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The Highland Laird's Secret Heir

Genre:
Drama, Arranged Marriage
Last updated:
26 Oct 2026
By:
Fiona MacLeod & Alistair Sterling
Status:
Completed
Language:
English · 18+
26 Chapters
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Enemies to Lovers Arranged Marriage Scottish Highlands Billionaire Laird Former SAS Botanical Chemist Single Malt Distillers High Heat 18+ Castle Siege Heir Romance

Chapter 1

The Summons to Dunraven

The morning departure from Edinburgh had felt less like a journey and more like a forced march into exile.

Dr. Fiona Sterling had packed three leather suitcases in her sunlit flat on Heriot Row, her heart heavy with grief, anger, and fierce determination. On her dining table lay the mountain of foreclosure notices, bank default warnings, and aggressive takeover threats issued by Vanguard Capital—a predatory American private equity consortium managed by the ruthless billionaire Donald Vance.

For three centuries, the Sterling Single Malt Distillery in the heart of Speyside had been an emblem of Scottish craftsmanship.

Founded in 1721 by Master Distiller Ewan Sterling, the family’s estate sat nestled along the crystalline, snowmelt-fed waters of the River Fiddich. The distillery possessed something no corporate conglomerate could ever replicate: fifty acres of ancient, mineral-rich peat bogs infused with wild heather roots, and a proprietary copper pot-still configuration that produced some of the smoothest, most complex whisky in the British Isles.

When Fiona’s father, Arthur Sterling, had suffered a debilitating angina attack following Vanguard’s sudden calling of a £50 million commercial bridge loan, Fiona had immediately taken leave from her research fellowship at the University of Edinburgh.

She had analyzed the balance sheets with forensic precision. The debt was artificial—a carefully orchestrated hostile maneuver by Vance to bankrupt the estate, seize the proprietary peatland, and demolish the historic warehouses for commercial real estate development. The banks in London and Edinburgh had turned a blind eye, seduced by Vance's corporate promises, leaving the Sterling heritage teetering on the edge of total oblivion.

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26
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40.7K
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Status
Completed
Author
Fiona MacLeod & Alistair Sterling
Updated
26 Oct 2026

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Chapter 25: The Midwinter Blessing

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Chapter 24: Heir of the Highlands

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Chapter 23: The Glenmore Environmental Trust

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The Highland Laird's Secret Heir is written by Fiona MacLeod & Alistair Sterling, a drama, arranged marriage romance novel.

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The Highland Laird's Secret Heir has 26 chapters (about 40,698 words), written in English.

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Catalog

26 chapters
  1. 1. The Summons to Dunraven Free
  2. 2. The Clan Bargain Free
  3. 3. Vows at St. Bride's Free
  4. 4. The Laird's Bedchamber In app
  5. 5. Mist in the Heather In app
  6. 6. The Stag and the Flame In app
  7. 7. The Library Fire In app
  8. 8. The Golden Peatland In app
  9. 9. The Edinburgh Ball In app
  10. 10. Surrender in the Highlands In app
  11. 11. The Speyside Sabotage In app
  12. 12. Midnight at the Loch In app
  13. 13. The Traitor in the Keep In app
  14. 14. Siege of Dunraven In app
  15. 15. The Laird's Vengeance In app
  16. 16. The Ruin of Vance In app
  17. 17. Healing the Highland Warrior In app
  18. 18. The Royal Distillers' Triumph In app
  19. 19. Crown of Wild Heather In app
  20. 20. The Highland Gathering In app
  21. 21. Vows Beneath the Ben In app
  22. 22. Passion of the Highland Queen In app
  23. 23. The Glenmore Environmental Trust In app
  24. 24. Heir of the Highlands In app
  25. 25. The Midwinter Blessing In app
  26. 26. Lairds of Eternity In app

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