Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me this free copy in exchange for an honest review. 

I've always loved Suzanne Enoch's highlander novels and this one is no exception. The characters are full people you can really get to know and who I'd love to meet in real life. I loved having multiple perspectives. I also wanted to mention that I really appreciate having romance novels where the big conflict has less to do with the main characters misconstruing things and doing a tail spin and instead has to do with an external force. I'm so happy to see more of these being published lately. 

I'm so excited to read the rest of the books in this new series!

When it comes to historical romance, I have my favorites. This author is new to me, I took a chance, and I absolutely loved this story! And I love a strong heroine who doesn’t accept a bad hand she’s been dealt. The sparks between Aden and Miranda are fantastic, the villain is perfectly dastardly, and as I was reading, I laughed as much as I swooned. This is the second book in a series but definitely stands on its own. I am so looking forward to the next book. I can’t wait to meet the lass that captures Coll MacTaggert’s heart.

I knew I'd love this book when at the very first ball Aden danced with all the Wallflowers (and was kind to them). He wasn't doing it to make an impression either. Anyway, I'm glad to have finally discovered this author (thanks netgalley!) and I'm definitely going to read more of her books.

Miranda hates gamblers and has even more of a reason when she learns that her brother sold her hand in marriage to settle a huge gambling debt. The problem is real and complex, and the villain was smart. Meanwhile Aden's sister is engaged to Miranda's brother, and because of a long-ago contract, her three elder brothers must marry Englishwomen first.

I liked all three brothers. I liked the humor (like the stuffed deer on the landing). And there was real chemistry. I'd recommend the book to fans of historical romance.

I like Aden and Miranda. It's a great read and a terrific entry in this series. 

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

Thank you for the free ARC, NetGalley!
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The good: a promising set-up, a promising family dynamic, a sexy highlander
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The not-so-good: all of that promising stuff fell flat with no plot moving any of it forward, and repetitive inner dialogue
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Also: let's be done with the "not like other girls" vibes

A little while ago I received a review request for ‘Scott Under The Covers’ by Suzanne Enoch. Although it was the second book in a series, it could be read as a standalone. Since I love Historical Romance, and this book sounded really interesting, I accepted the request and started reading as soon as possible.

In ‘Scott Under The Covers’ we meet Miranda Harris. Miranda is perfectly okay with still being unwed after several seasons in London. She is known for her wit and charm, and she truly enjoys herself. When her beloved brother is in trouble, Miranda is the one he turns to for help. Before she knows it, Miranda finds herself being blackmailed in marrying a villain. When there seems nothing she can do to change this outcome, she finds herself asking help to handsome Aden MacTaggert. Aden is looking for a bride himself..

This is my first book by Suzanne Enoch. And although I really enjoy Historical Romance novels, this book was not for me. After starting this book, it took me a really long time to really get into the story. I found the pace being very slow, and the characters just weren’t really for me. I also had trouble reading Aden’s part in the beginning. His ‘accent’ was hard to get through, especially in those first view pages. But I managed to ‘get him’ in the end.

After I was almost halfway through the book, the characters started to grow on me a little. Especially Aden. He wasn’t as shallow and arrogant as I thought in the beginning. But I just didn’t really feel the chemistry between him and Miranda. And I found myself having a hard time keeping my thoughts with this read.

Unfortunately ‘Scott Under The Covers’ wasn’t the book for me. I really had to push myself to keep on reading till the end.

This book surprised me in the best way. The plot felt familiar but still surprised me, avoiding some of the turns I was kind of expecting. Enoch created two wonderfully realized protagonists who communicate honestly and sweetly and work together against an external foe. I look forward to going back to read the first book and waiting for the third.

