One stolen kiss. Two enemy clans. A Yuletide wedding to warm the heart.Adelaide burns with embarrassment to find herself at the Yule feast of her former intended. After he married another, she was set aside, the discarded fiancée. To make matters worse, she is caught under the mistletoe—alone. Fillan MacVale, Laird of an enemy clan, comes to her rescue, offering a kiss to soothe her pride. But … soothe her pride. But when her father catches them, Adelaide and Fillan are forced into a swift marriage. Now Adelaide fears she is the unwanted bride yet again.
Fillan is determined to atone for his father’s sins and forge a new peace with his neighbors. But after a fateful kiss that leads to a hasty marriage alliance, Fillan is convinced he’s saddling Adelaide with a life of hardship and humiliation. Born with a clubfoot, Fillan doesn’t believe himself worthy of love—or the bonny daughter of his clan’s enemy. Can Yuletide heal their wounded hearts and bring their clans together?
This novella-length Scottish historical romance is holiday-themed, but can be enjoyed any time of the year. Pick up your copy today!
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I love that this hero has a physical disability because #WeNeedDiverseRomance, and it was refreshing to read about this in a Highlander book. It’s a short, easy-to-read book (with the best first kiss ever!) which introduced me to an entire new series I went on to read and love. Highly recommend!!
A lovely novella to remind you of the spirit of Christmas. Yes, even misfits deserve happiness.
The Laird’s Yuletide Bride is a fabulous historical romance by Emma Prince. This is a fairly quick read, perfect for those with limited reading time. Ms. Prince has provided readers with a well-written book populated with outstanding characters. Adelaide was glad when her marriage to Laird Mackenzie fell through, but it brings her embarrassment to be visiting his home. Fillan has had feelings for Adelaide for years but his deformed foot prevented him from approaching her. Fillan and Adelaide’s story is loaded with drama, humor and spice. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from Emma Prince in the future. The Laird’s Yuletide Bride is book 9.5 of the Highland Bodyguards Series but can easily be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
Serlon’s voice still echoed in his head. Ye are worthless. A weakling and a cripple. No heir of mine will shame me as ye do. ~~Serlon MacVale, Fillan MacVale’s father
How words can haunt people all through their lives, even after the person who said them is dead. Such is the case for Fillan MacVale. How my heart broke for him. He was born with a club foot and walked with a cane. While he was growing up, his father beat him and berated him, saying such things as the quote above. But his father is dead now and Fillan is laird. He’s trying to restore honor and respect to his clan and himself so when he’s caught kissing Adelaide MacDonnell on the battlement at his half-brother’s after she found herself alone under the mistletoe, her father declares her sullied and ruined.
The MacVale’s and MacDonnell’s have a bad history. Fillan’s father was a rapist and a marauder and had attacked the MacDonnell clan, taking their food supplies and razing their fields, leaving the MacDonnell clan with very little to survive the winter. Fillan is trying to right this wrong and make restitution and amends. He liked Adelaide, but rejected the idea of marrying her because of his disability. He didn’t think he was worthy of any woman, especially her.
Adelaide had some baggage of her own, but she was so sweet. I just loved her. She was shy, demure, and knew nobody wanted her. There was really nothing wrong with her that made her unattractive to other men, but she was very sensitive, easily embarrassed, and her father unwittingly humiliated her time and again. She took Fillan’s objection to marrying her as something wrong with her.
There were so many feels in this short book. There were a couple of times when I said, “Aww…” There was one steamy scene for those of you who keep track. It was heartfelt yet passionate. I was surprised to see it considering this is novella, but it was far from being gratuitous.
Everything he did he did for her and everything she did she did for him. I loved everything about this book. Just everything.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author, but it won’t be the last. I might read the whole series now.
*This book is part of a series, but can easily be read as a stand-alone.
It was too short
Great book in the series! Enjoyed the story very much.
An unexpected alliance.
Laird Fillian MacVale can’t help his attraction to the daughter of the neighboring clan. With his club foot, Fillian has no hope she could be his wife. A kiss changes everything.
A novella of Hope and Love during the holidays.
I love stories that take place during the holidays. It seems anything is possible and that is true in the case of Fillan and Adelaide. They are from enemy clans and find themselves in a innocent situation that results in their marriage. Adelaide had already been put aside by a former fiance and now feels no hope. Fillon has his own burdens and feels a little unwanted himself. But tis the season for miracles and you will have to read to see what happens. A heartfelt story guaranteed to bring a smile.