The MacTaggert boys were abandoned by their mother, Francesca seventeen years ago. What they don’t know is before she left and took their baby sister she made a bargain with their father Angus MacTaggert, the Earl of Aldriss for her three sons would be married before the daughter. Francesca has written to say her daughter is getting married to send her sons to marry proper English ladies and one of them will marry a lady of her choice. Her stipulations is there will be no more money and they’ll lose their ancestral home if they do not marry before their sister. Highlander Niall MacTaggert and his brothers know the rules they must marry, but the oldest brother Coll is reluctant to marry the miss his mother has chosen. Francesca has signed marriage contracts with Amelia-Rose parents to marry the Coll the heir.
Amelia-Rose is the bride despite her reservations about barbarian Highlanders. She has a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. Coll wants a weak malleable miss he can marry and leave in England and go home to Scotland. Niall becomes the peace maker and tries to soften up the whip-smart lass and make her the perfect match for his brother, for the sake of the family. Niall appreciates her wit and charms, I love their witty banter as they fall in love. A captivating story of two head strong people who meet and fall in love despite all the odds against them. Will they finally decide love is worth any risk to be together and find their HEA! This my honest opinion and review after I read the book.

A good start to a new series by Suzanne Enoch. There is humor and heart like in all her titles. The premise is a little shaky, but the characters are memorable.

A delight, but a dilemma, when the youngest of three Scots brothers falls in love with his oldest brother's potential bride. Forced by an agreement between their parents, the three brothers must find English wives before their sister marries. Niall is the fixer and getting the young lady who his oldest brother with the title doesn't want, mebecomes a challenge. A very amusing will they or won't they be together love story. I just loved Niall. Be still my heart!

I can't wait to see how this series evolves. From the moment the Mac Taggart brothers ride up to their English mother's residence in London with their bagpipes and preserved moose head they'll captivate and keep you on your toes. Their mother left them behind in Scotland to be raised by their father when she took her newborn daughter and moved to London. Now under the terms of the agreement between estranged husband and wife the oldest is bound to marry an English lady of their mother's choice. You can well imagine what they're going to put their mother and London society through as the romance plays out.

When Niall's older brother is just not interested in Amelia Rose the bride chosen for him Niall steps into the breech. Soon Niall is enjoying escorting Amelia Rose to society events, riding and walking in the park and enjoying her caustic wit. Alas she's not meant for him and her parents want a title for her so Niall even if he is her choice doesn't fit the bill. You'll enjoy many a laugh as the brothers create mayhem forging a relationship with their sister and kicking and screaming with their mother.


Amelia brought up on stories of wild and savage Scots is surprised by the degree of freedom and caring that Niall affords her. Can she give up her dreams of ruling London society and move the wilds of Scotland with her true love or can they actually find a workable compromise. The story will surprise you, enthrall you and leave you wanting for more as the other two brother start to take center stage.

I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest and fair review.

I've read a couple books by this author in the past and have really enjoyed them, so I was excited to see a new series coming out! I really liked this book and I can't wait for the rest of the series to come out so I can read those too! I was pretty sad in the beginning, I thought it was just awful that Francesca left her sons behind, whatever her reasons may be. And it didn't even sound like they wrote to each other very much. That being said, I loved Niall and Amelia-Rose's characters, and the chemistry between their characters was fantastic and romantic. Their story was so sweet and the way their relationship developed kept me interested through the whole story. Honestly, I didn't really want to his book to end! I would definitely recommend it!

This book is well written and the characters were described well. It makes me want to visit London and Scotland. I can't wait to read more by this author. I would recommend this book.

What a terrific story to launch Enoch's newest trilogy about three rugged highlanders who must travel to London, to their estranged English mother's home, and marry English brides in order to protect their Scottish home. To say they're unhappy about the circumstances would be a massive understatement. But these handsome, kilt-wearing, fish-out-of-water highlanders may be in for big surprises.

I fell for this entire family, Scots and English alike, but, in this book, it's Niall who fully captured my heart. The youngest brother, he has the dimmest memories of the mother who left him and his brothers in Scotland with their father when she fled back to London with their baby sister. Perhaps that's why he seems to be the one most likely to allow her back into his affections or maybe it's just that he's always been the peace keeper in the family. I admired his loyalty to his brothers but also appreciated that he followed his heart, though the aforementioned loyalty, and heart, are sorely tested when the woman he's falling for is promised to his older brother. I liked his wicked humor, his tenderness, and his sensuality.

