I read the first two books in this series a couple of years ago and really enjoyed them. When I saw this one available on audible, I grabbed it and thoroughly enjoyed heading back to Balforrs and visiting with the Sinclairs. There are many characters in common with the earlier stories but it can be read as a standalone. This story opens with a bang. Virginia Whitebridge, Viscountess Langley, is kidnapped off the street and sold to a pirate captain to take to the West Indies to be sold to a wealthy plantation owner. The pirates get greedy and grab the wrong woman when they continue to stock their ship and the Sinclairs descend upon the ship. When they get rescued, Virginia wants to keep her identity secret as she does not want her husband, who probably was the one behind her kidnapping, to know that she is still alive.

The Sinclairs are all swoon worthy heroes. I love their attitude, bravery, loyalty and sense of what is right. They are willing to do whatever it takes to protect the women they have rescued. I loved Magnus, the male lead in this story. He always thought of himself as the ugly Sinclair and has grown a beard to cover most of his face. When he has to shave, the women are in awe of how handsome he is. Virginia has already fallen for him when he rescued her, but this made it harder to resist him. Magnus is a wonderful character; strong, determined, loyal and faithful, just what you would expect from a Highland hero. Virginia is small, attractive, smart, determined and caring. They make a great couple, but there is so much standing in their way. This is a steamy, historical romance with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. The writing flows well and the characters are all well developed. There is some spousal abuse in this one, so if that is something that you do not want to read about, then you might want to pass. If you enjoy historical romances with handsome Highlanders rushing to the rescue and finding love, you’ll probably thoroughly enjoy this story.

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book 3 in the series The Highlanders of Balforss. I must say that I did enjoy the story up until a certain point. I enjoyed the romance building. However, I do have some issues. I really have had a problem with the Laird interfering with all of the relationships in the series drives me crazy. Second, Virginia was getting on my nerves with her save the children thing. Other than that the story was pretty good/

An enjoyable, quick read! I wasent so enamored by the husband part of the plpt, but the romance was great fun.

Good addition to the series. The character development was great. The story was not too fast or too slow. Great chemistry. Enjoyable read.

Forgetting the Scot is the third book in the Highlanders of Balforss series by Jennifer Trethewey. While I have read the previous books, each stands up on its own as well.

Virginia Whitebridge is trapped in a loveless, abusive marriage. The law says her husband can have whatever he wants from her—so he's taken her inheritance. And he tried to kill her. After a close escape, Virginia feels protected for the first time in forever, thanks to the Scottish Highlands and the Highlander Magnus Sinclair. But she must go back to England, regardless of the danger, to reclaim what's hers. Even if it means leaving her heart in Scotland. It's just Magnus's luck that he's fallen for a woman he can't have. Virginia is rich and titled, and English. To keep her safe, he must follow her to the one place he loathes—England. Where the bowing, preening London Society has a secret language of manners unknown to him. Where he is too large, too uncivilized, too everything. Despite omens that death awaits him there, Magnus vows to help Virginia go to London and restore her fortune. Get in. Get out. Or die trying.

Forgetting the Scot is an engaging and entertaining read. I really enjoyed the characters, and I think newcomers to the series will enjoy the cast of characters and find them interesting, I think returning readers with enjoy the return of favorite characters and the overlapping of stories even more. I liked Virginia's character and how she is always willing to put others first, even to her own detriment, without being foolish about it. Magnus consistently made me smile. The juxtaposition of his size and protective anger with his sweet and occasionally naive nature made me love him as soon as I read from his point of view. The problems that Virginia and crew face are pretty daunting, but I love that friendship, determination, and honest are what overcome them in the end. There were some unexpected twists and surprises, and some moments that I am hoping to see in the future. I really enjoyed the read, and and rather looking forward to more about some of the secondary characters that are still unattached or working through the problems that are keeping them from their happily ever after.

Forgetting the Scot is another enjoyable, and well researched, read from Trethewey. I look forward to what ever comes next.

I was given this book by Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I rated this book 5 stars, which is well deserved.

It took me a while to really get into this book, however, as I began reading I ended up getting sucked in quickly. The characters, the story, the drama and the romance were all a huge hit with me. The story itself started out pretty quickly, however, it slowed down after the girls were saved from the pirates. This is where it was hard for me to stay focused, once I got passed the slow part I was hooked. The story flowed so well after that, and it had a surprising ending.

I will say that I loved Virginia as a character only because she cared more about children and others rather than herself. She was willing to sacrifice herself in order to save Jemima from her husband. Magnus was of course my favorite character, he was strong, sweet, sincere and even bullheaded. I think his stubbornness is what made me like him so much more. I hated that Virginia thought the children were more important to her than being in love and being happy. I know she loved children but she needed some time for herself before jumping right into helping others again. I'm glad the story ended with everyone having the things they love especially Virginia and Magnus.

