Highland Conquest

This review was originally posted on Addicted To RomanceI received this book for free from Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Highland Conquest is the first book in a NEW series by Heather McCollum. I discovered this author only a couple of years ago and truly have enjoyed her work so much. She really knows how to write great angst in her books. And anyone that really knows my reading tastes knows how picky I am when it comes to angst that enters the relationship between the main characters. But this author has such talent in writing it. The only downside is that this is an ARC and the text the publisher had chosen really didn't work well for my eyes but the actual story was really well done. Highland Conquest begins with a battle between two warring clans, and the father of the Sinclair's is killed and the oldest son and now the Laird, goes after the leader of the battling clan, his enemy but also a woman he has known for years but somehow has been turned into his enemy. When he races after her, they share a kiss in the forest and he brings her back to his home as his captive and future bride. Cain is a thinker, and out of the four sons, he likes to see all possibilities and when he sees Ella, he knows that she is the answer. If they marry it will bring peace between them and allow Cain to conquer the other clan and bring balance to Scotland once again. But Ella has no plan in marrying Cain, a man she thinks has despised her since she was twelve years old. But as these two battle out their future a deep abiding desire forms and only once trust and love is built will the answer to all their problems be formed and a match of the clan be forged Highland Conquest is a fabulous book and I really had such a blast with this one. I really love how this author handles these "captive" scenarios because they feel so real but not non-consensual where the relationship is concerned. Because there is consent in this book and I really liked seeing how well this author balances out that and seeing how well these two are matched for each other. They are both fierce in what they believe and stand for and I really love how protective they both are in the people they care about. The tension between them especially at the beginning is very strong at times, but seeing the level of trust that slowly forms between them is what makes this book so sweet in the end. Overall I found Highland Conquest to be a battle of wills that is powerful, engaging and portrays the strength and beauty of the historic Scotland

This is an awsome start to a new series! We have four brothers who were raised to be feared as the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Cain is conquest and his father has drilled int0 him not only how to take care 0f his own clan when he takes 0ver, but to conquer any clan weaker than the them. Cain and Ellas families are enemies that have been at war with each other for years.. Cain decideds that the only way to limit the blood shed would be to marry Ella and join the two clans together.. However Ella has no intention of marrying him, or giving him her clan.. Ella is smart and completely capable of taking care of herself and leading her people.. There is no way she is going to give in to Cain.. Even if he brings her a kitten that scratches him, or prolongs a game of chess just to keep there conversations going.. Especially not when he actually listens to her and treats her like the stong, smart, and indedependant woman she is.. Cain isn't quite sure how to make Ella agree to marry him... So he decides to woo her. When she continually attempts to escape instead of making him angry Cain is even more intrigued by Ella.. and more determined than ever to take over her clan and unite them under his rule.. I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this book.. Ella and Cain were perfect for each other.. Neither were quite what they seemed.. and them learn about each other and to trust each other was a fun adventure.. Plus there chemistry was completely explosive.. I can't wait to read about the rest of the brothers and the women that they will end up with..