Rose Fleming has escaped her home and been presumed dead, leaving her dead family behind except her Aunt Helen, and the man she loves MacAllister Campbell. Now ten years later she appears in London. But the man who she escaped from has her in his sights again, but still does not know what he wants from her. Who can she trust.
Though fourth in the series the book can easily be read as a standalone story, even though the characters from the previous books to make an appearance and contribute to the story.
An enjoyable and fun, well-written mystery/thriller with some romance in the story. As with the other books in the series the main couple are a likeable pair.

This was certainly an action packed story right from the start. Rose Fleming was an independent woman, as she has had to have been due to unfortunate circumstances. MacAliister Campbell, was brave and fearless and still loved Rose, as he had when he had last seen her ten year’s ago. Rose still loves MacAllister but there are people who wish to see Rose dead. There follows quite a mystery as to who wants Rose killed and why. A number of clues are left and some interesting secondary characters helps out. Also Rose and MacAllister need to come to terms with their feelings and how it can work out with their new lives. This was an entertaining read. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

London 1894 "It was not every day that a man looks into the eyes of a dead woman. All things considered, the imposing Scot who'd once broken Rose Fleming's heart was taking it rather well."
MacAllister Campbell's jaw seemed to drop as he looked at her. Of course he would see through her disguise and recognize her, oh and the villian was on her trail and about to catch her. So she decided kissing Mac would make the man walk by and not know it was her. Oh not a bad idea at all!
A wonderful story full of suspense, intrigue, murder, heartfelt emotions and a second chance at love. Everything I look forward to in a historical romance. Plus a sigh worthy hero in Mac who had mourned the death of Rose ten years ago and really never gotten over her. But the surprising news is, she is not dead and she just appeared before him!
Rose had to escape ten years ago when her brother was killed and a villan was on her trail. She came back to England to find the out about her aunt's death and runs into the man of her heart. What she doesn't know if that Mac is part of a group of spies and there is a lot more going on and that he is determined to keep her safe.
What will happen to these two? An engaging story that will keep you turning the pages as fast as you can!!

This author is excellent at taking us on one that has our heart pumping and fan going from the romance with it all being back in the day. Also in this one it is a Scot who are so yummy I do believe their conversations are like music on the ear. She gives us double pleasure also in this one with intrigue and suspense that curls the toes. Rose and MacAllister head this one having us follow closely. You know he has a big heart by his actions which makes him even more delectable. As this weaves around you they will carry you away until the conclusion leaves you in awe.

This was a fun read. Rose is a strong woman, standing up for and protecting herself. MacAllister makes an entertaining (if sometimes a bit irritating) hero as he rediscovers the woman he loved and lost.

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

Wow! I loved this one. Can't wait to read more in the series. I especially adored the hero in this.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

3.5 stars... This was as new-to-me author and I found the overall experience of the book good. I liked that it was a romantic suspense but situated in the Victorian age, which gave it an extra twist that I really enjoyed. Topped with a second chance romance, it was a good book to read. Several interesting secondary characters (I assume from previous books and a few for upcoming) made a myriad of independent, strong, career women and men that had no issue with that. I really enjoy the fact that most women on the book had a trade (journalist, singers, etc) that didn't diminish their value and actually added to it.
The two things I wasn't quite fond of were that I felt sometimes the intrigue took the spotlight over the romance piece and that at some parts I did feel that I was missing a lot because I hadn't read the other books in the series.

But a solid book for anyone that likes romantic suspense in historicals!

Rose Fleming fled for her life a decade ago & was presumed dead to throw those out to kill her off the trail. It required leaving everything she loved behind, including MacAllister Campbell. She makes a new life for herself in America but a letter from her Aunt has her crossing the Atlantic to come to her Aunt’s aid but she's too late & Rose finds she’s still being chased. Mac mourned the death of the woman he loved & can’t believe his eyes when Rose ends up in his arms outside a theatre. Mac can forgive Rose’s deception, but he’d never be able to forgive himself if he didn’t protect her from the evil still stalking her.
This is the fourth book in the series but could be read on its own. Strong characters & a fast paced story had me once again burning the midnight oil. I loved Mac & Rose their love had withstood everything that had been thrown at them so I was a bit perplexed about how their future would be resolved. An intriguing, engrossing read with plenty of mystery & suspense as well as romance, it was good to ‘catch up’ with characters from earlier books
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

When a Lady Kisses a Scot is another great in the series Her Majesty’s Most Secret Service. Rose is a strong female character who has lived through devastating loss. She runs for her life when young, but returns to England to help her aunt, the same aunt who helped hide her all those years ago. She literally runs into her former love, MacAllister. He left her years earlier to become a journalist. All these years he thought her dead, dying the same night her brother did. Unknown to Rose, MacAllister is part of an investigative group who works for the home office in a highly secretive agency.

This book has you in its grip as clues come out about Rose, the tattoo of a falcon her father allowed to be placed on her, the death of her father, the reason for the cultish ceremonies. All of this and people being killed around Rose who have helped her or were part of her life all those years before she ran.

