Enchanted by the Highlander by Lecia Cornwall is Book Four in the "A Highland Fairy Tale" Series. This is the story of Gillian MacLeod and John Erly. I have read the other books in this series (and loved them) but feel this can be a standalone book.
Donal MacLeod has loved all his wives and all his daughters but they do try to out smart him sometimes. Gillian is the shyest and quietest one of the family. Gillian seems to prefer to listing along with watching others. Gillian family has taken it among themselves to talk, think and answer for her leaving Gillian without a voice really. But Gillian does dream of having the relationship her sister's have with their husbands. Gillian is warned away from John who is an outsider to Scotland and only been there a few years. Everyone goes to John when they need something and counts on him but he is still thought of as an outsider. John was the son of a Noble Englishman but was disowned by his father and started a new life in Scotland. One night Gillian and John steal a kiss at a masquerade ball where they both are strongly affected by the kiss. But John didn't know who Gillian was and wasn't able to find her and almost a year passed since that kiss. But when John is asked to escort Gillian to a man that is to be her husband he starts to learn that it was Gillian who gave him that kissed. But along they way to their destination they run into danger and that makes for them to have more time together.
Really enjoyed their story!
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This was a surprising disappointment for me, as I have always loved Lecia Cornwall's books before. This could be just timing - I have had a bit of a book slump and have become frustrated by my lack of enthusiasm for several books in a row. However, it had an element within the story that I just couldn't get past, in spite of knowing that the book would be amazing if it weren't there, and that element was cheating. The heroine cheats on her betrothed. Now, I will grant you that it was a man old enough to be her father, and the hero is one she has loved from afar for a while, but STILL - she chose to engage herself to this older man, and it irks me how little she thinks of her respect towards him. She is literally on her way to be married and seduces the hero into having sex with her. I like the hero in that he tries to be noble, and several times tells her this is wrong. But she is insistent that is right because she loves him. So let's all just ignore the fact that she is engaged, because it's "true love"!

I have read many romances where the cheating is, in a way, something I can live with. Arranged betrothals (not the heroine's choice), a betrothed who is abusive, etc. But that's not the case here, and so I really can't stand behind this romance. I stopped reading about halfway through, because the circumstances killed the romance for me. I get that she's not married, I get that she has no romantic attachment, but let's be honest - it's still a good faith commitment she has made to a man, and she should at least have enough honor to wait until she breaks it off with him before getting it on with the real love of her life.

Enchanted by the Highlander by Lecia Cornwall is an enchanting tale. I loved it! A heroine that is nothing like any other. I can't remember laughing so hard or rooting for the characters so much...until this novel.

Gillian MacLeod is a talented hunter. Her fierceness shows when she's hunting and defending herself. But when in public, she appears to be the shyest woman around the land. Her sisters think she's super shy and not quite as smart as she really is. Her father thinks of her as a porclien doll. And her clan is instantly at her feet to protect her. Only John Erly has been blessed with rare moments from the beauty. Her shyness doesn't exist where he is concerned. She takes what she wants...him.

A simple midnight kiss with masks...one taste a passion for more heats up their night. But they're interrupted and John Erly has no idea who he just kissed...but Gillian knew him.

John Erly aka English John, is a handsome man. Every woman wants to bed him. Including the shy one...Gillian. Gillian is the daughter of a Scotsman. That means John has no right to even want her or to go after her in any way. But something about the beauty teases him. Drags him in...

John has a past. Some of it haunts him. Despite what others say he is, he's an honorable man. Gillian knows that without a doubt.

Their forbidden romance is fun to follow. Humor, danger, intrigue all spun into one magnificent read. I couldn't stop reading it. Enchanted by a Highlander is exactly that. One Englishman falls enchanted by a Scotswoman. Their troubles are far from just their forbidden attraction...Lecia Cornwall is a talented writer. I fell in love with the characters. Scotland sounds like an interesting place for all kinds of characters. Both, bad and good. And the rogue kind, too. Overall, I highly recommend this historical romance to all.

I am not really sure how to review this story. It has everything, humor, misunderstandings, cruel thieves and hangings. .I cried, laughed, and was totally mesmerized by this wonderful tale.. Gillian MacLeod is the youngest of eleven daughters of Laird Donal MacLeod. She was so shy and quiet, that she was spoken for by everyone but her. They made her decisions, picked out her clothes, everything. John Erly, is English, he works for her brother-in-law as his Captain. but he is more.
`I loved the characters, they reminded me of people I have met. Large families are always a challenge. The descriptions and dialogue was fun in places, showing the bravery of a man, for example. Gillian's father hates the English, but his prejudices come to the fore when John comes courting. The basic part of the tale, the plot, has it all and there are some great twists and turns. I have no idea how the author could figure out what was going on and keep it straight. But she did and it was impossible to put down. A very gifted woman. and I loved her book.

