Review: Enjoyable and entertaining
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
If you like your romances with lots of passionate love scenes featuring varied acts of pleasure in holiday cottages, some of which may raise your eyebrows due to their interesting locales and questionable levels of comfort, you'll enjoy and be entertained by HIGHLAND HOGMANAY.  And, you're likely to devour it in a single sitting and with a smile on your face, especially when you find out what, if anything, a man wears under that Scottish kilt.While pregnant with their second child, erotic author Isla Kennedy's husband announced he was leaving her for his secretary. It's been a year and the ink is barely dry on the divorce papers. Isla and her young daughters are staying at a friend's holiday cottage on the Hebridean Island of Kilreagh while she tries to put her life back in order.Single and attractive American businessman Mark Ferguson is visiting the island to surprise relatives during their traditional Hogmanay festivities on New Year's Eve when he stops to assist Isla, who is overburdened with food bags and grumpy children while walking home from the local market the day before Hogmanay. There is an instant attraction on both sides, and since Isla's had a long dry spell when it comes to dating and sex, sharing a bottle of wine with a handsome American sounds like a pleasant way to spend an evening or, perhaps, indulge in a no-strings holiday romance before Mark's scheduled return to California.What ensues is a bit of sexual indulgence on Isla's part and the pursuit of a real relationship on Mark's, but Isla's been let down before and isn't open to more than casual sex when so many miles separate Scotland and California. An even bigger chasm is opened when Isla discovers Mark is fantastically rich and owns one of the largest software companies in the world. He could have any woman he wants, so just what he does he see in her? A single mom of two girls who hasn't shed all the baby weight and can't really make ends meet by writing erotic novels, is a mystery to her. Plus there's that alpha male streak Mark has that drives her a bit crazy.HIGHLAND HOGMANAY is a light, sexy, and fun read of 52 pages that you can completely fully indulge in for a couple of hours or take in over a couple of nights of pre-bedtime reading. The characters have enough depth to make you care about them and understand their motivations, and the plot moves along smoothly like milk chocolate melting on the tongue. I really enjoyed the sexual interplay between this couple because it was fun and imaginative without being totally raunchy. Even I couldn't help thinking foreplay on the stairs might put somebody's back out! Krystal Brooks will be one of my new go-to authors when I need a fun, sexy read that will put a smile on my face.Reviewed by Angie Just Read...for TheRomanceReviews.com