Saving the Scot by Jennifer Trethewey is book 4 in the The Highlanders of Balforss Series. This is the story of Louisa Robertson and Ian Sinclair. I have read the previous books but feel you can make this a standalone book if you wish to do so.
Ian wish to return to the army and when his former Captain asked to see him he thinks he will be getting his commission. But what Ian received was a order to take the Captain's daughter to America to be married and he will then give him the commission he so wants. Louisa wishes to be an actress and when her father rips her of the stage he tries to end her dream by informing her that he will ship her off to marry. Louisa comes up with an ideal to switch places with her maid and allow her to marry into the security she wants. This will open Louisa up to become the actress she wants to be in New York. But she has to keep her identity a secret to get this switch done. Ian has to have things a certain way which is the opposite of what Louisa does. Ian and Louisa have the sparks and their tempers flying...but what will Ian due when he finds out the truth?

All Louisa Robertson wants to do is become an actress but her father is completely against it and forces her to sail to America to marry a man he's chosen for her. She is to sail under Captain Ian Sinclair's protection and in return Ian will get the army commission he's been wanting. Little does he or her family know that Louisa and her maid, Mairi, have switched identities!! What follows is a sea voyage with all kinds of adventure!

I really loved the story and I also love that the two main characters are not perfect. He has OCD and she battles claustrophobia. Sparks fly as soon as they meet each other, she is quite the spitfire and he is such an honourable fellow but they just can't fight the attraction they feel for each other!

Both of them have secrets and they really have to go through a lot before they can get their HEA. I thought the story well written and it had my attention from start to end.

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

I have read a few of the books in this series and have found them to be all very enjoyable but this could be read as a standalone. What a character Louisa was! She was certainly up for anything, including acting on the stage. So it was no surprise that she would try to thwart her father’s plans for her. Captain Ian Sinclair was very serious and appeared to have an obsession with order. They did have an attraction for each other but each had secrets that could affect their feelings for each other. This was a good paced read with action at sea and a few twists before the end. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was a cute story and this is new author for me, or atleast I think it is and since I read so many books I am going to go with that. So we meet Louisa who is known as the Daughter-from-Hell, she really is not a bad person but unfortunately for her she is misunderstood and she does not want to marry and have a husband ignore her and leave her on her own with as she puts it a pat on her head. Since her father is in the military that is how she feels that marriage is since her mother died while she was really young and her grandmother took care of her and basically let her run wild, her father doesn't know what to do with her and after Louisa's last act of rebellion he decides she has to marry and is sending her to the america's to meet and marry her fiance. He sends Ian who hopes to make the general proud (Louisa's dad) by taking Louisa who he has never seen to her fiance and then him given the commission he is wanting. But that is where everything went up in smoke, He falls in love with Louisa and her him, but he is thinking she is someone else, and he is keeping a secret from her as well..Enjoy!

I truly enjoyed reading this and very thankful I didn't live back then, or I have a feeling there would have been more Louisas. What a wicked thinking and delightfully naive woman lol.
Oh, Ian was to die for, so manly, and fair to everyone. As luck would have it, he and Louisa fell for each other, both having secrets. Lies really do affect so many, but it ends well and the journey had all the feels, making it a fast, fun and sometimes intense read.
I received an ARC thru NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are strictly my own

3.5 stars
Initially, I had some troubles getting into the book. I thought Lousia quite spoiled and childish and the way people interacted was a bit weird. I also thought there were a lot going on - many details that could have been left out. But then I got into story more and more and these little details made more sense and I came to like both Louisa and Ian. I also love a book that doesn't have boring secondary characters, which this book succeeds with.
I do love my feisty heroines and I liked the way both the hero and the heroine had their issues - OCD and claustrophobia - that makes life quite difficult at times.

So, yeah, this isn't the most awesome historical novel I've read, but it's very nice and gets some points for uniqueness. I haven't read the first books in this series, but this can be read as a standalone. I'll probably come back for the other books someday.

Thank you the author, publisher and Netgalley for my free copy. This short review is entirely based on my own thoughts and opinions about the book.

