If You Dared to Love a Laird

By Lauren Royal

If You Dared to Love a Laird - Lauren Royal
  • Release Date: 2012-01-01
  • Genre: Historical Romance
Score: 4
4
From 555 Ratings

Description

♥  A Scottish laird who knows what he wants
♥  A young widow who knows what she doesn’t want
♥  A precocious little girl
♥  A fairytale wedding ball
♥  Steamy romance!

Another charming romance featuring New York Times bestselling author Lauren Royal’s “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family!

Sensible Clarice Bradford is content in her widowhood. She has a pretty one-room cottage and a lovely little daughter, and the last thing she wants is another husband. Until one fairytale evening when she’s invited to a wedding at a castle...

Scottish laird Sir Cameron Leslie is smitten with the shy English beauty at first sight. He’s fiercely drawn to the very strength and independence that make her unwilling to throw caution to the wind and bestow her heart on a younger man. Though passion flares between them, it will take everything Cameron can muster to reawaken Clarice's long-forgotten dreams of true love...

PLEASE NOTE: Formerly titled “Forevermore,” this is a shorter novel than the previous Chase Family Series books.

BOOK DETAILS

A complete, standalone story—no cliffhangers!

Series: Chase Family Series, Book 3
Style: Humorous historical romance
Length: A short novel
Bonus Material: Author’s Note, preview of next book, link to giveaway
R-rated Content: Steamy love scenes!*

* If you’d prefer to read a Sweet & Clean (kisses only) version of this story, look for “The Laird’s Fairytale Bride” by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal.

AWARDS

• Top 10 Bestseller on Apple Books
• Nominated by Romantic Times for Best Anthology

REVIEWS

“A captivating historical romance. Fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series on Netflix will love Lauren Royal!”
—Glynnis Campbell, USA Today Bestselling Author

“Passionate…a Top Pick!”
—Romantic Times

“A precious tale I adored, and it makes me want to go out and buy all of Lauren Royal's other books…This book is a #1 Keeper!”
—The Belles and Beaux of Romance

“Atmospheric and charming…[a] delightful bedtime story.”
—Publishers Weekly (Forecast Review)

CONNECTING BOOKS

While If You Dared to Love a Laird can be read as a stand-alone story, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of Lauren's books feature Chase family members. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:

Chase Family Series
When an Earl Meets a Girl
How to Undress a Marquess
If You Dared to Love a Laird
A Duke’s Guide to Seducing His Bride
Never Doubt a Viscount
The Scandal of Lord Randal
A Gentleman’s Plot to Tie the Knot
A Secret Christmas
A Chase Family Christmas
Alice Betrothed

Chase Family Series: The Regency
Tempt Me at Midnight
Tempting Juliana
The Art of Temptation

Specially Priced Boxed Sets
Chase Family Series: Collection One
Chase Family Series: Collection Two
Chase Family Series: The Regency Collection

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LAUREN ROYAL is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of humorous historical romance. Her “truly enchanting” novels have won many awards including Booklist's “Top 10 Romance of the Year,” and they’ve earned raves from reviewers including Publishers Weekly, who calls her “an impressive talent.”

All of Lauren’s books are complete, stand-alone stories, and yet they are also all connected—because they all feature her beloved “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family!

Lauren writes steamy historical romance on her own and sweet/clean historical romance with her daughter, Devon Royal. She lives in Southern California with her family, two constantly shedding cats, and a stupendous collection of fuzzy socks. When she's not busy writing, she enjoys singing along (off-key) to Hamilton, dancing (badly), and (wasting time) watching HGTV.

CONNECT WITH LAUREN

• Become an honorary Chase cousin (and get a historical cookbook)! Join Lauren's Chase Family Readers Group on Facebook at: facebook.com/groups/ChaseFamilyReaders

• Sign up for Lauren's twice-monthly newsletter at: http://royall.ink/Newsletter

• To learn about the real people and places in Lauren's books, enter a contest to win jewelry, and see the ever-growing branches of the Chase Family Tree, visit her website at: LaurenRoyal.com

Reviews

  • IF YOU DAIRED TO LOVE A LAIRD

    2
    By MissyMs911
    Great beginning and the characters were well written. The story was very interesting in the beginning but quickly started to be rushed along. This author has the ability to write but seems to have lost interest in it towards the end.
  • Forevermore

    5
    By SonjaSB
    This is another book I did not want to put down! I have fallen in love with the Chase family and I wan to know about each member A fan, Sonja Bracey
  • Forevermore

    3
    By Nini0322
    Charming short story to give you sweet dreams!
  • Forevermore

    2
    By Charleebd
    It's okay
  • Forevermore

    4
    By NancySilva73
    Lovely store. Enjoyed reading this book. Looking forward to reading more from this authore!
  • What every woman dreams of

    4
    By Hopelessly searching
    This story really is a fairy tale every woman dreams of finding her mister right this was a great story.
  • A Fairy Tale Romance

    3
    By Unka Charles
    Scottish Laird Cameron Leslie is a dream come true for Clarice, an English commoner. She catches his eye and, oh my, the race is on to make her fall in love with him before he has to return to Scotland. He does and says all the right things that would make any woman capitulate. A sweet love story that will make you go "M-m-m." But I forgot it was a novella. When their first steamy love scene ended, so did the story. I wanted more. Lauren Royal wrote the most romantic dialogue I've read in a long time, and I read a lot. Thanks, Ms. Royal. You did it again!
  • Not realistic

    1
    By alma9
    Fairy tales can be modern or historical. If the author is going to write historicals, then more research into the period is required. Three sets of obstacles for the characters to overcome in a novella is a lot! Yet the plot is too simple and the language to cutesy and simplistic. Sorry, this novella didn't work for me.
  • Book fan

    5
    By Book fan from Houston.
    Good read. The story keeps you going, good storyline.
  • Pretty good!

    4
    By Bellrei
    A wonderful happily ever after. I liked the story and love the characters! The romance is not laking and the sex! Oh my!!!