The Scotsman Who Saved Me

Seven Brides/Seven Scotsmen, Book 1

By: Hannah Howell

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

A brutal attack on Emily Stanton's family has left her for dead...until she is found in the woods by a handsome stranger with a thick brogue who vows to protect her. There's only one problem: As a woman with a noble English background, she has no business keeping company with such a man.

For Scotsman Iain MacEnroy, Emily's high-tone accent is a bitter reminder of the oppressive regime he left behind. The last thing he needs is to be burdened by the needs of a beautiful, blue-eyed Englishwoman. But taking care of elegant, educated Emily begins to transform Iain in ways he never imagined. Could it be that the deep divisions from the old world no longer apply in the new - and that Iain and Emily can share a passion as lush and wild as the Scottish highlands themselves?

©2017 Hannah Howell (P)2017 Tantor

Iain and Emily

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

Audible Premium Plus borrow. While the audiobook narrator didn't specify it seemed like there were at least 4 different POV. This is book 1 of 7 in the Seven Brides for Seven Scotsmen series. There was a portion of the book that was duplicated from chapter 11 to chapter 12, without that it would've been a 4 star read/listen. Narrator Justine Eyre read well and I enjoyed all three of her different accents: English, Scottish, and American. Content warnings: the h brother-in-law and sister are murd€r€d; multiple attempts are made on the h and her nephew's life; the h uncle k¡lled her parents and his own parents among other people before the H finally ends him; the H parents were also k¡lled.

Emily Stanton (21; English) escapes with her nephew when her uncle's men come to k¡ll Emily and her family because he wants the land they will inheritwhen their grandfather passes. The men did k¡ll her brother-in-law and her older sister and left their house burning. Iain MacEnroy (28; Scottish) and his 6 brothers go to investigate the fire and find the bodies of Emily's deceased relatives. A blood trail leads them to Emily and her 3 year old nephew's hiding place. At her request the 7 brothers take Emily and her nephew back to Emily's home. After they showed Emily her family's grave and she retrieved a box from her home the brothers take Emily and her nephew to their home. Once inside the MacEnroy home they realize she was shot and they have their housekeeper attend to her wounds. Over time her nephew grows fond of Iain and his brothers, and so does Emily. Her uncle continues to try to end Emily and her nephew's life and he is even able to wound Iain but Iain successfully ends the threat. In the end Iain and Emily are married with her grandfather's blessing and Emily gives birth to their first daughter. JP

Spice rating 3 out of 5.
1st listen 04-22-23

Loved it!

Really good story, and Justine is my absolute favorite narrator. I’d listen to anything she narrates.

The total package

This hero/ damsel in distress novel now has a spot in my heart. I am extremely excited to listen to the second book.

loved this book I hope there is a sequel

this book has all the kinds of books in one that I like to read Scott's old English and placed in the old Western us with romances

enjoyable

i loved the narrators voice.the characters came to life and had me giggling at times.

Nice

I enjoyed this story, both the writing and the narration by Justine Eyre. Thank you.

Enjoyable

Good read. Enjoyed the narration. I love how strong Ian is for his family. Good romance story.

The Scottish accents were horrendous

The story was ok. Ian’s irrational dislike of her being gentry was weird, and her secret wasn’t really one that she needed to keep. Aside from that, the story was ok, but the accents were just awful.

Audio has repeated chapters

Nice enough story. Duplicates in the chapters
Frustrating to skip through. A bit predictable but entertaining

So I loved the story!

The review below saying that the timeline is incorrect - no the timeline is correct. She obviously was mistaken 🙄. Some reviews are obtuse…,