Hit Me With Your Best Scot

December 14, 2020
The Regency theater world takes center stage in the delightful finale to Enoch’s Wild Wicked Highlanders series (after Scot Under the Covers). Actress Persephone Jones’s finest performance takes place offstage, where she hides her true identity as the missing Lady Temperance Hartwood, daughter to a marquis. But when a series of mysterious accidents make her believe that someone is targeting her, she calls on burly highlander Coll MacTaggert, Viscount Glendarril, to protect her. Coll has four weeks to marry an English woman if he hopes to continue receiving funds from his mother, so he and Persephone come to an agreement: he’ll protect her, and in exchange, she’ll help him land a respectable bride—though unbeknownst to Persephone, she’s the one he’s chosen. Series fans will be delighted to get better acquainted with Coll, the oldest and last of the MacTaggert brothers to be paired off, and he and Persephone make a formidable couple. But as their relationship heats up, the list of suspects as to who might be targeting Persephone grows. Though the final reveal feels a bit out of left field, the sizzling sensuality and constant surprises make the journey well worth it. With this captivating mixture of romance and suspense, Enoch sends the series out on a high note.

February 19, 2021

Coll MacTaggert, Viscount Glendarrill, must marry--and soon--or his English mother will cut off all the funding that he needs for his Scottish estate. Coll needs the money to take care of his land and tenants. Unfortunately for him, the milk-and-water misses of English society don't tempt him. Many are downright afraid of the big, burly Scot. For his part, Coll despairs of finding a woman who can even carry on a decent conversation. Finding himself backstage at the theater to escape his mother's latest attempt at matchmaking, Coll meets the lovely and talented Persephone Jones. After rescuing her from a an abusive situation, he finds he is unwilling to walk away, though an actress would not be a socially acceptable wife. As Coll ponders this, the duo discover someone wants to kill Persephone. As their mutual attraction blossoms, they work to find the would-be assassin. Finally, Persephone's secret is revealed, and it is a secret worth killing for. VERDICT This is an entertaining end to the "Wild, Wicked Highlanders" trilogy that can also be read independently. Fans of historical romance will enjoy, as will fans of the author.--Pamela O'Sullivan, Coll. at Brockport Lib., SUNY

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