The Healer is set in 1402 on the border between Scotland and England and follows the romance between Lynelle an English woman and healer who is an outcast, has been shunned by her father and deemed cursed and Laird William Kirkpatrick a Scottish Laird who has a deep mistrust of healers. when Lynelle's brother is taken by William she offers herself as a healer for his severely injured brother in exchange for her brothers return. I am a huge fan of historical romances especially ones set in Scotland around this time period, I thought this was a lovely story , I really liked how the story started right away and we get to know the characters more and more as the story goes on .this story was kind of a slow burn romance with all the excitement at the end. I'm always a sucker for a Scottish guy so of course I loved William! and Lynelle is really sweet and kind and it was really lovely how their romance progressed. overall I enjoyed The Healer i gave it 4 stars

I do love a trip back to the Scottish Highlands in the 1400’s, a man in a kilt and a laird yes please and this one was a beauty, beautifully written, fabulous characters and a story of born enemies finding a love so strong, I loved getting to know Lynelle Fenwick and Laird William Kirkpatrick, I hope you do as well.

Lynelle has lived as an outsider in her own home, shunned by her father and everyone who lives there she has lived with the healer for as long as she can remember cursed they say, but Lynelle learnt a lot living here and she would do anything to get her father’s respect and when the chance comes before she even thinks she takes off only to be captured by the enemy. She convinces the laird that she is a healer and will accompany his injured brother back to their home Closeburn for two weeks, and a lot changes in these two weeks Lynelle shows her strength and her healing skills.

William has only one brother left and he is determined to keep him safe, living under a curse that has troubled his clan for many years, even if he doesn’t believe in it they all do, so when his brother is injured he needs a healer to help with his journey home William has an aversion to healers but when he meets Lynelle although not happy he needs her but there is a pull that he feels towards her and the next two weeks changes him very much as he loses his heart.

I loved this story from page one what a page turner, there is a lot going on and Lynelle finds a way to get William to open up and her healing skills become very real and she becomes very popular with the clan, but their journey to a beautiful HEA is fraught with ups and downs and their trust needs to get better. I do highly recommend this story, it really is fabulous, thank you Allison Butler for such a great story.

Thanks you to Harlequin HQ and Harper Collins for my copy to read.
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This was an historical romance novel set in 1402 on the border between Scotland and England. Lynelle has been an outcast from her father and family at Fenwick Keep. She lived with a healer where she was able to learn some healing skills. Her half brother Thomas is captured during a raid and Lynelle tries to rescue her brother, hoping that she will be welcomed back into her family. Lynelle offers herself as a healer in exchange for the return of her brother.
William Kirkpatrick wants to return to his family Castle on the Scottish border. His young brother has been injured and is need of a healer if he is to survive the journey. William does not trust healers but takes up Lynelle’s offer.
This was a fun easy to read historical romance.

This book is a first time read by this author for me and what a lovely way to be introduced to this authors writing. As a lover of all thanks Scottish this book was a very nice read with a little bit of drama at the end to have you wondering where the author was taking us all. As I am writing this review I realise there is a book two, I will just have to go take a look at what that book as to offer me.

The cover of this book is outstanding but I do question the picture of the castle used as it doesn't portray Closeburn Castle or the Castel Loch.

I fond the flow and the language used within this story to be the perfect mix to make the reader fully submerged with the pages of this world. There where many interesting characters with this story that warmed your, heart.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the chance to find this new author to read and enjoy. The review is my honest opinion and given voluntarily.

The Healer, book one in Allison Butler’s Borderland Brides duo, is a re-edited version of the book that she first brought out in 2014. It was subsequently paired with The Thief in 2016 to make an enticing duo and I’m ashamed to say that I one-clicked on the set several years ago then forgot to read them. I’m glad because now I’ve had the chance to read the new and improved version of this book and it’s very definitely a page-turner.
Set in the Scottish border country in 1402, the story brings together English healer Lynelle Fenwick, who’s been shunned by her father since her birth, and Scottish laird William Kirkpatrick, who distrusts healers but has been forced to use her services to heal his injured brother. Both Lynelle and William are tortured souls. She’s spent her whole life trying to earn her father’s love and because of the way she’s grown up she has considered herself cursed. He’s lost both his parents, a brother and a sister and blames his former healer for much of that loss. Despite a distinct lack of trust between these two there’s also plenty of sexual tension. Their attraction simmers and boils as the story evolves, and is one of the key reasons the story moves along so nicely.
Things I liked about this book, apart from the setting, and who doesn’t love a Scottish castle, include the use of herbs, the sense of community within Closeburn Castle and the adjoining village. I love it when the people around the stars of a book are used to demonstrate their inner qualities and it is very apparent in this book that both William and Lynelle are caring and honourable in their dealings with those around them. I was thoroughly invested in their story and almost sad to have it come to an end.

Firstly I want to thank Harlequin Australia, HQ (Fiction, Non Fiction, YA), MIRA, Allison Butler and NetGalley for gifting me this book to read digitally!
I really enjoyed reading this one and immediately had to stop myself from buying the physical book for my shelf! The Scottish setting was fantastic and reminded me of how much I love reading books set in this time period and location. I also loved the not overly complicated storyline - it was a very easy read and time flew by without me noticing while I read it. I loved that you’re chucked straight into the story at the start and that you slowly get to know the characters as you go. The ending was also so good and surprisingly unexpected! I would say however that I wish there was a bit more character development as I didn’t feel I really properly knew any of the characters. I found Lynelle a tad flat and would have loved to have seen more personality from her. Overall I give this book a 3.5 stars - rounded up to 4 as it was such a fun read that I went through super quickly!

Thanks to NetGalley, Mira and Allison Butler for my copy of The Healer.
1402, Lord John Fenwick doesn’t hide the fact that he’s not fond of his only daughter Lynelle; he blames her for her mothers death and she’s nothing but an unwanted burden. When her half brother Thomas is taken by Laird William Kirkpatrick the leader of the Closeburn Clan her plan is to rescue him and her father might change his opinion of her?
She has some knowledge of the art of using herbs to heal the sick and injured. She pretends to be an experienced healer and attends the injuries of Laird William’s younger brother Edan. William doesn’t completely trust her and she has to sip the pain killing potions before she can give them to her patient. No Englishwoman should feel safe and content living in Scotland, Lynelle does, for the first time ever she feels wanted, she makes friends and she finds the fierce leader of the Clan rather attractive. When Lord John arrives to collect her brothers horse will he make Lynelle leave Scotland and return to her lonely life in England?
I don’t read many historical romance books these days and I did enjoy the story of the sweet Lynelle and the hot Scot William falling in love and I gave The Healer four stars.