Capturing Her Highland Keeper

TITLE: Capturing Her Highland Keeper

SERIES: Time to Love a Highlander #4

AUTHOR: Maeve Greyson

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THE SYNOPSIS

Lyla knows she needs something—she just doesn’t know what.

Lyla Smythe is restless with that same uncomfortable edginess that always hits before a major life shakeup. She just needs to stay busy and ignore the feeling. Maybe it’s because her annoying sister moved in. Opposites in every way, at least they share a love of the stars.  Armed with homemade wine, they watch a meteor shower. But the wine must be tainted. One minute, they’re retching in the night, the next, it’s morning. And Edinburgh has somehow become a tiny hamlet. Before Lyla can sort it out, riders approach. The leader, a fiercely handsome man, sets her sixth sense buzzing.

Grant knows what he needs—but he’s afraid to repeat the past.

After his uncle’s execution, Chieftain Grant Reddoch trusts very few. When he comes upon two strangely dressed women acting addled, he’s certain they are spies. Best take them prisoner. Keep allies close. Keep those you don’t trust closer. The one called Lyla unnerves him. She clouds his judgement with the endearing friendliness of an irresistible puppy.  With growing political unrest, the last thing he needs are distractions. But the more he’s around Lyla, the more he needs her. And so, they wed. Then she tells him of her past and forces him to realize his error. He needs a wife and mother to his bairns. Not a woman suffering from lunacy. He locks her away for her own safety. Like he should have done with his first wife before she hanged herself.

Lyla knows she can make Grant happy and be a good mother to his children—if only he will let her. One way or another, she will capture her Highland keeper and love him until he has no choice but to accept time travel and love her as fiercely as she loves him.

THE HEROINE

Lyla Smythe is  divorced from her ex-husband. While married she suffered the loss of a baby her husband had never wanted. Now she lives alone in a small apartment, struggling to pay the bills and unsure of what to do next.  Her sister, Abby, is her polar opposite and successful therapist, but when she comes to visit, she only criticizes and questions all of Lyla's life choices.  When they stumble back into the past together, they have to rely on each other and get past their differences.  Lyla has a strong sixth sense that she relies on to help direct her steps, but when Grant makes her senses soar and she finds being with him feels right, she wants to stay in the past and be with Grant. 

THE HERO

Grant Reddoch is chieftain of the Reddoch clan. He lost his wife a few years ago when she killed herself after what sounds like depression or post-partum depression. He is raising his twins as a single dad while also taking care of his people in the clan.  When he stumbles upon Lyla and her sister, he is suspicious as they seem confused and making up lies.  He wants to trust his feelings for Lyla, but he is weary of her lying and the attachment his children are forming for her.  

THE PLOT

This book in the series was more enjoyable than the first one; there were parts that I was a little annoyed with but it might lead to spoilers so I'll refrain from elaborating. Lyla and her sister take time to adjust to the past and their new lives, but Grant is patient and understanding.  Grant, for the most part was the sweetest, but he super annoyed me at the end with his reaction to Lyla's time travel confession. He pushed her and pushed her to tell him the truth and when she finally did, he did the unthinkable. It definitely added to the drama of the story, but it was disappointing for him to react in such a way. 

TROPES

Time Travel Romance, Historical Romance, Scotland, Stuart Era, Gamma Hero, Highland Warrior Hero, Single Dad, Protective Hero, Titled Hero, Widowed Hero, Damaged/Tortured Heroine, Experienced Heroine, Outdoor Steam, Slow Burn, Angst Romance, Secrets & Lies , Four Star, Three Flame

TimeTravelRomance, HistoricalRomance, Scotland, StuartEra, GammaHero, HighlandWarriorHero, SingleDad, ProtectiveHero, TitledHero, WidowedHero, Damaged/TorturedHeroine, ExperiencedHeroine, OutdoorSteam, SlowBurn, AngstRomance, SecretsandLies, FourStar, ThreeFlame