Ian Sinclair loans Louisa his copy of The Taming of the Shrew on the voyage to America. Needless to say, that was a bit of foreshadowing to the rest of the story. Ian and Louisa do not sink to the depths of Taming, but Louisa definitely has her moments of comeuppance. Louisa and Mairi trade places because Louisa does not want to marry, but wants to become an actress, mostly to spite her father. In Louisa’s perspective, her father does not love her, never spent time with her and only wants to be rid of her. Being able to give her life away to her maid is just the thing to do. And, Mairi is able to have her dreams come true of changing her station in life by marrying Louisa’s intended.

Everything goes great, until the moment Louisa’s brother steps into the intended’s home. And, all hell breaks loose.

Ian, the captain charged with delivering the horrible Louisa to ‘the intended’ has no idea the joke is on him. He has his own issues with which to deal. He wants to be back in the military, he has just found out he fathered a child six years ago and he seems to have some obsessive compulsive issues. In spite of all that, he seems like a guy who tries to live a kind and just life. He comes from a family of strong men who have a strong father to guide them. Ian comes to accept his unexpected role as a father well over the journey. Without realizing what he is doing, he has, also, become a father figure to young men on his ship.

Back to the issue – Mairi has married Louisa’s betrothed when the truth comes out. Louisa and Mairi are both in all kinds of trouble. This is a funny, sometimes serious, and super enjoyable book. You will find yourself hoping for that wonderful HEA for both couples as you read through to the end.

Book: Saving the Scot
By: Jennifer Trethewey

Series: The Highlanders of Balforss, Book #4

Release Date: 3/26/2018

Reviewed by: Barb Massabrook (of)
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Heat Rating: 🔥🔥🔥

Overall Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In the end of “Forgetting the Scot” Ian had just received word from General Robertson and was very excited about hopefully getting an Army commision.

Declan Sinclair the seer of the family was confused.
So your no getting married?
Ian laughed, “No never, that’s no life for me.”

I was wondering about the girl in the breaks. The one you kissed,” Declan said.

Ian’s good mood was vanishing as everyone knew that Declan’s predictions always came true.
What girl in breaks, Ian asked?

Declan smiled sweetly.”The one you love, I dreamed you married her.”

May 1822, Edinburgh, Scotland

Louisa Robertson’s father, General Robertson, is known as the terror of Tartan. He is totally outraged and equally humiliated to find Louisa acting on stage! There is a reason his men call her “the daughter from hell.” He blames it on others on her upbringing, as he was always away on assignments, in battle etc. So all her caregivers, like her grandmother etc., let his independent, spitfire, carefree daughter run wild! All Louisa Robertson wants is her independence and possibly exploring being an actress. Freedom is her biggest wish just as her brothers have. Not some strangers slave in America calling her a wife! Now she has forced her Da’s hand, his previous threat to punish her will come true, to force her in an arranged marriage on the other side of the Atlantic.

Ian Sinclair, who has been a ships Captain for many years which has been fine. His true desire is to be a soldier again. He is hoping for a commission from General Robertson. Instead he has to transport his daughter on his ship to meet her fiance in America. It is disappointing he is to be a chaperone, before he can obtain his true desire for the commission in the service again! Yet right before he is ready to set sail he finds out he has six year old secret of his own.

Ian had met this green eyed vixen with the sour attitude in the book store earlier. Yet when he finds that the green eyed beauty, who captured his attention like no other woman, was actually a passenger on his boat. At first he thought she was the General’s daughter and thought he would never get his commision. After all he being too arrogant in the bookstore to a general's daughter, would not go over well with her father. This could end his career before it begins. However Ian was relieved she was his daughter’s companion, the most beautiful woman he had ever noticed and he couldn’t take stop gazing and taking in all that female perfection. Wondering if this trip might be more interesting than he originally thought. Yet what really shocked him was that she wore trousers under her dress!

What Ian doesn’t realize is that Louisa and her maid have switched places. As Louisa’s maids true wish to be loved, cherished and marry well, but have the wealthy station she has only dreamed of. Louisa feeling deserted by her entire family, especially her father. Louisa feels this trick is the best way to hurt the father she loves the most. She feels he is just getting rid of her and on the other side of the Atlantic too! He didn’t even stay to see her off.

