marjorie forrester never thought she'd be lady marjorie forrester. she was destined to be a paid companion to old ladies, a spinster who lived an unappreciated life, someone who would grow old and live alone. but when her brother unexpectedly inherited a dukedom, everything changed. except that no one in society wanted anything to do with her. they hadn't bothered to look at her when she was a lowly paid companion, but they made a point to not look at her now that she was their social equal. and marjorie wasn't sure which was worse.

oh, but she dreamed of being accepted by society. she wanted to make a life for herself. she wanted someone to care about her, she'd spent her whole life being an afterthought. maybe it was finally time that changed. but changing society's mind about her is going to be hard and humiliating and expensive, so when her brother writes and tells her he is getting married, she decides to escape society for a while and surprise him on his estate in the scottish highlands. except her brother forgot to mention that he'd embroiled himself in a war with the clan chief and that maybe it wasn't the right time to be traipsing about the highlands with nothing more than a paid companion and two coachmen in tow.

graeme maxton is also in the thick of things. his estate borders the duke of lattimer's who has is essentially at war with their clan chief, the duke of dunncraigh. graeme is a mere viscount but he has no interest in being at war with anyone. he just wants his cotters and his family the chance to live and farm in peace. but when his idiot brothers kidnap lattimer's sister, marjorie, he's not just in the thick of it. he's up to his neck in it and there doesn't appear to be a solution that will not involve all out war with someone more powerful than he is.

the only thing going for him is that no one knew marjorie was travelling to lattimer's estate. so no one is actually looking for her, because no one is missing her. when marjorie argues that this is a perfectly good reason to just let her go, graeme refuses. he says it's because he can't trust her, and maybe that is partly the reason. but the other part of it is that something about marjorie appeals to the heathen highlander in him, and now that he has for all intents and purposes kidnapped her, he's not interested in letting her go.

while marjorie is at first very put out by the kidnapping thing, and then the possibility of being forced to marry graeme, she soon finds that she's not so much demanding her release, and more that she wants to stay at the lion's den (graeme's ancestral home). for the first time in her life she's part of a household in a way that she's never experienced. she's a friend, a lover, a sister, a part of the family. and how can she give that up? how can she give up graeme, who looks at her as if she were his whole world? no one has ever seen her like he does. and even better, he doesn't expect her to behave a certain way, she doesn't need to be a perfect paragon of society. he likes it when she stands up for what she believes. he sets her free in ways she never thought possible.

my one true highlander lets us see how being together allows graeme and marjorie be themselves, their true selves, without worry about what is expected of them or what society might think. being together might be the first thing either of them has ever done just for themselves. and it's oh so enjoyable to read. and while the duke of dunncraigh and sir hamish paulk are proper villians, the rest of the cast of characters are all so charming, especially connell, graeme's youngest brother.

reading about how graeme and marjorie figure out their way to a happily ever after, you almost regret getting to the end of the story. because spending time in the lion's den with these characters is really just so delightful. i guess it's a good thing when an author leaves you wanting.marjorie forrester never thought she'd be lady marjorie forrester. she was destined to be a paid companion to old ladies, a spinster who lived an unappreciated life, someone who would grow old and live alone. but when her brother unexpectedly inherited a dukedom, everything changed. except that no one in society wanted anything to do with her. they hadn't bothered to look at her when she was a lowly paid companion, but they made a point to not look at her now that she was their social equal. and marjorie wasn't sure which was worse.

oh, but she dreamed of being accepted by society. she wanted to make a life for herself. she wanted someone to care about her, she'd spent her whole life being an afterthought. maybe it was finally time that changed. but changing society's mind about her is going to be hard and humiliating and expensive, so when her brother writes and tells her he is getting married, she decides to escape society for a while and surprise him on his estate in the scottish highlands. except her brother forgot to mention that he'd embroiled himself in a war with the clan chief and that maybe it wasn't the right time to be traipsing about the highlands with nothing more than a paid companion and two coachmen in tow.

graeme maxton is also in the thick of things. his estate borders the duke of lattimer's who has is essentially at war with their clan chief, the duke of dunncraigh. graeme is a mere viscount but he has no interest in being at war with anyone. he just wants his cotters and his family the chance to live and farm in peace. but when his idiot brothers kidnap lattimer's sister, marjorie, he's not just in the thick of it. he's up to his neck in it and there doesn't appear to be a solution that will not involve all out war with someone more powerful than he is.

the only thing going for him is that no one knew marjorie was travelling to lattimer's estate. so no one is actually looking for her, because no one is missing her. when marjorie argues that this is a perfectly good reason to just let her go, graeme refuses. he says it's because he can't trust her, and maybe that is partly the reason. but the other part of it is that something about marjorie appeals to the heathen highlander in him, and now that he has for all intents and purposes kidnapped her, he's not interested in letting her go.

while marjorie is at first very put out by the kidnapping thing, and then the possibility of being forced to marry graeme, she soon finds that she's not so much demanding her release, and more that she wants to stay at the lion's den (graeme's ancestral home). for the first time in her life she's part of a household in a way that she's never experienced. she's a friend, a lover, a sister, a part of the family. and how can she give that up? how can she give up graeme, who looks at her as if she were his whole world? no one has ever seen her like he does. and even better, he doesn't expect her to behave a certain way, she doesn't need to be a perfect paragon of society. he likes it when she stands up for what she believes. he sets her free in ways she never thought possible.

my one true highlander lets us see how being together allows graeme and marjorie be themselves, their true selves, without worry about what is expected of them or what society might think. being together might be the first thing either of them has ever done just for themselves. and it's oh so enjoyable to read. and while the duke of dunncraigh and sir hamish paulk are proper villians, the rest of the cast of characters are all so charming, especially connell, graeme's youngest brother.

reading about how graeme and marjorie figure out their way to a happily ever after, you almost regret getting to the end of the story. because spending time in the lion's den with these characters is really just so delightful. i guess it's a good thing when an author leaves you wanting.

I loved these characters. I had a hard time putting this book down and ended up finishing it in a day.

I loved how Marjorie dealt with the unexpected situations that came her way. Graeme is a hero who is easy to fall in love with. He cares about his family and will do what it takes to protect them. He is a leader with a soft side and although busy, makes time for his family.

Suzanne Enoch writes a well thought out story of the Scottish clans and the antagonism towards the English. The two main characters, Graeme and Marjorie, find themselves thrown together after Graeme’s younger brothers kidnapped Marjorie on her way to her brother’s (Duke of Lattimer) wedding. Graeme’s youngest brother Connell will be a character that I hope Enoch develops in the future. In many ways, he stole the limelight; however, Graeme and his obvious affection for his brothers, was such a delight and I enjoyed his humour and approach to Marjorie. Enoch captures the feel of the countryside and the manner of the people effectively. You can’t help but be taken for the journey.

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This was such a fun, fantastic and fairly sweet read. Graeme is a likeable hero. You really feel for his circumstances and have to give him his due. He s a great older brother and does his best to take care of the younger rapscallions. I love his little brothers they add that much more humor and cuteness to this story. Marjorie is quite a character. I love her spunk and how she is trying to make her new lot in life conform to her and not the other way around. I wish Graeme was a little more..assertive/arrogant/ alpha. I like my hero's more bloody he was more cuddly which is not a bad thing. All in all this was a cute little read with humor, hijinks and a dash of romance.

One "true" thing about this - it started out pretty good and had some cute moments throughout. Unfortunately, I didn't quite feel the romance between our leads. When they first meet, you just know that sparks are gonna fly, but it doesn't quite get there. I also wish that some of these authors wouldn't have the couples hopping into to bed so soon after they meet! Take a little time to at least give us the pretense that they are falling in love.
I did love Graeme's interaction with his brothers though. The youngest one is a cutie patootie.
Overall, this was just ok for me. The writing is good as usual, but this is not my favorite of her books.

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Graeme and Lady Marjorie's story is a great book. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review and it is not hard to give this book a great review. I loved how the siblings played such an important part of the book and how Graeme and Marjorie ended up together at the end of the story. It was a great book and a book you keep turning the page to see what happens next.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Suzanne Enoch was one of my favorite authors when I first started reading historical romance novels, so I was very excited when I received the opportunity to read her latest book.

My One True Highlander is the second book in the No Ordinary Hero series. As the story begins, we are introduced to Lady Marjorie Forrester who is the sister of the Duke of Lattimer (and the hero of the first book in the series). The Forrester siblings did not grow up as members of the aristocracy; Lattimer inherited the title unexpectedly, changing both of their lives forever. Lady Marjorie spends her days fruitlessly trying to fit into proper society, so when she receives a letter from her brother declaring his intentions to marry, she decides to take a trip to Scotland to visit him and meet his new bride.

Graeme Maxton is a Scottish viscount who has been raising his three younger brothers for eight years. These three scamps (the youngest of whom is only eight years old) take it upon themselves to be helpful and kidnap Lady Marjorie from a nearby inn. Their intention is for Graeme to use Marjorie as leverage in their clan chief’s conflict with Lattimer.

Needless to say, Graeme didn’t ask them to do that, and he does not approve of their plan; he knows that the ramifications for the boys’ actions are much more complex than they anticipated. Needless to say, Lady Marjorie is less than thrilled with being kidnapped by savage children and held captive in a crumbling Highland manse.

This was a wonderful book. Marjorie and Graeme start off as enemies, but Enoch delves deeper than the typical “prissy English Miss vs. wild Scottish Highlander” trope. They both have baggage from the past that has shaped their personalities. Their transition from bitter enemies to falling in love is perhaps a bit too subtle, but they do make a nice pair, and it’s clear that they care for each other.

I would absolutely recommend My One True Highlander. This was a fun read, with some great secondary characters. Graeme’s youngest brother Connell steals every scene with his sweet personality and menagerie of stray animals. I have already picked up the first book in this series and added it to my reading queue, and I hope that there will be more books in the series in the future.

"My One True Highlander" was an absolute treat to read! Ms Enoch provides some truly memorable characters and a storyline that is an enjoyable, effortless read filled with humor , danger and of course what is a romance , without romance.
Our heroine Lady Marjorie Forrester, the sister of the newly minted Duke of Lattimer resides in Mayfair, London home given to her by her brother with all the funds she should need a reversal of fortune for both of them, especially since at the age of eight she found herself without her parents and her Seventeen year old brother buying a commission to go off to war and support her, she wa sent to the Rey best of boarding schools , taught how to be a lady and upon graduation began taking up positions as a Lady's companion so as not to be fully dependent on her brother, for in war their was always the possibility he may not return. However , now as a lady herself she wishes desperately to be accepted by the ton, going so far as to hire a companion to help her gain credibility amongst the ton. The ton however only see her and her brother as up jump Duke and Lady; ones that deceived them , however neither Marjorie or Gabreil new of their connection to the previous Duke.
Still shunned by the ton, when a letter from her brother arrives telling her he will be marrying within the month but not to come since the weather will be turning bad in the highlands , that she can visit in the spring ; well Marjorie does not think twice of packing up her companion and herself and heading off to Lattimer in the Highlands to surprise her brother.
Best laid plans however can go quickly a rye . Stopping at an inn and rest the horses in the highlands Marjorie seeks some quiet, for as much as she appreciates her companion Lady Hortensia Griswell, well Ms Griswell can be grating after a while, so Marjorie sets herself outside just for a bit, which is when she meets one of in my opinion the cutest and most memorable characters of the story; young eight year old Connell Maxton, young Connell gains Marjorie's attention requesting that she help rescue some stranded kittens , though having second thoughts given the wilds of highlands and being a women traveling essentially on her own Marjorie reasons with herself; what could an eight year old do to her.
Marjorie's reasoning fails her when she finds herself kidnapped by Connell and his brothers, though not Connell's idea he did lure her into it at the encouragement of his brother Branden. Brandon sees Marjorie as the saving grace for his brother and his clan; after all the Duke of Dunncreigh hates The Duke of Lattimer and would pay a high price for his sister wh he could use as leverage against him.

Marjorie finds herself tied to a chair in a morning room facing the very unhappy Viscount ( Laird) Graeme Maxton; Graeme is now left to figure out how to protect his brothers , because if he turns her over to Dunncreigh, he may be in good standing with him , however. Bordering the Lattimer lands , he would put himself , his brothers and his crofters in certain danger from her brother.
Having spent time thinking about it he decides the best to do is hold her captive until she agrees to marry him, he will gain her funds, protection from her brother the Duke of Lattimer and prevent her from being considered ruined. What Graeme does not expect is a witty young Lady set to defy his wishes and determined to return home, or a Ladies companion that sets out searching for her mistress on her own claiming she is her neice, as the plot twist and turns the attraction between Marjorie and Graeme does also and the Young heathens as Lady Griswell refers to the boys grow on Marjorie and you the reader. Young Connell" duckling" endears himself to you with his desire to save all the orphaned animals he finds and bring them into the family home. Perhaps because he himself was a young orphan also, raised and cared for by his older brother Graeme after his parents death, then of course their is the sixteen year old angry Branden and the levelheaded Dughlas. Through it all Graeme finds himself troubled at having gone from just protecting his younger brothers and clan to finding that he has come to love the impossible , impertinent Sassenach.
Much like you will come to love this story!
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This book is a treat filled with rich nuanced characters, a good plot, and so much ambiance. I enjoyed reading it an would recommend it to anyone who liked historicals or sexy Scots.

Suzanne Enoch manages to write two characters who could easily fall into the stereotypical Highlander Brute and English Lady but she manages to show a different side to them. Graeme, Laird Maxton, has been raising his 3 younger brothers since he was twenty. At 28, he is holding on to his land by his fingernails. The Maxwell, the Duke of Dunncraigh, would like nothing better than to have a reason to take over Maxton lands. His neighbor, the Duke of Lattimer, is English and fighting against the Maxwell.
Lady Marjorie Forrester is sister to the Duke of Lattimer but until recently, she was a companion to older women. Now she might be a Lady but the ton doesn't forget. When she hers that her brother is getting married she decides to surprise him and travels to Scotland. Within 6 miles of her brother's home she is kidnapped by Graeme's younger brothers in an attempt to solve his Maxwell problems.
Graeme must try to figure out how to keep everyone safe while he begins to feel and attraction to his "captive". She finds that Graeme is more honorable that she imagined and he discovers that Ree is not quite the lady she seems.
This book was a delight to read and I truly came to care for the characters and their situation. I received a copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Rugged highlander Graeme has one thing on his mind—take a stand against the horrible Englishman Lattimer and he will be rewarded with enough money to be set for life. But when his reckless younger brothers take it one step too far and kidnaps a young woman on her way to see Lattimer, Graeme has to intervene. He cannot send the lady back without his kin getting in trouble. And when a damsel this beautiful is dropped into your lap, it’s hard to let her go...

Marjorie should be terrified she’s been captured by highland scoundrels, but it’s hard to live in terror when your captor is a devilishly handsome and sinfully tempting as Graeme is. She cannot stay by his side forever—no matter how her heart may pound at the thought—but Graeme seems to have other plans. This wicked highlander is out to seduce her and doesn’t plan to stop until she’s in his arms...forever...

Graeme, Viscount Maxton, is an impoverished Chieftan in the Maxwell clan. He doesn’t see eye to eye with the Maxwell Laird but he stays out of his way and it works. That is until the Laird comes to visit and basically tells Graeme that if he kills the Duke of Lattimer the Maxwell Laird would give him money and forgive the tithes that he’s late on. Graeme is disgusted with the Laird but just shrugs it off. He wants nothing to do with Dunncraigh and his issues with Lattimer.

