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The Perks of Being an Heiress #3
Seduced by the Scot
A promise made...
When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize.
A promise broken...
The charming, rebellious boy has grown into a charming, dangerously seductive man. And try as she might, Brynne is helpless against the smoldering passion that flares between them. Knowing that her family will not approve of her marrying a second-born son, and a Scottish one at that, she elopes with Lachlan to Gretna Green. Everything is perfect...until a devastating secret comes to light.
A promise that cannot be denied...
Betrayed by the man she loves, Brynne flees back to England and resumes her old life as if nothing is amiss, hiding her shattered heart behind feigned smiles and perfect house parties. But try as she might, she cannot forgive—or forget—the husband she left. When Lachlan unexpectedly returns to win her back, sparks flame anew...but are the ashes of old desires left denied enough to ignite a fire hot enough to burn away old hurts?
One thing is certain...this Scot isn’t leaving without his prize.
When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize.
A promise broken...
The charming, rebellious boy has grown into a charming, dangerously seductive man. And try as she might, Brynne is helpless against the smoldering passion that flares between them. Knowing that her family will not approve of her marrying a second-born son, and a Scottish one at that, she elopes with Lachlan to Gretna Green. Everything is perfect...until a devastating secret comes to light.
A promise that cannot be denied...
Betrayed by the man she loves, Brynne flees back to England and resumes her old life as if nothing is amiss, hiding her shattered heart behind feigned smiles and perfect house parties. But try as she might, she cannot forgive—or forget—the husband she left. When Lachlan unexpectedly returns to win her back, sparks flame anew...but are the ashes of old desires left denied enough to ignite a fire hot enough to burn away old hurts?
One thing is certain...this Scot isn’t leaving without his prize.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 27, 2021
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About the author
Jillian Eaton
89 books489 followersJillian Eaton has written over forty historical romances and is known for finding the perfect balance between "intense emotions, sizzling chemistry, and light-hearted humor" (Swept Away by Romance). She grew up in Maine and now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their three boys on a 17-acre farm where they rescue and rehabilitate senior horses.
When she isn't writing, working at the barn, or playing a cutthroat game of Harry Potter Monopoly with her family, Jillian enjoys gardening, hiking, and being an adjunct professor at her Alma mater, Delaware Valley University.
If readers are new to her books, she always suggests the following:
Sweet and Swoony Romance: Duke at First Sight
Spicy and Mysterious: A Dangerous Seduction
All Around: Bewitched by the Bluestocking
Bit Darker: The Duchess Takes a Lover
When she isn't writing, working at the barn, or playing a cutthroat game of Harry Potter Monopoly with her family, Jillian enjoys gardening, hiking, and being an adjunct professor at her Alma mater, Delaware Valley University.
If readers are new to her books, she always suggests the following:
Sweet and Swoony Romance: Duke at First Sight
Spicy and Mysterious: A Dangerous Seduction
All Around: Bewitched by the Bluestocking
Bit Darker: The Duchess Takes a Lover
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August 13, 2021
Too long separation
I know they weren't really betrothed but I am sick of heroes saying they love the heroine yet still sleep with other women and even have a mistress. Just not my idea of romance. Yet he didn't want anyone else touching her. I just hate that. And then he was bragging about all the kisses and so much more he had with other women including his mistress. She didn't really seem too upset over it either so I guess shouldn't be. But I am. Lol
They made a promise in their teens to marry after 10 years if they weren't married. He came after her and they eloped to Gretna Green. Once back in his castle she meets his ex-mistress. Then she finds them naked in his bed with the mistress draped over him. When he wakes up he starts nuzzling her neck and the heroine says something and he freaks out. She takes off for 18 months. He finally comes after her but she is still hurt and angry. He tries to win her back. He didn't know that it was his ex in the bed. He went to sleep alone and nothing happened. She doesn't know what to believe and I don't blame her. There's a lot of flashbacks and then the HEA.
The writing was good and Jillian Eaton is either a hit or miss for me but this one definitely was a miss.
I know they weren't really betrothed but I am sick of heroes saying they love the heroine yet still sleep with other women and even have a mistress. Just not my idea of romance. Yet he didn't want anyone else touching her. I just hate that. And then he was bragging about all the kisses and so much more he had with other women including his mistress. She didn't really seem too upset over it either so I guess shouldn't be. But I am. Lol
They made a promise in their teens to marry after 10 years if they weren't married. He came after her and they eloped to Gretna Green. Once back in his castle she meets his ex-mistress. Then she finds them naked in his bed with the mistress draped over him. When he wakes up he starts nuzzling her neck and the heroine says something and he freaks out. She takes off for 18 months. He finally comes after her but she is still hurt and angry. He tries to win her back. He didn't know that it was his ex in the bed. He went to sleep alone and nothing happened. She doesn't know what to believe and I don't blame her. There's a lot of flashbacks and then the HEA.
The writing was good and Jillian Eaton is either a hit or miss for me but this one definitely was a miss.
July 3, 2025
⭐💫
1½ stars.
➕ What I liked :
Scottish hero.
Friends to lovers.
➖ What I disliked:
The couple was separated for too long.
Underwhelming/boring.
Uninteresting main characters…. Especially the heroine.
Annoying hero and heroine.
Disjointed.
Dragged.
Plot-holes.
Unconvincing romance and chemistry.
Too much back and forth from when they were teenagers to being married and then to when they are estranged etc.
Just too much time spent in the past.
Formulaic.
Too much angst.
Formulaic in the character description/visual appearance/character choice about both the main characters.
(Hero= tall, muscular, handsome…. And heroine: slender and beautiful etc.)
Too much focus on the hero and heroines size and height difference…. And emphasis on the heroine being slender and “delicate” and how much bigger and taller the hero was etc. ….
Issues and problems were resolved too easily and quickly.
Believability/plausibility issues etc.
(That there was no scandal or ruination when the heroine and hero eloped to Gretna Green.
That nobody really cared or Bat an eye that the heroine was gone for so long… first when she got married (eloped etc.) and then when the couple had their honeymoon.
The explanation for why nobody noticed or/and there was no scandal etc. is very unrealistic.
That nobody knew that the heroine was married.🤨
The hero claims he always loved and wanted the heroine but he still slept with other women and even had a mistress…. That is not love that is lust/want and possessiveness.
And that the hero bragged about all the other women he had slept with to the heroine is not romantic and shows even more that he did not love her just was in lust and wanted to possess her…. And the hero on top of that wanted/wants No other man to touch the heroine. 🙄😑)
July 29, 2021
❤️❤️❤️❤️
💋💋
Great read that’s enjoyable and entertaining and keeps you glued to the pages.
I enjoyed the characters they fit together well although my only gripe is,
I prefer a book not to flip backwards and forwards.
If you want to show what happens earlier in the characters lives, start the story there,
But that’s personal as I said and not everyone feel that way.
The book was good and the story was very good, no problems on that part.
I’ve loved the others in the series too, and have no problem recommending this one.
I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review
December 11, 2021
Rating: 3.5/5.0
“Seduced By The Scot” has an interesting plot with two characters who knew one another as children and spent a lot of time together.
Read full review in the 2021 Holiday issue of InD'tale Magazine.
“Seduced By The Scot” has an interesting plot with two characters who knew one another as children and spent a lot of time together.
Read full review in the 2021 Holiday issue of InD'tale Magazine.
