I've dipped in and out of the Oxenburg Princes series by Karen Hawkins. I know I've read a few of the books but I would not call myself "versed" in it. THE PRINCESS WORE PLAID, however, convinced me to add the whole blooming series to my TBR immediately. I was completely charmed by Tatiana and Lord Buchan, taken with their witty repartee and the well plotted story. I appreciated how clear it was that Buchan was both affected and slightly tortured by his injury acquired in the Royal Navy, but it never felt heavy handed. His slow transition from disbelief to full trust in Tatiana's story was also natural and I could easily believe these two would fall in love in the manner that they did.

I have no idea how it fits in the world, however, so I can't attest to that. I can say that I didn't need to know the world to really, really enjoy it, though!

Additionally, I'm usually very averse to heavy articulate brogue on the page. I'd rather just be told they have heavy accents and not read them phonetically. However, for some reason, it didn't bother me here. I know that's a sticking point for many readers regarding Scottish historical novels, so know it is present here. However, Hawkins' skill made it feel natural.

In case you couldn't tell, I lapped THE PRINCESS WORE PLAID by Karen Hawkins up so quickly I didn't even notice the time passing on the clock. I'd definitely one-click this for your eReader for needs of escape while stuck in the middle seat on some plane.