This was such a fun read. I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. It was so funny at times that I laughed out loud and people where looking at me lol a fantastic book you will not be disappointed in

FIVE STARS! Here’s why:

Hayson Manning rocked this story! Georgia is a woman on a mission to keep moving forward. Callum is a man who planted roots and fights change. When their worlds collide, sparks fly and chaos ensues, and the whole town gets involved in the most delightful way.

TEN DAYS WITH THE HIGHLANDER is a fast-paced, delightful romance full of sexy banter and funny situations that kept my heart twisting with each encounter between the hero and heroine. I love the town and its inhabitants and want to visit there someday! Highly recommend!

Georgia is out of her element and in over her head. Business brought her to the Scottish Highlands. Beautiful scenery, a brooding Scotland and a fiery attraction are just an added bonus, but when her heart becomes involved, she's forced to rethink her priorities. Callum serves as the perfect guide for a romantic adventure. Easy on the eyes, fatal to the heart and addictive to the sweet tooth. Ten Days With the Highlander is a trip worth taking.

This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

Georgia arrives at Callum's little village with the intent to get him to sign up his hotel with her company so that she can make him some big bucks and bring tourists to the village. Callum has left the corporate life and that is the last thing that he wants!

It was fun to watch as they are each on opposite ends of this "war" and Callum offers Georgia ten days to change his mind. She really is single minded in trying to show her presentations to Callum even after he works long hours at the pub!

I loved that Georgia pitches in and helps Callum out and gets to know the other people in the village. Each of the villagers is an interesting character and you love each of them! You can see both their sides of this disagreement and wonder how they are going to work this out.

Georgia also has an aversion to staying in one place to long so you wonder how she will finally agree to staying in a little village and settle down with Callum. They are at such different places in their life so it is an interesting journey as they closer to each other.

It was hard to put the book down as I wanted to see how they could gap the divide between them. I loved that they each gave a little to the other so they had a great compromise that they both could live with. The setting was great and made me wish that I could visit Callum's hotel!

Ten Days with the Highlander was a quick, cute, and fun read. Truly, I don’t have much more to say than that – I enjoyed it and have very little to complain about.

One thing that did hit me wrong, and not very far into the book, was the name for the company Georgia works for – LiveAbout, which is a take on the Australian aboriginal term. And while, yes, she even says as much IN the book, it just . . . didn’t sit right with me. She’s a white American woman who decided to suggest an Australian aboriginal term (slightly changed) as the name of an American company (which they ended up using)? This shit goes on enough IRL, with white people using cultural terms and ideas, etc., from marginalized groups – I don’t really want it in my romance, even as a fictional company name.

There were also a few sentences, especially in the first few chapters, that were a bit awkward and unclear. However, since I didn’t notice that issue continuing through the rest of the book, I’m willing to write that off as simply something final editing would polish off (since this is, of course, an ARC I’m reading).


I also had a couple small “Hmmm, really?” thoughts when Georgia, who is a corporate businesswoman very dedicated to her job and definitely not a rookie in the field, didn’t look at her reservation information, etc., before leaving for Scotland (a business trip) – that doesn’t match with her character at all. A minor thing, and nothing big enough to make me dislike the book. Mostly just me being picky, I suppose. Though connected to this, I wasn’t sure why she was there, when it sounded like Callum had never even been approached about this business idea. I was just left feeling a bit unclear about her job and all.


It’s a quick romance, taking place over – you guessed it – ten days, so yes, there’s DEFINITELY insta-love and rushed feelings going on. But since that’s what the entire story is being billed as (very short time line, category length), I can’t complain about that. And honestly, I liked their romance, quick or not, anyway.


There’s some fun banter, mostly filled with great innuendos, in this one, which later leads to some fairly hot scenes. Both of these things made me a happy reader.


The supporting characters were nice to visit with as well. And I gotta say, Callum gets some bonus hero points for looking after Delilah, his mother’s goat. I don’t know many heroes in romancelandia with a goat, so that was different.


My only other complaint was with Callum’s character. I could understand why he didn’t want to let a company come in and ruin his small town and all the townspeople that he cares for. But there was a moment towards the end when he had this lightbulb moment – I thought! – of “Hey, maybe I’m hurting them by clinging so tightly to my selfish desire to resist alllll change, let me go talk to Georgia” . . . but then his entire talk with Georgia is right back to him being firmly Anti-Change. It was a bit frustrating.


