This is a really cute romantic book. Logan and Claire are two complete opposites. Logan is a prankster who runs an internet show and Claire is a serious journalist looking to make her big break. Claire is an American who goes to Scotland who her friends on a big trip to four countries while trying to find her big story. She’s a commitment phone and doesn’t really believe in love. Logan is the Scotland Highland who loves to play pranks on his friends and others and enjoys a good time. When these two seem fall into each other’s kilts what could go wrong or right? Claire and Logan just feel something more there but can they get through their own personal issues or will they push it all away for their careers? This is a super funny and hot book. This was my first book Melonie and it won’t be my last. Can’t wait to read more.

I received Getting Hot with the Scot written by Melonie Johnson from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. This is the first time I have read anything by Melonie Johnson and is the first in her series, A Sometimes in Love.
While on vacation with friends in Scotland, Cassie Crow stumbles upon Logan Reid in a kilt and decides one night with a sexy Scot will not hurt. Logan Reid has built a career on playing pranks on unsuspecting people for his web show, Shenanigans. But when Cassie kisses him during his most recent prank, he forgets it's supposed to be a prank. After a wild night, Cassie moves on, without signing the release for her section to appear on the show and Logan chases after her. Can they turn one night into HEA?
Sexy and hot, this was a wonderful, fun read. Melonie Johnson doesn't delve into anything deep and both of the main characters are normal people; attempting to work on their career, love life, and private time. Sometimes selfish, sometimes selfless, both of them are good persons attempting to find balance to make everything work. I look forward to book 2 of her series. #GettingHotwiththeScot #NetGalley

Hello, book friends!

You know that saying about never judging a book by its cover? I'm going to confess something. I absolutely did so with Melonie Johnson's Getting Hot with the Scot. I know, I know! It's book rule #35, and I am a rigid follower to not judge the contents based on the cover—or more specifically, title. I'm glad this rule is thoroughly ingrained in my #bookstagram psyche, because I would have been missing out if I'd chosen to instead set the book aside.

My #1 Takeaway: Smart girls read romance novels.

What a powerful statement to infuse into contemporary romance! It impacted me so greatly, I'm bringing it up before I even get into the plot, because I think it's an amazing thread to intersperse unexpectedly. Melonie Johnson touches on an interesting point: Why is there such a stigma surrounding romance novels? As if only air-headed, lust-filled, addled-brained women pick up romance novels because that's all their intelligence allows or sex is all that they are after? Why do we use labels such as "smut"? How offensive is that to not only the author but to the female reader? I may have digressed here from Melonie's more tactfully made point, but, hey, that's what I do—digress.

It doesn't matter what you read, as long as you are reading!

Yeah! Didn't know that would be part of the review, did ya? I felt similarly as I read this rather adorable story. Oh, you want to know what it's actually about? Let's get into it!

Cassie Crow is traveling through Europe with her four best friends. When Cassie loses her way in a Scotland castle after consuming a wee bit too much whiskey, she runs (quite literally) into Logan Reid, a social media prankster and—you guessed it—true Scotsman.

Logan and his sister run a web-based show called "Shenanigans," and Cassie has just unwittingly been caught on film. The clip is exactly what Logan needs to boost the show's popularity with the female demographic, only there's one problem: the smart and savvy Chicago reporter won't sign the waiver allowing him to use the video. With a fair amount of charm and a whole lot of Scottish brogue, Logan attempts to win over Cassie and get the signature he needs for his big break.

Only, Logan finds himself enjoying her company for more than just her signature, and together they embark on an European adventure of getting to know one another—in lots of ways.

Cassie doesn't expect to develop feelings for the Scotsman. It was supposed to just be one night. Perhaps it's the romantic Scottish gloaming or the way Logan doesn't pressure her for the signature. Either way, she gets to enjoy more of her sexy Scot before it's time to go home and their adventure meets its end. Or does it?

A sexy Scottish accent that drips off the page. A youthful adventure across Europe. A group of women tied together by friendship and wit. I'm delighted to have uncovered the first book of Melonie Johnson's Sometimes in Love series. The second book, Smitten by the Brit, is set to be published in August, featuring Bonnie (one of Cassie's best friends) and Logan's best friend Theo. I liked this book so much, I pre-ordered both books. I told one of my best friends to do so as well, as we trade titles frequently, and I know she will love this series. With a recommended 4 stars from yours truly, I think you will as well.

