Very typical of the trope, but a fun escape read and set in Scotland, which I always love. Not a deep or “make you think” read by any means, but enjoyable.

ARC received for exchange of honest review

Hope and her sisters left London for Scotland after the passing of their grandmother and a scandal at a party. Graham has been trying to get back his home after his father had lost it in a bet. The new owner agrees to give it back to Graham under one condition: he must marry her great niece, which he adamantly refuses to do.

I like the relationships that all of the three sisters have. Yes, they are all different in their own ways but at the end of day, each person just wants what’s best for each other. You would think that after a few unsuccessful tries to get your home back, one would have stopped but not Graham. He’s been trying for 10 years to get his home back. Considering how their great aunt came into possession of her home, Graham’s relationship with her is odd but sweet.

There were two things that I had a “what are you thinking, Hope?!” moments:
1. The fact that she thought it was a good idea to go see her no good ex fiancee (by herself) to tell him that she doesn't want to marry him. She should have just sent a letter that said “FU and your proposal”.
2. The thought that she would settle for her no good ex fiancee, who she knows only wants to marry her now that she’s to inherit everything from her great aunt after she dies (yes, she was hurting after finding out about the deal with Graham and her great aunt, but still!)

Overall, it was an okay read but I am still excited for the next book in the series. We’ve already gotten some bits and pieces of Faith and her potential hero.

Thank you once again to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

This was a really well done start to the Seduced in Scotland series, it had that element that I wanted and enjoyed in this type of book. It had that historical romance feel that I was looking for and enjoyed the overall feel of this. Matilda Madison wrote this perfectly and am excited to read more in this world.

In my Scottish era and I'm loving every part of it!

I need to go to Scotland and watch the Highland games, and find a kilt maker so I can make a tartan of my clan and put it in a brooch.

I loved this, I thought it was great. The regency era has so many nuances: courting each other and finding castles and hunting parties.

I did wonder about the doctors and how they operated. Overall, loved it and I really hope theres more in the series about the sisters!

Hope and Graham are perfect for each other, and I love him and his protectiveness and his brash but playful side with Belle.

This first book in the Seduced in Scotland series was delightful, engaging, and well written. The characters were complex and likable. It tells of a lack of judgment that creates a scandal, a death, a scheme, a fresh start, past indiscretions exposed, a lost inheritance, and much more emotional issues, drama and action that kept me very entertained. I enjoyed how a charming romance began, and despite obstacles, it became a beautiful love. The ending was lovely. I highly recommend reading!

What if home is a person not a place!?
Graham is a Scottish hero with whose father gambled away his birth home the day he is born. Hope is an Englishwomen thought to be a spinster! The two meet under angsty circumstances, Hopes meddling Aunt Belle and a slew of misunderstandings leads to some delicious tension, searing kisses!
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, It’s a very quick read, with a little spice sprinkled in! The author has set up a cute series about the Sharpe sisters that I’m looking forward to finishing.

Thank you for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

“Hope in the Highlands” starts Matilda Madison’s new “Seduced in Scotland” series, which is off to an entertaining start with this book.
Hope Sharpe and her two sisters move to Scotland to live with their rich great-aunt, Lady Belle, who is the owner of Lismore Hall – the former ancestral home of Graham McKinnon. Belle concocts a plan for Lismore Hall to return into the hands of the McKinnon family if Graham agrees to marry Hope. He refuses before he has a chance to meet Hope, and their unexpected attraction makes Graham’s refusal all the more difficult to manage.

I’m a sucker for Scottish historical romance, and together with the cover of this book, I was predisposed to enjoy this story.
I loved the setup of the book, but thought even more could be made of the fact that Belle’s proposal interferes with the couple’s ability to trust one another’s true intentions with respect to their affection and their future.

I wanted a more drawn out confrontation between Hope and Belle – a sort of “he didn’t take the money” moment (like in the cartoon movie Anastasia, if anyone knows the reference), in which Hope realizes that their relationship was never about Lismore Hall. Madison does emotional and psychological character development so well that I just wanted a wee bit more angst.

There is a great side story between Belle’s personal secretary and Graham’s cousin that I would have loved to read more about.
I do think it’s sometimes hard to write accents in romance, which can come across as cheesy – but I would have loved a bit more flavour of Scotland in the story. I enjoyed the tidbit of Graham not wearing a kilt, but could have had more historical context and English business influence related to this issue (ex., how can Graham, without his home and without connections to his culture fit into a changing Scotland, especially with an unwanted attraction to an English woman?).
I am already in anticipation of the Sharpe sisters’ stories, and would recommend this as a fast, enjoyable read from an indie author whose books I anticipate reading every time.

