This fourth installment of the bestselling Border Series can be read as a standalone novel.A clan’s greatest warrior. An Englishwoman in disguise.Can their love survive her secret?The ScotWhen his brother foists an English squire upon him, Alex Kerr is completely disinterested in training the lad—until he discovers that his new recruit is not a lad at all. “Alfred” is a beautiful Englishwoman in … not a lad at all. “Alfred” is a beautiful Englishwoman in disguise, hiding a horrible secret. Determined to uncover the truth about Clara’s past, Alex agrees to take her with him on a journey across the Scottish border into England. Passion flares between them, but as Alex gets closer and closer to discovering Clara’s secret, their future seems ever more uncertain.
The Secret
For six years, Lady Clara has lived as “Alfred”—a squire who talks little and trusts no one. But everything changes when she agrees to squire for Alex Kerr. Her feelings for him are far from those of master and apprentice. He makes her long to leave her disguise behind. . . except to do so is to risk the lives of everyone she cares about. Will her secret doom the unlikely pair before they have a chance at love?
The Scot’s Secret is the fourth book in a historical romance series set in 13th century Northumbria along the Anglo-Scottish border. If you like strong female heroines, alpha-male heroes, and sizzling romance, you’ll love the fourth installment of the Border Series.
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It’s no secret… this series is still going strong!
Alex is an honorable, brave and strong Scots warrior who has agreed to train his new squire Alfred. But, he gets much more than he bargained for. Because, Alfred is really a headstrong, independent and beautiful… woman! A woman who holds an even bigger secret than her identity.
The dynamic between these two characters is just wonderful and holds your interest. The plot has some nice surprises and moves at a quick pace. The chemistry that develops between Alex and Clara is red hot. I loved this continuation of Alfred/Clara’s story from the previous book.
*I received a complimentary ARC of this story in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.
Cecelia Mecca writes passionate historical tales of the history and lives of the English and Scottish border Lords and their challenges to forgive the past to keep the peace for their future. “The Scots Secret” is a fantastic excitingly sexy read I couldn’t put down. Besides the tantalizing passion and romance, I love the witt and humor, especially Alex’s answer when questioned about what he was doing and saw down at the lake! l laughed myself sick. Cecelia’s gift of writing will make your top favorite authors list too.
Amazing!! Not only amazing but heartwarming, intriguing, passionate. Just a few words to describe this book. Why would a woman disguise herself as a lad for many years? Dear reader, that is the question! To hide in plain sight, Lady Clara presented herself as Alfred, a lowly squire, who followed the jousting tournaments, aiding the knights. The last knight Clara squired for was Toren Kerr, who figured out she was female and reaized she was terrified to be found out. So he and his new wife take Clara home and Toren hands her over to his brother Alex to become his squire. This is were the story really takes off. Alex sees Clara as the female she is and begins questioning her as to who she is and why she is hiding. They travel together on a journey to find Alex’s mother and the sparks begin to fly. To say that they are attracted to each other is too mild a description! Cecelia Mecca is a master at descriptions and characterizations that make you feel you are there with Alex and Clara. This is a story full of adventure, intrigue and surprising secrets that come to light. When the last page is turned you will draw a heavy sigh and hope that the next book in this series will come out soon!!! Well Done Cecelia Mecca as always!!
Alex Kerr isn’t really interested in training the young squire his elder brother presents him with, but that changes when he realizes that Alfred is in fact a lovely Englishwoman in hiding. Clara has secrets and Alex is determined to learn what they are, so he takes her with him on a trip over the border into England.
The attraction smolders between them but the closer Alex gets to learning the truth, the more uncomfortable Clara becomes. She has spent six years in hiding and divulging her secrets is not easily done. She undeniably has feelings for Alex beyond those of squire and knight but discarding her disguise for good would jeopardize them both and Clara is certain her secrets will eliminate any chance of her sharing a future with Alex.
This was a fun trip to the English/Scottish border and Tim Campbell’s narration made me feel like I was right there in the story. I loved Alex as a hero because of the way he set his sights on Clara, realized his feelings, and acted on them despite his fears of her possibly leaving him. He showed himself to be capable of reevaluating and changing his beliefs when faced with new information and that growth made him so likable. Clara was less capable of change and her insistence on living in fear even when other opportunities presented themselves did get a bit old, especially when she hurt Alex. But she was ultimately trying to protect him, and I liked these two as a couple. I enjoyed the fact that the conflict in this story was character-driven, rather than the stress of a battle or some such outside issue, which is the complete opposite of how I usually feel but there it is. I’m enjoying filling in my gaps in this series and will continue.
Great book and characters. So realistic, I actually wanted to shake want of the characters and yell, “Snap out of it”