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Heather Moon

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I am very picky about history and about Scotland, my two loves, and I nearly cringe when I read some romance writers' tales about Scotland. It's clear they have never set foot on the soil and have to real idea of what Scotland is. I am glad to say this is NOT the case with King. Her Scottish historicals are rich in detail, well researched and so true to the heart of a Scot.

I loved her Angel Knight and Raven's Moon and this one is nearly as perfect as those two. In this tale, Tamsin Armstrong was the daughter of William Armstrong and a gypsy. She is raised with a taint against her because of her gypsy blood, so she has felt unloved. Tamsin is captured with her father while raiding the lands of their hated English enemy, Jasper Musgrave, and thrown into prison.

William Scott's father was friends with Archie, reived with him, so when Tamsin comes to the aid of the ailing King James V, William agrees for old times sakes to marry Tamsin, thus saving her from an unwanted marriage. But it's a fleeting promise, giving by a man with no intentions of carrying through on it. Tasmin craves the notion of a husband to love her, so she accepts William's proposal, not seeing it as false.

As their attraction grows, so does the danger not only to Tamsin, but the Queen as Musgrave has evil intentions.

Another first rate tale from a true storyteller!!

This was a well written, interesting book. It is about two people who start out in totally different circumstances. The first time they see each other, she is a half gypsy girl with a deformed hand, that is going home with the father she had just met. He is a boy that is going to prison, who had just seen his father brutally murdered. This was a well written book, with a few surprises in the story line that keeps you reading. The explanation they give for palm reading is very interesting. When they finally do get together, they have some trials and tribulations that they must deal with. I haven't read many of King's books, but I will be looking for them now. Enjoy!

This is a beautiful story of love between a wonderful man and a woman who has been emotionally scarred by the reaction of others to her physical deformity. Will accepts Tamsin's deformed hand without question and often holds and kisses it. He shows her a passage in a book stating that those with deformities "are not to be pitied or suspected . . . but should be regarded as healthy beings . . . as part of the wondrous and endless variety of Nature in all her aspects." Both Will and Tamsin have guarded hearts, and their attraction to each other is beautiful.

Will is the perfect hero: a man with a pure heart and soul. He is strong, passionate, devoted and honorable, as well as sensitive, compassionate, tender and gentle. Here is a beautiful man loving a less than perfect woman in whom he sees only beauty (except, perhaps, for her temper!).

With its perfectly-paced character development and lyric dialog, I read every word of this story. The rhythm of the story is disturbed only once, during the climax, but it brought a smile to my face, so I thought I'd mention it. (I could hear an editor saying, "But where'd that branch come from, hey?")

Susan King is a story teller par excellence and The Heather Moon only proves this true! Don't miss this incredible tale and its most memorable characters

Ms. King does it again. Within the first few pages I was captivated. Tasmin, the half gypsy- half Scottish girl takes your heart. She has a deformed hand and a very low self-esteem. Everyone thinks she is bad luck.. but there is one person who doesnt.... William Scott. He has been raised with the King of Scotland but never has forgotten his heritage. When a no good English lord requests his assisstance he has no choice but to help and uncover the secret reguarding threats to the baby Queen. Tamsin also gets mixed up with the bad englishman and now must stay with Will for two weeks under constant supervision...Together they have many adventures and there are many funny parts. This story was so interesting to me i went out and purchased a book on palmistry. The details are wonderfully written and you can even smell the flowers. This is a book a lot of people can relate to. A must read for anyone who loves Scotland or needs a little reassurance in the love department.

The author did a great job describing the characters' feelings. Both characters wrestled with serious issues; Tamsin - her deformed hand and half-breed status and William his father's cruel death followed by his imprisonment and his feelings of unfulfilled love. The author skillfully writes of the gradual ability each character develops to overcome their fears and problems. I was especially impressed with the way the author writes of Tamsin's handicap. William loves her so much that he doesn't even see her as handicapped, only as the beautiful person she is. She, in turn, begins to believe she is beautiful. The Heather Moon is a heartwarming story of how fate intervenes in the lives of these two characters and they come to believe they not only love each other, but are destined to be together.

Susan King's books never fail to impress me. She brings history alive within her well-crafted stories and timeless elements of loyalty, bravery, and of course, the power of love. In Heather Moon, I was especially impressed with secondary characters like the heoine's feisty father Archie. I wouldn't mind a romance centered around him someday, Susan!

Who can resist a spirited gypsy with a mind of her own treading the fine line between the world of her birth and the world in which she grew to womanhood---neither of which fully accepts her. Tamsin is torn by the demands of the two worlds when William Scott rides into her life. The two knock heads and hearts as they work to undermine a plot to destroy the infant queen of Scotland. And with these two hardheads, the sound is explosive. Well written, well researched, and well worth it!

Ms. King continues to capture one's attention with her wonderfully detailed writing. I was especially pleased to read about how special the heroine was and was immediately drawn to the budding relationship between heroine and hero. I felt I was right there within the gypsy camp and was pleasantly surprised by each twist and turn of the plot.

I don't usually read medievals but this book may change all that. It was exciting, informative and romantic!