Must Love Kilts

Must Love #3

by Angela Quarles

The Jacobite Rebellion--not the best time to get drunk, hook up with a guy, and lose your sister.

A drunken bet...

When computer game designer Traci Campbell gets too close and personal with a bottle of Glenfidditch while vacationing in Scotland, she whisks her kilt-obsessed sister back to 1689 to prove hot guys in kilts are a myth. Hello, hundred bucks! But all bets are off when she meets Iain, the charming playboy in a to-die-for kilt.

Wrong place, wrong time, wrong name...

Iain MacCowan regularly falls in love at the drop of his kilt. The mysterious red-haired lass with the odd accent is no different. But when his new love is discovered to be a Campbell, the most distrusted name in the Highlands, his dalliance endangers his clan's rebellion against King William.  

It’s all hijinks in the Highlands until your sister disappears...

Traci thinks men are only good for one thing--thank you, Iain!--but when she awakens once again in Ye Olde Scotland and her sister is gone, she must depend on the last person she wants to spend more time with. He wants to win a heart, she wants to keep hers, but can these two realize they're meant for each other before the Jacobite rebellion pulls them apart?

Genres: Time Travel, Romance, Historical, Historical Romance, Time Travel Romance, Fantasy, Scotland

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 2, 2016

About the author

An avid reader herself, Angela Quarles writes books she'd like to read--laugh-out-loud, smart romances that suck you into her worlds and won't let you go until you reach The End.

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She is a RWA RITA® award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, time travel, and steampunk romance. Library Journal named her steampunk, Steam Me Up, Rawley, Best Self-Published Romance of 2015 and Must Love Chainmail won the 2016 RITA® Award in the paranormal category, the first indie to win in that category. Angela loves history, folklore, and family history and combined it with her active imagination to write stories of romance and adventure.

Reviews

["Avonna · Rating 5 out of 5]

MUST LOVE KILTS is the third book in the Must Love Time Travel series. It can easily be read as a standalone, but there is no way you will be able to stop at one! Angela Quarles takes her heroines on trips through time to find their one true love no matter where in history they may be and you as the reader get to enjoy the entertaining, fun and sexy read.

Traci Campbell, a computer game designer is on vacation with her sister, Fiona, in Scotland. She has never felt any love of her roots like her parents and sister. As the sisters try to reconnect, they get drunk on Glenfiddich and make a bet. Traci bets one hundred dollars that hot, Scottish men in kilts is a myth. And then she meets, Iain, a hot Scottish man in a kilt in the Highlands in the year 1689. She wakes the next morning with a severe hangover, back in the present, and her sister still in the past.

Iain MacCowan is treated as a joker and flirt by his uncle who leads his clan since the accidental death of his father and he does nothing to change that perception. When Traci returns to the past to find her sister, Iain feels something more than he ever has before for this stranger he vows to help, but his uncle distrusts this Campbell as the Jacobites are about to revolt. Iain has to help Traci, protect his clan and maybe reveal his true self to Traci and hope she wants to remain in the past with him after Fiona is found.

Ms. Quarles has written a time-travel romance that not only has the hero and heroine conflicted over the differences in their times, but both are also hiding their true selves behind false, flirting masks. Both have been hurt in the past and neither believe in true love anymore. The sex scenes are hot and the flirtation is fun. The historical people and places in this story are well researched and written and the author does state that some historical license was taken for the plot.

I am looking forward to Fiona’s story next, which is alluded to in the last paragraphs.

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[Sissy's Romance Book Review · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Must Love Kilts' by Angela Quarles is book three in the "Must Love Time Travel" series.
I can easily say this is a standalone book if by some chance you are jumping around in the series.

Traci and her sister were in present time in Scotland on vacation when they started drinking and making a bet that Highlanders were or were not that hot if they met them in person. Traci didn't think they would be that it was just a myth...but her sister disagreed. Which wouldn't be such a serious bet if they hadn't been drinking and they didn't have an actual way to go back in time to see what a highlander would look like. Now it has turned very serious...because Traci wakes up the next to find that she doesn't have her sister back with her. Then Traci remembers that after meeting two highlanders they were drinking with them and the next thing Traci knew she was being chased and ended up leaving her sister in the past time. Now Traci is having to go back for her to find her. Traci runs back into Iain who was one of the men she met last night.
Not to give anything away but he has some news for her but he does agree to help her find her sister. Iain has also been tasked by his clan to keep and eye on Traci as they think she is a Campbell spy so Iain aft first isn't acting at face value with Traci.
I enjoyed this story and can't wait for the next installment which I am hoping is dealing with Traci sister.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

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[Tracey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh, dear. I hate to do this. I loved the first book; I loved it enough that when the author made overtures to include me in her email newsletter and offered me this next book in the series I was happy to accept. I followed her on Facebook and everything. This, however …

Let's see. What I loved about the first one (Must Love Breeches) was …
A) The narration. That's one obvious difference between the two – that was audio, this is not. Still, even an excellent narrator shouldn't make so much of a difference in my experience of the story. Right?

I wonder.

B) The time period. I can't think of very many (if any?) time travel stories in which someone goes back to the Regency period. I can't count high enough to tally up the number of Scottish Highlander time travel romances there are in the world (dammit, Diana Gabaldon).

C) The heroine was smart, and didn't do a completely awful job blending in to her new environment; to help with that, she confided in someone even smarter.The fact that she knew a bit about the period she jumped to helped as well (although not as much as I thought it should). In Kilts, the heroine is a self-admitted idiot, who jumps drunk to a period she knows nothing about, gets hammered, sleeps with a guy, then jumps back to her own time – leaving her sister behind. I'm sorry … there was a bit of justification for this action built into the story, but not enough. Not nearly enough. She goes back to try to find her, but … good grief. She had me distracted for a good chunk of what I read wondering what she did with the little silver case that allowed for the time travel, her only means of getting home – I was more worried about it than she was, though.

I have a very, very low threshold for stupidity – I have no patience for it, whether it's mine or someone else's. And I don't enjoy spending my valuable reading time with a moron. Traci is a moron.

