The only man she loves is the one she can’t have. Taylor has lived with threats and blackmail her entire life. Either she behaves like the perfect, dutiful daughter, or gives up her most desperate wish. With her father’s election on the horizon, the pressure is on to appear as the all-American family, including her marrying the son of the next president. Her final month of freedom could be her … final month of freedom could be her last chance of happiness.
Wasp has worked hard, building his name as a photographer, but he’s never forgotten the woman who first stole his heart. At a red-carpet photo shoot, his heart races when he sees Taylor. No way does he expect her to be naked in his room within the hour.
One hot kiss leads to an indecent proposal and a cross-European bucket list tour. But Wasp is no longer the boy Taylor once knew. The clock might be ticking, but her hot Scot has his own plans. Even if he has to choose between love and his career.
The heat between them is enough to set the world alight, or burn everything they care about.
This is the fourth standalone in the Marry the Scot series. If you adore second chance love stories with sensuous chemistry and a gorgeous backdrop, Picture This is perfect to sweep you away.
Buy this romance filled with heat and heart today.
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Jolie Vines is such a gifted writer! I truly enjoy her books about this unlikely group of Scottish highlander heroes! Wasp and Taylor met several years ago and have incredible chemistry.
Taylor’s dad has big plans for himself that require an arranged marriage for Taylor. Taylor is willing to defy her father’s demands and follow her heart. Wasp is a man of integrity, willing to go to extreme measures to help Taylor and his twin Ally. Will Taylor and Wasp find a way to be together? What will they have to sacrifice?
You will not be disappointed in this book. I always feel like I’m right there with these characters. The setting is beautiful; and, it’s great catching up with the characters from the previous books!
I enjoyed reading this book about one of the twins William McRae or Wasp and his love interest Taylor. I still like book one “Storm the Castle” best of all.
Picture This (Marry the Scot #4) by Jolie Vines is a contemporary, second chance romance told in first person, dual POV. It’s the fourth book in the Marry the Scot series and can be read as a standalone. But I’d recommend starting at the beginning and reading them all because the series is fantastic and you’ll get to know all the characters as they continue to appear throughout the series.
When William, aka “Wasp”, runs into Taylor at a gala while photographing the event, he’s stunned to learn that she will soon be engaged. Wasp lost his virginity to her five years ago, and on the rare occasions they’d see each other, they would always end up back in bed. It has been two years since William has seen Taylor, but he’s always had feelings for her.
Taylor has always felt trapped in her life – completely under her father’s control. As his political pawn, she’s been subject to his manipulations and forced to participate in his schemes. His latest one being an arranged marriage to the son of the next president. When she sees William, the sparks between them are stronger than ever.
Wasp has been hired to photograph an up-and-coming band while they tour, and Taylor joins him on the road trip. They agree to enjoy each other as friends-with-benefits until it’s time for Taylor’s engagement to go public.
What will happen when feelings get involved? Will Taylor and William find a way to stay together? Will she be able to break free from her father’s control? Or will Taylor get engaged and leave William broken-hearted?
I loved William and Taylor’s story! It was emotional, sexy, romantic and fun. With loveable and relatably flawed characters, it’s another great addition to the series. I’m excited to read Ally’s story next – especially after that twisty little bomb at the end. Can’t wait!
*** I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC. ***
Wasp and Taylor heat up the pages but can they get their HEA?
August 8, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
4.5stars
I’ve read the last three books in this series about the MacRae family now. Wasp’s story was good, steamy, romantic, drama-filled, though not quite as suspenseful and action-packed as the previous two. Still, major choices and stumbling blocks in the way of his involvement with Taylor, the only daughter of a broken home and a terminally ambitious, political candidate father, keep the tension going as Taylor waits to see just how far her father will go to get his way. Add in some wild nights with a touring rock band, Wasp’s problems dealing with crowds, and a devastating, debilitating illness for Taylor’s aunt and there’s barely an hour for peaceful contemplation before the next go-round .
