I am a big fan of Highland romance .....just the thought of a big burly guy in a kilt, long hair & irresistible personality makes me want to immerse myself in the story. This book did not disappoint at all. The introduction of Aden and Coll MacTaggert in chapter one gives us insight into the personalities of two of the three brothers., who arrive from the Highlands to the home of their mother, Lady Aldriss. The brothers are on a mission to find an English lady as a wife, which was an edict made by their mother that they must marry before their young sister, who has just become engaged. Their brother, Niall, has already wed. Eloise’s fiancé, Matthew, has found himself in some financial trouble which has pulled his sister, Miranda Harris, into an undesirable situation. As Miranda reluctantly asks Aden for assistance, they find themselves becoming close confidants while working together to free Miranda from the clutches of the devious Captain Vale. Against her will, Miranda finds herself falling for Aden, The interactions among all the characters throughout the story lends more to their character development as well as the end result of the story. The chemistry between Aden and Miranda is palpable through their conversations and time spent together. I received an ARC of this book in return for an honest review, which this has been. #NetGalley #StMartinsPress

Scot Under the Covers
The Wild Wicked Highlanders
Suzanne Enoch
St. Martins Press, Jan 2020
352 pages
Historical Romance
Pub’s rep via NetGalley
⭐⭐⭐⭐🌙 4.5

The cover is great for this book and typical for a Suzanne Enoch story. She’s an author whose name sells books because she writes such good ones. I, however, really don’t like the author’s name to be in as large (or larger) a font as the title of the book no matter how large the author’s ego/reputation. I feel the title of the book should be the largest text on the front of the book. That’s a half a star.

The story inside is well worth the reputation, though. Ms. Enoch has such a way with the historical romance novel that you could probably sell it with just her name on it and a blank cover. This is the second book in this “wild, wicked highlanders series”. Though with the amount of backstory provided and the character development done in this book, it could be a stand-alone. The three brothers have been summoned to London for their little sister’s wedding. They are supposed to find brides before she gets married or their mother pulls out all financial support for their beloved highland home and father. One brother is already married, but these two are still in need of brides. Aden is the deep, mysterious brother and he’s known as a gambler. Miranda’s family has a past scandal with gambling, so she has no use for gamblers and she makes her opinion of gamblers quite clear to Aden at their first meeting.

Miranda’s brother is the young man marrying Aden’s little sister, Eloise. Matthew has a weakness for gambling and has recently come under the sway of an experienced gambler who’s gotten Matthew in way over his head and now wants Miranda as payment for Matthew’s gambling debt. And Matthew has agreed! The man is not only a card sharp but an odious person. And while Miranda may detest gambling and gamblers, she’s smart enough to know that only a gambler can help her out of this mess. She turns to Aden for advice and she gets more than just words. She’s not just prickly this time. It’s total attraction that sizzles between the two of them. But Aden won’t ask for any sort of commitment from her while she’s tied up in this commitment to another man. Only once she’s free will he consider asking for what he wants. Miranda understands how the game has to play out but finds it difficult waiting for each turn of the card.

Recommended. Now I have to read the others in the series and I suggest you do too.

I really really liked the characters in this book, but felt like the author got a little lost at times with descriptions and thoughts. The characters kept ruminating on the same thoughts, fears and ideas. While this may be realistic, I think everyone tends to overthink the same things, it was difficult to read and often times caused me to skim paragraphs. Which is a shame, because once we got going again, I loved the writing, dialogue, and flow of action.

Scot Under the Covers (Wild Wicked Highlanders #2). By Suzanne Enoch. 2020. St. Martin’s Paperbacks (ARC ebook).

Miranda Harris is known for her charm and good-standing in London society. She is also, as Aden MacTaggert quickly learns, strongly opinionated on gamblers--quite frankly, they are a blight. But when she should be celebrating with her family over her brother’s engagement to Eloise MacTaggert, she is instead horrified to learn that her brother, Mathew, has incurred a devastating debt to Captain Robert Vale, and has promised her hand to the vile man in order to negate the debt. Up til now, Miranda has been able to solve any problem she has encountered, but she is going to need help in order to save her brother’s future happiness, her family’s reputation, and herself.

Miranda approaches the elusive and crafty Aden MacTaggert, her future brother-in-law, and proposes a partnership—she will teach him how to navigate the ton in exchange for him teaching her everything he knows about wagering and how the gambling mind works. With Miranda and Mathew’s secret, Aden has a way to prevent his sister from marrying and thereby escaping his mother’s manipulation, but the more time he spends with Miranda, the more determined he becomes to make her his Sassenach bride.

