Jenna Blake was the black sheep of her high society family. She was a carpenter by trade (to her mother's eternal embarrassment), and she had her heart set on meeting a man that would love her for herself, not her family's money. After a night that included two bottles of champagne, a bag of Fritos, and a detailed, if a trifle weird, dream, Jenna decided that Scotland, complete with her own Scottish keep, was the place for her. There she could hone her carpentry skills, escape from her family, and maybe-just maybe meet Mister Right. Well, she could hope anyway.

Logan Mackenzie was Jenna's very own ghost! Logan had once been the powerful Laird of his clan, and he was the most mouthwatering man Jenna had ever laid eyes on! It was really too bad that she couldn't get her hands on that ghost! Only Logan wasn't a ghost at all, but an immortal. An evil, bitter warlock had cursed him centuries ago to forever wander the halls of his keep, never able to leave. Having grown used to the loneliness, Logan rarely thought about what his life should have been like. Until he met Jenna. She was nothing like the women of his time, and he couldn't have been more thankful! He admired her spirit and her fearlessness, and at the same time he lusted after her delectable body. And somewhere along the way, Logan discovered that he had fallen in love with her.

Although Logan and Jenna tried to avoid each other-it was a big keep after all-it was impossible not to think of each other. And it was inevitable that they would discover just how perfectly they fit together, both in bed and out. But could Logan subject Jenna to a life of never having children, and watching him always stay young while she aged? And could Jenna let Logan return to his loneliness after she was gone? Jenna was determined to find the counter-curse, and to return Logan to his mortal self. Somehow, Logan knew she would succeed. After all, a love this powerful only happened once in a lifetime. And his Jenna would never give it up.

LAIRD MACKENZIE'S CURSE is one of the best novels I've read in a very long time! My heart ached for the loneliness that Logan felt, and I cheered for Jenna's independent streak. I found myself rooting them on with each page, and trying to think of the counter-curse on my own!

LAIRD MACKENZIE'S CURSE is one of those rare novels that a reader loves to find-one you simply cannot stop reading until the very last word! Ms. Williams has the wonderful ability to create characters that you completely fall in love with. I can't wait to read more from her!

Reviewed by Tracy Atencio
© July 2004