Ian Sinclair just has to do this lassies father one wee favor, first to have all his ducks in a row! When he sees it the lassie he met at at the bookstore, as Louisa kept up the deception for the duration of the trip. The problem to Ian is the breech wearing companion Louisa, who always is talking back and not obeying his rules. Will Ian soon finds out her secret, that could destroy his military career. Yet sparks fly and love is in the air and Louisa now realizes her plan to hurt her father might destroy and ruin other lives. Will she confess her sins to Ian or live with them in agony? If Ian becomes aware of Louisa’s deception and betrayal that will cost him his commision, will he forgive and forget? Or will all the love he feels for Louisa turn him bitter and feeling betrayed? Will he ever reveal his secret of his own? Will Louisa be able to forgive Ian’s own betrayal? She is feeling he was only using her to play a part and this was not on any theatrical stage! Perhaps this once Declan’s dreams are untrue.

I couldn’t help but fall in love with this claustrophobic, trouser wearing, Generals daughter and swoon worthy OCD captain. A man who has everything in perfect order, until this General's daughter blows into his life putting his orderly world in disarray and chaos!

Again Ms. Trethewey pens a beautiful story of two people who planned on achieving specific ambitions, but love gets in the way. Yet sooner or later they will know each other’s betrayal and deception. Will they be able to forgive, forget and move on? The other option is to go their separate ways. A book readers don’t want to miss!

Another fast paced, riveting, high seas, romantic, Scottish, adventure, that readers will absolutely love. Another Jennifer Trethewey novel that I got swept away in and finding myself gasping in delight! As I turn each page from start to finish, I know I have found an awe-inspiring rock solid masterpiece! Now I can’t wait for the next Jennifer Trethewey novel!

Each book in “The Highlanders of Balforss” series is can be read as a STAND-ALONE novel too. Yet they are also interconnected so I appreciate reading in release/series order.

* Tying the Scot
* Betting the Scot
* Forgetting the Scot
* Saving the Scot

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Louisa Robertson desperately wants to be an actress. The idea of crowd of people all admiring her, loving her is what she wants. She's the daughter of a man who has usually put his service to the Army before his family. Louisa has done many things and risked her reputation more than likely as just a cry for attention.
Captain Ian Sinclair likes the sea, but would much rather be back in the Army. He is hoping he will be able to get a new commission. Our hero has a little problem with obsessive compulsive disorder. Everything must be in place. The maddening woman he must take as a passenger is going to play havoc with that.
This is a very amusing story full of adventure and laughs. You couldn't get a more mismatched couple . Secrets and deception will further complicate all our characters lives.
This is part of a series , but easily read alone.
I loved it. Great fun.

Louisa Robertson’s father aka the Tartan Terror is furious when he finds her acting on stage. Now, she’s being shipped off to America to marry some stranger her father thinks will bring out the “lady” in her. Luckily, Louisa’s maid Mairi agrees to switch places with her! Her maid will marry the American and get the wealthy lifestyle she’s always wanted, and Louisa can do whatever she damn well pleases for the first time in her life.
Highlander Ian Sinclair served under the Tartan Terror but left the army after Waterloo now he needs an army commission, and the only way he can get one is to safely deliver the general’s Daughter-from-Hell to her intended in America.
This is the fourth book in the series but could very easily be read on its own. I found this book to be like a breath of fresh air & certainly had that feel good factor. Louisa what a woman, I loved her feistiness which hid her insecurities, her antics had me laughing out loud. Ian was so caring of everyone, I loved how he fell for Louisa at their first meeting. They were perfect for each other, the road to their HEA wasn’t smooth with secrets & of course Louisa changing places with Mairi but it was highly entertaining. A well written book with a well paced story & well defined characters. I think this is my favourite of the series so far
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

This is my fair and honest review in return for this ARC. What a cast of characters! What a complicated plan, fraught with potential disaster. What a shakespearean drama! Very good read!

This is the first book I've read by Jennifer Trethewey. I enjoyed it thoroughly, so much so I want to go back and read the books that are previous in this series.
This story is about Louisa and Ian. She is a hell cat who stirs everything up and he is OCD, one who likes his order.
2 opposites who instantly become attracted to one another.
Their story is an interesting story line that takes place mainly on the boat while crossing the ocean to go to America. The twists and turns are many and keeps you wondering what will happen next.

