Told in flashbacks, the story of Lachlan and Brynne from meeting as teens to their marriage ten years later and breakup shortly thereafter. The story is full of unhappiness and regret giving it a melancholy feel. If you're looking for something cheerful this isn't it. Brynne grew up lonely and anxious, suffering from panic attacks while Lachlan's childhood was full of chaos with many half-siblings and an unreliable father. How they mature and find happiness is told very well but I'm definitely ready for something more upbeat in my next read!

Seduced by the Scot, by Jillian Eaton. Oh Jillian what have you done to me. In my opinion after reading this lovely book, I have come to the conclusion that this magnificent love story deserves a ten star rating, but Goodreads’s would only let me give it a five star. Absolutely stunning was the writing in this book. So extraordinary.
So intimate. So passionate. So loving. I was genuinely swept away, by Lachlan and Brynne’s story. Their story played out like a movie for me.
Their moments of enchantment was so endearing. You know that feeling when something warm comes over you once you accomplished something or retrieved something that you always wanted. I felt that when Lachlan and Brynne traipsed across the hills of Hawkthorne mansion. Here is where the two finally allowed themselves to be free from all the worries that they left behind for only a moment. This love story did come with a few flashback stories.
Now normally readers would hate these scenes in a book or a movie, but it’s the way that the writer wove the stories of the past and present together. The writer gave me the full story of how “this” happened and “why” or “who was that” and “how” Brynne should meticulously plan to get rid of “her” without anyone missing said hussy. Lachlan and his Scottish brogue and charm was a man that any woman would love to drool after. He was so sweet and attentive to Brynne. He didn’t give up and I loved reading the story to see how he was determined to make his way to his “little bird”.
Bry grew into a strong woman, which impressed me at how she took on so many responsibilities that a lady; in which she was raised to be, handled things. Particularly with a gun. She was strong from the beginning. I love that writer created Bry’s character to were she had to figure out how to do things for herself. Bry’s story is remarkable and very beautiful.
This story will have you shouting “ nooooo”and then you giving a high five “yes” to anyone or your pet whose just so happens to be sitting next to you. The raw emotions and the elated happiness was so real from the characters dialogue and narrative. I am very pleased by how this book was written. The narrative was full with information that explained so much in just the right amount of detail. The narrative to the plot stayed focused to the point of the story.
The writer did wonderful job by not supplying the story with meaningless detail or dialogue that would only leave the reader lost and confused. Thank you to the writer for providing exciting entertainment that was a joy to read. I love that this book is an easy page turner that left me very glad to have read this love story. I give this book two snaps and a twist. Until next time my fellow readers… read on!

Is Love Enough?

They fell in love as adolescents, and they promised to marry one another if they were not married to others in ten years. A decade passed, and they were still unmarried. They eloped to keep that promise they made, but would love be enough to sustain them? Something happened to separate them. What was it, and could they get beyond it to find happiness? As we turn the pages to find the secret that separated Brynne and Lachlan, we read about two people who must learn the art of communication. Was it betrayal, or could it be misunderstanding? Might love prevail in the end? I enjoyed this story and look forward to what comes next in this series.

I wanted to love this one but it was just to predictable and when I start finding romances too predictable its a sign that I need to take a break from the romances and read something else.

Brynne is a daughter of a wealthy Marquis. Her mother died giving birth to her and her twin brother so she never had a mother’s love. After her mother’s death, her father has been distant and is never home. Her twin brother is away at school so she is often alone. Brynne is raised by a strict governess. She is lonely and feels like a bird in a cage until one day, one of her brothers school friends comes to stay temporarily. She and Lachlan become fast friends. She’s 14 and he is 16. They promise that if they aren’t married to anyone else in 10 years, they will marry each other.
I usually love stories Victorian stories involving rogue Scotsmen but this fell a little flat for me. It starts off where Brynne and Lachlan are already estranged. The story jumps from past to present back and forth eking out the back story little by little. We don’t even find out what actually happened to split them up until 70% into the story! That’s too long! Then it’s resolved so quickly. I just didn’t like the way this whole story was dragged on and on with little romance or happiness. I think the main focus was on what a proper societal woman Brynne was and how hard it would be for her to break out and marry the second son of a minor Scottish Lord. I wanted more romance, action and actual happiness. What I got was a lot of angst. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Seduced by the Scot by Jillian Eaton is Book 3 in the Perks of Being a Heiress series, all of which have been quite good. This is an interesting story of Lord Lachlan Campbell and Lady Brynne Weston. Brynne is the daughter of an earl; one who was raised by governesses, and never felt the love of a parent, only her brother, Weston. When she was 14, Lachlan came to stay at her country home as he had been suspended from Eton, where he as a classmate of her brother. I was the best two weeks of her life. She had fun and she fell in love. Lachlan is one of a long line of Campbells to attend Eton and it looks like he will be the first to stay the course until the end. After university he returned to Scotland to pursue his dream of reopening his grandfather's distillery and make it profitable. He also had fallen in love. He spent a season in London, had one dance with Bry, and had to satisfy himself by watching her from afar. He was not good enough for her. He knew it. Several years later he was invited too a house party by Weston, Bry was the hostess. She was still not married. He wanted her. He convinced her to run to Gretna Green with him where he married her. He had not been entirely truthful about what she would face in her new how, especially how hard he would be working, keeping him away. After six months, she left. After 18 months, he came for her.

