5 - "Thorns and all..." Stars!

Another great addition to The MacGregor Lairds series. Will and Rose’s book pretty much runs concurrently with its predecessor - How to Blackmail a Highlander in that the bulk of their adventure plays out at the same time (albeit in different locations) to Alice and Roberts book. The latter stages do take us beyond that though.

She’d never wanted to simultaneously comfort and maim a man before…

The main theme of this series is that you get feisty women, ballsy MacGregor men, and a lot of love-to-hate-you banter, and this is definitely the case for Rose and Will, taken hostage by him because he initially assumes she is an enemy spy, it is pretty much a comedy of errors until the reach Scotland.

"I’ve no designs on your virtue…"

"…Why not?"

All the while behind the verbal sparring their feelings for each other are growing. But one belongs in Scotland, and the other lives in England so how could a relationship between them ever work…

"The place doesn’t matter… Only the person I’m with."

Another winner, I love this series, and I love this author’s work. Cannot wait for more!

Another winner! I loved this book! It started with Rose, a lady's maid, being kidnapped by Will, a highlander undercover with a group threatening his kin in Scotland. They both think the worst of each other, but are forced to work together in order to survive their grueling trip to Scotland and the group threatening their very existence. As an uneasy truce is forged, they also find themselves fighting their attraction to each other.

I loved these characters and their devotion to their responsibilities. Will, especially, is a flawed character with a bit of depth that make him interesting. I found myself engaged and invested in their story and wanting them to get their HEA ending. When their circumstances took a dramatic turn for the worse, I loved the way they rose to the occasion and fought to survive.

Put this one at the top of your TBR list. This is a must read for fans of the genre. I'm adding the author to my must read authors' list. While this is part of a series, this is a stand alone novel.