How can she love the man responsible for her husband’s death?When Frenchwoman Giselle McTavish married a Scotsman, she never expected to be widowed two years later and left to bring up their son alone. Nonetheless, she’s determined the next laird will be raised in Scotland. Even though Highlander Hugh Ferguson—the man she holds responsible for her husband’s drowning—also lives at Craiglocky Keep. … at Craiglocky Keep. Two years pass, and her struggles to overcome loneliness and homesickness are compounded as it becomes more difficult for her to fight the warm feelings Hugh now stirs.
Hugh has loved Giselle almost from the moment he laid eyes on her. But as the wife—then widow—of his dearest friend, she’s forbidden fruit. He refuses to act on his feelings for her, especially since she’s never shown any romantic interest in him. But that changes one providential Valentine’s Day when he risks everything by using Scottish folklore and legend to at last proclaim his love. . .
A short romantic Highland holiday romp, easily read in one sitting.
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It’s Valentine’s Day in the late 18th century Scotland. Though Giselle McTavish misses her departed husband, the Laird of Craiglocky, she can’t help but fantasize about Hugh Ferguson, a chivalrous Highland warrior and her husband’s best friend. She’s raising her young son alone, but Hugh is a father figure to the boy. With a few Scottish traditions and shared, passionate yearning, Giselle and Hugh discover a love both wanted but never expected.
What a sweet story! The characters are likable and well-developed even though this is a short story. I’ll definitely check out more of Ms. Cameron’s work.
4 Stars
A Sweet Short read that had me turning page after page until I sighed with a smile.
A lovely short story, with a depth of emotion that makes it a heart warming read.
Loved the story of Giselle finding and 2nd love!
Heart of a Highlander was an absolutely delightful read but how I wished it would have been longer. Though the story was short Collette does such a good job of engaging us into the story of her characters Giselle and Hugh. A perfect read focused on Valentine’s Day and a second chance at love.
This is a short novella about Giselle MacTavish, the young widow of Liam MacTavish and the mother to their son, Ewan and her love interest Hugh.
I tend not to read novellas and short stories because they leave me feeling empty. The plots are rushed, the characters aren’t developed, and there are no chances for the characters to fall in love, flimsy as they tend to be. This wasn’t the case with this one. At. All.
Giselle loved her husband very much. She misses him every single day. But he’s been gone for three years now and she’s finds herself attracted to Liam’s best friend, Hugh. She’s is the chieftainess of the castle now and has responsibilities and has denied herself the pleasure of any man since her husband died. She’s got her son to think about who is now the laird, but Hugh has been treating Ewan like a son since the boy’s father died. Hugh is genuinely fond of the little guy and is in love with Giselle just as she is in love with him.
This is a beautiful story. As short as it is, I still got choked up in one part and the innuendos and playing around that Giselle and Hugh did created some tension that I wasn’t expecting. It is Valentine’s Day, after all and it’s the season to fall in love…or in their case, to admit they’re in love.
I can’t tell where this fits into this series. I looked it up and found conflicting orders of it, but hopefully it doesn’t matter. It was a great read that can be easily be done in a short amount of time.
A short Valentine’s Day Romance between a Laird’s widow and the Laird’s best friend.
Heart Of A Highlander by Collette Cameron is a fairly short read, perfect for those with limited reading time. Ms. Cameron has delivered a well-written story and filled it with lovable characters. Hugh and Giselle’s story has plenty of drama, humor and spice to keep the pages flipping. I enjoyed reading Heart Of A Highlander and look forward to reading more from Collette Cameron in the future. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
A touching story of the love that a widow has for her husband and her devotion to her child.
Giselle McTavish never expected to be a widow after 2 short years of marriage but there she was picking weeds from her husbands grave on Valentines Day with Ewan, her 3 year old son who was now head of the clan, waiting nearby. Valentine’s Day…what a cruel day when she has lost the one she loved & the man she could love doesn’t know she exists.
Hugh Ferguson has long loved the wife of his best friend. The friend that lost his life when it should have been Hugh who drowned. He knows Giselle blames him for her husband’s death & vows to treat her son as his own but never show his true feelings for her.
Until Valentine’s Day.
A beautiful story of second loves & a wonderful short prelude to Collette Cameron’s Highlander’s Hope in the Castle Bride Series.
Short tale explaining the Laird Ewan McTavish’s (Highlander’s Hope) mother Giselle’s own love story. She was married and loved Ewan’s father Liam. He died when he was a child and his father’s good friend Hugh Ferguson (father of Adaira :The Earl’s Enticement, Isobel: Virtue and Valor, Seonaid: Scandal’s Splendor)…has loved and watched over him as his own son. Giselle has been watching Hugh watch Ewan…feeling a bit guilty she keeps her growing attraction to herself. On Valentine’s Day after visiting her husband’s grave the snow starts falling very hard. Hugh rescues both Liam and Giselle and guides them to the keep. Hugh not be able to stand it any longer tells Giselle how he feels. She feeling the same tell Hugh she loves him and agree to marry. HEA yet again!!! Yes it was quick and too short but a wonderful beginning to 4 more loving children stories…fun family as well!