When a Scot Ties the Knot

Castles Ever After

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller

On the cusp of her first London season, Miss Madeline Gracechurch was shy, pretty, and talented with a drawing pencil, but hopelessly awkward with gentlemen. She was certain to be a dismal failure on the London marriage mart. So Maddie did what generations of shy, awkward young ladies have done: she invented a sweetheart.

A Scottish sweetheart. One who was handsome and honorable and devoted to her, but conveniently never around. Maddie poured her heart into writing the imaginary Captain MacKenzie letter after letter . . . and by pretending to be devastated when he was (not really) killed in battle, she managed to avoid the pressures of London society entirely.

Until years later, when this kilted Highland lover of her imaginings shows up in the flesh. The real Captain Logan MacKenzie arrives on her doorstep—handsome as anything, but not entirely honorable. He's wounded, jaded, in possession of her letters . . . and ready to make good on every promise Maddie never expected to keep.

Dare and Rose awesome duo

Tessa Dare again blows the story away. characters are REAL. The story is of course steamy , with comedy relief and a great story line . Carmen Rose... her voice with the accent and Scott's Burr move the story along so well you cannot turn it he story off.

Unexpectedly Wonderful

I loved this! It was so incredibly sweet the way their love bloomed ❤️ I loved all the sort of classic romance novel twists and turns, Tessa is masterful at bringing you into the world of her characters and making you truly love them

Clever characters and a fun premise

Maddy's letters are a HOOT! Absolutely hysterical and so much fun. They serve as a rollicking start to a surprisingly poignant story.

The family of Miss Madeline Gracechurch is pressing her to enter society and find a husband, so Maddy fabricates an engagement to a gorgeous Scottish soldier that she can wait for indefinitely. Her letters to the imaginary Captain Logan MacKenzie become like a diary where she begins to share everything she could never speak out loud. And through them the author creates a character that we immediately like and care about.

Logan's character reveals itself through the way he treats people. He comes off as an opportunist at first, but soon he begins to seem more complex and sympathetic.

It is a fun story with a full palate of fun characters (her aunt and his soldiers). I recommend this as a sweet romance with plenty of laughs.

Most enjoyable romance!

What a nice story with humour, romance and lovable characters. The narrator did an excellent job!

Very cute

Better than the first 2 in the series. Sadly there aren’t shared characters in the Castles Ever After series though.