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The Taming of a Highlander (Midnight in Scotland Book 2) by [Elisa Braden]

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Book 2 of 3: Midnight in Scotland

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In the enchanting new Midnight in Scotland series, the unlikeliest matches generate the greatest heat. All it takes is a spark of Highland magic.

A Scot on fire
Wrongfully imprisoned and tortured by an unseen enemy, Broderick MacPherson lives for one purpose—punishing the villain who targeted him. But when a wayward English lass interrupts his revenge, he loses his enemy in the dark. Now, her compelled testimony could send Broderick back to the prison that nearly killed him. Unless they find a loophole—an inconvenient, shockingly tempting loophole.

A beauty under pressure
For Kate Huxley, visiting her brother in the Scottish Highlands is a blissful escape from the stifling expectations of the marriage mart. Blissful, that is, until a scarred, beastly Highlander with a heartbreaking past frightens her out of her wits, making her a witness in a criminal inquiry.

A match to light the darkness
Kate has no wish to testify against a man who’s already suffered too much. But the only remedy is to become his wife. And she can’t possibly marry such a surly, damaged man … can she? Well, perhaps. If it means she can stay in her beloved Scotland. And if he promises they’ll never fall in love.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08P4YQ6MF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Verity Jane Publishing, LLC (December 8, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3644 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 406 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1950805077
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #71,190 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #867 in Scottish Historical Romance (Books)
- #889 in Scottish Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #1,397 in Victorian Historical Romance (Books)

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Reading romance novels came easily to Elisa Braden. Writing them? That took a little longer. After graduating with degrees in creative writing and history, Elisa spent too many years in “real” jobs writing T-shirt copy ... and other people’s resumes ... and articles about giftware displays. But that was before she woke up and started dreaming about the very unreal job of being a romance novelist. Better late than never.

Elisa lives in the Pacific Northwest, where you're constitutionally required to like the colors green and gray. Good thing she does. Other items on the "like" list include cute dogs, strong coffee, and epic movies. Of course, her favorite thing of all is hearing from readers who love her characters as much as she does.

If you're one of those, get in touch on Facebook (@authorelisabraden) and Twitter (@trueelisabraden), visit her website (www.elisabraden.com), and - most importantly - be the first to hear about new releases, price specials, and fun bonuses by signing up for her email newsletter (bit.ly/ElisaBradenNewsletter). It's easy, quick, and FREE.

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Ashley M

Sweet and sexy story with have you sighing and swooning!

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020

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Wow what a sweet, HOT, lovely and romantic book. Really this book has everything. Kate doesn’t want to become her sisters by losing herself in love... but then love happens and she just can’t help it. Broderick can’t lose one more thing he cares about... so he tries his hardest not to care... until he does with all his heart then holds on with everything he has. This is classic grumpy hero and sunshine heroine and guess what? It works! So so well.

My only “complaint” here is that once again the story starts a bit slow. It takes a long time for Kate and Broderick to meet. They rehash and go into more detail on Broderick’s time at the Bridewell which is important to the plot but it was a bit of a slough to get though. There were parts that were repetitive to the plot in Annie and John’s book, the first highlander novel. This is GREAT if you want to read this book as a stand alone but definitely repetitive in spots if you’ve read the first book.

However once Kate and Broderick meet everything takes off at the speed of light! In spite of Broderick’s hesitancy, they get married really quickly. They fall in love nearly as quickly. And the sex scenes might be the hottest I’ve read outside erotic romance. I mean scorching!

The plot thickens and the characters begin to get to know each other as their drama unfolds. The plot continues somewhat from Annie’s story but there is really no need to read book 1 to follow the plot, it is pretty well developed and explained in this book from Broderick’s perspective.

While you can’t call this insta-love, the romance feels whirlwind for sure. They are both absolutely sweetheart and are immensely protective of each other. These two were a pure joy to watch fall in love!

I really recommend this book and more importantly getting past Broderick’s time in Bridewell, chapter 6 is where things pick up! Enjoy!