Marjorie is headed to the highlands for her brother’s wedding. He doesn’t know she’s coming but she decided to attend because A) She loves her brother and wants to meet his betrothed and B) London is frustrating the hell out of her. She thought that now that she was a Duke’s sister (and not a ladies companion) and had money that she’d have it all but no one in London even acknowledges her being much less accepts her. In fact people were nicer to her when she was a companion! Once in the Highlands she stops with her companion and ends up getting kidnapped.

Graeme’s brothers, Brendan – 16, Dùghlas – 14 and Connell – 8, kidnapped Marjorie when they overheard her companion talking about how she’s the Duke of Lattimer’s sister. Brendan gets the idea that they can ship her off as a bargaining tool to Dunncraigh and all will then be right with their world. Graeme, however, doesn’t see it that way, but he’s not sure what to do with the lass now that she’s there. He eventually decides he needs to marry her but Marjorie aka Ree fights that. Once she gets herself free she decides not to escape. She doesn’t want anything bad to happen to the boys and she actually has kind of started to like Graeme. Once she falls in love with him, however, she has to decide if she loves him more than she loves the dream she’s always had of being the belle of the ball in London.

This was a cute book. Yes, it’s a story with a bit of Stockholm syndrome going on but I thought the way that Enoch wrote it all made it seem ok. Also, let’s face it, this is a romance and fiction so…it is what it is. 😊

I loved the characters in this book. Graeme was an honorable guy and despite the crazy thing his brothers did he was trying to make the best of it. His parents had died and he had taken over the title, the lands, the cotters and the raising of his brothers when he was 20 years old and Connell was just 2 days old. He’s had a lot of responsibility and has always done the right thing. He was confused about his feelings for Marjorie at first but he soon embraced them and I loved that he did. His brothers were cute – especially Connell. He about made the whole book for me because he was so precocious. He also had a very large heart when it came to animals who needed a home. Loved. Him. Brendan was a typical surly teen and Dùghlas was just following along with his older brother. They both ended up having a good side to them and I loved how they stood up for Marjorie in the end.

Overall it was a sweet romance and one I really enjoyed reading.

Rating: 4 out of 5

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I loved this book. The chemistry between characters was great.
☆☆☆☆☆ rating. Highly recommended it.

I'm going to blame my distracted reading for this, but My One True Highlander fell a bit flat for me. It felt like the pieces were there, with interesting characters and Enoch's usual blend of humor and emotion, but they didn't quite click into place. Mostly I thought Marjorie deserved better after what she went through growing up. I couldn't warm up to Graeme after the way he treated her following his discovery that his brothers had kidnapped her. The ease with which he decided he would marry her and take all of her money for his estate -- all against her wishes and despite her pleas to be unshackled and released -- and his general lack of remorse for the situation, made the unequal power dynamic inherent in the kidnapping scenario feel abusive instead of fraught with sexual tension. Had Graeme been a typical alpha-hole who is eventually redeemed, it would be slightly less problematic, but I don't feel like Graeme ever really learned anything from his actions.

I'd still recommend this for any fans of Suzanne Enoch's latest series, but probably not for someone looking to dip their toe into her works.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for providing an ARC for review!

I really enjoyed this book and hope to read more books by the author in the future.

another solid historical by Ms. Enoch. Good plot development. Interesting storyline. Enjoyed!

I received this from Netgalley/ Publisher in exchange for an honest review. I have to be honest and I honestly almost did not finish this book. I was so excited to read this book because I quite enjoyed the first in the series. This starts with Lady Marjorie, the dukes sister, receiving a letter. The duke from the first book is getting married and now Marjorie wants to leave London to attend the wedding. Marjorie is kidnapped on the way and that is where the book really went down hill for me. Then she meets her captor and I literally had to put the book down because I hated what occurred. She falls in love with her captor. The stupid woman!! I had to stop reading because it just kept making me madder. The only reason I am rating this with three stars was because the ending was okay. However, if you enjoy captor/ victim romances then give it a shot. It was just not my thing.