I used to always hate my name. It always seemed overly fluffy to me. But at least out of all the various spellings out there I did, and do, prefer mine. One of my very least favorite variants is that used in this book. Apologies as warranted, but it always had for me the connotation of airheaded bimbo. It's not a fair prejudice ... no one has control over what her parents name her... But, unfortunately, this Traci perpetuates the notion. I mean, who travels in time back to 1689 and says "Anywho" in conversation?

D) In "Breeches" the hero and heroine didn't jump into bed right away. They actually knew each other pretty well before they slept together. In the meantime, I really enjoyed the fact that – in keeping with the period's mores – the mere touch of her bare hand on his arm drove him crazy; it was sensual, and sexier than all the graphic sex scenes I've read in recent days put together. In Kilts, the hero and heroine don't make it a chapter before they drunkenly swive. The fact that this is not entirely abnormal behavior for the heroine just makes me want to back away slowly; the fact that she was self-admittedly stupid enough to behave this way in a foreign country and a foreign time period … And that her usual rule is "Never interact with insatiable flirts after they slept together" … Put it this way. It did not make me want to spend more time with her.

E) I didn't pick up on any glaring anachronisms in the period characters. They might have been there, but they didn't smack me in the face. In Kilts … Oh, dear. One thing that did annoy me a little with "Breeches" was that the heroine was either incapable of or uninterested in maintaining a period guise, and was constantly saying period-inappropriate things. Here it was not only the time traveler but the Highland laddie whose bed she bounded into. "He’d screwed up this morn". "Could he be any more of a cock-up?" "If it doesn’t work out". "…His attention was stretched to its max". (Like, totally.) "Make a play for the chieftainship". "Let’s do this." "Surely you know I’m gone for you." (This is starting to hurt.) "He’d been set up". "Obsessed with Scotland" – I know I've had to point out before that obsession in this context didn't come into usage until Freud and 1901 or so. And I sincerely doubt that pseudo(?)-Gaelic "torr caca" is period.

I made note of one anachronism with a deep sigh, and only afterward realized just how heinous a mistake it was: Iaian's buddy Duncan says their men are "drunk as skunks." I highlighted it – and sure enough, two minutes' research confirms my gut instinct: it's probably of 20th century origin. But then I realized. And I double-checked. Sure enough: skunks are "New World mammals" – they come only from the Americas. Given Columbus, and then given the colonies, it's not impossible that a couple of lads in the Highlands of Scotland have heard of skunks. But I think it's damned unlikely that a "southern New England Algonquian" word would be in their casual vocabulary.

There was just so much that made me either roll my eyes or grumble under my breath (or in Kindle highlights notes). Funnily enough, though my first name is used and spelled differently (and I could go on a tangent about the origins of the name, and won't), my last name also gets a mention – spelled correctly for me, but not for the context: "'Can you tell me if we put the Stewarts back on the throne?'". Nope. *game show Wrong Answer buzzer* It's "Stuarts".

The whole sidesaddle thing made me want to hurl something. You can't – you really can't – just pop a sidesaddle on a random horse and hop on with no practice and canter (canter!) off. Traci (I really hate that spelling) rode a tiny bit one summer, so she buys a pony (apparently developing role-playing games is quite lucrative), buys a sidesaddle (where the hell did she find a sidesaddle in twenty minutes? And holy crap, on the first website I looked at they range from $850 US to over $3000), sticks it on the pony's back, hops on, and off she goes.

No.

I've never ridden sidesaddle, but I've read up a bit on it in the past, and this sent me off down the research rabbit hole. It's not a matter of "I know how to ride astride, no problem" – I can only imagine trying this for the first time… the balance issues alone would be scary. Once on, your right leg is basically useless, trapped. (Although then I read that it's actually your left leg which feels useless, and I'm even more intimidated.) Canter? Five minutes after getting on for the first time? With one stirrup?

Oh hell no.

One of the first things I learned in my research is that you can't just plop that random sidesaddle on to a random horse. Well, you can, but it's stupid, and could be dangerous to you and uncomfortable to the horse. The saddle has to be fitted to the horse. There might be two cinches, for stabilization, and figuring it all out is not intuitive. The next thing I learned is … well, how the hell did she mount all by herself? Just getting your left foot into that one stirrup is a challenge. "I feel uneasy – I feel uneven" is a comment from a woman, an extremely experienced rider, learning sidesaddle on her own. About halfway through – not long before I quit – comes "Traci eased off [the pony]" … How?? Dismounting is no simpler than mounting.

OK. Enough of the sidesaddle.

Another thing that got thoroughly on my nerves almost immediately was "Iain winked". Iain is the main hunk, of course, and he seems to have had a tic, because the bloody man winked at least once in nearly every scene he appeared in. Once, it was twice in one paragraph: "She glared at him, and he winked. 'Up ye go.' He grasped her waist and lifted her onto his pony, sitting sideways. 'Ready for me, lass?' He winked." I did a count. There were 18 instances of "he winked" or "Iain winked". The book isn't all that long. I don't care how handsome the idiot it, that's nauseating.

The language, while it had a few good moments ("blushed clear up to St. Peter’s gates" – I like that), was often … uncomfortable. Obviously the confidence level was low in the period's rhythms and vocabulary, but even just plain old narrative is at times clunky. "Curves she’d rather not have someone know their extensiveness." What? "Iain had just finished catching her up on what the chief had said in Gaelic, when Iain strode to her, knelt, and gripped her shoulders." (He didn't wink? I'm shocked.) "…His baldric containing his sword". And so on. And that's not even taking into account the odd moments at which bawdiness breaks out. The story goes from sober and even grim to talking about someone's balls. Characters go from discussing serious matters to giggling like fools in a sentence. Whiplash ensued.

Possibly the worst thing about the book, in a way, was the initial bet that sent the two sisters traveling back to 1689 Scotland. Traci is tired of traveling Scotland and seeing only guys with "red-chapped, knobby knees and a kilt"… The myth over which the two of them make a bet, which needs to be settled by going back to 17th century Scotland, is "That hot men in kilts existed". I mean … I just … She's obviously been looking in the wrong places. The vast majority of men I've ever seen in kilts are automatically an average of 23-68% hotter. She must have some very odd standards.

