The Highlanderess – Enja’s Voyage (Vol.1) by Eva Fellner
20th – 29th January
Genre: Historical
BACK OF THE BOOK:
Eva Fellners’s gripping novel of survival, courage, and forbidden love, set against the blood-soaked battlefields of Scotland’s fight for freedom:
Captured by slavers and trained as an assassin, Enja’s path home is forged in blood—despite her gift as a healer. In a land torn by war, she must defy the English king to save the man she loves—or become his next target.
Highlands, 1289: After surviving a devastating shipwreck, Enja is captured by ruthless slavers and whisked away to the exotic lands of the Orient. Trained as a deadly assassin, she becomes a weapon of shadows. But Enja’s heart yearns for home, and she embarks on an epic quest back to Scotland, a land torn apart by the brutal war between its clans and the invading English. When the fearless clan leader, James Douglas, saves her from the brink of death, Enja is drawn into a world of fierce loyalty, love, and dangerous politics. Her growing feelings for James only complicate matters when he is taken prisoner by the English. With the threat of the powerful English King looming, Enja must confront her darkest fears and summon all her lethal skills to rescue him—at the risk of becoming a target herself.
REVIEW:
The Highlanderess: Enja’s Voyage by Eva Fellner is the captivating first instalment in a thrilling series, with two books currently available.
Set primarily in the Scottish Highlands during the era of the Wars of Independence, the story centres on Enja, a fierce and determined woman striving to protect her people. Caught between the English king and Robert the Bruce, she remains unaffiliated with either, waiting to see who will grant her the rights to the home she has built for her clan.
The narrative seamlessly alternates between Enja’s present-day struggles and her gripping origin story. Readers are taken back to her childhood, where she was torn from her family, enslaved, and later trained as both a healer and an assassin. These hard-earned skills shape her into a resilient leader, capable of surviving and thriving in a harsh, uncertain world.
The striking cover and evocative title immediately caught my attention, reminding me of The Highlander franchise though without the fantasy elements. As I delved into the story, I found it to be a richly layered origin tale, with equal attention given to both past and present timelines.
This book offers an enthralling mix of action, intrigue, and slow-burn romance, while also highlighting the bonds of friendship and the strength of found family. Although Enja is not Scottish by birth, she has created her own clan, an eclectic group united by their shared fight for survival and loyalty to one another.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. With its excellent pacing and vivid storytelling that spans the globe, it kept me hooked from start to finish. I’m already diving into the second instalment and can tell this series is going to become a favourite!
BUY LINKS
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Highlanderess-Vol-1-Enjas-Voyage-ebook/dp/B0DJ9TTJ66
GOODREADS
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219798925-the-highlanderess
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