All that being said, this was a nice Scottish romp, with some heat and laughs and small town (village?) charm. I definitely recommend it and I’d be curious to try another from this author in the future.


P.S.: I want – neeeeed – more contemporaries set in Scotland. And Ireland. Okay, and really ALL THE COUNTRIES outside the US, but those two are my two favorites and I can never get enough of them. Are you listening, authors/publishers?

Lighthearted, sexy, with characters you want want to know more about, I couldn't put this book down.

Georgia Paxton, an American from California is in Scotland in a little town called Glenlagan. She works for a destination vacation rental company called LiveAbout. It's a dream job for her, if she stays more than a couple weeks in any one place she gets twitchy. Scotland has been a little daunting though, driving on the wrong side of the road, and it seems every time she sets foot outside there is a major rain event. Plus, no Starbucks! The hotel her company hopes to acquire is beautiful, if a bit run down. The owner Callum MacGregor, has already made a point that she will acquire his hotel over his dead body. He's a former architect, who lived the corporate life, hated it and moved to the town he was raised in and bought the hotel and local pub. He has little by little restored both. The pub is bustling with town people and good food and amazing ale. After a brilliant presentation, Georgia is convinced Collum will jump at her offer. Instead, he decides to take Georgia around to meet the townspeople and see the sites, so she will see the quiet charm of the town and it's residents.
There's a lady who knits hats and scarves she chooses for her clients with little sayings inside. Ainsley, his deceased best friend's widow cooks for the pub, her sauces known far and wide. Collum's Mum is a palm reader suffering from MS, but won't slow down, and an ancient little man who wants nothing else than to be able to
tell his stories.

Georgia is charmed by it all, especially Collum. Helping him out at the pub when a waitress is sick pulls them closer. A very heated lesson on how to run an espresso maker is hilarious and memorable! Add in Hello Kitty( black cat), and a very domesticated goat called Delilah who loves car rides and this story will grab your heart. Does the town need the revenue from tourists, will it spoil their uniqueness, can Collum let Georgia go? All questions are answered by the end of this charming romance. I highly recommend it!

Ten Days with the Highlander was a very well-written romance. Truly a winner.

What a great book! I loved the plot, the Scottish setting and the characters. If you enjoy great romance I recommend this book.

Ten Days with the Highlander is my first book by Hayson Manning. I will warn you ahead of time, if you read this, be prepared to fight the urge to pack your bags and head for Scotland.

Georgia Paxton was raised by wanderlust, hippie-type parents that dragged their two daughters from place to place always looking for something better. Georgia’s sister is happy staying in one place but not Georgia. She seems to have inherited her parents need to stay on the move. She works for LiveAbout, a short-term vacation rental accommodation company. Her job is to go from place to place acquiring new properties for her company. She is a deal closer, never fails to deliver. Her latest job is to go to Glenlagen, Scotland to hopefully convince a hotel owner there to sell his hotel to them. It’s a tiny village that tourists would love.

Callum MacGregor tried the corporate world but hated it. So he is back home in the little village he grew up in and couldn’t be happier. He owns the old hotel and pub. He has renovated the pub but the hotel is still a work in progress. The people of the little town are all like family and they look out for one another. His newest customer is a woman from America that is staying two weeks. She smells like coconut and sunshine.

“Callum! I’m not lost.”
“Georgia Paxton, I think you’re very lost. You just don’t know it.”

When the truth comes out why Georgia is in town, Callum is adamant that there is no way he will ever be interested in Georgia’s proposition. What would bringing tourists into their little town accomplish? They would destroy the beautiful landmarks. There town is safe, no one locks their doors. That would all be lost with strangers constantly in town. So, he makes a deal with Georgia. During her ten day stay, he will show her his town, and convince her that change is not what they need. And she vows that within those ten days, she will convince Callum that change is in deed, what they need.

“Everything about this woman was slowly undoing him, one screw at a time.”

First of all, I couldn’t help but to fall in love with Callum and with this little town. Callum has a pet goat that rides around in the car with him. And then there is always that whole Scottish thing. I mean, sexy man in a kilt! Count me in! He and Georgia can only ignore the chemistry between them for so long. And when they finally give in to it, it’s a beautiful thing. But she’s a corporate girl, and he’s a country guy. She’s leaving and he’s not.

