After a gruelling academic year head teacher Harper MacDonald is looking forward to a summer holiday trekking in Nepal. Her plans are scuppered when her wayward niece, Ariel, leaves a note announcing she’s running away with a boy called Pen. The only clue to their whereabouts is a scribbled footnote: I’ll Be in Scotland.
Cue a case of mistaken identity when Harper confronts the boy‘s father - Rocco Penhaligon - accusing him of cradle snatching her niece and ruining her bright future. At loggerheads, Harper and Rocco set off in hot pursuit of the teenagers, but the canny youngsters are always one step ahead. And, in a neat twist, it is the adults who end up in trouble, not the savvy teenagers.
Can Cupid convince Harper and Rocco that they have found their soul mates?
Fasten your seatbelt for the road trip of your lifetime -
It’s going to be a bumpy ride.
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Review
Two teenagers make a roadtrip up to Scotland in a battered old Mini.
This is not their story.
This is the story of his father and her aunt, polar opposites thrown together by a shared quest to retrieve their errant charges. Successful head teacher Harper yells at Rocco in front of his employees and in return, he insists they follow the teenagers on a motorbike despite Harper's discomfort. While the arguments and irritation accompany them on their trip north, so does a simmering attraction.
I loved the slow burn of enemies (or annoyances?) to lovers romance because there's no instant easy resolution, just believable tension and tons of UST. Of course, there's matchmaking friends and others who assume along the way, but the heart of this book is two people who annoy the other into reassessing their lives and falling in love. I loved how they helped the other realise that the life they're living is not the one they want - and the one they want could be theirs if they just reach out and take it.
Beyond Harper and Rocco, there are a full cast of supporting characters - the two runaway teenagers, the family and friends dotted along the way, the various figures from their past. They are all believable and round out their story (though warning for a couple of uses of the g-slur). I especially liked how the teenagers got their fair share of growth.
For an engaging roadtrip romp with a steamy middle and a sweet end, I definitely recommend this.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Rachel's Random Resources, all opinions are my own.
Author Bio
After teaching her 1000th pupil and working as a deputy head teacher in a large primary school, Lizzie decided to pursue her first love: writing. She joined the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s New Writers’ Scheme, wrote Tall, Dark and Kilted (2012), quickly followed by Boot Camp Bride. She went on to publish Scotch on the Rocks, which achieved Best Seller status within two weeks of appearing on Amazon and her next novel, Girl in the Castle, reached #3 in the Amazon charts. Lizzie is a founder member of indie publishing group – New Romantics Press, and has hosted author events at Aspinall, St Pancras and Waterstones, Kensington, talking about the research which underpins her novels. Lizzie romance Take Me, I’m Yours, set in Wisconsin, also achieved BEST SELLER status >travel>USA. Her latest novel - Harper’s Highland Fling - has been declared her ‘best one yet’ by readers and reviewers. In it, two warring guardians are forced to join forces and set off in hot pursuit of a runaway niece and son. She has further Scottish-themed romances planned and spends most of the summer touring the Scottish Highlands researching men in kilts. As for the years she spent as a teacher, they haven’t quite gone to waste as she is building a reputation as a go-to speaker on indie publishing, and how to plan, write, and publish your debut novel.
Lizzie lives in Leicestershire (UK) with her husband, David.
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Thank you so very much for writing a cracking review of Harper's Highland Fling and giving it five stars. I enjoyed writing it and I'm glad to say that readers have enjoyed reading it. I hope you get the chance to read more of my books very soon.
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