Hamish “The Hammer” MacEvoy is every Sharks player’s favorite kilt-wearing drinking buddy. But he’s also a prince. And to keep his place in line for the throne of his tiny island country, he has to be married before the age of thirty. The issue? There’s only one girl Hamish is willing to marry and he hasn’t seen her in six years. And by the way, the prince has yet to share his royal scepter with … scepter with a girl–mostly because none of the girls he’s met can hold a candle to Sophie James.
Can Hamish find Sophie? And if he does, can he convince her to give him another chance after all this time? And if he can do that, will they survive the Feats of Matrimonial Might? And what about all the sheep?
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Hamish knew Sophie was the girl for him ever since they were children growing up near each other in their home country of Durnham. But he hasn’t seen her since he left for the US to play professional soccer six years ago. He was recently reminded that he has to marry by his thirtieth birthday in less than a year and told that Sophie has been in the US almost as long as he has. His friends Fuerte and Erica bring a piece of cake back from a wedding cake design shop that tastes just like his mother’s and he realizes where Sophie has been all along. But their romance is not smooth. She’s seen him with other women in public even though it never went any further. She’s been in other relationships since they parted. And he doesn’t tell her about the marriage deadline. There was plenty of humor in this second chance romance. The engagement feats were crazy. As were the sheep, bagpipes, and fortune teller in Hamish’s apartment building. Mr. Match didn’t have much to do with this one and I’m still hoping he finds his own romance in a future book.
This author has a unique approach to this story than any other romantic genre I’ve read. This is a slowly developed relationship between two natives of a small Scottish island. Interesting is the give and take between the two main characters but also learning about each other. But it is in this slow development that a truly cohesive couple emerges.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.