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tresjax

Terrific story!

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020

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Lady Kate Huxley is in the Highlands visiting with her older brother John, an English heir to an earldom, and his new Scottish wife Annie. Kate is the youngest of John's siblings and the only one not yet wed. Marriage is the very last thing on her mind as Kate views the institution as an "illness" because it "changes" a person. In fact, Kate has a number of quirky ideas and habits which make her a wonderful heroine in any story.
While writing her book, or play, or whatever it might evolve into, Kate is researching the area and becomes lost. She comes upon a scene that frightens her out of her wits, for a number of reasons.
At the center of her terror is Broderick MacPherson. A braw highlander, with a masculine form, covered with a few scars and an eye patch to make him yet more dangerous in appearance, Broderick is taking care of business.
After witnessing Broderick's actions Kate becomes entangled in said business because she just can't seem to help herself, as it IS one of her quirks. The only way to protect herself may very well be to marry the man.
This is a terrific story! It is so wonderful to follow Kate and Broderick as the two navigate not only the danger they face but the unfolding of their relationship. Broderick is a man who's faced a dark past, and continues to recover from his experiences. Kate is a bright, funny, light that insists on creeping into his consciousness.
I read this from start to finish as I just couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it as a lovely way to spend a few hours.

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Absolutely engrossing! Could not put it down!

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020

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Wow! Just wow! This book was beyond awesome. It’s the second book in the series, so be sure and read the previous book first for maximum enjoyment. This was gripping from beginning to end. I think that Kate might just be my favorite of the Huxley sisters. She was so hilarious with her outrageous stories with “Legendaryness,” her silly songs, and her bright personality. Broderick. Sigh. What can I say except be still my heart. I’m such a sucker for a damaged and scarred hero. He definitely did not disappoint. I’m not certain how I’m going to survive until the next book is released. It won’t be easy. The following is my favorite dialogue from the book:

“What is the mind infection?” he asked.

“A small theory of mine. I’ve watched it happen to my sisters. First, they fall in love. Then they marry. Then they produce children. Then they transform.”

“Into?”

“I don’t know. Something other than what they were, that much is certain.”

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Denise DeCrescito (From In Here)

Wonderful characters, intense plot, definitely not a book to be missed!

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2021

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If you enjoy a good love story of any type, not just a historical romance, then any book by Elisa Braden should be a ‘must read.’ By the time you get even halfway through the first chapter of this book it is already a bittersweet experience because you know it’s going to end much too soon … and that is exactly what happened with her newest release, “The Taming of the Highlander.” This is the second book in Braden’s Midnight in Scotland series, but you can absolutely enjoy it as a stand-alone.

Usually we read about a “tortured hero” and it means he has suffered mentally or psychologically in some way. Broderick has also been viciously physically tortured, all after being framed for a crime he did not commit. Kate is visiting her brother in Scotland, where he lives now that he has married Broderick’s sister. She is a young woman who wants to be independent, which goes against everything society dictates for her. I don’t want to go too much into plot details, suffice to say that Kate and Broderick end up married. To call their relationship tumultuous would be an understatement.

This book is intense and emotional. In fact, I strongly recommend you have a couple of tissues at hand because you very well may need them. At times you wonder how on earth they could possibly be able to have a happy ending … but don’t give up on them. The destination is worth even the toughest parts of the journey. This story is well and vividly written. Once I started reading, I honestly could not put it down. Now I’m very much looking forward to the next book in this series!

