I had high expectations for this book - highlanders plus werewolves equals win! This is the first book I've read by Terry Spears. Even though Heart of a Highland Wolf is the 7th book in the series, it can be read as a stand alone.Julia is travelling with her friend Maria under the guise of being part of the movie crew. In reality, Julia is a romance writer who writes about Highland wolves. She's been tasked by her grandfather with finding a box that is stashed away in the McNeill castle. Laird Ian McNeill isn't thrilled with the idea of giving permission to have a movie be filmed at his castle but he is left with little choice if he wants to save his family's castle.Ian and Julia are instantly attracted to each other. Ian quickly figures out that Julia is lupus garous and vice versa. Other than both being lupus garous, I couldn't understand why Ian and Julia felt drawn to each other. Ian constantly caught Julia in lies and sneaking around his castle and yet he continued to ignore the lies or forgive her. I don't think Julia ever apologized or felt guilty about her duplicitous behavior and that bothered me especially when her lying was putting her friend, Maria, in an awkward spot with her job and the McNeills.Heart of a Highland Wolf was an ok read for me. I loved Ian and the secondary characters. I had a serious problem with Julia. I felt that she felt no remorse for her actions. She acted without thought to any repercussions. I didn't buy the romance between Ian and Julia. How Ian could fall in love with someone would constantly lied to his face and went behind his back is beyond me. Of course, her motives are revealed but there was no big climax. Ian was a little too accepting of the words that came out of Julia's mouth.All in all, I was disappointed by this story. My issues with Julia's deception and the quick romance with no build up prevented me from enjoying Heart of a Highland Wolf as much as I wanted to.