Once I started reading this delicious book, I couldn’t put it down. So, yes, I pulled an all-nighter and it was worth absolutely every sleepless minute. Just as the title suggests – you will be enchanted. The book is wonderfully clever, delightfully humorous and is sweetly romantic. It has it all and, as always, the author fills the story with unexpected twists and turns. The writing is flawless, the pacing is perfect, the characters are robust and fully developed, and the romance is enchanting.

I just have to say that I absolutely LOVE the MacLeod’s. You have this huge, gruff, fearsome Highland warrior, Donal MacLeod, known as Fearsome MacLeod. He has had nine wives and a dozen daughters. He has loved all of his wives and adores his daughters. Watching the daughters manage and outmaneuver their gruff father is delightfully entertaining.

Gillian Alanna MacLeod is a ghost in her own home. No, not literally, but it is as if nobody really sees or knows her. They love her unquestionably, but they don’t really know who she is. She is shy and quiet, so everybody assumes she isn’t the smartest among them. They just decide things for her – without even asking her – and she lets them. If she’s asked a question, they answer for her. If she’s speaking, they just speak right over her. There are great hidden depths to Gillian and she longs for love and adventure – the kind of love her married sisters have. While she is quiet and shy – she is also very, very brave and intelligent. While others talk and babble, she observes and comes to understand.

John Erly, an Englishman who has been disowned by his father, has lived in the Highlands for the past five years. He serves as Captain of the Guard for his friend Dair Sinclair (from the first book in the series). John is always ‘the outsider’ and while he is respected for his skills, he really isn’t accepted as one of them. He is charming, caring and very honorable, but he adopts a persona as a rogue.

Gillian first sees John when she stops off at her sister’s home on her way back from Edinburgh. Everyone immediately warns her to stay away from John because he is a Sassenach, a womanizer and he has nothing to offer her. However, she’s intrigued, watches him and becomes convinced that he is not at all what he appears to be. It is all a face he puts on to protect himself. She wants to speak with him, but he avoids her because he has also been warned to stay away from her. On the night of her sister’s masquerade ball, she engineers a meeting with John – and a life-changing kiss. She knows who she is kissing, but he does not.

Ten months later, Gillian returns as a betrothed woman. She has just stopped off to visit with her sister on the way to Edinburgh to be married. Circumstances conspire to make it necessary for John to escort her overland to Edinburgh rather than her going by sea. That means a torturous ten-day trip that John dreads because he has never forgotten his kiss from the mystery woman – and he’s realized that it was Gillian. To add more pain to the task, he is the one who is to act for her father and give the bride away.

The trip is both dangerous and humorous. You’ll love all the other highlanders they meet and add to their entourage along the way. I’m hoping that those Laird’s will end up being the heroes in upcoming books. During that journey, Gillian becomes a hero with songs and stories written about her.

This delightful book has a wonderful ending – conducted in typical Fearful MacLeod fashion. You want to kiss him and bop him on the head – frequently. Gillian’s sisters are also delightful and have their hand in managing their father and getting John and Gillian their HEA.

I always try to include the things I like and the things I don’t like, in my reviews. However, I absolutely LOVED everything about this book. The only thing that I questioned was -- Isn’t a Prologue supposed to be something that happens days, months, weeks, or years before the beginning of the book? It isn’t something that runs concurrent or directly adjacent to the first chapter. In this book, the Prologue just runs right into the timeline of the first chapter. So, my question is – Why not just label the Prologue as Chapter One and go from there?

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Gillian MacLeod is shy and quiet, the least likely of all her sisters to seek out excitement and adventure. But on a moonlit night at a masquerade ball, Gillian steals a kiss from John Erly. He’s been disowned by his noble English father, started a new life in Scotland. Most people are suspicious of the foreign mercenary and he does everything is his power to avoid romantic entanglements. Almost a year later, John is given the duty of escorting Gillian to her wedding in Edinburgh. There’s not much he can do when she's promised to another man, but fate intervenes when their party is attacked.
I’m loving the MacLeod daughters stories & the reworking of fairy tales. Gillian has been overlooked, no one listens to her opinions, her sisters even choose her clothes for her but at a masked ball she acts on her wishes & kisses John & what a kiss! one that neither of them can forget. John is not the scoundrel his father thought but honourable & faithful. His recounting of Daniel’s story was heartbreaking. The attraction between the pair is apparent from their first meeting. Gillian is neither shy nor quiet when she’s with John but able to be herself. The contests are amusing & had me smiling. The plot is well paced & kept me reading & wanting John & Gillian to have their HEA. Another thoroughly enjoyable book & I look forward to the rest of the MacLeod daughters having their stories

