WAKE ME WITH A KISS by Samantha Holt

Title:  WAKE ME WITH A KISS

Series:  Regency Fairy Twists #1

Author:  Samantha Holt

Publisher:  Samantha Holt

Publish Date:   09.06.2016

Category /Genre:  Historical Romance – Regency; short story

Recommended for:  16+ due to sexual tension

Grammar/editing:  A – near perfect

Received from:  Amazon purchase

Goodreads link: Wake Me with a Kiss

Date completed: 01.27.2018

Description from the publisher:

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away…well, Scotland…Rose lived tucked away from the world with her aunt. Orphaned as a baby and adopted by her aunt, she’s used to her eccentric ways—including her overprotectiveness. But Rose wants more from life. However, she never quite expected for Laird Hamish McTavish—complete with kilt—to change things. The brash, and admittedly braw, man is hardly like the charming men Rose has been dreaming of.

Freshly returned from the battlefield with an unexpected inheritance, highlander Hamish is struggling enough to fit in at the sleepy lowland village. When he comes across a feisty young woman with wild hair and a brash tongue on his land, he doesn’t expect it to lead to more than a five-minute argument.

But he cannot help himself. His curiosity is piqued. Who is this young woman surrounded by three slightly-crazed elderly women seemingly intent on keeping her from the world? He must find out more.

Unfortunately, there are several people more than willing to get in the way of that aim. Rose’s aunt for one—not to mention his late-cousin’s mistress who is determined to replace one cousin with the other. Not only must Hamish deal with his duties and find a way to get close to Rose, he must also find a way to get rid of this abhorrent woman…before she does anything truly evil.

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WAKE ME WITH A KISS is the first in the Regency Fairy Twists series.  Each stands on its own and ends with a HEA.

This was a remarkable retelling of Sleeping Beauty.  I always like imaginatively reworked fairy-tales and this one does not disappoint. 

The characters are engaging, sweet, and intelligent.  The story is quick-paced and light-hearted with a mischievous dog thrown in for comic relief.  The romance was clean and uplifting, but there was a villainous plot to keep it from being saccharin sweet. 

I am looking forward to more from this series!

Regency Fairy Twists:

1.      Wake Me with a Kiss

2.      The Beast Who Loved Me

3.      Dance with Me at Midnight

Also from Samantha Holt:

·         Alrek

·         The Angel’s Assassin

·         Buckle Down

·         Christmas Seduction

·         The Crimson Castle

·         Eden’s Fire

·         Heart of a Viking

·         Her Dream Cowboy

·         Her Highland Defender

·         How to Marry a Rake in Ten Days

·         Hunting His Highland Lass

·         Kissed at Midnight

·         Knight’s Captive

·         Love or Loyalty

·         Must Love Lords

·         Not Another Soldier

·         Once Upon a Rake

·         The Sexy Bartender’s Virtual Seduction

·         A Summer Siege

·         Tempting His Mistress

·         Too Much to Lose

·         Warriors

·         The Warrior’s Reward

Bluestocking Brides series:

1.      Amelia and the Viscount

2.      Julia and the Duke

3.      Emma and the Earl

4.      Catherine and the Marquis

5.      Lilith and the Stable Hand

Borderland Legacy:

1.      Borderland Bride

2.      Borderland Beauty

3.      Borderland Betrayal

The Cynfell Brothers series:

1.      Sinful Confessions

2.      Sinful Deeds

3.      Sinful Liaisons

4.      Sinful Cravings

5.      Sinful Possession

6.      Sinful Temptations

7.      Sinful Secrets

Highland Fae Chronicles:

1.      To Steal a Highlander’s Heart

2.      To Dream of a Highlander

3.      To Avenge Her Highland Warrior

The One Knight Collection:

1.      One Knight

2.      Black Knight

3.      White Knight

4.      Highland Knight

Rogues of Redmere Series:

1.      You’re the Rogue that I Want

2.      When a Rogue Loves a Woman

 

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