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The Hot Scot

(The Murdoch Vampires #1)

Kate Eden (Goodreads Author)

3.48 · Rating details · 122 ratings · 22 reviews

Logan Murdoch hates complications. All he wants to do is work in his lab and create products to help vampires blend into mortal society. But when his mother begs him to get her painting back from the museum, he discovers a very attractive complication in the form of curator Sydney Worth. She buys his lie that he’s the descendant of the man in the three-hundred-year-old pai ...more

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Nov 11, 2013 Adria's Musings rated it really liked it

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Originally posted on I Smell Sheep

Museum curator Sydney Worth has a crush on a man in a 300 year old painting. Everything about the man in the painting appeals to her feminine side and she can't help but daydream about him a little. What she doesn't expect is for the spitting image of the man to appear in the flesh. She's so caught off guard that she literally falls on the poor man and well, her embarrassment doesn't end there I'm afraid but you'll have to read the book to find out more.

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Museum curator Sydney Worth has a crush on a man in a 300 year old painting. Everything about the man in the painting appeals to her feminine side and she can't help but daydream about him a little. What she doesn't expect is for the spitting image of the man to appear in the flesh. She's so caught off guard that she literally falls on the poor man and well, her embarrassment doesn't end there I'm afraid but you'll have to read the book to find out more.

The Hot Scot is the first book in a new series by Kate Eden and I honestly enjoyed it! It's a great book for people who are looking for a lighter paranormal romance. Not that I don't love a good, dark paranormal romance but it's fun to read a book like The Hot Scot once in a while. There's a lot of humor going on in this book, the snarky kind which was vastly appealing. I love snarky characters and Kate Eden delivered!

Logan Murdoch isn't your typical brooding vampire. Sure he's got problems, he's over 300 years old, of course he's going to have them. However he doesn't walk around like it's the end of the world, he seems to actually enjoy his existence as a vampire. I enjoyed his relationship with his family and later, his growing relationship with Sydney.

Sydney may seem a bit gun shy about relationships but she has good reason. Nothing makes a woman more hesitant than a bad relationship experience. I admired her for being an independent woman though, especially since at one time in my life I had wanted to be a museum curator. She's funny, sweet in a tough kind of way and smart. She brought out the best in Logan, even as she frustrated him with her stubbornness.

Logan's mother Kira was such a strong presence in the story. She's a meddler but never so much as to be annoying. She loves her family and only wants them to be happy. She also rules with an iron fist. As dangerous as Logan is, he's still no match for his own mother.

The pace of The Hot Scot is brisk, but easy to understand and again, fun to read. So if you're looking for a light paranormal romance filled with humor and romance then pick up The Hot Scot by Kate Eden. I know I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
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Jul 02, 2013 Annie Slasher (Booked & Loaded) rated it really liked it

This is an original review from http://bookedandloaded.com I personally purchased this title.

The Hot Scot by Kate Eden is a lighthearted and fun paranormal romance. This new series – The Murdoch Vampires – started off with great clarity. The world rules were not complicated and Eden did a nice job introducing us into the setting. The chemistry between Sydney and Logan bright enough to light the pages.

It was nice to know the reasoning behind Sydney’s reluctance to be wooed and resistance to vario ...more

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Sep 12, 2013 Barbara rated it really liked it

Wonderful vampire romance in the style of Lynsay Sands - that is, more humor and nice vampires rather than dark, brooding and action packed. These vampires drink blood from bags and take supplements so they can go out in the sun and fit in with humans, but still have the traits we all know and love about vampires, super strength, mind reading power, immortality, etc. I liked the way Sydney becomes involved with Logan, by encountering him in his search for his missing painting at the museum where ...more

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Feb 06, 2019 Mishukitty rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Full of cliches

The first ten pages were great, some of the best starts to a novel that I've read. Unfortunately, it was downhill from there. With a heavy borrowing from the tv series True Blood, some clunky writing, and some desperately needed proofreading, this book was such a disappointment.😤 ...more

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Mar 02, 2017 Meagan (FranticVampireReads) rated it did not like it

Shelves: dnf-ed-series, romance, setting-the-south, urban-fantasy, vampire, dnf-ed-books, female-author

