Never Marry a Highlander

Book: Never Marry a Highlander
Author: Callie Hutton
Series: The Mackays of Dun Ugadale, Book #1
Length: 194 Pages
Overall Rating: 5/5 Stars
Blog Rating: 5/5 Saltire Flags

Scottish Highlands, 1661

Craig Mackay offers to take his brother’s place in a clan alliance so Laird Robin Mackay could marry Helena Ross, the woman he loves. Craig felt this marriage would not alter his life in any shape or form. However he was in for a rude awakening and most married men would laugh at his non realistic attitude!

Lady Lenora is a widow and has just come from one abusive marriage and had refused this Mackay marriage. However her brother, Laird David Gunn, threatens her with another abusive marriage to a known woman beater whose two previous wives had died under very suspicious circumstances.

The only reason his elder brother Robin had accepted this forced alliance is because Lenora threatened to commit suicide, because if she did not make this marriage happen her brother would force her tp marry another monster! So Laird Robin Mackay felt like he was between a rock and a hard place and has no choice as he did want to be the cause of the lass killing herself. That is until his brother Craig makes this most generous offer to marry Lenora in his place.

Lenora has no trust of men which includes her Laird David Gunn who also beats her. She is also a bit insulted and feels she is a second choice and like the leftover food that noone wants to eat. It was not like she was in love with Robin she just felt very unwanted and undesirable and knew Craig was only trying to help his brother. Her feelings were just hurt plus she was going to have to live with the woman who took her place. So She is in a very difficult situation and wonders if the clan Mackay will ever accept her and what her duties will be.

Lenora can see Craig is a braw handsome warrior who is protective, tender, caring, and honorable and the women are attracted to him. She starts to fear she might fall in love with him and have her heartbroken so she puts up walls. If he says black she will say white and argues over every little thing. What she does not realize is that Craig feels her wee argument qwerks are absolutely adorable and understands her no trust of men. He just hopes she will see he is different than most men and wonders if she will ever trust him?

Craig and Lenora are two people who never wanted to be married. It shows all the lochs they have to swim and mountains they must climb to open their cold hearts and trust each other and discover love. Find out of this even a possibility?

Callie Hutton is one of my go-to-authors that I absolutely adore! She pens another riveting, action packed, page turning, romantic adventure that historical readers will absolutely love. Her Scottish historical books always sweep me away and are always so much fun to read! Craig is definitely my new book boyfriend. I highly recommend this book and Robin’s book too in Never Fall For a Highlander. Both are phenomenal reads that are definitely brilliant!

Disclaimer: I received this advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This book is in dire need of a good editor!
The main female character is Lenora/Lorena - the names are interchangeable apparently, but mean the same person.

There are so many misspelled words, grammatical errors, wrong tenses used, wrong words used, etc. etc. It is so distracting from the story which could possibly be good if given a chance.

The constant switching of the name is beyond annoying though.