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A Laird Without a Past by Jeanine Englert

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A Laird without a Past
A Laird ALWAP Mills and Boon Cover March 2023

A Laird Without a Past
His past is forgotten…
Can his mysterious healer unlock his future?

When Royce wakes with no memories and suddenly blind, his situation seems dire. The only thing he remembers is being attacked by shadowy figures…but not the beautiful woman who came to his rescue. Now Iona MacKenzie’s every touch drives Royce wild. But when news of a manhunt for him reaches them, Royce must uncover his past if he has any chance of saving himself—and the woman he’s falling for…


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Author Bio:


Jeanine Englert’s love affair with mysteries and romance began with Nancy Drew, Murder She Wrote, and her Grandmother’s bookshelves full of romance novels. She is a VIVIAN® and Golden Heart® Finalist as well as a Silver Falchion, Maggie, and Daphne du Maurier Award Winner in historical romance and mystery. Her Scottish Highland historical and historical romantic suspense novels revolve around characters seeking self-acceptance and redemption. When she isn’t wrangling with her characters on the page, she can be found trying to convince her husband to watch her latest Masterpiece or BBC show obsession. She loves to talk about books, writing, her beloved rescue pups, as well as mysteries and romance with other readers.

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GIVEAWAY:

Cozy Up with the Camerons Giveaway!


Enjoy a romantic escape to the Scottish Highlands with two signed print copies of Jeanine Englert’s latest Harlequin Historicals! Also included is a rose quartz bracelet and some amazing book swag including a pair of earrings, a bookmark, and a keepsake. Happy reading!


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Tracy’s Review:

A Laird Without a PastA Laird Without a Past by Jeanine Englert

Tracy’s rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: Secrets of Clan Cameron, #1

Release Date: July 25, 2023

When Laird Royce Cameron sets out from Loch’s End in Argyll to get answers about his youngest sister Violet/Catriona’s disappearance years ago and his father’s possible involvement, he never expected to be ambushed or to be thrown into the loch and left for dead. But that is exactly what happened and Royce would have died if not for the intervention of Iona MacKenzie.

While swimming, Iona MacKenzie hears voices on the shore and sees some drunk men picking over what appears to be a dead body. She is enraged, her dear father’s body had received the same treatment and she won’t let this man be disrespected in such a fashion. She scares the men away and approaches the man, who to her surprise is still alive. As a healer, Iona can’t just walk away and manages to get him back to her cottage. She tends to his wounds and realizes that someone attacked him, not sure who or why, she keeps him hidden. It is days before he wakes and when he does, he has no memory of who he is, other than the name Royce and if that was not bad enough, he is blind! Iona helps him adjust and when bits of his memory return, she is there to comfort and encourage him all while trying to keep her own secrets and her heart intact. It soon becomes clear that the people who tried to kill him are still looking for him – but why? And the more time they are together the closer they get to finding the answers and the harder it is to face the fact that they will soon have to part. Will Royce regain his memories and his sight? Will he find the answers he is looking for? And will he leave with Iona or a broken heart?

This was such a great story and a fabulous start to a new series! I loved the connection between Royce and Iona and was delighted with their character development. This story has wonderful characters, warmish love scenes, secrets, danger, surprising revelations, a bit of heartache, hard choices, meaningful character development, an ongoing mystery, and finally a HEA with an epilogue. At the end of “Wed to the Laird”, the last book in the Falling for a Stewart series, I hoped that Ms. Englert was going to give us the Cameron siblings stories and she did not disappoint because this story was even better than I could have hoped for! This is the first book in a new series and it does have ties to the last book in the previous, while I think you could start this series without reading that series, I would highly recommend at least reading “Wed to the Laird” before starting this series – you won’t regret it.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*

 

Blog Tour ~ A Laird for the Highland Lady by Catherine Tinley

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A Laird for the Highland Lady

A sparkling, witty Regency set in the Scottish Highlands

Becoming a laird

…worthy of the Highland lady?

After an unexpected encounter with Eilidh MacDonald, Max Wood thinks this shockingly beautiful woman is unlike anyone he’s ever met! Working to restore the Scottish estate long neglected by his family, Max is achieving more than he thought possible. As a carefree second son, he’s never considered marriage—until now… But is shaking off his decadent persona enough to win the flame-haired lady who’s captured his heart?

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Catherine Tinley is an award-winning author of historical romance. She writes witty, heartwarming Regency romances for Harlequin / Mills & Boon. Her first book, Waltzing with the Earl, won the Rita® Award for Best Historical Romance 2018, while Rags-to-Riches Wife won the RoNA Award for Best Historical Romance 2021 as well as the HOLT Medallion, and A Waltz with the Outspoken Governess has won the RoNA Award for Best Historical Romance 2022.

She has loved reading and writing since childhood and has a particular fondness for love, romance, and happy endings. After a career encompassing speech & language therapy, Sure Start, maternity campaigning, and being President of a charity, she now manages a maternity hospital. She lives in Ireland with her husband, children, cats, and dog 

Connect with Catherine:

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ BookBub ~ TikTok

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Giveaway:

Giveaway to Win a Signed copy of A Laird For The Highland Lady (Open INT)

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Tracy’s Review:



A Laird for the Highland LadyA Laird for the Highland Lady by Catherine Tinley

Tracy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Lairds of the Isles, #3

Release Date: May 23, 2023

Eilidh MacDonald and Maximilian “Max” Wood meet and share an attraction in London, but Eilidh knows nothing can come of it as she will be returning to Scotland just as soon as her brother Angus meets with Viscount Burtenshaw and convinces him to sell the Scottish estate of Lidistrome to him. Add to that, the fact that Eilidh has been burned once and is wary of her feelings, and Max isn’t exactly the type of man she hopes to marry, as he has no purpose and leads a carefree life of a man about town. But everything changes when things don’t go as planned regarding the estate and when Max’s sister Isabella is forced into an arranged marriage to a vile man, leading Angus to step in, things get interesting! And the story shifts to Scotland and the impending wedding of Angus and Isabella.

Max has been drifting through life with no sense of purpose, his brother has refused to support Max’s desire for an occupation. With Max being financially dependent on Freddy, his self-esteem has taken a beating, especially when he sees himself through Eilidh’s eyes. When his great-aunt passes and leaves him an unexpected fortune, Max is finally in control of his destiny – Will he make himself into the man he believes Eilidh deserves or will he give into his self-doubt and let the only woman he has ever considered marrying get away while he continues with his meaningless life in London?

This was a well-written and surprisingly emotional story. I enjoyed getting to know Eilidh and Max better, especially after sensing their attraction in the previous book. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect in this story, but it certainly wasn’t what happened! This story was filled with emotion, guilt, some heartache, very mild low-heat love scenes, surprising twists, even more surprising revelations, character growth, cameos from previous characters, and finally a very sweet HEA complete with an epilogue. I did think the first half of the book was repetitive, as it ran parallel to the previous book and was the same story, but told from Max and Eilidh’s POVs, but once they got to Scotland, the story picks up and Max began to shine. This is the third and final book in the series, but it can easily be read as a standalone title with no problem at all. I enjoyed this story and happily recommend this title to my fellow Regency lovers.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*