{"id":75782,"date":"2024-08-08T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=75782"},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:08:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:08:49","slug":"release-arc-review-northern-twilight-the-highlands-5-by-samantha-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=75782","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Northern Twilight (The Highlands, #5) by Samantha Young"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Northern Twilight by Samantha Young is live<\/strong><\/h4>\n

She\u2019s the girl he left behind. He\u2019s the boy she tried to forget. But after seven years apart, one passionately reckless night will tie them together forever\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

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Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon Worldwide<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Audio Narrated by: Shane East & Zara Hampton-Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

She\u2019s the girl he left behind. He\u2019s the boy she tried to forget. But after seven years apart, one passionately reckless night will tie them together forever\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

As teenagers, Callie Ironside and Lewis Adair were inseparable. So much so, Lewis still can\u2019t work out where it all went horribly wrong, or why he\u2019s spent the last seven years in London away from the love of his life.<\/p>\n

Callie knows exactly where it all went wrong and while she tried to move on\u2014learning pastry techniques in Paris and dating French men\u2014returning home to Ardnoch to work in her mother\u2019s bakery, only reminds her of the future she lost with Lewis.<\/p>\n

But when a visit to London brings them unexpectedly together, the passion, pain and animosity between them leads to a one-night stand. For Lewis, it\u2019s the beginning of winning Callie and his life in Ardnoch back. For Callie, it\u2019s a mistake that\u2019s shaken up the devastating heartbreak she fought hard to forget. However, Lewis is determined to fight for her, and proves it when their night together results in more than just unresolved feelings.<\/p>\n

As they come to grips with impending parenthood and the mistakes they\u2019ve both made, Callie and Lewis will not only have to decide to fight for a love that has endured so many years apart, but a mysterious adversary who seems intent on destroying the future they\u2019re building together.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cI know what I want now. I want you, here, for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fifth book in The Highlands<\/i> series, this is a second-generation story and a beautiful second chance romance for Lewis and Callie.<\/p>\n

Lewis the son of Thane Adair from There with You (Adair Family, #2)<\/i><\/a>, and Callie is the daughter of Sloane from Beyond the Thistles (The Highlands, #1)<\/i><\/a>. We saw them as children in their parents\u2019 books as they became the best of friends, and as they grew, that friendship turned into soul-deep love, until it heartbreakingly fell apart. Now, it\u2019s seven years later, Lewis is living in London and Callie has just returned to the Highlands after spending 3 years studying in Paris. They are unexpectedly reunited on a night out in London, old passions ignite, and they share an electrifying night together before Callie returns home in the morning,. It\u2019s then that Lewis decides it\u2019s time for him to finally come home and claim his girl.<\/p>\n

Aaahh, I love a second chance romance, and they\u2019re childhood sweethearts, so I was in heaven! I already loved little Lewis and little Callie, and seeing them together as teenagers and so in love in flashbacks had me quickly invested in them as a couple.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you,\u201d I whispered.
\nHe sighed and leaned his forehead against mine. \u201cNever stop, he pleaded hoarsely. \u201cBecause I\u2019ll never stop loving you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Their break-up was nasty, and there\u2019s so much hurt between them. Callie has held on to her anger all these years, but Lewis never let go and still pines for his first love, and wants nothing more than to win her back. He has a battle on his hands to get past Callie\u2019s defences, but she has been left shaken from their night together and he is determined and shamelessly in love (be still my heart), and he has no intention of letting her get away from him again.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you dare go all caveman on me, Lewis Adair. I am not some <\/i>thing to be stolen. I belong only to me.\u201d
\n\u201cAnd me.\u201d He pounded his fist passionately against his chest.
\nI\u2019d never seen him so agitated. Not even when we\u2019d broken up.
\nA shiver skated down my spine at the blazing look in his eyes.
\n\u201cAs I belong to you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It all becomes more complicated when Callie learns that she\u2019s pregnant from their night together. Finally forced to confront Lewis, their past, and their still-strong feelings for each other, everything begins to change for these two, and I was right on board watching them finally start to make their way back to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is going to change.\u201d
\n\u201cNot everything,\u201d he promised. \u201cNot the way I love you.\u201d
\nI let out a shuddering breath. \u201cI have always loved you too. Always only ever you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is a touch of mystery\/suspense which, in my opinion, doesn\u2019t really add much to the story, but it doesn\u2019t detract either, it\u2019s just there. I\u2019m here for the romance, and this is a beautiful, sweet, sexy and swoony love story for two people who are so meant to be.<\/p>\n

We get to see a bit of progression for the couples from earlier books in this series, as well as the whole extended Adair clan, and God, I love them! The scene with them all together had me laughing out loud, and I love their banter and how close they all are. Lewis\u2019 younger sister Eilidh has also come a long way since we met her as a child, and looks to be the focus of the next book in the series \u2013 I\u2019m calling it right now and predict a brother\u2019s best friend romance, and I cannot wait to get my hands on that one!<\/p>\n

I loved this book. It\u2019s a sweet story with lots of heart, and such a gorgeous read.<\/p>\n

4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Highlands Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This series is a spin-off from the Adair Family<\/a>\u00a0series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Beyond the Thistles (#1) <\/strong>(Walker & Sloane)
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Among the Heather (#2) <\/strong>(North & Aria)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

A Highland Christmas (#2.5)<\/strong> (Haydyn & Kenna)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Through the Glen (#3) <\/strong>(Theo & Sarah)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Skies Over Caledonia (#4) <\/strong>(Jared & Allegra)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Northern Twilight (#5) <\/strong>(Lewis & Callie)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Forever the Highlands (#6)<\/strong>
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet Samantha<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Samantha Young is a New York Times, USA Today<\/em> and Wall Street Journal<\/em> bestselling author. She’s been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. Samantha writes adult contemporary and paranormal romance, YA urban fantasy and YA contemporary fiction and is currently published in 31 countries.<\/p>\n

She resides in Scotland.<\/p>\n

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Check out our\u00a0AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT<\/a>\u00a0for more reads by Samantha Young!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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