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Perfect Timing #2
Highland Fling
E.R. physician Kate Wexford is used to expecting the unexpected. But even she isn't ready for this... One minute she's visiting her local museum, lusting after a man in a painting — Darach MacTavish, Laird of Glenagan. A man who died at Culloden more than 250 years ago. Then the next thing she knows, she's in the painting with him...in his bed... naked!
Laird Darach MacTavish has enough to worry about without being ambushed by beautiful women. Still, he has to admit, he's never met —or enjoyed more — a lass like his Katie. It's too bad she's a little daft. Because Katie's insisting she's been sent back in time to save his life. Ha! Darach would like to see her try — that is, if he decides to let her out of his bed....
Laird Darach MacTavish has enough to worry about without being ambushed by beautiful women. Still, he has to admit, he's never met —or enjoyed more — a lass like his Katie. It's too bad she's a little daft. Because Katie's insisting she's been sent back in time to save his life. Ha! Darach would like to see her try — that is, if he decides to let her out of his bed....
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2006
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Jennifer LaBrecque
143 books60 followersFirst, let me say this is how I show up at my desk every morning to write. Dahling, I couldn’t possibly write a word unless I was wearing 3-inch heels with a Martini at hand. NOT!!! But it’s so different, and face it, infinitely less scarey than the way I usually work, running shorts and t-shirt with a cup of tea nearby, that I had to put this picture up.
I’ve been an avid reader ever since I was growing up on a farm in south Georgia. At that time I dreamed of writing poetry while living in The Big Apple and traveling the world. Fast forward, bypassing lots of not-so-glamourous jobs such as barbeque joint waitress, telemarketer, and corporate numbers cruncher, to today’s reality. I write contemporary romance, live in The Big Peach (ya know, Atlanta), and I’m working on the world travel.
I actually live in the suburbs with my husband, daughter, three cats, two rescue greyhounds, and chihuahua who bosses the whole house.
Writing is one of the best jobs in the world and one of the most miserable–depending on which day you’re asking. However, obviously the best outweighs the most miserable or I wouldn’t be working on that next book. So, here’s the straight skinny on the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.
(from her website)
I’ve been an avid reader ever since I was growing up on a farm in south Georgia. At that time I dreamed of writing poetry while living in The Big Apple and traveling the world. Fast forward, bypassing lots of not-so-glamourous jobs such as barbeque joint waitress, telemarketer, and corporate numbers cruncher, to today’s reality. I write contemporary romance, live in The Big Peach (ya know, Atlanta), and I’m working on the world travel.
I actually live in the suburbs with my husband, daughter, three cats, two rescue greyhounds, and chihuahua who bosses the whole house.
Writing is one of the best jobs in the world and one of the most miserable–depending on which day you’re asking. However, obviously the best outweighs the most miserable or I wouldn’t be working on that next book. So, here’s the straight skinny on the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.
(from her website)
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February 6, 2012
I'd read only two books by Ms. LaBrecque before this one and I wasn't very impressed, but she's a favorite author among several GR members so I thought I'd give her another try when I found this book at the UBS. Well, the old saying is true: third time is the charm...
Kate Wexford is an ER doctor who finds herself attracted to an 18th-century painting of a Scottish laird, Darach MacTavish. The painting is part of a sex exhibit being held at the museum, and she can't help visiting the museum and ogling the painting every day after work. On the last day of the exhibit, she is approached by a strange man who gives her some info about the man in the painting and then just pushes her into it. When Kate "wakes up", she finds herself lying naked on the Scottish laird's bed.
Darach is more than surprised to find a naked wench on his bed and, not knowing how she could have sneaked into his castle undetected, suspects she's a spy sent by his enemies. This impression is short-lived, as Kate and Darach soon realize she somehow traveled back in time. At first, they don't understand why she's there and don't know how to get her back to her time, but they eventually figure out she's to help him prevent his death and the destruction of his clan in the near future (his future, not hers). As they work together and travel through time (his and hers) in search of the answer to his imminent problem, Kate and Darach fall in love with each other and are faced with another dilemma, as she doesn't particularly like life in the 18th century and he can't abandon his clan and stay with her in the 21st century. As this is a romance novel, they sort things out and get their HEA, of course.