I have decided that this year when I'm reading a book that I don't like or that I hate, I'm not going to force myself to finish it. This is the first casualty of my new reading rule. I hate this book. It's a poorly executed excuse for a romance novel. The story was very two-dimensional, not a whole lot of depth to it. With characters as shallow as this, it's no wonder the dialogue was lacking in personality. This whole book was just boring and uninteresting. I give this book half of a star. ...more

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Dec 03, 2013 L.A. Williams rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance

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Blurb:
Logan Murdoch is a bit of a reclusive, egg-head vampire. He spends most of his time working to create a synthetic food source and supplements for his race. His meddling mother sent him on a mission to retrieve a three century old painting of his father from the museum. The task is easier said than done, when Logan has to enlist the help of a very attractive curator to prove the painting belongs to his family. His mind control doesn't work on her, so he has to all May contain vague spoilers.

Blurb:
Logan Murdoch is a bit of a reclusive, egg-head vampire. He spends most of his time working to create a synthetic food source and supplements for his race. His meddling mother sent him on a mission to retrieve a three century old painting of his father from the museum. The task is easier said than done, when Logan has to enlist the help of a very attractive curator to prove the painting belongs to his family. His mind control doesn't work on her, so he has to allow her to actually do her job in order to reclaim the painting. Unfortunately, that means she'll be in his home on a daily basis!

Sydney falls off of a ladder and into the arms of a man the spitting image of the man in the painting he's claiming was stolen from his family. While the resemblance is enough to make her believe his claims, her job is on thin ice, and she knows she must find proof before handing it over. When the painting is stolen from the museum by an extremist vampire in protest of Landon's work, Logan has to work to keep his true self secret. But Sydney is no dummy, and she's certain Logan is hiding something from her.

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"The girl is perfect for you. And from what I've seen, she is also intelligent and open-minded"
"Open-minded? I'm a vampire. No mortal is that open-minded."

Review:
Being an avid para-rom reader, I am quite critical. So, when I say this book was just okay, it's because I have impossibly high standards.

Syd is described by the author as stubborn and intelligent. Her character does display those traits, but little else. There isn't much in the story that makes her stand out from other heroines. Her back story of an emotionally wounded soul with trust issues due to a bad relationship with her ex and her parents is a bit cliche. Her guarded behavior makes her tumble into bed with Logan seem odd - especially because it is supposedly brought about by Syd putting herself in danger, and Logan's anger over it. That particular scene of danger was tepid at best.

Logan is a bit more developed as a character, even though he is also on the trite side. His emotional baggage from being shunned by a mortal lover over 200 years before still seems pretty heavy after all that time.

The peripheral characters are easily differentiated from each other, and were more amusing than Syd and Logan. However, the antagonist, Raven, seems like the Splenda version of evil. There's no real danger to the heroine, (obviously because Raven is the heroine in the upcoming sequel) and she just seems more ditzy than scary.

The story is very vanilla. It ambles along using obvious plot devices, offering no surprises, and is occasionally broken up by one or two unremarkable love scenes. There's not much to make it stand out. Even the humor seems bland.

I found myself forced to finish the book, and it's highly unlikely I'll read further into the series.

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Jun 07, 2013 Julie-anne rated it really liked it

Sydney has the hots for a man in a painting dubbed The Hot Scot, imagine her surprise (and delight) when he walks into her museum, then imagine her anger when he wants to take the painting away. She agrees to work with him to confirm his ownership of the painting, little knowing that she's actually putting herself in the middle of vampire politics. They try to deny their feelings for one another for their own reason - Sydney has bad relationship history and Logan is a vampire with bad relationsh ...more

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May 18, 2018 Zaxs Yacs rated it liked it · review of another edition

Curator Sydney Worth has an embarrassing crush on the handsome kilted man in her favorite historical painting. The portrait is more then two hundred years old, so the last thing she expects is for him to walk into her museum.

Logan, the eldest son of the Murdoch vampire clan, can't understand why this stubborn mortal woman isn't falling for his mind control. Left with no other choice, he agrees to work with Sydney to prove his family's claim to the painting. Now he just has to figure out how

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Aug 22, 2013 Judy rated it liked it

Shelves: month-of-tbrs, theme-vamps, theme-sexy-accent, genre-paranormal-romance, theme-medical, reviewed-in-2015

This is a book that has been on my TBR pile for entirely too long, like literally, too long. See I did a book tour for this book back, umm let's just call it awhile ago, and I promised that when I got a chance to read the book I would be happy to do a review. So yeah, life and stuff happened and I just never got around to reading the book. I feel bad about that, because it was a decent read and here I have been sitting on it for umm... yeah, awhile, like I said.

