Cassie Crow and her 4 friends are on a whirlwind 5-country vacation, and her one wish is to have a fling with a foreigner before she returns to the States. Time is running out when she accidentally runs into a gorgeous ginger-haired Scot at Edinburgh Castle. For just a second, she thinks he’s time-travelled and she shares a steamy kiss with him. Turns out he’s Logan Reid, YouTube prankster, and the whole scene has been captured on video. For Logan, the video is his chance to turn his YouTube gig into a network TV show. For Cassie, the embarrassing video could ruin her plans to graduate from pop culture reporter on ChiChicago to hosting a serious, issues-related program. Can these two find a compromise that won’t derail their plans but will allow the insane chemistry between them to blossom from a one-night-stand into a love affair?

This is Melonie Johnson’s debut novel (the first of her Sometimes in Love series), and it’s a winner! The two main characters are complex and likeable. Cassie is a strong, intelligent, driven woman who has put relationships on the back burner and isn’t afraid to put Logan in his place. He’s a funny, charming Highlander (in a kilt!!!) who is driven to succeed in his accidental career and has no plans for marriage because of issues relating to his father’s premature death. Although all of the romance tropes are present, the path to happily-ever-after isn’t entirely predictable. Their friends, especially Theo and Bonnie (the next book’s couple), add color and complexity to the story. Recommend this to your romance readers, and they’ll be clamoring for the next books in the series.


I received a complimentary ARC of this book from St. Martin’s Paperbacks through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Great playful and fun romance that kept me smiling and swooning! What a fun read! This book is full of swoon worthy moments and great chemistry!

I was provided an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is a great read to devour in one sitting when you are wanting a cute romance. 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.

I loved this book! I couldn't put this book down. It was a rollercoaster of emotions. Cassie is on a European vacation with her best friends and has one goal for her vacation.

Logan is trying to increase the number of women viewing his videos on his prank website to attract a cable network.

Logan videos tapes a prank against Cassie and now has to convince her to sign a waiver.

Lifestyle reporter Cassie Crow longs to be and is working toward being a serious journalist. But while on vacation with her gal pals, she has a hot embrace with a handsome, kilted Scotsman. Logan Reid has made a career from his web-based prank program and his film of the encounter with Cassie could do serious damage to her professional credibility. Logan wants her to sign a release and Cassie wants to avoid the exposure at all costs. As they travel to London, they realize there is a spark between them that could lead to something more.

Getting Hot with the Scot is a light, fluffy contemporary romance. If you’re looking for books about young modern women traveling and supporting each other through their love lives, this could be the series for you. Personally, I found the entire novel a bit too fluffy. The characters behavior seemed too juvenile. Cassie has a few too many friends – so many I had trouble keeping track of who was who. Logan seemed like a thinly disguised, modern Jamie Frasier. And just about every character was described by their physical attributes every time they appeared in the story. When our hero met Cassie’s friend and his first thought was, she has a great rack, I almost didn’t continue with the book.

This obviously wasn’t my cup of tea but it could truly appeal to those wanting a light hearted, modern romance. 2 stars.

This was an enjoyable enough read, but nothing remarkable. I've read plenty of excellent contemporary romances, and this wasn't one. I won't be picking up the sequels.

The writing draws you in and keeps you involved throughout the whole story, I found myself in love with not only the characters but also the world that was created.

The descriptions of the characters and their feelings are so involved, you can truly picture it in your mind. Their attitudes toward the events that are happening makes the story even richer.

I received a copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

A group of girlfriends on a bucket list European vacation. An internet reality show named Shenanigans. A hot kiss in a castle.

Cassie went on vacation with an empty charm bracelet and a full box of condoms. She has reached Scotland and the bracelet is no longer empty, but the condoms box is still full. Cassie gets lost in a castle and a handsome Scot tries to convince her she has traveled back in time. She is not convinced. She manages to hook up with Logan, the star of an internet reality show and make a dent in the box. Logan needs Cassie to sign a waiver so that his company can air the video of their kiss in the castle. Logan thinks this will convince a production company that the show appeals to the female demographic. Cassie is a TV reporter trying to move from fluff to serious reporting and the last thing she needs is to appear in a video getting kissed by a handsome Scot. They work out their differences, Cassie gets the job she wants. Logan moves to Chicago and gets the job he wants. Epic grand gesture in the last chapter.

I'm not sure why I thought this book had a bit of time travel in it. But I was wrong and I'm okay with it. My goodness you can feel the steam just rolling off the page from Cassie and Logan's first interaction well into every one that follows. I unfortunately had to put pause on reading this book for a moment due to time restrictions with other books. However, I was able to pick this one back up like I never put it down. The energy between everyone is astounding. I still kind of imagine over half of that group being a variation of red heads which is almost impossible. I would really suggest the book to my Scottish romance fiends. It's got a bit of back and forth. But all around i'm obsessed! I love my some Scots. 😍 I honestly already found another book by this author to read before I was done with this one. She's got me very interested and I can't wait to read more of her work. Update: I absolutely started the next book I'm so excited to finish the next two!!

I was so lucky to get to read an advanced copy of Getting Hot with the Scot. Let me first say, it was amazing! Cassie and Logan were adorable together from the first interaction. I will tell you they totally had the most unique "meet-cute-ever." And their chemistry, off-the-charts.

But the book is so much more than that. All the relationships, Cassie with her friends, Logan and his sister, both of them with their mothers, each was so well done and singular and special and real. The conflict was also so, well real and modern, not high drama but careers and finding direction.

