Book Review: A Highlander is Coming to Town by Laura Trentham
- Kristen Lewendon
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min read
Highland, Georgia Book 3
The third book in the Highland, Georgia romantic comedy series from Laura Trentham, A Highlander is Coming to Town, full of love, laughs...and highlanders! You better watch out. . . Holt Pierson is dreading Christmas. His parents absconded to Florida for the season and left him to handle the family farm which will be his one day—whether he wants it or not. Driven by duty, Holt has always followed the path expected of him. But lately, he’s been questioning what he wants and where he belongs. Will assuming the responsibility of the Pierson farm make him happy or is there something—or someone—else out in the wider world calling to him? To Claire Smythe, the Scottish lead singer of a touring band, Highland, Georgia, is the perfect place to hide . . .until a very handsome and deeply curious Holt begins to ask all the questions Claire doesn’t want to answer. As Holt draws Claire out from under and into the fabric of small-town life, can Claire put the past behind her and embrace the unexpected gifts of the season—including the new and lasting love? “Laura Trentham creates a romance that is both extremely sensual and phenomenal.” —Fresh Fiction
My Review:
Holt has stalked around the periphery of the previous books, and as we got to know a little about him, I wanted to know more. I was very glad to see him as the hero of his own book finally. He is exactly the sweet, down to earth, good ol’ boy we’ve been seeing in all the earlier books. I wasn’t really sure what to make of Claire for most of this story. All of her closely guarded secrets kept me from really connecting with her. I also thought there was a whole lot more fuss and bother made out of those secrets than what they actually materialized into. I had a similar issue with the pacing in this book as I had with the second: it’s a slow build with a fast race to the finish. And like the second book, I found this one to be heavily focused on introspection and lighter on the comedy of book one. Though, the ending does a brilliant job of bringing us back to the humorous roots of the series. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in Highland, Georgia and I’m sad to say “goodbye” to it.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through NetGalley.
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