Shopping for a Highlander Series by Julia Kent

Getting a 3:00 a.m. booty call from one of Scotland’s hottest footballers is every woman’s dream, right?No.It’s my worst nightmare.My sister’s marrying a billionaire. I’m a bridesmaid, and the groom’s Scottish cousin, Hamish, is a groomsman. We’re paired together in the ceremony, and the man is so full of himself, he’s bulging at the seams.Biceps bulging. Thigh muscles bulging. Everything bulging…Overflowing with charm and oozing animal attraction, Hamish is irresistible sunshine... moreGetting a 3:00 a.m. booty call from one of Scotland’s hottest footballers is every woman’s dream, right?No.It’s my worst nightmare.My sister’s marrying a billionaire. I’m a bridesmaid, and the groom’s Scottish cousin, Hamish, is a groomsman. We’re paired together in the ceremony, and the man is so full of himself, he’s bulging at the seams.Biceps bulging. Thigh muscles bulging. Everything bulging…Overflowing with charm and oozing animal attraction, Hamish is irresistible sunshine.And he knows it.But I’m not looking or admiring, because once this wedding is over, he goes back to Scotland and does his cute little job, where he runs around with a bunch of other grown men who all get paid obscene amounts of money to chase a ball around on grass. And I can get on with my life and my goals.That call, though.That call changed everything.How can I hate someone and want them so desperately?Because it’s him. That’s why.* * *A short, hot, frustrating prequel. ;)Long before Shopping for a Turkey, the first book in my Shopping for a Highlander series that features uptight Amy Jacoby and the ever-sensuous Scottish footballer Hamish McCormick, Amy and Hamish were in a wedding together.Her sister and his cousin’s nuptials, to be specific.This is the story of Hamish’s intensely steamy booty call, a subject mentioned over the years in my Shopping for a Billionaire series, especially Shopping for a Highlander, but now, dear reader, you will learn the truth about that infamous 3:00 a.m. call.Every dirty word.Fans of Julia Kent’s laugh-out-loud romantic comedies will devour this delicious mix of witty banter, heart-melting romance, and wedding-weekend chaos, packed with the irresistible charm (and hot Scottish heroes!) readers love.[Note to this was originally a 10,000 word short story, released in 2022 in an anthology. It’s been more than doubled and now includes Hamish and Amy’s perspective of the wedding they’re in. Have fun!] less

I don’t understand Americans. 
Or, as we say in Scotland, I dinna understand ye eedjits.
And I definitely dinna understand the crazy mother-in-law of my cousin Declan. Who in their right mind names a wee dog Chuffy?
I’m stuck in New York after ma agent makes a bloody mess of an otherwise good endorsement contract for a sports towel company, and this crazy American holiday–Thanksgiving–is in two days... moreI don’t understand Americans. 
Or, as we say in Scotland, I dinna understand ye eedjits.
And I definitely dinna understand the crazy mother-in-law of my cousin Declan. Who in their right mind names a wee dog Chuffy?
I’m stuck in New York after ma agent makes a bloody mess of an otherwise good endorsement contract for a sports towel company, and this crazy American holiday–Thanksgiving–is in two days.
The invitation to spend it in Mendon, Massachusetts, with the Jacoby family is about as appealing as rotten haggis. As far as I can tell, Thanksgiving is about stuffing yerself silly, watching pathetic American “football,” while fighting with relatives ye only see once a year.
If I wanted that last one, I’d head back to Scotland, where we dinna need a holiday to be salty to each other.
Ma firm answer is nae.
Until I remember Amy is part of the family.
Suddenly, I’m available.
Eager, even. Perhaps she’ll pull ma wishbone. I hear that’s part of the Turkey Day festivities, aye?
What I canna admit, though, is how she pulls ma heartstrings, too.
Which shouldna feel better than the wishbone, but it does.
And here comes Amy's mother with another holiday tradition, this one a bit early.
A sprig o’ mistletoe, dangling right above Amy’s bonnie head.
Shopping for a Turkey features Scottish football player Hamish McCormick and Amy Jacoby as they navigate unusual cultural norms, new traditions, and the undeniable attraction between these two characters, who have appeared as supporting players in Julia Kent's New York Times-bestselling Shopping series. 
It's their turn to have their own all-new spinoff series. And to pull the wishbone. ;) less

