Highlander Laird Evan MacNeil cannot believe Mistress Katie Sterling just shows up at the MacDuff castle with this faded piece of parchment laying claim to the lands he just legally inherited. Not that he really wants to be here in the lowlands, but he has responsibilities to his clan and the exasperating Katie has uprooted the remnants of her father’s clan and moved them across the country to … live here. There’s no way he can leave to go back home now.
Katie has nowhere else to go and she refuses to bow down to the arrogant yet undeniably handsome Highlander. She’s had enough with men trying to control her and she is quite capable of handling herself.
Now that Evan must spar with a beautiful lass for the rights to the lands, he will fight to the end. This battle is nothing like the ones his ancestors fought with crossbows and boiling oil. They never wanted to bed the enemy.
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Magnificent read. Katie is a feisty Scottish Lass used to being in charge of her own life. Gavin is a brawny highland Laird. The two are immediately on a collision course. This is an exciting read with the two characters engaging in conversations of quick wit and snappy comebacks. As they try tight that age old attraction they also have to deal with the very funny invasion of people and animals into the castle. It is not a very long story but one you will probably very much enjoy reading in one sitting.
This middle length romance is set in Scotland and both dialogues and reported thoughts of the characters in the descriptions are written with several elements of Scottish accent, more so than in other romances I read in the past. If you are not comfortable reading texts that are not plain standard English, you might not enjoy this book. If the language style does not pose a problem for you, you’ll find an enjoyable story of 2 strong-willed characters who are opponents by chance but soon find a way to work together in the best interests of the people they are in charge of and gradually fall in love. And all’s well that ends well.
A charming easy read by a very good author. I truly enjoyed this story. Katie has been running her father’s holdings since he fell into a bottle after her mother died giving birth to her brother. She finally had to rethink what to do when the barn caught fire with her father in it then spread to the keep. Her mother told her about her MacDuff family and how the holdings should belong to her. She showed Katie the paper explaining this. Katie found the papers after hearing about the death of the MacDuff laird and packed her and her clan off to that keep.
Laird Evan MacNeil received notice he had inherited the MacDuff holdings and came to Katie’s rescue on the way to the castle. Things get very interesting when Katie and Evan both claim to be the Laird of MacDuff keep.
Sweet highlander battle of love
Katie and her small entourage had to leave what was left of her family estate, heading to the castle that was left to her through her mother’s inheritance. Or so she thought. She arrives just as Evan and his brother arrive to claim the castle and land as dictated in the late laird’s will. These two battle for control over the estate while battling their growing feelings towards each other.
These are characters that instantly come to life off the page, even as both Katie and Evan start out a bit headstrong and immature. Problems arise, some expected and some not, while a huge problem shows up just as Katie was beginning to think she’d successfully outrun it entirely. There’s no shortage of passion between these two, and the ragtag assortment of supporting characters were delightful and added depth and charm to the story.
In the beginning I had to roll my eyes a couple times at the obvious-yet-ignored solutions to their immediate problems, but both main characters soon took shape and started acting more in line with what I expected. Katie was as spunky as she needed to be, easily standing up to the overbearing, presumptuously bossy Evan. They both experience substantial personal growth as they get to the heart of the problems and the very satisfying solution for everyone. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
This is a fun book. Katie shows up with her younger brother and several people from her clan to claim the castle that she believes she has inherited. There, she meets Evan…who has also just arrived to claim his inheritance of the same castle. These two are stubborn and clash immediately as neither will back down but eventually agree to work together while they sort everything out. Hutton has written two very strong characters. Katie demands to be heard and treated with respect…woman or not. Evan is such an Alpha male and so kind at the same time. It’s just so enjoyable to watch these two interact. I loved the setting of Scotland and how really well written this book is. A Scot to Wed is a super fast read (I read it in one sitting) and one I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a fun, quick escape with a strong heroine and her Alpha highlander.
Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled for an ARC of this book. The opinions here are my own.
Mistress Katie Stirling has uprooted her family and half her clan to travel across Scotland and claim her birthright. She has more than one reason for the journey.
Laird Evan MacNeil has come to take control of his inheritance and hire someone to look after it when he goes back to his clan. He doesn’t expect a rival claimant.
The clash of two strong characters, both with the welfare of their clans to consider will cause storm clouds. Chaos reigns throughout the castle.
Lots of fun and a little danger for everyone.
I loved it.