Historical fiction set in the Scottish Highlands in medieval times.
Drama, adventure, romance, mystery, murder.. Lots to keep this reader's attention til the wee hours of the morning! a great entry for a first novel from Jennifer Hudson Taylor ~ Well Done Jennifer!
Reminiscent of Lisa Bergren's Waterfall series.

You've won me over ~ now , on to book 2, Highland Sanctuary... ( )

I received this as a freebie for my Nook. Based on the description it was right up my alley. Set in 1473 Scotland, this book has all the typical historical romance plot elements. Kidnapped bride, strong male character, and fighting clans. The other added element was religion. It was a bit too much for my tastes. I tend to read historical romance as an escape/getaway from daily life but his had none of the romantic action that other books in this genre have. ( )

This was a great book. I love reading about the middle ages in Scotland. This book had love of God, love of family and lots of action to make it iteresting. I've read it several times and highly recommend it. ( )

"Highland Blessings" is one of those books you can snuggle up with and escape to another time and place. Jennifer Hudson Taylor's prose captured the essence of the highlanders and made it impossible to put down.

The main characters, Akira and Bryce, were two that not only captured my heart, but had my empathy as they tried their hardest to create and keep peace between the two rival clans. They were both strong, but each had a tender side that made them believable and memorable.

This has to be one of my favorite books of the year, if not all time. It's powerful, has a good moral to the story, and contains a great amount of faith. This one comes highly recommended!!!! ( )

HIGHLAND BLESSINGS by Jennifer Hudson Taylor is an inspirational historical romance/suspense. It is set in 1473 Scotland. This is this author's debut book and she is an author to watch for in the future. It is well written with depth and details and you can easily tell there has been a great deal of research, also the dialog is in the style of the period.This helps give the story its authenticity. It has faith, betrayal, forgiveness,suspense, adventure, romance, everything Scottish, murder, a pre-arranged marriage between two rival clans, and the coming together of two clans for peace. The hero, Bryce, is strong, determined, handsome, a born leader, tough, keeps promises he makes, has tenacity, faces the turmoil of betrayal, falls in love with the womon he kidnaps( due to a promise made for his dying father),and becomes a powerful, well liked laird which be becomes after the death of his older brother, Evan.The heroine, Akira, is humble, strong, has a strong faith,loyal to her clan, her new clan.She is determined to make her marriage work, even after she had been kidnapped on the day of her wedding to another. She was kidnapped in order to observe the pre-arranged marriage between her and Evan, the Laird of the MacPhearson clan. This is a powerful story of love, trust in your faith and learning to love even during times of angst and turmoil. I would highly recommend this story especially if you enjoy everything Scottish. This is a personal buy by the writer of this review. Details can be found at Abingdon Press and My Book Addiction and More. ( )