In the Scottish highlands of 1439 Deirdre Chattan is a head strong young lady with spunt in trouble with her father and sent to spend her days in the church. Joan Beaufort is the widowed Queen of Scotland who has her own problems with bossy, together the two women hatch a plot to get what they both want. Quinton Cameron is a Laird who is about to get something he didn't know he want. Very spicey intriguing romance with lots of plot twist, that make you smile. Ruined, betrayed, and banished…As brave as she is impulsive, Deidre Chattan’s tendency to follow her heart and not her head has finally tarnished her reputation beyond repair. But when powerful Highland Laird Quinton Cameron finds her, he could care less about her past—it’s her future he’s about to change forever…But it’s never too late for redemption…From the moment Quinton sets eyes on Deidre Chattan, rational thought vanishes, for in her eyes he sees a fiery spirit that matches his own and he’ll be damned if he’ll let such a wild Scottish rose wither under the weight of a nun’s habit…With nothing left to lose, Deidre and Quinton band together to protect king and crown. But what they can accomplish alone is nothing compared to what they can build with their passion for each otherMy thoughts....What a enjoy read. The Queen of Scotland enlists the help of Deidre who she finds at a convent to impersonate her so she mat flee to the man she wants to marry. The Queen must be quick about persons are on her tail to catch her and imprison her to make her a pawn in the governments tangled web.Deidre agrees to help her in loo of a favor be granted her. Deidre is at the convent because she foolish gave her virginity to a knave who did not honor her and her family's displease r she her to a convent. This will be her time to shine and live her life. Upon the trail she is captured and taken to the Laird who is in also pursuit of the Queen but he means the Queen no ill. The Laird learns that the Queen is really not the Queen but Lady Deidre .He decides to keep the lady until he figures out what to do with her. The sparks start flying between the two from the very beginning. Deidre was a pistol her flaming tongue her raving passions and the sexual attention between the two when they we in the room together was like the fourth of July or so thought the hunky Highlander.But, Deidre does not want to visit passed mistakes and finding it hard to repel Quinton's seductions and finally scumming to the hunky highlanders charms.But she will be no mans mistress and that is all the Quinton is looking for so when the Queen letter arrives that she is safely ensconced in her love castle and married she bids Deidre to follow. She sets out on a journey will only bring danger. Quinton is furious and sets out to embark on a journey to find her with mixed feelings and what not but is finally giving his heart enough to bring her home or is it to late. Wait and see .... Mary Wine is a new author to me and I am loving her books so far. Love books with the Scotland background and with those hunky rugged highlanders , just what a girl needs to get her blood boiling , get some laughs cries and a mystery all along the way...
What do You think about Highland Heat (2011)?
Fell in love with Quinton...I just enjoy male characters with crude ways of talking
—ninnx3
4 stars. I liked this book very much! I would read again.
—annie