This is my first book by Jennifer Trethewey, and I found ‘Saving the Scot’ a lovely romance. The book follows L0uisa Robertson, who has been sent to America, to marry a man she doesn’t know, by her father, who believes this will solve all his problems. He has enlisted the help of Ian Sinclair but unbeknownst to him, Louisa switches places with her maid. Her plan is to live a life on the stage, whilst her maid will live a life of wealth. However, the sparks soon begin for Ian and Louisa, and what unfolds will throw all her plans astray.
Both characters were well elaborated on with Ian portrayed as a strong yet gentle character, allowing Louisa the freedom that she has been denied. In many ways, he was definitely the easier character to like as Louisa, could at times be a handful and at times, played the shrew for a bit too long. There are plenty of twists and turns to the story, with great dialogue and a well-developed plot. Whilst the chemistry between the couple was not as all-consuming as I would have liked, this was an easy read.
I received an advanced review copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Louisa is a hellcat. Ian is back with his fastidious rules. Together they spark numerous fireworks. There is never a dull moment when they are around. Louisa is trying to reinvent herself and not doing a really great job of it. Ian is trying to find the perfect order for his life. The story is filled with all the funny moments and mishaps that take place as these two strong willed characters bump heads together. There are several people in the story wearing masks for different reasons who will eventually have to come clean for the good of themself and everyone else around them. At times it becomes almost farcical the way the characters end up in some situations. It all comes out good in the end as Ian and Louisa gets to the place they are seeking, in each other’s arms.

I have always had difficulty getting into historical romance reads. However, I am happy to say that Saving the Scot changed my mind.

Saving the Scot by Jennifer Trethewey was a unique twist to both the time period and to the characters. Each protagonist complimented what the other one lacked. It felt so right that they were paired together. Their destinies were forced but each one made it to where they belonged. I could not stop laughing.

The heroine was a breath of fresh air. Her fowl words at times and her personality shined like bright stars in a dark sky. She was bold when it came to running away from her dad and the prospect of marriage. A career in theater was what she had wanted. Until she figured out, that it's not all it was cracked up to be. But until she discovered that, she is one determined mess insisting on doing it all. 

Their actions have consequences for all involved. Her lovely woman companion is her best friend. Both scheme together to get what they want. However, their lies finally catch up and then it's an emotional mess. I was not sure where the plot was headed. Jennifer Tretheway, never disappointed me. I was intrigued, entertained, and lost within her creative yet charming world.of fiction.

Men can be stupid at times. It takes a good woman to show them what they've been missing and what they needed. Louisa was that woman for her ship captain. The Scottish characters made this enjoyable. Louisa went beyond all other heroines. Both intellectually and emotionally, Lousia was the star. She gave so much to those she cared about. The sea captian was also, a knight in shinning armour. Overall, I could not stop reading this book.

This was the first book that I have read by this author. It was a good book. The characters were interesting.

Really early on in the book I found myself amused by an observation I made about the two M.C.'s. Ian HAD to have order in his life. It was his quirk, his obsession. Louisa was Chaos. Everywhere she went she stirred things up. The story often showed that too.
I have mixed feelings about this book. There were parts that I really liked and others not so much. I guess one of those parts that I didn't like so much was when Louisa did some really stupid stuff. That phrase TSTL came to mind at least once. *Sigh* I guess it just has to be chalked up to her being naive. But that said, she also showed some uncommon courage as well.
The time that Louisa and her maid (and friend) Mairi spent on the board the ship made for some interesting times. And added a few interesting characters as well. But it also added to some of the slow down in the story for me.
Of course you just know that Louisa's plot with Mairi is going to explode at some point, right? But when it does, it REALLY explodes. I could see one particular problem coming up but neither of the women thought that part through. So, it was quite the punch in the gut for all involved when it happened.
Watch for Rory as well, he is going to throw a bit of a monkey wrench into things. He also causes some tears and a few tender scenes too.
Declan is Ian's cousin who doesn't actually show up in the book but his influence does. He is a man who has prophetic dreams that actually do come to pass. He has shared with Ian that he will love and marry a woman who wears trousers. Uh-Oh. Yes, that's right, "The Daughter from Hell" as she is called by others. Will the real Louisa please stand up?
I liked that there were several twists at the end and the H.E.A. for SEVERAL people as well.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

I loved Louisa and Ian's story!!

