The Highlander's Holiday Wife
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
Filled with saucy wit, surprising twists, and unforgettable lovers, the latest novel in award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Vanessa Kelly’s captivating historical romance series puts the most levelheaded Kendrick at the center of a passionate and perilous adventure. Will appeal to fans of Hannah Howell, Julia Quinn, and the Bridgerton series.
It’s Christmastime in Edinburgh, but Lady Samantha Penwith’s secret mission takes no holiday: the Highlands-born lass vows to find the assailants who murdered her beloved husband, founder of a charitable school for orphaned boys. On her latest undercover excursion, she closes in on a pair of armed attackers and interrupts another assault, then disappears into the darkness, leaving the lone victim mystified—and lucky to be alive . . .
Braden Kendrick may be the sensible brother, yet the dedicated doctor routinely ignores the dangers of his late-night calls to the city’s slums. But when a fleet-footed rescuer saves his life, he’s determined to uncover the stranger’s identity. And once he does, he’ll find himself facing his own past loss for the first time—and more than willing to risk his heart again, just in time to make the Clan Kendrick’s Christmas celebrations more festive than ever . . .
Praise for The Highlander’s English Bride
“A thoroughly satisfying happy ending.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A whirlwind of fun with the lightness of cotton candy. . . . There are few better choices than than this bubbly romance that delivers a heartwarming happily ever after.”
—BookPage
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A widow and a doctor pair up to solve a mystery in Kelly's page-turning fifth Clan Kendrick novel (after The Highlander's Irish Bride). In November 1826, Lady Samantha Penwith's search for who killed her late husband, Roger, takes her and her bodyguard, Donny, to the dangerous neighborhood of Old Town, Edinburgh—and they arrive just in time to save Dr. Braden Kendrick from would-be assailants. Donny is injured in the fray, so, when Braden learns the identity of his savior, he volunteers to join her on her nightly excursions as her protector. Their quest to find Roger's killer soon dovetails with a mystery about children disappearing from an orphanage run by Roger's Penwith Philanthropic Foundation. The suspense and danger increase along with the romance as Samantha and Braden discover love where they least expected it. The Yuletide background is subtle, but the holiday celebrations do provide a nice contrast to the undercurrent of mystery. Fast-paced and tension-filled, this adventurous Regency will have readers hooked.
Customer Reviews
Kendrick Family to the Rescue
Through his friends, overworked doctor Braden Kendrick becomes entangled in the complicated life of Lady Samantha Penwith. When he realises she was his mysterious rescuer, he knows that he cannot walk away from her problems, strangely he has no wish to do so. A lovely read with two people who have known tragedy falling in love against a backdrop of crime and kidnapping and a big-hearted family.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.