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Highland Deceit
DOWNLOAD FOR FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED Alan Innes, Laird of Edinburgh, Clan McGregor, finds himself falling for the beautiful servant-maid, Heather, the daughter of the castle’s groundskeeper. He has just returned home to the castle, planning his wedding to a woman he will never love. When his mother catches Alan and Heather alone, her suspicions rise. Lady Innes will do whatever has to be done to keep her son and Heather apart. When Lady Innes concocts a plan to banish Heather from the castle with Alan’s betrothed, things take a deadly turn. When Alan’s betrothed then disappears, all eyes fall on Heather. While Alan does not want to believe that Heather is capable of such horrible deeds, he soon discovers he was wrong. With a breaking heart, he realizes that the woman he loves is not who she says she is, and both she and her father must be put to death.
141 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2017
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August 12, 2019
Treachery and deceit
This book seemed to lack the Scottish touch the title requires. While still a young man, Alan lost his father and became the new laird in the same moment. He was handcrafted to a childhood friend who was daughter of the neighboring laird. She was like a sister to him, and Alan could not imagine marrying her, although it was expected to take place very soon after his father's funeral. On the other hand, he was strongly attracted to Heather, daughter of his groundskeeper. When his mother brought news of the theft of half of their cattle, it only added to Alan's burdens as the new laird. Problems continued to raise, and his fiancee's kidnapping was the hardest to understand. An experienced leader would have trouble sorting through it all, but as a new leader, Alan had no one he could turn to except his mother...or did he?
This book had almost nothing in it that flavored it as Scottish. It could have been a great read if the author knew how to accomplish this. As it is, it's simply a sweet love story with not much body to support it.
I received this in a free giveaway and am offering my opinion of its quality.
This book seemed to lack the Scottish touch the title requires. While still a young man, Alan lost his father and became the new laird in the same moment. He was handcrafted to a childhood friend who was daughter of the neighboring laird. She was like a sister to him, and Alan could not imagine marrying her, although it was expected to take place very soon after his father's funeral. On the other hand, he was strongly attracted to Heather, daughter of his groundskeeper. When his mother brought news of the theft of half of their cattle, it only added to Alan's burdens as the new laird. Problems continued to raise, and his fiancee's kidnapping was the hardest to understand. An experienced leader would have trouble sorting through it all, but as a new leader, Alan had no one he could turn to except his mother...or did he?
This book had almost nothing in it that flavored it as Scottish. It could have been a great read if the author knew how to accomplish this. As it is, it's simply a sweet love story with not much body to support it.
I received this in a free giveaway and am offering my opinion of its quality.
August 10, 2019
This is my first book by this author and it was just ok. As my subject line states, I felt nothing for this couple. Who I did feel a connection was the H's best friend Boyd.
This is a novella and so the character's were flat. The H wasn't a strong alpha at all, very weak character. The h was beautiful but that was about it. To think a servant girl advises the Laird!
Clean story with only kisses. Two villains who caused havoc when not necessary.
No cheating, no cliffhanger, no romance, HEA, epilogue one year in the future that was ok. I can't improve on the blurb, so not attempting. (ljb)
This is a novella and so the character's were flat. The H wasn't a strong alpha at all, very weak character. The h was beautiful but that was about it. To think a servant girl advises the Laird!
Clean story with only kisses. Two villains who caused havoc when not necessary.
No cheating, no cliffhanger, no romance, HEA, epilogue one year in the future that was ok. I can't improve on the blurb, so not attempting. (ljb)
March 8, 2019
Highland Deceit is a fairly a short story, but it contains enough plot to fill a whole novel. The pace is fast to accommodate everything. The story is good, but this is a book that could benefit from more details and more fleshing out.
The narrator does a decent job with the story, but there are moments when she just doesn’t get things right, and sometimes things get rushed in her telling.
I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook. This is my honest and voluntary review.
The narrator does a decent job with the story, but there are moments when she just doesn’t get things right, and sometimes things get rushed in her telling.
I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook. This is my honest and voluntary review.
June 28, 2019
A new Laird has come
He had been away for 20 years. Returning from England to see his father, Laird, dying. He loved his dad. His heart had missed his dad and wanted to be trained for his future leadership
He had been away for 20 years. Returning from England to see his father, Laird, dying. He loved his dad. His heart had missed his dad and wanted to be trained for his future leadership
May 29, 2018
A great short story. Heather, a woman with no title, becomes the nanny for the son of the Laird. Lots of snobby people, deceivers and outright liars in this story.
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