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See the Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning in order, with book summaries, series background on the Scottish romances, and tips on where to begin.

Last updated: December 24, 2025

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8 books

1

Into the Dreaming

by Karen Marie Moning

2006

Aspiring romance novelist Jane Sillee has spent her life dreaming of a mysterious Highlander. When a magical tapestry pulls her back to fifteenth century Scotland, she must awaken tortured warrior Aedan MacKinnon from the Unseelie king's control before she loses him forever.

2

Spell of the Highlander

by Karen Marie Moning

2005

Archaeology student Jessi St James stares into an ancient mirror and sees warrior Cian MacKeltar trapped inside. Freeing him unleashes an eleven hundred year old Druid embroiled in a battle over Unseelie Hallows, dragging Jessi into a race to stop a catastrophic spell.

3

The Immortal Highlander

by Karen Marie Moning

2004

Once a smug immortal Fae, Adam Black has been stripped of his power and visibility, and only law student Gabrielle O'Callaghan can see him. Helping Adam reclaim his place in the fae court pulls Gabby into dangerous politics and a seduction she never expected.

4

The Dark Highlander

by Karen Marie Moning

2002

Possessed by thirteen ancient Druid souls, Dageus MacKeltar lives half in darkness until antiquities student Chloe Zanders steals a powerful manuscript and is drawn into his world, where time travel, cursed magic, and a fierce attraction put both their lives at risk.

5

Kiss of the Highlander

by Karen Marie Moning

2001

Tourist Gwen Cassidy tumbles into a hidden cave in the Scottish hills and wakes spellbound laird Drustan MacKeltar from centuries of enchanted sleep, then must help him return to his own century to save his clan and rewrite a dangerous past.

6

The Highlander's Touch

by Karen Marie Moning

2000

After a freak accident, twenty first century woman Lisa Stone is thrown seven hundred years into the past and into the bedchamber of immortal laird Circenn Brodie, whose vow to destroy the mysterious woman with a cursed relic clashes with a growing desire.

7

To Tame a Highland Warrior

by Karen Marie Moning

1999

Gavrael Grimm McIllioch, a warrior with berserker blood, hides under a new name to escape a violent destiny, but when he is summoned to guard childhood friend Jillian St Clair during a contest for her hand, old feelings and old enemies return.

8

Beyond the Highland Mist

by Karen Marie Moning

1999

Modern woman Adrienne de Simone is yanked from Seattle into sixteenth century Scotland and forced into marriage with Hawk, a legendary Highland laird famous for his conquests, where fae meddling, court intrigue, and unexpected passion complicate every choice she makes.

Series background & context

The Highlander series is Karen Marie Moning's blend of historical romance, time travel, and Celtic fantasy. Each book pairs a modern heroine with a powerful Highland laird, Druid, or immortal Fae, then throws them together across centuries in the Scottish Highlands.

It starts with Beyond the Highland Mist, where Seattle jewelry maker Adrienne de Simone is snatched from the twentieth century and forced to marry Hawk, a legendary sixteenth century warrior. Their story sets the tone for the series, with sharp banter, fae meddling, and a heroine who refuses to swoon on command.

Subsequent books follow different couples, but they share a web of connections. Gavrael Grimm McIllioch wrestles with berserker blood in To Tame a Highland Warrior. In The Highlander's Touch and Kiss of the Highlander, women from our time fall through history to meet immortal or enchanted Scots whose fates are tied to fae bargains and ancient curses.

Central to the later novels is the MacKeltar clan, Highland Druids who guard dangerous relics and keep the secret treaty between humans and Fae. Dageus and Drustan MacKeltar struggle with dark magic and loyalty. Adam Black in The Immortal Highlander and Cian MacKeltar in Spell of the Highlander bring the fae world fully to the foreground.

The novella Into the Dreaming sits at the edge of this universe. Aspiring writer Jane Sillee has dreamed all her life about Highlander Aedan MacKinnon, only to discover that her imagination may be tied to a very real man trapped by the Unseelie king. The story lightly bridges the Highlander books with the later Fever mythology.

Readers can dip into these novels as stand alones or read them in sequence to watch recurring characters and lore build. Expect lush Scottish settings, a strong romantic focus, and increasingly explicit links to Moning's larger Fae mythology. This page keeps the Highlander books in order and offers context so you can decide where to jump in.

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