A Highlander Walks into a Bar: A Highland, Georgia Novel

by Laura Trentham

Overview

The timeless romance, soaring passion—and gorgeous men—of Scotland come to modern-day America. And the rules of love will never be the same…


Isabel Buchanan is fiery, funny, and never at a loss for words. But she is struck speechless when her mother returns from a trip to Scotland with a six-foot-tall, very handsome souvenir. Izzy’s mother is so infatuated by the fellow that Izzy has to plan their annual Highland Games all by herself. Well, not completely by herself. The Highlander’s strapping young nephew has come looking for his uncle…


Alasdair Blackmoor has never seen a place as friendly as this small Georgia town—or a girl as brilliant and beguiling as Izzy. Instead of saving his uncle, who seems to be having a lovely time, Alasdair decides he’d rather help Izzy with the Highland Games. Show her how to dance like a Highlander. Drink like a Highlander. And maybe, just maybe, fall in love with a Highlander. But when the games are over, where do they go from here?

“Laura Trentham creates a romance that is both extremely sensual and phenomenal.”
—Fresh Fiction

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250315021
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/30/2019
Series:	Highland, Georgia , #1
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	246,445
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Laura Trentham is an award-winning author of contemporary and historical romance, including Then He Kissed Me and The Military Wife. She is a member of RWA, and has been a finalist multiple times in the Golden Heart competition. A chemical engineer by training and a lover of books by nature, she lives in South Carolina.

An award-winning author, Laura Trentham was born and raised in a small town in Tennessee. Although she loved English and reading in high school, she was convinced an English degree equated to starvation. She chose the next most logical major—Chemical Engineering—and worked in a hard hat and steel toed boots for several years.

She writes sexy, small town contemporaries and smoking hot Regency historicals. The first two books of her Falcon Football series were named Top Picks by RT Book Reviews magazine. Then He Kissed Me, a Cottonbloom novel, was named as one of Amazon’s best romances of 2016. When not lost in a cozy Southern town or Regency England, she's shuttling kids to soccer, helping with homework, and avoiding the Mt. Everest-sized pile of laundry that is almost as big as the to-be-read pile of books on her nightstand.

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2019

In Highland, GA, there's no bigger event than the annual Highland Games, and the Buchanan family orchestrates each one. Planning is thrown for a loop, however, when Isabel picks her mother up from the airport and learns she brought back a Scottish boyfriend for herself. Alasdair Blackmoor has been dispatched by his mother to make sure his uncle's new American girlfriend isn't out to take advantage of the family's title and estate. Intending to protect his uncle, Alasdair ends up getting sucked into organizing the Games. He can't help but be enchanted by Isabel's penchant for daydreaming and saying whatever comes to her mind—even if most of the time it's filled with suspicion. As the Games draw nearer and their attraction to each other grows, both Isabel and Alasdair have to consider what happens after the festivities are over and each returns back to their Highland life. VERDICT Trentham ("Cottonbloom" series) opens this new series with a delightful comedy where all good intentions go wrong but the banter is just right.—Kellie Tilton, Univ. of Cincinnati Blue Ash

Library Journal

06/17/2019

Trentham’s series launch is a witty twist on romantic clichés. When Isabel Buchanan picks up her mother, Rose, from the Atlanta airport, she’s startled to learn that Rose has returned from Scotland with a man in tow. Rose met Gareth Connors in Edinburgh and has invited him to stay at their Stonehaven home in Highland, Georgia. Gareth’s nephew, Alasdair Blackmoor, is also visiting the U.S., and he drives to Georgia with the intent of bringing Gareth back to the U.K. so that he can claim his title of Earl of Cairndow. Upon his arrival in Highland, Alasdair meets Izzy and claims to be a friend of Gareth’s. He’s baffled that Gareth is using the last name of Connors, which is the surname of the Cairndow groundskeeper. Once Izzy agrees to let Alasdair stay at Stonehaven, sparks ignite between Alasdair and Izzy as they try to untangle the mystery of Gareth’s behavior. Lies, misunderstandings, sensual romance, humor, a fast-moving plot, and delightful characters: this novel has it all. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

"Trentham’s series launch is a witty twist on romantic clichés...Lies, misunderstandings, sensual romance, humor, a fast-moving plot, and delightful characters: this novel has it all." - Publishers Weekly

"Trentham opens this new series with a delightful comedy where all good intentions go wrong but the banter is just right.” - Library Journal

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