A Christmas Kiss for a Highlander: An Historical Romance Novella (Heart of a Scot #1.5)

He’s a prisoner of his past until she offers him freedom and a future…but can he pay the price?

A man who scorns heritage and kin…
Haunted by a vile family secret, Highlander Quinn Catherwood leads a dangerous, covert life. Until he encountered the vivacious and captivating Skye Hendron, he’d never considered marriage. Now, however, he’s contemplating accepting his inheritance and putting aside his wanderlust ways. Except…his best friend is Skye’s guardian, and because of Quinn’s shadowy past, he forbids him to court her

A woman who cherishes family and traditions…
Sent to the Highlands to live with her Scottish cousins, Englishwoman Skye Hendron is completely out of her element. Homesick and lonely, she doesn’t understand Scottish customs, especially why they don’t celebrate Christmastide—her favorite time of the year. When a frequent house guest of her guardian’s arrives for an extended visit, she cannot deny the dashing and mysterious Quinn Catherwood makes her heart flutter in a most unmaidenly way.

A Highland holiday house party…
Skye persuades her guardian to host a Christmastide and Twelfth Night gathering. She has less than a month to convince him to allow Quinn to ask for her hand in marriage. Quinn fears his secrets are too dark to overcome, and even the legendary magic of Christmas can’t grant him his dearest wish…to make Skye his bride.

(Note: This story was first published as part of the Bestselling Boxed set Stars are Brightly Shining, November 2019)