A lot of other reviewers have pointed out that SCOT IN THE
DARK by Sarah MacLean
doesn't exactly drip with historical accuracy. There are
idioms that aren't time-appropriate, and the behaviour of
both the hero and heroine are a bit more modern than
Regency. There's also the annoying trend in recent times
to make "Scottish" shorthand for "brute" in romances
that's a bit trying. (Side note: I'm getting increasingly
desperate for a Regency-era romance with someone from
Scotland who is not from the highlands, does not hate
England, and is comfortable enough in a suit that they
don't spend half the book complaining about it. I'm sure
those folks existed. Give me a hero from Edinburgh, will
ya?)
There are folks for whom all of the above is going to
mean they tap out of this book. They're the ones who are
probably already turned off by the cutesy title and the
connections to modern-day gossip culture. This series,
after all, is a bit inspired by US Weekly and the
Kardashian clan. I read and write for other sites where
loyal romance readers cannot get behind it.
I hear them. I get it. I'm not among them.
SCOT IN THE DARK worked for me because I simply decided to be
taken with MacLean's dialogue, characterization, and
charm. Does everything strike as accurate? Nope. And I
don't care. She weaves book magic, taking me in
completely to her world and I'm always happy with the
time I spend there. SCOT IN THE DARK is, in many ways, a
contemporary romance with corsets, but I loved it anyway.
If you're looking for a good book to fly through in the
best kind of escapist fashion, complete with a heroine
completely exercising her own agency after being a
colossal idiot, then get this one immediately.
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gilded cage, longing for love and companionship. When an
artist offers her pretty promises and begs her to pose for a
scandalous portrait, Lily doesn’t hesitate . . . until the
lying libertine leaves her in disgrace. With the painting
now public, Lily has no choice but to turn to the one man
who might save her from ruin.
Highland Devil turned Halfhearted Duke
The Duke of Warnick loathes all things English, none more so
than the aristocracy. It does not matter that the imposing
Scotsman has inherited one of the most venerable dukedoms in
Britain—he wants nothing to do with it, especially when he
discovers that the unwanted title comes with a troublesome
ward, one who is far too old and far too beautiful to be his
problem.
Tartan Comes to Town
Warnick arrives in London with a single goal: get the chit
married and see her become someone else’s problem, then
return to a normal, quiet life in Scotland. It’s the perfect
plan, until Lily declares she’ll only marry for love . . .
and the Scot finds that there is one thing in England he
likes far too much . . .
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