I have to say this was a story that touched my heart in many ways. But it’s also a story that was fun, humorous, sexy, and well executed.

One thing I love about the story is the character development was so well done. The characters were strong, yet had soft parts that really touched your own heart. The secondary crew is fun and fabulous and adds much to the story.

There are some very emotional parts in this book, especially because it brought back many memories of my mother while reliving some of her experiences. If you are missing your mom, be prepared to shed a few tears!

Exploring Scotland is a massive plus in Kilt Trip, but what really catches you are the unique twists to the landmarks. The author writes with a passionate voice that shows up in the beautiful way Logan views and loves his country through sharing history and lush landscape that paints a serene, magical picture for the reader.

Addie is a complex character with hidden grief. She does her job well to escape emotion and ties until she meets Logan and sees Scotland through his eyes and her mother’s.

Together the two find their path, but not until after we get a few hiccups, end of story drama, and the great happily ever after.

Kilt Trip is a delightful, swoony, and sexy read that will make you want to book your excursion to find your own delicious kilt-wearing Scot! It gave me all the feels with its deep and emotional message. So much love for this book!

Alexandra knocks this out of the park with KILT TRIP. By the midpoint, you are screaming for Addie & Logan to just shut up and make out already because there is amazing chemistry and tension. Once they do, the fireworks and insecurities to overcome are grounded and earned. You want to be part of the adventure, and they leave you wanting to know they're still happy and together in the 70s.

I loved this. Sometimes with contemporary romance I have a hard time staying invested, but this one kept my attention. It was gentle, cozy, and I loved their dynamic.

4 out of 5 stars. Immensely romantic, beautifully evocative. The writing was as magical as the scenery it paints. I will definitely be following Alexandra Kiley from now on!

The cover art is a bit misleading I think —it’s more whimsical than the book really is. Don’t get me wrong, there’s humor and mirth in this story and the cover art portrays that. There’s just much more to the story than the cover tells.

Thank you to the publisher and the author for allowing me to review this advanced copy.

From the title and cover, I was very interested in reading this book. The setting descriptions are so detailed that you feel like you’re with the characters in Scotland. I really enjoyed the friendships/side characters in this story. The author does a great job creating a homey-family atmosphere in the scenes with the side characters throughout Scotland. I wish we got to see more Devika!

I found the book to be a bit too long and I had a hard time connecting to Addie throughout the book. I found a lot of what she did to be a bit unbelievable - particularly the plot line with her father. I was waiting for her to work through what happened to their relationship but was left with nothing. Her character also made her relationship with Logan hard to buy into.

Overall, this was a three star read. Alexandra Kiley excels at setting a scene to make the reader feel like they are with the characters and paints a magical picture of Scotland.

Thank you NetGalley and Canary Street Publishing for a digital ARC of this book.

This was such a cheery and wholesome read (yes, cheery, because even in the face of all the trauma and sadness the two MCs have, the book balances the light and the sad really well, with a lot of wonderful banter and vulnerable healing conversations!).

The third act breakup had me crying 🥲

The final resolution was >>>>

TWs - dead parent + the grief, mentally absent parent, (unintended) professional betrayal

-- ty to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy!

SO GOOD. i've had my eye on this book for so long and it did not disappoint. there are so many emotions in this book and the imagery is pure perfection. also!! the epilogue!!! do yourself a favor and read this book asap

thank you so so much to netgalley and HTP for the arc. now excuse me while i run away to scotland and never look back

highly recommend putting this on your 2024 TBR list.

First, it's a love letter to Scotland and has bumped Scotland up much higher on my travel list. I went for a week in college but that was a long time ago- I want to go back. Soon.

And the romance... big swoony satisfied sigh with lots of smiles and some tears as Addie's journey touched my heart. I adored Addie and Logan. An instant connection- possibility- that almost immediately transformed into almost enemies to lovers/ definitely workplace rivals with sparks and pranks and gorgeous Scottish backdrop.

The romance was wonderful, but Addie's personal journey was just as moving. No spoilers, but I was definitely connected to and rooting for her. ❤️ Read it!

Thanks to the publisher for also sharing a digital archive.

