Dark Birthright

by Jeanne Treat

Overview

It’s 1619 in Scotland. A child born of mysterious parentage is given to fisher folk to raise as their son. Dughall grows up in a family bound by honor, becomes a healer, and displays psychic abilities. His life is torn apart when he’s claimed by his real father, a cruel and powerful lord who tries to mold him in his image. Dughall must define himself, in the midst of a struggle between a Duke, an Earl, and the family who wants him back. All the while, he's determined to marry the lass he left behind, a woodland priestess with eyes as green as a peacock's feather.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780982698013
Publisher:	Treat Enterprises Inc
Publication date:	10/01/2006
Series:	Dark Birthright Saga , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	429
Sales rank:	809,241
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jeanne Treat was born and raised in New York, near the shores of the mighty Niagara. The great-granddaughter of a Native American medicine woman, she also has ancestry from Scotland, England, and France. To research her books, she traveled to Scotland to visit castles, seaports, and stone circles, and talk to historians. To make it authentic, she investigated ancient earth-based spiritual traditions and healing arts.

Editorial Reviews

Once I started, I could not put it down. It has many different facets, not only the history but also legend, myth, and a touch of ancient Celtic beliefs, characters that really seem to be from that period, family intrigues and the mystery of how the relationships developed to create the personalities of the principal characters. One becomes a part of this book quickly and it is a very good read! I highly recommend this book.

Becky Dodge

If you love the stories that take place in the mists of the Highlands, you will treasure this historical novel, and you will quickly fall in step with the characters that struggle and strive to eek out a corner in life for themselves and their loved ones. The writing is done beautifully, and Mrs. Treat is able to capture the lyric undertones that make up the melody of life in those days. This book is highly recommended!

Sylvia Cochran

Dark Birthright is an amazing read. For me Blackheart was the best damn character, a cruel and powerful man who saw what he wanted and took it.....with style! As I ventured further into the book, I found myself submerged deep in Scotland’s mysterious past, a past wrought with witchcraft, romance, desire and violence and I must admit I loved every minute of it! I do believe that Dark Birthright gives the reader an insight into what 17th century Scotland would have been like.

JJamesie Johnston