Man, did I feel for Amelia-Rose. I would imagine she's like many of the young women in London at that time. She has a mind and wants to use it, has an opinion and longs to express it, a wonderful, sarcasm-tinged sense of humor that aches to be set loose, but her dragon of a mother, not to mention society at large, view her only as a tool for opportunity. Her only value, in their opinion, is to bring a title into her family and money to the man who deigns to wed her. No wonder she falls hard for a man who delights in her being her true self. I liked her so much and loved her chemistry with Niall. They have such fun together, not only their hearts but their minds are involved in their relationship. I loved that they "got" each other.

Of course, there are many obstacles to a happy ever after for our couple, the unwanted betrothal to Niall's brother being only one, but Enoch deftly guides them around, over, and through each one. Though I do have to admit, I had no idea how she'd overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacle at the end of the book (but, of course, she does!). It's Getting Scot in Here is a fast-paced story with humor, family conflict, witty banter, tender romance, sensual love scenes, and a satisfying depth of emotion. It kept me eagerly flipping pages from beginning to end. The family dynamics are well developed and believable while the characters themselves are vividly drawn. I can't wait to find out more about Niall's brothers and their younger sister. And, I do hope their grouchy, Scots father will re-enter the picture at some point!
4.5 stars

This series is about three Scottish brothers who were raised in the Highlands by their father after their English mother left them at an early age. Their parents' marriage was a hasty love match that resulted in a rocky marriage with two very hardheaded people. After years of being unable to compromise, they decided to live apart and split up their children. He would raise their sons, and she would raise their daughter in England. In an unusual twist for that time period, the wife was the one holding the purse strings, so she used that power to force his agreement in making their sons marry English brides. Which leads us to now, because the time has come for the oldest, Coll to meet the woman she has chosen for him. Set to inherit the McTaggert earldom, this arranged marriage is satisfactory to Amelia-Rose's parents despite their snobbish opinion of his "barbaric country."

I've got to say, I despised the heroine's parents immediately, and loathed the brothers' mother as well. Amelia-Rose's parents were looking for an advantageous marriage, and their daughter's happiness never once factored into their thoughts. Her mother especially was a hateful harpy who tried to suppress her daughter's personality in order to make her more compliant and biddable to potential titled suitors. She didn't show an ounce of worry for her daughter when she was distraught over what Coll was proposing-marring her, abandoning her to her parents' household, and keeping children she would bear him in Scotland. Her mother didn't bat an eye, and chastised her for standing up for herself to such an unacceptable life. As for the hero's mother, I had no sympathy for her. There's no excuse for leaving your sons and having pretty much no contact with them their whole lives. Even at the end, I feel as if they forgave her too easily.

After two seasons, Amelia-Rose has had several marriage proposals, but struggled to keep herself free of scandal. Her mother has drilled etiquette and propriety into her head because she has an inconvenient tendency to be too "impertinent." To give inappropriate set downs and let her emotions run away with her. God forbid, women speak their minds! In other words, she's not the mild and meek bride that Coll is hoping for that he would be able to control. So after a disastrous first meeting, it falls on the youngest brother Niall to smooth things over.

Niall is definitely the sweetest of the three brothers. Don't get me wrong, they're all wild and very much rough around the edges without having a woman's influence in their childhood. They brawl, speak bluntly, and aren't concerned with so-called proper manners. However, Niall is a little different, in that he is the peacekeeper of the group. He's a people pleaser who uses his charm to make others around him happy. He's also extremely self-confident, and unaffected by the opinion of the English who look down their noses at him. From the very beginning, Niall saw through Amelia-Rose's veneer of agreeableness and respected her quick wit and snark. For the first time, someone was appreciating her for who she truly was instead of trying to mold her into the image of what was convenient for others. An Englishman has always been her ideal match for the future, so she could remain in the lifestyle she had become accustomed to. Suddenly Niall is making her feel and wish for things she shouldn't be.

Niall and Amelia-Rose had a sweet, forbidden romance. There was no cheating involved, which I was a little concerned about going in because of her arranged marriage to a different brother. Due to the fact that he was an intolerable, hateful jerk for the entire time who could barely be forced to spend time in her presence, my sympathies did not lie with him. But besides that fact, neither Niall or Amelia-Rose crossed any lines before the engagement was broken. After that, all bets were off, and she was pursued by the very hot blooded, enamored Scot.

I enjoyed these two together a lot. He accepted her just as she was, and valued her opinions and needs like no one ever had before. He was very sweet, funny, and most of all, willing to make compromises for her happiness. I liked the heroine's spirit when she lost control and spoke her mind to those who mistreated her. As much as she tried to fit in and make her parents happy, she wasn't willing to sacrifice herself to the highest titled bidder to achieve it. At nineteen, I would imagine that a young woman in her place would find it nearly impossible to rebel against what was chosen for her life. She may have taken a while to put her foot down with them, but once she did, there was no going back.

