Kidnapping the Laird - a short historical romance story

by Terri Brisbin

Catriona MacDonnell is a wife of convenience who discovers that she wants more from the handsome, sexy laird she had to marry.

Padruig Grant was not happy when his wife kicks him out of her bed, but his pride prevents him from returning to it. When Catriona takes matters...and her husband...into her own hands to claim the love they both deserve, should he resist her valiant efforts or should he surrender?

This short story was previously published in print in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SCOTTISH ROMANCE.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Medieval, Novella, Scotland, Short Stories

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 24, 2011

About the author

Terri Brisbin is the USA TODAY Bestselling author of more than 50 historical, paranormal and fantasy romances and her books have been released in more than 20 languages and 25 countries around the world since 1998. She's been published by Berkley/Jove, Harlequin, Kensington Books, NAL/Signet, Dragonblade Publishing and Oliver Heber Books. Terri has also self-published her works and will have new books out through 2026!

When not living the glamorous life of a romance author in the southern NJ suburbs, Terri spends her time being a married mom, a grammy and a dental hygienist while plotting and planning future stories and trips to Scotland . For more info (more than you could possibly want or need to know) visit her website – www.terribrisbin.com .

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kind of highland tale. Very quick and easy to read but very enjoyable. I bought it cheaply as an ebook from Amazon but I have since read that it was originally published as part of the "Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance" which I have recently ordered from Book Depository.

[Mak ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wonderful: 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Um texto curto, mas muitoo fofo... Um rapto para resolver algo que já estava a caminho de ser resolvido... 🤣🤣
Happy reading, and until the next reading.. 🎀🎀

[Joan Osborne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable short story

This was a fun story about an arranged marriage between rival clans that started off wrong and ended up right. Highly recommended.

[Grace Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

a short, sweet and cute historical romance 😄

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a wonderful little story! It's neatly self-contained, gives just enough detail to be in context and leaves you feeling happy. This is my idea of the perfect quickie story!

[Tina Ullrich · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a short story this was cute, funny, and entertaining. This is only 5 chapters so to me it was not long enough but was a good read.

Padruig is now Laird and he is good at negotiation. He wants peace between the neighboring clan. Hence his arranged marriage to the daughter of one neighbour clan.

Catriona knows her marriage is for peace reasons. She is not ignorant in this but the ways marriage works. With her disastrous wedding night she now wants her husband back.

To this extent she makes her plan and carries it out. After being alone with him and finally admitting what she wants, she learns some surprising things about her husband.

Find out if this goes good or bad in this fast paced, enjoyable read.

[MasterSal · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fairly ridiculous premise with an estranged wife kidnapping her husband to make their marriage work, this would have benefited from a few more pages. The resolution between the leads was too quick for this to be particularly satisfying.

Plus the hero’s name - it made me think of a Harry Potter owl.

Read only if on discount - the premise may tickle your fancy but not worth the money of more than a dollar.

[Sylvie Howick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first book I have read by this author but definitely not my last.

[Becca · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this story as part of the Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance collection.

Here is my review .

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ · Rating 3 out of 5]

While it's a decent little story, it is NOT worth 99 cents for 27 pages. If you want more $, give us more content.

[Maura · Rating 3 out of 5]

A VERY short and easy read. Too short really. It starts out 4 months after a disastrous wedding night between Catriona and Padruig. Unfortunately we're not given any detail, just that the morning after, Catriona tossed him out and told him never to come back. So months later, she's tired of being humiliated by him having a mistress in the same castle and she wishes for love. But how to get him back without either of them losing face? Kidnap him of course. Then all she has to do is seduce him. Interesting in theory, not really all that interesting here. With the help of his brothers, she kidnaps him and he's angry. She claims she wants a husband. He thinks she means to kill him and marry another or that she wants to dissolve the marriage. A day later, she finally clarifies that she wants him to give up his mistress and take her back. At this point it's revealed that he was angry on their wedding night and was basically a clod with her. And all this time I'd been thinking it was her fault. So they go to bed, he's more gentle and they find bliss in the marriage bed. No mention of love, no epilogue...just the promise of a very satisfying sex life. Bit of a let down that.

[♛✨Christine ♛✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short but awesome read!

They were forced into a marriage to help both sides find peace. She is sick of him keeping some hot stuff on the side and decides to take matters into her own hand and try to make sure her marriage becomes much, much better.

Her way of doing this? Kidnapping her husband and telling him what she wants.

Of course there is seduction and true love underneath their forced marriage. This novel will keep you entertained. I truly loved the added characters of his brothers. They made things much more entertaining.

[Victoria Foster · Rating 4 out of 5]

So good but wished it was a bit longer

Even though this was a short story I really enjoyed it. There is a sort of mystery revolving around the two characters that make you wonder what happened on their wedding night. However like most historical romances revolving around warring clans you kind of get the gist of what went wrong.

I do wish it was a bit longer (or maybe a whole novel lol).I would have lifesaving more detail of where it took place and not just the name of the castle. I do recommend this to anyone looking for a good, quick and steamy read.

[Deanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute , sweet , romantic highlander romance ,
I came across this novella as one of my free ebook I was able to download from my kobo .

Great story, great plot , but I wish that this short story was turned into a novel instead ..... other than being disappointing with the shortness of the story it was a great read..

[Kelly Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this short novella and I liked how the herione kidnapped her husband. This has a great plot and in my opinion could have definitely been a full length novel. I will have to check into this author's other scottish historical romance novels.

[aikaterine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the way the writer delivered the story! It was a short sample, but I'd like very much to read more of her. The plot was interesting and at some points captivating! The heroine, Cat, is a brave young woman, with a lot of imagination!

[Maggie Hesseling · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not a big short story fan, but this one is really fun. How do you get your husband's attention when he seems to be so focused on his leman? In this case drastic measures might be in order, afterall he's a highland Laird.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short novel about a woman who turns the tables on her Scottish husband by convincing his brothers to kidnap him for her so she can seduce him and try to make their marriage a real one. You go, girl!

[Amanda R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice and short. Loved that it was free on iTunes.

[Elena · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute short story, but should have been a real novel - when the idea is there, why not expand on it ?!

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet short story.

[Donie Deaton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Typical of all the Highlander books, For anyone who liked the taste of novella and wants lots more look to the Outlander series and really step back in time...

[Juuli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice story. Shame it wasn't a novel.

[KissingZombies · Rating 5 out of 5]

wonderful short story!!

[Tegs · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yes, it was short but that was not what bothered me. It was the ending that disappointed me.

[Lori Yvette Fernandez Lopez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but I wish it were longer.

[Danielle Carpenter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This books is a short story about a woman who wants her husband to be a husband. Kidnapping is a way of life in Scotland in the 1300's, so she plans to kidnapp her husband to ransom her demands.

[Nancy Badger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Funny and sexy, historical without slowing it down, another Terri Brisbin hit...in kilts!

[JKT · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. Cute story but sorely lacking of details.