Title: A Kilt for Christmas (The Enchanted Highlands #3)
Author: Tricia O’Malley
Genre: Romance, Contemporary
Publisher: Lovewrite Publishing
Source: Publisher via NetGalley
Format: Audiobook
Release Date: November 17, 2023
Rating: ★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
Legend has it that wishes made at the standing stones during Christmas come true. As if.
Maisie Barron is over it. A small-town girl with big dreams, her frustrations lead her to make a silly wish at the standing stones outside Loren Brae. Little does she know, the magick found there will transform her wish into a catastrophic event that threatens the upcoming Christmas Book Festival.Weston Smith needs a break. Burnt out from his tenure-track professorship, he decides that a holiday in little Loren Brae, Scotland, will be the perfect escape he needs to recharge his batteries. The last thing he expects is to find the woman he’s been waiting his whole life for. With the over-zealous help of a gaggle of elderly book club members, West finds himself on a real-life mission to woo the woman of his dreams.There’s more than magic at play when sparks ignite. Snowed in, with an undeniable attraction brewing, only West and Maisie can save Loren Brae from the snowstorm of the century.Author’s a handsome American takes on a lonely Scotswoman in this stand-alone, small-town, Scottish romance. Wicked banter, a highland ghost coo, and dogs dressed in kilts make this magical Christmas story the perfect happily-ever-after.
Review:
Weston Smith is a professor in California who decides to take a vacation in Loren Brae, Scotland before Christmas. The town is hosting the Christmas Book Festival, which West is excited to help out with. He meets Maisie Barron, a girl from the town who dreams of being an author. West instantly knows she’s the woman of his dreams. Maisie makes a wish at the standing stones outside the town, which causes a catastrophic snow storm that snows in Maisie and West together. They can’t help but succumb to their attraction while they’re stuck in the storm of the century.
This was a short Christmas read. It’s part of a series, which I haven’t read, and I think that put me at a disadvantage. I wasn’t familiar with the town or characters, who may have been introduced more thoroughly in previous books. Maisie and West fell in love at first sight. I’m not a fan of the instant love trope, because it doesn’t feel genuine or long lasting.
Unfortunately, A Kilt for Christmas didn’t work for me.
Thank you Dreamscape Select for providing a copy of this audiobook.
Other books in the series:
- Wild Scottish Knight (The Enchanted Highlands #1)
- Wild Scottish Love (The Enchanted Highlands #2)
Have you read A Kilt for Christmas? What did you think of it?
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