Seductive Scot by Julie Johnstone

Seductive Scot by Julie Johnstone, Cecelia Mecca
on April 23, 2020
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Fantasy, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Medieval, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Scottish, Fiction / Romance / Time Travel
Pages: 282
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𝐇𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

Reikart McCaim doesn’t want to be saved—despite the fact that he’s a time traveler from 2020 New Orleans stuck in medieval Scotland. He holds his jagged secrets close to his chest and wants to keep them that way. Even if he could open up to the incredible woman fate has tossed in his path, they’d both be shredded by the things he can’t let go of. Still, he needs her help. In his time, his father lies in a coma with only one wish: to see Reikart’s mother again, whom he’s always claimed was a time traveler pulled back to her true time. Two of Reikart’s brothers already traveled back to search for her, but they are missing, too. Now, Reikart must find his family and secure the magic cross they need to return to their time. And the lass who is everything he wants but cannot allow himself to have is the only one who can recover it.

Deirdre Irvine’s life is a disaster, and it’s about to get a whole lot messier. She’s been betrayed by her brother, and she finds herself unwittingly embroiled in a plot to gain control of the Scottish throne. Not to mention she’s harboring enormous guilt over failing the sister she adores. So when the unexpected chance to prove herself to her sister arises, Deirdre will do anything to use the opportunity to her advantage. It doesn’t matter that it means putting herself in danger and joining forces with a man who claims he’s from the future. But she is woefully unprepared for the jeopardy he puts her heart in.

For a scarred man and wounded lass, their greatest obstacle may not be the centuries that divide them, but the walls they’ve erected themselves. As Deirdre’s and Reikart’s lives intertwine and they’re confronted with dangerous enemies, she’s about to discover a strength she never knew she had, and he’s about to learn that facing his ghosts may be the only way to save not only himself but the woman he now loves.

Seductive Scot is book three in the Highlanders Through Time series by Julie Johnstone and Cecelia Mecca. Third in the series, this book cannot be read as a standalone. I wish that the book had a short paragraph at the beginning summarizing the previous story. Four brothers living in modern-day New Orleans are thrust back in time to 1286 Scotland. Each book covers a brother’s experience. This book is about Reikart McCaim. Though there were some confusing moments, overall, I enjoyed Reikart’s story. He is a relatable character who carries deep hurts. His attraction to Diedre Irvine is a lovely build. “His arm encircled her, his hand on the small of her back, and he pulled her against him. He was hard, unyielding, overwhelmingly male. She was conscious of every bit of his warm flesh pressed against hers. He slid his hand from her cheek to the back of her neck, and his strong fingers threaded into her hair and splayed over the lower part of her head to cradle her. He tilted her face back, and before she had time to think, he was tracing his tongue across the crease of her mouth, and all rational thought fled.” Wow! I am looking forward to the next book in this series.