Title: Cowboy in a Kilt
Author: Kait Nolan
Series: Kilted Hearts #1
Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)
My Bookshelves: Contemporary, Contemporary romance, Scottish romance
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2023

I knew that this was a marriage of convenience story, because, well, that’s what is written in the short description on my kobo. But it really wasn’t quite the marriage of convenience that I was expecting. It takes a 300-year-old pact (so a more historical romance-esque driver) and applies it to a contemporary, modern-day couple. It was fun to have this kind of historical romance spin on a romance that is set in contemporary times.

At the very beginning of this story, I kind of thought that Raleigh was going to have a fighting chance to keep his ancestral home – I mean, I’m so used to romances where the hero (or heroine) are able to triumph over all of the bad and get their sweet revenge. Or at least some form of poetic justice. But, instead of being a moment to rail and fight against, it was just the driver that gets Raleigh to where he needs to be. I was seriously hoping that the evil stepmother, Twilla, would have some kind of moment that made her realise that she was evil, but it really wasn’t meant to be.

Kyla is a really fun and sassy little heroine. She is so driven to save her family home that everything kind of pales in comparison. And it does take her a little while (almost too long) to actually realise what she wants out of life. I love that she is so damn committed to her family and her people. To keeping her word and just generally one of those people who is going to fight for what is right in the world, right up until that moment when she collapses in on herself and completely burns herself out.

Most of my romances set in Scotland are more o the historical romance bent. And, as mentioned, I liked the fact that it actually uses a bit of a historical romance-esque plot driver to create the circumstances for this modern romance. It’s also fun having a cowboy from Tennessee in Scotland. There is something dreamy and stunning about this setting, one that makes me want to dive straight back into this world.

This romance might have been completely expected and have very few twists and turns. But it was still fun and gorgeous and lovely. The perfect short novel to take you away and let you have a few blissful hours in a world where everything ends with a happily ever after.

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