Lady Grace has always been a diamond of the Ton, a pampered princess of ever there was one. After marrying her Prince, what should have been the best day of her life quickly became something else entirely. This story became less about a pampered princess and more about an awakening of sorts. Lady Grace is given the opportunity to look at a life lesser than she dreamed with more realistic lens. She learns humility and grace like she has never known. That is what truly made this a beautiful story! Her highland romance was one of personal growth and awareness. Their romance was one of actually getting to know each other on a deeper level, while sidebarring the attraction due to her predicament. It made for a much deeper story in my opinion and I truly enjoyed seeing this new side of Grace.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. The characters had great chemistry and it was a great story.

Very original story line, I enjoyed it but at times seemed to drag a bit. Did not realize this is part of a series, can easily be read as a stand alone.

I realy enjoyed reading this while reading it and liked it a lot and was invested in the couple, but now I honestly can't remember any of it!

Sometimes when you get your hearts desire it's not as good as you thought. I knew Amy would figure out how to give this deserving couple their happiness but it was really hard earned. I've come to love the MacGalloways and really enjoyed Grace's story. She had a goal and achieved it. Then she finds it's not the rosy future she prepared for all her life. I loved watching her mature and have her eyes opened to the world she just took for granted.

Lady Grace MacGalloway is the 7th of 8 children of the Duke of Dunscaby. She's wanted to be a princess forever. She dedicated her life to preparing for the role. She turned down eleven marriage proposals her first year so she could be the diamond of the ton for Prince Isidor of the Lithuanian Duchy of Sarnogita. He proposed and she had the perfect wedding. The Prince Regent even hosted their reception at Carlton House. Then it all comes crashing down when she finds Isidor and Lord Alder in passionate congress in an unused parlor. The fairytale she dreamed of became ash. Her brother Martin challenged Isidor to a duel and the Prince Regent told her he'd petition the Archbishop for an annulment. When Isidor sails home before the duel leaving her behind she flees to her brother's highland hunting lodge. Unfortunately it's the dead of winter and the road is icy. Frasier Buchanan, chieftain of the outlawed Clan Buchanan finds her the sole survivor of the carriage crash and brings her home to recover.

Frasier lives high up in the highland wilds away from all civilization to keep his people safe. The clan was outlawed 73 years ago after the war, for being supporters of the Stewarts and he has an arrest warrant out for him if he's caught. His small community lives simply. When Grace comes to, she is unfamiliar with the living conditions as she's always lived a privileged life. It takes time to see the other side of life she's always taken for granted and what's really important in life. Living in Frasier's cottage they spend a lot of time together and he opens her eyes to a simpler life. Slowly she comes to love him but she's married to Isidor. I really enjoyed how this story played out.

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Absolutely loved this story! I wasn’t sure how Jarecki was going to pull off a happily ever after in this story…never fear, she does! Get ready for a wild ride from London all the way to the northern tips of the highlands! There are so many things I really want to say but I don’t want to give any details away or spoil anything about this story.

I will say that I really disliked the heroine for about the first third of the book. I mean I felt bad for her but I didn’t like her. I loved the hero from the start - he has a heart of gold and you just can’t help but love him. There are MANY more characters that compliment this story and it’s not an easy road to happiness for any of them. There is the exploration of many types of love throughout the story. I have never appreciated a characters growth as much as I did with the heroine in this story.

Tropes Explored: Forced Proximity, Right Person Wrong Time, Forbidden Love.

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This is the latest in the series but can be enjoyed as a stand alone.
Grace caught her husband in the arms of another on their wedding day. Now an abandoned princess she is off to the highlands to hide awaiting news if she will be granted an annulment.
After a carriage accident leaves her stranded with the outlawed Buchanan clan, spoiled princess Grace learns to appreciate others especially Laird Fraiser.
I liked the growth in Grace but liked Fraiser more.
I do feel like the previous book in the series with a married FMC was done better however. I do feel like parts of the book drag but overall 4 stars.

