Spotlight & Giveaway: Wicked Highland Ways by Mary Wine

Posted May 21st, 2019 by Sara @HarlequinJunkie in Blog, Spotlight / 26 comments

Today it is my pleasure to Welcome author Mary Wine to HJ!

Hi Mary and welcome to HJ! We’re so excited to chat with you about your new release, Wicked Highland Ways!

Hello Everyone!

Here it is, my last Highland Brides book. Everything ends and writing this book took a lot of focus but it was a labor of love. Those who have enjoyed this saga will know that Brenda Grant has been due a book and I hope I did it justice.

The opening lines of the book really set the tone-

It wouldn’t be the first marriage contracted for the gain it would bring to the groom’s family.
Brenda contemplated the road in front of her and felt almost nothing.
That was by far the saddest part of what would be her second marriage.

Not that Brenda is over reacting here. No, throughout this set of books, Brenda has managed to get the short end of the stick more than once. I honestly couldn’t stand the idea of not giving her a happy ever after.

Advice I might have given my main Character before the book began?
Well, if I was talking to Brenda, I’d tell her to not count her chickens before they’re hatched. Sure, it looks like she’s set to wed an English lord. One who doesn’t know she’s coming but who will only be interested in the dowry she brings. Yes, it might appear the man who has become interested in her has no power to free her but…well…don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched!

And since were on book six, the final book of the Highland Brides…I think I’m going to answer the question…What do I want Readers to take away?

How about a wonderful sense of happiness can be real?

I write romance for a variety of reasons. But the most important one is that I love that happy ever after. My memories are filled with that dream from as far back as I can remember. I still love to put on a silk dress and dance to a romantic melody with the prince who is the center of my universe. Love? Yes. Soul Mate, absolutely! So I hope those who have enjoyed these books get that warm fuzzy feeling from them. I wanted to write the chase…those moments in the relationship before things work out and reality is still jerking the chain of our couple. It’s my hope you giggled a little and snarled once or twice when I twisted the plot.

Thank you so much for reading!

Mary Wine.

Thanks for blogging at HJ!

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Book Info:

A fiery woman who won’t be tamed
A powerful Highland chief by her side
A passion neither can deny

Brenda Grant’s abusive first marriage taught her that she’s better off on her own. But when her family threatens her freedom and demands that she remarry—to a man they’ve chosen—she makes a deal with a brawny Highland chief to escape.

Bothan Gunn is smitten by the woman who won’t be tamed. He’s helped her before—but can he do so now, when Brenda’s complicated past threatens their lives? With danger closing in, their only chance at love and survival is to escape to the heart of the Highlands…

Meet the Author:

Acclaimed author Mary Wine has written over thirty works of Scottish Highland romance, romantic suspense, and erotic romance. An avid history buff and historical costumer, she and her family enjoy participating in historical reenactments. Mary lives in Yorba Linda, California, with her husband and two sons. http://marywine.com/books/

Mary Preston

21st May, 2019, 1:09am

I cannot resist a man in a kilt.

Debra Guyette

21st May, 2019, 3:53am

I enjoyed the post. It sounds like a wonderful book for me to read.

carol L

21st May, 2019, 5:07am

Mary Wine’s Highlanders stay with me long after I’ve finished the book. Love her stories. Thanks for posting the excerpt. Really enjoyed it.
Carol Luciano
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