The Title? Kilt Trip? So good. This story is about Addie, a travel consultant who travels to Scotland on a work trip to help a struggling family-run tour company in the Highlands. Logan is a handsome yet stubborn, kilt wearing Scot that has his mind set on how his business should run and thinks he knows best. Addie and Logan butt heads over the future of the business and along the way, end up enchanted by one another. The banter is wonderful, the spicy scenes were great, the beautiful descriptions of Scotland will want you to pack up your own "Frank" and jump on a plane.

There was a lot of soul searching and character growth that adds to the story and doesn't detract. The found family was also a wonderful add. Overall I'm happy to say this book was a wonderful rom-com that I was delighted to read.

Thank you NetGalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing, Canary Street Press and Alexandra Kiley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

ADORABLE. This book really fed my wanderlust and made me want to travel to Scotland even more than I already want to. Addie and Logan are a perfect match, with fabulous banter, instant chemistry, and real conversations that help them learn about each other and grow closer. I loved learning about different things to see and do in Scotland as well as a peek into the tourism business.
The imagery is absolutely beautiful and I cannot wait to see it all for myself someday! This is one rom-com you definitely don't want to miss!

*2 open door scenes, strong language including f-words

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for my complimentary e-arc of this book. All opinions here are my own.

Ooch. If you don’t already love Scotland, read this book. The Romance is between Addie and Logan. She is an American travel consultant. He is with a struggling Scottish tour company. She is brought in and is making changes he is not happy about. The banter between them is top notch. And they are both wonderfully layered and complex. Of course you know there is an HEA, but their obstacles ring true. The emotional journey they go on is so moving. Loved them. Also, I do happen to love Scotland and the way Alexandra Kiley writes about it., I may need to book a trip soon. (I received an ARC)

Kiley's debut had me smitten from the beginning! I loved this read, how atmospheric it was and how you just didn't want to let the characters go. I'd recommend this to any romance reader.

This was a fun read with quick banter, Scottish slang, and a wee bit of heartache thrown in.

Kilt Trip follows a travel consultant Addie Macrae to Scotland. While she's there to help a tour company, the son of the owner is also the kilt-wielding tour guide.
What starts out as a mutual attraction gets down to a typical, 'I want to like her, but she's here to wreck everything with her new ideas' kind of trope. As much as that trope can sometimes seem repetitive to me, Alexandra Kiley made the Scotland tour guide idea so much fun. There's all kinds of historical factoids throughout. As someone that loves to read about Scottish history, these sprinkled throughout the book were just what it needed to set it apart for me.

Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC and the opportunity to leave this review.

Yeah, this just didn’t do it for me. I was so excited to read the Scotland setting, but it wasn’t enough. Addie was obnoxious and Logan was meh. And the sex scenes were… awkward. Just not what I expected and not something I’d recommend.

Thank you Canary Street Press for my advanced copy of Kilt Trip! All thoughts are my own!

Addie is an advisor/consultant for travel companies and arrives in Scotland. She joins a tour for the company she is supposed to audit and is immediately intrigued by the kilt wearing tour guide, Logan. They flirt a little and go their separate ways, The next day they are both shocked to find that he is the owner's son and she is there to change things up. Logan makes things difficult for Addie but they very slowly form an alliance on improving the company. Logan starts to fall for the closed off Addie, who slowly reveals that her mother was Scottish, died years before, and was emotionally abandoned by her dad afterwards. Logan tries to help Addie open her heart to him by taking her to places around Scotland her mother went, but old habits die hard and they both need to grow to be able to fully commit to the other.

Read if you love:
-Rivals to More
-Scotland
-Instant Attraction
-Growth in MMC and FMC
-Found Family themes

A sweet romance about learning to let people in and about voicing your dreams.

Addie's mother died unexpectedly when she was a teenager and her father pulled away from everything in his grief. Addie settling into her wanderlust and became a travel agent consultant helping travel agencies become more profitable. Her latest assignment is in Scotland - where her mother and she were going to travel when she graduated high school and where she has some heritage due to her mother's last name of Macrae . Sneaking onto a tour with a fake name, she meets kilt-wearing tour guide, Logan Sutherland. The attraction is instant but when he finds out that she was hired by his father to overhaul the travel agency, sparks fly.

