Despite the assurances of her best friends, Melody and Kira, and the fact that the wishes she rhymes come true, Victoria Cartwright steadfastly maintains there isn't a magical bone in her body. With the death of her beloved Nana, she's forced to confront not only the fact that she's facing near-insurmountable debt, but also her destiny, in the form of an antique wardrobe.

Vickie's ancestor, Lili Lockhart, a witch on her deadbeat father's side of the family, left the key to the wardrobe to her female descendants. Only the daughter who inherits Lili's magic will be able to open the wardrobe, and at Mel and Kira's insistence, Vickie tests the key and unlocks the wardrobe, revealing a beautifully handcrafted carousel unicorn engraved with the sign of Aquarius and a tarot card from Nana's hand-printed deck.

Rory MacKenzie has lived the life of a hermit in his Scottish village, shunned for the actions of his ancestor Drummond MacKenzie. A century before, Drummond's Immortal Classic Carousel had been the village attraction, drawing visitors from around the world. Pressured by the villagers, he broke up with witch Lili Lockhart and Lili left Scotland. Heartbroken, Drummond took the Aquarius unicorn from the carousel and sent it across the ocean to Lili, and it was never seen again. The carousel would not work without the missing unicorn, and the village went into a decline. Legend states that prosperity will return to the village only when the carousel's zodiac is once again complete. Rory is determined to return the unicorn to its rightful place on the carousel, but his many searches have led to dead ends, until the day he's watching a popular antique show and sees the beautiful Vickie Cartwright with a unicorn that might very well be his unicorn!

Vickie is stunned when the man who's been haunting her dreams, literally, shows up at her shop. Rory is just as surprised, for Vickie has been making appearances in his dreams, too. Intrigued by both woman and unicorn, Rory decides to rent the room above Vickie's antique shop and get to know her a bit better, while he determines whether or not the unicorn is indeed the missing Drummond unicorn.

Rory's presence brings a spark to Vickie's life that has nothing to do with magic and a lot to do with a mutual sizzling attraction. Not only that, the man can cook! Vickie's self-image makes it difficult for her to believe that Rory is truly interested in her, and he's determined to show her what a truly beautiful woman she is to him. His plans for both Vickie and the unicorn become sidetracked with the arrival of some of Vickie's truly witchy relatives.

Annette Blair's THE SCOT, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE is an enchanting story of a man and a woman destined to be together, if they can get past their family histories and learn to trust again. Vickie is a strong yet vulnerable woman, haunted by the actions of her parents in her childhood. Rory is a man destined to be alone, his life shaped by the actions of an ancestor long dead. In one another, they find that which completes them. Ms Blair transports readers to a world of magic, populated with fun, intriguing and sometimes over-the-top characters. It was fun meeting up again with Melody and Kira, and the introduction of some new characters makes me hope to meet up with them again in future books. This one belongs on my keeper shelf, right beside THE KITCHEN WITCH and MY FAVORITE WITCH.