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Once Upon A Romance's Review Of . . .    Destiny's Denial by Sky Purington

Caitlin Seavey has a recurring nightmare. It’s been going on for about three years, but she hasn’t told anyone about it. The intensity of the dream leads her to believe she’s seeing actual events through the eyes of the man in the dream. Afraid people will think she’s crazy, she doesn’t tell anyone. Then, it becomes more than a dream, she’s visited by a Scotsman during the day and accosted by him in plain sight of others. Nobody realizes anything is amiss. Distraught, she confides in her grandmother who shares with her a 200-year-old book called Fate’s Monolith. It has a fanciful story about a distant relative’s travel to Scotland. She knows it isn’t real, it’s only a fairy tale—or is it.

Chieftain Ferchar Mac’Lomain has found what he was looking for in Caitlin. He knows he should have left her in the 21st Century, but she is needed to fulfill the vision from the gods of old. Ferchar feels that his life is not his to live; he is tossed about by the whims of the old gods. He knows Caitlin might be the undoing of his heart, but he cannot allow that to happen. He must do as the gods have shown…even if he loses himself along the way.

At first, I would have likened Caitlin and Ferchar to oil and water. However, that’s not quite an accurate description. Oil and water never quite mix. Perhaps they are more of a freezing rain and hail. Very similar, both from the same source, but subtle differences can be found. From outward appearances, both seem to be cold people unable to get close to another person. But when they get close to each other, they melt and it does get steamy. There are so many external forces trying to push them apart, I despaired their ever getting together.

Ms. Purington writes a compelling novel. It was easy to accept the time travel and her descriptions of Scotland were excellent. I was surprised by several twists in the plot that I didn’t see coming. My heart broke as Caitlin realized that her love was not to be. With surprises down to the last chapter, I was never sure how it would end. As a second story in a trilogy, I found the book able to stand on it’s own.

Robyn