I loved this book. Suzanne Enoch writes some of the best highlander books! This is a perfect opposite attracts story. There’s laughter, tears and suspense and great family interaction. 
Miranda likes to think of herself as upstanding member of the ton and goes by the rules. 
Aden is only in London to find a wife, which he does not want. When he meets Miranda they butt headache in a big way. She doesn’t mince words and tells him exactly what she thinks of him. She’s the most refreshing lass he’s met and is very intrigued with her. She on the other hand wants nothing to do with Aden, until she needs his help. The sparks fly and they both start to see what they want. 
I highly recommend this series and please read in order.

3.5 stars

Aden. Oh, how I adored him. Even with his high handed, secret plans that he didn't want to share. I also liked Miranda. She came into her own and was good with Aden. But you know who stole the show? Coll. I absolutely can wait to read his book

This is an amazing book. A barbaric highlander and a well respected, unmarried lady clash instantly upon meeting. Miranda was in a predicament because her brother made a huge mistake while gambling. Now an evil man is going to marry his sister, Miranda. Aden is from Scotland as has come to England for a bride. Miranda and Aden intertwine in this story to win your heart.

The MacTaggert bothers are rude, crude, and socially unacceptable, and absolutely lovable.  In short, they are Wild Wicked Highlanders.   In this story Aden MacTaggert and Miranda Harris join forces to thwart a sleezy villain’s scheme to force a marriage to Miranda.  As their plan progresses, so does the attraction between them.  

Scot Under the Covers has a handsome Highlander hero, a headstrong feisty heroine, and a villain who gets his comeuppance. It is a charming romance with a bit of drama, some suspense, and a good dose of humor.  The brothers are hilarious and totally devoted to each other.  The other characters are clever and entertaining.  I love the butler’s patience with the brothers, Ross the deer, and the rescued dog.  I thoroughly enjoyed this story and look forward to the next one in the series.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.  My review is voluntary.

I'm not a fan of Scottish romances even though I like the brogue.  This happens in London with multiple marriage schemes.  It was easy to put down, especially since the antagonist is sneaky--something I hate.  Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a complicated romance.

I reviewed an ARC from Netgalley.

Wild Wicked Highlanders #2, I'm so glad I didn't miss out on reading this one. I loved this book it's one that had me smiling at the end of it, it made me happy. It was well written and it pulls you in completely; from her details to the sprinkling of Scots Gaelic it's very immersive. The story is about three Highland brothers who were forced to come to London and find English brides before their little sister marries or else lose the family fortune. Which means they can't afford the upkeep of the estate or their lands and tenants. One brother has already fallen in love and married now it's the second brother's turn to fall.

Miranda Harris hates gambling and gamblers. The first thing she heard about Aden MacTaggert was that he was a wagering man and a good one, she takes an instant dislike to him even before she meets him. Then when she finally meets her brother's soon to be brother-in-law he was too good looking for his own good and she hated that she felt an attraction and he had just rescued a stray dog; she would not let herself feel such things for him so she was deliberately mean to him. Unfortunately, it backfired, Aden was intrigued by the green-eyed beauty who seemed to make a rather harsh judgement about him.

Miranda soon finds out her brother is really lousy at gambling and a really easy mark, he loses way more than he could ever pay back to a Captain Vale. Instead of taking the money and completely ruining the family the debt will be paid when Miranda marries the captain. Miranda is livid she in no way will accept her fate of being married to such a villain she does the only thing she can think of she asks Aden for help. Aden doesn't make it easy for her but he does give in and help. Part of his plan is to court her to irk the captain and take his attention away from Miranda and on to Aden and because he's serious about courting her. The more Miranda spends with Aden the more she sees he's not the villain gambler like she thought, he's a good man, a smart man, a man she could see herself with forever assuming Aden can get her out of this mess. Lucky for her Aden is smart much more so than the captain.

Overall, I thought this was such a great book, I loved how everything played out. I am really looking forward to Coll's book, the bigger they are the harder they fall. I love that one by one the brothers stop seeing their mother as a bad person and while they aren't happy with what she did they are willing to forgive her so far all except Coll.

