title: Highland Storms
author:  Christina Courtenay 
description: Like Diana Gabaldon, Courtenay brings the Highlands, following the Battle of Culloden, to life. Readers will almost smell the heather and feel Brice's emotional pain, and they will be swept up by the atmosphere and held captive by the quick pace and tense moments. Courtenay's gift for untangling threads, so that good will triumph, is what makes this a winner. 4 1/2 stars!<br /><br />Set in 1754, <i>Highland Storms is the sequel to <i>Trade Winds</i>. While not awash with historical detail, the plot of the story itself, along with descriptions of the people and surrounding countryside, are captivating. Add treachery and romance to the mix, and you find yourself with a well written, fast-paced, enjoyable read.<br /><br /><b>Shortlisted for Historical Romantic Novel by the Romantic Novelists' Association's Awards 2012</b><br /><br />Author Courtenays investment in Highland history pays off big time. Brices reclaiming Rosyth as its laird, especially as he is a stranger and potential adversary to the clansmen, illuminates a dark and struggling period in Scottish history, as well as provides evidence for the emotions and reaction Brices return elicits. Good historical romances allow readers to romp around and experience bygone days, allow you to sympathize and relate to the characters via past events and often gives a budding relationship that extra oomph of tension. Great historical fiction builds on all of those things while grounding each and every characters motivations in the long past events. For the record, Courtenays Highland Storms is a great historical romance.<br /><br />This sequel to <i>Trade Winds</i> is passionate and engaging, with some amazingly evocative descriptions of the rugged Highlands. A great winterread.<br /><br />A fabulous setting - Scotland - coupled with some vivid characters that provide romance and heartache in equal measure. As with many of the books published by Choc Lit, this one is a real treat.
  						    	
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  Highland Storms
  
    
  
  Christina Courtenay
  
    
  
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  A delicious selection of women’s fiction
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2011 Christina Courtenay
  
  First published 2011 by Choc Lit Limited
  
  Penrose House, Crawley Drive, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2AB
  
  [www.choclitpublishing.com](http://www.choclitpublishing.com/)
  
  The right of Christina Courtenay to be identified as the Author of this Work
  has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents
  Act 1988
  
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