September 15, 2021
Love is not enough.
Although at first I cringed at the jumping back and forth in time aspect of storytelling, I adjusted quickly because I have looked forward to Lady Brynne's story. I felt a bond with her from the prior books in this series. Of course, what's not to love about a brawny, auburn-haired Scot intent on founding a whisky distilling dynasty! I especially think that the author creatively presented the difficulties and pitfalls of sustaining relationship even when love is strong. I highly recommend this book to historical romance readers who like character driven stories with more introspection than sexuality.
Although at first I cringed at the jumping back and forth in time aspect of storytelling, I adjusted quickly because I have looked forward to Lady Brynne's story. I felt a bond with her from the prior books in this series. Of course, what's not to love about a brawny, auburn-haired Scot intent on founding a whisky distilling dynasty! I especially think that the author creatively presented the difficulties and pitfalls of sustaining relationship even when love is strong. I highly recommend this book to historical romance readers who like character driven stories with more introspection than sexuality.
August 5, 2024
This is my 24th book by Jillian Eaton. I read 4 of her books in 2018 but didn't pick her up again until 2021. So I had this series on my TBR list awhile back but then it disappeared and wasn't available on Amazon anymore. I ran across it again while looking for new releases. YAY! It originally came out in 2021 but it looks like she did some edits and re-released them. Anyway, I'm glad since it was on my list to read anyway and I loved book 1 and 2.
Well I also loved this book. I loved Lacklan and Brynne. What they went through was tough but needed. I loved the ending. Such a great read. I can't wait until the next book comes out.
Well I also loved this book. I loved Lacklan and Brynne. What they went through was tough but needed. I loved the ending. Such a great read. I can't wait until the next book comes out.
September 15, 2021
Brynne is a daughter of a wealthy Marquis. Her mother died giving birth to her and her twin brother so she never had a mother’s love. After her mother’s death, her father has been distant and is never home. Her twin brother is away at school so she is often alone. Brynne is raised by a strict governess. She is lonely and feels like a bird in a cage until one day, one of her brothers school friends comes to stay temporarily. She and Lachlan become fast friends. She’s 14 and he is 16. They promise that if they aren’t married to anyone else in 10 years, they will marry each other.
I usually love stories Victorian stories involving rogue Scotsmen but this fell a little flat for me. It starts off where Brynne and Lachlan are already estranged. The story jumps from past to present back and forth eking out the back story little by little. We don’t even find out what actually happened to split them up until 70% into the story! That’s too long! Then it’s resolved so quickly. I just didn’t like the way this whole story was dragged on and on with little romance or happiness. I think the main focus was on what a proper societal woman Brynne was and how hard it would be for her to break out and marry the second son of a minor Scottish Lord. I wanted more romance, action and actual happiness. What I got was a lot of angst. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
I usually love stories Victorian stories involving rogue Scotsmen but this fell a little flat for me. It starts off where Brynne and Lachlan are already estranged. The story jumps from past to present back and forth eking out the back story little by little. We don’t even find out what actually happened to split them up until 70% into the story! That’s too long! Then it’s resolved so quickly. I just didn’t like the way this whole story was dragged on and on with little romance or happiness. I think the main focus was on what a proper societal woman Brynne was and how hard it would be for her to break out and marry the second son of a minor Scottish Lord. I wanted more romance, action and actual happiness. What I got was a lot of angst. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
July 27, 2021
I liked this story very much. This is not the first book I read from this author and I always enjoy her writing.
When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious steak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize.
Knowing that her family will not approve of her marrying a second-born son, and a Scottish one at that, she elopes with Lachlan to Gretna Green. Everything is perfect...until a devastating secret comes to light. Brynne flees back to England and resumes her old life as if nothing is amiss, hiding her shattered heart behind feigned smiles and perfect house parties. But try as she might, she cannot forgive - or forget - the husband she left. When Lachlan unexpectedly returns to win her back, sparks flame anew...but are the ashes of old desires left denied enough to ignite a fire hot enough to burn away old hurts?
I enjoyed the dynamics of this book. It was not an easy journey for them or for me. There’s a lot of aghast and they suffered quite a bit in order to learn how to really love each other. Both of them seemed pretty selfish sometimes, but when they were together, the chemistry was amazing. There are some passages that were so beautifully written that I had to stop and sigh. The characters are well developed, including the side ones.
This book is really emotional. It´s funny, sweet, romantic, passionate. I adore that he SEES her. And when the time comes for him to grovel, he did it in style!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious steak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize.
Knowing that her family will not approve of her marrying a second-born son, and a Scottish one at that, she elopes with Lachlan to Gretna Green. Everything is perfect...until a devastating secret comes to light. Brynne flees back to England and resumes her old life as if nothing is amiss, hiding her shattered heart behind feigned smiles and perfect house parties. But try as she might, she cannot forgive - or forget - the husband she left. When Lachlan unexpectedly returns to win her back, sparks flame anew...but are the ashes of old desires left denied enough to ignite a fire hot enough to burn away old hurts?
I enjoyed the dynamics of this book. It was not an easy journey for them or for me. There’s a lot of aghast and they suffered quite a bit in order to learn how to really love each other. Both of them seemed pretty selfish sometimes, but when they were together, the chemistry was amazing. There are some passages that were so beautifully written that I had to stop and sigh. The characters are well developed, including the side ones.
This book is really emotional. It´s funny, sweet, romantic, passionate. I adore that he SEES her. And when the time comes for him to grovel, he did it in style!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
July 28, 2021
You will not be prepared for the emotions this story will have on you. It goes back and forth from almost present time to when they were 14 and 16, to present time - etc. I love stories that give us a glimpse of them when younger. You could feel the connection even when they were teenagers.
I didn't have a problem with the going back and forth. You understand her anguish and pain what she witnesses, but all isn't as it appears. The author does a wonderful job of using your feelings between being upset with the H to feeling sorry for him. Oh how I enjoyed how this unraveled in pieces to reach their HEA. Romance is certainly felt from beginning to end.
My only regret is I wanted the H to confront the women who caused some problems. I wanted to witness his anger etc.
There is lovemaking outside of marriage by one day - heat level 4 out of 5 and not discussed page after page, just enough to feel their passion and connection.
I feel this is one of JE best stories because of the journey she took me on. No cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA, romance, tad of spice, great epilogue and wonderful main and secondary character's. Even though part of a series, is a stand alone. Does have cross over character's. The Lord's name used in vain once.
Can't wait for the Duke's story. I highly recommend this amazing heartfelt story! (ljb)
I didn't have a problem with the going back and forth. You understand her anguish and pain what she witnesses, but all isn't as it appears. The author does a wonderful job of using your feelings between being upset with the H to feeling sorry for him. Oh how I enjoyed how this unraveled in pieces to reach their HEA. Romance is certainly felt from beginning to end.
My only regret is I wanted the H to confront the women who caused some problems. I wanted to witness his anger etc.
There is lovemaking outside of marriage by one day - heat level 4 out of 5 and not discussed page after page, just enough to feel their passion and connection.
I feel this is one of JE best stories because of the journey she took me on. No cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA, romance, tad of spice, great epilogue and wonderful main and secondary character's. Even though part of a series, is a stand alone. Does have cross over character's. The Lord's name used in vain once.
Can't wait for the Duke's story. I highly recommend this amazing heartfelt story! (ljb)
January 21, 2023
Mild romance with serious chronological disorder.