What a wonderful story.  Aden is a Scot stuck in England!  Miranda thinks she knows all about him, but she will discover that he's much more than what she thought.  We have a really nasty villain and a lovely romance!  What more could we ask for...a bit of mystery, lots of kissing, and we can all wish we had this Scot under our covers!  Bravo!  Looking forward to the third book of this series!

5 Word Review: Family, reputation, society, love, control.

This book was just what I needed, and I don't think I could have enjoyed it more.

Scot Under the Covers is an excellent Regency Romance. It has scandals and intrigue and secrets and a slow burn hate-to-love romance. It ticked all of the boxes for me and by the end gave me the warm fuzzies.

I loved the characters in the story. Miranda was headstrong and knew her mind, but she was also a bit of a paragon of society. She was very proper and mannered and her rebellions were all small subtle things. She really stood out for me among RR heroines. Aden is a swoon worthy romantic interest, and I loved his character. I'd almost say that the story was more about him than Miranda, even though everything happens to her and the plot revolves around her.

Despite being part of the Wild Wicked Highlanders series, this can absolutely be read on its own. I think I'll enjoy the other books if I do read the, but I don't think they'll be able to beat this one for me.

This novel is a great continuation of the Wild Wicked Highlanders series by Suzanne Enoch. I love these characters, even the butler & the decor! I love the back and forth between Miranda and Aden. They have great chemistry. It was a fun read and I am looking forward to reading the next adventures in the series!

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. When I started reading this particular book it was a little difficulty with the written accent to get into. As I pushed through, I was so glad I did. The characters are realistic and swoon worthy. You cannot help but fall in love with Aden. Miranda is afraid and at times you want to shake her for being stupid, but when you’re trying to save your pain in the butt brother sometimes smart goes out the window. Enjoy the ride as Aden and Miranda team up to attempt to free her family, brother, and her self from the clutches of a dirty gamble.. it is a wild ride and worth the teas!

🍷🍷🍷.3 #Review of Scot Under the Covers by Suzanne Enoch

Kimberly's Thoughts:

Shackled by an agreement that he had no part of, Aden is in London forced to find an English bride before his younger sister gets married. When his soon to be brother-in-law's sister makes her disdain know for him immediately, he is intrigued.
Miranda's brother is in trouble and somehow she is the one who is going to end up paying the price, but she won't go down without a fight.
Two people whose futures are trying to be set by others might just find hope in each other.

They didn't call him the elusive MacTaggert brother for no reason.

Second in the Wild Wicked Highlanders series, Scot Under the Covers starts a couple weeks after the first in the series. New readers might miss some of the MacTaggert family background and dynamics but there was enough rehashing to keep them from totally being lost. I do recommend reading the first however, as I enjoyed it and I think it lays down the foundation for the series. Aden is the middle brother and the most mysterious, he keeps his cards very close to the chest and his emotions contained, no one really knows exactly what he is thinking and feeling. While we were introduced to her brother Matthew in the first, Miranda makes her first appearance here and she comes off snobby as she insults Aden right away. Readers learn that Miranda's uncle had to leave England because of gambling debt and that Matthew has gambling issues too. All Miranda knows of Aden in the beginning is that he likes to gamble, so with all the hurt gambling has caused her family, she wants nothing to do with Aden.

That was her problem now, he realized. She saw a trap, knew it to be a trap, hadn't even stepped into it herself, but now she couldn't find a way out of it.

