Today's review is on Scott Under the Covers by Suzanne Enoch. It is 347 pages long and is published by St. Martin's paperbacks. This is the second of Enochs' Wild Wicked Highlanders series but you do not have to have read the first novel to understand the story. The cover is blue with the two main characters locked in an Embrace on it in the middle. The intended reader is someone who enjoys historical romance with a strong villain and two main characters that you're pulling to succeed through all the odds for. There is mild foul language, sexuality, and no violence in this novel. The story is told from third-person close of the two main characters moving over the course of the story. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- When a resourceful English lady and a hot-blooded Highlander join forces to trick a scoundrel every rule will be broken!
Miranda Harris is known for her charm wit and ability to solve any problem she encounters. But when her brother lands neck-deep in gambling debt to a crafty villain and Miranda is subsequently blackmailed into marrying him she must enlist the help of the devil himself to save the family honor and herself.
Devilishly handsome Highlander Aden MacTaggert knows next to nothing about the ways of the Ton but he certainly knows his way around gambling halls and women's hearts. Still, not sure how he managed to find a Sassenach bride in time to save his family's inheritance. But when his almost sister-in-law Miranda comes to him for assistance, he proposes a partnership: she will help him navigate London society and he'll teach her everything about wagering... and winning back her freedom. The beautiful, clever lass intrigues Aiden but is she playing her own game, or are the sparks between them real? He's accustomed to risking his pocket. But betting on Miranda's love is a game he can't afford to lose …
Review- this is a fast-paced, at times very intense, historical romance. Miranda's brother has gotten into quite a bit of trouble with the villain who knew he was an inexperienced gambler and took him for everything he had and more. Aden Has been forced to come to London to find a English bride by his mother or the family will lose all of the money. The two characters start off at odds but they still like each other when the villain comes in he really submits that attraction into something more. The villain is really quite bad in this one, I was very nervous at times for the heroine, I was afraid that if he got her alone he would really do a harm to her so every scene he was in was very tense. The writing style is good with some Scottish phrases thrown in but in context so the reader can understand if you've never read anything with Highlanders before. The sexuality is fairly mild and can easily be glazed over if you're not interested in reading it. This is an excellent historical novel with two great main characters and a villain who really does make you very nervous. I highly recommend this if you enjoy historical novels.
I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local.
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