A Viscountess for the Scarred Highlander by AMANDA SEABROOK

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is a powerful story about how grief can trap us, turning into a prison we cannot unlock on our own.

To soften his reputation as the local "monster," His Grace decides to buy himself a bride. However, when he arrives for the wedding, he finds his intended bride dead. He quickly renegotiates for her elder widowed sister—driven by the realization that her five-year-old son, Felix, desperately needs protection.

Four weeks later, secrets unravel, loyalties are tested, and young Felix stands to pay the ultimate price unless the couple can find a way forward together.

While the story drags a bit at first and feels heavy due to the initial focus on hate and grief, it gains momentum as the characters begin to find their way out of the darkness.