One of the last notes I made on the book before I quit, about halfway through, might have something to do with what Traci is looking for in a man, and why Iain is one of the few hot guys in kilts she can point to. He is lying beside her, camped out in the midst of their hunt for T's sister, and of course his body is reacting to her closeness, "as the hard evidence at his hip could attest". At his HIP? Wow. Either he's lying on a rock, or … he must have to wear one hell of a long kilt.

I feel badly about this negative review because I was given a copy of the book free for review. I'm sorry I couldn't like it. Or finish it.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vacationing in Scotland, Traci and her sister find themselves swept back to the 1700’s. Her sister and family have always had a fascination with their Scottish heritage which frankly Traci doesn’t get. Her sister pushes her into a pub where they find themselves drinking with some drop dead gorgeous men in kilts.

Drinking in excess is never a good idea, when you happen to be time traveling you don’t know what you’ll find when you wake up. Traci finds her sister missing and vague memories of intimacies with her kilt wearing hottie, Iain.

Traci panics and zaps herself back to the future where she discovers she left her sister behind the past. She realizes she must go back and her only connection to finding her sister is Iain.

Upon finding Traci gone, Iain assumes Traci to be a Campbell spy. Thinking himself a fool for hand-fasting a spy, he is shocked when Traci shows up at his clan home looking for her missing sister.

Let’s just call it a case of extremely mistaken assumption and call it a day…which ends up becoming a highly entertaining and very intriguing plot.

Although this is part and parcel to a series, it stood well on it owns only without the confusion of not understanding past characters and plots. That being said, Quarles pulls in those cameos we all love.

Sizzling chemistry, sexy Scots and kilts, you can’t go wrong with Must Love Kilts.

I received this copy of Must Love Kilts from Unsealed Room Press in exchange for a honest review.

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A drunken bet with a sister that goes missing in the past and leaves Traci with a hottie in a kilt who thinks she's a spy!

I have come to anticipate each release in this fun, spicy, and heartwarming series that takes each heroine on her own special time travel adventure. In this case, the adventure is to the 1689 Scottish Highlands. This is the third book in the series and has light connection to the previous two, but can definitely be read standalone or out of order.

Traci Campbell is always screwing up, but this time she's done a real humdinger. In her efforts to reconnect with her younger sister, Fiona, she and Fiona take a vacation in the Scottish Highlands together, get drunk on Scottish whisky, and Traci reveals to Fiona the secret about the magical card case that allows people to time travel. Just as drunk as Traci, Fiona makes a bet that men in kilts are hot and they'll go back to the past so she can prove it.

Yeah, so that's why she now has a hangover back in the present and no sister. She has to go back and rescue Fiona. Traci's biggest ally is a flirty Highlander who brings her along to his clan and agrees to help her find her sister. She doesn't trust herself around Iain because she has fallen for light-hearted men before who just want to have their fun and move on. Sometimes she feels like Iaian is different, but then again... Besides, she doesn't belong here. Or does she?

Iaian is looked on as nothing but a clown to his chieftain and his fellow clansman. For once, he would like someone to take him seriously and wishes it were Traci. He has fallen for her, but he doesn't dare let her know it because she'll be like all the other women who love him and leave him. Unfortunately, his promise to help her comes right when the Highlands are staging an uprising against the English and his uncle, the chieftain is convinced that Traci and her missing sister are Campbell spies. He has to protect Traci, keep his promise to find help her find her sister, and keep her out of the crosshairs of the situation going on around them. As time goes on, he starts to dread that moment when Fiona is found and Traci will leave.

Alright, so this was a blend of lightness and passion as Traci and Iaian flirt and dance around each other, but there is also a deeper story as two people who have been hurting from their pasts are able to understand and help heal each other. The historical backdrop is painted in with vivid color and authenticity while not taking over the story. I loved the sightings of real life people, places, and events with the fiction to make it a stronger story.

The romance has the conflict of the two being from different time periods, but also both trying to protect their hearts from hurt after being burned in the past. This doesn't stop them from the spicy hot passion that builds up between them. I liked this pair and was really hoping they would figure it out.

The secondary story about Duncan and Fiona that there were glimpses of had me interested as well. I look forward to their story and hope it comes next.

In summary, this was an engaging story that I easily read in two sittings. I definitely agree with Traci that its worth seeing a hot Highlander like Iain in a kilt. Light Time Travel Romance fans should definitely give this one a try.

My thanks to the author for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This book was so cute and fun. I love the time traveling aspect of this series. I have to go back and read the first two books soon. After a bet send two sisters back in time to Scotland, 1689, our main character Traci meets a very hunky Highlander, Iain. I really enjoyed the flirtatious tension between them. There are melt-your-panties off moments between them so make sure you have a cold glass of water near you. Traci is really funny and puts her modern day humor into her adventures. It did take me a little while to get into this story but once I did, I was very interested in how they were going to find Fiona, Traci's sister after Traci loses her back in time. Iain has his insecurities. He is a outrageous flirt but wants to be taken seriously. Traci is very cautious in having any sort of long term relationship so the idea of being very serious about Iain causes her to hesitate in getting too close to him. They find ways to support and take care of each other even when they have their own responsibilities. I enjoyed this romance and plan to get to the other books in time. I will say I can't wait for Fiona and Duncan's story. Fiona has her own mission in the past that deals with one of her ancestors so I will be waiting for her story but there is no release date yet.

I received this ARC via Netgalley.