The first chapter will snare and reel you in with rowdy kilt-wearing, boot-throwing brothers, a scruffy mutt, and a stuffed deer in the foyer collecting ascots and ear bobbers. Scot Under the Covers delivers an engaging pairing with Aden, who is slow to let his heart trust, and Miranda, who always follows the rules. And the plot that plants three highlanders in the midst of London society produces a lively secondary cast and a nice mix of both Regency and Scottish romance elements. Sexiness, charm, and entertaining brogue abound in this fun read by Enoch.

This was a fun read, the passion was great, and the characters were strong and I enjoyed the plot a lot. I do wish Vale got more than he did in the end, punishment-wise. He seemed to give up too quickly at the end that it was almost anticlimactic. I loved the part where Aden had help getting into the bank. Overall, good story, and I loved how Miranda proposed to him instead of the classic guy doing the proposing. Too perfect.

Thank you for letting me read this story. I absolutely adore Aden and. Miranda. I now need to find the other books in this series because those brothers were funny. I loved how fierce and protective Aden was over Miranda despite her having to swallow her pride and ask for help. I'm curious to see if Eloise and Matthew will still marry.

RATING: 3.5 STARS
2020; St. Martin's Press/St. Martin's Paperbacks

Scot Under the Covers is the second book in the Wild Wicked Highlanders series. In the first book, we find out that the MacGregor's estranged mother has put a condition on their inheritance. If they want to keep receiving money to keep their home in Scotland, they must get married before their younger sister gets married. The three brothers discover this secret, and head to London to see their mother and sister. They learn that she is engaged, and their mother will not take back the condition she put to their father, when she left Scotland without them.

Aden, the middle brother, is happy his youngest brother, Niall, has found love and is married, but he does not see that happening for himself. He decides he will marry someone tolerable, that is if their older brother will get married. He doesn't want to get married if his brother can't find someone. They must all get married or they lose their home. Aden did not count on meeting Miranda (who is their sister, Eloise's friend and future sister-in-law). Miranda is stubborn as any Scot, and that drives Aden wild. However, Miranda doesn't like Aden, but she needs him to get out of a forced marriage.

I am not a fan of Miranda. I found her annoying and a bit mean towards Aden. I get that this was supposed to be a love/hate relationship, but I felt a bit uncomfortable with it. Aden proved to be a great character, and along with his family and Smythe, I ended up enjoying the book. I also did not care for Miranda's brother, Matthew. I liked him in the first book, even though he was a bit non-descript. In this book, we see his weakness and he does not deserve Eloise. I get that he has an addiction to gambling and that is how he got into this situation. The situation being that he owes a lot of money to a bad guy, who in place of the money will accept marriage to his sister. It seems like Matthew just threw her under and didn't even attempt to stop it. I was even more uncomfortable with that because he is supposed to be more of a "hero" for Eloise. I don't think he does anything to redeem himself, and I am not sure how I feel about it. While I like realistic flawed characters, not this flawed though. I am looking forward to reading the conclusion of the trilogy, and am hoping Mathew goes away.

***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***

Miranda and Aden lead readers on a "merry chase" that this reader absolutely enjoyed and found herself laughing out loud several times at Aden and his brother, Coll's antics. Fast paced, humorous, full of intrigue, distrust and the love of family.

The primary heroine is my kind of girl. She doesn't just fold and get the vapors she works of getting out of her predicament. I admire how the author unfolded her character creating her to be dimensional, believable and emotional while retaining her ladylike qualities. I love how she kept poking and pushing at Aden till he pushed back.

The opening scenes including Aden and Coll are hysterical and were effective in setting the mood for this book. The author quickly brings you into their resistance to finding and marrying a Sassenach bride plus all the antics these wild highlander's do and create to not fit in. They are like bulls in a china shop. Very adorable though I do feel bad for their proper English mother.

Aden is quite different than what I originally thought. He has this huge wall around him to keep him safe. The circumstances show him many things such as how to trust, work with others and open his heart to love while thinking of others well-being. I feel like he changed the most in this book, but he still retained his core self.

This is worth 5 STARS for being so multidimensional.

Miranda and Aden had a sweet story with lots of societal pressure and different outside opinions on what their relationship should be. I always love a highlander hero, and Miranda was a great match for him.

I apologize for not finishing this title sooner, life took priority for a while during this crazy time.

