Carol [Goodreads Addict]'s Reviews > Ten Days with the Highlander

Ten Days with the Highlander is my first book by Hayson Manning. I will warn you ahead of time, if you read this, be prepared to fight the urge to pack your bags and head for Scotland.



Georgia Paxton was raised by wanderlust, hippie-type parents that dragged their two daughters from place to place always looking for something better. Georgia’s sister is happy staying in one place but not Georgia. She seems to have inherited her parents need to stay on the move. She works for LiveAbout, a short-term vacation rental accommodation company. Her job is to go from place to place acquiring new properties for her company. She is a deal closer, never fails to deliver. Her latest job is to go to Glenlagen, Scotland to hopefully convince a hotel owner there to sell his hotel to them. It’s a tiny village that tourists would love.

Callum MacGregor tried the corporate world but hated it. So he is back home in the little village he grew up in and couldn’t be happier. He owns the old hotel and pub. He has renovated the pub but the hotel is still a work in progress. The people of the little town are all like family and they look out for one another. His newest customer is a woman from America that is staying two weeks. She smells like coconut and sunshine.

“Callum! I’m not lost.”
“Georgia Paxton, I think you’re very lost. You just don’t know it.”

When the truth comes out why Georgia is in town, Callum is adamant that there is no way he will ever be interested in Georgia’s proposition. What would bringing tourists into their little town accomplish? They would destroy the beautiful landmarks. There town is safe, no one locks their doors. That would all be lost with strangers constantly in town. So, he makes a deal with Georgia. During her ten day stay, he will show her his town, and convince her that change is not what they need. And she vows that within those ten days, she will convince Callum that change is in deed, what they need.

“Everything about this woman was slowly undoing him, one screw at a time.”



First of all, I couldn’t help but to fall in love with Callum and with this little town. Callum has a pet goat that rides around in the car with him. And then there is always that whole Scottish thing. I mean, sexy man in a kilt! Count me in! He and Georgia can only ignore the chemistry between them for so long. And when they finally give in to it, it’s a beautiful thing. But she’s a corporate girl, and he’s a country guy. She’s leaving and he’s not.

“This had felt different. Magical. Perfect. Like it was meant to be.”



This was such a sweet, cute, sexy story. I most definitely don’t enjoy the cold, rainy types of climate but this author made it seem perfect. And the towns people and the way they just accepted Georgia right into their midst was so sweet. She’s never felt like she belonged anywhere or with anyone. But there, in Glanlagen, she belonged.



I completely enjoyed this book and most definitely hope to read more from this author. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to get packing to go and find me my own highlander.