Beyond the Thistles (The Highlands #1)
Samantha Young
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
3.88
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 70 ratings · 300 pages · Published: 02 May 2023
Sloane never imagined she’d get pregnant at sixteen. Or that a decade later she’d escape from California with her daughter, Callie, to start over in the Scottish Highlands. Hidden and safe from Callie’s dangerous father, Sloane is satisfied with their new lives. Her daughter is happy. Sloane has a stable job, a quaint cottage, a passion for baking that might just be turning into a business, and a huge crush on brooding security guard Walker Ironside. Unfortunately, the grumpy Scot seems immune to Sloane’s charm, but she can’t help but try to seduce him with cupcakes and baked treats whenever the opportunity arises.
However, when someone arrives in Ardnoch intent on destroying Sloane’s life, Walker is the first to step forward to protect her and Callie. Even if it means giving into temptation and awakening his own demons. Because in doing so, Walker faces failing not only to shield Sloane from her past, but to safeguard her against his own.
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Tagged as:
- contemporary 6
- suspense 6
- age gap 4
- grumpy & sunshine 4
- alpha male 4
- single mother 4
- poor heroine 4
- tortured heroine 3
- competent heroine 3
- take-charge heroine 3
- forced proximity 3
- tortured hero 3
- m-f romance 3
- bodyguard/protector hero 3
- abduction 2
- sassy heroine 2
- friends to lovers 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- military 2
- highlander hero 2
- angst 2
- found family 2
- independent heroine 2
- bondage 2
- possessive hero 2
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- boss & employee 1
- friends with benefits 1
- height difference 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 3
- past sexual abuse 3
- abuse 2
- third party sexual assault 2
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 4
- standalone 1
- interconnected standalone 1
romance tags
The 'The Highlands' series
4.04 · 252 ratings
suspense · contemporary · m-f · audiobook · mystery · length-medium · forced proximity · found-family · alpha male · tortured hero · friends to lovers · angst · dual-pov · standalone-first · explicit-plentiful · standalone · explicit-open-door
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