Scot Under the Covers
Series: Wild Wicked Highlanders #2
Author: Suzanne Enoch
Published January 28th 2020 by St. Martin's Press

Goodreads Synopsis
When a resourceful English lady and a hot-blooded Highlander join forces to trick a scoundrel, 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.

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. . .
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Review
In Scot Under the Covers, the middle MacTaggert brother, Aden, finds his bride in Miranda Harris. The sister of his future brother in law, they meet at society events, and it's clear she's smart, intelligent, and witty - and that she hates Aden for his gambling ways. Soon, however, she finds herself being blackmailed into marriage to the wicked Captain Vale, who her brother Matthew owes £50,000, and the only way to stop him, is to outmanoeuvre him, and Aden is the only person capable of helping her. To get Aden to help, she agrees to help him navigate his place in London society, hopefully finding him a wife - though he knows that it's Miranda he wants. As it becomes more obvious that Vale will not be easy to take down, and more than just money is at stake, will Aden and Miranda succeed in defeating him?

I think I preferred this book to It's Getting Scot in Here, simply because of the banter and chemistry between Aden and Miranda. It has a sort of enemies to lovers feeling, though it was only really Miranda who disliked Aden, and just because of his reputation as a gambler - when her uncle lost everything through gambling. She's more intelligent than Matthew, her brother, who has forced her to be in this situation, and she could have been able to find a way out of it herself, if not for how determined and cunning Vale was. Vale had planned the destruction of many of society to get his way into Miranda's bed, and married to a well respected lady in society. Only by working with Aden, she might just have any chance of defeating him, but it will be difficult. They had perfect chemistry together, and it was amazing to see them fall head over heels. I also loved seeing the MacTaggert family come together like they did, and reconnect more and more. Now all we have is to see Coll find his wife, and hopefully mend his relationship with Francesca - which is clearly the most shattered.

Dates Read:
December 6-8, 2020

Rating
4 Stars