This was a great introduction to this author. The book had a bit of everything to draw in the reader. There were great friendships, family relationships, romance, and steam all made more interesting with conflict and humor.

Cassie and Logan meet under very unusual circumstances during a European trip that Cassie and her four friends have taken. The unusual circumstances could be very good for Logan's future but could be quite detrimental to Cassie's career goals. This dilemma provides the conflict, but as feelings become involved, lines become more blurred.

Throughout the romance of Cassie and Logan, we see the interactions of not only them, but among all of the secondary characters. They are all unique and entertaining, which moves the story along and leaves the reader wanting more of them. Even Logan's mother and sister and the conversations Cassie has with her own mother help to develop the background and make the characters real and relatable.

Overall, I found the story and characters very well-developed and fast-paced. The relationships, the romance, and the steamy scenes make this a highly recommended book. I look forward to hearing the stories of the other friends.

I received an ARC via Netgalley, thank you

I sat down with my cup of coffee and dived right into this sweet romance. There are many different characters revolving around this book that can be distracting but overall the story was complete and interesting.

Cassie Crow is a pop-culture reporter for a TV talk show in Chicago. She and her friends embark on the vacation of a lifetime where she meets a kilted Highlander with a killer accent on a tour of a Scottish castle. Logan Reid has built a career hosting a series of off-the-wall hijinks on the Web. His latest prank is to convince Cassie that he's a time traveling Scot. When she catches on she's furious. She's trying to convince her boss that she's a serious journalist and this won't help. He has to convince her to sign a release for the prank to be aired to get his own tv series. Who wins this battle of wills?

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#DNF 27%

I wish I enjoyed this book more. The premise sounded really fun and there was great chemistry between Cassie and Logan, however there were too many scenes involving up to 8 characters at once carrying on back and forth dialogue, which became very boring and tedious to follow. I lost interest quickly.

Cassie and her friends are on a long planned European vacation. Each friend picked a country they wanted to see. She meets Logan in a Scottish castle where he is filming a prank for his show. Unable to get Cassie’s signature on the necessary waiver Logan starts following Cassie and her friends. Complications follow.

Thank you Netgalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

After reading this, Logan is one of my new favorite contemporary Scottish brogues 💕 I liked the relationship created between Cassie and Logan and the settings were great, I just felt that the plot and ending were hastily executed, and the secondary characters were confusing and interchangeable. So while I enjoyed the book, it was kinda meh. I think this is going to be a series so I’m excited to see where the author goes from here.

Great read! I wasn't sure if I would like this book when I sat down to read it, but once I gave it a shot, I was quite pleased! The characters were captivating and the plot line was definitely engaging! This is definitely going on my recommendations list. Four stars for sure!

I am a bit undecided about this book. I have not read any books by this author previously. I do like her writing style and plot development. I enjoyed the second half of the book so much more than the first half. That is due to my preference of a romance story. I want the couple to know each other as people, then friends before they have sex and fall in love. I do not care for the “in-lust” and “jump to sex” stories. The first half of the book was the in-lust type, so I was really turned off by that. This is not to say the book was written badly, just not my taste.
After that part of the story was finished and Cassie and Logan got to know each other and discovered that there was more to their relationship than sex, I enjoyed reading the book so much more.
While I think characters of Cassie and Logan were pretty well developed, the other characters were not. They were almost like fillers to the story. I would have liked to have known Cassie’s friends a bit better. They seemed to just be in the story to show that she did not travel alone to Europe. I felt I knew Logan’s mother and sister better and they had a much smaller part to the story than I thought Cassie’s friends had.
This was a light and easy read. I am sure it would be good selection for anyone that enjoys a romance story with a Scot in it (and a bit more sex scenes than I enjoy when I read). In trying to keep my personal feelings of the content of the book, out of my review of the book, and out of my rating of it, I am giving this book 3 stars since it was well written and did keep my interest. I would like to give another of the author’s books a try and not base my opinion on one book.
I was given this book by St. Martin’s Press and want to thank them. I posted a review to share my opinion, to help other readers when selecting this book to read.

A great read from an author I’ve not read before, always great to find new authors, and it delightfully unexpected, as this writers style suits my reading style perfectly !

The characters were engaging and you wanted to know more with each turn of the page, the main characters flitted perfectly and the list none of their individual uniqueness and quirks when they became one !

The story flowed and I easily devoured this from front page to final

Diz

4 Stars
4TLOReading

I went in to Getting Hot with the Scot expecting a fun, low-angst “What happens in Scotland, stays in Scotland” type girls trip. Cassie and friends are in Edinburgh, enjoying a whisky tasting and castle tour when she gets lost and ends up meeting Logan.

Getting Hot With the Scot definitely lives up to its title. The first half of the book is the most entertaining, with all the attraction and hooking up you expect in an American traveling abroad story. It’s when Cassie and Logan part ways and she takes off for home that the story wobbles. The main conflicts are too easily wiped away, so that new ones have to be created on the way to HEA.

It's a promising start to a series, and I'm intrigued enough with the secondary cast of characters to come back for more.

