{"product_id":"the-reluctant-confessor-moira-macbride-9798184362724","title":"The Reluctant Confessor: A Sweet Highland Historical Romance Book 2 of The First Arrivals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Confessor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was sent north to escape a forced engagement. She never expected to find safety - or two very different kinds of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSìneag MacKinnon arrives at Dunloch with nothing but the clothes on her back and a letter of safe passage. For the first time in her life, she experiences real safety. She also finds an unexpected friendship with Brother Tomás, whose gentle kindness offers her something she has never known. But Tomás is a vowed priest, and the love growing between them can only ever be friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Ruairidh MacAlpine - the quiet, patient scholar working on the keep's old manuscripts - who waits without pressure. Only after Sìneag learns what it truly feels like to be safe in a man's presence can she allow herself to reach for the love that is hers to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tender, faith-aware Highland romance about the difference between refuge and home, and the courage it takes to want something more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow burn romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriends to lovers (emotional)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocation \/ faith conflict\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealing romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGentle hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatient hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotional intimacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean Highland romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond chance at trust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moira MacBride\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184362724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d","brand":"Moira MacBride","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874782720255,"sku":"9798184362724","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reluctant-confessor-moira-macbride-9798184362724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}