This is the fifth book of the series and although I have not read all of the previous books, I had no trouble reading this as a standalone. Grace is everything an accomplished lady of the ton should be. She can embroider, play the pianoforte, and has the voice of an angel. So of course she would believe that she was meant to be a princess, and when her marriage to Prince Isidor Borowski is set, she believes all her dreams to be coming true. But unfortunately, the fairytale that she imagined was not destined to be, which she was forced to realize when her world is shattered. Not having the desire or emotional strength to face society, she retreats to her family's hunting lodge. On the way, she encounters a terrible blizzard and is in a horrible carriage accident. Lord Fraiser is the handsome highlander that comes to her aid and he takes her back to his home. As Grace spends more time in his company, she begins to realize what is important in life. She and Frasier begin to fall in love, but there is still the issue of her husband, to which she is still legally married to. And with Frasier having no wealth, they will have some complications to sort out before they are able to fully unite.
I enjoyed seeing Grace's growth throughout and her learning what truly matters in life. The story was well-written and captivated me from start to finish. The storyline flowed smoothly and the plot twists kept me turning the pages. A very enjoyable read!
My thanks to Netgalley and Oliver Heber Books for providing a complimentary copy. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Book: A Princess in Plaid
Author: Amy Jarecki
Series: The MacGalloway’s , Book #5
Publisher: Oliver Heber Books
Release Date: October 3, 2023
Book Length: 315 pages
Overall Rating: 5 Stars
Blog Rating: 5 Saltire Flags

BOOK REVIEW;
Lady Grace Galloway is the sister of a Duke and has the most impressive resume compared to her sisters with her musical talents. She had attended the distinguished Northbourne Seminary for Young Ladies. This thrilled her noble mother, the Dower Duchess of Dunscaby. Her many talents includes singing with a precise and excellent pitch, plays the pianoforte superbly, beside she can, speaks four languages fluently and is extremely talented with her impeccable embroidery! Furthermore her beauty matches no other as when she enters a room all heads are magnetically drawn to her. She is talented, beautiful and extremely intelligent. In other words she is absolutely perfect!

This is why a Prince among men has chosen her to be his wife. As she expected no less as the bachelor everyone wanted, Prince Isidor has chosen her to be his future wife and Princess! Except even arranged marriages can be absolutely disappointing when you realize this perfect mate you imagined is absolutely disastrous which shatters your dreams! Especially a Prince that betrays and ruins Grace shortly after they had said I do! Especially a Prince that betrays and ruins Grace shortly after they had said I do!

Now after this humiliation Grace never wants to be near another man ever and she goes to hide in Scotland at her family's hunting lodge. Except after a fall Grace gets to know a social outcast Frasier Buchanan. He is the chieftain to Clan Buchanan in the Scottish Highlands, and the brother of Fiona who is the clan’s healer who married to her best friend Angus who is his right hand man. Grace wonders if she had been trained for years to go after the wrong type of fantasy when her goal had been a complete disaster. Will she be able to make her dreams come true?

Jarecki pens another winner with a riveting fantasy that comes true to life! Find out how some dreams become nightmares and how some nightmares turn into a dream come true! Definitely have a pack of tissues nearby as this story is a definite heartstring puller!

However, it is also very hilarious! Amy Jarecki is one of my go to authors. Her stories are filled with a lot of empathy, soul searching with many twists and turns, ups and downs with hurdles that need to be jumped over. Will Grace and Frasier be able to obtain a happily ever after or is it just another heartbreaking saga? Read and find out!

Disclaimer : I received an advanced readers copy for free from Oliver Heber Publishing . I voluntarily agreed to do an honest and fair review through Netgalley. All words,thoughts and ideas are my own.

