Book Review: A Highlander Walks into a Bar by Laura Trentham

Highland, Georgia Book 1

The timeless romance, soaring passion—and gorgeous men—of Scotland comes 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?

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My Review:

This book was a lot of fun. Any book that can make me laugh and keep me laughing is going to get a lot of leeway from me. And while a lot of the story line is to be expected – I mean c’mon. They’re keeping secrets. Obviously, those are going to blow up at some point. And they do, in the spectacular manner I was anticipating. But I can feel the charm of the Brit-coms I grew up on, mixed with the inherent gentility of South that infuses everything with warmth. That laughter and nostalgia connected me with Isabel and Alasdair and kind of made me fall in love with them as they fell in love with each other.