It was okay.
The female main character is all over the place with her maturity and emotions but since the author throws us back in forth in time it's hard to see if she matures.
Multiple references to mental health issues that I think could have been a little better researched for a historical piece. There's info out there, making stuff up just made it sound pretentious and fake.
The male main character is arrogant and egotistical. Somewhere along the line he sort of starts to think the lady may occasionally have something to contribute besides her hair, her breeding, and her willingness to put up with him. At least he's good looking *eye roll*.
The family dynamics were mentioned over and over but the actual family only showed up for a couple of pages and caused the foundation of this massive impediment to the relationship to just feel hollow. Just a guess but I'm thinking the previous books in the series dealt with the sibling and parent relationships that are mentioned, so having read this book first I'm missing pieces of the story.
A little violence. Some sex. Some swearing. Themes of neglect, mental illness, anxiety, depression, heavy drinking, adultery, racism and class divisions
It was okay.
The female main character is all over the place with her maturity and emotions but since the author throws us back in forth in time it's hard to see if she matures.
Multiple references to mental health issues that I think could have been a little better researched for a historical piece. There's info out there, making stuff up just made it sound pretentious and fake.
The male main character is arrogant and egotistical. Somewhere along the line he sort of starts to think the lady may occasionally have something to contribute besides her hair, her breeding, and her willingness to put up with him. At least he's good looking *eye roll*.
The family dynamics were mentioned over and over but the actual family only showed up for a couple of pages and caused the foundation of this massive impediment to the relationship to just feel hollow. Just a guess but I'm thinking the previous books in the series dealt with the sibling and parent relationships that are mentioned, so having read this book first I'm missing pieces of the story.
A little violence. Some sex. Some swearing. Themes of neglect, mental illness, anxiety, depression, heavy drinking, adultery, racism and class divisions
July 31, 2021
They were teenagers when they made their pact. One cannot deny the deep feelings that Brynne and Lachlan had for each other, in spite of their age. However, they both had a whole lot of growing up to do. Following through with the promises they made to one another, the strength of their vows does not survive seeming betrayal. Later when Lachlan comes back to claim his wife, he finds a woman whose heart is broken and suffering from the stress of living behind a facade. Winning her back again takes time and courage. Ultimately Lachlan realizes that if he is to win Brynne over, he has to let her go, but sometimes all it takes is a simple reminder of what is important between them. I love both Lachlan and Brynne and felt their pain. However, they both had to grow beyond the youths they had been to understand what the future would be like without each other. I received a copy of this painful romance through Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.
August 1, 2021
This is a story of a young woman who was not ready emotionally to marry. Her heart was. She loved her husband fiercely but did not know what she was getting into. So, she ran home. He realized all his mistakes in driving her away and was determined to win her back. He is quite persuasive and persistence until she told him to walk away. Luckily, he did not. This is a very realistic view of how a debutante is raised to have limited exposure to the world, to life and to what it means to love. As a majority of all ton marriages were arranged who would have thought to marry for love? Our couple went through some very realistic emotions, feelings and actions. But as they took time to reflect, learn and grow they had a fighting chance to save their marriage. A very good read. I do recommend.
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Entertaining
Happily Ever After
Realistic
Steamy
Unpredictable
Wonderful characters
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Entertaining
Happily Ever After
Realistic
Steamy
Unpredictable
Wonderful characters
July 19, 2021
Loved. Loved. Loved!! This story has everything a romance requires-
✔️Sexy Scot
✔️Passion
✔️Strong MCs
✔️Angst
✔️HEA
When a story makes me laugh, smile, worry, and even shed tears - I know I have found an amazing romance. I read this story all night long when I should have been sleeping, I just couldn’t put it down! I loved both MCs - they were realistic multi-dimensional. I have not read the first two books of this series but I am going to rectify that soon! Jillian Eaton will be a new must read author for me, just blown away by my first experience with her writing!
5 stars — this one has all the feelz and all the emotion of a perfect romance!
✔️Sexy Scot
✔️Passion
✔️Strong MCs
✔️Angst
✔️HEA
When a story makes me laugh, smile, worry, and even shed tears - I know I have found an amazing romance. I read this story all night long when I should have been sleeping, I just couldn’t put it down! I loved both MCs - they were realistic multi-dimensional. I have not read the first two books of this series but I am going to rectify that soon! Jillian Eaton will be a new must read author for me, just blown away by my first experience with her writing!
5 stars — this one has all the feelz and all the emotion of a perfect romance!
July 19, 2021
Amazing story about two soulmates . When she first saw him she was only 14 years old and he 16 . They become friends and without realising the fell in love . Before he left for school he promised her that in 10 years if they were both single they were going to wed . After 10 years he kept his promise and they married but kept it secret from her family . When they went to live in Scotland was when the problems between them began , and after a misunderstanding she left him and went back home . After 18 months apart he comes back to win his wife and he will do anything yo achieve it . I loved how the author talked about panic attack symptoms .
I received this novel from net galley and the publisher as an ARC. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I received this novel from net galley and the publisher as an ARC. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
July 29, 2021
"He'd loved her every month, every day, every second.
For Lachlan, it was always Brynne"
Sigh. Brynne and Lachlan had married, but then something happened, something she could not forgive or forget and she had left him to come home. Now here he was, "the husband she despised. The husband who had betrayed her. The husband she was still madly... irrevocably...completely in love with."
So sorry, I just want to tell you the story! Prepare to take a journey from present to past and back as this love story is revealed. Can they come together again and truly make their marriage work?
Two people, each with difficult pasts, who were meant for each other, if only they can find their way!
For Lachlan, it was always Brynne"
Sigh. Brynne and Lachlan had married, but then something happened, something she could not forgive or forget and she had left him to come home. Now here he was, "the husband she despised. The husband who had betrayed her. The husband she was still madly... irrevocably...completely in love with."
So sorry, I just want to tell you the story! Prepare to take a journey from present to past and back as this love story is revealed. Can they come together again and truly make their marriage work?
Two people, each with difficult pasts, who were meant for each other, if only they can find their way!
August 13, 2021
Lady Brynne and Lord Lachlan were very young when they made the pact to meet in ten years and if they were single, the would marry. She was fourteen and he was sixteen; therefore, not mature enought to make that pact. Then they reconnected, married, and were together five months before things fell apart. While I usually love a good romance with a brawny Scott, this one was too all over the place. It was a struggle to stay interested and I skimmed over some of the boring parts. I was also frustrated with the back and forth reviewing the past. Only three stars for the effort.
January 9, 2023
Love Overcomes
At 16, Lachlan, the second son of a Scottish duke, falls in love with Brynna, the 14year-old daughter of an earl. This is their up-and-down, on-and-off romance.
Funny, tender, sad and tense, nevertheless, this is a great story with great characters.
Just one thing, Scots and Irish Gaelic get mixed up in places.
At 16, Lachlan, the second son of a Scottish duke, falls in love with Brynna, the 14year-old daughter of an earl. This is their up-and-down, on-and-off romance.
Funny, tender, sad and tense, nevertheless, this is a great story with great characters.
Just one thing, Scots and Irish Gaelic get mixed up in places.
April 3, 2022
My least favorite of the series, so far. It had everything to do with the Hero. Or maybe I mean...the portrayal of him, in the manner in which this story is told.