Enchanted by the Highlander a new adult spin on Cinderella meets a Rogue.
Enchanted by the Highlander is a Historical Romance which takes place in Scotland, September 1712. It tells a story of a shy awkward young lady whose only wish was to have a nice adventure. With that one wish steps in our hero…English John.
John Erly wasn’t really what you would call a hero. There wasn’t really anything heroic about John. When we first see him, he is running late to meet the ship that his friend and employer were disembarking. John is what one would call a ladies’ man. He loves women he just doesn’t want to keep them for long. Until that day overlooking the bluff, he sees Gillian being assisted onto land and everything for him changed.
I really enjoyed the story and the plot flowed seamlessly. I was so engrossed in the story before I knew it the story was over. The development of the characters chemistry was built upon during the course of the story that when the two-main character finally did get together it just felt natural, which made for a good story overall.

Thanks to St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a copy of this book. Very enjoyable, full of adventure and romance and great fun to read. Recommend to all fans of this genre.

I think each time I read another book from this series I liked it more than the previous one, so again this wasn't the exception. Enchanted by the Highlander was a very charming and romantic story.

Our heroine Gillian is a painfully shy girl, she was also a bit pushed around by her sisters and pretty much overlooked in her family. But one night, at a masquerade ball she dares to kiss a stranger figuring she'll never see him again. Some time later she is is betrothed to marry, all her father's idea to secure her future, although her betrothed is a man who could almost be her father. To accompany her on her travel to marry, is John Erly, who is nothing more than the stranger she kissed at that masquerade ball and well.... you can imagine things will get pretty interesting going forward.

There's love, passion, adventure and you see how the characters grow; mainly Gillian who starts as a really shy girl but gains confidence in herself, she certainly won't be a pushover anymore. I also liked John a lot, he's a bit broken, doesn't feel he's good enough but he is a nice and honorable man.
Fans of the genre won't be disappointed. .

Gillian MacLeod family thinks she’s shy and quiet, the least likely of all her sisters to kiss a stranger, but she does on a moonlit night at a masquerade ball she steals a kiss from a mysterious stranger, knowing she’ll never see him again. John Erly, disowned by his noble English father, started a new life in Scotland has never forgotten his mystery woman’s kiss. A year later John is given the duty of escorting Gillian to her wedding and immediately recognizes her as the temptress he’s dreamed of for months. Gillian is not exactly the shy simmering miss she’s thoughtful, but she has a fire burning inside her that craves an adventure and John is not exactly the rogue everyone belies either he has a good heart and will fight to protect and provide for others. Fate intervenes and these two have a grand adventure filled with danger and passion if only they can learn to trust each and reach out and grab their happiness.
This is my honest opinions after I voluntarily read a copy of this book that was provided to me with no requirements for a review.

What a wonderful book. It’s full of adventure,suspense and romance. John and Gillian had a tough time getting passed all the obstacles in the way. But Gillian got her adventure and her man.

I really liked this book. The plot was fun and the characters nuanced. Definitely an enjoyable read!

Thanks St. Martin’s Press and netgalley for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Sweet, whimsical, and shy meets galvanizing, brawn, and stalwart

So I enjoyed reading this book as I adore Scottish romance novels. I will be reading more from this author in the future.

This forbidden love story kept me reading to find out what was going to happen next. I loved the hero and heroine in this book. John Erly struggles with his feelings for Gillian Macleod. Gillian MacLeod comes into her own, learns to voice her opinions and fight for what she wants. There was plenty of action and interesting secondary characters.

This book is part of a series but is standalone.

Enchanted by the Highlander


Gillian MacLeod is shy and quiet, the least likely of all her sisters to seek out excitement and adventure. But on a moonlit night at a masquerade ball, Gillian steals a kiss from a mysterious stranger, knowing she’ll never see him again.
John Erly, disowned by his noble English father, started a new life in Scotland. Most people are suspicious of the foreign mercenary and he does everything is his power to avoid romantic entanglements. But he can’t forget the bewitching beauty who kissed him in the dark, and stole his heart, even though he has no idea who she might be.
A year later, John is given the duty of escorting Gillian to her wedding and immediately recognizes her as the temptress he’s dreamed of for months. There’s not much he can do when she's promised to another man, but fate intervenes and this time, passion—and adventure—can’t be denied. Honor demands he stay away from the MacLeod’s enchanting daughter, but love has a very different ending in mind...