There were a lot of frustrating characters in the book, and I found it really hard to get into in the beginning of the story. I felt like there needed to be more character development earlier on, because it took a while for the brothers' distinct personalities to surface. After about 1/3 of the way through I finally got hooked, but it took me two days of struggling to get past it. This was an issue for me personally, and may not be the case for others. I am curious about who the other brothers will end up with, but Coll didn't win any favor from me with his brutish behavior. He was unspeakably rude and insulting, which I understood to a point, but he potentially ruined the heroine at one point because of it without a second thought. I'm not sure I could be convinced to read his book. The third brother however, is a possibility!

If you like historical romance with Scottish Highlanders, arranged marriages, and a heavy dose of humor, this could be the right fit for you.

Three brothers. Scottish Earl for a father. Wealthy English lady for a mother. All three forced into an agreement made between their parents. None want to follow it and are paying the price.

Niall MacTaggert, the youngest of the MacTaggert brothers, has always been the peacemaker in the family. When his oldest brother and heir won’t do his part to save the earldom, Niall steps in. It just so happens that spending time with Amelia-Rose, the woman whom his mother chose for the heir to marry, is more than a little pleasant.

Amelia-Rose doesn’t want to marry a rough, tough highlander, but she doesn’t feel like she has a choice. Her mother wants to elevate herself in any way possible, even at the misery of her own daughter. Although Amelia-Rose begins to enjoy her time with Niall standing in for his brother, she’s not sure if he really likes her or is just playing at it until his brother comes back into the picture.

This story surprised and delighted me. It is actually my first read from Susan Enoch and I don’t know why I didn’t find her sooner. My expectation of this story was that of Niall and Amelia-Rose falling in love while she was almost engaged to his brother. I thought that would be the whole story. I couldn’t be more wrong. This story twists and turns as these two learn how to love and the truth of that feeling. That is a big issue in this story, what the true feeling is between these characters. They go through several transitions on their journey which is more complicated than I first anticipated.

If you are looking for a story about a kilt-wearing, kind-hearted highlander and a spunky, witty English lass, It’s Getting Scot in Here is the story for you.

I received It's Getting Scot in Here for free. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Three brothers are sent from Scotland to London because of their parent's arrangement - Coll, Aden and Niall MacTaggert, three huge Scottish lads in kilts. Barbarians. 17 years ago their mother and father separated that agreed that her three sons have to marry English woman and that she is allowed to pick one if their daughter - who went with her being a baby - gets betrothed first. If not their father and so they would lose all the fundings for their beloved castle/ family home Aldriss.
Amelia-Rose Baxter has quite a sharp tongue and sent all the man running that had offered for her hand. Her parents want a title for her and so they the boys' mother and the parents of Amelia-Rose agreed on marriage between their children, without them ever being int he same room. She shall marry Coll. MacTaggart, Viscount Glandarril.
But when Colin meets Amelia-Rose he flees the scene and leaves his seat in the theater to Niall, his brother. He starts to fill in for Coll who doesn't show any interest in meeting his future bride. They are establishing a friendship ... soon things get out of hand ...

Oh, I loved this one. I cannot wait to read the next books in this series!



#ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The first in a new series by Suzanne Enoch. Highlander Niall’s estranged parents made a bargain many years ago that he and his older brothers all had to marry English ladies or their Scottish estate would be cut off from funds. Londoner Amelia-Rose is supposed to marry Coll, as arranged by her parents, but she’s more interested in his younger brother Niall.

As usual, Enoch has created an interesting and compelling world. I found the characters very appealing, and can’t wait to see what happens in the next book.

Every once and a while I need a light fluffy read to soothe the soul, which was why I hopped on It's Getting Scot in Here, the title itself lent me a giggle! I've never actually read anything by Suzanne Enoch, so I was happy to explore a new author. [Of course, I don't live under a rock and see her name quite often!]

The overall story is fairly lovely, it didn't move quickly though and didn't have me turning the pages as fast as I'd like. I think because I had a hard time connecting to characters and engaging [side note: that could be due to the author's style of jumping around headspace—I'm not sure?] Niall MacTaggert was, of course, a favorite but even he couldn't pull me in fully. This is not to say that the book was dreadful because it wasn't, it was light and fluffy as I needed it to be, but it didn't engage *me*.

All in all, it was a nice read, and I'm glad I could read a new [to me] romance author.

