3.5 stars

Though the happily widowed Brenda Grant never planned to remarry, to ensure her cousin Symon's happiness, she agrees to a match decreed by the young King James. But not everyone is willing to sit back and let the young king marry her off...

Bothan Gunn, Chief of the Gunn Clan has wanted Brenda Grant since the moment he met her, he has tried to court her and been soundly rebuffed, but Bothan doesn't let that stop him from trying to change her mind. When the king orders her to marry the English relative of the Campbell clan that claimed to be betrothed to Symon's wife, Bothan jumps at the chance to stop the wedding.

He follows her to England and petitions the Queen for her hand and wins, but Brenda isn't having it - she agreed to marry to protect Symon, but she will not willingly marry Bothan. And while she obeys the queen and marries him, she plans to have the marriage anulled - she does not want to be controlled or owned by any man.

Bothan respects Brenda's decision, but doesn't agree and plans to woo his bride into compliance. Just when it seems like he is beginning to make headway with his stubborn bride, yet another Campbell man lays claim to her and declares their marriage invalid and plans to marry her himself. Bothan vows to find a way to free Brenda from the Campbell's clutches and finally let her go. But is that what Brenda really wants?

This was a fast-paced story with a wonderful hero, cameos from Queen Elizabeth I and her favorite Robert Dudley, a lot of action, some steamy-ish love scenes and I am sorry to say, a really annoying heroine. I liked the story and even sympatized with Brenda's lot in life, but I felt like her determination to be her "own woman" dragged on too long and didn't really ring true - I also was a little disappointed that there was no epilogue, as this was the last book in the series and I had hoped to catch a final glimpse of the previous couples, but no such luck.

*I am voluntarily leaving an review for an eARC that was provided to be by Netgalley and the publisher.*

A travel back to Scotland is just what Brenda Grant wanted. What she didn’t want was to be wedded to Chief Bothan Gunn! The most important thing in the world to her is to be able to get her freedom and keep it ! For that matter, she didn’t want to be married to any man to become his chattel forever. This historical romance has a good story line and good characters. I just had to force myself to finish. The plot was slow and forced. I didn’t feel the attraction between the characters. I think that I would have enjoyed it more if I had read any of the other books in the series. I found Brenda to be pretty head strong but other than that, was not very interesting. For these reasons, I had to give the book two stars.

Thanks to SourceBooks Casablanca for allowing me to read and review this book.

Brenda Grant's abusive first marriage taught her that she's better off on her own. But when her family threatens her freedom and demands that she remarry—to a man they've chosen—she makes a deal with a brawny Highland chief to escape. Bothan Gunn is smitten by the woman who won't be tamed. This is the sixth book in the series but could be read on its own. We’ve met both Bothan & Brenda before whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the book & it was a very satisfying conclusion to the series I found that I couldn’t completely warm to Brenda & at times wondered why Bothan, who I loved, didn’t just leave her. That said I did find the book hard to put down & would have easily given it five stars if Brenda had been more loveable
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

This is the last book in the Highland Wedding Series. At last, Brenda's story! Brenda has been a character thru out this series who you have come to know. This book can be read as a stand alone but I would recommend at least reading the previous book in this series about her cousin Symon and his wife. Athena. This book starts where that left off.
Brenda has had a very hard life. She was wed at 16, at court. Where her husband proudly consumated the marriage in front of a roomful of people. He was cruel, abusive and mean, keeping a mistress the whole time they were married and sitting her next to Brenda at the high table when they ate.
When her husband dies, she vows never to marry again.
Along comes, Bothan. A chief of clan Gunn. He can have any naive bride he wants, but when he meets Brenda Grant, he knows she's the one. She's beautiful, smart, sassy. He knows it'll be a challenge to woo her. But circumstances force him to have to move up his time table.
Brenda is being ordered by the king to wed someone else. Bothan must stop the wedding. Not just once but twice. After stopping the first one, he must stop a second one. Both times he uses his smarts instead of brawn to do this.
All through these obstacles, Brenda comes to see what a truly honorable man Bothan is. It takes her a while, a little too long in my opinion, to realize he's the man for her.
I loved this story and especially Bothan. He was truly a good guy and loyal and honorable. He never gave up, despite the obstacles and Brenda herself.
I would probably delete 1/2 a star because I thought Brenda, who was very intelligent, took way too long to see the good in Bothan.
I'm sorry to see this series end. I love Mary Wine's books and can't wait for the next to start.

This is the sixth and last book in Mary Wine's Highland Weddings series. I hate to see it end. I've read the last two books and really enjoyed them, and I plan to go back and read what I missed. If this is your first foray into this series, it totally stands alone.