The crux of the story is that Matthew lost 50,000 pounds to a Captain Vale who threatens to ruin their family unless Matthew promises Miranda will marry him. Miranda is, obviously, upset about this and goes to Aden for help on how Vale thinks and if, as a gambler, he knows of anyway to get Matthew out of the debt. It was a little bit flimsy of reasoning but I went along with it and the story started off sparking with Miranda being cold to Aden, Aden not letting her just get away with her rudeness from the beginning, and then the emotional simmer starting to seep through from the couple. The middle, unfortunately, was too loose and dragging. Aden is constantly portrayed as having a grand plan or scheme but since he is so self-contained, he doesn't want to tell anyone, not even Miranda, his plans. This works for awhile as Miranda and him are getting to know one another but the reader is also kept in the dark. The middle was a constant back and forth of Miranda wanting him to share what was going on and Aden simply saying trust me. What really made dragging through the middle not worth it was the ending, the whole grand scheme Aden was supposed to be working towards, gets thrown away and an extremely simple action is taken instead. It made it feel like the whole middle had no point.

If she genuinely disliked him he'd turn elsewhere, but beneath the sparring between them, perhaps even because of it, he felt...something. A slow, brewing lightning storm that made the hair lift on his arms and had him anticipating things he couldn't yet put a name to.

Miranda and Aden had chemistry, I wished there had been more scenes focused on them together; there was a hallway scene with them alone that simmered and heated up the pages. There were two bedroom scenes, the heat level was lower in this one, in regards to what is currently being published. Aden is constantly wondering if Miranda is pretending to like him to keep him helping or beginning to like him because she feels indebted to him and Miranda isn't sure if Aden likes her or is just helping for his sister's sake. Both of these are credible angst issues but Aden's pretty quick internal “she's my lass” and admitted in love, had me missing some aspect of relationship development. Miranda's growing feelings get lost in favor of the whole grand scheme to get her out of Captain Vale's clutches.

At that moment he looked up and his gaze met hers. He took half a step in her direction before he smoothly altered course and continued with his conversation about wild berries in Scotland. That motion, though---it was the first time she'd seen him make a misstep in...well, in anything. And it had been in reaction to her.

Again, since Aden is more closed off, the two other MacTaggert brothers don't really come into the story until later; I think their relationship shined more in the first. I did think the emotional issues with his mother (she left him and his three brothers in the highlands and took the daughter with her to London, never visiting them because of animosity with husband) had more depth and he makes her work for a first step to rebuilding love and trust, more than was portrayed in the first. Captain Vale gave a very villainy villain, some harsh moments from him, and while not completely rounded out for me, his backstory and reasons gets somewhat rushed at the end, he did his job providing the danger.

Whatever disaster had led her to this point, whatever subsequent madness had seized her, nothing had ever made her feel what she felt right now as she waltzed with Aden MacTaggert.

A stirring beginning and a too loose middle that dragged, giving way to an ending that disregarded all the work of making it through the middle, made this a little bit of a frustrating read. The set-up of the series is still strong though, and I care about the characters and Enoch has the ability to create heat inducing and emotionally stirring scenes. The eldest MacTaggert still needs to find his match and I still definitely want to read about it.

His fingers tightened momentarily on her shoulder, and then his warm mouth brushed against the nape of her neck. “Ye may just undo me, lass. I look forward to that.”

I loved Aden and Miranda’s story , Their love took a bit of work  but the journey was worth it, the villain was a nasty piece of work and he really got his comeuppance in the end which kept you on the edge of your seat waiting.

Suzanne Enoch has once again brought the wildness of Scotland to prim and proper England with Aden MacTaggert and his brothers. Miranda, the woman who admittedly likes the rules is drawn to him, especially when she learns that her brother has unwittingly became a pawn in a masterful game by another man to cheat his way through society and have her. The story has great banter and wit, amusing situations, a strong heroine, and a great her. Everything that I love in a good historical romance, plus, the chemistry between and blossoming love between the two is just fantastic. My one issue is a big one. Matthew, Miranda's brother and Aden's soon-to-be brother-in-law is horrible. I want to believe that he's naive and made a mistake when he gambled away Miranda's freedom, but he continues to go through with the plan and is childishly sulky when it looks like it's not going his way. I just wish he'd done more to prove that he's man enough to be part of the MacTaggert family.