Series: Scots of Honor, #1
Traits & Tropes: enemies to lovers; tortured hero; former soldier; revenge
Publication Date: 06.29.21
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1816
Heat Level: 4
Rating: 3.5 stars
After enduring the horrors of war and two years of imprisonment, Lorne Gordon, the Duke of Sutherland and a former Colonel in Scotland’s Royal Regiment is finally able to return to his beloved home in the Highlands. Unfortunately, he returns to find his clan in shambles, having thought him dead, and his castle having been illegally sold by his grasping half-brother, who has also absconded with the funds. Now Lorne must get his life back and that means confronting the buyer, Jaime Andrewson, with the illegality of her purchase and promise of funds. But since Lorne was betrothed to Jaime’s elder sister and then failed to marry her, Jaime has nurtured a hatred of him and won’t be easily convinced to cooperate with him on anything.
This was definitely a textbook enemies to lovers story. In fact, I’ve rarely read a heroine with such a strong animosity toward the hero and one that held out for so much of the book. Lorne may have just been happy to know someone was thinking of him, even if it was to wish him ill, but I wasn’t entirely convinced, even when Jaime did admit that her feelings for him were in fact love. But to be fair, love and hate are two sides of the same coin and that is definitely well showcased here. Jaime held her unfounded grudges for a bit too long for my taste, willfully believing the worst of Lorne despite evidence to the contrary, so that made her reversion to loving him feel rather abrupt and questionable to me. I did find this story to be enjoyable once Jaime opened her eyes and she and Lorne started to have some honest communication between them. The mystery aspect of this one was somewhat obvious, but with the quick pace of this story, I didn’t really mind and I will always love a Scottish Highlands setting.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.]
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