Category: Scottish/Highlander

Return of the Scot by Eliza Knight

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Return of the Scot (Scots of Honor Book 1)Return of the Scot by Eliza Knight

Tracy’s rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Scots of Honor, #1

Release Date: June 29, 2021

After spending two years as a prisoner of war and being presumed dead, Lorne Gordon, the Duke of Sutherland and Chief of Clan Sutherland is back in Scotland and eager to get home to Dunrobin Castle. But his joy is cut short when he learns that his brother sold his castle and has disappeared with the money. Eager for a resolution Lorne travels to Edinburgh to confront the buyer and have the sale nullified. He is shocked to learn that the mysterious buyer is none other than his former fiancée’s sister and that she has no intention of returning this castle to him!

Jaime Andrewson, the daughter of the late Viscount Whittleburn and sister to Shanna, the duke’s former and now disgraced fiancée. Years ago Lorne refused to marry her pregnant sister and left her to face society’s scorn with no remorse. Shanna was sent away and disowned, leaving Jaime as the sole heir to her family’s shipping empire. Jaime expanded the shipping business and is now a very rich woman, so rich that she has the money to enact her revenge against the man that ruined her sister. And what better revenge than to purchase his beloved home and give it to her sister and nephew, the very people he spurned!

But when Jaime and Lorne meet again, sparks will fly and they will soon discover that things don’t add up and they both realize that they may have been duped and will need to work together to learn the truth and set things right. Jaime tries hard to fight the attraction that she has for the man that she believes she should hate. But the heart wants what the heart wants and Lorne has decided that his wants Jaime, so now he will have to prove he is not the rogue she believes and win her not only her trust but also her love.

This was a well-written book that was much more light-hearted than I was expecting. The book has a bit of everything: secrets, lies, witty banter, likable characters, steamyish love scenes, shocking revelations, a dash of forbidden love, and a HEA complete with an epilogue. I did feel like the ending was a bit rushed with the villains getting off too easily and that Lorne’s time as a POW was glossed over, but overall this was a very enjoyable read and I would happily recommend it to anyone.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*

How the Scot was Won by Caroline Linden

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How the Scot Was Won (Desperately Seeking Duke, #2.5)How the Scot Was Won by Caroline Linden

Tracy’s rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: Desperately Seeking a Duke, #2.5

Release Date: July 6, 2021

If you read A Scot to the Heart then you have already met Agnes and Felix and are probably dying to know what happened to make her first dislike him and then apparently reconcile with him – Well the wait is over and the story is delicious! If you haven’t read the aforementioned book, no worries – this novella is their complete story and you will have no problems jumping right in.

Felix Duncan and Agnes St. James have a long history, one that goes back to their childhood, Felix was a friend of Agnes’ brother Andrew and was always kind to her, but it wasn’t until years later that Felix saw her again and realized that little girl that always tagged along was now a beautiful woman. One he wanted to get to know. Through “random” meetings at a coffeehouse, they formed a friendship and deeper feelings began to take root. But a night of revelry and a bit too much whiskey resulted in the world’s worst marriage proposal and the end to what had been a lovely friendship.

Things remained tense between them, and while they would have liked to avoid each other, that is not possible when her brother returns and Agnes ends up staying with her friend Ilsa who becomes romantically involved with her brother – who happens to be staying with Felix. When Andrew organizes a house party and invites Felix to join them, it appears that our lovers will finally talk and reconcile – a boon in Felix’s opinion and one he doesn’t plan on wasting, because, despite everything that has happened, he really has fallen for Agnes. But just as things seem to be falling into place for their HEA, things completely fall apart for Ilsa and Andrew, and any hope for a quick HEA is lost, but that doesn’t mean it will never happen – does it?

I really enjoyed this novella, it was well-written and never felt rushed or recycled as it was also its own story even though it is on the same timeline as A Scot to the Heart, this book is filled with emotion, angst, steamyish love scenes, a hero who works hard for redemption and finally a well-deserved HEA. This was written as a companion novella to the novel A Scot to the Heart which is Andrew and Ilsa’s story, and while you can read this story without reading that one with no problems, I wouldn’t recommend reading this one first as it will have spoilers.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*