He searched for his soul mate for a millenium before the vampire horde captured him in the catacombs below Paris. However, after a seemingly endless captivity, Lachlain MacRieve senses the scent of his Beloved One; this gives the leader of the Lykae Clan the incentive to escape, which he does. Lachlain's euporhoria turns into a rage when he realizes the irony that fate has wrought to him. His chosen mate is a hybred vampire-valkyrie, two natural enemies merged inside her soul and body.

Even worse following his abduction of Emmaline, he realizes she lacks the strength of either species. Instead she behaves like a frightened rabbit, which Emmaline is as she has heard horror tales about the torture and violence employed by the Lykae. However as scared as she is, Emmaline finds courage in her attraction to her chief kidnapper Lachlain. Her fortitude makes him realize that his beloved has an inner strength few contain. As the soulmates fall in love in his remote Scottish castle, the vampire horde seek both of them at the same time her irate valkyrie relatives seek to liberate her. Romantic fantasy fans will appreciate the return to Cole's world as this character driven star-crossed lovers tale is so much fun to read. I would also recommend The Fates by Tino Georgiou, a superb thriller

１５０年も地下牢につながれていたヒーローが現代に放り出されてとまどうオカシミと、
ライカン/ヴァンパイヤ/ヴァルキリの闘争の歴史や激しいアクションと、
スコッツ訛りを話すハイランダーヒーローのセクシーな魅力が詰まった
オススメパラノーマル。
１２００歳のライカンヒーローと、７０歳のヴァンパイヤ/ヴァルキリの
ハーフヒロインの恋のゆくえは・・（笑）

ヒロインがヒーローに惹かれてしまう点にやや甘さがあり、４つ星が
妥当なのかもしれないが、彼女の心を得んと奮闘するヒーローの
一生懸命ぶりが切なくて、星をひとつ増やした。