Nun in training Annabel is suddenly plucked from the convent by her awful family to wed the Scottish Laird her family promised their oldest daughter's hand to. Annabel is not the oldest daughter, but now that her family has disowned her oldest sister for running off with a stable boy, they figure they can swap her in to make sure they are not ruined financially for reneging on the deal.

As for Ross MacKay, he knows something is afoot with the beautiful but very innocent and very unworldly lass who is suddenly his bride, but he can also tell it would be best to remove her from her family post-haste.

Journeying to the Highlands proves both frustrating and a wee bit dangerous, as does landing at his home, as both Ross and Annabel find an enemy is trying to tear them apart.

What a flipping romp, excellently narrated by Mary Jane Wells. This is absolutely from the start just a wild rollercoaster you have to turn your brain off and listen to with your heart and loins and you'll have a great time.

There are SO many injuries in this book, and poor Annabel is breasting boobily throughout with no gowns but the one she has that is ruined constantly and i just laughed and laughed. this is what i want in a romance sometimes! just laughs and fun and lovely steamy sexy times. We love a Laird who is gentle, kind, and great at tupping!

Content notes: annabel and ross are white; annabel is english and ross is scottish. there is lots of mentions of head wounds, head thwumps, blood, and other medical emergencies minor and bigger. everyone lives, there is some side murdery stuff, and drinking. annabel is a virgin and ross does fake having sex with her for the first time to ease her mind and make sure they can leave her home (slashes his palm to rub blood on the sheet)

thank you to my pal AllieIsWriting who encouraged me to pick this up, and all the new #ClanSands members on Twitter who have now joined along!