This book was so much fun!! The banter. The sexy times. The very sense of family. I loved it all.

I’m glad I read book one immediately beforehand, so it was fresh in my mind what was happening. This pretty much takes place right after Hero in the Highlands ends.

Right from the start, I loved all the brothers. Each had their own quirks and very loud personalities. Not having a woman’s influence on them in eight years makes them a bit rougher and I think that’s why I like them.

The romance was a slow burn. Obviously. Being kidnapped has a way of making that happen. But once Marjorie realizes why the young boys did what they, she knows she must help them, or she risks her life and theirs as well. Their love was a bit of a shock to them. I enjoyed watching it grow. She’s this proper young woman who’s been thrusted into the highlands with a four pack of wild boys.

This is where things get tricky. Graeme saw what happens when your true love is lost. It destroys you. He wants no part of that. But fate has a way giving you exactly what you need before you know you need it.

Well developed characters, especially the youngest brother Connall. I enjoyed the period details about Scotland after the battle of Culloden. It really worked as a stand alone and didn't rely on the previous book in the series.

Suzanne Enoch writes fast-paced, interesting books with well developed and intriguing characters. The first book in this series dealt with Gabriel, the brother of this books heroine. That book was outstanding, intense and very romantic. For me, this book doesn't come up to the first one, but it is still an excellent read.

My favorite character in this book was Connoll, the ten-year old brother of our hero Graeme. He's bright, precocious and so very lovable. You'll want to scoop him up and bring him home with you.

The MacDonald power structure is different than I have read about before. I'm sure it is correct, just different than I've ever had pointed out to me. There are several Laird's who report to the overall Laird. That overall Laird is the Duke of Dunncraigh who is the villain in the first book of the series and this one as well. One of the things I didn't like was that things were left unsettled and very, very iffy for the new couple. I can't wait to see the Duke get his comeuppance. He was soundly defeated in the first book, but not so much in this book. Can't wait to see what happens in the next book.

Graeme, our hero, is one of those Lairds who reports to Dunncraigh. However, Graeme doesn't like the way Dunncraigh treats the people of Clan MacDonald and thwarts him at every chance. That does not sit well with Dunncraigh and keeps Graeme in a very precarious position. Graeme became Laird at the age of twenty and he also assumed the raising of his much younger brothers. His youngest brother, Connell, was just two or three days old. Graeme is a very loving, very caring, very honorable man. You'll like him.

Marjorie is the sister of Gabriel from book one. She's in limbo when it comes to social status. She's as well educated as any lady of the ton, but she isn't a member of the ton. When her brother unexpectedly becomes a duke and Marjorie a Lady, the ton totally ignores her. She wants to fit it, but can't make it happen because she has no support. So, when she heads to Scotland to surprise her brother, she is ripe for finding acceptance and love.

What lady can boast of being kidnapped twice in one month -- Marjorie!! Her first kidnappers will amaze you - and all happens from there. You'll love the blossoming of love and respect between ALL of the characters and not just the main two.

What didn't I like? Well, I've already mention Dunncraigh. Then there is Graeme's uncle - no resolution for that and Sir Hammish definitely needs to come to justice. This book is definitely more slow paced than the first (entertaining, but slower) and the ending just wasn't satisfying for me.

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This was a perfectly lovely book. I enjoyed reading it so much !

I remembered Marjorie from her brother Gabriele's book. As this one opened Marjorie is finding it hard to fit into the snobbish London society. She decides on a surprise trip into the Highlands for Gabriel's wedding and ends up being kidnapped by Graeme's young brothers. Sparks flew and Graeme decides that spitfire Marjorie could be the answer to his problems. Marjorie wasn't having any of that and the ensuing tangle that her resistance wrought was at the same time comical and intense as there were others who were more dangerous than the impoverished Viscount and his brothers.

This enemies to lovers story was so romantic and delightful to read. I enjoyed every single moment of this book.