Sinful Scottish Laird: A Historical Romance Novel

by Julia London

Overview

Return to the idyllic Scottish Highlands where a young widow puts her sexy suitors to the test in this fan-favorite story from New York Times bestselling author Julia London!

Widowed and forced to remarry in three years’ time or forfeit her son’s inheritance, Daisy Bristol, Lady Chatwick, has plenty of suitors vying for her hand…and her fortune. But a letter from a long-lost love sends Daisy and her young son to her Scottish Highland estate to buy time for his return. Along the way she encounters the powerful Cailean Mackenzie, laird of Arrandale and a notorious smuggler, and she is utterly—though unwillingly—bewitched.

Cailean has no use for any Sassenach in his glen. But Daisy’s brazen, flirtatious nature and alluring beauty intrigue him. When her first love appears unexpectedly at her estate, Cailean knows that a passionate woman like Daisy cannot marry this man. And to prevent the union, Cailean must put his own life at risk to win her heart.

Previously published.

Read the entire bingeworthy The Highland Grooms series:
Book 1: Wild Wicked Scot
Book 2: Sinful Scottish Laird
Book 3: Hard-Hearted Highlander
Book 4: Devil in Tartan
Book 5: Tempting the Laird
Book 6: Seduced by a Scot

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780369704887
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	02/22/2021
Series:	Highland Grooms Series , #2
Sold by:	HARLEQUIN
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	155,524
File size:	534 KB

About the Author

Julia London is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over fifty novels of historical and contemporary romance. She is the recipient of the RT Bookclub Award for Best Historical Romance and a six-time finalist for the prestigious RITA award. She lives in Austin, Texas. Find her at www.julialondon.com.Or visit Julia online:www.julialondon.com/newsletterwww.facebook.com/julialondonwww.twitter.com/juliaflondonwww.instagram.com/julia_f_london

Editorial Reviews

01/23/2017
London continues her mid-18th-century Highland Grooms series (after Wild Wicked Scot) with a sparkling and witty installment. Daisy, Lady Chatwick, has decided to leave London and take her young son, Ellis, to Auchenard, the property he owns in Scotland. Daisy hopes that Robert Spivey, her first love, will arrive in Scotland to ask her to marry him. Her deceased husband’s will requires that she marry within three years of being widowed in order to keep her husband’s fortune for their son. In Scotland, Daisy meets the one man who seems enamored of neither her nor her money: Cailean, Laird Arrandale. Eventually Cailean shows Daisy that he is very attracted to her, but he never once mentions being interested in marriage. Daisy becomes conflicted as she tries to determine whether to wait for Robert or take a chance at love with Cailean. The complexity of the relationship between Daisy and Cailean sets this novel apart from many in its genre. Agent: Jenny Bent, Bent Agency. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"[A] sparkling and witty installment.....The complexity of the relationship between Daisy and Cailean sets this novel apart from many in its genre." - Publishers Weekly on Sinful Scottish Laird

"The story is absorbing and entertaining." - Kirkus Reviews on Sinful Scottish Laird

"London continues her scintillating and sensual Highland Grooms series with another superbly entertaining historical romance that is tailor-made for readers who crave sassy Sassenach (English) heroines and the sexy Scottish men who love them." - Booklist on Sinful Scottish Laird

"Readers will delight in this spin-off of London's previous romance in which two stubborn characters flirt and fight their way to love. With plenty of sexual tension, humor and intrigue, this installment of The Highland Grooms series is an enchanting, light tale." - RT Book Reviews on Sinful Scottish Laird

"This sensual, heartfelt, and amusing story.... Sinful Scottish Laird is an emotional addition to London's Mackenzie family saga and is sure to appeal to all those who love romances that champion the indomitable will of true love." - Heroes & Heartbreakers

"I have adored author Julia London's novels for years. With Sinful Scottish Laird, I fell even more in love with her novels. I was hooked from the very first page, and rarely put it down." - Night Owl Reviews

"Sinful Scottish Laird is an extremely readable, character-driven romance.... The romance is lovely, the central characters are likeable, and the writing is infused with warmth and humour, making this a book I'd certainly recommend to others." - All About Romance

"London's new Highland Grooms series will be well worth following if this first novel is any indication; she achieves something very difficult in a genre that often follows a formula-a suspenseful plot with an unpredictable conclusion." - Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews on Wild Wicked Scot

"Expert storytelling and believable characters make the romance between Arran and Margot come alive in this compelling novel packed with characters whom readers will be sad to leave behind." -Starred Review, Publishers Weekly on Wild Wicked Scot

"This absorbing and passionate romance bodes well for future Highland Grooms titles." -Starred Review, Booklist on Wild Wicked Scot

From the Publisher

2017-01-23
An 18th-century widow must remarry to fulfill the terms of her late husband's will.Daisy Bristol is the mother of 9-year-old Ellis, Lord Chatwick. Under the terms of her husband's will, Daisy must remarry within three years of his death or Ellis will be disinherited. Daisy is incensed that her late husband thought her so incapable of managing Ellis' inheritance and raising him alone, but she has no choice. To escape the fortune hunters in London, she flees with her household to one of Lord Chatwick's properties, a decrepit hunting lodge in the Scottish Highlands. There, she meets a brawny highlander, Cailean, the laird of Arrandale, who lives on the neighboring property. He had his heart broken by an Englishwoman when he was a young man, so he thinks the worst of his new neighbor, especially when she pursues him sexually. Because this is a romance novel (the second in London's Highland Grooms series, following Wild Wicked Scot, 2016), the reader knows that Daisy and Cailean will end up together. The suspense lies in the way they'll overcome their fears and the very real barriers to their relationship. Daisy is the more interesting character. She behaves like a flibbertigibbet, but she also thinks strategically. She has a tendency to misjudge people because she sees the best in everyone, but in the end, she's good at finding allies and inspires loyalty in those close to her. Cailean is a little more predictable. He's still sulking from his youthful love affair. He's duty-bound to help his family and his clan. And he's unable to resist the advances of a beautiful woman. The story is absorbing and entertaining, and the author can be forgiven for writing a compelling heroine and a rather humdrum hero.

Kirkus Reviews