I would recommend this book to anyone that loves historical romance, especially highlander romance. I give the author props for writing the ending a little differently than most other authors. When I thought the book would be over, it kept going and pulled me in more.

This book was enjoyable when I was reading it but now that's it's been a while since I read it I don't remember anything about it. I might re-read in the future but it won't be for a while.

"Forgetting the Scot" is a fabulous story by Ms. Trethewey. First I've read by her and seriously enjoyed it. Good plot and wonderful characters. A+

I have now read several of this author’s works and have enjoyed each one. She is one of the author’s I automatically reach for when a book is available. The characters were interesting, the plot was well-paced and the writing enjoyable.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for my honest review.

Forgetting the Scot by author Jennifer Trethewey has some interesting characters with a story that entertains.
Review copy received from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley

Though this storyline had an interesting premise, my biggest complaint is the author was taking way too long to tell this romantic tale. It is not a good sign nearly almost halfway through it nothing significantly happened, not even between sweet Magnum sized Magnus, the hero, and Virginia, the English, still married to an evil villain, damsel in distress heroine. Yes, I get they were genuinely attracted to one another and stole a passionate kiss or two. However, everything seemed to move along at a snail’s pace.

I did get to know everyone quite well. Kind of like you’d feel if you were trapped in a small confined space with a group of people for an extended period time. I even liked everyone quite a bit. However, I expected a more engaging, faster paced plot. Too much time was spent on inconsequential matters. (i.e., sub-characters finding their own happiness).

Magnus seems to love this English lady to the moon and back from the first first moment he sees her. Now that kind of infatuation always sweeps me right off my feet. Despite the occasional, out of the blue references to his former manho days, he was a great alpha protective, sweetheart of a big lug type of guy. This mountain of muscle melts into a puddle of puppy love whenever he is near Virginia, all while feeling completely unworthy to breath the same air as her, since they are from different social classes. He’d die to protect her, even if she can never be his. Yeah, still technically married definitely posed quite the problem and bothered me, as well. Though Virginia’s got a very good reason to stay gone, folks. A certain someone wants to make sure that happens permanently.

Virginia is the strong silent type and resolves to uphold a pledge she has made to save all the orphans walking the nasty streets of London. Even if it means at the expense of her own life and happiness. She will not be swayed. Unfortunately, she quite a knucklehead for how she decides to go about it and what she’s willing to give up.

Yeah, events finally start to kick into motion, but I found myself resentful of the the snail pace. I figured that was likely to continue until a brief, inevitable conclusion. I also absolutely did not want to see magnificent Magnus get his heart stomped on repeatedly. A man than fine deserves so much better.

So even as much as I admired Magnus, I had to let this Scot go, folks. I wish this couple well. I just found myself quite bored and not engaged enough to keep reading.

Title: Forgetting the Scot, Author: Jennifer Trethewey, Pages: 408, stand-alone, abused/damsel in distress/married English heroine, good big guy Scottish heroine, knucklehead thinking heroine, slow paced.

(I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I was not given any payment or compensation for this
review, nor is there any affiliation or relationship between this reviewer and the author/publisher/NetGalley.)

I felt the idea of this story was great. I loved how Magnus loved Virginia no matter what and i was rooting for them the whole time. That wasnt the problem with this book. The problem was the 200 pages of filler. This book had so much filler that was completely unnecessary. It really made the book drag horribly. If i had bought this book i dont think i would have even bothered to finish it. The pace of this book was horrible and truly ruined what could have been a great story.

Virginia is trapped in an abusive marriage. Her husband only wanting her dowry. He attempts to kill her but fails and is rescued my Magnus. Sparks fly but Virginia plans to go back to England to confront her husband. Magnus plans to protect her but will she ever be his? Great historical read! I was hooked from beginning to end with this entertaining story and amazing characters. I really liked it!

A story of opportunity given and opportunity taken. Virginia and Magnus are accidentally thrown together under what could not have been worse conditions. They both seize the opportunity as fate and begin to make the most of it. Despite all the roadblocks, death threats and attempts on their lives they still persist and come out stronger for the experience.

Forgetting the Scot by Jennifer Trethewey is an exciting historical romance novel. One that swept me up into the highlands where a rough-edged yet hot Scott finds his woman. A bachelor not ever wanting to marry finds himself propelled towards the English beauty. She attracted him in ways many haven't. They shared a hot kiss. Only that left them both wanting more...only she is a married lady. He is a Scottish farmer. Their worlds are so different. But neither can forget the other...

