fact, he almost got caught bloody, red handed with one of the mutilated bodies. Moirann, the heroine, has her own problems.

Their two lives become entwined when Moriann is asked to help solve the murders. As the graphic, brutal murders continue, this couple continue to dance around each other. Moirann, who is a virgin, at first, seems determined not to be another meaningless conquest, while Tormand eventually becomes remorseful from being intimate with such a long list of women. Sadly, after she gives her body and heart to this reluctant to love man, Moirann still resigns herself to the notion he will likely never be a one woman guy and will eventually tire of her sooner rather than later.

With writing that does flow but a plot that started to feel a little overly drawn out, I started to find myself impatient for the culprit to be revealed. Crazy is pure crazy though, so I just shrugged my shoulders and went with it. What I did not care for was the big reveal regarding the child Moirann has been raising since the age of two years. Like this girl really needed to deal with that, as well resentful eyeroll. Besides, surely all the trouble he's found himself in lately should have doused that lusty notion, as well. With an even more disturbing, graphically violent premise of a storyline, I also had qualms about the dark theme this book was headed.

Poor Moriann, she was just trying to get by living in her small cottage in the woods. Well, she was used to helping all those who came to her in need, and Heaven knows Tormand needed saving from himself. Murray Family Book 16 , Author: This review is based on free advanced reader copy provided via NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased, fair review.

No type of compensation was given to the reviewer. Hannah Howell First published: Orphaned at 13 and declaimed as a witch , Morainn has struggled all her life. She has raised a child left on her doorstep when he was 2. Some violence against her during story. Tormand's a man-slu " a stallion too stupid to charge coin for his stud services " p. Integral to the story. He can sense feelings, she has visions. Book 16 of Howell's Murray series.

The last Murray book before Howell "took a break" to tackle her late-Georgian paranormal series, and she went out with enthusiasm. The plot revolves around two callous, heartless serial murderers who torture their victims; they are not easy deaths and they are described more than a reader looking for a comfortable romance will be happy with. To my thinking, it gives the story depth. But it has a darkness, too. Perhaps foretelling her Wherlocke series, the paranormal is blended into the story more than in previous Murray books - the fact she gets visions is integral to the plot.

This may also disappoint Howell's more traditional readers who are looking for a straightforward, comfortable, Medieval Romance. But that isn't me. It focuses on plot rather than lust with the violence and paranormal integral. Perhaps that leaves the story unfulfilling for some readers. Will their HEA really work when they have had little time to learn of each other? It is Insta-Love and But I am satisfied. May 01, Kathy Davie rated it really liked it Shelves: Sixteenth in the Murray Family historical romance series.

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This particular story is set in early summer and the couple focus is on Tormand Murray and Morainn Ross. My Take This was…um…I was gonna say fun, but the method by which Howell puts the young lovers together is not so much fun as it involves an insane serial killer. Other than that… Howell seemed to enjoy writing this story as she addressed the fears the idiot…er, the susceptible fool…um…the uneducated masses had about anything they did Sixteenth in the Murray Family historical romance series.

Other than that… Howell seemed to enjoy writing this story as she addressed the fears the idiot…er, the susceptible fool…um…the uneducated masses had about anything they didn't understand. And Ide had no problem whipping up the hysteria in her efforts to get rid of first her mother, and now she's working on getting rid of Morainn. Howell states that Ide made a habit of stirring people up with lies. So why don't they make the connection between Ide and Morainn.

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They're comfortable enough seeking her out when they need help, but god forbid anyone should see them being friendly with her??!! It's interesting to read a 15th century tale where the investigator is concerned with forensics. It's only a surface discussion by Howell — the historical mysteries do a much better job of it — but it is unexpected to encounter it in an historical romance.

I'm not really sure just what it is that has grabbed my attention…I like the characters. Howell has skimmed the culture and mores of the time with a nod to our own contemporary period without being overt about it. It's a nice blend with a good dose of tension as she teases out the hidden identity of the real killer. It could have been a wee bit more believable that no one knew who this person was if she had stressed how rarely the lower classes at that time traveled or how short a distance they might travel.

Or, maybe I'm projecting from other novels whose characters always seem to know their neighbors for a reasonably wide radius?? I did enjoy Tormand's relationships with his family…they don't let him get away with anything!


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They're all very tolerant of Morainn's abilities — it runs in their own family. I liked that Morainn was willing to protect herself. I also liked Morainn's reasons for leaving Tormand. Very practical and realistic. I did enjoy Howell's pushing the questions about Morainn's banishment. The colloquial dialog I did not enjoy so much. The Story Waking up in an ex-lover's bed could be disconcerting. Waking up to her body sliced apart, is a whole lot worse. There is someone targeting Tormand's former lovers and doing their best to make it look like he's the guilty party. All his hopes rest on Sir Simon Innes and the local witch who has dreamt of Tormand and the murders.

Dreams that Tormand shares. Each night, the dream becomes more vivid, more realistic, leaving both dreamers tossing and turning in their respective beds. It's an attraction Tormand fights for he is not ready to give up his pursuit of the fairer sex. Morainn, too, is reluctant. She has no desire to become another name on his extensive list. His dilemma is observed with amusement by Simon and his family. And it only gets worse when Morainn is forced to move into Tormand's home. The Characters Mistress Morainn Ross is considered a witch by most of the village. A perspective actively pushed by Ida, the incompetent midwife.