Ian just needs to get his former commanding officer's daughter across to America and he will be given a much wanted assignment. He has been warned that the daughter will be a handful, but is pleasantly surprised when she doesn't' cause any trouble. It is her companion that he keeps butting heads with.

Louisa and her ladies maid have exchanged identities. Her father has sent her off to get married and all she wants to do is be an actress on stage. Her ladies maid would love to get married and live a life of luxury and jumps at the chance to make her wildest fantasies come true. But as Louisa gets closer to Ian, she hates that she is lying to him. What will happen when the truth comes out?

This was a great story! Each book in this series got better than the last and this was definitely my favorite! I loved watching the interactions between Ian and Louisa. I was laughing out loud throughout the book!

I would definitely recommend reading the rest of the series before this one as I think it will make the story much more enjoyable, but it is not necessary to throughly enjoy it! I'm hoping that Trethewey is continuing this series or doing a spin off of it as I want to see the HEA of many secondary characters in this series!

2.5 stars - rounded up.

Louisa Robertson is known far and wide as the General's daughter from hell - a title that she more than lives up to. The story opens with Louisa's father pulling her off stage during a performance of Twelfth Night, while she is performing the part of Viola, dressed in trousers. Her father is furious and makes it clear that she has finally pushed him as far as he will go. He tells her that she will be married by the end of the summer.

Ian Sinclair longs to return to the army, so when his former commander and the man who saved his life, General Sir Thomas Robertson aka the Tartan Terror requests a meeting, Ian thinks that he will be offered a commission. He is disappointed to learn that the General wants him to take his daughter to America on his ship the Gael Forss, the pirate ship he and his family took years ago and converted into a merchant vessel. If he delivers her, the General will award him a commission. Thinking that this is merely a short delay before he claims his prize, he agrees. He heads back to the docks and is dealt another shock - an old woman is looking for him and informs him that he has a son - the product of a brief affair seven years ago. He meets his son Rory and learns that Alice, the widow he had an affair with, died giving birth. He is wracked with guilt and shame, but promises to set everything to rights when he returns from America.

Meanwhile, Louisa has no intention of marrying, she hatches a plan to switch places with her maid Mairi, who is more than willing to marry her betrothed, Mr. Kirby. Louisa will pretend to be Mairi and after she sees them married, plans to go to New York and become an actress. Her father left for Belfast, so she just has to get on the ship without anyone learning of the ruse. She convinces her brother Connor to see her off on the docks and she and Mairi board the ship and begin their deception.

During the journey, Louisa begins to realize the magnitude of her lies and how it will affect Ian and even Mairi, but she thinks it is too late to do anything about it. When they arrive, the tension between Ian and Louisa comes to a head and they become lovers, but when Mairi marries Mr. Kirby and a surprise visit from her brother Nathan reveals the truth will Ian still want her? And when she learns his secret, will she be accepting or will she live up to her nickname in truth?

This was an interesting story with a lot of twists and turns, it dragged a bit in the middle, but the last 30% is a non-stop rollercoaster of revelations, bad decisions, passion and a rocky road to HEA. I thought the idea of the story was great, but I really, really disliked Louisa. She was selfish, hypocritical, immature, irrational and just plain stupid. She does realize that what she has done is wrong, but still carries on with the lie and then when she is called out, makes one stupid decision after another instead of owning her misdeeds. I think the author was going for a "Taming of the Shrew" simile, but for me, it just didn't work, Louisa was unlikable and if I didn't already dislike her, I definitely would have at the end when she learns his secret. Personally, I think Ian should have let her go and run away as fast as he could. He was a wonderful hero and I wish he could have gotten a better heroine than the "General's Daughter from Hell" and I wondered why everyone believed that Ian would face the General's wrath for HER deception - he never met her, so why would he be blamed?? It really made no sense to me, but maybe Louisa inherited her irrational, hypocritical nature from her father.

This is the fourth book in the Highlanders of Balforss, but it could be read as a stand alone title. I liked the idea of the book, but for me, this installment just fell flat.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher.*