Sarah's Library

Updated review - I first read this about 3 years ago and reviewed it back then, but I don't think it's a very good review (although I completely agree with it), so I want to revise it.

In most, if not all, of Moning's books the heroine comments (usually under her breath) that they don't make men like that anymore.  I would have to agree.  I was trying to think about where you might find a modern day comparison and the best I could come up with were WWF wrestlers.  If they made one of these books into a movie they should cast Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) as the hero (I can kind of see him with long braids dressed in a plaid).
Jessi St. James is another intelligent AND beautiful woman (as all of Moning's Highlander heroines are) who no one in her real life appreciates.  In comes the big, muscley hero who immediately appreciates her looks and brains.  My favourite scene is when Cian is stuck in the mirror and Jessi has to rescue it, with him in it from the airport Special Items collection room.  There's a bit of action which involves Jessi walloping the bitchy woman in charge of collections across the head with her backpack.  I love Cian's reaction when he hears what happened.  Another memorably funny moment happens when Drustan sees Daegus arguing with Cian, who is stuck in the mirror (again).  All Drustan can see from an upstairs window is Daegus holding a large mirror and yelling at it.  My description can't do the scene or conversation justice, but all I can say is that I found it laugh-out-loudable.
I want to reiterate my love of romance stories that show us how characters from previous books in the same series are fairing.  This one gives us further information about Gwen and Drustan from Kiss of the Highlander and further information about Chloe and Daegus from the Dark Highlander.  I love this, it's like she's telling us that even in today's society not everyone gets divorced.

(Old Review)
I love Karen Marie Moning (have I mentioned that in a previous review?). Her Scottish Highlander characters are so much fun. They're all funny and passionate, in love with "their woman" from the moment they see them and ready for a good swordfight to get them back when they inevitably get kidnapped. Also the heroines are always strong, sassy women who make their men admit their feelings properly. Spell of the Highlander follows in the usual vein as well as continuing the story of the MacKeltars (a favourite theme of mine).