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Naz

An emotional rollercoaster - would give 10 stars if I could

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2020

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A new release by Elisa Braden is always an event for me. I am always waiting on tenterhooks with a mixture of anticipation, eagerness, and dread. Dread because I know that when I get my hands on it, I will disappear within its pages till it is finished far too soon and then I am back to waiting in agony for the next instalment. Which is exactly what happened this time as well. I read through the night. I could not put it down. I have not read a book of hers that has disappointed yet.
The Taming of a Highlander is the second book in Elisa’s Midnight in Scotland series and tells the story of Broderick and Katie. It can be read as a stand-alone although it involves then follows on from events in book one [The Making of a Highlander] but all is explained so you don’t feel as if you have missed out. Obviously, reading the first book will have set you up for this as soon as you start reading.
Broderick MacPherson has survived unimaginable horrors having been wrongfully imprisoned and tortured by the machinations of an unseen enemy. His only aim in life now is to find the villain and mete out justice. Having cornered the enemy, he is accidentally interrupted in his ultimate vengeance by Lady Kate Huxley. His enemy disappears but Broderick is in real danger of being sent back to the prison that nearly broke him if she is forced to give her testimony. There is only one way to stop that from happening – and he is shockingly tempted.
Lady Kate Huxley is on a visit to her brother and his wife in the Scottish Highlands and she has fallen in love with the place. She dreads having to return to the monotonous rounds of the marriage mart. She has found her muse. When she witnesses the terrifying, scarred Highlander about to exact his vengeance she is frightened. When she learns of his heartbreaking past she does not want to make life worse for him. But the only way to stop that is to marry him. Can Kate shine a light into Broderick’s damaged heart and banish the darkness within?
Occasionally you read a book that touches every part of your soul. I cannot describe how wonderful this book is. This story really put me through the wringer. It is darker in tone than the first in the series and I was expecting that but when we are given the flashback to what actually happened to Broderick throughout his ordeal I was almost in tears. I almost didn’t want to read that part because you know what happens to him and it is beyond bearing but I was compelled to.
Broderick emerges from that a completely changed man physically and mentally and your heart just aches for him. He is so strong to survive what he did. I fell in love with Broderick. He went through such horrors, but he did not lose his courage, honour, kindness, or gentleness. He was focused on his revenge, but he didn’t throw away his relationships or withdraw from his family. His love for them shines through. Kate threw him for a loop but although he was at first surly and distant, he was never cruel. In fact, he recognised fairly quickly what Kate meant to him and he did everything to keep her protected.
I loved Kate. She is kind, sweet-natured, independent and will do anything for her loved ones. She is definitely a Huxley with that Huxley flush! She is also a ray of sunshine and joy in Broderick’s dark world. I love how she wants to protect Broderick and keep him from harm.
Although it is slightly darker and there are elements of heartrending sorrow in parts, the story is filled with humour, charm, passion, hope and whimsy. Elisa’s writing is superb. She has the ability to make the reader feel what the protagonists feel. With a word here and a sentence there the reader is submerged into the world she creates. She really is a master of her craft. The story is scattered with so many sweet and humorous moments that steal your heart – Kate’s habit of touching Broderick’s scarred face for one, Mrs MacBean’s Stoat Tonic - and I have to admit that I did not realise what ‘coo’ meant till Kate giggled over Broderick’s pronunciation!
The secondary cast of characters are as always wonderful. The MacPherson men – Angus, Alexander, Campbell and Rannoch, John and Annie, Sabella who breaks my heart, Magdelene, Francis and the fabulously eccentric Mrs MacBean. They all contribute to and enrich the story.
I was gifted an ARC of this but will be buying my own copy and am [as expected] waiting with bated breath for the next story in this series. It goes without saying that I highly recommend you read this book. I know it will be a permanent fixture on my reread list.

