The Highlander's Promise
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When Aulay Buchanan went out for a relaxing day of fishing with his brother, Alick, he never expected that the catch of the day would be a human. After spotting a woman tied to the broken mast of a ship bobbing in the waves, Aulay and Alick find themselves rescuing a comely lass, who, once safe in their rowboat, turns out to have a serious case of amnesia. Aulay christens her Jetta, in honor of her raven hair, and discovers that all she can remember is that someone is trying to kill her. To put Jetta's mind at ease while she recuperates in his castle, Aulay lets her believe that they are married. Matters quickly get quite complicated, though, once Jetta is fully recovered and starts acting like Aulay really is her husband. Sands puts her own spin on the classic Beauty and the Beast story line with the latest in her Scottish Highlander series while at the same time delivering all the memorable characters, red-hot sex, and danger-infused plotting that her fans love so much.--John Charles Copyright 2018 Booklist

Highlander Aulay Buchanan discovers a woman floating in the ocean, lashed to a mast. She recovers consciousness just long enough to indicate that she's in danger, but when she next wakes up, she's lost her memory and jumps to the conclusion that Aulay is her husband.Aulay may be laird of his clan, but his scarred face has convinced him he'll never find a wifean impression bolstered by his shallow ex-fiancee's cruel rejection of him after his battle injury. So when he pulls a beautiful woman from the sea and she reacts to him without fear and with attraction, he begins to wonder if perhaps he's found a mate. Of course the situation is complicated by the fact that she was a captive of some sort, having been tied to a mast that evidently broke off during a storm. Thanks to severe head injuries, she's lost her memorywhile she's unconscious for three weeks, Aulay gives her the name Jetta, and when she wakes up she can't even remember her real name so that's what he calls herand thanks to Aulay's brother's advice not to cause her any stress, Aulay decides not to contradict her belief that she's married to him. This puts him in a complicated position, since she doesn't understand why he's keeping her at a distance in the marital bed. Meanwhile, it's clear that someone definitely wants her dead, and since she can't give them any clues as to who her enemies are, the Buchanans must keep her safe while trying to discern the danger. Aulay wonders if it would be better or worse to marry her for real. Sands returns to her historical romance series revolving around the Highlander Buchanans, and while the story is fast-paced and generally engaging, it depends too much on a psychotic villain whose motivations come across as ridiculously shallow in the end.Unexceptional. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

When Aulay Buchanan went out for a relaxing day of fishing with his brother, Alick, he never expected that the catch of the day would be a human. After spotting a woman tied to the broken mast of a ship bobbing in the waves, Aulay and Alick find themselves rescuing a comely lass, who, once safe in their rowboat, turns out to have a serious case of amnesia. Aulay christens her "Jetta," in honor of her raven hair, and discovers that all she can remember is that someone is trying to kill her. To put Jetta's mind at ease while she recuperates in his castle, Aulay lets her believe that they are married. Matters quickly get quite complicated, though, once Jetta is fully recovered and starts acting like Aulay really is her husband. Sands puts her own spin on the classic Beauty and the Beast story line with the latest in her Scottish Highlander series while at the same time delivering all the memorable characters, red-hot sex, and danger-infused plotting that her fans love so much. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews.