{"id":17911,"date":"2025-12-02T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=17911"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T21:29:26","slug":"a-scottish-love-story-by-gwen-kirkwood-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=17911","title":{"rendered":"A Scottish Love Story by Gwen Kirkwood #REVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today on Celtic Connexions, I’m reviewing A Scottish Love Story by Gwen Kirkwood.<\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h2>\n

She came to Scotland for a fresh start \u2014 but found a love she never expected. <\/strong><\/p>\n

When Roxanne Carr accepts a job as a companion to elderly Amynta Baxter, she hopes the beautiful Highlands of Scotland will offer peace after the heartbreak of losing her father and her family farm. But her arrival doesn\u2019t go as planned. Her first meeting with Amynta\u2019s son, Ciaran, is anything but welcoming.<\/p>\n

Ciaran Baxter is a dedicated dairy farmer with no time for complications \u2014 especially not a spirited young woman who disrupts his routine and challenges his guarded heart.<\/p>\n

But as winter sets in and Christmas approaches, Ciaran begins to see a different side to Roxie: capable, kind and as passionate about the farm as he is.<\/p>\n

Soon their relationship turns from wary allies to something deeper. But when Roxie is called back to Derbyshire to save her brother\u2019s failing farm, she must choose between the family who cast her aside and the man who makes her believe in second chances.<\/p>\n

This heartwarming romance is perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Nadine Dorries, Rachael Lucas, Natalie Fergie, Anne Douglas and Emma Blair.<\/p>\n

buy links<\/p>\n

My Review<\/h2>\n

\"\"I should preface my review with his statement. She had me at Scotland!<\/p>\n

This was an enjoyable read, and the author knows her stuff when it comes to farming.<\/p>\n

I thought the couple fell in love too quickly. Yes, love at first sight does happen. The only friction between them was at the beginning of the book.<\/p>\n

I loved Roxanne (Roxie) and Ciaran’s mother, Amy. They were believable and down-to-earth folk. I’ll look for more books by Gwen Kirkwood, because she’s an excellent author.<\/p>\n

Who is Gwen Kirkwood?<\/h2>\n
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Author Gwen Kirkwood at her Mouswald home with Criffel in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All my life has been connected to farming, first in Yorkshire and then in Scotland, so authentic farming details help colour my writing in most of my thirty published books. The family sagas feature two, and sometimes three, generations, with changing times, clothes and customs, transport, communication, or lack of it, with life’s joys and problems, plus love of course. We all need some love in our lives despite the ups and downs. They have believable characters and settings. A few are shorter romances. The sagas are available as audio books as well as in print, and all are now available as e-books.
\nI was born on a Yorkshire farm and went to school there. After attending agricultural college and a short spell working for the Ministry of Agriculture in England, I have spent most of my adult life on a Scottish dairy farm with my late husband, who was a well known breeder and judge of Clydesdale horses. We have three children and now another generation to keep me up to date with changing times and customs.
\nI enjoy gardening, local history, cookery, and of course reading, as well as my writing.
\nYou can follow Gwen on Facebook at this link:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gwen.kirkwood.7<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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