Hmmmmmmm. Hello again, old friends. I’m back from the dead to tell you all about the latest release from Suzanne Enoch, It’s Getting Scot In Here, the first entry in her new series, Wild Wicked Highlanders. The publisher provided me with a copy in exchange for an honest review. The series centers around three Scottish brothers and the odd agreement that their parents made concerning their marriages. To sum up, (this is all in the prologue, so I’m not being spoilery) back in the day the Scottish Earl of Aldriss married a lovely English lass, Francesca, both because he was in love with her and because she had pots of money to save his beloved estate. He took her back to Scotland and refused to be what she deemed as civilized and he deemed as English. After the marriage he learned that the marriage contracts were written in a way that allowed her to hold the purse strings over her large inheritance. With the birth of their three sons, Francesca wanted to raise them to become gentlemen, but the Earl wanted them to run wild. Following the birth of their daughter, Eloise, the countess decided that she had had enough and that she was going to have at least one of her children grow up properly, thus she took her daughter to London and left her sons and husband in Scotland. Before she left, she and the earl made a deal, in order for her to continue to fund the estate, all three boys must marry before their sister and they must all wed proper English ladies, one of whom would be of her choosing. Seventeen years pass, Eloise gets engaged and the boys have the surprise of their lives when they find out the deal that their father has been keeping from them. They are shocked to learn that not only do they have to marry before their sister, but they have to marry English women or the estate will become impoverished. Thus begins our story. Are you with me? I know, I know, it’s quite a bit to start off with and it doesn’t really let up.

The book starts with the boys, men now, arriving in London. Coll, the eldest and heir, Aden the middle son, and Niall the youngest, have decided on annoying their mother the countess as much as possible in hopes that she will forgo the bargain. They have also drawn cards to decide which of them will be tasked with marrying the woman of her choosing, with Coll being the loser. Coll expects to find a biddable simpering lady, however the joke is on him, Amelia-Rose Baxter is no shrinking violet and she doesn’t wish to marry him any more than he wishes to marry her. Instead of recognizing her as another victim of arrangement made by their parents, he throws a bit of a tantrum and walks out of their first meeting, leaving his youngest brother Niall, ever the peacemaker, to smooth over the situation. After glimpsing Amelia-Rose, Niall is more than willing to do the smoothing. They have an instant connection and what follows is Niall courting her “on behalf” of his brother who has failed to show up for several days. Obvi, they fall in love, the situation is against them, feelings are felt, love is declared, the ending is happy. Tra la la.

Now for my thoughts. While I thought the idea had merit, I just didn’t connect with Niall and Amelia-Rose. I didn’t feel that they had all that much chemistry or that they were very interesting characters. There was a lot of angst and inner turmoil, but not a lot really happened for most of the book. I’m all for drama, drama, drama in a historical romance, but this is no Lorraine Heath angst fest, I felt like it just couldn’t decide what it wanted to be. Which brings me to my next complaint, this book was too long, the beginning and middle were very slow. I don’t enjoy feeling like I should be at 75% then realizing that my Kindle only shows me at 50%. If this had clipped along at the pace of a Tessa Dare book, I think I would have enjoyed it much more. I also couldn’t stand the over use of the word barbarian, on one page alone it appeared three times. I felt like the wildness of the Scots was being shoved down my throat. Suzanne Enoch has been hit and miss for me, a couple of her books have become real favorites, while a few others were only middling at best, and one I even tossed in the DNF pile. All this being said, I actually really enjoyed the ending of this book! The last 25% or so was quite fun, probably because things were finally happening. I loved the way that the brothers worked together and their plan to get Niall and Amelia-Rose married was very entertaining. The machinations and true motives of Lady Aldriss on behalf of her sons were endearing. I would have only rated this a three star at best, but the ending raised it another half star for me. Surprisingly, while I did have quite a few complaints, I do want to continue to read this series. I found the secondary characters much more compelling than the mains, I want more from them. I loved Lady Aldriss and Eloise and their desire to have the boys in their lives. I also can’t wait to see what happens with Coll and Aden and who they end up with, they were both more interesting than Niall. All in all I give it 3.5 stars, mainly because of the ending.

If you are interested in reading more Suzanne Enoch, I highly recommend her Lessons in Love series.

Suzanne Enoch did it again and reminded me once again why she’s one of my favorite authors. She brought it home with this book. It’s funny, and it’s sexy. The plot and its twists along the way had me rooting for Niall and Amy, and of course Coll and Aden. I absolutely loved it. There’s nothing I didn’t like about this story. It’s simply perfect! I wish the next two books were out already because now I’ll be anxiously waiting to see whose story is next. Last, I think she needs to write the story about the countess and her husband. Again, I absolutely, irrevocably loved this story.