Brenda Grant, who we met in the last book, is a widow on her way to England to enter into a second unwanted marriage. Her first marriage was horrible, and this one will not be any better. Such is life in a time where women were treated as chattel and were used in order to gain land and wealth. All Brenda wants is to be her own woman and live life on her own terms. Bothan Gunn, the chief of his clan, previously met Brenda and desires to make her his. He follows her to England and manages to convince the Queen that Brenda shouldn't be forced to marry the fop to whom the King of Scotland promised her. The Queen agrees...but Brenda must marry Bothan! So much for not belonging to any man again.

I just loved Bothan. Though a very strong, highly respected chief who wants his new wife, he understands how Brenda feels and gives her time to get used to him; he will not force her to consummate their wedding. He was a patient man with a teasing sense of humor. Though I really liked Brenda in the previous book, I got irritated with her here. Though I understood her issues, I got frustrated with the way she just would not give Bothan a chance. It took me a while to warm up to her, but eventually I did. The story got quite exciting in the last quarter, and I found myself tearing up. It was a good ending to the series.

I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley. I received no compensation for my review, and all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.

Brenda Grant's abusive first marriage taught her that she's better off on her own.

Bothan Gunn is smitten by the woman who won't be tamed. He's helped her before—but can he do so now?
With danger closing in, their only chance at love and survival is to escape to the heart of the Highlands.

As always Mary Wine has created another interesting highland romance. This book takes up where Between a Highlander and a Hard Place left off. The cliff hanger in that book was my only complaint about it. Now we get to delve deeper into Brenda's story.
Will Bothan and Brenda's love progress as expected or come to a tragic end? In spite of their past this pair truly belongs together.
This has been a slow developing romance between these two spanning the pages of both Between a Highlander an a Hard Place and this book Wicked Highland Ways.
I gave this book 4.5 of 5.0 stars for storyline and characterization.
I received a complimentary copy of this book to read. This in no way affected my opinion of this title which I read and reviewed voluntarily.

This is a straight up historical fiction romance. Scottish chieftain Bothan Gunn is bent on stopping the finery Brenda Grant from going through with an arranged marriage to an Englishman who is only after her dowry. The marriage was arranged by the boy King of Scotland to appease a Stuart’s claim to land. Brenda had been in an arranged marriage before to an awful man who mistreated her. His deeds brought on his own demise but also made her resentful and mistrustful of men. Brenda is not iinterested in becoming a wife again but has resigned herself to her fate. Bothan is determined to win her over and become her husband. Still others have plans for her future regardless of what she wants. This was an okay story but not great. Brenda is annoying and sarcastic so it’s not understandable as to why Bothan wants her as his wife and he is persistent. There are a lot of despicable men who are only interested in the value of Brenda’s dowry. I didn’t really like any of the characters very much. There was some romance but mainly it was Bothan kissing Brenda that turned into sex. This book was just okay; not the worst I’ve read but not great either. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was an excellent read, but as the end-of-series, it left something to be desired. That is one reason I didn’t give it a full five-stars – the other reason is that I got a little tired of the unyielding Brenda. I understood the trauma she’d been through, but she had some excellent examples of good men – like her cousin – to mitigate some of her distrust of men. Also, she never appreciated the fact that Bothan traveled all the way to England to save her – there was never a ‘thank you for saving me from a life of torture and degradation’. IMHO, she could have given in a bit earlier and moved things along so that there could be a nice epilogue that would include the other couples in the series. Maybe they could have been involved in the solution at the end if the author didn’t want to do an epilogue. It just needed something more for it to be the series finale.

Chief Bothan Gunn met and was attracted to Brenda Grant a previous book. He tried to forget her and select a bride from among the many whose fathers had offered them in marriage. A sweet, docile, biddable woman that would give him children, run his home and do as he bid. Nothing like Brenda Grant who is a spitfire. He just couldn't convince himself to choose any of them.
At the end of the last book, Between a Highlander and a Hard Place, the Scottish king had declared that Brenda had to travel to England to marry Galwell Scrope (don’t you love that name) in order to keep a coveted piece of property within the Campbell clan. Bothan promised Brenda’s cousin that he would rescue Brenda and assure that she didn’t marry the cruel Galwell.

This book opens with Brenda being escorted to England by soldiers of Queen Elizabeth Tudor of England – and Bothan following them and planning how to liberate Brenda. I absolutely loved the way the liberation occurred – and it gave a lot of insight into how shrewd and cunning Bothan is. I really liked Bothan. He is a really good and honorable man and Brenda was very lucky to have him. Too bad she didn’t acknowledge that fact until it was almost too late.