I appreciate NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for giving me the opportunity to read this novel in exchange for my honest review. And, as you can see, I was skeptical when I first read the title. The characters are young (as I'd predicted), in their early twenties, but I enjoyed the dynamics between Cassie and Logan, Cassie and her friends, and Bonnie and Theo (who I am excited to hear more from in August).

Getting Hot with the Scot is being published next Tuesday, April 30th, and I hope that you'll pick it up and give it a chance. I'm incredibly happy that I did, and I think you will as well. It's fun, flirty, and well written. And you know what I love about that (aside from, you know, everything)? The fact that I can pick up this book as a fun, flirty, well-read woman. It's that simple, friends.

So, many of us fortunate enough to receive ARC copies of books do so not quite knowing what we will get with unknown authors we’ve never read, some are not so great, but some are so incredibly awesome we wonder where the author has been all our lives! I gotta say, Melonie Johnson just knocked my socks off with this book Getting Hot With the Scot. I loved the wit, sass, incredible humor, steamy hotness that completely jumps off the page at you, very well written, and a group of friends that make you wish you had girlfriends like that in your life. Cassie was closely matched with her hot Scot Logan., and I’ve got to tell you, there’s something that just does it for me when it comes to Scotsman and British gents. Theo and Bonnie were really two of the best friends Cassie and Logan could have, loved the banter when it came to these friends. Loved the trip through Edinburg and London, just really made it feel like you were right there with all of them. I adore books that take you through a range of emotions, laughter definitely being one of them, but you definitely needed the tissues at the end of this one, just loved this book. I definitely plan to add this book to my paperback library, and you better believe I’m going to be reading the next book this author writes! Awesome read!

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of this book.

With a fling on her mind and liquor in her belly, when Cassie sees this hot, hot, hot guy in a kilt with the best Scottish accent ever, her mind just naturally leaps to the most logical conclusion: He’s a warrior from long ago, a Highland hero sent forward in time to find his true love, obviously Cassie. Getting Hot with the Scot takes off with this hilarious start and never slows down. The time-traveling warrior? Not so much, more like a practical joke at Cassie’s expense. But the fling? Oh, yeah, that’s gonna happen. And after that comes a sweet, sexy, swoon-worthy story about two people who love to fling but who might also be developing other feelings. It’s a fun romp through Europe with some truly outrageous, laugh-out-loud moments and some incredible tenderness. Love is in the air, but can it last and can it survive separation?

Getting Hot with the Scot is a delightful start to what promises to be a favorite series. The writing is excellent, far above the typical chick lit. The supporting characters are fun and funny, with depth and interesting personalities and quirks and I want to be best friends with all of them. The plot moves quickly, with a satisfying conclusion and just enough of a peek into the next story to make me want to read it right now.

Thanks to St. Martin's Paperbacks and NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of Getting Hot with the Scot for me to read and review. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it.

I loved Getting Hot with the Scot. I couldn't resist that fun title and the book was entertaining and clever. The two main characters had a lot of chemistry and I enjoyed going along for the ride--literally--as they traveled to two countries and found their happily ever after. Cassie's friends were all interesting personalities in their own right. This was just a good story that had some humor and was a great read as an escape from daily life. I recommend it!

Getting Hot with the Scot is a whirlwind roadtrip romance with a just-a-fling beginning and a swoonworthy hero. Reader, I loved it.

Here are the three keys to getting the most out of your GHWTS experience:

Have a snack. There's a scene with clootie dumplings and cream that will make you hungry. Like, I hate fruitcake but still want this in my face.
Ignore the hero's name. Yes, he's an internet video prankster named Logan, but he is nothing like Logan Paul.
Picture said hero as a ginger Richard Madden, since that's what Melonie Johnson suggests herself. Google image search him. Or just watch "Richard Madden Reads Thirst Tweets." You can thank me later.

Okay, now that's out of the way, let's talk about the book. I'm not in a great place to critically analyze it since I'm sitting here in happy book bliss, but I will try.

There's a bit of a deception plot, since the hero meets the heroine during a prank. (He's in a kilt in a castle and they end up kissing... on film.) He's trying to get her to sign off on airing the clip so he can secure a television contract. This is handled well, and he's not a jerk. There's some miscommunication but it's short-lived, but I know this can be a deal-breaker for some. I'm usually one of those people, but I was fine here.

