A laird’s daughter kidnaps a Highlander—and loses her heart… in New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands’ new historical romance
Lady Evina Maclean has heard much about Rory Buchanan’s skill as a healer. What she hasn’t heard is how good the brawny Highlander looks bathing in a waterfall. But Evina can’t afford the distraction, for her ailing father urgently needs care. Only when she’s … for her ailing father urgently needs care. Only when she’s rendered Buchanan unconscious and dragged him back to her family’s castle does the truth emerge—it’s not Rory she’s kidnapped but his brother Conran.
Other ladies try to ensnare Conran with flattery. Evina hits him over the head with the hilt of her sword to save her kin—and Conran likes the spirited redhead all the more for it. He’s learned enough from his brother to heal Evina’s father, but there are other dangers swirling around the Maclean clan. And while the beautiful, independent lady has sworn not to marry, this wrong Highlander may be just the right man for her.
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Lady Evina Maclean has heard that Rory Buchanan is the best healer around. She is on a mission to kidnap him and take him to her sick father who needs him urgently. Evina finds him underneath a waterfall and can’t be distracted by how handsome he is so she knocks him unconscious instead. After dragging him back to her family’s castle, he tends to her father and the truth comes out, he is not Rory but his brother Conran.
Conran has always helped his brothers and is satisfied with his life. But when he awakens and finds himself kidnapped by a beautiful redhead, he is drawn to her spirit. He has watched and learned enough from his brother to heal Evina’s father successfully. On an outing with Evina she is shot with an arrow from a roaming band of bandits. After another attempt on her life shortly thereafter, everyone realizes that the danger to Evina is escalating and must face danger around every corner to ensure that she marries the right man for her and not just the wrong highlander
The saga of the Buchanans continues with the story of the middle brother Conran. Conran is the brother who hasn’t yet found his niche in the family. He spent his time helping his various brothers with their activities, so he had a good working knowledge of many things, but he considered himself a master of none of them. As this story opened, Conran was helping Rory collect his “weeds” for his medicinals. When they finished, Rory left to see to a patient, and Conran stopped to wash off the sweat, bugs, and dust. He did not expect to be attacked by another naked man, and coshed on the head by a redheaded beauty.
Evina and her cousin rode long and hard to find famous healer Rory Buchanan and bring him back to her home to heal her father. When she saw the man with the saddlebags full of plants bathing under the waterfall, she wasted no time. Unfortunately, the encounter didn’t go quite as she planned, and she had to render him unconscious to keep him from killing her cousin. Unwilling to wait until he regained his senses, Evi tied him naked to his horse and headed for home.
There was an undeniable connection between Evi and Conran, starting with that first encounter. Evi couldn’t help but notice Conran’s looks and build, which stirred up unexpected feelings in her. In the few seconds he saw her before she hit him, Conran was stunned by Evi’s beauty. But the real fun began after they reached her home. Evi felt a bit of guilt over the circumstances but still justified in what she did. Conran wasn’t really satisfied by her explanation but wasn’t about to correct her mistake and possibly put his brother in danger. It was lucky that Conran had picked up enough knowledge from Rory that he could try to treat Evi’s father. I loved watching the sparks fly between Conran and Evi as he agreed to help, but only on his own terms. Evi wasn’t used to not getting her way, and she was not too happy about it. Sparks of another kind began to fly as Conran and Evi “fell” into a kiss that scorched them both, though some confusion had Conran pulling back. A bit of wily interference from Evi’s father and the attraction they felt got a bit out of hand. I felt terrible for Conran, who received quite a shock, and for Evi, whose experience wasn’t what she expected. The arrival of Conran’s brothers, including Rory, provided an amusing back and forth that ended up with Conran and Evi looking at getting married. As Evi hadn’t planned to marry at all, and her encounter with Conran only reinforced that plan, he had his work cut out to change her mind. I loved that he was determined to do so, rather than just force the issue, and his efforts were well done. I especially liked his patience and willingness to listen to her point of view. The time that they spent together reinforced how much Conran liked Evi and appreciated her strengths and abilities. I think it helped that she was so much like his sister Saidh (The Highlander Takes a Bride). I also liked how Evi grew to appreciate Conran’s variety of abilities, including how he got along with everyone. Their feelings for each other deepened, though neither of them recognized them for love until danger opened their eyes. I liked their big moment at the end when they finally shared those feelings.
