Captain of My Heart
Grumpy Scottish single dad. Sunshine American nanny. One unforgettable Highland summer.
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Losing everything in New York? Rough.
Running off to a tiny town in the Scottish Highlands? Maybe a little dramatic.
Taking a nanny job for a hot but insufferably grumpy ferry captain? Clearly I wasn’t thinking straight.
Yeah, Lachlan Munro’s six-year-old son is utterly adorable. Even his golden retriever, who acts like he’s on a sugar high 24/7, manages to win me over. But the man himself? Ugh!
Does he look ridiculously sexy in that uniform? Maybe. Okay, yes, but that’s beside the point. His surly attitude and obsessive routines have even my sunshiny optimism fraying at the edges.
At least I’m not staying in his home. No, I’m tucked away in the guesthouse out back, with a gorgeous view of the sea.
But one night he’s taking out the trash, I’m getting changed, and… I may have left a crack in the curtains.
Our eyes meet. He blinks. I shriek.
I swear I’m not a flasher. Just a victim of tragic timing—and my apparent inability to shut a curtain properly.
We both pretend it never happened. Except now I keep catching him staring at me. And occasionally I glimpse something softer behind that grumpy exterior.
Well, whatever. It doesn’t matter. Because there’s no way I’m getting involved with my emotionally unavailable boss.
Perfect for Readers Who Love…
- Grumpy x sunshine
- Single dad and nanny
- Forced proximity
- Widowed hero
- Found family
- Man in uniform
- Adorable kid sidekick
- Man and his dog
Meet the Characters
Lachlan Munro
A gruff ferry captain whose devotion to his son leaves little room for anything else.
Blair Turner
A former children’s book editor whose life has fallen apart in spectacular fashion.
Finn Munro
Lachlan’s six-year-old son. Sweet, thoughtful, and impossible not to love.
Gus
Lachlan’s golden retriever. All enthusiasm, zero concept of personal space.
Places You’ll Visit
Ardmara
A small fishing town on Scotland’s west coast, a world away from Blair’s life in New York.
The Pit
The local soft play, affectionately nicknamed “the Pit” by Lachlan and the town’s other single dads.
A Stone Circle
A hidden circle of standing stones in the hills, where Blair jokingly calls out for Jamie Fraser.
Corraig
A small island Lachlan captains his ferry to every day, although he never steps ashore.
Good to Know
- Author
- Amy McGavin
- Series
- Scottish Single Dads (Book 1)
- Note
- This book can be read as a standalone.
- Genre
- Contemporary romance
- Vibe
- Steamy, funny, heart-warming
- Style
- First person, dual POV, present tense
- Heat level
- 3/5 🌶️
eBook
- Publisher
- Grumpy Grouse Press
- ISBN
- 978-1-916734-10-4
- Release date
- 30 September 2025
- Language
- English
- Availability
- Amazon (including Kindle Unlimited), public libraries
Paperback
- Publisher
- Grumpy Grouse Press
- ISBN
- 978-1-916734-11-1
- Release date
- 30 September 2025
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 292
- Availability
- A range of online retailers. Booksellers and libraries can order via Ingram.