Present Time ( as we cliff-hung from Book 2 ) and weaving backward nearly 11yrs into the Past. Each time a chapter time jumps, the years progress in the past where we, literally, catch up with Present Time. This is not what's bad, but what becomes clearer from 10 to 5yrs to 1yr, then to eventually meet inside the 18 months these MCs have been separated, is that Lachlan is still clueless to what he did. His "grovel" or turnaround with Brynne felt so weak-willed and worthless...as if he clearly still has no idea what he did to his young wife...
He traded one "cage" ( living in HER family home ) for his own "cage" ( now living in Lachlan's dilapitating family home ). You can also say "prison" because it was the same feeling. But because he kept calling her "little bird"--way too much for my liking, the "cage" analogy fits.
I thought it was enough to witness Brynne's panic attacks...because she has suffered these all through childhood. They rose again with Lachlan...but, what I couldn't deal with was him, alone. His whatever [pursuit?], which constituted as confidence when he would tear into Brynne about her lifestyle with The Ton...that he was keeping to some dumb childhood promise of..."...in 10yrs, if neither of us is engaged or married, then we should be with each other".
I felt pissed at Lachlan because he seemed to keep yo-yo-ing back-n-forth, dangling his...I guess proposal ( with his conditional emotions ), each time Brynne was dragged out for her season, and... he wasn't bothered by 67 refused proposals in 5yrs?? He kept going away, then returning and asking Brynne if she was taken.
"Still single?
"Yup."
"...'Kay... bye. Meet you next season until we tally 10yrs!! Toodles!!"
It took awhile for Brynne to say to him, "I've been rejecting men because I'm waiting for YOU..."...but, man, Lachlan only showed doggedness and stubbornness when 18months had eeked past after she had left him to return to her childhood home...
I'm not certain if this was a Red Flag or not, but...if his claims in loving Brynne were as deep and strong as he says...why wait as long as he keeps waiting? I think she is 14 when they first meet, which is his own age [ Weston is Brynne's twin, and Weston and Lachlan go to Eton together]. Then they re-meet at 18, then the next 5yrs is done more in chunks of months.
Maybe this loving adoration shouldn't have been dragged over the years. When both were of proper marriageable age, then Lachlan should've swooped in. I wasn't certain why he kept himself apart, making Brynne have such doubts about him. Lachlan does nothing to assuage all of Brynne's worries, or what she has been forewarned could happen, with a man who survives on his bare-minimum means...unlike what she was born into.
Then...in Lachlan's POV moments, he keeps saying things that don't jive with me. The one main thing is...His brothers?? They are apparently still children and being raised at home because his Father is a serial Groom who keeps bedding and wedding, then leaving the mothers of his sons [I never heard of a daughter, at all]. So, Lachlan had these...weird fantasies that as he pondered and waited, preparing Campbell Castle for when Brynne & he married...his baby bros would just be "something for Brynne to get used to" once they married, and they lived together.
Granted, Brynne was no better in that she feared something in being honest about marrying...well, eloping with Lachlan and then living with him for 6months?? when her twin Bro, Weston, thinks she is off on a "painting trip"???
I enjoy Marriage in Peril tropes. Because it's interesting to me if what I once perceived as Truth is disproven and the parties or party at fault can take responsibility and have a good grovel. This story, for me, was a toss up, at first... but the more you delve into those "marriage months" where Brynne was now fully responsible for babies that were not hers and having to be a maid and a seamstress...and a cook and something of a walking miracle [ when Lachlan took off to run his family distillery???]... you can comprehend and understand why Brynne had her mental breakdown and resorted back to her old panic attacks...
I enjoyed Sterling, once again... playing the Matchmaker. I even liked his two short scenes with Rosemary., which bode well for his own book coming up next...
I think what I take away from this book is Lachlan was such a BIG talker when he was putting down how Brynne was being treated by her father and brother, Weston--then boasting about how he could wrench her away and treat her better, or that he knew how she SHOULD be treated and protected. But, man, did he simply not understand what he dragged her into so blindly, forcing her to bear and manage a household she was ill-prepared for. He wasn't ashamed of rubbing it in her face how she might have looked down at him and liked keeping their marriage a secret. Or gleefully saying that she had one foot ready to run out the door when the going got tough...but he lied to her, then coerced her into being a Chief Cook & Bottle Washer, then a mother, then about a thousand other roles to play in that dying castle he called "home"...and it was any wonder she left.
I feel so bad for Brynne because the one thing she constantly tells us is she wants to be SEEN and be loved for herself...and I still feel like Lachlan will be utterly oblivious...even though now he knows about her medical condition of panic attacks...and feels somewhat responsible for bringing them back... GOOD!! Because she could've cracked while she was living with him, but waited until she got back home with Weston...and then proceeded to have her mental breakdown, in peace and quiet.
Maybe I would feel the repair of their marriage would be earned more if this book were a little longer and...cut back on the history--tell their story in FRONTWARD Present Time...and also, cut back on the scenes where Brynne is having to repeat herself where she tells Lachlan to LEAVE... to GO HOME...and leave her be. I liked Sterling's scenes, so we can keep those, but streamline Brynne and Lachlan's story better to scale it around them being mature ADULTS and sitting down for some hard, difficult conversations. BOTH of them dropping walls and facades... and stop hiding real, true emotions and feelings.
Present Time ( as we cliff-hung from Book 2 ) and weaving backward nearly 11yrs into the Past. Each time a chapter time jumps, the years progress in the past where we, literally, catch up with Present Time. This is not what's bad, but what becomes clearer from 10 to 5yrs to 1yr, then to eventually meet inside the 18 months these MCs have been separated, is that Lachlan is still clueless to what he did. His "grovel" or turnaround with Brynne felt so weak-willed and worthless...as if he clearly still has no idea what he did to his young wife...
He traded one "cage" ( living in HER family home ) for his own "cage" ( now living in Lachlan's dilapitating family home ). You can also say "prison" because it was the same feeling. But because he kept calling her "little bird"--way too much for my liking, the "cage" analogy fits.
I thought it was enough to witness Brynne's panic attacks...because she has suffered these all through childhood. They rose again with Lachlan...but, what I couldn't deal with was him, alone. His whatever [pursuit?], which constituted as confidence when he would tear into Brynne about her lifestyle with The Ton...that he was keeping to some dumb childhood promise of..."...in 10yrs, if neither of us is engaged or married, then we should be with each other".
I felt pissed at Lachlan because he seemed to keep yo-yo-ing back-n-forth, dangling his...I guess proposal ( with his conditional emotions ), each time Brynne was dragged out for her season, and... he wasn't bothered by 67 refused proposals in 5yrs?? He kept going away, then returning and asking Brynne if she was taken.
"Still single?
"Yup."
"...'Kay... bye. Meet you next season until we tally 10yrs!! Toodles!!"
It took awhile for Brynne to say to him, "I've been rejecting men because I'm waiting for YOU..."...but, man, Lachlan only showed doggedness and stubbornness when 18months had eeked past after she had left him to return to her childhood home...
I'm not certain if this was a Red Flag or not, but...if his claims in loving Brynne were as deep and strong as he says...why wait as long as he keeps waiting? I think she is 14 when they first meet, which is his own age [ Weston is Brynne's twin, and Weston and Lachlan go to Eton together]. Then they re-meet at 18, then the next 5yrs is done more in chunks of months.