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.This was a very good book. Enjoyed it alot. It is the first time travel book I have read and I liked it. It is a nice romance book as well. I liked the change of it, compared to others I have read. I found it to be humorous, and it kept me wanting to read more as often as I could. I found the characters got along really well for one being in the future and one being in the past.I was so surprised when Traci told Iain she was from the future and he didn't seem to think it was crazy. It was nice he was so understanding about it and I liked the part when she showed him her cell phone and how it takes the pictures. I liked his reaction. And I loved how the story ended for Iain and Traci. I'm not too familiar with Scottish language or heritage tho I would like to read more books such as this one and ones with Scottish heritage in it. I enjoyed this book alot. I sure would love to read another one about Traci's sister Fiona and see what takes place with her and Duncan. Many thanks for allowing me to review it. I just wish I had of reviewed it sooner , but life has a way of getting in to reading time for me. certainly would read more of the author's books tho :)

[Marielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars. My advice: just read book #2 in this series

I do love kilts. I love time travel. So I was so excited when, after finishing the second book in this series and loving it, I received an ARC from the publisher for this third book in this time travel series. But sadly, this book wasn’t for me.

It started out (as I have come to know from this author) with a heroine stereotypical from our time. This heroine, Tracy, is the ultimate single girl having fun. She goes from one bender and one-night stand to another and therefore it’s not surprising that, during one of those benders with her sister, while in possession of a device that can make her travel time, she uses it. The bender continues after the time travel and she meets the hero, Iain, who is more than happy to join in the fun. The next morning Traci wakes up in the room she apparently shared with Iain without him there, and can’t find her sister. The book then takes us on a journey to find the sister.

I liked how the author added little bits of information that showed how, even in small things, that time period is different from ours. (I do think it was done better in book 2). I liked Iain. He did learn to handle himself and his responsibilities during this book. The writing style itself was ok, dual third person POV. The romance was, since they had sex early on, immediately about sex, although they didn’t have any for a while after that (why I really don’t know). The heroine, known for making stupid decisions, didn’t really seem to grow during the book. The research for this book could have been done better. A minor example is the use of the word ‘monster’, with respect to the Loch Ness monster. Another example is the fact that the scots spoke English as a second language in 1689. A quick google search showed that the word monster wasn’t used for that particular creature until the 20th century and that the English language didn't cross the border into Scotland until the 18th century. For other examples, see the 2-star GR-review by Tracey.

The major problems I had were with the plot and they came down to:
- Situations were made too easy for the hero and heroine (someone saving them at the last moment every time); and
- the hero and heroine creating their problems by somehow, forgetting to pick the most obvious and quick solution for their problem (she could have used the device at any time during the entire book).

The plot could have been saved, in my opinion, if the author had dared to torture her hero and heroine more. By having the heroine hold on to the time-traveling case, she could have gone anywhere she wanted with just a little rub. So she could have rescued her sister, just as she did at the end, right after losing her. And that, to me, made all the action and drama in this book unbelievable and unnecessary. I wonder what would have happened to the story had the heroine lost the device early on. At least then the search for her sister using horses would have made sense. I would also have loved to have seen that the hero and heroine hadn’t been mysteriously saved just in time before walking into the trap set for them. How on earth would they have managed then? And wouldn’t it have been fun if the hero hadn’t believed her, and to prove it, she had to take him back to her time? And the worst thing to me was that I knew the author has it in her to write her heroine into difficult situations, and get her out. She did it in book 2. Not only did the heroine in that book lose the case at the beginning, she also couldn’t take to the people around her because they didn’t speak each other’s language, she had to disguise herself as a man, was trapped in the middle of a war and even shot by an arrow. The instalust was also present in book 2, but in that book more as a case of the hero and heroine fancying each other. The relationship didn’t get physical until after they had gotten to know each other with real stuff (like a war and lack of trust) making a relationship seemingly impossible.

Will I read more by this author? Probably, just to see if she grows in her writing.
Will I recommend this book to friends? I’ll recommend them just reading book 2.

[Isha Coleman · Rating 4 out of 5]

How to describe Angela Quarles latest treasure? Must Love Kilts is part The Hangover, mixed with Back to the Future and Braveheart then sprinkle in a little bit of Romeo and Juliet and you have a unique concoction of dramatic storytelling that is fun and over the top but works well together. Traci finds liquor, Scotland and adventure to be more than she bargained for when she and her sister are thrust back in time during a time of chaos and danger. With her sister missing and a strong attraction to a mysterious stranger anything can happen. I received an ARC of Must Love Kilts by Angela Quarles in exchange for an honest review. No words can describe this read except for unforgettable.

[Amanda books_ergo_sum · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Oops I travelled back in time and got drunkenly handfasted to a random Highlander.”

It’s the time travel version of “Oops I accidentally married a stranger in Vegas” and I was here for it 😆

This had:
So much “my wife”
Idiots to lovers
Highlander himbo
“Stay”—my favourite romance word

Is there a time travel romance author out there who puts more care into the history and world building than Angela Quarles? And the way she combines it with such bonkers and silly plots? That’s EXACTLY what I’m looking for.

That said, I’m discovering that there’s two types of time travel romances: one where our MC gets stuck in a new time and one where our MC can go back to their time whenever they want. This story was more the latter—and turns out, I like that one less.

It was cute that our heroine got to choose her HEA with a hunky kilt-wearing Jacobite but I was missing that “oh no I’m stuck in the past” existential panic.

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh, dear. I hate to do this. I loved the first two books in this series; I really loved them. This, however… Let's just say I didn't like the heroine, Traci (talk about a TSTL heroine) or the hero, Iain and the story barely kept my attention. Before the halfway mark I was skimming in hope of getting to something interesting again. I tried, I really tried but this one just wasn't for me. I really hope the next book is more like the first two because I really enjoyed this series up to now and I'm still very much looking forward to reading it.

[Ms. Cyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although the beginning starts off with two irresponsible sisters using a powerful object to travel to the past because of a ridiculous bet, the rest of the story was very good. I loved Traci's reaction to being handfasted to Iain. I felt horrible for her to also be missing her sister. I am interested to know more Mr. Podbury and the people he works for. The ending was enticing so much that I just had to buy the next book about her sister.

[Barbee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must Love Kilts by Angela Quarles, Must Love series book 3. RITA 2016 Best Paranormal Winner!