“This had felt different. Magical. Perfect. Like it was meant to be.”

This was such a sweet, cute, sexy story. I most definitely don’t enjoy the cold, rainy types of climate but this author made it seem perfect. And the towns people and the way they just accepted Georgia right into their midst was so sweet. She’s never felt like she belonged anywhere or with anyone. But there, in Glanlagen, she belonged.

I completely enjoyed this book and most definitely hope to read more from this author. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to get packing to go and find me my own highlander.

This book looked so adorable - I was excited to get my hands on an early copy! Unfortunately, it fell flat for me. I struggled to connect with these characters. I felt like there was a whole lot of telling and not very much showing so while there were certainly some parts that were amusing - I didn't *feel* it and wasn't able to invest in it enough to feel compelled to know how it ended.

I also wasn't terribly crazy about Georgia. I can't put my finger on what the problem is - but she sort of rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it was the one track mind or the way she refused to take Callum at his word. As for Callum - he intrigued me, but I would have liked more fire from him. Maybe a little gruffness. After all - Georgia is threatening the very thing he holds dear - a little grumbling would be in order.

I am usually charmed by small town romance and there were certainly charming elements here (I loved Hello Kitty!) but overall I found myself skimming more than I was reading and ultimately put it down for good at 40%.
It could be that the timing just isn't right (I may connect with it better in a different state of mind), but whatever the case - unfortunately this one just didn't work for me.

A little nerdy, a lot sweet, and all wrapped up in highland charm and swagger.

I was looking for a quick, fun and flirty read when I ran across Hayson Manning’s Ten Days with the Highlander. I had read some heavy material before this, and I was so happy with the humor that kept me engaged and swoony.

Georgia Paxton has always had the travel bug, and she makes her career visiting new places in hopes of increasing tourism there. Her target is a small town in Scotland and in specific, one hotel owner. The problem? Callum MacGregor doesn’t want his town to become a tourist attraction.

The small-town charm is alive and blooming! The quirkiness is there, the camaraderie, and it's set in the Scottish Highlands. Georgia sticks out like a sore thumb with her American accent and her zest for life and adventure. I loved this about Georgia. How optimistic and fun-loving she was. Imagine that exuberance in a good verbal spar.

Delightful!

Callum MacGregor is described as a Scottish Thor, and heck yes! I love me some Thor, ya’ll. The drawl, the take-charge mien, the easy smile. Sign me up. He’s a genuinely good guy, but Georgia’s determined to win him over with her business proposal and get his town on the map.I loved them having such different agendas, the light-hearted battle line drawn. They also both have a secretly nerdy side that just did me in.

She cocked her head to one side.“Are you a JK Rowling fan?”
His eyebrows rose. “You’ve got Hufflepuff written all over you.”

The bet didn’t play as big a part as I had hoped, but the story more than covered it simply in the characters. So, if you’re looking for a bite of humor with some cuteness and light banter, look no further! This is the read for you.

4 stars!

In the type of set-up that only happens in romance novels, two people with little in common search for a HEA for their two very different worlds. Georgia Paxton is an American working for some sort of tourist company that buys up cute destin
ation spots to market them to wealthy tourists. I’m not quite sure what type of company needs to buy up all the spots, but go with it. She’s come to a small town in the Scottish Highlands to persuade the owner of the local hotel and pub to sell to her company.

The owner, Callum MacGregor, has left what he considers the rat-race of being a corporate architect to return to his small town and operate the hotel and pub. He doesn’t want anything about his lovely hometown to change. So he’s on a collision course with Georgia, but it’s complicated by the instant attraction they have for each other.

They’re both lovely characters and enjoy sexy banter. Georgia isn’t backing down, but she enjoys new experiences and embraces everything about this little town, including a domesticated goat named Delilah, that Callum shows her including its folk traditions about love and marriage.

Callum’s intransigence to change seems a bit over the top. How does he think the town’s economy is going to survive without a wee bit of adaptation to the 21st century. It’s clear that there is a compromise available between their two positions once they can get over themselves and figure it out. But it’s fun following them along the path as they get there.

I was given a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

With quirky characters, the wonderful setting of a close-knit highland village, folklore and a fabulous pet goat, Ten Days with the Highlander had plenty in place to create a decent rom-com.

"I assumed you would have done a bit of research on Scotland before you came."