You will love the inner strength and courage in Rose, as well as, the love she has for MacAllister and he for her. This is their second chance to try to get it right.

A story that explores the opportunity to see the love of your life after you thought they were dead. Rose stumbled into McAllister as she is running from someone following her. He thought he was seeing a ghost. After a decade apart fate has brought them back together. The author takes us on a tale of desperation and intrigue as someone tries to kill Rose and Mc. and his friends fight to protect her. Tense moments ensue on the path to their happy ending.

Unexpected meetings, unexpected consequences!

When Rose Fleming slips back into England having fled for her life to New York ten years ago she little suspected she'd run smack dab into the love of her life, MacAllister Campbell. Rose was being pursued by an arcane arts practicioner and his thugs, having been brought into their circle and mysteriously tattooed as a child with a falcon.
To say MacAllister was rendered speechless by this happenstance is no rash assumption, particularly as he believed Rose had died then. But a kiss will always tell through.
Rose has returned to England in disguise to get to the bottom of her aunt's untimely death and to lay to rest once and for all the mystery behind what has happened to herself and her loved ones over the years
MacAllister, a prominent newspaper journalist, is in reality part of a cohort of spies, the Colton Agency, acting for the Home Office. He is not about to let Rose slip through his grasp, nor be taken by evil forces--for both personal reasons, and for those of state security. Rose's troubles have alerted the Home Office to more sinister happenings within their purview.
A gripping and rather racy love story with many a twist, although to my mind the ending, whilst imbued with a certain amount of tension and satisfaction, drifted away somewhat without the crashing wave breaking finale I sort of wanted.

An Entangled Publishing ARC via NetGalley
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

When a Lady Kisses a Scot by Tara Kingston. Entangled Publishing, 2019.

When Rose flees Scotland for New York after the unexpected arcane-related deaths of her brother and father, she lands on her feet becoming a performer and owner of a well-known tavern. This story begins when she returns to London after ten years of being presumed dead. She almost immediately runs into – literally – MacAllister, the great love of her life, who sets out to ensure her safety.

Readers of Regency-era romances that enjoy stories involving the arcane may enjoy this one as it is well written with lots of description. Unfortunately, I found the plot murkey, main characters caricatures and situations contrived. Although I finished it, I could easily have put it down anytime.

Disclosure: I received a review copy of When a Lady Kisses a Scot for free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

When A Lady Kisses a Scot is a splendid historical romance. I so enjoyed reading it. Good solid plot and characters.

When a Lady Kisses a Scot is the fourth book in the Her Majesty's Most Secret Service series by Tara Kingston. This is the first book I have read in the series, and while there are clearly some carried over characters and relationships this book can be read as a stand alone.

Rose Fleming has been presumed dead for the last decade. It required leaving everything—and everyone—she loved behind, including MacAllister Campbell. But faking her death allowed her to stay safe until the threat posed by a mysterious villain had passed. Believing it’s finally safe again, she returns...and runs smack into the only man she ever loved. But Rose was wrong and the stalker she escaped years ago still has her in his sights. Ten years ago, Mac mourned the death of the woman he loved. It’s taken years to heal his heart only to discover that not only is Rose still alive, but still in grave danger. Mac can forgive Rose’s deception, but he’d never be able to forgive himself if he didn’t protect her from the evil still stalking her. The only thing worse than losing her once would be losing her again... and he won’t let that happen.

When a Lady Kisses a Scot is a romance that had a great deal happening, but somehow felt like it was missing something. Rose ran for her life as a teen- with little understanding of what she was running from. MacAllister has been working hard and making a difference. Neither of them had forgotten each other from when they met in their youth and only met again by chance as Rose's life is in danger again. I rather liked both characters, and I liked getting to see the story from both of their perspectives. I thought their personalities, reactions, and banter were all good. I thought that the inner dialogues were good for the most part, but there was just so much mooning about the other that I got to the point where I was skimming some of it waiting for conversations or action to begin again. The mystery and danger surrounding Rose was mixed- some parts were very well done and intriguing while other things just were left vague and with few answers. When the action was happening I was invested and curious about what might be happening next, but I felt like there was too much of some of the unimportant pondered over and over while the critical information was often glossed over or included in passing. It was just such a missed bag for me- what I enjoyed was fantastic, while other moments had me looking to see how much of the book was left.

When a Lady Kisses a Scot is a good historical romance with a lot going on. I think fans of the series will want to pick it up but I would recommend other first time readers check out from the library to see if you enjoy the writing style.

Rose and Mac have not seen each other in over 10 years due to the faking of her death. Imagine his surprise when she returns and is in trouble. Mac is just the right person to help her find the person out to murder her. This book was good. It was dark in some spots but a good read.

