I found myself having to put the book down to laugh. Not a little laugh, but one of those that laughs where you end up with the hiccups. Kathie Williams is, as the old folks would say, a hoot. It’s as if I knew her personally. So many of her trials hit home. Yes, I’ve fallen asleep and drooled. Not to the point she did, but it happened.

Katie MacAlister allows the reader to climb into Kathie’s head for a rollercoaster ride that will leave you breathless with tear-stained cheeks.

The characters are straight out of the family closet. You know the ones you only talk about with other family members. Topping the list is Bridget, the neighbor. Iain’s first wife Mary. His son Archie….And then there’s Miracle. She and her family have immigrated from Canada. Personally I think they were kicked out for being odd. ( )

This is a contemporary romance that is supposed to be light, fun, and fluffy. And it achieves those goals. However, it falls short on the one thing I require from good contemporary romances: that the relationship between the hero and heroine be at least semi-believable. The heroine is just, well, I don't mean to be judgmental, but she's stupid. She jumps into bed with this guy because of his freaking accent, and yes, jumping into bed with total strangers is par for the course for many romance novels, but then she MOVES TO SCOTLAND TO BE WITH HIM. She's also supposed to be a famous mystery novelist, yet she does no writing throughout the book and that's just tossed aside once she's gotten to England to attend this mystery conference. And as for the hero he's a total ass to her. His family treats her like shit, he treats her like shit, and just... ewww. So why did I give this novel 2 1/2 stars as opposed to 1, or 0? Because many of the supporting characters are likable, the description of day-to-day life sheep farming in the Highlands are fascinating, and there were several scenes that had me laughing outloud. This book would have been better with the stupid romance (and I'm a romance lover, remember) and possibly without the main characters altogether. Especially the heroine, who fulfills the romance cliche of being TSTL, or too stupid to live. ( )