Lady Grace MacGalloway married a prince, but the marriage was over before it began. Sent to Scotland to get away from the scandal, she is rescued from a carriage accident by Laird Frasier Buchanan. In a snow storm, he takes an injured Grace to his home. Primitive by anyone's standards, Grace learns the value of people and not things. Though they fall in love, she's still married with little hope for an annulment, he has no wealth. It will take a miracle for things to change. Passionate with compassion. Descriptive sex.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

Lady Grace MacGalloway has the world at her feet, having recently married Prince Isidor. Yet her world shatters after her wedding day, leaving her to hide from public. Her family is supportive, but she feels only shame. She decides to spend some time away from public scrutiny but on the journey, the carriage overturns and her driver, footman and companion are all killed. Grace awakens from the accident having been saved by Frasier Buchanan, Chieftain of Clan Buchanan. Whilst she finds herself unable to travel due to a storm and spends time with Frasier, Grace begins wonder if her past life is not the one that she should be chasing.
I enjoyed seeing Grace grow from the pampered, self-absorbed character to one that falls in love with Frasier, someone who is so unlike what she had envisaged herself with. The witty dialogue between them was entertaining and made for a great read. The family drama kept the story at a good pace and a great balance to the romance.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This intriguing book is essentially the chronicle of the heroine’s journey from self-absorbed, vain and spoiled girl to a woman who cares for others deeply. All that Grace MacGalloway has always wanted since she was a young girl was to live a fairy-tale life, to be a princess with all the glitter and pomp and honor that the title entails, and she was ready to embark on a tepid marriage to have it. She was attracted to our metaphorically and literally poor hero since the beginning, but she wanted a prince… and she had one, even if not everything turned out as she wanted. I quite enjoyed reading about her change of attitude and of heart and I rooted for her and her happiness. I also loved the hero, who’s a good man, loyal, dependable, although not particularly smart (you’ll see why, and here just imagine a face palm emoticon).
There are a couple of things I didn’t like in this book and it’s that bit of violence (no spoilers), that I would have avoided (I really hated it) and the way Grace’s family seemed to support her, but in reality feared the scandal and wanted her to comply to Society’s rules.
The writing was beautiful and compelling as always (Jarecki is a marvel!) and I loved the historical details and gorgeous descriptions. I really look forward to the story of the young MacGalloway!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book starts quite violently, with the heroine <spoiler> catching her recent husband with a male lover, and in the next chapter, her carriage toppled over, killing people and horses. </spoiler> Quite shocking events, but then the story settles down into a lovely forced proximity “snowed in” steamfest. Laird Frasier Buchanan has been carrying a torch for the lovely Lady Grace for a long time, but worshiping her from afar because she’s so high above his station. This book also features “brother’s best friend” (sorta) trope and there is a definite age gap, he’s 14 years older than her.

Frasier is a total cinnamon roll and they get to secretly smooching pretty early on in the story. I love his inner dialogue, he just wants her to stayyyyy but also realizes she was raised to be a literal princess and doesn’t belong in the Scottish wilderness in a tiny cottage. Ach, the angst!

I was really wondering how in the world this would resolve and I was pleasantly surprised. There is a secondary story arc about Frasier trying to get Buchanan relics back, so it goes on a little bit of a tangent, but the love story keeps getting woven in, which is great. This was a slow burn but they did finally get down to business at the end, and how! There is a lot of buildup in this book, and the payoff was hot and satisfying.

I loved the way these two love each other (I always love it when the man has been pining for years and that's the case here) and it was just a really pleasant and quick read.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for the ebook in exchange for my honest review.

Grace MacGalloway, daughter and now sister of a duke, has gotten what she always wanted. She is a princess. The problem is that her new husband is not her Prince Charming. She feels betrayed at her wedding reception when she walks in on a shocking scene. On her way to hide out in her brother’s hunting lodge, she is rescued from a horrendous carriage accident by Frasier Buchanan, Laird of Clan Buchanan. While staying with the Buchanan Clan waiting for the weather to clear, Grace learns some herself and life’s possibilities. She and Frasier fall in love, but she is not free. Is there a way that they can eventually be together, annulment, divorce, something? This is a well-written wonderful Highland romance, and adventure. The story is exciting and full of tension, danger, betrayal, rejection, discovery and a romance with a bit of steam. Grace is what she was raised to be, a lady and all that goes with it, but she begins to learn about life outside the ballroom. Frasier is an awesome hero, a strong character with a caring and protective nature, and a bit of old family trouble with the king of England. Frasier is good for Grace. He brings out the best in her. As to their being able to be together, a shocking solution presents itself. An engaging story with characters you get to know.
I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it.

