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One Hot Scot by Suzanne Enoch

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One Hot Scot (Scandalous Highlanders, #0.5)One Hot Scot by Suzanne Enoch

Tracy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Scandalous Highlanders, #0.5

Release Date: October 1, 2013

While attending her aunt’s wedding in Inverness, Julia Prentiss is literally swept off her feet by a man who kidnaps her for her fortune. Julia manages to escape from his estate in the Highlands, only to find herself alone, lost, and hunted in a strange land. When she stumbles across a naked man in a lake, she thinks her luck has gone from bad to worse…or has it?

Duncan Lenox lives surrounded by enemies, a MacLawry in a land of Campbells. With three sisters at home who rely on him, he’s become a very cautious man. But when an auburn-haired English beauty has nowhere else to turn, he feels obligated to help. When the two are forced to spend the night in an abandoned cottage while a storm rages and enemies circle, they find a mutual passion that could save — or doom — them both.

My Thoughts:

I enjoyed this novella, and I hope we see more of Duncan and Julia in the series.

This story was a quick read, and you really have to believe in love at first sight to enjoy it.

It was well written, and both the characters were likable. I am not usually a fan of love at first sight – but I have to say, in this story I was a believer. There was something between them that the reader could feel.

As I said I hope we see more of Duncan and Julia, because this story moved so quickly that I felt a little cheated – I didn’t really get to know them and then it ended as quickly as it started, leaving me feeling a bit unsatisfied.  I wanted more, but it was a novella, so I knew it would be short – I just didn’t know I would be getting a condensed story – not bad – just a bit cut to the chase.

I recommend this novella and am looking forward to the rest of this series.

Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch

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Every Duke Has His DayEvery Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch

Tracy’s rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: N/A

Release Date: September 19, 2023

It was definitely not love at first sight when Elizabeth “Bitsy” Dockering, the youngest daughter of Viscount Mardensea, and Michael Bromley, the Duke of Woriton met. As the undisputed “diamond” of the season, Elizabeth is much sought after and admired, she has several men vying for her hand and is enjoying her reign. While on a walk in the park with her friends and her dog, a poorly behaved black poodle named Galahad, one of her suitors, and her dog tangle which leads to Galahad getting loose and running after another black poodle. The dogs end up in the Serpentine, along with the other dog’s owner. Elizabeth is shocked to learn that the man is none other than the reclusive and possibly mad Duke of Woriton. After exchanging words, the two take their dogs and part ways, thinking they will never see each other again.

Michael Bromley, the Duke of Woriton is brilliant, and he would rather be home working on his experiments than mingling with his peers, but when his beloved aunt leaves her black poodle, Lancelot with him while she is visiting a friend, he ventures out to the park, never expecting to have his life turned upside down by two poodles and a lovely woman! It isn’t until he returns home that he realizes they switched dogs, and for some unexplainable reason, he decides that he must let Elizabeth know immediately. This results in an unexpected waltz and the start of an adventure that will forever change him, when Lancelot and then Galahad are dognapped.

I loved this book, it was such a fun read filled with wonderful characters and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. The story uses a Grumpy meets Sunshine trope, and it is a no-steam, slow-burn romance with lots of emotion, chemistry experiments, lots of dogs, a nasty villain, and a not-so-bad “bad guy”, a sweet secondary romance, laughs, tears, wonderful secondary characters, kisses and finally a HEA complete with an epilogue. Overall, I do wish that the ending had been a bit longer and maybe that they didn’t need a third party to ensure their HEA, but those things aside, I loved this book and have given it a place on my very small keeper shelf. This is a standalone title, so if you are looking for a fun, sweet read, this book is for you!

*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.*