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Fiona Murphy

Best book of the year

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2020

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Ha! In this box there is a suggestion ‘What did you dislike? What did you like?’ For writing a review.
Well for ‘The Temptation of a Highlander’, I would challenge ANYONE to find something that they disliked?
Honestly, this book has everything that I want in a great story: believable characters that you simply fall in love with, wonderful prose, a tight, well structured plot that has subplots beautifully interwoven in it, protagonists that have you rooting for them from start to finish.
What else can I say? Oh yes - In Broderick Macpherson you have a character that has been through so much wickedness committed upon him that he absolutely deserves to find his way out of the aftermath of a wrongful imprisonment which took him to the brink of death. And he does, thanks to the love and care of his amazing family and the love of Kate Huxley. (If you have read any of Elisa’s Rescued From Ruin series you will know who she is. If not, why not? This is a fabulous series and so absolutely worth reading.)
This is the second of Elisa Braden’s Midnight in Scotland series. And honestly, I adored the book. Not always easy to read because of Broderick’s incarceration in an early 19th century Edinburgh prison. But so worth it, because it added to the depth of the realism in the book. I shall be reading this again and again because there is much to enjoy too. Once I had finished I simply felt adrift. THAT is is the sign of a great book. I expect this to be winning all kinds of awards. Congratulations in advance, Elisa!

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Kindle Customer

Another hit by Elisa Braden

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2020

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Waited for this release with great anticipation Absolutely loved this story. Elisa just keeps getting better and better. Kate being the youngest sister has appeared in other books so we have had time to imagine what it would be like and this did not disappoint. Of course it was never going to be smooth sailing for her. Broderick is everything and more a larger than life hero, scarred on the inside as well as the scars we can see. But Kate has her own hard ship to deal with and I love how her time with the odd flowers was turned into a positive not only for her but for those who joined her along the wall. Her journey to true happiness is perhaps tougher that most but she comes through it brilliantly. I cried and laughed throughout this book and you will too. If I could give this ten stars I would. Best book of the year. Can't wait for more of the same as this Scottish story unfolds.

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Kindle Customer

An amazing second in series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2020

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This is an amazingly written second story in a great series. The plot is brilliantly crafted, with just the right amount of suspense as well as plenty of emotional twists and turns. The characters are wonderfully portrayed with the strength to overcome their trials and enemies. This is a great book for all those who love steamy historical romances, that have plenty of suspense. I read an ARC copy.

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I do love a good scottish romance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2020

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I enjoyed Broderick and Kate' story, a lot.
Broderick MacPherson was wrongfully imprisoned and tortured, now he seeks revenge on those who have done it to him. Kate Huxley has come to Scotland to find herself, to fulfil her dream to become a writer and being an independent woman, who foes not want to enter the marriage mart in England again. When these two meet, boy does it get hot.
I loved Broderick, a scarred protector, he was always trying to save those around him and has a weak spot for women in peril, always doing his best to protect them, he also has a wild and dark side. He is bent one revenge and rightfully so, he is scarred on the outside and broken on the inside.His thirst for revenge almost drops him in hot water again. In comes Kate.
I will be honest, my first impression of Kate wasn't a good one, but she grew on me. I guess I have this expectation of heroine meets hero, but Elisa gave us a honest reaction on Kate's part. When she first met Broderick she was afraid of him, she thoughght she witnessed him do a horrifying thing, but then she saw the person that he was, you quickly realised that she understood her judgement of him was wrong, she fell in love with him and wanted to help him, just as much as she wanted to help herself at first.
I loved them together, they found in each other what they were missing, Kate wasn't just a free spirited girl afraid of marriage, she is witty and has a heart made of gold, Broderick wasn't just a beast bent on revenge, he was a man trying to protect himself and his family, and when they got together it became explosive. It was a pleasure to watch them fall in love, the banter between them, they are becoming one of my favourite couples. The helpful Mrs McBean shows up again in the story, to help the happy couple, well she's not exactly helpful and it gets hilarious, god I love that woman, she always makes me chuckle.
The villain of the story is not a cardboard character either and how he worked behind the scenes to make Broderick suffer, he is not exactly a rolling moustache villain, more like a bloodthirsty one. The kind of character who becomes obsessed with one upping people who he thinks did him wrong. But he does receive his comeuppance.
Throw in a marriage of convenience, a sprinkle of humor and a dash of danger, and we get a perfect story.
*I received a free copy in form of an ARC from the author in exchange for my honest review*

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