If you’ve not read the previous In the series it should not be a major issue, but since the MacRaes are a close family, thoroughly entangled in each other’s lives, I would recommend the earlier books for getting the full scoop on these gorgeous kilted men and their love lives, including Wasp and Taylor’s initial encounter. Castles and crofts, abusive and neglectful childhoods, villainous and self-absorbed, power-hungry relatives, these stories have a lot to offer along with the romance.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
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What does it mean to know love? Even more, what does it mean to love and be loved unconditionally? These are the questions of Jolie Vines’s newest book, Picture This, the fourth book in the Marry the Scot series. In this book, we are re-introduced to the McRaes, Scottish Highlanders who fall deeply in love with the women who hold their interest.
This story follows William or “Wasp,” one of the twins who are the youngest of the McRaes. In an earlier book, namely the second book in the series, Love Most, Say Least, William is a teen, one wanting to follow in his brothers’ footsteps. He loses his virginity to Taylor, his “adopted” brother James’s sister’s friend. At that moment, this is everything to him. Fast forward several years to this book, and William runs across Taylor again at a gala where he rushes to protect her from a potential tragedy. As in the past, sparks fly, and he realizes that he has never moved past his time with Taylor; she has indelibly marked him forever.
Conversely, Taylor is stuck. She is trying to ensure the care of her sick aunt, and the only way to do so means making a “deal with the devil,” her father. In her family, she has only been seen as a pawn, something to deal and manipulate for her father’s political gain. Taylor struggles to truly know herself except she has always felt most true to herself in William’s arms. Before sacrificing herself for her father’s gain, she decides to connect with William again. She travels to Scotland where she decides to accompany William as he photographs a music tour through Europe and the U.S. As they journey, Taylor begins to understand the truth about love through William’s love for her. Their relationship grows, and Taylor must decide if she can live a life with William or sacrifice it to protect her aunt.
As I’ve mentioned in prior reviews on Vines’s books, she knows how to write the swooniest of heroes. She easily combines an alpha personality with the most tenderest of hearts. William is no different. I’ve loved Callum, James, and Gordain in this series, along with Arnie in her book, Race You. If you look back at each of my reviews for those books, you’ll notice me waxing poetic at the way she marries these two qualities into her heroes. Well, William is the epitome of this. He is definitely my new favorite Vines hero. He isn’t stubborn like Callum, too serious like James, and reticent like Gordain. This man knows what he wants early on, and he makes it his mission to pour love into Taylor. He is alpha where it matters: the bedroom. However, he doesn’t take the persona into the real world. He recognizes that Taylor simply needs to be loved in order to bloom. He’s tender and thoughtful, qualities she desperately needs. Vines constructs him to be the true soulmate for Taylor, and you never doubt their connection.
I also loved that Vines gives the perfect William a weakness: introversion. And his introversion is significant. It manifests itself, not only emotionally, but also physically. He sees this as a problem, but Vines uses it to humanize him, or he would be too much, too perfect, something impossible in the world. I connected with William’s introversion as I too am introverted and need space from people, even though I don’t manifest physical symptoms. The power of great authors is helping their readers connect with their characters.
While I love William (really, really love him), honestly Taylor held my heart. I mourned for her past when it’s revealed that her aunt is the only person who has shown her unconditional love. Her parents don’t “see” her, and they don’t love her in the way she needs love. Given this past, she cannot even recognize falling in love. Until William. When she begins to realize her love for him, she becomes like him, offering him tenderness and thoughtfulness. She cares for him and accepts his issues with introversion. Like William sees Taylor, Taylor also “sees” the true William. Again, these two are true soulmates, a sense that Vines crafts so well.
There is a little bit of angst in this book, but it is always so mild. It is meant to keep the reader engaged in the story, but not to shut them down. Vines carefully creates a story of love that piques your interest, carries you through Taylor and William’s turmoil, and delivers you to their happily-ever-after at the end. With that, she brilliantly incorporates her past characters from the series, so it feels like you’re returning to a beloved place. She offers us little updates of Callum/Mathilda, James/Beth, Gordain/Ella, and Ally. I think that’s one of the things I love about the series, especially this one.
And finally, she leaves you with a whopper of a cliffhanger, leading into Ally’s book. I did NOT see it coming, setting up the next book which she’s projecting for September, thank goodness.
