Book Description 

HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER

London socialite Amelia-Rose Baxter is nobody’s fool. Her parents may want her to catch a title, but she will never change who she is for the promise of marriage. Her husband will be a man who can appreciate her sharp mind as well as her body. A sophisticated man who loves life in London. A man who considers her his equal—and won’t try to tame her wild heart…

IN THE HIGHLANDS

Rough, rugged Highlander Niall MacTaggert and his brothers know the rules: the eldest must marry or lose the ancestral estate, period. But Niall’s eldest brother just isn’t interested in the lady his mother selected. Is it because Amelia-Rose is just too. . . Free-spirited? Yes. Brazen? Aye. Surely Niall can find a way to soften up the whip-smart lass and make her the perfect match for his brother for the sake of the family.

JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT HOTTER.

Instead it’s Niall who tempts Amelia-Rose, despite her reservations about barbarian Highlanders. Niall finds the lass nigh irresistible as well, but he won’t make the mistake his father did in marrying an Englishwoman who doesn’t like the Highlands. Does he have what it takes to win her heart? There is only one way to find out…

My Review 

I’ve been reading Suzanne Enoch’s books since I first started reading historical romances almost 25 years ago, so I was looking forward to reading a new series from her. Unfortunately, life got in the way, and I wasn’t able to read this book until recently, but it was worth the wait.  

The setup here is that these three wild brothers have a Scottish father and an English mother. Their parents separated when they were still boys; their father retained custody in exchange for promising that the boys would marry women their mother chose. 

Now it’s time to pay that price, and oldest brother Coll doesn’t want to marry the beautiful and demure Amelia-Rose. However his younger brother Niall thinks that she’s the cat’s pajamas, but he can’t possibly fall in love with his brother’s intended. As the brothers attempt to acclimate themselves to the Proper Society, Coll continues to show absolutely no interest in Amelia-Rose, and Niall finds it harder and harder to stay away from her. 

This was such a fun book. There’s the classic fish-out-of-water trope, with the brothers flummoxed by London. There’s the element of reconciliation with their mother, who they haven’t seen since they were children. And of course, there’s the “I’m in love with my brother’s fiancee” trope, which is always a classic. As is usually the case, the trope is made palatable by the intended showing no interest whatsoever, so there’s no actual betrayal. 

I would absolutely recommend It’s Getting Scot in Here. The characters interact with each other nicely and getting a taste of the other brothers’ personalities makes me look forward to reading about them in their own books. Like I said in the beginning of this review, this book was worth the wait, but I wish I’d read it sooner. I’m looking forward to following up with the rest of the series in the future. 

I received a digital ARC of this book from St. Martin’s/NetGalley.