Dared & Kissed: The Scotsman's Yuletide Bride (Book 12)
What readers say:
🧡“I’m left dreaming of that kiss with a big smile on my face.”
🧡“I love how the characters from previous books make appearances in each book. They feel like friends by now.” 🧡“Ms. Bree will have you sighing as love find a way. Yes, she writes that good of a story.”The moment Finn had glimpsed her standing across the clearing, his heart had slammed to a rather unexpected halt. Her mahogany curls had danced on the soft breeze, gently brushing against her rosy cheeks and giving her the appearance of a sprite risen from the earth. She stood tall and fierce, and yet, as she had approached, the dark brown of her eyes had spoken of a vulnerable heart.
Although her gaze had travelled from one of his friends to the next, somehow Finn had known that in that moment she had come for him. The moment their eyes had met, Finn had been unable to speak, to think, to do anything other but stare at her.
He couldn’t even recall her name-if indeed he had ever known it-and yet he was certain that he would never again forget who she was.
The closer she had stepped the more his heart had felt as though it wished to jump from his chest. And then her lips had found his.
Dimly, Finn found himself wondering if he had strayed into a dream as he felt the softness of her lips against his own and the tentative brush of her fingers against the back of his neck, uncertain and yet daring. Her body leaned into his, and for a long moment, nothing and no one else existed but them.
And then she was gone.
She kissed him once. Now she must dare to let him see her fully. Emma Stewart has admired Finnegan MacDrummond from afar—too quietly, for too long. But silence doesn’t get answered. So she risks everything with a single, brazen act: a kiss that catches him off guard and sends her fleeing into the woods… heart racing, hope flickering, courage trembling.
He never saw her coming. But he can’t look away now. Finnegan, gruff Highlander and steady soul, wasn’t prepared to be kissed by a stranger—or to feel a spark he can’t shake. When he discovers it was Emma, the quiet woman he never truly noticed, something shifts. Her boldness lingers. And suddenly, he wants to know everything she never dared say aloud.
What begins as a dare becomes a door—to vulnerability, to hope, to love. Emma fears she’s ruined everything. Finn fears he doesn’t know how to respond. And yet, between awkward silences and searching eyes, they begin to learn that the only way to be truly chosen… is to be truly seen. Because hiding feels safe. But nothing about love is meant to be safe.
She kissed him to be brave. Now she must let him in.
🌲 If you’ve ever wanted to risk your heart out loud—and hoped someone would meet you there, not in judgment, but in kind… this story is yours.
Each love story in this series can be read as a stand-alone. However, most readers prefer to read them in order.
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