Fun story but the kidnap scenario falls flat for me

My One True Highlander: A No Ordinary Hero Novel

By: Suzanne Enoch

Rating: 4 of 5

This is the second book in Suzanne Enoch’s No Ordinary Hero series. While I loved the first book, the second book started off with a kidnap scenario. Whenever I see that in a book, the book has a stiff hill to climb to have me enjoy it. While the story recovered itself somewhat, I found that the kidnap still rankled.

Lady Marjorie Forrester is the sister of the Duke of Lattimer. She decides on the spur of the moment to travel to Scotland to visit her brother and be present for his wedding. Because she is doing this off-the-cuff, she and her companion are traveling without guards. It is not much of a surprise that Marjorie is kidnapped but the individuals who do so and why they do so present a funny scenario.

When Marjorie falls into the custody of Graeme Maxton, the local clan chieftain, he tries to figure out a way to restore her which won’t bring the English law down on his family. What he decides is the best route forward makes for a very unhappy Lady Forrester.

There are charming and fun characters in the story which almost make up for the kidnapping. I wish there had been another way to bring these two together. I was also happy to see Gabriel back from the first book but I missed seeing Fiona, his fiancee.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.

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