Highland laird Drustan MacKelter is given a magical potion to make him sleep forever, unless he’s awaked by sunlight and blood (!). The villains tuck him away in a cave deep beneath a Loch, considering no-one will ever find him. Centuries later Gwen Cassidy goes hiking and accidentally falls through a fissure which causes a cave-in. She lands smack onto Drustan’s chest, bleeding, surrounded by a nimbus of sunlight. Guess who wakes up, and is rather stunned to discover himself in the 20th century? Gwen, on the other hand, thinks he’s a total lunatic, running around in authentic costume with goodness knows how many extremely authentic knives and other lethal instruments hanging off him. He’s a Hunk in the first degree, however, and she’s come to Scotland to – uh – find a ‘cherry-picker’. Use your imagination to fill in the gaps here. Drustan appears to be the best candidate to date, so she’s not about to lose sight of him just yet, even though he acts like a total loony when faced with ordinary civilization – cars, restaurants, etc. The scene in the clothes shop where he’s trying on jeans is hysterical! He considers no man in his right mind would ever ever try to stuff himself into such an instrument of torture. No wonder there’s not many children running around, he surmises – the trews have robbed all men of their manhood. He’s lustily intrigued by Gwen, but he’s also desperate to get back to his own time: he’s aware a terrible evil lurks there and his people are in danger. As Gwen gradually comes to the realization that maybe – just maybe – he’s not blowing hot air, the story accelerates from an already break-neck pace into a race against time. In a wonderful twist, Drustan has the power to change history, but will he also be able to keep his love? The lovers’ dilemma of who-will-stay and who-will-go is poignant, and the resolution most unexpected. This guy must surely win the Hunk Of The Month Award. Go ahead and enjoy the best he-man ever, teamed with a feisty, give-no-quarter heroine. Excellent, unput-downable reading!