Review by Booklist Review
Addie Macrae knows her future success as a travel consultant depends on her ability to turn around the family-owned, financially floundering Heart of the Highlands tours. While Addie has plenty of great ideas that would help move the company out of the red and back into the black, she meets resistance every step of the way in the person of Logan Sutherland, a hottie in a kilt. Logan's family has been running the Heart of the Highlands for decades, and he doesn't need some fancy-pants consultant telling him what to do. Neither Addie nor Logan is about to budge on how they think the tour company should be run, so the question now becomes, Who is going to win this business battle of wits? With her delightfully entertaining, richly layered debut, Kiley not only delivers all the romantic heart, sexy heat, and quippy banter romance readers crave; she also deftly captures and conveys the magical appeal of Scotland as well as quietly yet powerfully exploring the grieving process one can go through after losing a loved one.
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Kiley debuts with a charming romance that doubles as a vivid travelogue through Scotland. Logan Sutherland is satisfied with the way things are at his family-run Heart of the Highlands tour company. Therefore, he's very reluctant when his father hires American travel consultant Addie Macrae to refresh their tours and broaden their appeal. Since the death of her mom 10 years earlier, Addie has committed herself to globe-trotting, never staying in one place long enough to form lasting friendships or relationships. Still, Scotland calls to her because of her family heritage and because she has old photos of her mom visiting unlabeled parts of the Scottish countryside and wants to track down the locations. Logan's accent and kilt appeal to Addie, though he makes it difficult, at first, to make progress on modernizing the business. Only after Logan insists that Addie experience the personal, off-the-beaten-track tours he specializes in do they both realize that perhaps a compromise of their styles is possible. Their ensuing romance strikes a nice balance between romantic interludes and heartfelt banter. Armchair travelers will especially enjoy this flirty jaunt through the highlands. Agent: Jill Marr, Sandra Dijkstra Literary. (Mar.)
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Review by Library Journal Review
DEBUT Hospitality consultant Addie Macre is sent to Edinburgh to overhaul a faltering family-run tour company. Her first night in the city is spent in a pub where she meets a rugged, kilt-wearing Scot who tells amazing stories about his country. The next day she discovers that her Scot is Logan Sutherland, co-owner of the business she's been sent to update and restructure. Logan's joy is showing guests parts of Scotland that other tours don't visit, and he doesn't want some American coming in and making his trips like all the other kitschy Scottish tours. When he finds out the beautiful woman he met the night before is the one who'll be making the changes, he declares office war. Eventually, a truce is had: Addie will let Logan show her the Scotland he loves, and in exchange, Logan will listen to Addie's ideas. As they work together, their mutual attraction becomes a delightful distraction. VERDICT This enemies-to-lovers romance is captivating. The characters are well-developed, the story is well-written, and the beautiful descriptions of Scotland enchant.--Heather Miller Cover
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
An American travel consultant finds romance in the Scottish Highlands. Travel consultant Addie Macrae has been to more than 70 countries, but none has been more important than her latest: Scotland. Her mission is half work, half heritage trip: First, revamp the family-owned Heart of the Highlands tour company and save it from bankruptcy, even if that means adding a few tourist traps to the itinerary. Then, if time--and Addie's penchant for ignoring her emotions--allows, explore the places her late mother visited and loved years ago, and find a way to finally come to terms with her death. If Addie thought maneuvering through sheep-laden highways and years of repressed grief was hard, dealing with the company owner's son turns out to be downright impossible. Logan Sutherland, a sexy, kilt-wearing man with a killer brogue, wants nothing to do with Addie's "gimmicky" ideas and tired tourist destinations. Instead, he's steadfast in his belief that tours should offer magical, singular moments rather than social-media-ready sights, even if it means losing money here and there. When Addie and Logan agree to take turns attending each other's proposed tours, though, they find it hard to remain enemies as business mixes with pleasure. While Logan reveals the hidden gems of Scotland to Addie, including the places her mother visited, she struggles to keep him at arm's length. Will she be strong enough for another goodbye? Kiley's novel is a tale of love, loss, and the rediscovery of self through nature and reflection. The author deftly weaves Addie's conflict of head and heart with Logan's compassion and patience, and it doesn't hurt that his swoonworthy looks and accent jump right off the page. With an immersive Scottish setting, historical tidbits, and steamy fun, this is a bonny debut. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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