When Rose returns to England she didn't expect to run into the man she left behind ten years ago. Living in America she was safe, returning to London put her in danger again. MacAlister thought she was dead. The joy is back in his life, but with Rose in danger his only goal is to protect her. Tattoos, an old picture, jewelry and multiple deaths lead Rose and MacAlister on the path of the killers. A who done it with good verses evil and romance. Free copy from Netgalley for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up

In order to save herself from her father's enemy, Rose Fleming faked her death and began a new life in America, leaving behind everything in Scotland, including the man she loved, MacAllister Campbell. Now, 10 years later, she's returned to Scotland to help her aunt, only to find that she's too late: her aunt been murdered and the threat against Rose herself is far from over, especially now that her mysterious stalked has confirmed she still lives.

Mac has mourned the death of the woman he loved for the past ten years. He'd recognize her anywhere, so when she runs into him in London he demands answers. It becomes immediately clear that Rose is in danger and this time Mac is determined to protect her. He plans to be sure he won't lose her again, even if she's less than enthusiastic about accepting his help.

**There may be what some consider to be spoilers in my personal commentary from here on.

I understand Rose's unwillingness to put MacAllister in danger, but once it was clear he was already in danger, more than capable of handling it, and that she really did trust him, I wish she'd have stopped harping on about doing everything on her own. Her dialogues really became rather repetitive. Sometimes it felt as though I were rereading parts of the book I'd already read. In fact a couple of exchanges between Rose and Mac were nearly identical.

Though the romance itself took a backseat here, there was never any doubting their remaining feelings for each other. However, one of my biggest pet peeves was brought into play here: the separation. As if they hadn't already been separated long enough, Rose and Mac were apart again for six months before their eventual HEA. It wasn't believable to me that MacAllister would ever let Rose out of his sight again and for her part, Rose was totally unwilling to make any compromises; despite how lonely she frequently complained she'd been in America, she still insisted she must return and wouldn't entertain any alternatives. At this point I was pretty much done with her and wondering why Mac was putting up with her.

I greatly enjoyed the plot itself and loved the suspense of it, but the villain's motives needed more fleshing out for me that we never really got in the end. Despite their obvious chemistry and connection, everything from Rose just seemed contrived and rather fake, but despite not being convinced by or thrilled with her, I enjoyed this read overall. I will definitely be seeking out the other installments of this series.

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

As this is my introduction read to Mrs Tara Kingston’s work, and the forth in a series, I do wondered if I would not be a bit lost as some of the previous books protagonists took part in this one’s action. But the author did a great job, the side characters were perfectly integrated with reasonably details to not derail the storytelling and not enough to need me to read their stories.
It was a very different read from the Historical romance I do read.
I did not questioned the romance part as despite the prologue which sucked me in the story, the first chapter rekindling the main couple left me few things to wonder. Sure, the very last part of the book kept me a bit on edge of how they would be able to make it work with an ocean separating them from their own established life.
I had no doubt about their love, time didn’t tempered their feelings, their passion is still there only waiting to be reawakened.
Now about the whole plot, it felt like reading a suspense novel, wondering when will occur the next betrayal or murder as corpses seem to follow each step of the heroine.
My only reserve is about the motive of the vilain, what did he really expected from Rose, sure some explanations were given by the end but it was quite a crazy scheme concocted by a mad man, but it did not diminished the entertainment of the full narrative.
A 4.5 stars read
I was granted an advance copy through Netgalley by the publisher Entangled Publishing, and I purchased my own copy. Here is my true and unbiased opinion.

4.5 stars - This is a great second chance romance that really delivers on the mystery/intrigue front. The heroine was capable, but not at all silly (running off half-cocked like she’s invincible). Thankfully, the heroine had skill and a healthy dose of common sense too. This was very refreshing. So often authors write historical heroine’s I want to throttle. Not so here. It a captivating tale from an author who’s found a new fan in me.

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

3.5 Stars

“We all have our secrets…”

Rose Fleming has been in hiding for the better part of her life. After the death of her brother and the threat on her own life, Rose flees her home in Scotland and builds a new life for herself in New York. Finally feeling safe with an ocean between her and the villain that has haunted her dreams, Rose is stricken with fear when she receives an ominous note from her aunt beseeching her help. Without thought to her own safety, Rose rushes to her aunt’s side only to discover she is too late, and was lured back to London for reasons far too sinister to imagine.

MacAllister Campbell is shocked to discover that the woman who ran into his arms as if the very Devil was chasing her is non-other than his lost love, Rose Fleming. Long thought dead these past 10 years, when she clings to him and begs for his kiss, he’s, of course, obliged to come to her rescue. But as the plot of her reasons for fleeing the country and faking her death unravels, MacAllister vows to protect Rose at any cost…even if it’s his own life.

When A Lady Kisses a Scot is my first read by Tara Kingston. What lies within these pages, is not what the shiny cover portrays. Rose and MacAllister’s journey to a happily ever after is filled with a macabre mystery. Once I set the thought of this being a romance to the side and read it as a mystery, I found myself enjoying the story more. This is part of Tara Kingston’s Her Majesty’s Most Secret Service Series, but may be read standalone. There are no cliffhangers. Would recommend to fans of historical reads.


**I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**