I really enjoyed Scot Under the Covers (and I couldn't wait til she actually got him there). :)

Miranda Harris is a strong willed, intelligent, discerning woman who is trapped by her idiot brother's gambling debts into being engaged to a snake, or vulture rather. Vale. The slimy beaked bad guy has purposely set up her brother to lose 50,000 sterling, a debt he can never repay - but Vale doesn't want money he wants Miranda as and enter into polite society in London.

Aden MacTaggert is a stubborn, second son of a Scottish Lord and and English Lady, the latter of which scarred him when she left Scotland and the family when he was just ten. But, currently his mother has decided that their sister can only marry AFTER all three of her surly brothers wed English ladies. If not, they lose their inheritance. Only Aden hasn't found any lassies that interest him - enter Miranda.

The sparks fly from the get go, though it's more getting under each other's skin in a not so sexy way that eventually leads to romantic sparks. They team up as partners to defeat the dastardly Vale and each time they meet they grow closer to tumbling into bed, or wherever suits their fancy.

I really loved the feminist twist at the end. And Aden was. a complete gentlemen who is SCOT under the covers. Whoa!

Suzanne Enoch’s prose is both charming and engaging.which make for enjoyable reading. This was was a page turner.
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Although I am not a fan of Highlander romances (especially of trying to decipher the lingo), I have always enjoyed Suzanne Enoch's quirky characters and witty dialogue. Scot Under the Covers proved to exception to this, and it had an intriguing plotline to boot: the heroine, Miranda, has been roped into an engagement with a gambling poseur who holds a extraordinary amount in IOUs from her brother. She turns to her soon-to-be brother-in-law, Aden, who is in London in search of a wife. What he finds instead is an adventure and a puzzle. Getting the best of the villain--for he is everything a person could ask for in a villain--is the heart of this story, though the romance is sweet without being sappy.

This was a case of a book getting better and better as you read on. At first, I didn't like Miranda. She seemed shallow and snobbish. But the way she tackled the problem her brother involved her in really impressed me. She showed backbone and strength of character. I adored Aden from the beginning. He was funny, caring, and very clever. I loved that he respected Miranda and involved her as a true partner in solving the problem.

The plot was improbable at first, but it was highly engaging and incredibly entertaining. I usually don't like an irredeemable villain but I did not hate Vale because it's so obvious that he was going to get his just punishment.

This book has a huge cast but Ms Enoch did such a fantastic job of making all the characters distinct and interesting. She created a great series here with plenty of humor, adventure, steam, and heart. I cannot wait for Coll's story.

I confess, I like Scottish men with kilts... So, when I was offered this arc, I couldn't refuse. What's not to love about a gorgeous Scott, who comes to England to find an English bride. Aden MacTaggert, together with his brothers Niall and Cole, is forced to come to England to score himself an English lass. Because his father has decreed that the three brothers must be wed before their little sister can marry her fiance.
Miranda hates gamblers. But when her brother gambles away his future with his fiance and offers his sister as a price to a gambler, she realizes she has to fight fire with fire. Therefore, she reluctantly turns to her future brother in law, and notorious gambler, Aden. While working with him to get rid of her brother's debt and to unmask the awful gambler, she realizes that Aden may be very good in dealing with cards, but he is nowhere as cruel and heartless as captain Robert Vale.
Aden didn't think he would find an English lass who can entice him. But the funky and fearless Miranda gets under his skin. How can he help her and also convince her to take a gamble on him? Because she really hates his gambling guts...
An hilarious tale. Four out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

4.5 stars

The MacTaggert brothers are in London to fulfill the terms of an agreement made between their estranged parents. The brothers must all marry English brides before their sister marries or their mother will no longer fund the family estate in Scotland – Aldriss Park. Angry at the perceived abandonment of their mother 17 years ago and poisoned by their father’s bitterness – the brothers descend on their mother and sister intent on marrying to satisfy Francesca, Lady Aldriss and then returning to Scotland. So far, the youngest son Niall has married and has begun to reconcile with their mother. But time is running out and there are still two brothers left to wed – this story is the tale of how the middle son – Aden met his match.

After spending months with her aunt Beatrice, Miranda Harris is back in London and gets the shock of her life when her brother Matthew informs her that he has lost Fifty Thousand pounds to Captain Robert Vale and she must marry him lest he destroys her family. Matthew is betrothed to Eloise MacTaggert and is desperately in love and terrified that her brothers will learn of his gambling and refuse to let Eloise marry him. Miranda despises gamblers – with good reason, her uncle practically ruined her Aunt Beatrice’s life and has been in America trying to make enough money to repay his debt. But to save herself from a gambler – she needs a gambler. Her first interaction with Aden did not go well, but fortunately for her, her sharp tongue and scorn intrigue Aden and when she asks for his help to take down Capt. Vale, Aden pretty certain that Miranda is his perfect match so he is happy to assist and to teach Miranda that not all gamblers are reckless and irresponsible.

