Sarah Rawlings knew better than to get involved with the
"bad boy" Ian McLaughlin. His twin, Colin, and brother Alex
are handsome and ornery guys and their sister Kenzie Is
Sarah's closest high school friend. The McLaughlin clan is
from Scotland and carries that brogue and proud demeanor of
the Scottish. Becoming involved with the sexy Ian is
against her father's wishes but her heart cannot deny the
love and burning passion he installs in her. That is, until
she finds him in bed with a close friend.
Sarah leaves Whidbey Island and heads to Japan where her
father is newly stationed with the Navy. Now eleven years
later she is heading back to Whidbey Island upon the death
of her grandmother and inheritance of her home. The one
stipulation is that she must live in the home for one month
before it becomes hers or will by default go to her sister
with the same stipulation. Now divorced, Sarah has left her
8 year old daughter with her mother for the duration.
Intending to avoid Ian, he is front and center at her
departure from the ferry. Reluctantly their hot and sensual
affair, neither wants to pursue this line but sizzling sex
makes the heart beat fast and the inevitable cannot be
denied. Sarah's mother shows up by surprise with Sarah's
daughter, Emily, who has been kept hidden for the obvious.
When Ian meets the child and realizes she is actually 10 and
not 8, plus has the telltale McLaughlin's green eyes, he is
outraged that Sarah has kept his daughter a secret all these
years. As they try to determine their future goals for
their shared daughter, secrets begin to come out that change
all their lives forever.
I so enjoyed this first story of The McLaughlins.
The
brothers of the family are "bad boys" that capture the heart
of the women. Sexy Scottish men are hard to ignore;
especially the bad ones! I can barely wait to read more
stories of The McLaughlins yet to be written by this
extremely talented author. The tale is vividly detailed so
hold on to your seats for the toe curling sexual encounters
that will make any woman wish for her own highlander! Do
not miss this one! Great entertaining story.
In high school Sarah fell for her best friend’s older
brother—one of the sexy, Scottish McLaughlin boys. But a
painful betrayal showed her she’d been a fool to give her
heart to a bad boy. At least it made it easier to leave him
and move halfway around the world when her Navy dad got
stationed in Japan.
Eleven years later, the death of her grandmother has forced
Sarah back to Whidbey Island for a month. It’s the length of
time she must stay in her inherited house before she’s
allowed to sell it, take the money and run. But when she
sees Ian, bad as ever and still looking like sin on a stick,
she can’t keep her mouth from watering.
One look at Sarah stirs up the regret lingering in Ian’s
heart—and never-forgotten desire lingering in his body. He
should walk away, especially since divorced single mothers
aren’t his style. But when she starts showing up at his
family’s pub, he can’t resist a little casual seduction for
old time’s sake.
One thing quickly becomes clear, though. The heat between
them is causing an avalanche of secrets and betrayal and
nothing will ever be the same.
Warning: A bad-boy hero who’s good with his hands, a heroine
who’s trying to be good. Contains liberal consumption of
Scotch whisky, a Highland Games competition, men in kilts
wielding large poles, and a potential Sarah McLaughlin of
the non-musical kind.
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