The
Trouble with Scots Body of Knowledge Book 3
By
Eliza Lloyd
Eadan
MacMurough can see the future—the one where he is alone and the one where he
finally meets the woman who will be his wife. It has been a long ten years
waiting and wondering why he has yet to meet her. On the carriage ride home
from the meeting of The Society for the Advancement of Science, Eadan is
plagued by the beginnings of a crippling vision.
Finally his dream meets his reality.
She is a laughing beauty with auburn hair. Gelasia Cabot is the woman of his visions, only she is traveling with her fiance. What is a harmless kidnapping when one is assured the woman is the love of his life? Has he taken the first step to a lifetime of happiness? Or has he altered the course of his future?
Finally his dream meets his reality.
She is a laughing beauty with auburn hair. Gelasia Cabot is the woman of his visions, only she is traveling with her fiance. What is a harmless kidnapping when one is assured the woman is the love of his life? Has he taken the first step to a lifetime of happiness? Or has he altered the course of his future?
Published & Release Date: EMRA
Publishing, January 20, 2015
Time and setting: Scotland
Genre: Historical Romance/Paranormal
Heat Level: 1
Rating: 4 Gold Crowns
Vikki’s Musings
I stumbled across Eliza Lloyd’s engaging books a
couple of years ago, and I have enjoyed five novels of hers. I watch for her
books because they are always well-written and extremely erotic with an
emotionally charged romantic story. The
Trouble with Scots is all those things, except it ended very abruptly
with so much unresolved. In fact, I am not sure what to think of it. I pray she
plans to continue Eadan and Gellie’s story.
Thirty-Three year old Eadan MacMurrough, the Earl of
Dunbar, has had visions of his future wife for ten years. These images cause
him intense headaches. After suffering one of these, he stops at an inn on the
outskirts of Newcastle upon Tyne.
When he enters, he asks if anyone has seen an auburn-haired
woman. No one has, and he is yet again disappointed. Then another party of
travels enters, and he nearly stops breathing. It is the woman from his
visions, the woman destined to be his wife. There is one problem though, she is
engaged to another. Eadan refuses to concern himself over that small detail and
later that night while all are sleeping, he steals into her room and kidnaps
her.
Gelasia Cabot is outraged when he bundles her into
his carriage and drives off, leaving her intended behind. When he removes her
gag, she demands to know why he had abducted her. If it is money he wants, then
he needs to turn around and take her back to her betrothed for he would reward
him handsomely.
Eadan tells her he cannot return her since their
future happiness is at stake. As soon as they pass over the Scottish line, he
takes her to the blacksmith priest. The blacksmith refuses to listen to Gellie’s
protests and soon, she finds herself married to this delusional Scotsman. He
entices her with his horses and promises of passion-filled nights and before she
has time to consider, she signs the registry.
Can Eadan woo her in the two weeks he promises to
give her before they consummate the marriage, or will he have to release her
and learn to live without this enchanting woman who has held his heart in her
hands without knowing it for ten years?
I found both the hero and heroine wonderful
characters and was soon rooting for them to find their ‘Happily Ever After’.
Eadan’s efforts to get Gellie to fall in love with him are tender and romantic.
When they at last come together, the
passion is enough to set my Kindle on fire. For a short novella, the characters
are surprisingly well-developed and up to the ending, the story drew me in and
kept me captivated.
Now I will not explain the ending because I do not
want to ruin this story for you, but let me say that I was extremely
disappointed in the last part of this book. I am never fond of tales that leave
unanswered questions, which this one does in a big way. After becoming so
invested in Eadan and Gellie’s romance, I wanted and needed a satisfying
ending. However, this book ended so abruptly, I kept thinking that I could not
have read THE END!
Nonetheless, I still enjoyed The Trouble with Scots and do not regret reading it. In fact I
have already downloaded the first two books in this series as soon as I
finished this one. I am hoping I will get a better understanding of this one by
reading those stories. Even if I do not, I feel confident I will love them
because I adore Ms. Lloyd’s writing style. Happy reading!
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