Seducing the Highlander by Michele Sinclair

Author:Michele Sinclair
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781420126518
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2013-05-22T11:04:31+00:00

Craig stood up and stretched his limbs the second the two figures were out of sight. This was the last time he was going to put Meriel’s virtue above his own personal comfort. In fact, he was done playing chaperone and matchmaker. If the silly woman wanted to have a picnic with a known rake in the middle of nowhere, then she would do so at her own peril. He was not following them on their next excursion to spend another four hours watching Hamish struggle with his desire. If she did not realize her near folly, then that was on her.

Craig had not been able to hear a word that was spoken, but he could see plenty. And none of it was good.

Hamish’s demeanor was consistently anything but that of “friend.” He had practically ogled her all evening, and what he was thinking even the most obtuse could discern. Near the end, when Hamish pulled her down next to him, Craig had been poised to rescue her the moment Hamish succumbed to his baser desires. But the man had only held her hand, and not even for very long. And while nothing overt was ever tried, Craig recognized a seduction scene when he saw one.

For once, Hamish was not choosing to play his typical flirtatious role when attempting to lure a woman. And why would he? After all the times Craig had spoken to Hamish about Meriel, Hamish would know that constant flattery and stolen caresses were not the way to gain her attention. No, instead Hamish taught her how to skip stones, asked her questions and actually listened to her answers. Something his friend would not have done unless he was truly interested. And he was. Meriel was unlike any woman out there. She was funny and smart and utterly sincere. Qualities that could entrap a man if he wasn’t careful.

But how Meriel felt about Hamish—that remained a mystery. All women were puzzles and difficult to understand, but Meriel—she could drive a man mad.

Sitting on the ground, watching her and Hamish interact from a distance as he hid behind a bush, Craig had plenty of time to think. Everything Craig knew about Meriel, every instinct he had, told him that she had concocted the story about her being interested in Hamish just to make him jealous. Usually Laurel was the mastermind behind such plots, but Craig was certain that while his sister-in-law might be an active and no doubt willing participant, she was not the architect. Laurel just did not know him well enough. But Meriel did.

Looking back, Craig had to admire her skill in developing such an intricate plan. It was quite reminiscent of her father’s style, which relied heavily on understanding human nature.

She had made sure she was not convincing in her plea for his help. If she had been, he probably would have done the exact opposite of what she asked and done everything in his power to keep her and Hamish apart. But while

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