I know suspension of disbelief is a must when I read time travel stories and I don't necessarily expect them to have a scientific approach based on the laws of physics, but I do expect them to have some consistency within the logic the author creates to explain the phenomenon. Here's what bothered me in this book: the first time Kate time traveled, she reached her "destination" without her clothes on but with her watch on her wrist and her purse on her shoulder; the following times she time-travelled, she didn't "lose" anything during the "journey" and arrived at the "other space in time" fully clothed and accessorized. What was the logic behind that? As far as I could tell, there was only one explanation: Darach needed to see Kate naked so he could appreciate what a bonny lass she was, LOL.
The other thing that bothered me was how easily Darach fit into the 21st century. For example, he was surfing the internet less than one hour after Kate explained him what a computer was! No matter how intelligent he was, I found that very hard to believe.
Anyway, those were only small annoyances that didn't prevent me from enjoying this read, probably because I fell in love with Darach and was willing to buy anything Ms. LaBrecque wrote, LOL. Darach was a wonderful Highlander hero - strong, protective and a bit arrogant, just the way he was supposed to be - and Kate was a funny and charming modern-day heroine. Their scenes were sweet and funny, and they had great chemistry together. All in all, the time travel "logic" was a bit convoluted but the romance part of the story was very good and worth reading.
Kate Wexford is an ER doctor who finds herself attracted to an 18th-century painting of a Scottish laird, Darach MacTavish. The painting is part of a sex exhibit being held at the museum, and she can't help visiting the museum and ogling the painting every day after work. On the last day of the exhibit, she is approached by a strange man who gives her some info about the man in the painting and then just pushes her into it. When Kate "wakes up", she finds herself lying naked on the Scottish laird's bed.
Darach is more than surprised to find a naked wench on his bed and, not knowing how she could have sneaked into his castle undetected, suspects she's a spy sent by his enemies. This impression is short-lived, as Kate and Darach soon realize she somehow traveled back in time. At first, they don't understand why she's there and don't know how to get her back to her time, but they eventually figure out she's to help him prevent his death and the destruction of his clan in the near future (his future, not hers). As they work together and travel through time (his and hers) in search of the answer to his imminent problem, Kate and Darach fall in love with each other and are faced with another dilemma, as she doesn't particularly like life in the 18th century and he can't abandon his clan and stay with her in the 21st century. As this is a romance novel, they sort things out and get their HEA, of course.
I know suspension of disbelief is a must when I read time travel stories and I don't necessarily expect them to have a scientific approach based on the laws of physics, but I do expect them to have some consistency within the logic the author creates to explain the phenomenon. Here's what bothered me in this book: the first time Kate time traveled, she reached her "destination" without her clothes on but with her watch on her wrist and her purse on her shoulder; the following times she time-travelled, she didn't "lose" anything during the "journey" and arrived at the "other space in time" fully clothed and accessorized. What was the logic behind that? As far as I could tell, there was only one explanation: Darach needed to see Kate naked so he could appreciate what a bonny lass she was, LOL.
The other thing that bothered me was how easily Darach fit into the 21st century. For example, he was surfing the internet less than one hour after Kate explained him what a computer was! No matter how intelligent he was, I found that very hard to believe.
Anyway, those were only small annoyances that didn't prevent me from enjoying this read, probably because I fell in love with Darach and was willing to buy anything Ms. LaBrecque wrote, LOL. Darach was a wonderful Highlander hero - strong, protective and a bit arrogant, just the way he was supposed to be - and Kate was a funny and charming modern-day heroine. Their scenes were sweet and funny, and they had great chemistry together. All in all, the time travel "logic" was a bit convoluted but the romance part of the story was very good and worth reading.