Reviewed by Barb Massabrook

5/5 stars

Heat rating- SMOKING HOT

This is a captivating-action packed-romantic-Scottish time-travel adventure lined with true iconic events in Scottish history. In this story during a vacation to current day Scotland-a magical card case transports Traci Campbell and her sister Fiona to Scotland 1689 in the midst of a Jacobite rebellion a bottle of Glenfiddich and a bet.

American computer designer Traci Campbell has been unlucky in love and still has the emotional scars from past relationships . She refuses to end up in the heartbreak hotel ever again! Traci’s strategy now is to never let emotions control her and just be the love em and leave em type -so she will never be heartbroken ever again!

Traci’s finds her family totally Scotland obsessed more than a bit annoying. Their house is decorated head to toe with something of Scotland or Clan Campbell, the females of the family claiming all Scottish men are smoking hot, most have Scottish names all but her and have attended the Highland games every year since she was a child. It's not just her parents as all sibling too are all over the moon for Scotland!

Traci want to get closer to her sister this is why she agreed to travel to Scotland. Then getting a bit drunk she spilled this deep secret she had and Fiona just begged to go to historic Scotland.It was supposed to in and out really a quick peek. Well things don't always go as you plan……

Traci despises it all but then opinions change when she wakes up handfasted to one hot Scot names Iain MacCowan.. The problem is The Campbells clan is his his clans biggest enemy! Then Iain’s new wife suddenly disappears ! Not a good way to start off a relationship or earn trust aye! Plus many think she and her sister are spies, then when Traci finally reappears Fiona turns up missing. Iain will do anything to help find her and reunite the sisters. Yet there is a lot shenanigans and people acting traitorous toward Iain you don't know who to trust! Plus this is all happening in the middle of historic events and battles in Scottish history.

Iain MacCowan is your typical flirt and playboy as far as Traci can see. Especially for the 17th century he is definitely not husband material at all. She also knows she loves her modern 21st century conveniences and luxuries way too much to ever remain in the past!

Iain is always falling in love with well what he thinks is love but they always leave him. By all rights he should also be Laird of this clan but gave it to his Uncle. Iain was only 18 at the time and felt he was unfit to lead. His father's, the previous Laird, tragic death devastates him to the core. Iain feels his clan would never trust him to lead nor vote him in. He does not see how many do see him for the honorable, protective, leader, and warrior who would do anything to for his clan and its tenants and the woman he loves.

Traci is the only woman who has ever seen him for the man he truly is as more, yet they have so many communication issues and both have self-esteem and insecurity issues as well.The passion between these two is so hot-the pages will sizzle! if only they could communicate and share their true feelings which just may cause this relationship to shrivel up and die!

Will Traci ever find her sister or is she lost to her forever? Plus when she does find her will she be the same Scottish loving carefree sister, ot will she be broken? As bad things can happen to a woman alone in these dangerous times.

Iain feeds right into his Uncle's hand with all his self esteem and insecurities. Plus the fact his Uncle is very threatened and jealous of his marriage and will do anything to end it. Then suddenly Fiona turns up missing as this bad Chieftain's self serving way definitely puts the clan and their tenants needs on the back burner. Will Iain ever see he is being manipulated like a puppet on a string? Will Iain ever feel worthy of Traci and reveal his true feelings? Are these two star crossed lovers just meant to be centuries apart forever!You must read this marvelous book to find out!

RITA 2016 Winner Best Paranormal romance for book 2 in this series “Must Love Chainmail”! Also USA Today bestselling author, Angela Quarles-writes a riveting time-travel adventure from start to finish. You can read as a stand alone or in series order.

This was my first read in the series which I absolutely loved and plan to backtrack and read them all! What a spectacular read!
Highly recommend and loved Must Love Kilts by Angela Quarles!

I was given this book from this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review through netgalley.com for an honest review.

Must love Series By Angela Quarles:
1)Must Love Breeches
2) Must Love Chainmail - 2016 RITA WINNER for Best Paranormal Romamce
3)Must Love Kilts
4) Must Love More Kilts


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[Joanna Loves Reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was ok, but the narration was excellent. I didn’t feel invested in the story though.

[Artemiz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Must Love Kilts by Angela Quarles is a wonderful time traveling romance novel. Just like the previous book - Must Love Chainmail - so in this book the silver calling card holder is responsible for traveling, but this time it does not take Traci just to her true love, it takes Traci and her sister where they want to go, and they do not take just one trip there and one trip back, they travel quite many times. Traci takes her sister back to past to prove to her, that in old day not all kilt wearers were über hot six feet tall men, but even if the first men they see in local pub are close relations to neanderthals, they meet soon enough Iain and his brother, who are both just as hot (if not more) than are the man on historic romance novel covers.

When Traci wakes in a morning, piece by piece she starts to remember what happened last night, and one of the things is her handfasting with Iain (how else could they end up in bed together, unless she would represent the oldest profession for woman). So anyway, the girl who usually keeps her relationships just for one night, is engaged, kind of. No, not possible, must run - but sister? Before she find her sister, she must use the calling card holder, to escape couple of angry man.

Back to the future Traci is in panic - her sister is still in past, she is engaged and she does not know, can she go back, will she go back to the same place the second time.

Iain has been the clan "clown" his whole life, nobody takes him seriously and all the girls are ready to take him to bed and Iain falls for every girl who goes to bed with him, but that's all they want from Iain. So when he meets and handfasts with Traci, he starts to hope. But when Traci was gone in a morning his hopes starts to fade again, till he finds her again in a middle of night, especially when she needs his help, his hopes and his self-assurance start to rise their heads. With Traci he starts to think about the role that he was given at birth and that he has been avoiding so far be cause of fear and misunderstandings.

So Traci and Iain starts to look for her sister, but they do not have much time left since it would be better if the Campbell sisters would not be there when the Battle of Killiecrankie starts. And just as in the last book, once again this mysterious character is chasing the calling card holder and Traci promised him, that once she gets back to the future with her sister, she'll give it back. But ...

