This is the fourth book in The MacGregor Lairds Series and the first book I have read by this author.  It definitely won’t be the last!  It was well written, easy to read and paced perfectly.  I loved the characters!  Rose was so strong, opinionated, and out of her comfort zone.  But she was able to step up to the challenge and do what needed to be done to keep herself and William alive.  William was trying so hard to “prove” himself to his older cousins by spying on the enemy.  He was so sincere and truly distressed when he discovered he had kidnapped Rose and put her in danger.  They quarreled a lot which added such humor the story.  They made such a great team!  But they each had their own responsibilities; Rose to her mistress and William to his Laird.  In the end they got their HEA but it took them working together and overcoming their fears.  This was such a great book and I am certainly going to have to read the previous books in the series!

This was a sweet and charming book with lots of action, an adorable and charming couple whose bickering and nagging made me smile and laugh a lot. The characters felt authentic and genuine and even though I was upset that William was really hard on himself while I thought that he was simply human, I really loved those two.
Rose is something else, strong, loving, funny and loyal to the core. I loved to see her slowly (and thoroughly) fall for William and vice versa.

 Towards the end, when those two to have to figure out how they can overcome the problems that keep them from acknowledging their feelings or at least from daring to hope for a future because - how could they dream of a future together if one of them is supposed to live in Scotland and the other one in England? 
But having overcome everything they did - how could they give up these dreams?

I didn't know the other books in this series but I had no problem to get into this one and to stay captivated till the end. Now I'm really looking forward to reading the other books in this series even though Rose and William were rather special and I'm not sure that the others will be as sweet as those two but I really hope so.

Ahhhhh this was just such a great read. I just didn't want this book to end and I was sad to turn the last page. I'm so excited to see what's next from this author.

This is the first book I've read by Michelle Mclean and it certainly won't be the last.

How to forgive a Highlander was a quick, fun read. 
Rose and William were adorable together. I always liked a bickering couple but this is so difficult to get right. McLean walks a fine line where the couple's charming bickering showcases the chemistry between the leads instead of them being annoying. 

While Rose was a brave straightforward character, William was a hero who knows his flaws, admits to it and overcomes it with flying colors. Rose was a perfect match for William even though she lacked the diffidence her role was supposed to have. 

 I did take a whole to connect with the characters since I haven't read any of the previous books, but the story got me hooked pretty fast. I couldn't put the book down and enjoyed the dynamics between our lead characters.
I enjoyed reading this book so much I'm going to read the previous books in the series.

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.