I’m a professional chickenblocker.Except “chicken” is a euphemism.I get paid to follow a womanizing troglodyte who thinks rules are for other people and that my pants are the next pair he’s getting into.Dream on.Bet your first professional job didn’t involve babysitting an extremely hot, muscle-bound Scottish Highlander with an ego the size of a kilt and a libido bigger than his…well…Chicken... moreI’m a professional chickenblocker.Except “chicken” is a euphemism.I get paid to follow a womanizing troglodyte who thinks rules are for other people and that my pants are the next pair he’s getting into.Dream on.Bet your first professional job didn’t involve babysitting an extremely hot, muscle-bound Scottish Highlander with an ego the size of a kilt and a libido bigger than his…well…Chicken.Keeping Scottish football (that’s ‘soccer” to us Americans) player Hamish McCormick away from inappropriate scandals while he does product endorsement campaigns is my mission.No problem.Until Hamish decides I’m his next scandal.And maybe more….Shopping for a Highlander is an enemies-to-lovers, slow burn romance that opens with a surprise kiss and ends with a happily ever after. This sports comedy in the New York Times bestselling Shopping for a Billionaire world contains no actual chickens, but it has plenty of locker room scenes, a fake relationship, very real banter, and more. You do not have to have read the previous books in this world, though after you read about Amy and Hamish, you’ll want to. ;) less

I didn’t expect to fall for a Scottish footballer so annoyingly sunny you need shades to be around him.I didn’t expect to say yes to his heart-felt, if loopy, proposal while he lay injured on the pitch, blathering on about banana pudding and sparkly unicorns.What I definitely didn’t expect?For our engagement to explode into a paparazzi circus, our mothers to turn into wedding bulldozers, and for our wedding protector's perfectly reasonable elopement plan to spiral into a road trip escape... moreI didn’t expect to fall for a Scottish footballer so annoyingly sunny you need shades to be around him.I didn’t expect to say yes to his heart-felt, if loopy, proposal while he lay injured on the pitch, blathering on about banana pudding and sparkly unicorns.What I definitely didn’t expect?For our engagement to explode into a paparazzi circus, our mothers to turn into wedding bulldozers, and for our wedding protector's perfectly reasonable elopement plan to spiral into a road trip escape.So here we are.In Love You, Maine, a town that celebrates Valentine’s Day every single day. We’re here to get married. Quietly. No drama. In disguise.Although good luck hiding a 6’4” ginger Scottish striker wearing a knee brace and a perpetual extrovert smile.Instead of being subtle and blending in? Our quiet escape is vibrating heart-shaped beds, mirrors on the ceilings, secret identities, interfering mothers, and one suspiciously enthusiastic moose that humps dumpsters.This was supposed to be a simple wedding. Just me and Hamish. No fuss.But nothing about us has ever been simple with us.Still, this is what love is, right? It’s chaos. It’s compromise. It’s crying in a wedding planner’s office, then kissing in a hot spring.It’s choosing each other again and again, even when everything goes sideways.No matter what comes next... this is our comeback story, in more ways than one.And no - that’s not a euphemism. :)Shopping for a Highlander’s Elopement is a romantic comedy that blends the worlds of four bestselling series by New York Times bestselling romantic comedy author Julia Kent:- Shopping for a Billionaire- Shopping for a Highlander- Whatever It Takes- Love You, MaineIf you love sports romance, surprise proposals, grand gestures, chaotic weddings, Scottish footballers, golden retriever/black cat energy, and characters who love too hard, mess up spectacularly, and always find their way back to each other with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments (and lovingly-used scrunchies) along the way, then this is your book. less