August 24, 2008
Actually 3.5 stars, "Highland Fling" by Jennifer LaBrecque is a Harlequin Blaze time-travel release that's very sexy. A doctor travels back in time after lusting after the subject of a painting. She decides she's been sent back in time to save him from the battle of Culloden. Very sexy. If you enjoy time travel and Highlanders, check it out.
October 22, 2025
Dr. Kate Wexford is a bit obsessed with a painting of long-dead highland clan chief. On the last night of the exhibit the painting is traveling with, Kate finds herself falling through the painting and into the bed of its subject, Darach MacTavish.
The story was fine, but nothing that will probably stand out in my memory later. All of the drama is wrapped up quite easily, like Darach easily believing Kate is from the future, and how Kate returns at the end. I think its fine if you want a read that just flows from beginning to end with no bumps, but if you like something a bit more drama-filled, this will feel lackluster.
The story was fine, but nothing that will probably stand out in my memory later. All of the drama is wrapped up quite easily, like Darach easily believing Kate is from the future, and how Kate returns at the end. I think its fine if you want a read that just flows from beginning to end with no bumps, but if you like something a bit more drama-filled, this will feel lackluster.
April 24, 2020
The irony that part of the premise of the book is a character researching a historical event online and the author didn’t even get the year correct...
June 15, 2025
Laughed, Cried, and Loved it!
This book has been the best Blaze I have ever read. It was so emotional. The characters were true soulmates.
This book has been the best Blaze I have ever read. It was so emotional. The characters were true soulmates.
September 27, 2015
Kate Wexford is attracted to a portrait, which she visits every night at the museum. One night, a strange man pushes her through the portrait and she finds herself naked, in Scotland, in the laird's bed, in 1744. Together they have to figure out how she's supposed to get home and how to keep the laird, Darach MacTavish and his people from dying at the Battle of Culloden. I'm a bit ambivalent about this story. I liked parts of it and yet others I either didn't like or found confusing. I loved the angst towards the end of the story - realistic (accepting time travel that is), not made up angst IMHO. The situation was not contrived or born of a big misunderstanding. And it was gut-wrenching. Lovely. I also loved that Kate was an unusual time traveler - she had no knowledge of history, she didn't particularly care for the past and despite her lack of family, she really loved her life in the present - which is where the angst comes in. Darach was an okay hero - not too terribly arrogant but he walked the line a few times.
I did find the whole Hamish situation confusing and it was never explained very well, but I think this might have been explained in the first of this series. I never even realized it was a series, so I was lost. I wasn't a huge fan of the fact that Kate never even got to leave the bedroom while in the past . And the hero spoke about his time like any woman who left the castle would be raped and beaten by Englishmen immediately. Yikes!
Finally there was the whole initial love scene - yeah, they f**ked. First she says she cannot go through with it because she's not comfortable having sex with a stranger. The following morning, such discomfort magically disappears...because all of a sudden he's not a stranger? So she whips out her bag of condoms (how convenient!) and they have wild monkey sex (of the one-night stand variety) but it turns out to be something weird and magical. But neither of them are thinking love yet. Oh and the condom breaks. Meanwhile, the hero isn't the least bit weirded out by the condom because he uses sheep gut condoms ALL THE TIME. I'm assuming he doesn't get out much, so where does he get them? Do his people make them? I'm astonished that a highland laird would even bother. But the possibility of pregnancy is kind of needed in the story - so why even include the condom anyway?
Oh and one last thing - I hated this.
I did find the whole Hamish situation confusing and it was never explained very well, but I think this might have been explained in the first of this series. I never even realized it was a series, so I was lost. I wasn't a huge fan of the fact that Kate never even got to leave the bedroom while in the past . And the hero spoke about his time like any woman who left the castle would be raped and beaten by Englishmen immediately. Yikes!
