The Lord's Highland Temptation

Starred review from September 1, 2019
Mairi Wallace saved Captain Lucas Johns-Ives' life, so the least he can do is help conceal the state of her family. After finding a drunken, desolate, and near-death Lucas on their property, Mairi, with some help from her sister, Davina, and her brother, Niven, nurse him back to health. Now in a better frame of mind and fully conscious of the debt he owes the Wallaces, who are struggling with severe financial difficulties, Lucas agrees to act as their butler, John Lucas, while the family entertains a house party of distinguished guests. However, the masquerade concocted by Lucas and Mairi quickly begins unraveling when both parties discover they have feelings for each other that are definitely not those of an employer and employee. RITA Award-winning Gaston gracefully tips her literary cap to the classic film My Man Godfrey in her latest thoughtfully nuanced, sweetly romantic Regency historical. While she deftly explores such serious themes as family duty and survivor guilt, Gaston also celebrates the importance of kindness and compassion in our lives.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)