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Title: Waiting for a Scot Like You
Author: Eva Leigh
Sub-genre: Historical
Publication Date: February 23, 2021
Trope(s): Road trip; older woman/younger man; there’s only one bed!
Guys. I have read a lot of good books lately, especially good romances. But this one totally snuck up on me and punched me right in the heart it was so damn good.
Major Duncan McCameron is looking for a wife. Not in a I need someone to bear my children and clean up after me kind of way, in a I want to find my life partner kind of way. Lady Farris, aka Beatrice, is a widow who has sworn never to marry again. After surviving a terrible marriage, she is now free to sow her wild oats and live a life that she wants, and no man is going to get in the way of her experiencing everything she’s ever wanted. Duncan’s best friend asks him to escort Beatrice on a road trip to a country estate (where Beatrice is going to be attending a week long orgy, natch), and because Duncan is a good friend he agrees. But the chemistry between the two is off the charts and all that forced proximity combined with only one bed leads to only one thing: a lot of really hot sex. Beatrice vows their relationship will last only the duration of the journey, but Duncan finds himself falling for Beatrice in a way that truly scares him. He’s had his heart broken in the past and doesn’t know if he can handle the pain again. Both Duncan and Beatrice have to grapple with their own definitions of what it means to be in love in order to find their happily ever after (which they do, obvs).
So I freaking loved every single thing about this book. Duncan is my favorite kind of hero, all damaged and broken and just looking for true love. His heartbreak was the kind that I actually felt as a reader, like he was just reaching through the screen and squeezing my heart. And Beatrice is the perfect heroine. She’s independent and witty and has zero effs left to give. I loved her zest for life and her no holds barred attitude. And these two together were on a whole other level. This is maybe the hottest book of Eva’s ever, which if you’ve read an Eva book, you know is saying something. Their chemistry is off the charts and I was here. for. it. Honestly, there are a million other positive things I could say about this book, but I will leave you instead with the clearest sign of my love: Even though I have already read this book and own the e-book, I will definitely be adding the paperback to my collection.
It’s been a long time since a book made me feel all the feels. It was the perfect level of heat, the perfect level of angst and heartbreak, the perfect hero (I do love me a Scot), and the perfect heroine. In short, a perfect romance.
Overall Rating: 5 stars