by Callie Hutton
Series Scottish Hearts
Genre Adult Historical Romance
Publisher Entangled Scandalous
Publication Date June 8, 2020
Series Scottish Hearts
Genre Adult Historical Romance
Publisher Entangled Scandalous
Publication Date June 8, 2020
HE’LL HAVE HER AT ANY COST.
Highlander Laird Evan MacNeil cannot believe Mistress Katie
Sterling just shows up at the MacDuff castle with this faded piece of parchment
laying claim to the lands he just legally inherited. Not that he really wants
to be here in the lowlands, but he has responsibilities to his clan and the
exasperating Katie has uprooted the remnants of her father’s clan and moved
them across the country to live here. There’s no way he can leave to go back
home now.
Katie has nowhere else to go and she refuses to bow down to
the arrogant yet undeniably handsome Highlander. She’s had enough with men
trying to control her and she is quite capable of handling herself.
Now that Evan must spar with a beautiful lass for the rights
to the lands, he will fight to the end. This battle is nothing like the ones
his ancestors fought with crossbows and boiling oil. They never wanted to bed
the enemy.
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My thoughts:
A Scot to Wed is the second book in the Scottish Hearts series. It works well as a stand alone book. I really enjoyed this romance. The characters were fun and headstrong. I loved how Katie and Evan played off each other. Katie was a force to be reckoned with and was a perfect mach for Evan. Their banter made me laugh. I loved the HEA and how Katie was able to find a home for her clan. The other characters added to the fun of the book. I loved Alastaire. He was hilarious. I definitely recommend trying this one out.
Enjoy this excerpt:
A SCOT TO WED
A Scottish Hearts Novel
A Scottish Hearts Novel
© 2020 Callie Hutton
“Stop grinning like a loon, brother. The lass is still a
stranger to us, and we need to watch ourselves around her.”
“What?” Alasdair had the nerve to laugh. “If ever there was
an uncomplicated lass, it’s that one.” He motioned with his thumb toward the
ceiling.
“And what do ye ken of complicated lasses? Most of yer bed
partners have no more brains than that goat.” He waved his cup in the direction
of the animal standing in the library doorway. He dropped his coffee cup and
jumped up “What the hell is that?”
Alasdair turned in his chair. “I think ye already said it.
Appears to be a goat.”
The animal stared at him, then ambled into the room. “What
the blasted hell is a goat doing in the house?”
“Oh, so sorry, my laird.” Meggie rushed in after the animal.
“I’ll take him outside.”
“Is he one of the tenant’s goats?” Evan asked as the animal
walked farther into the room, looking around like he owned the place.
Meggie grabbed the animal around the neck. “Nay. He is
Agnes’s pet goat, Myrtle.”
“The wee lass?” He thought he remembered her name as Agnes.
“Aye.” She tugged. The animal refused to move.
“Her pet goat?” he repeated.
“Aye. She keeps him in her cottage, and he sleeps alongside
her.” She walked around the goat and attempted to push him forward.
Evan looked over at Alasdair. “He sleeps alongside her in
her cottage.”
His fool brother was laughing so hard, he couldn’t speak.
This day was certainly not going the way he’d planned. First, Stirling clan
members had arrived before he expected them, the interviews he and Mistress
Stirling were conducting had been cut short, and now there was a sick lass
upstairs, and her pet goat was munching on one of his books. “God’s toes!”
Evan glared at a red-faced Meggie. “Get the blasted animal
out of here and outside. Find MacDuff and have him put the thing somewhere.”
As Meggie tugged and, in turn, pushed on the animal, who had
decided he wanted to stay right where he was, Mistress Stirling hustled into
the room. “Oh, there he is.”
Evan scowled at her. “Mistress, ye new arrival brought a pet
goat with them.”
“Aye. I ken. Wee Agnes wants him to join her upstairs.”
“Upstairs? Where the bedchambers are?” He hadn’t realized
how loud his voice had become until Meggie—still pulling on the goat—and Mistress
Stirling both cringed.
“’Twill calm the lass down,” Mistress Stirling was brave
enough to mumble, avoiding his eyes.
“Let the bairn have her pet, Brother,” Alasdair added,
wiping the tears from his eyes. “If it makes her feel better, it cannot cause
harm.”
“Cause harm? The thing was eating one of my books.” He
picked up the tome and waved it at the group who all stood staring at him,
expressions from uneasiness to laughter on their faces. He rubbed his eyes with
his fists. “Verra well. Let the lass have her animal.” He pointed a finger at
Mistress Stirling. “The minute the wee one falls asleep, I want that animal out
of the castle and to the barn, where it will stay. Do ye understand?”
“Aye.” Mistress Stirling said something in the goat’s ear,
and the blasted animal walked alongside her as easy as ye please. Evan glared
at his brother, who choked on his laugh.
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About the author:
CALLIE HUTTON, USA Today bestselling author writes
both Western Historical and Regency romance with “historic elements and sensory
details” (The Romance Reviews). Callie lives in Oklahoma with several rescue
dogs, two adult children, a daughter-in-law, twin grandsons and her top
cheerleader husband (although thankfully not all in the same home!). Living in
the Midwest provides plenty of opportunities for Callie do pursue her
interests: researching history, meeting readers, spending time with her
adorable two year old twin grandsons, and discovering new adventures. Callie
loves to hear from readers and welcomes the opportunity to become friends, both
in person or virtually.
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