Brenda fights Bothan and her own feelings all the way back to Bothans home – where she is welcomed openly and lovingly by Bothan’s people. When Brenda is ‘stolen’ by Hamell Campbell, who intends to marry her because the Earl of Sutherland said he could, Bothan is off on another rescue mission – and this one may be even tougher than the last.

I didn’t like the Earl of Sutherland at all, but his son was good. The Earl’s decree only forced Bothan to yet again prove what a wiley and clever man he is.

I would definitely recommend this read, but as I said – I’d have appreciated something ‘more’ for a series finale. I adored Bothan and was so happy to see him finally get his HEA. I also liked Brenda, but not as much as Bothan.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Love the chemistry between hero and heroine. Love the authors use of appropriate Scottish brogue. Now need to go back and read previous books

Based on all the previous Scottish romance novels I have read by Mary Wine, this one did not live up to my expectations. Brenda has appeared in each novel in the Highland Weddings series and I have found her to be a fascinating character. That’s why I was so looking forward to reading her story.

Unfortunately, something is missing here. For one, the chemistry between Brenda and Bothan is lacking (other than their physical attraction.) Additionally, Brenda’s constant recital of "I do nae want a husband" or “I will be my own woman” (or other variations of that phrase) got to be rather annoying. Her personality comes across as too one-dimensional and boring, unlike the way she appears in all the previous novels in this series. Bothan’s character is more fleshed out, thus making him the more interesting of the two of them. The repetitive interaction between them goes on for too long in the first half of the story. It takes the introduction of Hamell Campbell to bring about some significant danger and action. Ultimately, the resolution is somewhat unusual and rather satisfying.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

he last book and it was sooo...lost for words.

Brenda, we have read about her and it really heart breaking to see her hardships, and everything that Fate has done to her, but with everything that has happened, she is more beautiful, courageous, and fierce with all the women in the series.

Chief Bothan Gunn, I like his way...but i like the way he love Brenda more.

I hope there will be more books... but let us see...

Wicked Highland Ways is the sixth and "according to the author's notes" this will be the final installment in the series and my heart is so sad in a way that we won't get more books in this series because I definitely could see more potential for other characters. But also full of excitement to see what this author has in store for us in the future. If you are new to Mary Wine, well "have you been living under a rock?" because her books are fantastic and she writes the best highlander historical romances. I love the way she builds the world building, the humor, and the fun bantering we see in each book that comes from her. Wicked Highland Ways is one of my favorites of the series and I just breezed through this book so quickly and have no regrets. Wicked Highland Ways begins with our heroine Brenda Grant, who is on a journey to England. In order to allow her cousin to keep the woman he loved, Brenda volunteered to marry a man in England. Brenda was already married once and even though she knows that this will be a match of political gain, she would do anything for family especially her cousin. But there is one tanglement....the highland laird Bothan Gunn. Bothan has been in love with Brenda for quite a while and now he is going to fight for her. But Brenda knows that this marriage has to happen, and even though she has felt a certain chemistry with Bothan, she also knows her duty and won't sacrifice those she loves for Bothan. But when she arrives in England and in the court of the Queen, things don't go exactly how she envisioned and before she realizes it she finds herself married to Bothan Gunn when her English fiancee showed his true colors of deceit and cowardice. But Brenda's life is about to get a bit more difficult, because a journey with Bothan Gunn won't be any daisies or roses. There is plenty of sexual tension that rises between Bothan and Brenda, but the courting of a Scottish lass that is fiery tempered is not a easy fete but Bothan is up to the challenge. He wants Brenda for his own because of her tenacity, strength and courage. He wants a woman who will challenge him and push him to new levels and that is Brenda in every way. But what he doesn't realize is in marrying Brenda, there will be other treacherous roads and he may lose the woman he loves unless he learns to be cunning and fight with every breath to keep her by his side...I found Wicked Highland Ways to be a superb addition and a great finale to a series that has taken in some unique directions that I never expected when I started with book one. I have seen each book come out and seen the delight that romance readers have partaken in these books and loved every moment of seeing the growth of these characters and seeing Brenda get her book. Now this series I really do think needs to be read in order, there are certain plot points that are necessary or you might find yourself lost in a way. What I do recommend at least, is read book five" Between A Highlander and a Hard Place" to really get to know Brenda and the importance of her sacrifice to help out her cousin and his new wife and you will see the value of their relationship. There was quite a bunch of delicious actions that take place in this book, but I first want to touch on the powerful chemistry that is written because WOWZERS. I am not sure I have read such intense chemistry in a historical romance in a long while, because this book gave me all the tingles down the spine. I was so drawn into their connection, and how these two just sizzle the moment that they are near each other. I was addicted to their fun bantering and they are equal matches for each other. You really see how right they are for each other. The hero wants a strong woman to stand by his side and the heroine has never had someone fight for her other than her cousin. But with her hellish previous marriage, she is wary of Bothan's intentions. She does struggle with trusting in men, but there is something she knows that she can trust in Bothan and she finds that she wants to trust in him. But there are other dangers to these two and boy I wasn't sure how they would get out of it but it did take some creativity and cunning on Bothan's part and I didn't quite expect to see this book play out the way that it does; but the last pages of the ending gave me all the feels that I have come to expect in a Mary Wine novel and I can't wait to see what is up NEXT!! Because this author knows how to write an in depth historical romance. So hold on for this thrilling adventure that will take you across the moors of Scotland, through valleys and rivers, to delicious heights of sensuality and stimulating excitment!

