Colin MacLean has always felt like a black sheep—especially after his brothers are slain before his eyes in the Battle of Culloden. A smuggler by trade, Colin makes for an embarrassing chieftain. He can’t even save his friends from their British pursuers without getting himself captured. But before he is martyred by the hangman’s noose, Colin escapes with his cellmate, a brave lad he’s come to admire. It’s only in the depths of the Highlands that Colin discovers the lad is a lass—and a bonnie one at that.
Raised by her older brothers, Maggie Sinclair can drink a pint in no time flat and wield a dagger with the best of ’em. Still, men have always excluded her and women have always shunned her. Colin makes her feel different. His wild spirit and rugged good looks have Maggie reconsidering her less than ladylike ways. For the first time, she’s tempted to put on a gown, just to see how Colin would react. She can only imagine what might happen next: a kiss . . . a touch . . . and perhaps enough sultry heat to melt a cold Highland night. AMAZON 4 STARS
This book managed to grab my attention from the beginning chapter. Both Maggie and Colin were great Main Characters. They had a hard time fitting into anyone's mold for them but I really liked their style. They would probably fight with anyone that said that they had some things in common. Like, being fierce, stubborn and going their own way, when they wanted and how they wanted. In fact at least one person did say that exacty and was able to grin and find humor in it. Colin had some negative voices in his head from his father and brothers. They all were disappointed in him and he constantly had to battle their words of, he'd never amount to anything. They had said it so much that even while they are dead, he still felt like a failure. When Maggie figured that out, she wasn't going to put up with any of that. She saw who he really was and she liked what she saw. Colin was afraid of his developing feelings for Maggie. He admired her and she often surprised him and she wasn't like any other woman he had ever met. BUT still even though he wanted her, he had nothing to offer her. But of course, that does begin to change or where would we have a HEA ending? It was interesting to see how that came about.
This book also had good people who were secondary to the story.
It does have marital sex in it so its not a sexless read, if you wanted to know about that.
I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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