It took me a bit to get into this story. I enjoyed Amelia-Rose and her acceptance of her duty and how she tried to suppress the real her. Niall preferred the real Amelia-Rose. He was a bit rough but a gentleman. I liked this story once it got going and had a few smiles along the way.

I received an ARC through Netgalley, and this is my unsolicited review.

I was a little concerned about the whole "promised to one brother but falling for another" idea but Enoch manages to pull it off well.  Neither Amelia-Rose (man, that's a mouthful) nor Coll had any say in their engagement and there is a little bit of a trial run before anything is announced so that helps.  Plus, Coll is a big man-baby and pitches a hissy about the whole thing, disappearing for a few days and leaving Niall to clean up his mess ... and fall for his intended.  

I really liked Niall. He's smart (and smart-mouthed), has a highlanders sense of himself, manages to charm just about everyone, and doesn't take any guff.  He is also the only one who ever really supports Amelia-Rose.  He goes out of his way to see that she gets a say in her life and the opportunity to realize who she is supposed to be.  

And about that.  The blurb makes her seem like she's got more spunk than she does.  She was herself her first season and things didn't go well.  Now, she's following her mother's demands and is trying to be more subdued and "ladylike", with only the occasional slip.  Luckily for her, Niall brings out her true self and, even more important, he likes her for who she is.  She still falls back to being prim when he's not around - and tends to get pushed around by her mother - but the more time they are together the happier she is with herself.  It's heartening and fun to see because those two together are a hoot. 

I'm curious to see where Enoch is going with this series.  Their mother (and sister) is fabulous and I want so much for her to get her wish of a relationship with her sons.  As an introduction, Coll didn't exactly present himself as an appealing person, although we get insights into why he acts the was he does, so it will take a bit of redeeming for him I think.  And we didn't really get much from the second son, other than the strong family loyalty all the MacTaggert's possess.  I'm looking forward to see what women manage to bring the other highlanders to heel.

This one was slow to start and took a while to grab and keep my attention, but about 50% into it and I had a hard time putting it down.  The moment she tells Coll no, (not going to spoil anything) and Niall is there to rescue her, I became hooked.  I enjoyed the romance, hated her mother, and the relationship between Francesca and her boys, I found to be the most compelling part of the story. I loved their development and interactions and I hope by the end of the series, she has her family back and whole. Loved it and can't wait for the other books in this new series.

I haven’t read this author in awhile, but this is the first book in a new series and I couldn’t resist.

The MacTaggert brothers come to London to try and force their mother into changing her mind about forcing them to get married in order to keep her sending money back to Scotland and if that fails… honor the agreement made between their parents and find English brides. Of the three brothers Coll drew the short straw so to speak and is the one who will marry the woman his mother picks for him rather than one he picks for himself like Niall and Aden. That is unless he can behave so badly he can get her to cry off.

Amelia Rose- Baxter has zero desire to wed a highlander, but she really has no choice in the matter as her mother has already made an arrangement and what her mother says goes. When she meets Coll she really doesn’t like him, but when his younger brother Niall steps in to escort her around town in his brother’s stead, she thinks she just might fall in love after all.

Yay! No dukes in sight! (though there is an Earl, he remains off page and doesn’t make an appearance) This was a charming story of a younger son falling in love with the woman promised to his older brother and a young woman who fights for love, despite her parents excessive desire to see her catch a title. Niall and Amy were fantastic together. With his charm and wit and her intelligence and humor it was easy to like them apart and together. The added angst at the end of her parents trying to keep them apart kept me turning pages and rooting for them to find a way to be together.

I thought Enoch did a really good job of fleshing out each character just enough to get me hooked and excited for what comes next. And I am hooked, I can’t wait to see another MacTaggert find his HEA.

I was given a ARC of this book in exchange for a honest review.

Love the unbeatable spirit of this couple. A mother who picks the wife for the wrong son. Only Suzanne Enoch could make this work. Can't wait for more.

Miss Amelia-Rose Baxter's mother wants her to catch a title. Her parents have arranged a marriage with the wild Highlander who wants nothing to do with her. His brother, Niall, is always escorting her to events. If Niall and his brother's do not marry Englishwomen of her choosing, she will cut off funds for their Highland estate. Niall will do anything to protect his home and the people who depend on them. As he escorts Amelia-Rose around London, he starts to realize that he is falling in love with the beautiful, headstrong young lady.

This was a wonderfully written book. I loved the connection between Amelia-Rose and Niall. It was fun to see their relationship develop.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher. Thank you!