So, once somebody has traveled to the past, they have made new time loop, and certain things must now happen, to keep this loop from crating another loop. Once this time loop is closed and secured the ones that have traveled in this loop can travel multiple times, since they have already done all those changes in this loop that must happen in order for them to go back in first place. And it does not matter how much the girls might not like their handfasting at first, the fate does not ask and hearts do not think :).

So once again it was a wonderful entertaining time traveling romance novel, where things happen way before Culloden, but if you have read Outlander series, then you might find some things familiar but at the same time nothing is familiar. A good interesting story.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

First off, full disclosure: I beta read this book and then was an ARC reader. I received the ARC in exchange for an honest review. And, even fuller (more full?) disclosure: I flippin LOVE this series and was totally going to read it the day it went on sale anyway and give it the 5 star review I just knew it was going to earn, so yays all around! YAY!

You can look at my reviews for Angela Quarles’ other works, I’ve read them all, and can honestly say that I love her voice. Her characters are warm and funny, but also flawed and entirely relatable. In this book, Traci and Iain both go through tremendous growth and it was flirty, sassy, and fun to watch. And, it was also exciting because this book has a gender role reversal of those typically found in romance novels: Iain is a really vulnerable guy that just wants to find love and it is Traci that has far more emotional barriers and mental blocks to overcome. Don’t get me wrong, Iain has to figure out who he is and what role he wants to play in his Clan, but it feels like he really settles in for the long haul way before Traci. Readers will fall in love with him way before Traci realizes she loves him, too.

Another thing I love about these books is the sense of setting and atmosphere. The descriptions of the valleys, the fog, the craggy mountains – Oy. It is enough to make you hear bagpipes in your sleep. They are very well written and you can easily visualize the settings of each location and an historical battle described in the book. While you don’t quite know what everyone had for breakfast that morning, you certainly get a lot of historical details about how weapons were used and how they handled, what the clothes looked and felt like, and all sorts of interesting facts – like wetting a plaid makes it into a windbreaker or how Highlanders fought in battles without their kilts (FREEBALLING IN BATTLE, PEOPLE! Google it. It really happened).

As for the plot, I quite enjoyed it. I loved the interactions between Traci and Fiona, watching siblings that weren’t that close as kids try to reconnect as adults is something I’ve been through myself. I loved the journey across Scotland to try and reunite the sisters. I loved watching Iain find his place in the Clan. And I loved watching the two villains meet their fates. And, yes, there are two. Oh, and have I mentioned the hawt schmexy times? Because *growl* yeah. They’re pretty great. Needless to say, spending a lot of time in Glenfidditch’s saddle helped Traci become a better cowgirl, if you know what I mean. *eyebrow waggle*

While this is the 3rd book in the series, it could be a stand-alone book. Though, because you do hear from Katy and Mr. Podbury, and there are a few mentions of Isabelle, it would be incredibly helpful to read the series in order. I particularly enjoyed the scenes with Mr. Podbury and having him explain how the timelines and alternate worlds work. Time travel theory can really make you think, and get a headache if you think too much. This book explains things well and answers a few questions that had been bugging me for the last two books.

So, overall, yes, I loved this book. I highly recommend it to anyone that loves time travel, romances, time travel romances (obvz), Scotland, or hawt guys in kilts. It is a fun romp, an easy way to spend a few hours, and a great addition to this series.

Beta read May 20, 2016
ARC read June 29, 2016

[Spanxmcb (Yovanka) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series has become a fun, quick read for the romance junkie that I am. As the novels are layered over each other, they become a bit more logistically complicated as the silver calling card case gets passed around between girlfriends and each finds their true love in a different time. The periodical appearance of Mr. Podbury gives some context to the space/time continuum complications.

This is the story of Traci and Ian -- and is set in the late 17th century and early Jacobite rebellions -- well before the Battle of Culloden made famous in historical romance circles by the Outlander series. There is cross-over within this book as we get the hinted at beginnings of Fiona and Duncan's story which will be the focus of the next novel. So even though each romance stands alone, I'd recommend the books be read in order to reduce confusion.

They are rather fluffy, so if you are a serious history buff who can't see past some artistic licence, these may not be your cuppa.

Traci takes her sister (Fiona) up on a bet that hot men in kilts are a myth, and they zip back in time to find out. The bet is made when the ladies are already three sheets to the wind and when they leap through time (in their Highland Games outfits), they get even more rip-roaring drunk after they run into the likes of Ian and Duncan at the local Inn.

In the morning after to end all morning afters, Traci wakes to realize everything has happened as she feared and she ends up zipping back to her present without Fiona. Oops. So she quickly heads back on a mission to find/rescue her sister and ends up reconnecting with her Highlander Ian on her journey.

The set ups are unique to each heroine, but what happens in the middle is pretty formulaic. History being what it is, the women must rely on the men for assistance as independence isn't really an option (given the times) and fate would have it that each of the soul mates are quite forward thinking and liberal - they would have to be give how quickly they end up in the sack with these ladies from the future!

But, they are nonetheless light, entertaining reads that hit the spot if your looking for a quick time travel romance!

I'll be reading the next one to find out what happens with Fiona and Duncan, but it's not expected until 2017!

[Heather andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Iain is always willing to go the extra mile for his woman, “aye, you sampled, lass. More than sampled. But if ye wish to make extra certain, I’d be happy to oblige.” He dipped his head in a bow, his gaze holding hers. “Only say the word , and I’ll be by your side. Or across it. Or on it. Whichever way you desire.” I think Iain's favorite past time other than the obvious is driving his woman bonkers, “aye, you’re a wonder, my wife.” He tucked his thumbs behind his sporran and rocked his hips forward. “You’re well aware, ye are, that I have a fine pair. I don’t know what you’re going on about.” He winked." I loved this book, I loved Iain.

[Annette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great time-travel romance. Iain & Traci chemistry is off the charts but both are leery of falling in love again so they try to play it cool, lol. They compliment one another yet they are slow to truly open up but there's nothing like a little life & death situation to fix that. Enjoyed this and hope to see more of this couple in Fiona & Duncan's story. :) Appreciate author depiction of Scotland history.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. Was first book I have read of Angela Quarles but she is now on my list of must read. This is a set but book did stand alone nicely done. Would recommend to anyone loving romance,great sarcasm comebacks ,that keep you on the edge just waiting for the next one. Hardship, longing , fighting,and love, she has it all rolled nicely in this book.