Maybe this loving adoration shouldn't have been dragged over the years. When both were of proper marriageable age, then Lachlan should've swooped in. I wasn't certain why he kept himself apart, making Brynne have such doubts about him. Lachlan does nothing to assuage all of Brynne's worries, or what she has been forewarned could happen, with a man who survives on his bare-minimum means...unlike what she was born into.
Then...in Lachlan's POV moments, he keeps saying things that don't jive with me. The one main thing is...His brothers?? They are apparently still children and being raised at home because his Father is a serial Groom who keeps bedding and wedding, then leaving the mothers of his sons [I never heard of a daughter, at all]. So, Lachlan had these...weird fantasies that as he pondered and waited, preparing Campbell Castle for when Brynne & he married...his baby bros would just be "something for Brynne to get used to" once they married, and they lived together.
Granted, Brynne was no better in that she feared something in being honest about marrying...well, eloping with Lachlan and then living with him for 6months?? when her twin Bro, Weston, thinks she is off on a "painting trip"???
I enjoy Marriage in Peril tropes. Because it's interesting to me if what I once perceived as Truth is disproven and the parties or party at fault can take responsibility and have a good grovel. This story, for me, was a toss up, at first... but the more you delve into those "marriage months" where Brynne was now fully responsible for babies that were not hers and having to be a maid and a seamstress...and a cook and something of a walking miracle [ when Lachlan took off to run his family distillery???]... you can comprehend and understand why Brynne had her mental breakdown and resorted back to her old panic attacks...
I enjoyed Sterling, once again... playing the Matchmaker. I even liked his two short scenes with Rosemary., which bode well for his own book coming up next...
I think what I take away from this book is Lachlan was such a BIG talker when he was putting down how Brynne was being treated by her father and brother, Weston--then boasting about how he could wrench her away and treat her better, or that he knew how she SHOULD be treated and protected. But, man, did he simply not understand what he dragged her into so blindly, forcing her to bear and manage a household she was ill-prepared for. He wasn't ashamed of rubbing it in her face how she might have looked down at him and liked keeping their marriage a secret. Or gleefully saying that she had one foot ready to run out the door when the going got tough...but he lied to her, then coerced her into being a Chief Cook & Bottle Washer, then a mother, then about a thousand other roles to play in that dying castle he called "home"...and it was any wonder she left.
I feel so bad for Brynne because the one thing she constantly tells us is she wants to be SEEN and be loved for herself...and I still feel like Lachlan will be utterly oblivious...even though now he knows about her medical condition of panic attacks...and feels somewhat responsible for bringing them back... GOOD!! Because she could've cracked while she was living with him, but waited until she got back home with Weston...and then proceeded to have her mental breakdown, in peace and quiet.
Maybe I would feel the repair of their marriage would be earned more if this book were a little longer and...cut back on the history--tell their story in FRONTWARD Present Time...and also, cut back on the scenes where Brynne is having to repeat herself where she tells Lachlan to LEAVE... to GO HOME...and leave her be. I liked Sterling's scenes, so we can keep those, but streamline Brynne and Lachlan's story better to scale it around them being mature ADULTS and sitting down for some hard, difficult conversations. BOTH of them dropping walls and facades... and stop hiding real, true emotions and feelings.
July 18, 2021
What a great slow burn romance book with a bit of Scottish fair! A romance that started as a promise when Brynn and Lachlan were kids to marry in 10 years if they weren't already married. Let's just say, it gets complicated.
I really liked that the backstory was told along with events leading up to the current timeline. The point in time of each piece of the story was very clear and easy to follow.
I really liked Lachlan's character a lot since he was a mix of loyalty, perseverance, and fun. Brynn's character had me a bit frustrated at times due to her not being able to let go of the cold privileged life, but she became more likeable as the story progressed.
I found it hard to put this book down since I was hooked early on and somehow read it all in one day!
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me a digital copy for my honest review.
I really liked that the backstory was told along with events leading up to the current timeline. The point in time of each piece of the story was very clear and easy to follow.
I really liked Lachlan's character a lot since he was a mix of loyalty, perseverance, and fun. Brynn's character had me a bit frustrated at times due to her not being able to let go of the cold privileged life, but she became more likeable as the story progressed.
I found it hard to put this book down since I was hooked early on and somehow read it all in one day!
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me a digital copy for my honest review.
July 26, 2021
🖼 Seduced by the Scot 🖼
The Perks of Being an Heiress Book 3
✒️ Jillian Eaton
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Release Date 07/27/2021
Publisher Dragonblade Publisher
➪ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098R9HSGN/...
𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗯
A promise made…
When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize.
A promise broken…
The charming, rebellious boy has grown into a charming, dangerously seductive man. And try as she might, Brynne is helpless against the smoldering passion that flares between them. Knowing that her family will not approve of her marrying a second-born son, and a Scottish one at that, she elopes with Lachlan to Gretna Green. Everything is perfect...until a devastating secret comes to light.
A promise that cannot be denied...
Betrayed by the man she loves, Brynne flees back to England and resumes her old life as if nothing is amiss, hiding her shattered heart behind feigned smiles and perfect house parties. But try as she might, she cannot forgive - or forget - the husband she left. When Lachlan unexpectedly returns to win her back, sparks flame anew...but are the ashes of old desires left denied enough to ignite a fire hot enough to burn away old hurts?
One thing is certain...this Scot isn’t leaving without his prize.
𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
Will she find in herself the answer to why they broke apart …
The opening chapter lands us straight to the center of action, Lachlan back to claim his wife.
From there the author travels us back and forth in time to give us the full picture of the whys and how’s they are estranged.
This story was much different than the two previous ones, as it begins with their declarations of love and war. This is a pamphlet how miscommunication, assumption and holding back can damage even the most strong love. Brynne and Lachlan love one another, this is the one thing which is certain, but will it be enough when they have to face a mountain of hurdles to pave their way. They are from perfect, flawed, damaged by their past.
Brynne had only known loneliness, orphaned at birth, if not for her twin, she would have grew up with no one to hold her hand. As a girl, she is the one left behind, forgotten with only a pack of nurses and governesses to tend to her need. A bird in a cage, a gilded cage but still a cage.
Until the day someone half opened the door, letting her catch a glimpse of what lay outside. An open window to a different world but will she ever be brave enough to risk everything as she had been bred and raised to be the picture of the ton’s dictates. She might have dreams but not once did she really tried to reach them, too afraid to fail, to be deceived … so she lets others take matter in charge, even with Lachlan, she let him decide, never fighting for her right to choose, to make errors, to fall but to learn from them, to bounce back and recover. Until she reaches her breaking point.
Lachlan from the moment he laid eyes on Brynne, there had been no doubt she was his, created for him. Yet he waited ten years to finally have the woman of his dreams, but so eager in claiming the object of his heart, he did not see the obstacles on their path. He might be the only one who knew from the beginning she was the one for him undoubtedly. In his eagerness to finally be with her, he failed to see he was not ready, that they were not ready. His mistakes came from the bottom of his heart, yet they were still mistakes. Which lead them to become estranged, even without the distance, each keeping their heart closeted behind walls, never letting the other in until they are unable to communicate without hurting one another.
A beautiful tale which offers a side of love not often portrayed, that love can not be all if the recipient does not accept oneself. Those two loved one another for years, yet they were missing the most important part, believing in oneself and the other.
