Cover of Highland Wedding

Highland Wedding

Hannah Howell · Highland Brides #2

384 pageshistorical romance
(3k)Steamy

A scarred Highland widower must marry for duty — but his playful new bride is determined to win his guarded heart.

Content Warnings
death of loved onegrief

Description

From "New York Times" bestselling author Hannah Howell comes a spellbinding tale set in the majestic Scottish Highlands, where an arranged marriage becomes a true joining of hearts....The vivid scar that spans Sir Iain MacLagan's cheek is a daily reminder of the wife he lost - and of the enemy that still stalks him. Commanded by Scotland's king to remarry in order to unite two powerful clans, Iain reluctantly weds Islaen MacRoth, a woman whose delicate appearance belies a playful, seductive nature that proves dangerously attractive to a man who has vowed never to jeopardize his heart, or his loved ones, again...Raised with eleven boisterous brothers, Islaen has little time for foolish romantic notions. Even so, she hoped for more than a forced marriage to a man who shares her bed, but not her life. Step by step, Islaen sets out to wear down Iain's defenses. But can her ruggedly handsome husband learn to give her his love freely as he bestows his passion?

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