Pink Heart Reviews


Laird of the Mist
Paula Quinn
Grand Central, December 2007, 336 pp
Hachette Book Group
ISBN-10: 0446619124
ISBN-13: 978-0446619127
Scotland 17th century
$6.99 (US) $8.50 (CDN)

Reviewed by Mary
May 2008

Callum MacGregor, clan chieftain of the MacGregors has lived his entire life with such a fierce hatred and a single minded, driving purpose that it has consumed him night and day. He had to destroy the Campbell’s and specifically ruin Duncan Campbell who he feels has created the hell that his life and family has become. Kate Campbell knows this feeling all too well because she possesses the same one toward the MacGregor’s built up over years of tales of horror about the MacGregor’s and specifically “the Devil” Callum.
When Callum’s attacks the keep of Duncan Campbell and finds instead Kate he devises a plan to draw Duncan out to finally face Callum’s sword. Callum takes Kate to his home the Isle of Skye to await Duncan’s arrival and while there he discovers that Kate is a woman of deep passion and love.

What Callum did not expect is for Kate to be warm, caring and so attentive to the needs of his sister and family. While all this attracts him on every level he knows that he cannot love her or keep her and fights this with everything he has and tries to have her removed to prevent hurting her. He believes she will never know peace being associated with his clan but Kate does not care that he is wrong for her or that his family name is a curse upon the land all Kate knows and desires is to be with Callum and make him see that this is the best that life has to offer.

LAIRD OF THE MIST is a wonderful story from page one. I found it impossible to put down and was sad to put it away on the shelf once it was over. The main story between Kate and Callum drives the story however the additional character development on a number of levels especially with the innocent love between Jamie and Maggie was touching and endearing. Paula Quinn created both Kate and Callum to be strong characters without being overbearing and annoying. She also didn’t consume the story with too much history or plot lines, she balanced the perfect amount to keep it interesting and moving forward. Enjoy this one because it is amazing!