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I have adored this series. It was my first introduction to Mary Wine .
Wicked Highland Ways is the 6th and last in this series of powerful highland men and their feisty women folk .

The couples have been inspiring and adventurous, romantic, and devoted to each other .
What more could you ask from and author than to write such a series.

Bothan Gunn is the Laird of the Gunn Clan , he’s got it bad for a certain lady , a lady who wants nothing to do with any man .

Brenda Grant was given in marriage at 16 to the Campbell’s, she was humiliated on her wedding night ,when the marriage was consummated, in front of all her new husbands men .
Now he’s dead and she’s being given again in marriage to a lord in the English court . Terrified but determined to show herself as brave she goes to her future husband .

Bothan follows her convinced he can change both her destiny and his .
These two deserve happiness but will they find it .

A stunning and emotionally charged book that you will find difficult to put down.
Can’t wait for a brand new series from this wonderful author.

I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review

First time I am reading this author. I have not read the previous books in this series. I enjoyed the two strong characters, especially Bothan. I look forward to reading more by this author. I received an ARC for my honest review.

With a key cameo from Elizabeth I, this is a very good match of a competent and strong willed highland woman and a man who, rather than wanting to stifle that, wants to encourage it for the benefit of himself and his people.

Enjoyed this mostly because was great watching a strong woman overcome all that was thrown at her. But her money did make it easier for her to find the truths and the people she wanted to get revenge on. If you like intrigue with your romance this is a great read for you.

ARC received for review

Hi, it's me the person who hasn't read the first five books in this series, and this is the last one. It's a standalone, so I didn't miss anything.

I didn't see the chemistry between Brenda and Bothan. I liked Bothan way better than I did her. He had backbone, was funny, and willing to do anything to win her. She was like a doormat. Willing to do whatever a king or queen told her to do. They were hot together in the bedroom, but it was just meh.

Wicked Highland Ways was certainly a wicked historical romance. Good solid writing and descriptions.. I like how the two main characters were able to find their happy ending.

I did enjoy this book, even though it was sixth in a series I haven’t read, the story had lots of elements I really enjoy in a romance, and the author does move the plot along, but I did have one or two reservations.

Spirited and strong, Brenda is a woman who has been widowed and therefore escaped an abusive marriage, she has been living with her brother and his wife, and was finally hoping to have a measure of freedom, in order to ensure no one asks to marry her, she has become an outspoken hellion, and flouted convention, but the Scottish king has promised her in marriage to an Englishman, who will wed her for the land she brings him. She knows she must do her duty despite her probable unhappiness.

Bothan Gunn is a fierce, brawl warrior and chieftain of the Gunn clan. He has decided he must have Brenda as his wife, and is determined to do battle to win her. He follows her and rescues her from her unwelcome groom, and eventually they are married at Queen Elizabeth’s decree, despite Brenda’s protests. Will they come to an understanding, and succumb to their feelings, or will Brenda’s unwillingness, and Bothan’s forcefulness destroy their relationship? What about the other Scottish clans who covet her dowry, will they succeed in dissolving the marriage?

I really liked the way that Mary Wine wrote about Bothan’s feelings, and overall the story had good pace, and held my interest. There were however a few things that I disliked. I felt that the “will they won’t they” part of the book went on for a bit too long. I also felt that Bothan rode a bit roughshod over any of Brenda’s wishes or requests, and her will was thwarted every which way. She wasn’t allowed any agency, and I found that a bit frustrating.

Overall a decent read.

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

I have voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this title given to me via NetGalley. Wicked Highland Ways is the sixth book in the Highland Weddings series and this title was really enjoyable. I can’t wait to read this authors future titles.