A Devil in Scotland (No Ordinary Hero #3)
by Suzanne Enoch
Blurb:
1806,
Scotland: Wild, reckless Callum MacCreath is in no hurry to become someone’s
husband. But when his responsible, steady older brother Ian announces his
engagement to their childhood friend Rebecca, Callum makes a startling
discovery: he wants the lovely young lass for himself. But it’s too late, and
when Ian banishes him for his duplicity, he’s only too happy to leave Scotland
forever…
...is
delicious and dangerous.
1816:
Marrying Ian was the practical, logical thing for Becca to do. But once Callum
sailed away to America, she missed his rakish charm and lust for life. Now, ten
years later, Becca is a widow when a much-changed Callum returns to his
Scottish homeland. Will he remember their spirited, fiery connection, or does
he blame her for his brother’s unexpected death? This time neither of them can
deny their scorching attraction, but will their hearts be burned in the blazing
heat of scandal?
Themes: Historical,
SCOTLAND
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
We
have all read a story synopsis that makes us a little leery about reading the
book, wondering if we are really going to enjoy it, even if we know the author
and trust their work immensely, and this was one of those stories for me. Luckily Ms. Enoch came through for me with
amazing aplomb. I enjoyed this story, the suspense and emotional drama were
more than enough to make it worth every second of reading, but when you add in
the unrequited love, intense chemistry, and familial responsibility that is
being dealt with, the story goes from just OK, to being fantastic. Callum has returned from a long separation
from his family a new man, a man with a strong work ethic and the ability to
lead, all traits he would never have developed had he not been forced to grow up
so quickly. The death of his brother has
left him with only one thing on his mind, vengeance, and if he has to bring
down the only woman he ever thought he loved to get it, consequences be damned,
but almost immediately his goals are changed and he has to find a way to get
justice without blowing up his new world.
Becca once made a practical decision, using her head instead of her
heart, but she never imagined she would be widowed with so many responsibilities
at such a young age. Now she is faced
with the furious brother of her late husband, the man that grew out of the boy
she once loved with all her heart, and she has to decide if she wants to throw
her lot in with him or turn to the only other men in her life, men she has
always trusted and believed in. As they
are forced to work together to uncover the truth around Ian’s death Becca and Callum
cannot deny the passion that flares between them, but neither believe there can
be more, until suddenly they cannot deny it a moment more. It might be too late to change the past, but
they have a future that is unwritten and only they can decide what will go on
those pages, if they are still alive to write them. I LOVED this story even as
there were moments I really wanted to smack Callum for his callousness and
ruthlessness. Callum was a man I could believe
perfectly growing from the guilty boy that was forced from his home after a
terrible decision. I found him
interesting, strong, stubborn, dangerous, and sexy as hell, but when he is
around the women in his life (once he stops being an asshole to Becca) he is a
giant teddy bear that offers them a protector but also a broad shoulder to cry
on. Becca was a little bit naïve in a
lot of ways, but thankfully once the evidence was presented to her, came to
understand that not everything is as it seems in her little world. She is obviously smart, passionate, and
loving, but in her own right I think she is a bold personality and the type of
woman that is needed to balance the rougher edges of Callum’s personality. I
loved seeing her go up against Callum in their passionate arguments and, of
course, once she switched sides she
was just as amazing going against their enemies with him. The chemistry was obviously still there for
these two even after so many years apart and the fact that they had both
changed so much over those years, but honestly the moments when they are just
together in peace were just as good as the sexy moments. I was thrilled with the conclusion of this
series and I look forward to seeing what comes next for Ms. Enoch and getting a
chance to hopefully meet a whole new group of sexy Scots! Thanks for the
amazing journey through the highlands with this Clan of crazy interesting
characters.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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