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The Scot’s Seduction by Megan Frampton

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The Scot's Seduction (Heirs & Spares #2)The Scot’s Seduction by Megan Frampton

Tracy’s Rating: 3.5/4 of 5 stars

Series: Heirs & Spares #2

Release Date: September 30, 2025

Raised by eccentric parents, Lady Drusilla “Dru” Courtenay is not your average aristocrat, as she doesn’t really care what society thinks of her and has no desire to marry. She lives life on her own terms but is careful not to be too brazen about her choices. She might be whispered about, but she doesn’t want to be a pariah, as that would hurt the people she is determined to help. After dismissing her latest lover, she focuses on her true purpose, helping those in need. She desperately wants to buy a large property that could serve multiple purposes; to house people, teach them a craft and have a shop to sell the goods they make. Dru has a modiste fortune of her own, but to fund a project this large is beyond her means. She is discussing that very point with her friend and secretary of sorts, Miss Joey, when they hear a commotion outside and go to investigate. It is then that she meets Murdoch Cragmore, the Earl of Cragmore and his niece and ward, Miss Emily Davenport. Little does Dru know but her life is about to change forever.

Murdoch Cragmore would rather stay in Scotland with his sheep and his account books than suffer the season in London, but Emily is the only child of his beloved late sister, and he knows that she wanted Emily to have season. He is willing to endure the season but is concerned that Emily seems dead set on falling in love at first sight and marrying immediately, something they are arguing about when Lady Drusilla intervenes. It takes some doing, but they manage to get Dru to sponsor Emily in exchange for the deed to a building for her project. But nothing goes as planned and Murdoch soon finds himself falling in love a woman who has made it clear that she is not interested in forever.

This was fast paced, fun read with interesting and likable characters. The story has something for every reader, there is betrayal, found family, kittens, warm love scenes, salacious stuffed animals, great secondary characters, laugh out loud moments, and finally a HEA complete with an epilogue. I will freely admit that I prefer historical romance stories to comply with the strictures of the era in which they are set, and this book doesn’t do that – it is 100% a contemporary in period dress. Despite playing fast and loose with historical accuracy, I did enjoy the story and would happily recommend it.

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

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The Devil’s Charm by Megan Frampton

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The Devil's Charm (Heirs & Spares #1)The Devil’s Charm by Megan Frampton

Tracy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Heirs & Spares, #1

Release Date: February 25, 25

Lady Diantha Courtenay, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Courtenay, has spent most of her life trying to keep her parents in check, she is reliable, responsible and therefore a complete mystery to her family. She always does the right thing and hopes for a day when she can pursue her own dream of a quiet, stable life. But a stolen kiss with Lord Lucian Eldridge, the younger son of her father’s greatest foe, turns her whole world upside down and then to make matters worse, she learns that the cause of their parent’s feud has been decided by the courts and now she and Lucian must work together to find a solution to factory in question or their parents will risk losing the building to the crown, and while that would be unfortunate, the real risk might be the fact that she is losing her heart to a man that is exactly like her parents, a man she shouldn’t want.

Lord Lucian Eldridge, the younger son of the Duke of Waxford, has tried to please his father for most of his life and failed, Lucian likes being happy and enjoying himself, basically the complete opposite of his stodgy, duty-loving, rigid father. When his older brother is injured and his father has to attend him in Scotland, he leaves Lucian in charge of figuring out what to do with the factory the duke with the earl. Lucian is wondering if he can find someone to take over the job when he meets the earl’s daughter and shares a kiss that he can’t forget. He throws himself into the project and falls head over heels with a woman he can never have.

This was a quick, fun read, with a different plot and very likable characters. Diantha and Lucian are complete opposites and their fathers are enemies, but that doesn’t stop them from falling in love, but it may prevent them from finding their HEA. The romance part of the story was good, but there was a side story featuring the Duke’s cousin that just didn’t really impress me or add anything substantive to the story – if just felt like filler and made the story drag in places. Overall, it was an enjoyable read with wonderful characters, a bit of steam, some amusing scenes and finally a HEA that seemed almost impossible, and while it wasn’t quite the story that I have come to expect from Ms. Frampton, I would still be happy to recommend this title to HR readers who enjoy the enemies to lovers and the opposites attract tropes.

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