Never Kiss a Scot

League of Rogues Series, Book 10

By: Lauren Smith

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

Joanna Lennox is a fine bred English lady.

She's pretty, intelligent, witty, and . . . on the shelf. With an influential baron as her brother and a hefty dowry, she should have gentlemen lining up at her door but instead she seems doomed to become a spinster. Then one night a handsome highland lord steals a kiss from her in a library which stirs her deepest desires. Desperate for a life and a love of her own, she turns to the darkly handsome, brooding Scottish lord who lights a fire within her with his touch. But will his secrets and enemies tear them apart?

Brock Kincade knows better than to go around kissing English ladies in dark libraries.

Especially when a lady is the little sister of the man who will shortly be his brother-in-law. But Joanna is pure temptation, and he's been denied that innocent affection for far too long. He doesn't believe in love, but he believes in lust, and after that single kiss, he knows he wants her as his wife. He might not love her, but he'll care for her and fuel the passionate fire between them with pleasure. There's just one problem: He'll have to steal her away from her overprotective brother and his devilish band of friends, the League of Rogues.

It's a race to Greta Green for a hasty anvil marriage that will change their lives forever . . . .

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Lauren Smith (P)2019 Tantor

Romance with a heroine!

Great romantic story, and finally a heroine! I would recommend this if you’re into historical fiction romance. Thought it’s a bit racy

Great love story!

Great love story full of hardships, trust and lots of love, love, and more love.

Enjoyable!

Joanna was my favorite character...she carried the book. Loved the play with her character. Worth reading.

Wonderful Addition To The Series

I read the Whispersync version of this book so I listened to the audio as well as reading. The narrator, Heather Wilds, has a wonderful range of ‘voices’ and I thoroughly enjoyed listening. Her Scots brogue was wonderful to hear – especially the Gaelic ballads – I loved those.

Another great addition to the League of Rogues series. This one features the fabulous Brock Kincade whom we met in Ashton Lennox’s book, Wicked Rivals. Our heroine is Ashton’s sister Joanna and our hero is the brother of Ashton’s heroine, Rosalind. So – it is a family affair! It is a wonderful read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love that all of Rosalind’s brash, handsome, irrepressible brothers will get their own books – and I hope Ashton’s brothers will as well.

At twenty-years-old, Joanna Lennox has endured three seasons without anyone showing any interest whatsoever. The men don’t even seem interested in dancing with her much less courting her. What in the world is wrong with her? She just doesn’t understand it. She isn’t ugly, she has a large dowry, she’s intelligent and has all of the skills required for running a large home – so, why isn’t anyone – even a fortune hunter – interested in her?

I loved the opening scene in the book. Joanna is in the library late in the evening when she sees a tall man, dressed in dark clothes, entering the room. She doesn’t recognize him, but he says he is Rosalind’s brother – then, he kisses her senseless and ties her up. He’s there to ‘rescue’ his sister from the evil clutches of Ashton.

To say that there is no love lost between Brock and Ashton is putting it mildly. However, Ashton has to suck it up and tolerate Brock – at least until the wedding is over – because Brock is walking Rosalind down the aisle. However, when Ashton catches Brock alone in a room with Joanna, kissing her, with his hand up her skirt, Ashton goes berserk and orders him from the house. What Ashton doesn’t know is that Brock is determined to marry Joanna – not for her money (though that is a plus), but because he wants her - the real her.

Given Ashton’s animosity toward Brock, he and Joanna decide to go to Gretna Green to marry over the anvil. They have to be crafty in order to escape without Ashton and the League managing to overtake them. On that trip, Joanna discovers strengths and bravery she never knew she possessed. They slept outdoors and were even kidnapped by highwaymen, yet she never complained and moved forward. Even when her brother caught up with them, she stood up to him and faced him down. Joanna turns out to be quite a heroine.

Brock Kincade, along with his brothers and sister grew up in one of the most abusive homes I’ve ever read in a story. His father was extremely abusive and violent. Brock is so afraid that he’s like his father that he won’t allow himself to be violent in any way – even when he’s attacked, he only does the minimum to protect himself. Brock’s father did some despicable things and betrayed some of the Highland clans. Those clans haven’t forgotten what happened and some have transferred that animosity to Brock. Who are the hidden enemies at the castle? Are they after Brock or Joanna – or both?

You really need to read this delightful series – including this book. The characters are wonderful – you’ll fall in love with all of them as you read the books. Joanna and Brock are both wonderful characters and I can’t wait to see their siblings get their own books.

Loved Never Kiss a Scot

Lauren Smith does it again. I am never disappointed with her books. Cannot wait for more.

Love the book hated the řeader

No matter how good a book may be, the person reading it can make or break the entire story!
The person reading this book totally drove me crazy and her sing song way of reading is no where close to being realistic and I so much wanted to call and scream STOP !! Her knowledge of how speak and pronounce many American English words added insult to injury

SUPER ROMANTIC!

I loved every minute!
I have not been a huge fan of this series. However, this is one of the best stories. Perhaps because it is about a hunky Scotsman and not one of the awful arrogant Rouges. 😉

Enjoyable!

This was an enjoyable listen.
Recommend this series.! The expression of feelings are very relatable.

Just…sticky, yummy, yes.

Ok. Wow. I have LOVED this series. Lauren, seriously? …it was so good. This book felt like tucking into the chocolate fondue fountain during a sexy dinner party filled with gorgeous and intelligent people who have no problem staying up until 4am drinking expensive champagne and toasting s’mores and laughing around a cozy fire and then omg the host is like “hey, I’ve got extra sleeping bags and marshmallows” and then you fall asleep under the stars and oh wait you’re also in the Scottish Highlands.

Touching and Sweet

Who cannot love Brock?! This is one of my favorite of the series. Building love story with some suspense and drama. Brock makes sure Joanna is cared for, and treated with the utmost respect, even making sure she understood no doors of the castle will ever be closed from her...before he even realizes his heart is hers. There are enemies, both seen and unseen. The rogues are funny, especially Charles.
While some are confused because Sir Hugo is involved in the story, it is the same timeline of her brother Ashton's book, only a different arc. It gives yet another example of how deep Sir Hugo is into their lives.
Their bonding of books is almost like a handfasting in itself.
I hope Rafe gets his own HEA soon. Maybe he'll marry the mysterious author of the books mentioned, and read in EVERY book of the series. Will we ever find out who she is, or is it just happenstance??