Highland Dream (Wink & a Kiss) [Mass Market Paperback]

Tess Mallory (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505524449
• ISBN-13: 978-0505524447
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,020,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highland Romp Worth 10 stars!!!, November 27, 2001

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Tracy Talley "Book Addict" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Highland Dream (Wink & a Kiss) (Mass Market Paperback)

Hysterical romp through time! I loved this story! I was laughing the entire time and wished it hadn't ended! I loved the characters of Jix and Jamie, they were funny and real. Definately one of my favorites this year!

~Jix Ferguson was determined to get her best friend Sam out of an impending wedding even if she had to kidnap her and take her to Scotland! After tricking her into the flight, Sam and Jix aren't getting along and end up stranded in Scotland in the rain after their rental car breaks down miles from the castle they were to stay for the weekend! If that isn't the worst part, Jix is convinced Sam's 'future love' is residing in Scotland they just met him standing in the doorway!

Jamie MacGregor opens the door to his uncle's castle estate that is well over 300 years old to find two bedraggled women standing in the doorway, and the redhead has fallen down on her face! When their eyes meet, sparks fly immediately. Jamie is not prepared for how he feels.
Another problem arises when Jamie shows the girls his ansestral sword and they begin to argue heatedly over it when they find themselves hurled back in time, about 300 years to seventeenth century Scotland where the MacGregor clan are outlawed by the King!

Now all Jix will have to do is marry the Clan's son Griffon and Jamie must save the clan, but all in all, it's not too hard, especially when she sings verses of 'I Will Survive' and they find themselves running for their lives! Oh yeah, and they need to find the sword and Sam before they can go home! Can they 'survive'? Will Jix be able to keep her hands off the gorgeous Scot long enough to convince Sam he was meant for her? Will Sam forgive her for kidnapping and throwing her back in time to a waring Scotland? Will Jamie fall for Jix or will he find his heart meant for Sam as in Jix's dream?

I was on the floor with this one! I loved it! Something to brighten anyone's day! A real laugh and well worth the money! And by the way, Jamie is hot ;)

Tracy Talley~@

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A word from the author herself, May 14, 2001

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TMal (TEXAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Highland Dream (Wink & a Kiss) (Mass Market Paperback)

HIGHLAND DREAM is one of Dorchester/Lovespell's WINK AND A KISS line of books. These are lighthearted, humorous comedies and are not expected to be the same type of story as a traditional time travel or historical. Thanks to fans saying they laughed out loud reading it and enjoyed the lighthearted romp in Scotland's past. If you're in the mood for humor, tongue-in-cheek comedy and laugh out loud fun, then WINK AND A KISS, and HIGHLAND DREAM, is for you. And by the way, HIGHLAND DREAM received 4 STARS in Romantic Times Magazine and that's what I rated it here.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well I finished it at least, May 8, 2001

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J. Krantz (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Highland Dream (Wink & a Kiss) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was a quick read, at times I was tempted to groan aloud at the main character Jix. Other times I was entertained, all in all though this book was silly, as far as time travel and romance novels go this one was definately cliche. Woman meets man, woman falls in love with man, woman finds reason to deny love, woman overcomes reason and admits her love. Throw in a trip through time and a best friend and it seems to be a good story but I found it to be not what it could be. The story has no realism and it mainly focuses around the relationship between Jix and Jamie. If your looking for just "love" and no plot really than this is a good book, personally I like to see what people do in the past and how they manage to acclimate to their surroundings and this story just makes it too easy and the people who live in this time have no problem accepting them. There is always a beautiful dress just waiting for Jix and no one thinks anything of her rendition of the song "I will survive" as she dances to it like a stripper. This book was fluff and had no substance, with a premise like this you can do so much more and I am afraid the author didn't do her homework well enough. I couldn't connect with the characters or believe that people like them could even exist. A fast read with some entertaining spots but for the most part an underdeveloped story that could have been better.