I love that the author has woven Scottish history and traditions into the story of Gillian and John. Each character you are introduced to come to life in the pages, especially Gillian's .... I enjoyed watching her come to life, a woman full of courage to stand up against and overcome what life throws her way.

This is book #4 in the series Highland Fairytale but it reads as a complete stand alone book. I am however looking forward to reading the others in the series.

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you NetGalley!

I always give a fair and honest review as agreed for this ARC. Never underestimate a quiet or shy person, never underestimate determination and never, ever underestimate love. Gillian may be thought shy by her family but she has a backbone of steel and knows what she wants. Very nice read with some cheeky humour.

A fairly good historical romance. Story pits typical, brutish Highlanders vs English Sassenach. Young Scottish lass Gillian falls head over heels for Englishman John. Father strictly forbids anyone or anything English. Daughter defies dad; he wants father’s approval. In between there are kidnappings, fighting, near death and near rape scenes; more fighting all the while Gillian’s family and others think she’s witless. John knows she’s not and reader discovers this as the book unfolds.

Enchanted by the Highlander ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(A Highlander Fairy Tale #4)by Leica Cornwall

This is my first read for this author and I truly enjoyed it.
The word enchanted in the title certainly suits.
Gillian MacLeod one of the twelve daughters of TheMacLeod noted as the shy and quiet one surprises them all.

Gillian hardly spoke up for herself she just went along with the families wishes. It is while she is on a visit to her sisters Castle she spies John Erly. He as been disowned by father and is considered a mercenary soldier as Captain of her brother in laws troops. He is like a brother and best friend to her sister. Her sister warns her off him that he is a rogue.

Erly spots Gillian at dinner and is intrigued by her but he too is warned off her. It takes a year for them to meet again neither forgetting the other.

This story moves along so quickly. When John is enlisted to deliver Gillian to her betrothed the challenges begin. Gillian becomes a force to be reckoned with. Her bravery b comes legendary.

Yes this was a fairy tale but yes I loved it every page.

I really enjoyed the first of the series. Loved the second. The third became a favorite of the series…but no. I didn’t know the word “favorite” until this book. I swear this series just gets better and better. The fifth will kill me.

Lecia Cornwall presents a Cinderella retelling like you’ve never know. The novel starts with John Erly, an Englishman, and Gillian. who first meet by appearance only, but they’re instantly attracted to each other. John went through a lot in life and only sleeps with available widows and the such. So young, innocent Gillian if not his type…Except she is. There’s this sense of instant lust between them but her fierce highlander father and her sisters warns him away from her. John the Englishman is seen as no good to the highlanders, a rake who murders and plunders basically despite him being Deir’s captain of the guard. Gillian on the other hand is a meek, quiet girl who just goes along with what she’s told to do. Until they hold a masked ball. She wears a dress different from the one her sister picked out for her, and while masked, slips away with an unknowing John and they kiss before she flees in the night.

10 months later and Gillian is engaged to an older gentleman, someone her father picked out for her and she went along with because that’s how she is. This brings her face to face with John, who ends up tasked to bring the girl to her wedding and worse, give her away during the ceremony since timing and travel issues kept her brother in laws and father from doing it. When they do first come face to face, he instantly recognizes her eyes and body as the ones he’s been missing for the last 10 months. Crazy. Their journey sparks all sorts of romance and tingly feelings between the two. While the characters fall from attraction to love, the reader just falls in love with them together. Sides of Gillian come out that no one has seen before, and John just becomes more and more smitten with her.

The novel goes through two undefined parts here: John bringing her to her wedding (and them falling in love) and him competing for her hand to marry her. I was so entranced while reading that I didn’t care, but I realized afterward how the story’s arc went. And I appreciated the story for that. It wasn’t what I expected going into the novel and that made it all the better.

Lecia Cornwall succeeds in creating angst to the tenth degree. The whole ‘he loves her but has to give her away’ pulled my heartstrings so bad for them both. They went through so much, were finally together, but she was another man’s. Then they went through the honorable phase, where he just wanted what’s best for her. But when he realizes how dumb that is, thus brings the part where he now must fight her father for her. Which also adds a sense of realism. They spent so much of the book insinuating that the Englishman would be dissed and not allowed with her, and then that aspect was brought into the novel for the reader to see the struggle they had to go through to be together. I loved this. Of course, throw in some outsider villains to twist the story even more.

I wished these books were on paperback because I would love to have them on my bookshelf. I loved this one so much. I don’t know how she could possibly write a better romance than the one that took place between John and Gillian. Oh, the twists and tingles my stomach endured for this book… I hope there’s a number five and I suspect Callum may be the hero in it…

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the ARC of this book!