Dr. Cat Ross is in Scotland to research the whereabouts of the Highland Hope, a priceless bejeweled necklace with significant historical value. She needs help from the MacCraigh clan since she suspects the necklace is hidden somewhere on their property. She just didn’t expect to have a flat tire as she’s driving up to meet the family, nor did she think a gorgeous man in the Jag would nearly run her over.
Iain MacCraigh is the laird of the clan, he’s some type of businessman (real estate, I think), and he’s in charge of taking care of his immediate family even though his father is still alive and well. He has a lot of responsibility and only dates models. After he leaves an angry woman on the road to deal with a flat tire herself, he didn’t expect to later find her in his castle talking with his dad.
Iain and Cat have great chemistry and the sexual tension was off the charts, but they argued a lot. They’re both stubborn and their tempers often clashed, which sometimes made them unlikable. Iain is dealing with family issues—his unrepentant brother owes a million plus dollars to some criminals—and Cat can’t escape the clutches of her ex-boyfriend, a fellow colleague who is determined to claim the discovery of the necklace for himself.
I enjoyed the mystery of the necklace, and Iain and Cat’s search for it, but there were a lot of starts and stops to finding it. I mean, they would discover a clue and then suddenly have to stop searching because something would distract them. Again and again. This made the story drag a little.
I liked the way the author weaved the historical information about the Jacobites into the story without coming across as lecturing in big info dumps. I find this time-period in Scottish history very interesting, so I loved all the references and facts thrown in.
Even though everything is wrapped up at the end, I don’t like how Iain’s brother doesn’t get in trouble for his mistakes. It’s obvious he’ll cause more problems in the future and that makes for a loose end when it comes to Iain and Cat’s HEA, in my opinion.
Overall, I enjoyed the romance and especially the mystery. I like the writing style, I didn’t find any typos, and would like to read more from the author.
3 Stars
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This book was the tale of Cat who travels to the Highlands to solve the mystery of The Highand Hope a diamond necklace lost since the time of the Jacobite uprising. However it really didn't feel real to me and although pleasant enough I'm glad it was a free download as I wouldn't have paid for it. The sporadic use of 'Scots' language just feels clumsy and out of place, does anyone really think that we speak like that, I sincerely hope not!!

the romance aspect is too obvious and more akin to a Mills and Boon. Sorry but I would avoid her books in future ( )

This is a strange one to rate. It's an okay read, but it feels like a Famous Five story for adults. The main characters behave pretty stupid at times - eg going away for hours and leaving important papers etc in the not very well protected house, even taking the dog with them for no reason at all, while knowing that the bad guys could very well try to break and enter (again).
Furthermore, the hero is a multi millionaire and well-known businessman and playboy, but he has a 'Scottish' accent, which seems to consist of two things only: the use of 'ye' instead of 'you' and the expression "dinnae fash yerself, love".
All in all, cookie cutter story and characters.
Rating: 5/10 ( )

It took a little while for me to get into the book. But then the plot started picking up and I found myself really liking it. But the "climax" was kind of blown over and then it just seemed to end abruptly. It would have been interesting to find out more about what happened to certain characters and find out the end fate of the Highlander's Hope once Iain and Cat had found it. Museum? Left in the family home? ( )