Scot Under the Covers

Starred review from December 23, 2019
The flawless second Regency era romance in Enoch’s Wild Wicked Highlanders series (after It’s Getting Scot in Here) hinges on a pair of enemies turned lovers who gamble with both their money and their hearts. Miranda Harris has always loathed games of chance, and her hatred only grows when her brother trades her hand in marriage to clear his gambling debt. Miranda would rather go to debtor’s prison than marry the odious Capt. Robert Vale, but before she resigns herself to a cell, she tries her hand at winning her freedom back, reluctantly seeking the help of handsome master gambler Aden MacTaggert. In order to keep parental funds flowing into his Highland estate, Aden must marry a London-bred woman. He agrees to teach Miranda about gambling ostensibly in exchange for lessons on London manners that will help him meet a match, but really because he’s charmed by witty, outspoken Miranda and hopes to turn her disdain for him into affection. High stakes, spirited characters, and off-the-charts chemistry keep the pages turning as Enoch balances humor, heat, and tension. This is Highland romance done right.

January 1, 2020
Miranda Harris was waiting for true love, but now she's being forced into marriage with a vulture of a man as payment for her brother's gambling debts. Wagering already ruined another family member, so she detests the act and those who partake in it. However, if she's going to get out of this marriage without ruining her family, she's going to need to learn from the best how to wager. Highlander Aden MacTaggert must marry an English woman to secure his family's inheritance, but so far the ladies of Sassenach society bore him, until clever and candid Miranda asks for his assistance. The two enter into a partnership that turns out to be ever so much greater than either expected. Enoch (It's Getting Scot in Here, 2019) delivers another fresh and fun Highlander/English romance with notes of scandal, secrets, cunning escapades, and off-the-charts chemistry. The horrid villain's comeuppance at the end is satisfying, while Miranda's transformation from a woman fitting society's expectations to an individual who follows her own rules is laudable and exciting.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)