Suffering the Scot by Nichole Van {Review}

Suffering the Scot by Nichole Van

Kindle Edition, 386 pages

Published April 26th 2019 by Fiorenza Publishing 

Source: I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.

 

    

 

Lady Jane Everard cannot abide the new Earl of Hadley. The unmannered Scot is a menace to genteel ladies everywhere, what with his booming laugh and swishing kilt and endless supply of ‘ochs’ and ‘ayes.’ Jane wishes Lord Hadley would behave as an earl should and adhere to English rules of polite conduct.

Andrew Langston, the new Earl of Hadley, knows that the English aristocracy think poorly of his lowly Scottish upbringing. This is hardly new. History is littered with the English assuming the worst about Scotland. By living up to their lowest expectations, he is simply fulfilling his civic duty as a Scotsman.

Jane sees Andrew as an unmannered eejit. Andrew considers Jane to be a haughty English lady. But, as the saying goes, . . . opposites attract.

And what if beneath his boisterous behavior and her chilly reserve, Andrew and Jane are not nearly as different as they suppose? Can Scotland and England reach a harmonious union at last?  

 

My Review: 5 Stars

 

I'm all over a meet-cute and this one was fabulously charming! Jane and Andrew are so opposite,  and Jane is very quick to form rigid opinions of this strapping Scotsman. Andrew capitalizes on her assumptions and has a blast playing them up with his friend, Kieran, especially after he witnesses her fiery passion in that first encounter and is longing to see it again.

 

I found the Scottish language sprinkled throughout to really add to the story, once I got the hang of what words were supposed to mean and could almost hear the brogue wafting off the pages. The character voices make them life-like and enabled me to vividly picture each one of them--their mannerisms, their manners of speech, their facial expressions, and more. As with any good book, there were delightfully wicked characters that I hated, but they, too, were real.

 

I was also lured into the story with a slight mystery, which gradually unfolded in a surprising twist. Andrew is not only set to take over this English manor, but he is out for revenge and is in a secret quest to fulfill this vengeance. I loved the significance of the tartans and colors.

 

The romance was subtle, but the embers occasionally sparked to life, leaving me longing for more. This opposites-attract story completely hit the spot. I'm looking forward to more in this new series!

 

Content: mild language; mild violent descriptions; mild romance