Lori Ann Bailey has another hit with Highland Redemption. Brodie and Skye grew up together as friends, then lovers truly in love. He would disappear without explanation leaving her alone and lonely. One time she saw what she thought was Brodie with another village girl, but it was really his cousin Lachlan proposing to Maggie (of the first in the series Highland Deception).

Brodie was away on a spying mission as The Raven, when Skye’s father died. Her uncle, the MacDonald, took her home with him preventing Brodie and Skye from being together. They were not married at the time, just in love. Through some serious manipulation, they were kept apart and not allowed to speak. To make it worse, each were told the other did not want to see them.

Now in the present, Brodie rescues Skye from a kidnapping. During their travels to his home so he can protect her, a price is put on her head by an enemy clan leader. It seems everyone is now wanting her for the bounty on her head. Brodie does not feel it right to keep her with him while he is the Raven. He believe his spying with only bring her more harm.

The trip to her former home, now his home and they time spent together allows them time to open those old wounds and talk about what went wrong with their relationship. The honesty and trust that rebuilds between Brodie and Skye is precious and sweet as those old wounds begins to heal. There is a lot going on around them that could continue to keep them separated. Their HEA comes about in a way that makes up for the past and those who kept them apart.

Although part of the Highland Pride series, Highland Redemption could be read as a stand alone. The first, Highland Deception, would be a good book to read if you have not already.

Two childhood friends, in love and separated by families. Meet up again, when she is kidnapped. Brodie is a spy and he has to leave all the time for missions. He is really good at it.
I enjoyed reading about Skye and Brodie, the way they feel for each other. The descriptions and dialogue are great and fit the actions nicely. The characters are so life like and vital. Ross is a dear friend until Brodie is afraid he will hurt Skye and they get into a brawl. The plot has intrigue, danger and betrayal, Neil is Ross and Brodie's friend but he betrays them. I adored this book, especially when they are looking at the puppies, from the description, they sounded cute. Exciting, action and lots of love
I received this ARC free and voluntarily reviewed it.

This is the second novel by Lori Ann Bailey and I think she has great promise as an author. This series is set in 1640’s Scotland during a time of great turmoil between the Royalists and the Covenanters. I have not read the first book in the series and I think that may be what caused some of my questions about people in this book. There are some things that, to me, just aren’t plain and it makes me question their plausibility. I enjoyed the story, I just didn’t understand some of the character backgrounds and standing within the clan.

Skye MacDonald (or is it, Cameron, because her father was a Cameron farmer) is the niece of the MacDonald Laird. Skye was named for the Isle of Skye where her mother’s family lived. Skye’s mother was the daughter of the previous MacDonald Laird and the sister of the current one. Skye and Brodie were childhood friends and Brodie looked up to Skye’s father very much. The two spent most of their time together and friendship turned to love. Skye loved Brodie with all of her heart, but when Brodie began spending more and more time away, she began to wonder at his commitment to her. Then, when he disappeared during the worst time of her life, she was bereft and when her uncle came to take her back to Isle of Skye with him – she went.

Brodie Cameron is the cousin of the Cameron Laird. I’m not sure what his family ‘job’ as part of the Cameron clan is, but it sounds as if they are farmers. Brodie spent as much of his time as possible with Skye and her family. He loved Skye and felt as if her father was a second father to him. He wanted to marry Skye and make a life with her, but he didn’t feel worthy of her – especially after overhearing a conversation between Skye’s father and her uncle. So, when an opportunity to better himself arose, he took it. He became “The Raven” a spy for the Royalists. Sadly, that caused him to have to be away from home for long periods of time and didn’t allow him to explain those absences to Skye. When he returned from an important mission to find Skye’s father had died and Skye had left, he was inconsolable.

Five years later, Brodie rescues a young woman who is being abducted, only to discover that the woman is Skye. Both of them realize their love has never died and they also realize that neither of them is free to act on that. Argyle, a staunch Covenanter, has put a price on the head of The Raven and Brodie would never expose Skye to that. Skye’s uncle has betrothed her to the third son of another Laird in order to form a political alliance.

Brodie is taking Skye to safety when he discovers that Argyle has also placed a bounty on Skye’s head – dead or alive. He cannot understand why Argyle has placed the bounty, but he will do all in his power to keep her safe. How will they manage to get through that time and keep their hearts intact and not betray their clans and alliances?

This is a lovely story of love and redemption. I hope you will enjoy it.

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Highland Redemption is a lovely story about what happens after we've found love and let it slip through our fingers. So many of us have experienced this - where life and lies and misunderstandings got in the way and tore us apart from someone who held our heart. Afterwards, we try to piece ourselves together and create some kind of life we can tolerate. But how often do our thoughts stray back to that lost someone? How many times do we wonder what we would do differently if given another chance?

The story of Brodie and Skye rings so true for all who have gotten that miraculous second chance. To fight so much harder than we ever thought possible, to not have to go through that piecing together again. Because when you find the love of your life, there is truly no going back.

Highland Redemption was gripping and had me unable to set it down until I reached the end. What stops me from giving this book a five-star review, however, is the lack of depth to some of the emotions. The fear and the love and the rage at others are all fully developed, but there is just a passing notation of anger at each other, confusion over the misunderstandings that took them on separate paths. And the MacDonald, so central to the story, is barely included in it and not allowed to develop, either. I feel like he would have added a special layer to the story had he been more involved.

Overall, I did enjoy this book and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a light, enthralling weekend read.

This novel was a nice read. It is the story of two lovers who are separated based on misunderstandings and secrets. However, when they come across each other five years later, they love they has never truly disappeared. Skye is a MacDonald and lives with her uncle. He decides on a marriage for her, even though she knows it will be at most friendship. Love has hurt her in the past. She is kidnapped and who saves her, Brodie Cameron, the man who broke her heart. Brodie is a spy known as the Raven. He has only loved Skye, but his duties as a spy impacted their relationship. He is currently trying to determine who a traitor is and Skye's uncle is one of his suspects. He keeps Skye with him to protect her, even though he does not understand why she broke his heart all those years ago. He tried to see her, but was turned away. His feelings return, but it cannot be more than that. His life as a spy is too dangerous and he would never risk Skye's life. But the passion they have is still there. Skye is able to open up to Brodie about how he hurt her, but Brodie keeps quiet about his activities, until Skye learns the truth. Still, with men still trying to kill Skye, Brodie will do everything he can to keep her safe, but will it be enough? Will Skye and Brodie allow the past to keep them from the happiness they should have had?