Both Logan and Addie have trauma -- Addie from her mother's dead and her father's overwhelming grief and Logan from his whiskey tour mistake that may have caused his brothers to leave the travel agency. The story does a great job of showing how these two heal each other as they begin to let each other in.

I loved the punny title but I wasn't expecting the emotions and struggle of the characters. This book is sort of lighthearted but definitely tugs on your heartstrings as the characters evolve on the pages.

Thank you to Canary Street Press for providing me with an eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Travel consultant and globetrotter Addie shows up to help a family-run tour company in Scotland where she meets Logan, part-owner and tour guide of said company who is resistant to Addie's ideas of change. The book is scattered with stories and descriptions of Scotland, mostly Edinburgh, which are lovely if you're interested in that but may be too much for some readers. This book is as much an ode to love of Scotland as it is to the characters. Overall a solid but frankly average debut novel for Kiley.

KILT TRIP by Alexandra Kiley is very atmospheric and lovely.

Set mostly in the Scottish Highlands, it will trigger wanderlust in even the most dedicated homebodies. Although it's been a couple hundred years since my ancestors left Scotland, every summer I joke that my DNA was forged in the gloomy moors, and this book had me longing to return to my homeland. (But maybe not in winter!)

It was surprisingly heavier than I expected from such a punny lil title, it deals with themes of loss and grief, loneliness and belonging. But also there's banter and jokes and falling in love. It has it all!

I had the immense privilege of getting to read an e-Arc of Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley and now I think you should all add it to your TBR’s. This book was so fun and flirty and all the light hearted warmth that I needed to read right now.

The Good:
You really can’t help but fall in love with all of the characters, and I do mean all! I found the main characters, Addie and Logan, to be so likeable right from the get go, and their chemistry was great. I loved the setting. Alexandra describes Scotland with such a clear depiction, you feel as though you’re actually there. Have I mentioned the banter yet?! It’s perfect. There were moments it had me giggling out loud. (And don’t forget I was reading this in a ski lodge🙈) There was a strong sense of emotional connection, even though I haven’t gone through the same struggles, it was something you just felt. I also loved that there was no lingering exes in the picture. I feel like in many romance books there are.

The Bad:
The only thing that felt disjointed to me was the fact that Addie kept referring to her parents by their names instead of mom or dad. I know she has this disconnect with her dad, but by calling her mom by her name it kind of wrecked that emotional connection that you were being lead to believe was there. Maybe it was part of the inner struggle for Addie, but it felt off for me.

The Mentionable:
Trigger warnings for Kilt Trip include: language, alcohol consumption, hazing, death of a parent, open door sex scenes, death of a loved one, strained parent/child relationship and grief.

Quite simply put, I adored this book and think you all should read it. Mark March 5th on your calendar so you can pick it up on release day. I also have to say that my desire to visit Scotland has gone way up since reading this book, so be prepared.

Thank you to @harpercollinsca @frenzybooks for the gifted copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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TROPES
🟢 Rivals to Lovers
🟢 Forced Proximity
🟢 Instalove
🟢 Found Family/Home
🟢 Men in Kilts

Addie the travel consultant and Logan the Scottish tour guide may fall for each other initially, but their dynamic drastically changes when the tour guide discovers she’s the one changing his tours.

Everything about this book worked so well for me. Addie is such a dynamic character. Her reason for being a travel consultant is relatable, but so is her reason for not always standing up for herself to her boss. She’s someone who, since a tragic incident, has walked alone in the world, closed off to others. It’s something we all experience at some point, and a very hard habit to break. It was really beautiful to watch her break down her own walls and grow and experience life in a new way.

These two come together in a way that is not only healthy for them, but it forces them to grow for the better. Logan forces himself to stop reaching out for something that might not be there, and Addie has to come to terms with why she pushes people away while going on a heritage trip. So, when they finally do hit that point of no return, it means that much more. Honestly, I can’t talk enough about the character growth in this book. I loved it and would love to see this kind of care and depth in all the books I read.

Logan also has a first impression of Addie that is arguably one of my favorite I’ve seen in a romance book. I will be repeating the line until the end of time.