The problem is, I'm part Scot: gifted to me by my maternal Grandma who was from the highlands, and who did indeed meet the common stereotype in that she was tighter than a duck's arse with her money, and a grump. I inherited the grump, so I know I can be critical when it comes to detail and whilst I get this is fiction and everyone loves the romance of the highlands with much of it untouched, I hate it when Scotland is depicted as not having moved into the 21st Century: believe me, Starbucks isn't as prevalent as Costa Coffee but it isn't a mystery, broadband exists, tipping isn't seen as offensive and I've never heard a Scot say "<I>she's good people</I>".

"Some things aren’t meant to be..."

Perhaps if this story was longer, had some meat on its bones and gave us a real chance to get into the story before it was over then I could let this slip, because I really did like the characters. Sadly though the above, along with an over-abundance of spotted dick jokes which just became unfunny, took the shine off what could have been.

5☆
This is the first book I have read by Hayson Manning.

What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Dual POVs
Standalone
HEA

I hope Ainsley gets her own story.
I look forward to reading more from this author.

This is a delightful book filled with plenty of charm that fans of the genre will adore. Georgia is an aggressive business woman who is a top performer at her company. She was raised by parents that relocated whenever the mood struck them, so never had the opportunity to put down roots. Now, as an adult, she no longer wants to put down roots and loves her traveling lifestyle. Then she travels to Scotland and meets Callum, the inn owner that is strongly locked in the past and refuses any change. The sparks fly between them, even as they disagree intently over making changes to the inn and the town.

This is a sweet story with just a bit of spice that is just in time for your perfect summer read. Add this one to your list - you'll be glad you did. The author is on my must read authors' list.

Aye please. Ten Days is over the top fantastic and will make you book your trip to Scotland pronto!
Go find your own Callum, he's mine. Him and his magic wand. Dear baby J, this book!!! Hayson hit her stride with this one, the book is just thick with romance and humor done in the best possible way.
Trust me on this one.

Georgia is a moving target, her job as an acquisition rep for a large resort firm, she travels about from place to place targeting potential real estate for her company and never loses a deal; until she butts heads with Callum. They meet when Georgia has a little difficulty driving on the left side of the road and ends up marooned and Callum helps her out. She's more than impressed with this tall, handsome Scotsman, so imagine her surprise when she finds out he owns the Inn she's trying to acquire. Imagine his surprise when he finds out who she is. Then imagine the sparks that fly between these two. The Inn is a work in progress, Callum has taken his time restoring everything, first things first. The place has so much character, the story so well written, you can see the hearth in the keeping room in your minds eye. Callum also owns the local Pub, which he also rebuilt when he moved back to town. They serve food and every night is something different. The town is small, Callum has done the corporate world and had enough and came back to get away from the money and the trappings.
The Inn also comes complete with chickens and a resident goat named Delilah who loves to joy ride in the car. His Mum still lives in town and everyone knows everyone and looks out for each other.

Georgia's upbringing is an unusual one, her parents uprooted her and her sister constantly in searching of a better aura and higher energy. Georgia learned never to attach herself to anything and truly fears that close connection, and especially the one she feels with Callum. She fits right in with the town, helps out at the pub, mispronounces the names of the brews and some of the foods and friday is spotted dick night and she can't wait. The innuendo in the book will have you rolling with laughter. They banter the two of them and it's so good. Her phone alarm songs give you a whole new set of things to laugh at. You have to read the book.
She still thinks she can win Callum over with her plan and some of the town people don't seem to mind it so much, it would bring more money into some of their purses as well. Callum is so hell bent on protecting what he thinks needs protecting he fails to consider other things and Georgia. These two trainwreck in a big way. Callum can be as stubborn as a donkey and wow does it creep out when you don't expect it. Callum gets the last word in and Georgia goes awol. Gets in her car, takes Delilah with her and off they go.

Read the book... it's an absolute must read and I loved every single minute I was in it. I loved every character, the whole story line and hot damn Callum, his sweaters and whiskers. And yes he does have a kilt, no I don't know what's under it, and I want to know... more importantly what do they keep in the black bag around their waist? Spare undies? I don't know. We all need a little Callum in our lives and a nice dish of spotted dick!

Take one Callum and do not call in the morning. Georgia's ringtone will wake you up!

Happy reading!!!


*arc from NetGalley and Entangled in exchange for a fair review***