On the other side is a book full of banter and female friendship, plus traveling around London and various eateries. While some books struggle to balance the heroine's relationships with her friends and coworkers with the central romantic relationship, Johnson managed it well. Cassie is fun to be around, and I kind of want her friends to be my friends. (Logan's friend Theo and Cassie's friend Bonnie are the couple in the next book, Smitten by the Brit.)

While the romance starts as a holiday fling (complete with wall sex), it evolves into a relationship that I believe can go the distance. Not just because they want to screw each others' brains out, but because they can laugh together and seem to be genuine friends. The whole thing is charming, and I look forward to reading the next two.

An amazing female character with great friendships and throw in a hot Scot.. what could be better? Not too much in my opinion. I really enjoyed this book it was entertaining and engaging. The story flowed well and was nicely put together. Highly enjoyable. Would recommend.

I love books with strong female friendships, and Melonie Johnson delivers that in the Sometimes in Love series. These women clearly care a lot about each other, and it's empowering.

Of course I'm going to love Cassie - she's a romance reader! Though Ana is probably my favorite among Cassie and her group of friends, and I'm more of a Bonnie... I want to be friends with these girls, haha. That's one of my indicators of a great book - if you find yourself wanting to hang out with the main character. I'd definitely hang out with Cassie. She's so smart and savvy, and I love her ideas for a segment of social change in her morning TV show.

Logan is hilarious and adorable. I love that he has his fair share of issues he's got to work through, but they don't make him an alpha-hole (like so many leading men with issues seem to be...) His relationship with his mom is so cute, but I do wish there'd been some more story there with his sister, Janet. It seemed like there might be with the references to him calling her (or not calling her), but then that line of possibly story just sort of... disappeared.

I got to the 72% mark of this book and everything was going so well... TOO WELL. Do you ever have that happen, where you get to a spot in your romance novel that feels like the HEA must be a page turn away, and then you notice you still have a whole third of the book left to go? There is a feeling of IMPENDING DOOM. And sure enough, doom descends. (I was secretly glad, because I wasn't ready for this book to end!)

This is the first book in the Sometimes in Love series, and can be read as a stand alone. There is also some delicious set up for the next book in the series, Smitten by the Brit, which is about Cassie's BFF Bonnie and Logan's friend Thomas. I'm probably most looking forward to Ana's book, which I'm guessing will be book 4 in the series as the third book, Once Upon A Bad Boy, looks like it will be about Sadie.

I believe this is Melonie's debut book. If that is the case she has certainly found her calling. This is an exceptionally well written book, one you would automatically guess a well seasoned author penned.
This is a cute holiday romance book. Cassie and her friends are on the trip of a lifetime. Being in different parts of the world, she has challenged herself to have a holiday fling. Her holiday is almost over when she literally stumbles upon Logan. I thought their introduction was super unique - I loved it!!
Their relationship hits the ground running, but it is not all smooth sailing. Secrets and lies dog them the whole time. Then there is Logan's aversion to the whole happily ever after...
Can't wait to read Smitten By The Brit.

***3 Stars***

This was one of those books that I decided to give a go because it looked like it would be, at the very least, a fun read and I’d possibly find a new author whose writing I would like and want to read more of, and overall that did happen. I ended up liking the book, but not loving it as much as I’d hope, but enough to where I did want to pick up the next in the series and see what was going to happen with some of the secondary characters we’d met during the story.

Now, part of the reason that this one falls on the ‘like’ shelf is that I never really connected with Cassie and Logan. Both were good people and I actually loved that they were so motivated when it came to their respective careers and wanting more for themselves, but I needed more of them and just didn’t feel like I had a good handle on who they truly were. So, you can imagine that lack of connection carried over into their “romance”. The smexy between them was hot, I mean there was no doubt that they click on a physical level, but the lack of true communication between them kinda did me in. Logan wouldn’t open up and Cassie preferred to run instead of talking things out and it just got boring. Their big blowout wasn’t unexpected, and I honestly didn’t have an issue with it, but the lack of grovelling and easy forgiveness ~ just left me needing more.

But while Cassie and Logan didn’t really do it for me, their friends and family did. I loved Logan’s mom (she is kinda everything) and sister, even though there were moments where I wanted to Gibbs smack Janet and I really want more of Theo (so, YAY, he’s up next) but it was Cassie’s girl squad that gave this book life for me. Bonnie, Delaney, Ana and Sadie were a lot of fun and I loved how they all rallied around each other ~ for better or worse, depending on the situation ~ and I’m totally looking forward to getting to know them all better.

