A Devil in Scotland: A No Ordinary Hero Novel

by Suzanne Enoch

Overview

The dawning of desire

1806, Scotland. Wild, reckless Callum MacCreath is in no hurry to become someone’s husband. But when his responsible, steady older brother Ian announces his engagement to their childhood friend Rebecca, Callum makes a startling discovery: he wants the lovely young lass for himself. But it’s too late, and when Ian banishes him for his duplicity, Callum is only too happy to leave Scotland forever.

…is delicious and dangerous

1816: Marrying Ian was the practical, logical thing for Becca to do. But once Callum sailed away to America, she missed his rakish charm and lust for life. Now Becca is a widow when a much-changed Callum returns to his Scottish homeland. Will he remember their spirited, fiery connection or does he blame her for his brother’s unexpected death? This time neither of them can deny their scorching attraction. But will their hearts be burned in the blazing heat of scandal?

“It’s time to fall in love with Suzanne Enoch.” —Lisa Kleypas
“Steamy and bubbling with humor, a scrumptious tale to begin her No Ordinary Hero series.” —Booklist (starred review) on Hero in the Highlands

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250836168
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/30/2018
Series:	No Ordinary Hero , #3
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

A native and current resident of Southern California, Suzanne Enoch loves movies almost as much as she loves books, with a special place in her heart for anything Star Wars. She has written more than thirty Regency novels and historical romances, which are regularly found on the New York Times bestseller list, including Hero on the Highlands and My One True Highlander. When she is not busily working on her next book, Suzanne likes to contemplate interesting phenomena, like how the three guppies in her aquarium became 161 guppies in five months.

Editorial Reviews

"A scalding tale of pent-up desires finally unleashed...sure to keep romance fans enthralled." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on A Devil in Scotland

“Readers will savor this mature, multi-layered story filled with vengeance, scandal, regret, loss and second chances.” - RT Review Top Pick on A Devil in Scotland

"Outstanding...five flying stars." - Night Owl Reviews Top Pick on A Devil in Scotland

"[A] rich, sexy and nuanced tale." BookPage on A Devil in Scotland

"Enoch's historical romances are always a delight." - Book Riot

"Wonderfully romantic...one marvelous read." - RT Book Reviews on My One True Highlander

"An indisputable highland hit...you will not be disappointed." - Night Owl Reviews Top Pick on My One True Highlander

"Enoch at her finest!...No one does it better." - Reader to Reader on My One True Highlander

"My One True Highlander is a delightful mix of sexy bantering, hints of sensuality, a picturesque Scottish setting and likable character that will keep you thirsting for more. A WINNER." - Addicted to Romance

"The latest from the ever-popular Enoch is steamy and bubbling with humor, a scrumptious tale to begin her No Ordinary Hero series." - Booklist Starred Review on Hero in the Highlands

"Enoch produces another bold Highland fling in this stirring historical romance...with colorful secondary characters, judicious lashings of Scots dialect, and lush summertime Highland landscapes, Enoch creates a heady romantic atmosphere that’s sure to captivate the genre’s eager audience." - Publishers Weekly Starred Review on Hero in the Highlands

"A thrilling and sexy story." - Kirkus Starred Review on Hero in the Highlands

"A romance not to be missed." - BookPage on Hero in the Highlands

"One of my very favorite authors." —Julia Quinn

From the Publisher

★ 11/20/2017
Enoch’s heady third No Ordinary Hero historical romance (after My One True Highlander) is a scalding tale of pent-up desires finally unleashed. In 1806, roistering Highland laddie Callum MacCreath stormed out of his Inverness home because his boyhood buddy Rebecca Sanderson had decided to marry his stodgy but titled older brother, Ian. Callum decides to build a new life and a successful distillery in wild Kentucky. He’s drawn back to Scotland in 1816 by the news of Ian’s death, which makes him the new Lord Geiry. Callum suspects Ian was killed in a plot that might have involved Becca, who’s now the wealthiest widow in Scotland. He launches a vendetta against Ian’s shipping business partners, the dastardly Duke of Dunncraigh and his conniving son, Donnach. When Becca first sees Callum, she faints. Callum nearly swoons himself, undone by six-year-old Lady Margaret, his niece and legal ward. As he comes to trust Becca and the two of them learn how to share in Margaret’s upbringing, they commit to bringing Ian’s killers to justice and mesmerize each other into passion. Enoch weaves together sly humor, a convincing supporting cast, and explosive erotic encounters between a hero who feels being civilized is a nuisance and a heroine who both matches his ardor and outplots his plans for vengeance. The combination is sure to keep romance fans enthralled. Agent: Nancy Yost, Nancy Yost Literary. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

2017-12-12
Murder and intrigue shadow a second-chance romance in 1816 Inverness.In her third No Ordinary Hero novel, Enoch (My One True Highlander, 2017, etc.) tells the story of the reunion of childhood friends Callum MacCreath, the younger brother of a Scottish earl, and Rebecca Sanderson, an English transplant to the Highlands. Callum returns from America after news of his brother's accidental drowning reaches him in Kentucky. He had left after a furious argument over his staid sibling's engagement to Rebecca but now vows to hunt down those he believes killed Ian—even if that includes her. It's not long before love for his niece begins to compete with his anger, however, and his widowed sister-in-law's presence reminds him that his exile was fueled by a broken heart at being spurned by her. Lest we flinch at the pairing, Enoch pointedly has him remind Rebecca (and us) that levirate marriage, the practice of a single man marrying his brother's widow, was acceptable in the Highlands. While Rebecca is initially dismayed at his return and dismissive of his claims of foul play, there is no mistaking that they are drawn to each other and that he will do anything to protect her daughter. As evidence of murder mounts and they join forces, their fierce arguments change to passionate lovemaking (though a sex scene at a ball after which Rebecca returns to the dance floor to join a quadrille is a bit wince-inducing, hygienically speaking). The villains are known from the start (of the series and the novel), so the intrigue plot is less a whodunit and more about how the final vengeance will unfold and whether our protagonists will be hurt in the process. Less angst-y than Elizabeth Lowell's Redwood Empire or Sherry Thomas' My Beautiful Enemy, this lost-love-regained romance will appeal to fans of alpha-male Scots in kilts.A carousing young Highlander turned into a formidable man, a practical widow who balances love and levelheadedness, a precocious child, a pet wolf, and a sneaky Skye terrier—a recipe for an entertaining read.

Kirkus Reviews