So-so Scottish medieval romance with a Romeo and Juliet theme. Daughter of slain laird tries to resist the mutual attraction to an English earl who shares an island their feuding families are fighting for while trying to fend off Viking raids. Not bad, but barely kept my interest

http://ktleyed.blogspot.com/2011/01/intimate-enemies-by-shana-abe.html ( )

This is a wonderful story, rich in drama and emotion. Shana Abe does a great job of portraying two people, bound by a common enemy but divided by loyalties, who find themselves sharing a forbidden attraction. The depth of their feelings is craftily framed within the subtlety of Abe's writing. The love, the fear, the need in these characters are all completely believable. In short, this is a beautiful romance. ( )

From BackCover:
Lauren MacRae is only a woman. But her father's death has left her the leader of the Clan MacRae. Now it is up to her to defend her beloved Isle of Shot from the invading Northmen, even if it means going to her clan's sworn enemy, the powerful English overlord, Arion du Morgan, for help. But Arion's raven hair, green eyes, and smoldering sensuality soon make Lauren forget just why she turned to him--as he awakens within her a wayward desire....
Like Lauren, Arion risks the mutiny of his soldiers by forming this risky alliance. But he was brought up to believe that the Isle of Shot belongs not to the Clan MacRae, but to England--and he will defend it to his dying breath. Once, when they were children, Arion saved Lauren from a tortuous fate. Now, the copper-haired beauty has somehow found a way to banish the emptiness in his soul. And as they join forces to fight for the land they both love, he will risk everything--even his very life--to claim what is his. ( )