Some Like it Kilted

If only you could walk into the book. I absolutely loved it. I have never read one of Allie Mackay's books that I didn't like though.

Mindy Menlove lives in a castle that was transported stone-by-stone from Scotland. But when her fiance dies in scandal and Mindy decides to sell the gloomy estate, her plans unravel. She must travel to the Hebrides where she is confronted by the castle's original builder - who happens to be maddeningly irresistible and seven hundred years young. Bran of Barra was a legendary chieftain. Since then he's enjoyed his ghostly pleasures, until Mindy's appearance disrupts them. Now he must change her mind and dissuade her of her plans of neither of them will ever find peace. I must admit it, when I first picked up this book, I found that I never wanted to put it down, it was an excellent read. I highly recommend this book to all who not only enjoy stories about Scotland but also who enjoy time travel, it was an excellent book.

This is the fourth book in Allie Mackay's wonderful Highland Ghost series and for those of you that have enjoyed the series so far this is one that we have all been waiting for this is Bran of Barra's story! (For those of you that have not read this series before it would make a great stand alone and I think will have you rushing out to get the others as well!) Mindy Menlove lives in an authentic Highland Castle that was transported stone by stone to the US and reassembled in modern day Pennsylvania by her late fiancé Hunter MacNeil. When he met an untimely but very deserved death (he was a cheating scoundrel) the castle was willed to Mindy. And while this would be a dream for most breathing females Mindy is not at all in love with the Highland castle and its dark and broody atmosphere in fact she is done with all things Scottish after Hunter's betrayal. She wants nothing more than to sell the castle and to head for the beaches of sunny Hawaii to sip fruity drinks and enjoy the good life as far from the memories of castles and MacNeil's as possible. But it seems that a host of very Scottish ghosts that reside in the castle have much different plans in store for Mindy they intend to see their beloved ancestral home back on Hebridian soil once more... and they will stop at nothing to make sure that it does! Bran of Barra is a MacNeil through and through too the very marrow of his bones. This proud and braw 700 year old Highland chieftain has enjoyed his life and his afterlife to the very hilt! Everyone in ghostdom knows of Bran and his Island Castle of delights where food and drink flow unceasingly and women are warm and always willing. He has been entertaining and rollicking at his beloved Tower for centuries with a host of ghostly revelers coming and going on a regular basis. Aye he has lived the high afterlife as it were undisturbed for centuries... but all of that is about to change. Bran has his world turned upside down when a feisty American lass enters his realm claiming that she has come to restore is castle back to its original state and place on the Isle of Barra. Bran has long said that he wants nothing to do with the modern world or the modern American women like several of his ghostly friends have recently fallen blissfully in love with. But from the moment he sees Mindy he knows that fate as well as the fabled Heartbreaker sword at his side have other plans for him and this 21st century lady. Though Mindy has sworn she will not let the handsome highlander and his homeland anywhere near her heart she has a hard time living up to that vow when every moment that she spends on Scottish soil and close to Bran makes she and her heart burn with passion and could it be something more? And can this centuries old rogue truly reform his philandering ways and find happiness at last? This was a great read I have wanted to read more about Bran from his appearance in Allie's very first book Highlander in her Bed. He and Mindy couldn't be more di

MacNeil's Folly is a medieval castle that was moved one stone at a time from Scotland to New Hope, Pennsylvania. Accompanying the relocation from the Isle of Barra are irate family ghosts who want MacNeil's Tower back in the Hebrides and not as some fool of a descendant's placing it in America. Mindy Menlove lives in this mausoleum, which explains why thermal underwear is a big seller in Scotland. She plans to sell the castle that she inherited from her late cheating fiancé over the objection of her sister. However, Mindy fears she is losing her mind when ghosts appear extorting her to return the castle to Scotland; except one the MacNeil Chieftain, Bran of Barra, who warns her to stay away from his homeland. Instead Mindy travels to Barra only to find enchantment and love with Bran who reciprocates, but also knows time will never heal their seven century displacement. This is a fun romantic ghost story in which the spirits live a spirited lifestyle. The cast makes the tale entertaining as the ghosts play matchmakers as does her sibling. Bran knows she is his eternal love, but accepts nothing on earth can bring them together forever. Mindy wants nothing to do with cold Scottish islands until she arrives to find her heart warming and toes curling. Fans will enjoy this fun frolic as the ghost and the mortal find love in their mausoleum. Harriet Klausner