This story was told, much of it in memories and flashbacks, which worked, to show the reader their past, their entire story. Bry had internalized too much of what her governesses had taught her about how important the ton was and how important titles were. Lachlan never took what Bry wanted into consideration. He was so sure of what he knew and wanted for them. It was a wonderful story, full of love, and misery. It took some growing up on the parts of each of them to make their marriage work, beginning with sharing the fact they were married. Her family and the ton thought she was in Paris, studying art, when she had really been in the Highlands with Lachlan. She adored him but she just couldn't do it any more so she ran. She didn't want him to convince her to return with him . . . until she did. It was a wonderful romance and enticing read. I encourage you to read it.

I was invited to read a free ARC of Seduced by The Scot by Dragonblade, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #netgalley #seducedbythescot

A promise made…

When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize.

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Thanks to Netgalley and the Dragonblade Publishing for the ARC!
The cover looks so stunning, I'm such a big fan of new version covers of historical romance books. The premise also sounds so so fine and here I am reading it and reviewing it. Somehow this story doesn't really appeal to me anymore. It ust boring and I don't feel any affection between our main characters. I also don't really like Lachlan.
SO yes, a 3 stars!

They were teenagers when they made their pact. One cannot deny the deep feelings that Brynne and Lachlan had for each other, in spite of their age. However, they both had a whole lot of growing up to do. Following through with the promises they made to one another, the strength of their vows does not survive seeming betrayal. Later when Lachlan comes back to claim his wife, he finds a woman whose heart is broken and suffering from the stress of living behind a facade. Winning her back again takes time and courage. Ultimately Lachlan realizes that if he is to win Brynne over, he has to let her go, but sometimes all it takes is a simple reminder of what is important between them. I love both Lachlan and Brynne and felt their pain. However, they both had to grow beyond the youths they had been to understand what the future would be like without each other. I received a copy of this painful romance through Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.

When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize. The charming, rebellious boy has grown into a charming, dangerously seductive man. And try as she might, Brynne is helpless against the smouldering passion that flares between them. Knowing that her family will not approve of her marrying a second-born son, and a Scottish one at that, she elopes with Lachlan to Gretna Green. Everything is perfect until Brynne flees back to England, thinking she's been betrayed and resumes her old life as if nothing is amiss.
The third book in the series & it's easily read on its own even though Brynne is the sister of Weston the hero from book 2. I liked Brynne but couldn’t understand why she didn’t speak to West so I had difficulty believing she truly loved Lachlan, I loved Lachlan who loved the very bones of Brynne. I thoroughly enjoyed their second chance romance or was it third chance?. There was chemistry between the pair & their journey was entertaining & emotional
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

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Great read that’s enjoyable and entertaining and keeps you glued to the pages.

I enjoyed the characters they fit together well although my only gripe is,
I prefer a book not to flip backwards and forwards.
If you want to show what happens earlier in the characters lives, start the story there,
But that’s personal as I said and not everyone feel that way.
The book was good and the story was very good, no problems on that part.

I’ve loved the others in the series too, and have no problem recommending this one.

I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review

"He'd loved her every month, every day, every second.
For Lachlan, it was always Brynne"

Sigh. Brynne and Lachlan had married, but then something happened, something she could not forgive or forget and she had left him to come home. Now here he was, "the husband she despised. The husband who had betrayed her. The husband she was still madly... irrevocably...completely in love with."

So sorry, I just want to tell you the story! Prepare to take a journey from present to past and back as this love story is revealed. Can they come together again and truly make their marriage work?

Two people, each with difficult pasts, who were meant for each other, if only they can find their way!

The book was different than I expected, I loved getting to know Bry’s and Lachlan’s story and their background.

It was great seeing her development and even though L. comes from a different background (something we mostly read from the womans perspective) he fights for himself and does not stop in what he loves. Also B. has a lot of anxiety and has to find herself, which is greatly written.

Some details were left out but I am sure they will be in the next book(s)? ☺️

This one will make you smile and cry. Lachlan and Brynne will some day make a fantastic couple, but they have a few issues to work through first. I like the back and forth from past to present. These two have been friends since they were young adolescents, their friendship has grown, and they may very well be soulmates. As in many relationships, they need to communicate! This one is hard to put down. A touching story, a great hero and heroine, and familiar characters from the other stories. A nice addition to the series. And next? Maybe Sterling?

