It Happened in Scotland

by Patience Griffin

Overview

From the author of The Trouble With Scotland—a charming new romance set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
 
Christmas in the sleepy Scottish fishing village of Gandiegow this year is a time for quilting, patching up broken hearts, and rekindling an old flame...
 
After pulling herself out of a three-year fog of grief over the loss of her husband, Joe, Rachel is bringing their five-year-old daughter to see his hometown of Gandiegow and visit with his grandfather. But Rachel wasn’t planning on running into Joe’s cousin, the man who made her have second thoughts at the altar...
 
Brodie has come home to help his grandfather’s fishing business, but he’d prefer not to see Rachel. Although she did break his heart six years ago, the grip she has on him hasn’t faltered. If they can stop butting heads long enough and learn to overcome the past, they may find new love in the new year...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451476401
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/03/2017
Series:	Kilts and Quilts Series , #6
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	214,953
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Patience Griffin is the author of the Kilts and Quilts novels, including The Trouble with Scotland, The Accidental Scot, and Some Like It Scottish. To Scotland with Love, her first book in the series, was a double RITA® Award finalist. She grew up in a small town along the Mississippi River and spends her days writing stories about hearth and home and dreaming about the fictional small town of Gandiegow, Scotland.

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Editorial Reviews

Praise for It Happened in Scotland

“Griffin gets loss, love, and laughter like no other writer of contemporary romance.”—Grace Burrowes, New York Times bestselling author
 
Praise for the Kilts and Quilts Novels
 
“Griffin’s style is as warm and comfortable as a cherished heirloom quilt.”—Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling author
 
“A wonderful, heartwarming story that will convince you of the power of love.”—Janet Chapman, New York Times bestselling author

From the Publisher

2016-12-07
In a quaint Scottish village by the sea, a young American widow gets a second chance at love. Rachel Granger hasn't been back to the village of Gandiegow since she buried her husband three years ago. Now she's returning with her 5-year-old daughter, Hannah, at the request of Hannah's grandfather Abraham Clacher. Rachel wants to get in and out of Gandiegow as quickly as possible, especially when she sees that her late husband Joe's cousin Brodie has returned home to take over Abraham's fishing business. She broke Brodie's heart six years earlier, when, hours before her wedding, she confessed her love to him and made him think she would call things off with Joe and marry him instead. As expected, their reunion is rocky, with Brodie full of bitter mistrust and Rachel unsure of how to tell him what a mistake her marriage to Joe was. In the meantime, Rachel's skills as a quilter are called upon at the Kilts and Quilts retreat being held nearby, and Hannah is enjoying practicing her Scottish brogue and winning her grandfather's heart. The more time Rachel spends in Gandiegow, the harder it is to leave, and even Brodie's steely determination to resist Rachel begins to wither. This is the sixth installment in Griffin's Kilts and Quilts series (The Trouble with Scotland, 2016, etc.), capturing the cozy charm of a snow-covered village overlooking the North Sea. Much of the action takes place over Christmas, which would have made this a perfect book to curl up with over the holidays except for its January release date. Griffin relies heavily on dialogue to tell the story, which can become tiresome. Many villagers enter the storyline, sometimes making it stray too far from the evocative setting and the two main characters. A fun hop to scenic Scotland for the price of a paperback.

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