Jennifer Tretheway combined a lot of themes in clever way. Foster care, family, second chances at love are just some themes found here. Then, there was abuse, betrayal, and honor. I was was deeply engaged while reading this book. The characters snatched my full-attention. The chapters flew by and before I knew it, I was finished. From England to the Highlands and then back to both again, I fell in love with the protagonists. Their journey was an epic one. Fear, loss, love, and hope filled the pages. Overall, I highly recommend Forgetting the Scot to all.

There were really nasty mean people in this book but that sets the story that had my full attention from start to finish.I love Scotish based stories and this one was a winner.Lots of secrets and romance and great characters,interesting plot and good ending make for a recommended read.First time reading this author and will look for more in the future.I read this book as an arc and this is my honest opinion.

Abused wife, Lady Virginia Langley is determined to get away from her husband. She dreams of opening a school for foundling children with the money her father left for her use. Unfortunately an unplanned sea voyage will change everything.
Magnus Sinclair dreams of breeding the best draught horses in Scotland. He gets diverted by the need to be a protector.
Our terrified heroine will have to fight a lot of battles to get what she wants. Our hero is just the one to make sure she gets it. A very emotional and heart warming story. Lots of great adventure to go with the danger.
This is part of a series but easily read alone. Be warned, when you read this one you will want to read all the others.
Great fun.

Forgetting the Scot
by Jennifer Trethewey
book three in the The Highlanders of Balforss Series.

This is the story of Virginia Whitebridge and Magnus Sinclair. Once again Jennifer Trethewey has another superbly written story! This whole series is to be on the keeper shelf. An emotional story that will pull at your heartstrings, truly an unforgettable read. Virginia’s father has sold his daughter to an abusive man for a title, he’s treated her abominably and has taken most of her inheritance from her. Her sinister husband wants to be rid of her so he hires asassins to kill her. Instead Virginia ends up being kidnapped and sold to pirates. She meets Magnus who wants to help her and they form a connection soon they fall in love and Virginia plans to face her husband to get what’s left of her inheritance back. Magnus is shocked that she’s married but is at least willing to help her in any way he can. Plenty of twists and turns a witty dialogue, sexy hero and a wonderful heroine. Amazing secondary characters, fast paced plot keeps the reader turning the pages! This was a riveting read that I totally recommend! It was a total delight to read. I could not put it down! I recieved a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest unbiased opinion

There are times when I step back in time it takes a gifted author with talent to get me and my blood going. This one has done it with one already from this series so into this one I lept. Instances such as this one gets the blood boiling for sure especially when back then the things that went on. Virginia gets you quickly wrapped around her following her closely to see where it will lead. Magnus is one that you drool on but you sympathize his plight but you know he must overcome for love's sake. You will become wrapped up in this one almost with bits of suspense too with the way things go. All the while also you are wanting love to triumph.

Forgetting the Scot is a book you will not want to put down. Throughout the beginning of the book, we get glimpses of the abuse Virginia received at the hands of her husband. We find out quickly that he has stolen her inheritance. Then, kidnapped and put on a ship for weeks, Virginia meets other ladies in her same predicament.

Eventually, Virginia and the others are rescued before being sold into slavery. She literally falls into Magnus’s arms during the battle for the ship. At first following her rescue after being taken to Balforss, Virginia works diligently to protect her real identity due to believing her horrible husband behind her kidnapping and sale. Magnus feels betrayed by her omission of being a Viscountess until he finds out about the abuse she received at the hands of her husband. Virginia and Magnus had an instant connection that would not go away not matter how much they tried.

Virginia is such a kind-hearted lady, that she believes the best of everyone, except her husband and his cronies. The poor lady had learned to use her sense of hearing and smell to assist when she could not see. Magnus took his care of her so seriously, he made sure she was able to find ‘spectacles’ so she could see. He took his job as her protector in all things.

The situation in which he had to be shaved to stitch the cut on his face is laughable. Everyone’s reaction to his clean-shaven face adds to the mischief of the book. I appreciate Ms. Tretheway for keeping him loyal to Virginia when offers were made by a previous lover/barmaid. Even though Virginia was married, he still remained interested in only Virginia. Love the descriptions of his strength and virility.

The struggles they had to overcome are heartfelt and hurtful. Virginia’s care for others is so strong, she comes too close to risking her own life and happiness for another, but that is her nature. Yet, for a spell, Magnus was unsure of her. It took Bull to remind him of her love and loyalty, and possible reason she changes her mind. Although Magnus is a strong, handsome Scot, he is not quite sure of the strength of their relationship.

This is the third in the Balforss series by Jennifer Tretheway. She writes with imagination and wit. This is a thoroughly enjoyable romantic tale with a lot going on between our main couple, couples from the previous books and possible new couples. Definitely, it can be read as a stand-alone. Or, is even better read in the series. Great book for a weekend read!