Historical Romance
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What Happens in Scotland is the first published novel by
Jennifer McQuiston but the only thing that gave that away were the
acknowledgements published at the end of the book. What Happens in Scotland is very well written, has an interesting
plot and great characters.
Lady Georgette Thorold has come to Scotland to visit her
cousin. She is a widow and does
not plan to every marry again. In
fact when we meet her the first thing we learn is that she “hated brandy almost
as much as she hated husbands” and that she smells like brandy and has just
acquired a husband she does not remember marrying.
James MacKenzie is the husband she acquired but he does not
remember anything about the night before. The last thing he wants is a wife so
he is having a hard time believing what people are saying he did.
For the first half of the book the scenes switch between
James and Georgette as they search the town trying to find each other and find
out what really happened last night.
Both James and Georgette
are actively interacting with others and as they do there is more plot and
character development. By the time
they meet again their characters are fully developed, the plot is fleshed out
and the story is ready for the rest of the action. I love active plot and character development and this is
some of the best I have seen.
In the second half of the book we see what happens when they
finally meet again. There is
enough action, tension, and romance to satisfy anyone. I am looking forward to more books
Jennifer McQuiston. I think after
you read What Happens in Scotland you will be too.
Avon published What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer
McQuiston in 2013.
I received a free ARC of What Happens in Scotland from
Edelweiss.
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