Three sisters have to leave London due to their grandmother dying but also a scandal, so they go to their great aunts up in Scotland. They arrive to find out more about Lady Belle’s background and their new life in Scotland. In comes Graham McKinnon who wants back his ancestral home, Lismore Hall. But there is no way he will want or even like an Englishwomen. The chemistry of Hope and Graham starts to sizzle along with understanding and empathy from Hope. These two are cute, have to work through their pasts, learn about their future, and deal with a meddling Lady.

I really enjoyed the sisters and side characters. Lady Belle is a super fun aunt to also have in the story. I can’t wait for more of this series and enjoy the setting of the Highlands!

This book was really heartwarming. Kind of like a warm bowl of soup on a cold day. It's also the perfect length for HR. I hope at some point we get a prologue book or novella about Aunt Belle and Willie. I want to know more!

I can't wait to read the rest of the series!

Omg, I loved this cute little historical drama. I, for one, cannot resist a broody Scotsman. Then you add his alpha personality, and the whole proper etiquette thing he has to follow in order to get his girl? TO DIE FOR.
The FMC, the eldest of the Sharpe sisters was easy to relate to and I adore how the author has two more books, focused on the other two sisters.
I found myself REALLY into the storyline, like when Hope went ALONE to see a dude who just wanted her for the inheritance!!
All in all, I really loved how this started as a marriage of convenience but grew into true love.
The spice was NOICE (under the stars, against a tree—You go, Hope!)

I loved this book so much that I read it almost in one sitting! The three Sharpe sisters are very, very intriguing and since the beginning I knew I wanted to read their stories. And then they went to the Highlands and it was even more interesting!!! Because who can resist a broody, grumpy and gorgeous Scotsman? And of course it was sweet Hope who captured his heart. I really loved that she was finally able to surrender to her desires with the right man! So, the story is captivating, the characters intriguing and vivid and the writing gorgeous as ever: a very satisfying read from one of my newest favorite authors!

I would like to thank Netgalley and Dragonblade Publishing for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I love that this has a more accurate account of what the highlands would have been like at the time than most books set in the highlands. The two mmc’s are likeable and not too over the top.

A mischievous old lady is at the heart of this historical romance. She is the great aunt to three young women and is only too happy to have them come to live with her.

There are a lot of giggles and adventures ahead for all the sisters

One, our heroine finds more than she hoped for.

Our hero tries to be stubborn, he refuses to be manipulated, and stands on his principles. More fool him.

If the rest of this series is as amusing as this one, I will be very happy to read them.

Great fun.

It was the Season, all of London seemed to be at the ball when all of a sudden Hope’s life turned from one of mild satisfaction and content to one of uncertainty and loss. It all happened in a matter of hours, perhaps not even an hour; Either Grace or Faith or both are involved in a scandal at the ball, Hope’s not-yet-official fiancé, the very proper, very social aware Malcolm Pennington, broke with her when she refused to dissasociate with her sisters and, on arriving home, Grandmother is dead.

Not very long after, great aunt Lady Belle, who lives in the Highlands, is visited by a neighbor, Graham McKinnon. McKinnon’s father put his house on the table at a game of cards while at the same time his son was being born. Belle was the one who won the game and therefore the house. Nevertheless Graham never held grudges towards the older woman and remained friendly with her. But now Belle is about to become the guardian of her sisters’ granddaughters, and Hope being the eldest will become her heiress. What better oportunity for Graham to recover his old family house and at the same time Belle finding someone to look after the girls whenever she’ll be gone? It’s the perfect solution for both! But when she tells him about her plan, Graham refuses to be manipulated. Little did he know that he’s going to fall in love with the very woman he’s refused to marry.

“Hope in the Highlands” is the first installment of a new series set in the Highlands by Matilda Madison. I presume it will be the story of the whole family, sister after sister, although I think maybe aunt Belle will have a story too. At least she has potential. I love starting new series and imagining who is going to be paired with whom. It’s fun. This book is about Hope and Graham, an Englishwoman and a Highlander.

I loved both characters. They both have had circumstances in the past that make them believe themselves unworthy but after a first clash on meeting, they open to each other little by little and it’s the small details and their personalities that tell the reader about their enormous inner strength. But the insecurities they carry are the cause for a miscommunication later in the story that although it was well resolved, for me it was a bit frustrating. Perhaps because I don’t like that trope as it almost never works for me. In this case I could let it go because of the resolution so in the end I found the writing incredibly sweet and romantic, just like old times’ historical romances. And I’m so thankful for that.

Hope's story....

Hope is left n a bit of a scandal with her sisters. When her grandmother passes away, its time to get out of London for the highlands and more meddling older ladies in the form of her very managing great aunt, who also is totally fine with managing Graham. He's the grumpy highlander who is trying to get his estate back from her. Of course he's going to fall for Hope.

