Under Scottish Stars

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LAUREANO, CARLA
UNDER SCOTTISH STARS

Recently widowed Serena MacDonald Stewart focuses solely on her children -- to the exclusion of career, artistic pursuits, and her sanity. When her brothers ask her to use her long-ignored business skills to oversee the family guest house on the Isle of Skye, she thinks it might be a chance for a new start. But her hopes for a smooth transition are dashed when, the current hotel manager, Malcolm Blake, turns out to be irritating, condescending...and incredibly attractive.

This is your invitation into a sparkling Scottish romance brimming with heart and heat.

My Review:

A rapturously romantical delight! Be ready to get your swoon on and give your fainting couch a workout because....that part in the synopsis where it says, "brimming with heart and heat." Which brings me to a reader alert:

Warning: This is pure romance -- the kind where hearts and minds mesh to create yearning. If you aren't a fan of passionate kisses, this might not be the book for you. It's always tastefully done, but this  thirty something couple have the maturity to recognize attraction and to appreciate the beauty of it while not taking things too far. It's flirtatious and teasing (fan-inducingly so!) and the banter is worthy of a Regency ballroom only with a 21st century twist. :-)

So, if you're still on board to give this book a try here's what else I loved about it:

The Isle of Skye!!! Seriously, take a moment and check out Google Images. Breathtaking!

Malcolm Blake -- a complicated man who has his priorities straight. Family comes first. Always. But since he's also a thick-headed Scot, that means he has a tendency to bulldoze his way through situations in a kind of Highland Warrior Protector Mode which isn't always well-received by modern day, independent women -- whether that be teenage niece or alluring new neighbour. But his heart is huge and that stubborn streak sure comes in handy when wooing a reluctant lady.

Phew! Give me a moment to grab my smelling salts, I feel a swoon coming on.

Then there's Serena -- and, oh, the irony of that name! She's in the midst of a healing process, reclaiming parts of herself that she thought were lost forever. I enjoyed her awakening and the fact that Malcolm isn't threatened by her transformation.

Adore her wee little family -- the perfect mix of rambunctious and carefree...and wounded. I laughed and I cried over these sweet kids.

Love, love, love when a title ties-in perfectly with a story and this one is brilliant!

And the way the author brings the MacDonald clan back together in this last novel -- well, it made me weepy.

I appreciated the subtle faith thread that grows along with Serena and Malcolm's relationship as they learn that trusting in God's plan beats messing up their own over and over again. :-)

Truly stunning and breath-taking and the romanticalist of romanticals.

Oh -- and I listened to the audible edition, narrated by Erin Bennett which increased my 'reading' enjoyment tenfold!

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a copy of  Under Scottish Stars, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday August 1 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck