Forced to fight for the British or hang for a crime they did not commit, Morgan MacKinnon and his men, the MacKinnon's Rangers, fight for their very lives against the French, their fellow Catholics and allies. British General Abercrombie is commanding a force of at least 15,000 and MacKinnon's Rangers are with him. It's common knowledge that there are no fiercer fighters, no warriors more feared, no men more prepared for battle than this band of barbaric Celts.

Morgan is captured by the French, while his men believe he's been killed. For four years, the MacKinnon brothers have raided the French, turning the tide of the war. The French have been trying, for most of this time, to kill or capture them by placing a bounty on their scalps. The MacKinnon brothers have evaded every trap set for them -- until now.

Morgan will be tortured until they can break him and then turn him over, battered and bleeding, to their Abenaki allies who will burn him alive. That's the price of capture. But first he must heal from his wounds. Amalie Chauvenet is the innocent, convent-bred French lass sent to care for him.

Amalie is the loveliest sight Morgan could ever imagine seeing when opening his eyes after fighting through the pain and fever from his wounds. Amalie feels a pull, just as Morgan does, when they look into each other's eyes. Her touch is gentle and kind as she places his rosary beads, warm from her own hands, into his. His voice is not the voice of a fierce warrior, as Amalie had expected, but the soothing lilt of thankfulness for her warmth and care. How can the first man she feels desire for be her enemy? As he heals, the sweet passion they feel for each other has Morgan cursing the war he is being forced to fight against his own. It is keeping him from a future with this lovely French lass he's fallen in love with.

But Morgan is offered clemency from the horrific death he's facing. All he has to do is train the French soldiers to fight like the Rangers fight -- and tell them all he knows about the Ranger corps and British secrets. What if he were to accept this offer and then use his new freedom to spy on the French until he can find a way to escape? This is a dangerous game he is playing.

I hope that revealing only this much of the story begins your yearning to read the latest, magnificent tale of Morgan MacKinnon and the MacKinnon's Rangers. You need only to read the first page to know that you are beginning another historical romantic masterpiece by Pamela Clare, a master storyteller who always delights readers. The MacKinnon brothers fit the title of "hero" perfectly with Morgan being the latest one I lost my heart to.

UNTAMED will leave you breathless and cheering with its attention to historical detail, characters you can almost reach out and touch, a storyline that's deeply riveting and a love story that will melt your heart as only these MacKinnon's, Highland warriors, Scottish brothers can do. Don't miss reading SURRENDER (March 2006), Iain's story, then lose yourself in UNTAMED as you await Connor's story, just as I am. You must always keep a Pamela Clare book on your keeper shelf. She is not just a read, she is a re-read.

Book Summary

Though forced to fight for the hated British, Morgan MacKinnon would no more betray the men he leads than slit his own throat - not even when he was captured by the French and threatened with an agonizing death by fire at the hands of the Abenaki allies. Only the look of innocent longing in the eyes of a convent-bred French lass could make him question his vow to escape and return to the Rangers. And soon the sweet passion he awoke in Amalie had him cursing the war that forced him to choose between upholding his honor and pledging himself to the woman he loves.