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To Tame a Highland Warrior

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Well I loved Karen's first book Beyond the Highland Mist so much I had to buy all her books. I was so glad I did because I really loved this book. This is Grimm's story. In the first book. Grimm's best friend Hawk marries a woman named Adrienne who makes a wish for Grimm but won't tell either of them what it is. Well the wish is for Grimm to find a woman who would heal his heart as Hawk had healed hers. Well Grimm did. He has a secret though, one that he is terribly afraid to reveal. He is a Berserker. He flees his home at a very young age after seeing his father holding his dead mother and dripping in her blood and holding a knife. Then his home and villiage is attacked and he becomes the enraged beast like Berserker. He flees vowing never to return. Well He spends a few years on his own until he is discovered by a beautiful little girl and her family takes him in. They train him and provide for him and the little girl falls in love with him and follows him everywhere. But when his foster family is attacked he turns Berserker again and now flees them so that they will never know his dark secret. He loves the girl but believes that if she knew the truth she would turn from him in horror. Plus he is desperately afraid that he might turn Berserker and accidently kill her. When years later he gets a letter from the girls father asking him to return to take care of her, he does imediately even though he knows it will be hard to face her. Jillian has now grown into a beautiful woman but hasn't found a husband yet. Her father devises a plan to get Grimm there and invites two other suitors to make Jillian choose and make Grimm jealous. It works. They are still in love but Grimm won't admit it. Someone is trying to kill him and he flees again fearing that Jillian will be hurt if he stays. Quinn, one of the other suitors grew up with both Jillian and Grimm and knows they love each other but for Jillian's sake agrees to marry her. Grimm flys into the wedding at the last possible moment and takes Jillian with him. Finally admitting that he loves her.
This story is funny and touching and very sensual. The love scenes are truely hot. get this book and any others by Karen Marie Moning.

Compared to the other books in this series, I found this book to be good, but not great. I think that I would advise people who are new to the series to skip the first two books and simply start with the third. Although the first two books do provide a certain measure of background information, I did not find it to be particularly important to understanding the subsequent books. I think that it is fair to say that K.M.Moning's writing gets better with every book that she writes.

Grimm is a deliciously tormented hero, and Jillian, simply done with begging him to love her. I am a sucker for a man who fears the devestation that could be caused by his own power, and Grimm/Gavriel is just the man! Also, there are three men competing for Jillian's heart, and whoa, that is just fantastically ideal if you want to escape by stepping into her petticoats for a few days. There is danger, a mildly unexpected twist, some misunderstandings that could have been cleared up by simple conversation, but all in all, this book succeeds in telling a rapturous story. The hero truly does love the heroine, and will not do harm by her. That, to me, is a love story worthy of big SIGHS and gentle tears. Jillian truly helps Gavriel to grow as a person and to find himself, and ultimately, claim redemption and see his own worth. This, to me, is what soulmates do. :)

Gavrael and Gillian. This is, amongst the 7 Moning books I've read so far, her only female character that isn't American. I was delighted to discover her. Moning builds such strong male and female characters one wishes to become more like them. This tale is wonderful and full of magical moments. Again Moning delighted me with her descriptions of places, people and of breathtaking love scenes and profound love sentiments between her main characters. Well done.

I was hesitant to reading Moning because I had heard such good things and part of me just did not feel like being let down, but since the book was only $3.99, I said lets give it a try. I am glad i did, this was a magnificent book, the story line, the characters, the emotions. My only small problem was that it took so long for him to find out the truth, when he knew himself that it could never happen to him. But the passionate emotion of the main characters was just true love. I will defintely read the rest of her books.

Karen Marie Moning is a write to make any woman swoon. He historical time traveling tales are breath taking...just like her men. I will say this, as a simple piece of advice, DON'T read all of her books back to back. It is a series, but it isn't. You DO NOT have to read them in any kind of order. However, if you read them back to back, the stories are VERY similar with slightly different twist and they may seem a bit redundant.

Grimm and Jillian are quite the pair. Grimm is a Berserker with a past that haunts him dearly. Jillian is as bull headed as him but she is the one who found Grimm as a child and helped give him a "normal" life. Where their feelings for each other are concerned, both are bull-headed. Hard to get, on both sides, is putting it mildly. Pretty much a Beauty and the Beast plot. I think that gives enough away right there. Story wise, this was my favorite. Made me want to really read more on Berserker's...and fine ice blue eyes. Man wise...NOT EVEN CLOSE! Excellent story. Strong characters. And leaves you wanting to know more.

DEFINITELY READ THE OTHERS!!!

A voir la cote de ce livre, je m'attendais à beaucoup plus. A franchement parlé, il s'y passe pratiquement rien avant le milieu du livre!! C'est hyper lent comme début, "comme il est beau, comme elle est belle" pourrait facilement le résumer. A éviter. Je donne 2 étoiles en raison de la fin (épilogue) qui, peut-être, est bonne, sans plus.

I really love Karen Marie Moning's storytelling and this is a splendid tale. It has intrigue, mystical elements and tres hot romance. I have to admit, Grimm & Jillian are not as well developed as the main characters in the other Moning books I've read. I enjoyed the book, but it isn't quite the magic of her other books.

This is the story of Grimm (Gavrael McIllioch) and Jillian. They have been in love since they were children but Grimm refuses to fulfill this love because he is a Berserker. A legendary warrior of Odin with mythical power. He is afraid to show her what he is for fear of hurting her and rejection.

He is called with two other suitors to compete for Jillian's hand in marriage but vows to let one of the others have her. In the end this is an empty vow for on her wedding day he kidnaps her from the altar and takes her away to be his own. They have a deep and tender love that cannot be denied.

Grimm is forever pursued because he is the last of the Berserkers and a rival clan wishes to destroy him. He returns to his home and faces his family and learns the truth about his childhood. He reconciles with his father and uncle. He is pursued by the rival clan and turns Berserker in front of Jillian (who had already figured out what he was). This is one of the most poignant scenes in the whole book....he faces her...in his Berserker form and she tells him that she loves him. He is triumphant. It is one of the most beautiful scenes EVER. I cried when I read it.

I loved this book though the beginning was a bit slow. The legend of the Berserkers is fascinating. Well worth a read. Moning always throws something interesting in her books.

BUY IT.

Where can I find a man like Grimm?!?!? Ah...What a wonderful book. Full of action, suspense, and a love that can tame even the fiercest beast. Grimm is a Beserker, a legendary warrior of Odin. He is a loving man, but keeps his distance from everyone to try and hide the beast inside him. His struggle to come to terms with the Beserker will tear at your heart.
Jillian loved Grimm when she was a child, but he broke her heart when he left. Now he is back and is one of the three men that her father and brought as a last ditch effort to marry her off. She tries to hide her love for Grimm, but the pull between them is too strong. She is strong and fiesty. A perfect match for the fiercest warrior in the land.
Make sure you don't have to get up early in the morning on the night you start this book. It is one of those that you will stay up all night reading. A definite keeper!

Jenny Bogue
Paper-and-lace
Specializing in paranormal romance and fiction.