Minutes before my wedding, a phone call from my fiancé rips my life apart.

I flee to the Scottish Highlands, seeking sanctuary in Bannock, an idyllic town I visited as a child.

All I want is peace and quiet to mend my broken heart. Instead I lock horns with the grumpy Scotsman who runs my hotel.

I don't recognise him at first but it turns out he's Alasdair McIntyre, the first boy I ever kissed.

As a twelve-year-old, he was sweet, but now? His blunt remarks and cocky smirks infuriate me, while my comebacks only reinforce his view I'm a stuck-up big-city "lass".

I came here to heal, not be provoked by this irritatingly handsome Highlander. Yet beneath his gruff exterior and admittedly impressive muscles, there are glimmers of another side to the man.

I mustn't let my guard down. My heart is already cracked. If I let him in, I risk shattering it altogether...

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The Highland Kiss is the first in the True Scotsman series of interconnected standalones.

Discover the small town of Bannock with its quirky inhabitants, laugh at the banter of the McIntyre brothers, and swoon at that scene in the castle ruins in the rain. ❤️