5 stars
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 onscreen lovemaking scenes
I have been granted an advance copy by the publisher Dragonblade Publishing, here is my true and unbiased opinion.
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The Perks of Being an Heiress Book 3
✒️ Jillian Eaton
https://www.facebook.com/jillianeaton...
Release Date 07/27/2021
Publisher Dragonblade Publisher
➪ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098R9HSGN/...
𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗯
A promise made…
When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize.
A promise broken…
The charming, rebellious boy has grown into a charming, dangerously seductive man. And try as she might, Brynne is helpless against the smoldering passion that flares between them. Knowing that her family will not approve of her marrying a second-born son, and a Scottish one at that, she elopes with Lachlan to Gretna Green. Everything is perfect...until a devastating secret comes to light.
A promise that cannot be denied...
Betrayed by the man she loves, Brynne flees back to England and resumes her old life as if nothing is amiss, hiding her shattered heart behind feigned smiles and perfect house parties. But try as she might, she cannot forgive - or forget - the husband she left. When Lachlan unexpectedly returns to win her back, sparks flame anew...but are the ashes of old desires left denied enough to ignite a fire hot enough to burn away old hurts?
One thing is certain...this Scot isn’t leaving without his prize.
𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
Will she find in herself the answer to why they broke apart …
The opening chapter lands us straight to the center of action, Lachlan back to claim his wife.
From there the author travels us back and forth in time to give us the full picture of the whys and how’s they are estranged.
This story was much different than the two previous ones, as it begins with their declarations of love and war. This is a pamphlet how miscommunication, assumption and holding back can damage even the most strong love. Brynne and Lachlan love one another, this is the one thing which is certain, but will it be enough when they have to face a mountain of hurdles to pave their way. They are from perfect, flawed, damaged by their past.
Brynne had only known loneliness, orphaned at birth, if not for her twin, she would have grew up with no one to hold her hand. As a girl, she is the one left behind, forgotten with only a pack of nurses and governesses to tend to her need. A bird in a cage, a gilded cage but still a cage.
Until the day someone half opened the door, letting her catch a glimpse of what lay outside. An open window to a different world but will she ever be brave enough to risk everything as she had been bred and raised to be the picture of the ton’s dictates. She might have dreams but not once did she really tried to reach them, too afraid to fail, to be deceived … so she lets others take matter in charge, even with Lachlan, she let him decide, never fighting for her right to choose, to make errors, to fall but to learn from them, to bounce back and recover. Until she reaches her breaking point.
Lachlan from the moment he laid eyes on Brynne, there had been no doubt she was his, created for him. Yet he waited ten years to finally have the woman of his dreams, but so eager in claiming the object of his heart, he did not see the obstacles on their path. He might be the only one who knew from the beginning she was the one for him undoubtedly. In his eagerness to finally be with her, he failed to see he was not ready, that they were not ready. His mistakes came from the bottom of his heart, yet they were still mistakes. Which lead them to become estranged, even without the distance, each keeping their heart closeted behind walls, never letting the other in until they are unable to communicate without hurting one another.
A beautiful tale which offers a side of love not often portrayed, that love can not be all if the recipient does not accept oneself. Those two loved one another for years, yet they were missing the most important part, believing in oneself and the other.
5 stars
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 onscreen lovemaking scenes
I have been granted an advance copy by the publisher Dragonblade Publishing, here is my true and unbiased opinion.
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July 29, 2021
I absolutely loved this novel, I was swept away into this angsty second-chance romance from page one and I went through a rollercoaster of emotions. Jillian Eaton has beautifully crafted a character driven story about two people who are soulmates who learn the hard lessons of love and life. Jillian's writing is very well paced as she weaved together a non linear story to tell the hero and heroine's love story. I found this novel to be engaging and the characters to be fully realized with emotions, motivations, dreams and insecurities. My heart was held in a tight grip as I watched these two fall in love, fall into hardship and misunderstanding, and challenge each other into realizing what they want and need from the other. I think Jillian has told this second-chance, marriage in trouble story in such a beautiful and caring way that my heart broke with our character and mended and soared with them as well.
Our heroine-Brynne, has always felt a bit left behind and trapped, she is a strong and smart heroine, she is an artist and the hero-Lachlan sees her inner beauty and worth from the moment they meet. Lachlan, is a charmer and a dreamer, he knows that Bry will be his wife one day and he waits patiently for her and fights for her. Bry and Lachlan's story unfolds in different stages, which beautiful crafts their love story at different stages for the reader to slowly see how their relationship has come to be what it is when the novel is opened up.
This love story is a stunning look at a relationship between two people who deeply love each other but get lost in that love and have to learn important lessons in order to rebuild their foundation to be stronger. I love that Jillian is able to interweave these lessons into our heroine's journey and character growth. I love that both Bry and Lachlan realize that a marriage is between two people and it takes two people for it to succeed or fail. I love that Bry learns that she must love and take care of herself first before she can believe in the love that she receives from others. I love that these two learn that communication is key. I love that these two are able to overcome their internal obstacles to discover what they need out of life and from their partner.
I highly recommend this novel, it is a beautiful story of love in its highs and lows. I am looking forward to exploring Jillian Eaton's backlist and continuation on in this series (we get a lovely look into how I believe the next novel might be about in this book and I am very intrigued)!
Our heroine-Brynne, has always felt a bit left behind and trapped, she is a strong and smart heroine, she is an artist and the hero-Lachlan sees her inner beauty and worth from the moment they meet. Lachlan, is a charmer and a dreamer, he knows that Bry will be his wife one day and he waits patiently for her and fights for her. Bry and Lachlan's story unfolds in different stages, which beautiful crafts their love story at different stages for the reader to slowly see how their relationship has come to be what it is when the novel is opened up.
This love story is a stunning look at a relationship between two people who deeply love each other but get lost in that love and have to learn important lessons in order to rebuild their foundation to be stronger. I love that Jillian is able to interweave these lessons into our heroine's journey and character growth. I love that both Bry and Lachlan realize that a marriage is between two people and it takes two people for it to succeed or fail. I love that Bry learns that she must love and take care of herself first before she can believe in the love that she receives from others. I love that these two learn that communication is key. I love that these two are able to overcome their internal obstacles to discover what they need out of life and from their partner.
I highly recommend this novel, it is a beautiful story of love in its highs and lows. I am looking forward to exploring Jillian Eaton's backlist and continuation on in this series (we get a lovely look into how I believe the next novel might be about in this book and I am very intrigued)!
August 16, 2021
Seduced by the Scot by Jillian Eaton is Book 3 in the Perks of Being a Heiress series, all of which have been quite good. This is an interesting story of Lord Lachlan Campbell and Lady Brynne Weston. Brynne is the daughter of an earl; one who was raised by governesses, and never felt the love of a parent, only her brother, Weston. When she was 14, Lachlan came to stay at her country home as he had been suspended from Eton, where he as a classmate of her brother. I was the best two weeks of her life. She had fun and she fell in love. Lachlan is one of a long line of Campbells to attend Eton and it looks like he will be the first to stay the course until the end. After university he returned to Scotland to pursue his dream of reopening his grandfather's distillery and make it profitable. He also had fallen in love. He spent a season in London, had one dance with Bry, and had to satisfy himself by watching her from afar. He was not good enough for her. He knew it. Several years later he was invited too a house party by Weston, Bry was the hostess. She was still not married. He wanted her. He convinced her to run to Gretna Green with him where her married her. He had not been entirely truthful about what she would face in her new how, especially how hard he would be working, keeping him away. After six months, she left. After 18 months, he came for her.
