A Devil in Scotland

A grand story!

I loved this story completely. What's not to love, with a strapping hero, a wee loveable bairn called Mags, a wolf, a mop eared lapdog, a widowed heroine, and nefarious conspirators who just don't stand a chance against the highlander returned from the Americas.
Callum MacCreath left Scotland in 1806!for the Americas under a cloud, he returns unwilling in 1816 hell bent on vengeance.
His childhood friend Rebecca, the woman he'd taken for granted is now alone and besieged, unknown to her, poised on the edge of grave danger. She and her daughter Mags are not expecting Callum. My the Sparks do fly! Margaret is a gem, she stole my heart and Callum's. I love that Mags latches onto the idea of being part of the 'pack'. Just a show more wonderful byplay that allows heaps of opportunities for laughter and adds cachet to an already masterful plot.
Just great fun and lots if swashbuckling where there are no pirates but a Highlander bent on revenge!

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A Devil In Scotland by Suzanne Enoch
No Ordinary Hero #3

Rebecca “Becca” Sanderson made a choice in 1806 – a choice whether to marry the older MacCreath brother or his younger brother. With societies expectations, her father’s business to go to her eventual spouse and in need of stability she chose Ian rather than Callum in a scene that would haunt all three of them for years. Callum is banished and never reads a missive from Scotland again…which he might regret later on…

Ten years later…Callum hears of his brother’s death and is off to Scotland to seek vengeance. He knows that his brother was murdered and wants all involved, no matter who they may be, to pay for it. He has turned his back on his drunken profligate ways and show more become a man of substance with a healthy whisky business based in Kentucky and distribution to a number of countries. When he arrives in Scotland he sets in motion the comeuppance of the evil person that has been the villain across this series.

While Callum has grown in more ways than one Becca seems a bit more complacent having fallen into the expected role of a woman with status, wealthy titled husband and one child. She is looking forward to a future that will remain stable and secure and, in my mind, is a wee bit too accepting of all she is told and all she allows to happen – until Callum returns.

Margaret (Maggie-Mags), Becca’s daughter, steals Callum’s heart from their first encounter and Callum’s wolf companion endears herself to Maggie immediately. With Becca to convince of her husband’s murder, evidence to find to prove said murder, a villain to thwart and banked embers of childhood love to fan the embers of this is an action-packed story that I truly enjoyed. I also appreciated that it seemed believable…I may not have agreed with Becca’s choices but I did understand them and I can see how Callum managed to grow up and become so much more than he was when he left home. I enjoyed the entire series and look forward to reading more books by this author in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars show less

There is almost nothing I love more than a good Highland story and this book was no exception. Filled with murder, betrayal and some good old fashioned long anticipated romance, this is definitely a book worth sinking into on a cozy night. I normally prefer a bit more action as opposed to politics, but the author kept me hooked regardless.
Callum is my favorite kind of hero, the Alpha male who realizes when he gets put in his place and when to compromise. Plus...the man has a wolf....what else do you need?
This was my first book by the author and I look forward to many, many more!
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review.

I am always up for a Highlander romance, especially when I am as stressed as I am now. This book was a good escape from my world. This book follows Callum and Rebecca. Callum was banished from Scotland after trying to convince Rebecca to marry him instead of his brother, Ian. When Ian dies ten years later Callum is on a mission for revenge against those he feels are responsible for Ian's death.

In definitely liked Callum more than I liked Rebecca. Rebecca was definitely annoying in the beginning and it took a while for me to start to like her. Rebecca's daughter Maggie definitely stole the show for me. I loved her interaction with Waya and Callum.

At times I felt like this kind of dragged and that things could have been sped up a bit. The show more action towards the end was good and I definitely enjoyed how everything ended.

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Callum McCreath could be called a devil- a sexy Scottish devil! His adventures take him to the colonies and back, as he matures into a man with real responsibilities, not the least of which is catching a killer and keeping his loved ones safe.
Captivating plot and likable characters make this a well tuned tale.
*I received an arc from the publisher through NetGalley for an honest review

There are moments when you have to walk away, in order to appreciate all you leave behind. For Callum and Becca friendship got complicated and hearts were broken, but that tether that held them together was evident despite the distance, heartbreak and passage of time. A Devil in Scotland is about facing the odds and taking a stand. Precarious emotions drove them apart. Can maturity piece them back together? With a little bit of hope and a whole lot of trust anything is possible.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley to read in exchange for a fair review. The cover of this book says it is a No Ordinary Hero Novel (Number 3 ).
I thought it would be part of her Scandalous Highlanders but her website hasn’t been updated to include this book so I am not quite sure. It can definitely be read as a stand alone. Characters from the Scandalous Highlanders books appear in the story and their stories are quite interesting as well so I would recommend reading them all. After being forced to leave Scotland with only the shirt on his back Calum MacCreath returns home a successful business man to find all that he feared has happened and his first love and her daughter his niece in danger. If you are looking for a show more highland adventure story with a pair of truly evil villains, a dashing hero, a lovely heroine, a very strange wolf pack and quite a bit of steam then this is your book. I think this story will delight both fans of and new readers of Suzanne Enoch. Publishing Date January 30th, 2018. show less