If You Dared to Love a Laird

Lauren Royal

Mar 2014 · Chase Family Series Book 3 · Novelty Publishing

4.6

92 reviews

Ebook

152

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

♥ 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 Google Play, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo

• Nominated by Romantic Times for Best Anthology

REVIEWS

“A captivating historical romance. Fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series 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

Chase Family Series: The Regency

Tempt Me at Midnight

Tempting Juliana

The Art of Temptation

New in 2022

Alice Betrothed

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

• Want great free and 99¢ books sent to your inbox on select Fridays? Sign up for Lauren's newsletter at: http://royall.ink/Newsletter

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

• 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

Ratings and reviews

4.6

92 reviews

Dorothy Sivo

May 13, 2016

**I received this book as an ARC (for the "Once Upon a Bride" anthology) in exchange for my honest review.** Clarice Bradford's life is about to be turned upside down by a handsome Scotsman! This is the story of a widow who is quite content with her life. She has a beautiful daughter and a small cottage to call her own. Mrs. Bradford has no desire to remarry until she meets Cameron Leslie, a handsome Baronet. Will true love conquer all? Or will Clarice's fears consume her happiness?

2 people found this review helpful

Lela McNary

May 16, 2018

Having read all the flowers, jewels and the Christmas book where it began I had to read Forevermore. Clarice and Cameron's story was short but as touching as all the other stories. I have found a love for this writer and this family, the Chases. Great series and a great book!

Juliet Connor-Kearns

October 17, 2023

A sweet story and I liked the age difference angle but I'd have welcomed a bit more depth to the writing.

About the author

I decided to become a writer in the third grade (or, as my Canadian friends call it, grade three), after winning a "Why My Mother is the Greatest" essay contest and having my entry published in a major newspaper. Seeing my words in print was a thrill! But everyone told me it's too hard for novelists to get published, so after college I spent fourteen years as the CEO of my own jewelry store chain before writing my first book. A mistake? Maybe...but my first heroine, Amethyst, was a jeweler, so at least I took advantage of that wise old saying, "Write what you know." And I learned a good lesson: Don't let other people tell you what you can or can't do!

I write humorous historical romance mostly set in England and Scotland in the 17th and 19th centuries (Restoration and Regency periods). I've been oh-so-lucky to see my books hit bestseller lists all over the world, including the New York Times and USA Today lists, making this second career a real dream come true. I live in Southern California with my family and a constantly shedding cat, and I still think my mother is the greatest!

Visit my website at http://www.LaurenRoyal.com, where you can learn about the real people and real places in my books, enter a contest, sign up for my newsletter, and see the ever-growing branches of the Chase Family Tree.

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