A Princess in Plaid by Amy Jarecki
The MacGalloway’s #5

When a lady’s dreams come true then turn into a nightmare on her wedding day – what should she do? How can she save face? How will she and her family stay members of the ton? This is what Grace, once a lady now a princess, has to deal with in this story. How will her future unfold and will she get a happily ever after or not?

What I liked:
* Grace: beautiful, talented, educated, focused, somewhat self-centered, unaware of the plight of those around her, strong, resilient, grows a lot as she deals with what happens and falls for a man she never dreamed would be perfect for her
* Frasier Buchanan: clan chieftain, living in the highlands, poor, clan chased down and killed for treason, hiding for many years, strong, wise, wants the best for his clan, saves Grace and falls hard for her
* The first chapter that set the stage and presented the problem with an easy solution that was not accepted by Grace’s husband – which left Grace and others in a bit of a quandary
* The fact that Grace would do “her duty” for the sake of her family and her younger sister’s dreams for a future
* The way Grace grew as she spent time with the Buchanan clan while snowed in
* The strong family ties the MacGalloway’s have for one another
* That I felt part of the story, cared, and was hoping for a happy ending
* Knowing there is another book to look forward to

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* The way those in charge could flog or kill anyone without going to court first
* The way society was set up so that one daughter could ruin a family just by making the wrong choice or save it with the right one

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Booksprout for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

Lady Grace MacGalloway is the most accomplished of her sisters & excels at all she turns her hand to, which is exactly why the most eligible bachelor in all of Christendom, Prince Isidor, chose her as his bride. From birth, Grace knew she was destined to become a princess. When Grace’s world shatters, she is mortified, never wanting to show her face in public again, never wanting to look into the eyes of a man again. But when she retreats to her family’s hunting lodge in the Highlands of Scotland and awakes from a nasty fall, it’s the eyes of a social outcast Frasier Buchanan that make her wonder if she’s spent her life following the wrong dream.
The fifth book in the series & it can be read as a stand alone. I must admit I didn't like the miss perfect Grace to begin with but the more I read the more I grew to like her. I did love Frasier who was everything you could want in a hero. A well written romance which had the pages flying by as I wondered how on earth could they have their HEA. The book took me on a gamut of emotions from reaching for a hankie to laughing. A very entertaining romance
My review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

What a sweet romance! I loved how the plot developed and that it wasn’t rushed. Grace’s character development was perfect; gradual and realistic. The little nuggets of surprises were welcomed.

The fact the the book could be read stand alone was great as I didn’t feel the pressure of having to have read previous books in the series or that I had missed out on anything.

This romance packed a few punches and had a lot of tension and twists. It captivated me to the end and I enjoyed the journey for Grace and Frasier, it was emotional and a deserving happily ever after.

From the opening scene to the happily ever after ending this is riveting example of historical romance by one of the vert talented and prolific authors of this genre

Another story of the MacGalloways focuses on Princess Grace, Scottish born but educated and changed to become an English diamond. Grace actually marries Prince Isidore who betrays her on the very day of their wedding leading to humiliation. The Princess flees just to become involved in another tragedy of carriage accident claiming lives.
Frasier Buchanan rescues her and she has great difficulty adjusting to the barren life he lives as she heals physically if not emotionally. Frasier is an outcast due to ancestors decisions about English/Scottish loyalty.
They try to come together despite the disparities in their background but her marriage and his dismal circumstances stand between them.
I enjoyed the chemistry between them but the morals and rules of that particular time period were sad.
The resolutions to each of their lives seemed too easy.
Recommend the whole series thus far as easy to read.