It was such a fun, wonderful read. It totally made my week. I'm so excited to read the next two in the series. A fabulous debut. I totally recommend it, a 100 times over.

When I first read the premise of this book, I was really intrigued by how Cassie has been planning this Europe trip with her group of friends for a while now. I assumed from there that each friend would get their book featuring their HEA. I also love reading romance novels set in different areas because it allows me to really get a sense of the place, especially places I haven't been before. I'm happy to say that the friendship group and world building did not disappoint in this book. I knew I liked the book immediately with the simple interactions between Cassie and her friends. But what really sold me was when Logan and Cassie had their "meet cute" in the Scottish castle, where Cassie pointed out to Logan that she knew for a fact that he wasn't a time traveler (made me think of Outlander and DW). Things are complicated because Logan wants to use that clip of when they met as a bit for his sketch show. That said, there's a clear connection between the two and they are definitely attracted to one another. From there, you see both really fall for one another, and kind of break out of their shells when they are around each other. Even though it seemed that Logan wanted to purely get her to sign a contract to be featured on his show, it became so much more than that. I do wish at times that he was much more straight forward and quicker with things with keeping things up front. I did also liked that the book focused on their relationship in a daily every day routine. I find that a lot of romances that occur destination wise in romance novels, just move from that to immediate HEA. I like seeing them work through just non-vacation life and finding a balance with one another. I especially liked seeing how they were in Chicago together, but I also loved when Logan brought Cassie home to the Scottish Highlands to show her his family. Overall, it was a really fun, sexy, and lovely romance to read. I am definitely keen to read the next one in the story to see how the relationship between Bonnie (Cassie's bestie) and Theo (Logan's friend) works out. I'm hoping we get to see some of Logan and Cassie in the next one as well. Definitely the perfect read this summer!

Ah, my love for this book knows no bounds! At times like these I could not be more grateful for NetGalley as I doubt I would hear about all these gems otherwise! Hence me talking about this trilogy and recommending it to everyone who might be even vaguely interested!

As I'm lazy it has taken me nearly two months to write this review. But I'm actually waiting on physical copies of all of these to read them again and most likely write a more thorough review (screw my endless TBR!).

This book has me kinda lost for words as I genuinely did enjoy it so much. Having lived in Ireland for quite a few years, I absolutely adore everything that has to do with either Ireland, Scotland, or the UK. Especially if it has plenty of sauciness and laugh-out-loud moments. Which this has plenty!

The main characters and their friend groups are so relatable, plus I at least grew to envy them. What I'd do have such characters in my life! It'd be much more entertaining. And who would say no to a Scottish hunk in a kilt? Not this girl.

My review isn't doing this book any justice and I'm feeling quite bad for it. This always happens when I devour a book. What I mean to say is GO BUY THIS TRILOGY IMMEDIATELY. Seriously.

I love romance novels and I was so excited to find this trilogy.

I tried really hard with this one, picking it up and putting it down a couple of times, but ultimately I just could not get into it. I found the writing to be uninteresting and the plot to be boring.

It was a DNF for me. I wouldn’t recommend it to others and I was not interested in finishing the trilogy.

Who wouldn't want to find a sexy Scot in a kilt hanging out in a castle when they are on vacation?? Cassie and her friends are on the holiday of a lifetime and when she meets Logan it's not only sparks flying, but little explosions.

Getting Hot with the Scott is a fun and quirky story with some awesome characters.

The good storyline and the great characters made this story a very enjoyable read! I look forward to reading more from this author!

Loved this book - kept my attention throughout the entire book and was anxious to move onto the next book.
I was hooked from the beginning all the way through and love that this includes Scotland as I have been there 2 times and loved it. Loved and excited for the next book. the story line was great !!!

A sexy accent, a romantic setting and a prankster? What more could a girl ask for....A LOT, but when he tries to win your heart is it for the right reasons, should you give in? All Cassie wanted was an experience to last her lifetime but she never imagined it would be so much more.

Hot, addictive love story that is playful and energetic. Johnson has great, relatable characters that readers will be cheering on.

Getting Hot with the Scot by Melonie Johnson was the first book I had read by this author. It was a fresh funny tale, full of warmth with a wonderful cast of characters. I was certainly curious to see how Logan was going to win over the not-impressed Cassie (and honestly, who could blame her) the result was a fun view of a man with a mission, who keeps forgetting his mission, until he decides that other things are more important.
I loved every moment of Getting Hot with the Scot and I’ll be reading the future books in the series, the side characters look to have their own future fun HEAs.

Cassie Crow, a pop-culture reporter for a TV talk show, is focused on becoming a “serious” journalist. But when she stumbles into a kilted Highlander with a killer accent, Cassie decides that taking one night off from work and spending it with a sexy Scot couldn’t hurt. . . Logan Reid has built a career on his charm, hosting a series of off-the-wall hijinks on the Web. But when the Scottish prankster meets the all-American, equal parts intelligent and irresistible Cassie, Logan realizes that one night of fun won’t be enough. Could it be that this career-focused, commitment-phobic couple is finally ready to take a chance at true and lasting love?
It’s not too often that a contemporary book can hold my attention until the very end, but this one managed to do it. I really enjoyed both main characters as well as all of the side characters.I liked the interactions from start to finish, even if it was predictable. I really enjoyed it and can’t wait to read more from this author. I highly recommend. **I voluntarily read and reviewed this book