Highlands New Year by Amy Quick Parrish is a stand alone sequel that unfolds against the scenic backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. When Caitlin Montgomery embarks on a quest to find her missing friend Melissa, she stumbles upon unexpected romance, Highland traditions, and a New Year's celebration filled with enchantment. The story weaves themes of love and winter magic, as sparks fly and connections deepen in the charming town on the shores of Loch Ness. With a friendly rivalry, a dart match, and ruggedly handsome locals, this book delivers a heartwarming story that celebrates the resilience of newfound romances.

Scotland during the holidays, a blizzard, snowed in with strangers, ex's showing up, new love and old, lost and found. Doesn't quite end, looks like the story continues ...

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I had high hopes for this one in the beginning, the story line seemed promising. However, the character development ended up being all over the place. I wish we would have heard more about Caitlyn and Colin due to the story starting off about her Divorce. There were some cute moments and many more confusing moments. The ending wasn’t it for me and it was overall disappointing.

I enjoyed this book, but much like the first book in the series, it felt unfinished at the end. (And this time there doesn't seem to be a third book coming?) The characters are delightful. The setting is great. I felt like the way the changing POV was a little confusing visually - I'd have prefered it to be a bit more obvious when we were swapping. But it was an adorable little story.

This one is a DNF for me. The story is cute, but the author's dialogue skills need work. Also, the pacing is too slow. There's a lot of chatting with very little action. The "meet cute" should happen much earlier in the story.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.