The same person who had been threatened by her mother years ago. Morainn's mother taught her everything she knew about herbs and their uses. She also has visions that see into the future and the past along with psychometry. Walin is the bastard child of someone. Morainn found him on her doorstep one day when he was two-years-old. Most believe he is her own child…although, as Nancy puts it, why Morainn would wait two years before showing him off to the village…? William is their huge, very protective cat. Nora Chisholm is Morainn's best and oldest friend; her family has been almost the only support Morainn received since she was tossed out of the village, and she is betrothed to Sir James Grant.

Sir Tormand Murray is a footloose and very fancy-free Highland laird bedding women left, right, and center.

He's notorious throughout Scotland for his bed-hopping. And he has no intention of settling down — ah, yes, the death knell of every romantic hero. His family bloodline ensures that Gifts pop up regularly. Walter Burns is his old squire. Old because he keeps refusing a knighthood, very content to remain a squire. Walter sent a message which crossed with one of Tormand's sisters sending four of the family to find out what's troubling Tormand: Magda is Tormand's housekeeper and cook.

Sir Simon Innes is a second son and he is the king's man, investigating trouble and solving problems. Bonegnasher is his dog. Old Ide Bruce is a midwife who hates Morainn's mother and her. Always causing trouble for her. Old Geordie is her brother, but there's no love lost here. It's odd, but Geordie is supposedly Simon's father's former second. You'd think he'd be able to read and write… Sir Adam Kerr of Dubhstane is Morainn's landlord; the rumors say she's spreading her legs to pay him her rent. The Cover and Title Arghh…it's that humongous bicep bulging around the leather cuff, veins popping, elbow bent with his sword resting across his shoulder as he watches fire destroy a building.

What it has to do with the story…I haven't a clue. The title, however, is very accurate, for Tormand Murray is definitely a Highland Sinner. Dec 22, Krissys rated it liked it Shelves: There were parts of Highland Sinner that I really loved. I didn't particularly care for what brought them together and I didn't like that certain aspects of Tor's personality were completely ignored while being the complete center focus highlighted on every page.

You still get the adventurous who du There were parts of Highland Sinner that I really loved. You still get the adventurous who dunnit which is entertaining I just didn't like the added walking pecker flap. Highland Sinner wasn't my favorite of the Murray series but its a decent read.


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Oct 03, Angel Hatfield rated it really liked it. Sir Tormand Murray has been set up to be branded a murderer. Tormand is the first man that Morainn has met that has accepted her strange gift. This was a good story. This author does a great job of weaving a tale, usually between two specific families, and also including a bit of mysticism in it to give it that extra twist.

Jan 26, TinaMarie rated it really liked it. Listened to audio narrated well by Angela Dawe. Tormand wakes up next to a former lover. Someone is killing his former lovers and trying to frame him for them.

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Morainn has a gift, she's been dreaming of Tormand and the murders. Nice love story, with a touch paranormal gifts. Oct 08, CaroMommie rated it really liked it. Pretty good, it was a bit slow, reaching it's stride midway. Despite that I enjoyed it. I definitely recommend it. Jan 24, Lynne rated it it was amazing. I enjoyed this Scottish-flavored whodunit romance. Sep 17, Jenn rated it really liked it Shelves: Very stressful and sexy. Odd combination, but it works with this book.

Too gory for my taste. It took over a week to read because it was so gruesome. Highland Sinner by Hannah Howell Reviewed by: It is but doubtful though he did wake up next to a dead and chopped up body of one of his former lovers! He meets up with Morainn Ross whom has been branded a witch and this young woman enters the scenario to st Book: He meets up with Morainn Ross whom has been branded a witch and this young woman enters the scenario to stop this cruel killer and enemy.

She joins forces with Tormand as she does not believe he's a killer. As Morainn Ross a recluse with second sight that brands her a witch Of course it would be the most handsome and rugged man she had ever met she finds herself attracted to. Will Tormand feel the same or is he too interested in finding out who is setting him up for murders he never committed. He needs to NZ prove his innocence not to say he is not attracted to the beautiful Morainn! She too for reasons of her own wants to catch this sadistic killer. This book is a riveting adventure, filled with murder and mayhem and lots of questions!

Who would try to frame Sir Tormand and why? Also why is this murderer so brutal and sadistic? You will have to find out and read this magnificent book. There is also secrets galore, riveting adventure betrayal, plot after plot that makes this story fast paced page turner and a total phenomenal read. Plus love and how this couple comes together which is interesting the rogue and the recluse.

I just always love the Murray series as I have been enjoying them for years. Another fabulous read as Ms. Howell does it again and turns out another magnificent read that should be on film or a cable series. I loved it and highly recommend it! I was given this book from the publisher and through netgalley. All ideas and wording are my own. Feb 14, April rated it really liked it Shelves: Opening the iTunes Store. If iTunes doesn't open, click the iTunes application icon in your Dock or on your Windows desktop.

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