Finally there was the whole initial love scene - yeah, they f**ked. First she says she cannot go through with it because she's not comfortable having sex with a stranger. The following morning, such discomfort magically disappears...because all of a sudden he's not a stranger? So she whips out her bag of condoms (how convenient!) and they have wild monkey sex (of the one-night stand variety) but it turns out to be something weird and magical. But neither of them are thinking love yet. Oh and the condom breaks. Meanwhile, the hero isn't the least bit weirded out by the condom because he uses sheep gut condoms ALL THE TIME. I'm assuming he doesn't get out much, so where does he get them? Do his people make them? I'm astonished that a highland laird would even bother. But the possibility of pregnancy is kind of needed in the story - so why even include the condom anyway?
Oh and one last thing - I hated this.
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November 16, 2013
E.R. physician Kate Wexford is used to expecting the unexpected. But even she isn't ready for this... One minute she's visiting her local museum, lusting after a man in a painting--Darach MacTavish, Laird of Glenagan. A man who died at Culloden more than 250 years ago. Then the next thing she knows, she's in the painting with him... in his bed...NAKED!
Laird Darach MacTavish has enough to worry about. It's too bad she's a little daft. Because Katie's insisting she's been sent back in time to save his life.
250 years separates the two. Yet love can conquer even the remotest obstacles. Very well written.
You can feel the differences they each experience in another world. Red hot read. 5 stars.
Laird Darach MacTavish has enough to worry about. It's too bad she's a little daft. Because Katie's insisting she's been sent back in time to save his life.
250 years separates the two. Yet love can conquer even the remotest obstacles. Very well written.
You can feel the differences they each experience in another world. Red hot read. 5 stars.
June 11, 2015
Kate Wexford is a modern woman, who works long hours as an ER doctor. During some rare time off she goes to a museum and losses herself in a 18th century painting of Darach MacTavish, a Scottish laird who died at Culloden. Then she literally losses herself in the painting and travels through time to be with him. She arrives in the 18th century naked (except for her watch and her purse?????). At first he believes she’s a spy but soon discovers that she is indeed from another time and place. She convinces him that she’s there to save his life and help him save his clan.
This is a fun light read.
This is a fun light read.
May 19, 2010
Feeling a strong connection to a painting from 250 years ago, Kate Wexford, a doctor, goes to the art musuem the last night of its showing to say good-bye to the painting they drew her to it. But her plans change when she is pushed into the painting and lands in Laird Darach MacTavish's bed naked. With the help of Darach's friend Hamish, who's life never really ends, Kate and Darach try to stop the event that led to his death and the death of his men. All the while knowing their time together is limited. I liked this book because even though Darach and Kate were so different, they still had a deep connection.
November 16, 2020
I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. This was a great book. I have no complains honestly. It was a very light, fun read that took me only 3 days to complete. I found it very interesting to learn about the Highlanders and all Darach's clan's history. The whole idea of the time travel was so cool and fun to read about. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and it introduced me to a new genre of romance that I'll totally continue reading. :)
July 11, 2010
Dr. Kate Wexford is attracted to the Laird of Glenagan, unfortuntly he died 250 years ago. So begins a sexy romp through time with the
adventure of Kate and Darach's love affair. Interesting history facts and spicey love scenes.
adventure of Kate and Darach's love affair. Interesting history facts and spicey love scenes.
April 15, 2011
Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until I was almost finished but this book was the 2nd in a series. It was still a fun read. The story moved along at nice pace, was easy to read, and the bits of humor added to the overall story. Check it out if you haven't read it already.
March 24, 2011
pretty goood
March 18, 2016
Read it once way back, loved it and forgot the title and author. Accidentally found it in my recommendations this week and DAY MADE!!! LOVE IT
January 21, 2020
A good Highland time travel book.
2nd Read. looking for other Jennifer LaBrecque in paperback.
2nd Read. looking for other Jennifer LaBrecque in paperback.
April 24, 2021
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August 12, 2023
Escape
Balanced short read that evokes some emotion within the fantastical world of time travel romance. Great for cold winter’s day.
Balanced short read that evokes some emotion within the fantastical world of time travel romance. Great for cold winter’s day.
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