Monica McCarty
Like most writers, I’ve always loved to read. Growing up in California there was always plenty to do outside, but all too often I could be found inside curled up with a book (or two or three). I started with the usual fare: The Little House on the Prairie series, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, Watership Down, Nancy Drew, and everything by Judy Blume. Once I cleared off my bookshelf, I started swiping books from my mom. Some, like Sidney Sheldon’s The Other Side of Midnight, probably weren’t the most appropriate choice for a pre-adolescent—although they were definitely illuminating. I can still remember the look of abject horror on my mom’s Catholic-girl-face when I asked her what a virgin was. After that rather brief conversation, she paid a little closer attention to what had disappeared off her book shelf, and steered me in the direction of Harlequin and Barbara Cartland romances. I was hooked. I quickly read through the inventory of the local library and was soon buying bags of romances at garage sales.
In high school, with the encouragement of my father (who I think was a little concerned about the steady diet of romances), I read over eighty of the Franklin Library’s One Hundred Greatest Books ever written—including Tolstoy, Confucius, Plato, and the entire works of Shakespeare. Some of them were tough going for a teenager, but the experience would prove an invaluable foundation for college. After reading War and Peace, I wasn’t easily intimidated.
Books by Monica McCarty in order
Books by Monica McCarty in the order they were published, from Highlander Unchained (2007) to Highland Crossfire (2019).
- 1Highlander Unchained
Highlander Unchained2007 - 2Highlander Unmasked
Highlander Unmasked2007 - 3Highlander Untamed
Highlander Untamed2007 - 4Highland Outlaw
Highland Outlaw2009 - 5Highland Scoundrel
Highland Scoundrel2009 - 6Highland Warrior
Highland Warrior2009 - 7The Chief
The Chief2010 - 8The Hawk
The Hawk2010 - 9The Ranger
The Ranger2010 - 10The Viper
Highland Guard Nove
The Viper
Highland Guard Novels2011 - 11Highland Guard - The SaintHighland Guard - The Saint2012
- 12The Saint
The Saint2012 - 13The Hunter
The Hunter2013 - 14Ihanet
Ihanet2014 - 15The Arrow
The Arrow2014 - 16The Raider
The Raider2014 - 17Taming the Rake
Taming the Rake2015 - 18The Rock
The Rock2015 - 19The Striker
The Striker2015 - 20The Unthinkable
The Unthinkable2015 - 21The Ghost
The Ghost2016 - 22The Rogue
The Rogue2016 - 23Going Dark
Going Dark2017 - 24Highland Crossfire
Highland Crossfire2019