One sizzling night. A lifetime of consequences.In college, Rae Everhart had her future mapped out — until one night of forbidden passion with her much-older professor cost her everything. Iain MacTaggart abandoned Rae, never knowing he’d given her a daughter. Thirteen years later, he storms back into her life. His easy smile tempts her, but his sensual seduction may be her undoing.Iain … her undoing.
Iain MacTaggart knows he can’t win Rae with sweet words and apologies. To earn back her trust, he’ll rely on the one thing he does best — pleasuring a woman. He abandoned Rae once, but he won’t repeat that mistake. Still, hot sex and secrets don’t mix. And his darkest mistakes may be coming back to haunt them both.
Can Rae trust the man who destroyed her once and who could so easily do it again? This time, he can do much worse than break her heart. He could break their daughter’s heart too.
Notorious in a Kilt is the fifth book in the award-winning, bestselling Hot Scots series. Don’t miss the audiobook featuring Mary Ann Weathers & Patrick Zeller!
Read Anna’s books in order:
Hot Scots series
1. Dangerous in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Rinelle Harkin)
2. Wicked in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
3: Scandalous in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
Books 1-3 + plus bonus chapters: The MacTaggart Brothers Trilogy (also in audio, featuring Rinelle Harkin, Mary Ann Weathers & Ged Bowie)
4: Gift-Wrapped in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers & Patrick Zeller)
5: Notorious in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers & Patrick Zeller)
6: Insatiable in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Shane East & Mary Ann Weathers)
7: Lethal in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Shane East & Emma Wilder)
8: Irresistible in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Shane East & Elle Newlands)
9: Devastating in a Kilt (coming soon in audio, featuring Shane East & Emma Wilder)
Also check out Anna’s other contemporary romances:
The Ballachulish Trilogy
Hot Scots books 1-3 rewritten from the hero’s perspective
1. Lachlan in a Kilt
2. Aidan in a Kilt (coming soon)
3. Rory in a Kilt (coming soon)
Brit vs. Scot: A Hot Brits/Hot Scots/Au Naturel Crossover Book (coming soon in audio featuring Shane East & Stella Hunter with a special appearance by Zachary Webber)
Hot Brits series (audiobooks narrated by Shane East & Vanessa Edwin)
1. One Hot Chance
2. One Hot Roomie
3. One Hot Crush
Books 1-3 + plus bonus chapters: The Dixon Brothers Trilogy
4. One Hot Escape
5. One Hot Rumor
Au Naturel Trilogy (audiobooks narrated by Jason Clarke & Ava Lucas)
1. Natural Passion
2. Natural Impulse
3. Natural Satisfaction (coming soon in audio)
Fired Up (a standalone romance, also in audio featuring Talece Brown)
You might also like Anna’s steamy paranormal romances:
The Outlands Shifter (standalone romance) (coming soon in audio featuring Shane East & Mackenzie Cartwright
Undercover Elementals series
1. The Mortal Falls (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
2. The Mortal Fires (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
3. The Mortal Tempest (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
Books 1-3 + bonus chapters: The Janusite Trilogy (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers)
4. Obsidian Hunger (also in audio, featuring Shane East & Ava Lucas)
5. Unbidden Hunger (coming soon)
Also check out Anna’s other paranormal romances:
Psychic Crossroads series (coming soon in audio)
1. Willpower (coming soon in audio, featuring Jason Clarke & Samantha Cook)
2. Intuition (coming soon in audio, featuring Jason Clarke & Samantha Cook)
3. Kinetic (coming soon in audio, featuring Savannah Peachwood & Zachary Webber)
Reborn series (completed)
1. Reborn to Die
2. Reborn to Burn
3. Reborn to Avenge
4. Reborn to Conquer
Passion Never Dies: The Complete Reborn Series
more
Can This “Notorious in a Kilt” Scot Convince Her To Be HIS… Once AGAIN!!
Back in the Day, HE was the Professor who was “Notorious in a Kilt!”
He was THAT Guy on Campus…
Full of Swagger, Confidence, Unflappable Stoicism, & Untouchable Charm!
Was it any Wonder Girls were Swooning & Drooling ALL Over Place…
Then, like idiots we Gave it PASSION…
A Single Night’s Perfect Indulgence, Then BOOM!
