His Grace, Martin MacGalloway, Duke of Dunscaby has well-earned the reputation as the most celebrated rake on the entire isle of Britain.
Pretending to be a man, penniless, Lady Julia St. Vincent accepts a position as steward to the Duke of Dunscaby. But when she meets His Grace, she’s not expecting him to be dashing, charminginstant or utterly enchanting.
Martin develops an instant fondness for the wee man, while they work together to rebuild the Dunscaby dynasty.
Together they make a difference.
But Julia/Jules is an awesome but provincial person. Can she pull off her ruse or will she be caught?
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My absolute favorite books are Historical Romance with the main character using a disguise. A Duke by Scot did not disappoint. Martin's solicitor hires a new steward for him, Jules, a very smart and capable young man. However, Jules has some secrets and is doing everything possible to keep the money lenders at bay. This story is so sweet and funny I had a hard time putting it down. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good romance!

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I cringed a few times when I thought that Julia was going to get caught in her deception. There were a few close times. I liked how Martin got really close to her almost as best friends. Showed that it's not just her beauty that he's attracted to. One of the first things that Julia noticed about Martin was his imperfect teeth. Odd but again not necessarily his looks.
I loved reading, A Duke by Scot!

“A Duke by Scot” by Amy Jarecki is a delightful story of disguise and secrecy. Lady Julia St. Vincent, left to pay off her ailing father’s debts has no choice but to pose as a man and earn a living as a steward to Martin MacGalloway, the new Duke of Dunscaby. Julia, aka Jules Smallwood, is a very resourceful and smart and its unfortunate that the woman to whom he steels a kiss at a masquerade ball is none other than his steward. It is that one kiss that has Martin on a wild pursuit to uncover the whereabouts and secret of the woman from the ball and the one who has stirred his soul.

There is a slow build until the main characters finally connect or get together. I loved Julia’s escapades with Martin, and his efforts to making her into a manly man…which made the trope of a woman disguise as a man entertaining and capturing my attention. Although the story pace is slow, there are points here and there in chapters where it picks up but then again slows again as I thought it became too wordy. In the end, the HEA was worth the wait and ending up becoming an enjoyable read.

Thank you NetGalley and Oliver Heber Books for this ARC ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review.

A Duke by Scot is about Julia St. Vincent who has no choice but to disguise herself as Mr. Jules Smallwood to become a steward for a Scottish Duke in order to pay off her father's debtors. what she didn't count on was that the Duke, Martin MacGalloway was a handsome man in his prime and hands-on with the running of his estate.

Julia is a pragmatic woman with first-rate managerial skills and Martin MacGalloway is a good sort of chap that makes it hard for anyone working for him to dislike him. His attempts to take a feminine-looking Jules Smallwood under his wing in an attempt to "man him up" is funny at best and so embarrassing for Julia at worse. Their love story is so cute and you cannot wait for them to properly get together without Julia's secret between them.

If you love a romance with a woman disguised as a man trope, this one is absolute gold! I can't wait to read the next books in the series and get to know the rest of the MacGalloway clan.