Never Love a Highlander (McCable Trilogy #3) by Maya Banks

In a tale of strong ties and true love, Maya Banks' trilogy comes to its conclusion, as the youngest McCabe brother uses sword and seduction to save his clan - and seal his heart.

Caelen McCabe’s young, reckless heart nearly destroyed his clan. Now, putting family loyalty above all else, he steps up to marry his older brother’s jilted bride and salvage the uneasy alliance between two clans. While beautiful Rionna McDonald is a fit wife for any man, Caelen trusts no woman, especially not this sweet temptress who torments him with white-hot longing.

As the sacrificial lamb in her father’s power game, Rionna will do her duty but vows to protect her heart and her pride from humiliation. Despite everything, though, the heat in Caelen’s touch melts her defenses, and she craves the sensual delights of a husband who guards his emotions as fiercely as his clan. But when the ultimate battle for the McCabe legacy is upon them, Rionna’s true warrior spirit emerges. She will risk the wrath of her father, the fury of her enemies, and her life to prove to Caelen that his wife’s love is too precious to lose.

Cover: Again, another raunchy cover for this series that I neither love or hate.

I completely devoured this series- as soon as I finished one, I had to pick up the next.  I was so devastated that I reached the end of this series.  It’s become one of my absolute favourites, and can’t recommend it enough for fellow historical romance fans.

I was slightly anxious about book 3, not only because it was the final instalment but because it was Caelen’s book, and while he has been supportive of his bother’s finding their matches, he’s been the most cynical of the brothers, due to a woman betraying him in the past.  I shouldn’t have worried, Maya Banks made me love him and his book just as much as the previous two!  I cannot pick a favourite out of the three!

I loved that Rhionna was a real match for him.  Unlike most women of this time, Rhionna is a real warrior and she fights for what she wants.  And what she wants is for them to have a real marriage, but it takes Caelen time to see that Rhionna isn’t like the woman that hurt him, and that he loves her just the way that she is.

5/5 stars