This story was told, much of it in memories and flashbacks, which worked, to show the reader their past, their entire story. Bry had internalized too much of what her governesses had taught her about how important the ton was and how important titles were. Lachlan never took what Bry wanted into consideration. He was so sure of what he knew and wanted for them. It was a wonderful story, full of love, and misery. It took some growing up on the parts of each of them to make their marriage work, beginning with sharing the fact they were married. Her family and the ton thought she was in Paris, studying art, when she had really been in the Highlands with Lachlan. She adored him but she just couldn't do it any more so she ran. She didn't want him to convince her to return with him . . . until she did. It was a wonderful romance and enticing read. I encourage you to read it.
I was invited to read a free ARC of Seduced by The Scot by Dragonblade, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #netgalley #seducedbythescot
This story was told, much of it in memories and flashbacks, which worked, to show the reader their past, their entire story. Bry had internalized too much of what her governesses had taught her about how important the ton was and how important titles were. Lachlan never took what Bry wanted into consideration. He was so sure of what he knew and wanted for them. It was a wonderful story, full of love, and misery. It took some growing up on the parts of each of them to make their marriage work, beginning with sharing the fact they were married. Her family and the ton thought she was in Paris, studying art, when she had really been in the Highlands with Lachlan. She adored him but she just couldn't do it any more so she ran. She didn't want him to convince her to return with him . . . until she did. It was a wonderful romance and enticing read. I encourage you to read it.
I was invited to read a free ARC of Seduced by The Scot by Dragonblade, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #netgalley #seducedbythescot
July 27, 2021
Thank you to Netgalley and Dragonblade for the ARC!
Seduced by the Scot is my first book from Jillian Eaton and honestly what an introduction. This is a standalone in a series, and not having read the previous 2 books, I didn’t feel lost at all which is always good. Lady Brynne Weston is 14 when she meets her brother’s friend Lord Lachlan Campbell who is 16. Lachlan comes to stay with her after getting in trouble at school for two weeks. By the time the two weeks are up the two have made a pact that in ten years, if neither are married, they will marry each other. 10 years later they get married, but 11 years later they are estranged with Brynne back in London where no one even knows she is married. The last person she expects to show up is her husband who is determined to win her back.
This is a second-chances, friends-to-lovers, (then enemies-to-lovers), romance. What I loved about it: the discussions of mental illness, how both MC’s made mistakes they had to own and forgive, both characters were very distinctly written and strong, the pacing throughout the story was also great.
What I disliked: sometimes the conflict was drawn out a bit and had me questioning if they really were best for each other, some chapters were too long for flashbacks so the moment it was back in the present I had forgotten where I’d left off.
Overall, a fun and enjoyable read I would definitely recommend! Steamy scenes were there but very minimal.
Seduced by the Scot is my first book from Jillian Eaton and honestly what an introduction. This is a standalone in a series, and not having read the previous 2 books, I didn’t feel lost at all which is always good. Lady Brynne Weston is 14 when she meets her brother’s friend Lord Lachlan Campbell who is 16. Lachlan comes to stay with her after getting in trouble at school for two weeks. By the time the two weeks are up the two have made a pact that in ten years, if neither are married, they will marry each other. 10 years later they get married, but 11 years later they are estranged with Brynne back in London where no one even knows she is married. The last person she expects to show up is her husband who is determined to win her back.
This is a second-chances, friends-to-lovers, (then enemies-to-lovers), romance. What I loved about it: the discussions of mental illness, how both MC’s made mistakes they had to own and forgive, both characters were very distinctly written and strong, the pacing throughout the story was also great.
What I disliked: sometimes the conflict was drawn out a bit and had me questioning if they really were best for each other, some chapters were too long for flashbacks so the moment it was back in the present I had forgotten where I’d left off.
Overall, a fun and enjoyable read I would definitely recommend! Steamy scenes were there but very minimal.
July 30, 2021
When Lady Brynne Weston was just fourteen, she made a pact with her brother’s friend, Lord Lachlan Campbell, a charming Scottish boy with a rebellious streak that called to her own sense of adventure. If, in ten years, neither was married, they would marry each other. The promise was sealed with a stick of sugar, and then forgotten about...until almost a decade later when Lachlan comes to claim his prize. The charming, rebellious boy has grown into a charming, dangerously seductive man. And try as she might, Brynne is helpless against the smouldering passion that flares between them. Knowing that her family will not approve of her marrying a second-born son, and a Scottish one at that, she elopes with Lachlan to Gretna Green. Everything is perfect until Brynne flees back to England, thinking she's been betrayed and resumes her old life as if nothing is amiss.
The third book in the series & it's easily read on its own even though Brynne is the sister of Weston the hero from book 2. I liked Brynne but couldn’t understand why she didn’t speak to West so I had difficulty believing she truly loved Lachlan, I loved Lachlan who loved the very bones of Brynne. I thoroughly enjoyed their second chance romance or was it third chance?. There was chemistry between the pair & their journey was entertaining & emotional
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
The third book in the series & it's easily read on its own even though Brynne is the sister of Weston the hero from book 2. I liked Brynne but couldn’t understand why she didn’t speak to West so I had difficulty believing she truly loved Lachlan, I loved Lachlan who loved the very bones of Brynne. I thoroughly enjoyed their second chance romance or was it third chance?. There was chemistry between the pair & their journey was entertaining & emotional
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
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January 22, 2022I should have known better! I was not enthusiastic about the first two books in the series. However, Brynne was such an enjoyable supporting character in book two. I was hoping for her strength and smarts to bloom in her own story. Unfortunately, this did not happen.
Basically, she fell madly in love with the absolutely wrong person. Supposedly, he is also in love with her, but I am having awful trouble believing that. You see, for years, he claimed a "connection" with Brynne. Yet, he had a mistress. Maybe that's my own naivete. They were not formally engaged for the longest time. I am not putting any weight on a childhood pledge; that's just an entertaining cliche. What I mean is: how can you say that you truly love somebody and, yet, engage in various activities and even have a "formal" relationship with another person? The open-relationships and/or polyamory are not a part of the rules and regulations of this genre.
My conundrum is, I guess, not why Brynne was devastated and left her husband. It is how she managed to be blinded by her own affection for him to the extent of marrying him in the first place. Don't get me wrong. I think he loved her in the end of the book. It feels as if it took her leaving him for him to finally, really fall in love with her and comprehend the amount of groveling necessary to bring her back.
Basically, she fell madly in love with the absolutely wrong person. Supposedly, he is also in love with her, but I am having awful trouble believing that. You see, for years, he claimed a "connection" with Brynne. Yet, he had a mistress. Maybe that's my own naivete. They were not formally engaged for the longest time. I am not putting any weight on a childhood pledge; that's just an entertaining cliche. What I mean is: how can you say that you truly love somebody and, yet, engage in various activities and even have a "formal" relationship with another person? The open-relationships and/or polyamory are not a part of the rules and regulations of this genre.
My conundrum is, I guess, not why Brynne was devastated and left her husband. It is how she managed to be blinded by her own affection for him to the extent of marrying him in the first place. Don't get me wrong. I think he loved her in the end of the book. It feels as if it took her leaving him for him to finally, really fall in love with her and comprehend the amount of groveling necessary to bring her back.
