Highland Jewel

Title: Highland Jewel

Series : Royal Highland #2

Author: May McGoldrick

Genre: historical romance

Pages : 329

St. Martin's publishing

September 24,2019

Rating :4.5


Maisie Murray is the picture of docility, quiet and compliant in the eyes of her family. To her activist friends, however, she's a fearless crusader for women's rights. In the wake of the Peterloo Massacre, Maisie and a friend found the Edinburgh Female Reform Society, and she carries the banner for universal suffrage.

Niall Campbell, a hero of the wars, a decorated officer of the Royal Highland Regiment, is battle weary and searching for stability in his life. A fierce warrior by training and a poet at heart, Niall walks away from the shining career that lies ahead of him, to the dismay of his superiors. In saving his sister when a protest turns violent, he meets Maisie. Their relationship begins as one of experience versus idealism, of scars versus hope. Soon, however, he finds in Maisie the heart he longs for.

When Niall's sister is arrested and disappears, he quickly realizes his life is not his own, for the British authorities have a mission for him to accomplish in exchange for his sister's freedom. Overnight, Maisie loses Niall, her friend, and her home. And the wake of the riots that sweep through the cities of Scotland, Maisie's own sister Isabella is branded a traitor to the crown, and the family must flee to the Highlands. Here in the heart of the Highlands, Maisie runs into Niall again. He has a new name and carries a message of hope―but Niall has a task to complete―and their future rests on their ability to overcome the forces that divide them, or―for the future of Scotland―she must stop the man who owns her heart

My thoughts
Would I recommend it? Yes
Would I read more of this series ? Yes
Would I read more by this author ? Yes
This is the second book to the Royal Highland series and just like the first one I enjoyed it , the author brought to life the characters as well as their struggles and what was happening doing that time period .This story has everything that you would want in a romance , it has romance, danger , history and  political intrigue , once you start to read it you won't want to put it down , after read this one and book one I can't wait for the next one to come out . With that said I want to thank St.Martin's and Netgalley for letting me read and review it .