Hope in the Highlands by Matilda Madison is the story of two meddling elderly women and three young women in need of husbands. The younger women are Hope, Faith, and Grace, who live in London with their grandmother. Hope is the eldest and has been on the verge of an engagement for several years. The others are not looking, but their grandmother is. They have gone to the ball of the season when Hope quarrels with the almost-fiance and one of the young women is seen kissing a rake. The problem is that she was seen from behind so no one really knows which one it is. The on dit travels like wildfire and they find themselves embroiled in a scandal before they arrive home, only to find their grandmother has perished. The almost-fiance arrives to insist that Hope leave with him immediately and let her sisters fend for themselves. She refuses and he is off, with the almost-engagement a thing of the past. After their grandmother’s death, they travel to Scotland to stay with their great-aunt, a wealthy widow.

Great-aunt Belle has determined a husband for Hope but rather than let things be, she manipulates and almost ruins everything. Graham McKinnon is a self-made man. He had to be as his father gambled away everything, including the family home, which Belle now owns. He refuses to be manipulated even when he falls in love with Hope. This is a fun story, full of Scottish mythology and tradition. We go to highland games, and hear fairy stories. It is an entirely entertaining story with a few rocks thrown in the wheels along the way. Good characters, all of them, and entertaining situations, plus a little heat. First of a series as there are three sisters. Fun!

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A new series from an established author, whom I've enjoyed previously. I'm always a sucker for family series and those in Scotland so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read this story. Hope and her sisters move to Scotland to have a fresh beginning. Her Aunt Belle is a kick in the pants and I'm sure will be in each of the following books. Add Graham in and you will instantly fall in love with him. The journey for these two to find their hea is not a smooth path yet an interesting one. Well crafted with character depth and just a touch of steam. Nicely done.

I loved this book! Wonderful setting, well-developed characters, a plot driven with emotion, angst, action, and romance. The Main Characters: Let me start by saying, I fell in love with Graham McKinnon. He is a highlander with all the perfect aspects of being the perfect man … even his emotional turmoil made him more lovable. Then we have Hope Sharpe who has experienced numerous difficulties and emotional distress has become part of her standard repertoire. These two MCs are seriously meant for each other and with their histories it came as no surprise that their HEA would not come easily. This is where Lady Belle Smith. comes into the mix as she adds in some extra strife for Graham & Hope which makes their romance and happiness all the more remarkable. I do think the story would have been even more exciting if the chemistry and passion between the two lovebirds was just a little hotter, but the lack wasn’t enough for me to reduce the overall stars. Overall a solid start to a new series and I look forward to the next books! 📚Disclosure: I received a review copy of this #book from Dragonblade Publishing via #Netgalley. All thoughts, opinions, comments, and interpretations of the story are my own and bias free. I did not receive any money in exchange for this review. Thank you to the publisher for allowing me the opportunity to review. 🦄 @dragonbladepub ⭐️When possible reviews are cross-posted on the following: ✔️Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/jaime-loves-romance ✔️Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/profile/2577266404 ✔️IG https://www.instagram.com/alphabookclub/ ✔️Twitter @alpha_book_club #ReviewByJaime #BookReview #MustRead #TBR 🦄

Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Tragic
Great world building
Happily Ever After
Wonderful characters
Steamy
Page-turner
Entertaining
Romantic

Hope in the Highlands follows Hope and her sisters, Faith and Grace, as they move to the Scottish highlands following the death of their caretaker/grandmother to move in with their great aunt Belle, leaving behind scandal in London. This fresh start offers new freedom and environments for them. Hope continues to run into Graham, whose family home is owned by Belle. He wants to get it back into his family, but Belle has decided it will be left to Hope. I won't go into too much of the details for spoilers, but the story proceeds from there.

This was an enjoyable read - light, easy, and fun. This looks to be the first in a trilogy, so I look forward to seeing what Faith and Grace get up to in the subsequent books. I am a sucker for any sort of a Scottish romance. That being said, this was a bit light on some of the culture and atmosphere for my tastes. Some of that may be attributed to the particular time period (~1855), but the story generally felt like it could have happened anywhere by simply changing a few minor details in the story, nothing truly pivotal to the plot. This was not a huge detriment, but also kept this story from making it to five stars for me. It was a good read, but I don't think this is a story that is going to stick with me for a long time.

This review is based on a NetGalley ARC provided in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion.

A new to me author and I really liked this book. Graham and Hope were both interesting, and I loved them together. The Scottish setting is always a favorite of mine, and the side characters were very well done. I think it sets up a series, and I’m so here for it