December 11, 2021
This is the 3rd part of her Heiress series. What a sham this series is. The series starts off with a stolen Ruby ring, divulging a family secret of Joanna of.bk 1 being an illegitimate daughter of a Marquess, Joanna and her sister travelling to England from Boston to reclaim their and go back to Boston to save their granny and youngest sister from.poverty.Book 1 also saw the beginning of a murder investigation of a Duke accessed of bumping off his mistress. The private detective in charge of this investigation falls in love and marries Joanna. He also unearth's her birth father and subsequently Joanne's half siblings.
Book 2 focuses on her second sister Evelyn who has come to London to marry a Duke and she manages it.
Book 3 focuses not on Joanna's younger sister Claire and they're granny but her half sister Brynne.
By the end if bk 3 we are still wondering to the real murderer, and what happens to Claire and granny. Looks like Ms. Eaton has completely forgotten about them. The 2 older sisters too are completely wrapped in.in their love lives. Are these 2 going to die of starvation? Will the Duke.be acquitted? Don't know .
This series was an entire waste of time.
Recommended : 👎👎
Book 2 focuses on her second sister Evelyn who has come to London to marry a Duke and she manages it.
Book 3 focuses not on Joanna's younger sister Claire and they're granny but her half sister Brynne.
By the end if bk 3 we are still wondering to the real murderer, and what happens to Claire and granny. Looks like Ms. Eaton has completely forgotten about them. The 2 older sisters too are completely wrapped in.in their love lives. Are these 2 going to die of starvation? Will the Duke.be acquitted? Don't know .
This series was an entire waste of time.
Recommended : 👎👎
July 26, 2021
2.5 stars
After getting an amazing setup for this book at the end of Entranced by the Earl, I have been waiting to see this pop on NetGalley. As soon as I spotted it, the request went out and I got myself ready for another wonderful addition to The Perks of Being an Heiress series.
Whelp, I am certainly shaking my head now.
I could not get into this book for the life of me. I thought the marriage in crisis set up was really strong, but it had nowhere to go because almost every conversation ended without any progress being made. The use of flashbacks also started out well, but it became clear over time that Eaton was relying on them to show us that they were in love versus allowing them to actually grow from their mistakes in the present day. The resolution felt really rushed as a result and I was left feeling like there was still work that needed to be done in the central relationship. Overall, this was a bit of a disappointment for me. The next book, however, is finally tackling Sterling's story so I have my fingers crossed that this was just a fluke.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review!
After getting an amazing setup for this book at the end of Entranced by the Earl, I have been waiting to see this pop on NetGalley. As soon as I spotted it, the request went out and I got myself ready for another wonderful addition to The Perks of Being an Heiress series.
Whelp, I am certainly shaking my head now.
I could not get into this book for the life of me. I thought the marriage in crisis set up was really strong, but it had nowhere to go because almost every conversation ended without any progress being made. The use of flashbacks also started out well, but it became clear over time that Eaton was relying on them to show us that they were in love versus allowing them to actually grow from their mistakes in the present day. The resolution felt really rushed as a result and I was left feeling like there was still work that needed to be done in the central relationship. Overall, this was a bit of a disappointment for me. The next book, however, is finally tackling Sterling's story so I have my fingers crossed that this was just a fluke.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review!
July 20, 2021
I couldn't turn the pages quickly enough & I wanted to get to end to find out what happened but on the other hand, I wanted their story to go on forever! I experienced all the required (for me) feels in a historical romance book - humor, some tears, happiness, romance & love with a wonderful epilogue!
Lady Brynne Weston was fourteen years old when she promised Lord Lachlan Campbell to marry him in ten years if they neither one had found someone else. Almost ten years later, they still are love & knowing her parents won't approve of her marrying a second son of a Scot, they elope to Gretna Green. All is wonderful until a secret comes to light & Brynne has been betrayed so she flees Scotland to go back to her life in London. She puts a smile on her face & pretends she doesn't have a broken heart & attends society functions. Lachlan appears unexpectedly to win Brynne back & the flame & desire is still there but can it overwhelm the hurt? I voluntarily read & reviewed an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book; all thoughts & opinions are my own.
Lady Brynne Weston was fourteen years old when she promised Lord Lachlan Campbell to marry him in ten years if they neither one had found someone else. Almost ten years later, they still are love & knowing her parents won't approve of her marrying a second son of a Scot, they elope to Gretna Green. All is wonderful until a secret comes to light & Brynne has been betrayed so she flees Scotland to go back to her life in London. She puts a smile on her face & pretends she doesn't have a broken heart & attends society functions. Lachlan appears unexpectedly to win Brynne back & the flame & desire is still there but can it overwhelm the hurt? I voluntarily read & reviewed an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book; all thoughts & opinions are my own.
July 25, 2021
I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Lady Brynne Weston fell in love with Lord Lachlan Campbell beneath the stars when she was fourteen. More than a decade later, he returns to throw her life into chaos. He's not just the man she unwisely gave her heart to - he's also her husband! Brynne wants her secret dealt with. Legally. But Lachlan means to be with his wife again. Can Brynne forgive him, even after all that happened between them?
It can be tricky to juggle two timelines, but Eaton did it superbly here. This was certainly one of the things that made it very easy to enjoy Seduced by the Scot - the other was that it's unusual for the heroine and hero to already be married. I quite liked the change! I have always wondered what happened next after all those romantic dashes up to Gretna Green. Is love enough to see a hasty marriage through? So I was pleased to see a book dealing with that. However, I was unimpressed with the random (mercifully brief) POV switches to two different characters, who really had no bearing on the plot.
Lady Brynne Weston fell in love with Lord Lachlan Campbell beneath the stars when she was fourteen. More than a decade later, he returns to throw her life into chaos. He's not just the man she unwisely gave her heart to - he's also her husband! Brynne wants her secret dealt with. Legally. But Lachlan means to be with his wife again. Can Brynne forgive him, even after all that happened between them?
It can be tricky to juggle two timelines, but Eaton did it superbly here. This was certainly one of the things that made it very easy to enjoy Seduced by the Scot - the other was that it's unusual for the heroine and hero to already be married. I quite liked the change! I have always wondered what happened next after all those romantic dashes up to Gretna Green. Is love enough to see a hasty marriage through? So I was pleased to see a book dealing with that. However, I was unimpressed with the random (mercifully brief) POV switches to two different characters, who really had no bearing on the plot.
July 23, 2021
We got a teaser at the end of book 2 about this story and I couldn’t wait to read it. Brynne is married?!?!? Oh yes and to a very handsome and charming Scot. I liked how Jillian interspersed their history into the story. It flowed really well and you could tell which time period she was talking about with each chapter. Brynne and Lachlan’s love story begins eleven years ago when they were just teenagers and grows through the years. A love that cannot be denied. So why are they separated? The old misunderstanding issue. The way Brynne and Lachlan work through their issue to discover that their love is there to stay was so romantic. The ending (won’t give it away) is just fantastic. I really wanted more of their struggles while Lachlan was trying to woo her back. A fun read.
Sterling finally gets his story. Woot! We have seen glimpses and I think it will be amazing.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley.
Sterling finally gets his story. Woot! We have seen glimpses and I think it will be amazing.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley.
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