The Buchanan family tradition of heroines in danger continued in this book. While the first attack where Evi was injured could have been a random attack by bandits, the following attacks made it clear it was personal. Though usually a pretty laid back kind of guy, Conran became quite intense when it came to protecting Evi. I was very invested in figuring out who was behind the attacks, as the most logical was also the most unlikely. I had several likely suspects and was still surprised when the villain was revealed. The final confrontation was intense and had me glued to the pages until it was all over. I especially enjoyed seeing that Evi remained true to herself and had a big part in her own rescue. The resolution was quite satisfying and gave me the answer to a subject I had wondered about, regarding the eventual inheriting of Maclean lands.
I thoroughly enjoyed the secondary characters. Evi’s father was quite the wily schemer. Once he was on the road to recovery, he took some of the things he had observed and ran with them. It was funny to see his conversation with all the Buchanans once the mistaken identity was cleared up. I also enjoyed seeing the previous couples again. The guys did a stellar job of teasing Conran and poking at him until he saw the truth of his feelings. It was also great fun to see how the women became friends so quickly. The similarities between Saidh and Evi were obvious. I also liked how the other ladies took to her right away too. It was funny to see Alick and Geordie’s reaction of “The women are thinking. Ye ken there’s always trouble when the women start in thinking.” I also loved Evi’s comment to Conran about what they talk about: “Well, what the devil do ye think we women talk about when ye men aren’t around? The weather?” (You’ll have to read it to see WHAT they talked about.)
Love this author!
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I can’t get enough of reading books by Lynsay Sands!! I love her writing
This is about a woman mistaking one Buchanan brother for another. Then things go crazy as only they do for the Buchanan clan.
Not one brother (or sister) can fall in love and get married without someone trying to kill them or their future spouse! Which always makes for a great story.
Loved that Evina is so much like the Buchanan sister, Saidh.
Each character, from Evina’s “clan” shows much growth through the story. And then Tildy, the maid, gives Evina a beautiful, heart-filled talk.
I can’t wait for more!!!
*I received my copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Lindsey always writes a good story, unusual plot and fun to follow
So, it seems I’ve started this series out of order. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book and the characters.
Loved it when I read it a few years ago. SHE
is a very interesting writer.
Another wonderful and sexy highlander story by Lynsay Sands. I absolutely adore these Buchanan siblings. They are such a fun family. Makes me wish I was living during their time and be a part of their family. But then I’d have to face some crazy killer trying to kill me too but if I end up with my own sexy highlander, It’ll all be worth it. This story had Lynsay Sands’ trademark humor and mystery that made this story so hard to put down. I really enjoyed Evina and Conran’s love story. I can’t wait to read more about the other sexy Buchanan brothers.
Highland Brides #7, Lynsay Sands is a great author in whatever she writes and her books are fun to read; at one point the Buchanan brothers were standing around joking that the same stuff keeps happening to them that it’s always money or madness that goes after them. Her women are strong willed and in this case with Evina MacLean, who has lead the family and the clan ever since her mother died and her father distanced himself from everything and even trains the younger soldiers, she’s more than just emotionally strong. She’s not afraid to take charge and get what needs to be done done. So when her father falls ill and nothing is working she seeks out the healer Rory Buchanan.
Conran Buchanan is the middle child and he has always been there for his brothers and sister when they need him, he is a jack of all trade but master of none. After a long day of collecting herbs for Rory one day he takes the time to wash away the day in a nearby waterfall when he’s attacked and knocked unconscious. When he wakes up he’s still naked and on MacLean land they are also calling him Rory, to save his brother from the same fate he plays along good thing he knows just enough to help the Laird MacLean.
Maclean as soon as he’s better manipulates a situation in which Conran is caught compromising Evi. Sadly, Evi is shot with an arrow and his plan doesn’t go as smoothly as he wanted. Conran’s brother show up and the truth comes out and while everyone around is pushing for their marriage Conran is willing to go through the wedding because he genuinely like Evi he’ll only go through it if that’s what she wants too. So he has a couple of weeks before all his brothers arrive to woo Evi. Unfortunately the arrow to Evi’s chest isn’t the only attempt on her life and the Buchanans go on high alert to protect Evi and try and capture the culprit.
Overall, this was a fun and exciting read from a master at her trade. Her historicals and her paranormals always exceed my expectations. The characters are all loveable and easy to sympathize with. She creates situations that are humorous and intense with a great narrative and a picturesque setting.
Lynsay Sands at her best! I give The Wrong Highlander a Dynamite Huge 5 Stars! Tea lovers, you will need a large pot brewed for this one! I absolutely loved every word of this tale! There is intrigue, mystery, adventure, loads of passion and a lot of romance! If you love a good Highlander tale, then this is definitely the book for you!