I absolutely love a Jolie Vines’s book; Picture This is no different.She has her own voice, and her heroes are distinct. I think that’s one of my favorite parts of reading: reading and recognizing an author’s specific style. And Vines’s voice is very distinct. As questioned at the beginning of the review, what does it mean to love and be loved? Well, this reader loves Jolie Vines’s books, and I don’t foresee that love diminishing any time soon.
William aka Wasp and Taylor’s story and it’s a bit on the steamy side but overall still a great story. Taylor wants to find her independence. Wasp wants to build a name as a photographer. They set out for an adventure while learning more about each other and falling in love. I received an ARC of this and volunteered to review it.
This author was such a find! My second read of hers and I loved it!!
“A lass I hadn’t seen in years. One who made me catch my breath at the memories alone.”
Taylor Vandenberg is bound by duty, love and blackmail to marry a man she doesn’t love. When she manages to negotiate one month’s freedom, she travels across the ocean, where she plans to use it to the max.
“This man never failed to make me feel…everything.”
William AKA Wasp McRae knows that Taylor is not his to love or to plan a future with. However, he let’s himself be convinced, as well as convinces himself, that one last fling with her will get her out of his system for good.
I haven’t read any of the previous books in this series but it didn’t take anything away from the story. I absolutely fell in love with the introverted Wasp. I loved that Taylor brought out his alpha side and how passionate they were together. Taylor is made of stern stuff but she has a soft heart. In spite of her wealth, she was down to earth and actually touchingly unsure of herself, at times. I loved how well she understood Wasp, and I enjoyed the dynamic she had with his twin brother, Ally. I also really enjoyed the family loyalty that the McRaes had. I loved the bond between all the brothers. This story was hot, heartfelt, and totally absorbing!
I really love this writer’s style and can’t wait to read more of her books.
Oh. Wow.
I’m seriously obsessed with Jolie Vines. She writes such heart felt stories! I’m in love with each and every McRae. I went into this a bit concerned because I hated Taylor. I loved Wasp already but I loathed her. I was so certain that he deserved better. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Jolie had me all twisted up like a dagum pretzel.
All the feels. All. Of. Them.
Once again, I don’t have enough stars.
12 Trillion stars. <3
Once again Jolie Vines has made me fall in love with a McRae man. How is it that she can continue to give us these beautiful stories with such captivating characters?
Before starting Picture This, I wasn’t sure what to expect. In previous books Wasp was quiet and difficult to get to know. And what we knew of Taylor wasn’t promising. Oh, but how Vines took that and made something wonderful! While I always obsess over her male leads, her heroine took center stage as my favorite female lead. Taylor is so caring, loyal, and loving despite hardly ever being shown those things herself. Wasp was just as spectacular. He may be quiet but he loves fiercely and gives Taylor everything he’s got.
Read this book now!! 5 stars isn’t enough.
Friends with benefits find their way together. Taylor and Wasp were great together. I loved the strength that Taylor showed when she was sacrificing her future for family. She knew what she wanted but was willing to give it up. Wasp was so understanding yet so vulnerable. This series has kept me enjoying the MacRae family, and I look forward to more.
I received an ARC of this story as a gift, and this is my unsolicited review.
Picture This by Jolie Vines is book 4 in the Marry the Scot Series. This is the story of William ‘Wasp’ and Taylor. I have read the previous books and feel that added to my enjoyment of their story but you can make this a standalone book if you wish to do so.
Taylor has to be the prefect daughter or else. There is more pressure on her now that her father is facing a new election along with the threat of a marriage. Wasp is starting up his photograph dream while helping his family. Both only seem to be able to commit to short encounters until they both need more but they will need to overcome a lot to be what they want.
Miles and miles of travel, a little bucket list, and a whole lot of Highlander!
I’ll admit, when we first met Taylor, I wasn’t her biggest fan. But now that we get the rest of the story, all I can say is that the author is brilliant, and knowing Taylor’s less-than-perfect history only made her full story more compelling. For a few years, Taylor and Wasp carried on a convenient FWB relationship whenever their paths crossed, without any thoughts of the future. Now that Taylor’s father is using her for a politically advantageous match, her life and choices come into sharp focus and she’s ready to grab whatever she can out of life. Wasp is just starting his career in photography, which puts him in Taylor’s path once again, if only to see her engaged to another man.