[Heather Hackett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book in this series I have read and I was thoroughly enjoyed it. its hard to follow your heart and trust some one with it, but that's what Iain and Traci did. this story is well planed and well written with intrigue, heart felt warmth and emotional in parts that brought a tear to my eyes. I will be reading the rest of the series.

[CeeMarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun combo of time travel and historical romance. It was also very steamy! So, all around good time reading and just what you would want out of this type of book. I liked the ending set up for the sister's story, which I'm guessing is to come in the next book.

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

[Celeste · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was great in every level, you can definitely read as a stand alone, but makes me interested in going back and reading the others in the series.

[Darla Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

While on vacation Traci Campbell is reconnecting with her sister, Fiona, and during a night of drinking she tells her sister about the silver case that will allow them to go back in time. They do so and meet up with two men, Iain and Duncan. After more drinking Traci and Iain wind up handfasting but when Traci wakes up the following morning Iain is gone so she goes to get Fiona so they can return to their time. However, Fiona's nowhere to be found and she saw a man who looked like he was chasing her.
She goes back to her time to prepare her return to look for Fiona. Upon returning to the past, she meets Iain again who tells her he'll help her. Both are insecure and unsure of themselves especially with the opposite sex so they hide that by acting in ways that cover up their true selves. Unsure of where they stand with the other, Traci and Iain must each work through their feelings.
Will Iain and Traci figure out that they're meant to be? "Must Love Kilts" is a great read and I highly recommend both it and the series.

[Petie McCarty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had already fallen in love with Ms. Quarles' Must Love series and this one certainly didn't disappoint. I fall in love with books that make me laugh. This book was awesome and I can't wait for the next one.

[A Klue · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book synopsis pretty much sums up this story verra, verra well, my Scottish romance book-loving friends. There’s no need for me to rehash the same details, so my review will be verra brief. Yeah, I like throwing around a little bit of Scottish brogue to get things started.

What did I like about this time travel romance? The writing flowed and kept me fully engaged. There were enough twists and turns to even out the at times predictable but still enjoyable storyline. The author did a good job of injecting enough contemporary words/dialog to cause our from the past handsome hero, Ian, to blink a time or two trying to figure out what the heck Traci, the beautiful/sassy heroine, was saying. After all, the English language seemed foreign enough to this mostly Gaelic speaking clan.

What had me confused? It was never fully explained why Ian was so quick to fall in love with the overly numerous lovely lasses he courted, but yet they always dumped him. The first thing that popped into my mind was maybe because he was caught looking too often at other lovely lasses! Lol Honestly, I don’t think that was the case. It was likely the author simply wanted to establish him as a harmless flirt who was desperately looking for true love, but never found it. He wanted to be in love with every girl he was intimate with. Yeah, that was implied though never really spoken. Throw in the fact Ian was deliberately made to feel like the clan flirt no one ever took seriously about, well, anything. You guessed it, his insecurities were definitely his own worst enemy.

Let me give you a heads up on Traci now. This girl was riddled with insecurities of her own. All because of guys never choosing her for a permanent/meaningful relationship. After having her heart broken/stomped on twice during college, this girl was d-on-e! She’s put up walls around her heart and refuses to let any guy in. Getting drunk and being intimate with Ian the first night they met didn’t seem to faze her at all. Of course, maybe that was because she couldn’t remember most of it due to the potent Scottish whiskey! That heart protecting barrier, of course, eventually doesn’t stand a chance against this Scottish heart throb of a warrior.

With an on-going rescue mission to find Traci’s missing sister, Fiona, some battle action, relationship angst intermixed with longing/a couple very lusty/steamy scenes, and an “I just want someone to love me…for me” theme, this romantic tale wraps up with a HEA and our hero assuming his rightful place within his clan.

Now good luck with deciding if you want to spend some of your time reading this third book of Ms. Quarles’ “Must Love Time Travel” series. I certainly find myself wanting to check out the others, as well. Here’s to hoping my review was helpful in some way.

**mild spoiler alert**

Goodreads Romance Safety Gang: Hero at one point has to choose to go to battle as ordered by his clan or stay behind and help Traci retrieve her sister from a castle. He ends up choosing his clan. He knows Traci is leaving as soon as Fiona is found anyway. If he had stayed behind, he would have been banished for not following orders. Though it kind of made sense, it is always a shot to this true romantic at heart when the hero doesn’t risk it all to be with his lady love. I shrugged it off, because it did help advance the plot towards Ian reclaiming his clan position.

You may also object to their quick, rather rough (coughing into my hand) intimate manner in which they seem to say good-bye.

Title: Must Love Kilts, Series: Must Love Time Travel (Book 3), Author: Angela Quarles, Pages: 256, stand-alone but part of a series, Scottish historical time travel romance, implied Casanova hero looking for true love, reluctant to trust/love heroine, HEA, no cheating, no love triangle, no OW/OM drama, only a couple very steamy scenes.

Book 1 – Must Love Breeches (Lord Montague & Isabelle), Pages: 306, 9/3/14
Book 2 – Must Love Chainmail (Sir Robert & Katy), Pages: 278, 7/14/15
Book 3 – Must Love Kilts (Ian & Traci), Pages: 256, 7/6/16

(This review is based on NetGalley ARC issued in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion. No compensation was made to the reviewer, nor is there any affiliation between the reviewer and/or author/publisher.)

