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Secrets to Seducing a Scot is the first in the Highland Knaves series. The story begins with Malcolm a thirteen year old boy whose family did not fight in one of the clan wars. His clan looses the war and blames Malcolm’s family, so in front of him his clansmen murder his mother father and older brothers, then they brand him, his younger sister and brother. The clansmen think Malcolm will probably die so they leave him but take his siblings. Twenty years later Malcolm is still an outcast and belongs no where but he acts as like a bounty hunter for the British crown. Meanwhile we have Serena who is really a bit of a spinster, she is supposed to be this gently bred English women who lives with her father as a member of the ton but yet she writes for the London newspapers about social events. Her father is a peace ambassador who is asked to prevent an uprising in Scotland. Once in Scotland threats are made about Serena and her father hires Malcolm to protect her. Instead of bringing peace as Serena’s father had hoped they also uncover an audacious plot to sever Scotland from England and restore the ancient Scottish Parliament.

The story itself is interesting, I think at times I was more interesting in the uprising and this idea of what would happen if you were clanless than in the relationship. The characters were ok they did not really draw me in and I did notice any sexual tension. There were also some dangling plot threads that I did not really understand the significance such as Serena’s relationship with Zoe, Serena is like 25 Zoe is like 15 why would they hang out?? The writing was good but I just did not feel my highland romance.