Our Lives Imploded & WE Went on our Separate Ways…
Only NOW, Years Later, He’s walked BACK into MY Life,
Still Full of Swagger, a Delectably S¡πFULL Body, & More Secrets than he’s willing to share…
Yet, I’m still dying to Sample the only MAN who’s “Notorious in a Kilt” & makes Me Cray, Cray!
Alas, who am I to Talk… I’ve got Secrets of MY OWN!
Although, We’ll Definitely come Clean…
Will we survive the Aftermath of the Unveiling Scene!?!
Is our Reunion Strong Enough to Hold…
Us up through Years of Untold Secrets once they Clamour into the Lignt!
I was granted an ARC of Anna Durand’s “Notorious in a Kilt (Hot Scots Book 5)” via Booksprout; I recommend this book to others based upon its own merits. All opinions expressed within this review are uniquely my own & freely given!
Until next time… Happy Reading!
This is the first book I have read by Ms. Durand and I enjoyed it. Since I have not read the previous books in the series I don’t know if the men in the MacTaggart family are all as willing to admit to their mistakes as easily and frequently as Iain did, but I guess that is why we read fiction. Rae was also so understanding and rational about all of the revelations Iain kept admitting to that I had a hard time believing how easily she just accepted everything he told her with so little fuss. Again, this is why it is fiction and not reality.
I will be reading this series from the beginning so I can find out how the family story started.
The writing and character development was done well without getting bogged down midway through the way some books have a tendency to do.
Overall a good book.
Plan on ordering the whole series.
A Steamy Scottish Romance
I listened to the audio version of this novel. The voice for the sexy Scottish millionaire is spot on. Thirteen years later, Ian reunites with the love of his life only to learn he has a 12-year-old daughter. This is a delightful love story.
Very riveting. Took a day to read with performing other responsibilities. This book was great.
love this series
Not a lot of action but a sweet second-chance romance.
I LOVED this book. I will not give the synopsis since you can read the blurb and others give more detail but I definitely recommend!
The chemistry, sexiness, sweetness, and twists in plot kept things very interesting.
I cannot wait to read more by this author. Definitely worth your time!
I received a free copy of this book. This review was posted voluntarily.
NOTORIOUS IN A KILT is the fifth book in the Hot Scots series. While each book is centered on one couple leading to their HEA, it is best to read them in the order of release. I am devastated that I missed the fourth book!
Before I tell you what I loved about this book (and I did love this story), let me tell you what I love about this series. They are contemporary comedic romance, but each story is a different trope. Dangerous is a suspense romance. Wicked is an old-fashion slapstick romantic comedy. Scandalous is a fake marriage turned true love. Gift-wrapped is a Christmas comedy romance. Now, we have Notorious and it is a second chance romance with a secret baby. They are all absolutely sigh-worthy.
What I love most about this book is the characters…not just Iain and Rae, but so many others. There was their daughter Malina (and the reason for her name), Rae’s mother, all of Iain’s family, and the sheepies (labelled this way on purpose), horses, and llama on the ranch in Texas. Yes, to me the animals count as characters, too.
Iain’s nickname for Rae may be so obvious, but it is so endearing and who wouldn’t want to be thought of as someone’s ray of sunshine. Plus, it had me humming one of my favorite songs.
There are more MacTaggarts (and kilts) coming in this wonderful series. I’m looking forward to the next adventure!
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Title: NOTORIOUS IN A KILT
Series: Hot Scots #5
Category /Genre: Contemporary Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: A – near perfect
Received from: Anna Durand (as a gifted copy)
I loved the book! I felt all the feels in it. And I thought Iain and Rae had great chemistry! A wonderful story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Love this series! And there’s more to come!
NOTORIOUS IN A KILT (Hot Scots #5) by Anna Durand is a smokin’ hot contemporary second chance romance. This entire series of sexy Scottish brothers and cousins is easy to read and entertaining. Each book can be read as a standalone although it was fun to read them in order and watch how each meets their perfect American mate.
Rae Everhart fell in love with her college professor. With only one month to go before graduation, they could not wait. They were both adults and only had one night of passion before the jealousy of others tore them apart. Her lover disappeared leaving Rae with so many unanswered questions and a daughter to raise alone.
Iain MacTaggart thought he was saving Rae by leaving her. He knows nothing about his daughter and has quite the reputation since returning to his home in Scotland. Since he can’t have the one woman he loves, he sleeps with many others. He never promises them anything except a good time.