This was a great addition to the series; Aden is a very unique and mysterious character – I was never really certain what he was planning and was blown away by his schemes – he really is a wonderful hero. Miranda is a practical and somewhat opinionated and unyielding character at the beginning, but she is not a shrew and can admit that she was wrong, she truly is Aden’s perfect match and I loved watching them fall in love. The story is well written, flows nicely, has plenty of hot and steamy love scenes, lots of intrigue, witty banter, great secondary characters and a great ending with some interesting surprises. I did feel like the book dragged a little around the two-thirds mark and then rushed to catch up at the end. All in all, it is a great read and I am happy to recommend it. This is the second book in the series, but it can easily be read as a stand-alone title.

The Book Corner 3/5/2020: Suzanne Enoch’s Scot Under the Covers
Loleta Abi

Scot Under the Covers by Suzanne Enoch. St. Martin’s Paperbacks. Jan. 28, 2020. Netgalley.
Amazon’s Blurb: he second in the seductive new Scottish historical romance Wild Wicked Highlanders series from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Enoch!
In Scot Under the Covers, a resourceful English lady and a hot-blooded Highlander join forces to trick a scoundrel, and every rule will be broken!
Miranda Harris is known for her charm, wit, and ability to solve any problem she encounters. But when her brother lands neck-deep in gambling debt to a crafty villain and Miranda is subsequently blackmailed into marrying him, she must enlist the help of the devil himself to save the family honor―and herself.
“It’s time to fall in love with Suzanne Enoch.” ― Lisa Kleypas
Devilishly handsome Highlander Aden MacTaggert knows next to nothing about the ways of the ton, but he most certainly knows his way around gaming halls and womens’ hearts. Still, Aden is not sure how he’ll manage to find a Sassenach bride in time to save his family’s inheritance. When his almost sister-in-law Miranda comes to him for assistance, he proposes a partnership: She will help him navigate London society and he’ll teach her everything about wagering…and winning back her freedom. The beautiful, clever lass intrigues Aden―but is she playing her own game, or are the sparks between them real? He is accustomed to risking his pocket. But betting on Miranda’s love is a game he can’t afford to lose. . .
My Review: When Aden and his brothers arrive in London set to find the English brides their mother, the Countess, demands or she’ll cut off money to their Scottish estate, he finds himself spurned by Miranda Harris, soon to be his sister-in-law with the impending nuptials of her brother to their sister. She considers all gamblers the lowest. But after she uncovers her brother’s profound debt and his solution to paying it off: marrying her to Robert Vale, a vulture hunting an heiress to make his name in society, she enlists Aden’s help. They soon discover Vale is a man who has ruined many to get what he wants, and they are in his sights now.
The characters are fantastic as you would expect from a Suzanne Enoch novel! She writes with a grace and sure knowledge of London society and what is and isn’t accepted. Using such, to manipulate her characters at every turn she makes a satisfying story even better. The plot is sure and solid, and I found myself both disliking Miranda at first and then sympathizing with her as the story went along. Aden, I liked from the start with his robust, rebellious son attitude and the underlying hurt his mother caused him by leaving when he was seventeen years old to take his sister to London. The theme, that family is everything is well though out on all accounts. My Scorecard: A+

I absolutely love historical romance it’s my all-time favorite romance John Matt and Scott under the covers is the type of romance in the historical fashion that feels modern but it’s still trenched in history and backstory I really enjoyed it.

I loved the first, and now the second book. Can't wait for the third.
This series is a very enjoyable one from Suzanne Enoch.

Awesome, entertaining, heartwarming Regency romantic suspense. The blurb gives readers a good idea of what to expect in this book but it is so much more. The highlanders are funny and make the English look ridiculous. Aden involves himself in Miranda’s problems to help get her out of Captain Vale’s clutches. Aden is smart and enjoys going to battle against Miranda’s wits. I enjoyed the 1st story in this series and look forward to book #3. I received a complementary copy of this book and chose to write a review. I look forward to reading future books by Ms. Enoch.

I enjoyed this book and loved Miranda and Aden. I did not read book 1 but that did not really matter to the story. I do wonder if everything regarding their mom will be put to rest in the third book.