As I said in the beginning, I really wanted to love this book, but it just didn’t grab me in the way I wanted it to in the romance department. It happens and falls under the ‘any given day’ and ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ realm, but the fact that the secondary characters intrigued me ~ well, I’ll take for a win and will be checking out the next book in the series and see where that one takes me.

I was sent this ARC by the publisher with the understanding that I would read the book and provide an unbiased review.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I picked up this book, but I knew I had been reading rather heavy and profound stories before and was ready for a change of pace. This book fit the bill perfectly. It was cute, quirky, and had great characters. I'm already looking forward to the next installment!

I flew through this entire series on vacation and they were perfect beach reads! They are light romance novels but not silly. The sex scenes are descriptive but not overly graphic. I loved the European setting - perfect for romance! I was a little wary of the whole "viral video star" thing because I thought it would be super cheesy but the author incorporated it in a way that made it seem somewhat realistic. Definitely an enjoyable read for the summer!

This was my first read by Melonie. I was surprised by the level of steam this book has! Well, the meet cute moment between Logan and Cassie was actually kind of different. It actually made me disliked Logan for a bit afterwards. This story was a bit too long for me in which some parts dragged. Also, I have to say there were A LOT of characters in this book, that it was sorta getting me confused. It seems all of Cassie's friends are getting their own books. The next 2 in the series do sound good, and I'll be there for the ride.

I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

I loved Getting Hot with the Scot. It is such a cute read. Cassie and her friends make me want to take a European vacation. You will love these ladies. The last 2 stops in Scotland and London with them is so fun. I love how Cassie and Logan meet. They have such chemistry that you can't help but to fall for them. Logan may be a prankster at times but he has this amazing heart too. I love Logan and Cassie together. I can't wait for more to come in this series. Melonie Johnson did a fabulous job and I plan on going back for more of her work. Go click this one now.

If you love Scotland, Outlander, Harry Potter and Happily Ever After's, you need to read Getting Hot with the Scot! The story had me laughing from the start. A fun fast read that any book lover of historical romance, travel and comedies will love. Dive in for laughs, love, and swoon worthy romance!

I had a hard time getting into this book. I didn't find the story to keep me interested .

The story was ok but not something I would read again.

I found this book to be well written and enjoyable. I applaud the author for giving the heroine the gumption to go after her dreams and for making it seem real. I felt that Cassie Crow, the main character, was easy to relate to/identify with. She's trying to break into "hard" journalism for the TV studio that she works at. She is the face of ChiChat "fluff pieces"; a weekday morning show in Chicago. She and three of her college friends made a pact to travel Europe five years after graduation and that's where Cassie meets the "hot Scot"; Logan Reid.

The characters are 3 dimensional and well developed; you can feel their emotions as you read the story. The surroundings/settings pretty much take a back-seat to the story as it is character driven. All-in-all a good book.

I absolutely adored this book. Cassie Crow is an American reporter on a European vacation with her four best friends. Logan is a Scottish prankster filming a skit when he meets Cassie. I could feel their chemistry immediately and Cassie and Logan were both very likable so I was hooked from the beginning. This story is told from a dual POV which I love. Melonie Johnson's writing style was perfect for this story. I cannot wait to read the stories of the rest of Cassie's friends!

I was in a reading slump for a week. I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to read anything anytime soon. So, I looked through my list and Getting Hot with the Scot by Melonie Johnson caught my eye. Scots? And a series titled “Sometimes in Love” ?

I was in.

Five friends who travel around Europe to celebrate their goals, accomplishments, and friendships. And as they reach Scotland, a chance meeting with alluring Scot, Logan, Cassie begins a whirlwind romance. It reminds me of Punk’d with a strangers to lovers trope. It’s adorable and fun, but let me not forget the heat!

The fact that I couldn’t put the book down for a day straight? That says something about this story and this writing. Getting Hot with the Scot immediately draws you in, and as soon as you meet Logan and Cassie, you’re drawn to the chemistry between them. I enjoyed the relationship between Logan and Cassie. I thought their meeting was hilarious, and the attraction between them is pretty hot.

More importantly, I loved how they each champion themselves. Yes, there is a sense of sacrifice on each other’s part, and this whirlwind of a romance that is pretty intense. But I really appreciate that they both stand ground to what they want. They don’t give in completely, but they eventually find a solution to fit their needs.

I’ve already started the next in the book, and I am now a forever fan of Melonie Johnson.

*Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.*