title: The Dark Highlander (The Highlander Series, Book 5)
author:  Karen Marie Moning 
description: Darker, sexier and more serious than Moning's previous time-travel romances, this tall tale is every bit as entertaining. A Highlander from the 16th-century versed in both ancient Druid magic and the many ways in which to love a woman, Daegus MacKeltar is an enchanting hero as well as his own worst enemy. At the end of Moning's previous book, To Kiss a Highlander, Daegus used his Druid powers to travel back in time and save his twin brother, Drustan, who would have otherwise perished in a fire, but in doing so, he released the spirits of 13 evil Druids, who now reside inside him. In his search for age-old texts that may hold the key to re-imprisoning the spirits, Daegus meets ever-curious Chloe Zanders, a Manhattan antiquities lover. When she accidentally stumbles upon his collection of "borrowed" texts, Daegus holds her captive, which leads to a number of hilarious exchanges and heady encounters. The tension, sexual and otherwise, hits a boiling point when the two travel to Scotland to face Daegus's demons. Chloe's cheery disposition is a perfect foil for Daegus's brooding sensuality, and their clever banter leavens the weighty plot line. This wild, imaginative romp takes readers on an exhilarating ride through time and space.<br />Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  **DELL BOOKS BY  
  KAREN MARIE MONING**
  
  
  Beyond the Highland Mist
  
  
  To Tame a Highland Warrior
  
  
  The Highlander’s Touch
  
  
  Kiss of the Highlander
  
  
  The Dark Highlander
  
  
  The Immortal Highlander
  
  
  Spell of the Highlander
  
  
  Darkfever
  
  
  Bloodfever
  
  
  Faefever
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **ABOUT THE AUTHOR**
  
  
  KAREN MARIE MONING graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree
  in Society & Law. Her novels have appeared on the _New York Times, USA Today,_
  and _Publishers Weekly_ bestseller lists and have won numerous awards,
  including the prestigious RITA Award. She can be reached at
  [www.karenmoning.com](http://www.karenMoning.com).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **SOURCES**
  
  
  _Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions_ , Edwin A. Abbott, Dover Publications
  
  
    
  
  
  _A Brief History of Time_ , Stephen Hawking, Bantam Books
  
  
    
  
  
  _Infinity and the Mind, The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite_ , Rudy
  Rucker, Princeton University Press
  
  
    
  
  
  _The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes_ , Rudy Rucker,
  