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I heard that the author of Must Love Breeches had written a book about the Scottish Higlands I knew I had to read it. I loved the first book and I must say, I am not disappointed with Must Love Kilts. Angela Quarles has done an entertaining job of imagining what would happen if two modern day women were transported back to the Scottish Highlands.
Traci and her sister Fiona are on holiday in the Scottish highlands. During a night of drinking and partying, the two sisters bet $100 on the whether there were hot Scots in kilts in earlier times since they hadn’t found any in their current travels. Using the silver card case (from the previous books) they time travel back to 1689. They enter a local inn and Traci is sure she has won the bet because there aren’t any hot Scots to be seen. Then in walks Iain and his friend Duncan. The two men and two women sit down to do some more drinking and when Traci wakes up in the morning with a hangover to end all hangovers she finds out that not only did she have sex with Iain, they also were handfasted.
Her sister Fiona is nowhere to be found and when Traci goes looking for her she is chased by some of Iain’s clansmen. In a panic, she uses the case to time travel back to the present. She can’t stay there of course, she knows she has to go back to find her sister and she will need Iain’s help to do it.
Traveling back again she finds Iain and his men and is taken back to his home (where his uncle is the chieftain). During the course of the voyage, the two get to know each other better but both have been hurt in relationships before. To keep themselves from being hurt again they both flirt and play but refuse to get serious – that can only lead to pain.
While at the castle, something is not quite right. His uncle is keeping secrets from Iain and is suspicious of Traci and her missing sister, Fiona. In order to help explain why she must save her sister, Traci is forced to explain that she is a time traveler.
Iain, Traci, and Duncan set out to save Fiona. Their travels take them into dangerous territory and just when they are poised to rescue Fiona, his uncle has sent men to “help”. After a failed rescue attempt, they receive word that they are needed to fight for the King as part of the first Jacobite uprising. Iain must follow his chieftain’s commands and leave Traci to rescue her sister alone. Once the sisters are reunited, they return to the present to continue with their everyday lives.
But, is that enough for them? Is love more powerful than modern conveniences? If Traci opens her heart to Iain, will he reciprocate or just laugh it off? I’ll leave the reader to find the answers to those questions but will say that there was a surprise ending that I didn’t see coming.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it isn’t necessary to read the previous two books to enjoy this one. If you love time travel romances or hot men in kilts, this book is for you. I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Ira · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a really nice variation of the time travel motif.

Our less than glorious hero and heroine don't find each other, they kind of stumble upon each other when Traci and her sister Fiona travel back to 1689. Getting to know each other worked pretty quick for Traci and Ian at least... well.. you know.
Unfortunately Ian realizes too late that Traci is a Campbell. A Campbell - obviously at this time right before the first Jacobite uprising for those who didn't support King William, the name "Campbell", name of the most ferocious supporters of the protestant King William, was nothing that they wanted to hear and they definitely didn't want to host one of them....or two.

The two-part is the other problem. Not only does Traci have to jump back unexpectedly to today's Scotland after a night of far too much whisky and a (very nice) encounter with one of those hot guys in kilts but when she arrives there she realizes that her sister is missing. Or rather - she left her behind in 1689. Of course she travels back again but....no Fiona. Setting out to find her is not really easy for someone whose experience with nature and the rough life is based completely on RPGs. Finding Ian is the first step but by far not the last....

I loved the chemistry of the hero and the heroine and I loved how they cared for each other and helped the other realize their own value. Both of them are insecure and hide behind their mask of carelessness all the time to prevent themselves from getting hurt. Finally, slowly, they start to see their own worth and their destiny.
It's up to you now to find out where this destiny will lead them - or rather "when"!
And I'm looking forward to find out what exactly happend between Fiona and Duncan! The end left me a bit curious...just a little bit, sure, but...well...I hope that the next book will be out soon!

[Cintia Aleixo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh boy, what to say....for me Iain was a very endearing character, very strong and fragile at the same time. He was the strong point in the story. I had a hard time trying to relate to Traci, her decisions were not always the best and i simply couldn't understand how she was not able to say such and such at a specific point ...with that said, the story and the plot are most entertaining, and it can be read as a stand alone without problems. There were minor appearances from previous characters, which don't compromise at all. I really like the appearance of historical characters, such as Rob Roy and Bonnie Dundee. I just didn't appreciate the plot with Fiona, things were a bit loose with her story. All in all was a delicious book, as all the previous in this series, with the time travel and romance to add. Totally worth the reading.
I received as "advance copy reader" .

Outro livro muito legal dessa autora, com viagem no tempo e uma linda história romântica. Se voce gosta disso, todos os livros dessa serie must love sao fantasticos. Esse eu li e recebi como "advance copy reader" em troca de uma avaliação honesta. Gostei muito, embora meu preferido continue sendo o anterior. Neste a viagem é pra Escocia, cerca de 1690. Conhecemos Iain, um highlander super cativante e cheio de contrastes. A mocinha, Traci, chega do seculo 21 e cai nos braços do moço. A partir dai a historia acontece entre os dois no passado. A Traci e uma criatura um pouco irritante e tive dificuldade de entender algumas de suas atitudes. Apesar disso a historia flui bem e pode ser lida sem a necessidade de conhecer os livros anteriores da serie. A trama envolvendo a Fiona ficou um pouco solta e talvez seja mais explorada no proximo livro....no geral um livro cativante, que cumpre o que promete!

[Julie West · Rating 5 out of 5]

Angela Quarles has again created an outstanding time-travel romance filled with action, suspense, and intrigue. It’s a wonderful follow up to Must Love Breeches and Must Love Chainmail.

Traci Campbell and her sister, Fiona, travel back to 1689 in the Scottish Highlands in order to settle a bet about whether there were really hot Scottish men in kilts. Traci thinks there are no such creatures while Fiona is convinced that they existed. Who do you think wins that bet?

While back in time, they first overindulged in good scotch and hunky men, were taken for Campbell spies, and lost each other by the morning. Traci is no shrinking violet, standing just under six feet tall, so she is absolutely going to find her sister and go back to the future.

There are battles, danger, underhanded intrigue and, of course, romance. The Epilogue is fascinating as it leaves Ms. Quarles with a terrific opening for a sequel. It’s not, by any means, a cliffhanger; it just leaves the reader with a question.

I was provided with an ARC in return for my honest review and, honestly, it was a fun and thoroughly enjoyable read. Thank you, Ms. Quarles!