Tharaen (Immortal Highlander, Book 2)

A Scottish Time Travel Romance

By: Hazel Hunter

Narrated by: William MacLeod

A detective on a personal mission won't stop - even when she falls into the arms of a gorgeous medieval highlander.

Lieutenant Diana Burke will not give up. Though her missing person case had gone stone cold, something about the disappearance of Kinley Chandler doesn't make sense. But the last place the detective expects to find her is the highlands of medieval Scotland.

Bodyguard Tharaen Aber needs another security complication like he needs the plague. But the ingenious lass he catches sneaking around Dun Aran castle couldn't be more opposite. As skilled a tracker as he's ever seen, she lends her aid at every opportunity. Unfortunately for the giant highlander, the complications she brings to his heart aren't nearly as easily solved.

But not all eyes see Diana for the good she brings. In fact, the druids demand that she leave and are determined to make it happen.

©2017 Hazel Hunter (P)2018 Hazel Hunter

Tharaen and Diana

Lieutenant Diana Burke works in the Missing Persons Department of the San Diego Police Department and has been searching for Captain Kinley Chandler since her disappearance some twelve months ago. Now if you have read or listened to the first book in this series (Lachlan) you will know that Kindley is now happily living on the Isle of Skye but I get ahead of myself.

Diana has a secret, one she has kept to herself for some time but she knows that soon everyone will discover her secret but before they do she decides to take one last look at the scene of Kinley's disappearance - Horsethief Canyon.

Diana finds herself mysteriously transported 800 years back in time to the fourteenth century. She finds herself amongst a bunch of what she assumes are actors pretending to be Scottish Highlanders. She sneaks into a castle and is drawn towards a staircase but is discovered before she can get to the top of the stairs. She is challenged by Raen and then all hell breaks loose......

Eventually, she meets Kinley who when she disappeared was critically injured but now is not only alive but also completely healed and happily married to Lachlan McDonnel, Laird of Clan McDonnel, a group of immortal Highlanders who have been fighting a legion of cursed undead Roman soldiers for the past 1200 years. So we have immortal Highlanders and Roman Soldiers who are now vampires oh and we also have the magic folk as they are called by the people of that time - Druids.

Now Diana does not believe in magic she has always looked for a logical explanation to anything, but she can't explain away the fact that she's there, that she feels better, fitter and more alive than she has felt in years. Diana quickly realizes she wants to stay and learn more of the fascinating new world in which she now finds herself, she wants to find out how Kinley can be well when she was so very seriously wounded.

Tharaen Aber, a tall handsome immortal Highlander is charged with guarding her. He's one of few men she's ever met who makes her feel feminine not an easy task as she is 6 feet tall. Diana is attracted to Raen who has facial tattoos which seem to glow. Although he fights it the attraction is mutual and when he gives in to his attraction his glowing marks jump from Raen's skin to hers after only a mere touch of her hand to his face, why, what does this mean?

Diana has always been very good at finding missing objects and people hence her job. It seems that this is a gift she has inherited from an ancestor who must have been a Druid because only a Druid could have traveled through time to the sacred grove as she and Kinley did.

As the attraction between Diana and Raen deepens into love and her life in the settlement takes on a new meaning Diana hopes that she will be able to stay but one of the most powerful Druids has his own reasons for wanting her gone.

This story had me totally enthralled from the very beginning to the very end, so much so that I resented any time when I could not carry on listing to it! The world building and the storyline are so very well done. I would love to tell you more about this exciting, enthralling and emotional storyline but I can't - why you ask? Well because that would mean giving out too many spoilers and this book is just too good for that!

The narration by William MacLeod could not be improved upon, he brings every single character to life vividly. The depth of feeling in his voice is incredible and as he also narrated Lachlan the characters are consistent.

The writing by Hazel Hunter is excellent, the characters are vivid and real, you feel like you know them and the storyline was excellent. Having listened to the first two books in this wonderful series I really want to listen to more!

I was given this audiobook as a gift and am voluntarily writing my review

Immortal Listen

Tharaen is the second book by Hazel Hunter that I have listened to. I really enjoyed this story and the imagery in it. The storyline is original and it has some unexpected twists. I loved the narration by William MacLeod. His voice is smooth and fitting. I requested this review copy audiobook and have voluntarily written this review.

A lot Better

One again I love the storyline and the narrator was a let better in this book.

Marvelous creditworthy audiobook!

Why, oh why, is Audible just now getting this author's books?! The characters are well-developed, the magic VERY different and imaginative (so hard to find in PNR's), and the plots intriguing. The narration is simply marvelous! William MacLeod has a deep voice with a great Scottish accent but somehow his female voices, even in an American accent, don't have a trace of gravel! And he truly acts with his voice while narrating, Since I only listen to audiobooks I had not encountered Hazel Hunter before this summer. If you enjoy PNR, time travel or highlanders please get this book and rate it. We must encourage continuing production of this author's prolific backlist on audio! If the rest of her series are as enjoyable as this one we will have many hours of terrific listening.

Omg wow

OMG wow this is a 10 star story and I would love to see this in a movie! Don't miss it!
Lieutenant Diana Burke is over 6 feet tall and works at the missing persons unit at the San Diego police department. But that wasn't the only thing that made her special nope. She has Druid blood and a gift of finding lost things.

Tharaen or Raen is part if the McDonald's clan that had been killed by the Romans and the druids brought them back to life and cursing the Romans turning them into vampires
Now a power has brought them together sending Diana back in time.
Wow this is an awesome story full of action, drama, spice and a huge dose of mystery. Then there are the evil roman vampires, druids and hot Scottish men! You are so going to love them!
Voluntarily reviewed a copy and I honestly loved it.

A Great Listen

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author and found it very enjoyable. This series is great so far. Time travel mixed with magic, druids and vampires, it is a very interesting combination. The main characters are well written, and keep on growing as the series continues with book two. There is action, adventure and suspense, you'll keep listening until the end. I'm looking forward book three.

Great read!!

Great read! I love book one and book two. The narrator voice capture me. I loved the voice changes and how it match each person . looking forward for series 3 with the old characters in them.

amazing series

the book is so good I love it it was so so good and well written I just enjoyed every single second of it the narrator was incredible everything about this book was just amazing

The cop and the highlander...

Read this book some time ago and loved it then, but it really comes to life when read by William McLeod. It is the second book in a series and best read in order. I've never really been into audiobooks, but this was great. I could listen to that guy read a dictionary. This story follows Diana, the cop investigating the disappearance of Kinley. Her special talent for tracking leads her through the same portal from book one right into the arms of Tharaen. Their instant attraction is "electric." ;-)
Once again we get meddling Druids and undead Romans. Quintus, the new leader of the 9th Legion, has learned some new tricks. Tracking sneaky vampires while dodging a grumpy Druid with a grudge makes for good reading or listening. I highly recommend this entire series.
I was given an advanced copy and voluntarily reviewed.

Time Travel at its best

What can I say about this book it was amaze balls. Tharaen is a fast paced, captivating read, that I read in one go. The story continues on from Lachlan although it is a new couple that we meet we have already met Theraen in book 1 as Raen but we now meet Diana who is from the San Diego police department and her job is to investigate missing persons. Diana's current case is to find Kinley (Kinley is from book 1). Diana is lead to horseshoe canyon where Kinley was last seen there. When Diana approaches the spot and touches it she is transported back in time 800 years. Tharaen is a bodyguard who finds Diana lurking around the castle. Well enough said. Hazel has never failed to deliver a great read and with William MacLoed as the narrator this book really came alive.