Books like The Highlander next door by Janet Chapman

Birch Callahan has spent a lifetime shielding herself from men after witnessing her mother’s four marriages. Now, in her role at a women’s shelter in Spellbound Falls, she is determined to stay single — until the neighbor arrives. Niall MacKeage, a gentle‑mannered Highlander who appears to have stepped out of the twelfth century, brings with him a mysterious past and a strange ability to travel through time. Though Birch’s cautious heart resists romance, she cannot ignore the magnetic pull she feels towards him, nor the way his gruff exterior conceals a surprisingly compassionate soul. As the mist rises over Spellbound Falls, Birch faces her own doubts and envies the stories that love can endure across ages. In this contemporary romance, the clash of a modern woman’s strength against a timeless, rugged man provides both humor and heartfelt insight into the nature of love, belonging, and second chances.

First publish date: 2014