I never heard of this author before, but the headline mentioned a Scot so I was sold even before I read the synopsis.

I enjoyed the plot and setting of this book,
but I wish it was written in a different point of view.
Not sure how to explain, but I feel like the flow in the story would have been much smoother if it was written differently.
Other than that I was sold! I love England and Scotland. Summer memories came flooding back while reading this book. Our trip to Edinburgh Castle, our walk down the Royal Mile, our visit to London.
All these memories while reading a romantic story... AND not to forget that Scot! *sigh*

I didn't hate it.....but I didn't love it either. I am not a fan of practical jokes and Logan seemed pretty immature to me. Cassie was kind of wishy washy. And I felt like there was just so much going on. There was so many different characters it was hard to keep track of who was who. It was also one of those books where you felt like you've been reading for hours and when you look at your progress, its only 22% in.

Melonie Johnson gives you a cast of uniquely colorful characters. And who doesn’t love a book set in Scotland? (Just wish they had stayed there.) But I kept waiting for the hero to capture my heart.. Logan isn’t your typical bad boy. He isn’t a victim of circumstance, hardened by life, who redeems himself with a great inner quality. He is more a victim of himself. Cassie gives him plenty of chances and should have kicked him to the curb after his reaction to “I want the dream,” I guess it just shows that anyone can get a happily ever after.

This was a fun and enjoyable contemporary romance, and a great kickoff for the new Sometimes in Love series. As the title suggests, the two main characters, Cassie and Logan, have lots of descriptive "getting hot" throughout the book. I personally would have preferred this to have been toned down a bit because I felt it started to slow the story down at times, but this is subjective. I thought the plot was unique and written in a style that was enjoyable to read.

I especially enjoyed getting to experience the different locations, including Scotland, London, and Chicago. The author did an excellent job making each locale come alive in a natural way. I also enjoyed the secondary characters and how the next book was set up, although this could be read as a standalone. The characters were all interesting and Cassie and Logan were a likeable couple, and I wanted them to get their happily ever after ending. I am looking forward to the next book in the series!

With a bit of a slow start for me, i ended up really enjoying this book! I would read more from these characters, seeing what happens for Bonnie and Theo ;)

I loved the premise of this book and really looked forward to reading it.
Where it was difficult for me and why I gave a 2 star (and 2 star really is OK, not terrible in my book), is because the POV jumped all over the place. Even on the same page. The author would jump from Cassie to Logan to side characters and it was disorienting to me. I'm not sure if this was done on purpose but there didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. It might jump twice on once page, five times on the next or not for a couple pages.

Another piece that didn't resonate with me was how transitions in the relationship happened too fast for me. Cassie seemed like someone who thought things out and was a planner. Even her decision to have a one night stand was calculated. Her decisions with Logan seemed out of character, especially when she went from one extreme of never wanting to see him again, to all of a sudden - dating. Because of this, I wasn't able to connect with the characters and didn't buy the chemistry.

I'm sure this is a book many people will love. But for me, these pieces were too glaring to enjoy the story.

Getting Hot with the Scot is one of the best romance books I've read this year. I loved this novel. Especially, because I love Scotland, and I'll be traveling there soon. I loved the situation. It was unique. The idea of Logan's prank show was hilarious and fresh. I also loved the dynamic of friends. They all had great relationships with each other, and they all were distinguishable and different. I'm looking forward to the next book!

I had a reason for reading this book, despite having never (in my memory) read a romance novel before. I know the author - not very well, but enough to follow on social media and to recognize at Target. I had forgotten how weird it was to read something by someone I know when they get to describing their sex lives. True, the other story I read was about the author's own sex life and included the information that part of it took place on her dining room table. I was glad I had never dined there.... So, it took me a while to rad the book, because as soon as I could tell where things were headed, I set the book aside for several days. Funny thing is, when I picked it back up, I still had five pages before they went for the groceries Cassie and Logan pack in plenty of foreplay.

I don't mean to harp (bagpipe?) on about the sex, except I know people who do not want to read anything like that - people who won't listen to an audiobook if it has "bad language" or see a movie with "premarital sex". The shock, the horror.

The plot structure was pretty much what I expected, I liked that the characters behaved in mostly realistic ways, and that the most important supporting characters also had personalities. At some point I could tell who the protagonists of the next book will be, and I will read that one as well. I was also happy to expand my vocabulary by reading this book. I probably didn't learn words I can work into a conversation easily, but new words are always good.

If this is the type of book you enjoy, you will love this book.

Ehh just okay for me. It was a cute, silly read but just wasn’t my cup of tea. I did enjoy the traveling part and loved the friendships. The first half was much better than the second half, in my opinion. While the meet cute was quite creative, I found all the pranks Logan pulled pretty silly and ridiculous. The pacing was both slow and fast at different times. It didn’t really pull me in like I’d hoped. I’m definitely in the minority, but it just personally didn’t work for me.

* ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

3 stars
Just an ok read for me... I hated the whole "internet prank TV host" thing. It reminded me of the annoying kid on youtube my kids used to like. Kind of immature for adults.