Thirteen years later on Rae’s sheep ranch in Texas, Iain comes marching back into Rae’s life. He is willing to do anything to win her trust back, but he still has secrets that could break them apart once again. Can Rae trust Iain with not only her heart, but her daughter’s heart also?
This is the book I have been waiting for! Iain was a secondary character in other books in this series and I always wanted to know why at fifty he was still not settled. You knew there were secrets and this book tells all. Both Rae and Iain suffered and yet rebuilt their lives as best they could. They had to be together though in the end for this HEA to satisfy. Iain is extremely hot and Rae is the perfect strong and resilient heroine. Beside the reignited romance, you also get blackmail, misunderstandings and a bumpy road to happiness. The sex in this book is explicit and hot as in this whole series.
I really enjoyed this story and was very happy to finally find out more about Iain. This is a great second chance romance and one of my favorite in this series to date.
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Enjoyed reading Iain And Rae’s love story. Circumstances beyond their control separated Iain and Rae twelve years ago. Years later Iain finds her and is determined to regain her love and trust. They both have secrets that affects their future. Someone from the past challenges their relationship. Great chemistry. Engaging from beginning to end recommended read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Since I am older, I liked that Iain was a little older. Plus he wore a kilt. Whew! Rae impressed me. She is strong and kind. All the things I wish I were. The reason it didnt get 5 stars is that I would have liked to read more about their first time together and less about his women. Honestly if Iain really loved Rae as much as he says he does he wouldn’t have waited 12 years to find her. Other than that I loved the book. I do recommend it.
I enjoyed reading this book.
Was very entertaining and funny in various parts of story.
I will recommend my friends read.
Another delightful story about the charming Scottish MacTaggart cousins. This one is about Ian getting a second chance with his long lost love, Rae Everhart. He was a visiting professor in America and she was one of his students. They became friends, but it wasn’t until after exams were over that they consummated their relationship. Shortly before he was going to ask her to marry him, he was falsely accused of sexual harassment by Rae’s jealous roommate and was deported, before he could even talk to Rae. However, he left her with a little gift. Villains on both sides of the Atlantic kept them from finding each other, but thirteen years later, after watching Gavin win back his love Jamie (Jamie is Ian’s cousin and Aiden’s sister who is married to Gavin’s sister Calli), Ian seeks the help of his fmaily to track Rae down. Once he shows up at her door, he then has his work cut out for him earning her trust while she need to find the courage to tell him he has a daughter. Great characters, with humor and wit make this an enjoyable read. Can’t wait to read Evan’s story.
A night of passion with her professor was all it took to turn Rae’s life upside down. He disappeared, but left her a memento of their night together. Thirteen years later Iain wants a second chance. But will Rae give it to him? A lovely story, passionate, emotional, suspenseful and full of hard choices that have to be made. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is dramatic, romantic, entertaining and hot. Ian is cocky, determined and remorseful. Rae is stubborn, untrusting and confused. They had an intense, taboo relationship when Rae was in college and when Ian left Rae was devastated. But Ian left behind a reason to celebrate, a daughter. Now Ian shows up ready to beg for forgiveness and is shocked to find he has a daughter. He is even more determined to win Rae back, she’s determined to protect her and her daughters hearts. They have a chemistry that is still as intense as it was.
I recieved a complimentary copy of this book from Booksprout. This is my honest and voluntary opinion of it.
A hot story featuring a hot man in a kilt. This is book 1 o the “Kilt” stories. I enjoyed the story as well as the romance. Interesting storyline.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I wasn’t really sure how to rate this when I finished it, so I let it gel and I am now happy with my rating. This is a second chance romance with a secret baby.
The story was slow burn with plenty of chemistry between the characters. They met when she was in college and he was her professor. One night together resulted in both of them suffering the consequences but he’s finally decided to track her down. Rae isn’t so sure the man she’s always loved is the sticking around type and there’s more at risk this time.
Characters are very well developed. While there is an age difference, the sparks between them are real and the story of them finding their way back to love is wonderful.
This is a full length novel and I thought it would be too long for “the story” but there were twists and turns, secrets to be revealed and obstacles to overcome and I found myself picking the book back up after setting it down to read just one more chapter. I loved the story, loved the characters but the best part was getting to know Rae and Iain and see them begin to understand each other and themselves as their relationship developed. This apparently is a book in a series but it works perfectly as a stand-alone. Still, I’m going to have to go back and get to know the rest of the MacTaggart clan. (I voluntarily reviewed an ARC).