Everything seems wrong about their relationship, but it’s also so very, very right. The beautiful writing breathes life into these characters, giving them such depth and emotional weight. Both have led charmed lives, although in very different ways and by different standards, and yet both find themselves facing a unique set of personal challenges that threaten their own happiness even without being an impediment to their relationship. You don’t just read a book like this, you feel everything along the way on a very personal level.
And that sneak peek at Ally’s upcoming story – Wow!! Way to start off a story with a bang!!
Each trip to the McRae’s Scotland is such a treat for the heart. The whole familiar cast is on hand to show us once again that the meaning of life is family. I highly recommend this book, as well as the entire series. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
5 CRANKY STARS
I have loved these quirky little romance stories set in Scotland. The McRae men are Scottish hunks. They are not rich but keep the family lands and castles going the best they can on limited funds. The patriarch is 30-yr old Callum and his wife, who has started a business that keeps them all afloat. These four men are hard working and dedicated to their heritage. We met the older brothers in the first three books. This story is about William, aka, Wasp. He is a twin to Alasdair, aka, Ally. Wasp is 22-yrs old now and every bit as handsome as his 3 brothers. The heroine in this book is Irene Taylor Vandenberg who at one time was a school roommate of his sister-in-law. You really should start with book 1 as all the characters intertwine. However, this truly can be read as a standalone as this author is just that good.
Wasp is fulfilling his dream of becoming a photographer. He is on special assignment with a mentor at a museum in NYC. The affair is to announce the engagement of the Presidential candidate’s son and his running mate’s daughter. Politics in very complicated. When Wasp finds out who he will be photographing, he panics. He met Irene five years ago and they had a fling for a while. He knows her as Taylor. In the meantime, Wasp makes friends with the band playing at the affair and his career follows a whole new path.
I don’t want to give spoilers so suffice it to say that Wasp makes Taylor take a whole new look at the life she has been living. She finally defies her Dad and runs off with Wasp. Sparks fly, tempers flare, but love wins in the long run. Fast paced drama with both families that I guarantee you will love. By the end of this series I’ll have my Scottish accent down. Afterall, there is still one brother left to fall in love.
I loved this book! It was dramatic and exciting right from the very beginning. And steamy hot! Wow!
Picture This is well written and I like that it alternates between the point of view of the two main characters. One of the things I love about this book and the whole series is the depth of the characters. The characters are interesting, lovable and relatable. They show great strength and courage. Wasp and Taylor are so perfect for each other. They have so much fun together.
I like that while this is a stand alone book the characters from the previous books are all in the book and we can follow their continued lives. I love the interactions and relationships between the brothers and their families.
This book has it all. Strong interesting characters, a fun road trip, steamy hot scenes, sweet romance and sexy Scottish Highlanders.
The book has an incredible ending that leaves you excited for the next book in the series!
Wasp and Taylor
The unconditional love these have for each other shines through… you travel across continents, grieve with Taylor, love and get so many feels.
Love how Jodie brings all the characters back together, how family means everything and the support they give each other.
Another fabulous 5 read
Such a great thrill to go into a book like this and have no idea how a couple could possibly work out their troubles and be together. I loved the surprised and the twists in Wasp and Taylor’s story. Taylor wins the prize for Best Journey to Redemption and Wasp wins for Biggest Heart.
Gotta read the next one ASAP!
Oh, how those McRae twins have captured my heart all through this series and I’m so glad they’ve got their own stories.
Wasp (William) is a quiet soul and has had to deal with a truly traumatic early childhood which could have been so much worse if not for the love of his family.
We met Wasp and his twin Ally when they were only 16 and while Ally was mostly mischievous, Wasp was more subdued. As we’ve already learned that is because of past trauma.
Now Wasp is in his early twenties and I am so glad Jolie gave us he and Taylor’s story. I knew they were destined to be together eventually and I’m so glad Taylor got to redeem herself in this book.
I loved the European road trip and we got glimpses of Ally too which was lovely.
Wasp is such a compassionate soul and, just like his kin before him, he loves his woman fiercely.
That cliffhanger at the end will have you scrambling for Oh Baby! so make sure you’ve got that one handy, you will not be disappointed. x