Another thoroughly enjoyable book by Paula Quinn. A Highlander's Kiss was an amazing read and I wish it went on for longer. I recommend this book to all historical romance lover's!

I really enjoyed Temperance and Cailean's story.

Temperance finds a wounded man in the woods and is determined to give him the help she couldn't give her father. What she doesn't know, is that Cailean is part of the made of men that killed her father. As they send time together, they develop strong feeling for each other. What will happen when Temperance learns the truth about Cailean??

This was a great addition to the MacGregors: Highland Heirs series!!

Cailean Grant is on his way to Lyon’s Ridge Castle and Lord Edward Murdoch’s band of mercenaries, the Black Riders is Cailean’s way of dealing with his pain. He has become a hard man after some losses left him empty, the sun had gone out of his life until he sees a lovely lass at a market. The next time he sees the pretty woman, Temperance Menzie, the circumstances are far from pleasant and Cailean is stunned into re-evaluating his outlook on life. The third time they meet, she saves his life, and things will never be the same again.

A HIGHLANDER’S CHRISTMAS KISS is an exceedingly complicated story, not because it’s hard to follow, but because of the chain of events that snowballs into glorious splendour as well as the darkest depths of hell. After re-reading the blurb, I had to change some things to my review, as I gather they would be seen as spoilers, it also required some additional thinking on my part regarding my perception of certain events. Once in a while, a book requires that the reader either chooses to accept a character’s decision for what it is, or reject it because the decision does not appeal to me, as a person. And it is regarding the latter that I had to work harder, and try to be more objective with regards to the characters’ actions, and evaluate if their actions were consistent with their characters.

Lord Murdoch has a son, Duncan, who is bent on taking Temperance as a wife. It doesn’t help is that Lord Murdoch prefers Cailean to his own son, which understandably doesn’t sit well with Duncan, who is a truly despicable character, and realistically so. Things go from bad to worse when Temperance makes it very clear that she will have nothing to do with Duncan. Temperance is a marvellous character: she will not back down once she has made up her mind, not by sheer stubbornness, but by conviction, and she will do what it takes, even if it puts her own life in danger. While nursing Cailean back to health, he and Temperance slowly fall in love, however she knows there is something he is not telling her, and indeed Cailean’s secret is huge. I usually don’t like when a character keeps a secret of this magnitude from another, especially a potential love interest, but I have to admit that Cailean didn’t have much choice. And I had no idea how Ms. Quinn would make Cailean and Temperance find their happy-ever-after. Not that it necessarily seemed impossible, but that it would require extreme finesse. Even though both Cailean and Temperance survive the ending, A HIGHLANDER’S CHRISTMAS KISS has all the trappings of a classic Greek tragedy, of which I am not overly fond, and I also struggled with a decision Temperance made, and this is why I had to reflect and understand her point of view, where I had to accept the decision as hers, and not how I wanted things to be were I making the decision.

Paula Quinn’s writing is superb, fluid and eloquent, yet understated and elegant. Ms. Quinn quietly weaves an abundance of historical details, which do not detract from the story but contribute to the authenticity of the atmosphere. A HIGHLANDER’S CHRISTMAS WISH is a majestic tale, rife with political clashes between clans in the Scotland of 1711, where love cannot be denied from happening. Ms. Quinn’s sense of pacing is faultless, and plot twists abound, and a few caught me completely unawares. The characters whether lovely, loathsome, or anywhere in between behave as people do, while sometimes in ways that defy reason, it is how real people are. There are so many wonderful characters, each and every one of them very complex. And some are utterly irresistible, such as Patrick MacGregor, who will be the subject of the next book in this series, and I cannot wait to see what this charming rogue will be up to.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Monique for Buried Under Romance
Unfortunately, our blog was hacked (2016) and the majority of our back posts were affected by a virus.

I did have access to this title but I never had the chance to download and read it. Thank you for the opportunity.

By now I know what Paula Quinn can do. She continues to impress with her storytelling and I’m always ready for her to take me into the Scotland of long ago and introduce me to these intriguing and voluptuous characters that are fully fleshed out and real.

This is the first book in Highland Heirs series which continues the MacGregor and Grant family tales. If you’ve never read any of those books, have no fear because this story can definitely be read as stand alone.

Cailean Grant is a complex and complicated man who tends to get himself in some dire situations, and that’s how he meets Temperance Menzie, a woman that is his destiny. Both characters were well developed and the plot was as complex as our hero and heroine!

It is the emotional journey that these two went through made my eyes mist and that doesn’t happen often to this reader.

If you’ve never read this author and you love to read romances with Scottish politics, men in kilts, and a romance that brings tears to your eyes, this one is a must.

Melanie for b2b