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May 29, 2013 Moishe Moose rated it really liked it

Shelves: nookbook

A fun, fluffy read. Great humor & snarky dialogue. Plenty of heat in all the expected places. I'm not usually one for Romance-type novels (unless their either funny or have vampires--this has BOTH), but it's written under a pseudonym by one of my favorite Urban Fantasy authors, Jaye Wells. I can tell she self-published this as there were far too many typos & glitches that would never have gotten past the editing department of an established publishing house. I understand that there were problems ...more

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Apr 17, 2015 Denise Hallauer rated it liked it

Review can also be found on my blog.

I am not the biggest paranormal romance fan, I much prefer urban fantasy. I love this author’s urban fantasy books that she writes under another name so I figured I would give this series a shot. And boy did I remember why I rarely read paranormal romance. This book is not horrible, I’ve definitely read way worse in this genre, but I have read better as well. It’s got quite a bit of cheesy moments, I felt the plot could have been developed better, some of the ...more

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Feb 18, 2016 Mary rated it really liked it

This book was a nice read. I enjoyed the plot and characters. The reason I only gave it 4 stars was because there were several grammatical errors in the writing. I would be reading and get to an error that was so bad that it would pull me out of the book. I'd spend time trying to figure out what the author was trying to say and it would ruin that part of the book. I think a little extra editing or a fresh set of eyes would have been helpful to the author before publishing.

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Aug 25, 2016 Nikki C. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book was cute and entertaining! Lots of sarcastic and silly things happening. I'm a huge fan of this author so naturally I had to try this although as I get older it's not quite my genre anymore. But it fit the bill for the younger generation. I didn't like the relationship drama at the end, seemed immature especially on Sydney's part but again that's just a part of young adult stuff. All in all, some great ideas and a cute story and likable characters ...more

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Apr 21, 2013 Suzanne McLeod rated it it was amazing

Loved this. A delightful, witty, pacey, paranormal romance with a truly engaging heroine and hero, fab secondary characters (love Kira!), many deft touches of humour, some hawt action (with The Hot Scot, of course *g*), and a wonderful HEA. Fans of Lyndsay Sands' Argeneau vamps will love it. Can't wait to read #2 Rebel Child The Murdoch Vampires 2.
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Nov 28, 2014 Kathleen rated it really liked it

Shelves: recom-from-blogs-web-fb, author-under-different-name, on-my-kindle

Light, fun and a little silly. I enjoyed this throughly. The characters are easy to connect with and lovable. One star off for the overly cheesy parts and quick ending. We knew it would end that way but it took a page...maybe a page and a half. Still a great book and I would recommend it for those looking for a not so serious paranormal romance.

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Feb 15, 2016 Sherry rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Hot Sexy Scot!

Sydney Worth is a museum curator. Logan Murdoch is a scientist, & oh yeah, a vampire. When the two meet fireworks happen. However, they continually fight their attraction to each other. Throw in a few extremely likable characters, some uproariously funny situations, & a red hot romance & you have a very entertaining love story.

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Dec 21, 2014 Valeria rated it did not like it

Shelves: vampires, romance

The Hot Scot is not hot enough to gain my complete interest.
Kate Eden (the author) intent at humorous romance with supernatural hot male and fails. *sigh* At least the copy was cheap and I won't be crying over this. ...more

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Nov 02, 2015 Luanne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-kindle, jaye-wells

Loved this book. Hope to hear more about the Hot Scot.

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Dec 15, 2013 Mamie rated it really liked it

A lighthearted vampire book that was fast paced and entertaining.

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Oct 03, 2018 Allyson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Loved the Hot Scot, highly recommend this read!

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looks interesting based on review from Amazon
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Dec 01, 2013 Erica rated it liked it

Good story interesting plot and great characters.

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Kate Eden comes from a long line of mouthy broads who love to read, so it’s probably no surprise she caught the writing bug early. An avid romance fan since her early teens, Kate loves writing–and reading–stories about plucky heroines, sexy heros and the weird and wild journey people take on their way to love. She loves good food, cheap booze, and believes laughter is the cure for just about every ...more