Adam McDougall wants nothing more than the life he has always known…He is content with his life in the Highlands. All he needs is his family, his home, and solitude to build his inventions. One thing he certainly does not need? Being taken from his work in order to lead the British hunting parties who take advantage of his beloved land.Rachel Trenton yearns to expand her horizons…The obedient … her horizons…
The obedient daughter of a ruthless businessman, Rachel feels a calling to experience more of the world before settling down. She accompanies her father on a hunting trip to the Scottish Highlands, hoping to find adventure, but unprepared for all else that is awaiting her there.
Despite their differences, they are pulled together…
When Adam sets out to lead his next hunting party, the last thing he expects is a delicate Englishwoman who will only slow them down. His shock only increases when she stirs unexpected — and unwanted — emotions within him. Now he must decide whether he puts his trust in her — or in all he has ever known to be true.
For readers 18+ due to some steamy content. Note: Adam’s Call was previously published as Treasures of the Wind and The Highlander’s Call by Audrey Adair.
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This is book three of the Victorian Highlander Series. All the books can be read as stand alone but much better read in order. Adam McDougall has a very large family which he loves and fights with as most family do. His has seen two of his brothers find and marry women they love. But he is most happy with his solitude so he can think of his inventions and them build them. He wants to make life easier for others in the Highlands. Unfortunately sometimes he is called to help out with the family’s business. They lead British hunting parties on their land to make money to help support village and family alike. Adam has preconceptions of the snobbish English men. Most try to take advantage of them and their land.
Rachel has lived her life doing all that her father, Hardwick Trenton a very ruthless businessman asked. She feels indebted to him. Her mother left her as a baby as she was the ending of an affair. She has had her needs meet but has never been showed affection or love. Her father wants her to marry a young man he has taken under his wing one Vincent Thompson.
Poor Rachel see’s right thru Vincent, he wants everything he can get and thinks only of himself. He is from a wealthy family and very snobbiest. She wants nothing to do with him.
Rachel pleas with her father to let her come on a hunting trip to the Scottish Highlands. Surprisingly he lets her. She has no idea how this trip will change her life and show her things she never would have believed of those she loved and trusted.
Adam is not happy to find Rachel in the hunting party and tries to make her stay at the castle with the rest of the women.
Rachel doesn’t listen to him, and they both are kinda shocked by their feeling. Both are attracted to the other.
This is book with mystery, a accident, fun, mistrust and learning not to listen to others.
What a great read, it’s fast moving and will have a few surprises for you. I hope you give it a try, as I know you will love it.
I received and ARC from the Author and would like to thank her. I am voluntarily giving my honest opinion.
Excellent tale of discovery that is well written, with strong characters who struggle against cultural preconceptions and encounter some twists and turns along the way to their happy future. This story makes you feel as though you are travelling the Highlands with our main characters, Rachel and Adam, as the descriptions are so beautiful. This book was so very hard to put down that I stayed up late to finish it. Wonderful read.
Very good story. Adam grudgingly leads English hunting groups on his Scottish lands. But this party includes a feisty Englishwoman, her overbearing father, and supposed her fiancé.
I love this series and discovering some new things in new places, other than ballrooms. This time we learned a bit about generating electricity by inventing a wind turbine to be used in the Scottish Highlands for rural areas – Ellie gave us a glimpse of how it would work and kept the subject light and interesting.
Adam McDougall is content with his life – he loves his family, he loves the Highlands and he loves being able to work on his inventions in his own shop whenever he has free time. The only thing he doesn’t love is the necessity of the English Hunting Groups that paid them well to be guided on hunting excursions on their land – it made extra money for the combined clans.
Rachel Trenton, daughter of a successful & ruthless businessman, want to experience some adventure and see some of the world besides London. When her father informs her he is going on a hunting trip to the Highlands, she convinces him that she should be able to do with him. He allows her to attend but what she finds in the Highlands may be more than she ever imagined.
Rachel & Adam bump heads when they meet – she is a soft, fragile Englishwoman & he is a tough, brooding Scot – how fun the adventure was when they discovered they were wrong about the other one. The story had humor, wonderful family, not so wonderful family, romance, a little spice and a HEA!
I was gifted the Advanced Reader Copy of this book & all opinions are my own & have been voluntarily given.