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

Great story of a young couple who love each other, elope, but discover they have a lot of growing up to do if they want a future together. Loved it!

I absolutely loved this novel, I was swept away into this angsty second-chance romance from page one and I went through a rollercoaster of emotions. Jillian Eaton has beautifully crafted a character driven story about two people who are soulmates who learn the hard lessons of love and life. Jillian's writing is very well paced as she weaved together a non linear story to tell the hero and heroine's love story. I found this novel to be engaging and the characters to be fully realized with emotions, motivations, dreams and insecurities. My heart was held in a tight grip as I watched these two fall in love, fall into hardship and misunderstanding, and challenge each other into realizing what they want and need from the other. I think Jillian has told this second-chance, marriage in trouble story in such a beautiful and caring way that my heart broke with our character and mended and soared with them as well.

Our heroine-Brynne, has always felt a bit left behind and trapped, she is a strong and smart heroine, she is an artist and the hero-Lachlan sees her inner beauty and worth from the moment they meet. Lachlan, is a charmer and a dreamer, he knows that Bry will be his wife one day and he waits patiently for her and fights for her. Bry and Lachlan's story unfolds in different stages, which beautiful crafts their love story at various moments for the reader to slowly see how their relationship has come to be, and what it is when the novel opens up.

This love story is a stunning look at a relationship between two people who deeply love each other but get lost in that love and have to learn important lessons in order to rebuild their foundation to be stronger. I love that Jillian is able to interweave these lessons into our heroine's journey and character growth. I love that both Bry and Lachlan realize that a marriage is between two people and it takes two people for it to succeed or fail. I love that Bry learns that she must love and take care of herself first before she can believe in the love that she receives from others. I love that these two learn that communication is key. I love that these two are able to overcome their internal obstacles to discover what they need out of life and from their partner.

I highly recommend this novel, it is a beautiful story of love in its highs and lows. I am looking forward to exploring Jillian Eaton's backlist and continuation on in this series (we get a lovely look into how I believe the next novel might be about in this book and I am very intrigued)!

For Lachlan and Brynne it was love at first sight. As children they made a pact if they were not married in 10 years they will marry each other. The book takes us through flashback to Lachlan and Brynne's love story juxtaposing it with the current day where Lachlan has come back to England to claim Brynne, his runaway wife. But will their love be enough to overcome all the secrets they kept from each other?

This book is a page turner that kept me going until I was finished. Lachlan and Byrnne had great chemistry and a beautiful love story.

Loved it.
The friends-to-lovers and second-chance tropes are my favorite.
When she was 14 and he was 16, they made a promise to each other: if they weren't married in 10 years they would marry each other.
Lots of things happen and then 10 years later, Lachlan comes back for his promised privileged lady and Bryanne knows that her family won't let her marry a second son. Together they elope to Gretna Green and that is when the truth comes out. It was a book that provokes many emotions for the reader. It was funny, sweet and I might have shed a tear or two.

Seduced by the Scot follows the turbulent Victorian Era romance of Lachlan and Brynne. Third in a series, yet it's easy to follow without reading the first two books. Contains steamy scenes, in case that's not your cup of tea. Well-written with relatable characters.

Thank you to Netgalley and Dragonblade for the ARC!

Seduced by the Scot is my first book from Jillian Eaton and honestly what an introduction. This is a standalone in a series, and not having read the previous 2 books, I didn’t feel lost at all which is always good. Lady Brynne Weston is 14 when she meets her brother’s friend Lord Lachlan Campbell who is 16. Lachlan comes to stay with her after getting in trouble at school for two weeks. By the time the two weeks are up the two have made a pact that in ten years, if neither are married, they will marry each other. 10 years later they get married, but 11 years later they are estranged with Brynne back in London where no one even knows she is married. The last person she expects to show up is her husband who is determined to win her back.

This is a second-chances, friends-to-lovers, (then enemies-to-lovers), romance. What I loved about it: the discussions of mental illness, how both MC’s made mistakes they had to own and forgive, both characters were very distinctly written and strong, the pacing throughout the story was also great.

What I disliked: sometimes the conflict was drawn out a bit and had me questioning if they really were best for each other, some chapters were too long for flashbacks so the moment it was back in the present I had forgotten where I’d left off.

Overall, a fun and enjoyable read I would definitely recommend! Steamy scenes were there but very minimal.

Brynne and Lachlan were really interesting characters, their relationship wasn't perfect but the way it was written was perfect. I really liked the style of story telling, it wasn't linear so you learned and understood the characters better as the story skipped to different times of their courtship. By the end the reader completely understood their bond.