Scandalous Scotsman by MJ Fields

One trip down the stairs, caused by a lone Lego, while wrapped in a towel, spewing a plethora of profanities, and my cell phone went flying.

I landed on my ass, and then the ER.

Between those two occurrences was a FaceTime call, placed by a bouncing phone, to the number of a man I didn’t even truly look at, who had now seen more of my body than anyone had since my Tinder days, over a year ago.

Three declined calls later, I limped out the door to get myself to the ER before starting my hectic day.

The ER was packed, but when I saw Nurse Bridget, one of my students’ mothers, I pleaded my case and she hurried me into an examination room.

An hour later, I left on crutches with a bruised ass, a fractured ankle, and an appointment to see an orthopedic surgeon at four p.m.

Arriving fifteen minutes late for that appointment, I heard the sexy yet very brash accent of a man who clearly had an obsession with punctuality and, apparently, no bedside manner.

Dr. Ethan Stewart, tall, copper-haired, sinfully sexy … was a total ass.

After a tongue-lashing about how irresponsible I was to, first, leave the ER with such an injury, and second, be late, I put him in his place … or so I thought.

Turned off by his arrogant attitude, turned on by the roguish glint in his green eyes and the way he spoke, I left his office a hot … and wet mess.

Upon exiting, my phone rang again. It was the same number from before, and I couldn’t help answering to give the caller a piece of my mind.

Once in my car, I hung up, tossed my phone on the passenger seat, and then looked out the window to see him with his phone to his ear and a grin spread across his far too handsome face.

It couldn’t be …

Could it?

 Series: Cocky Hero Club #2 | Publisher: Audible  | Narrators:

Grace Grant, Will Watt  | Length: 5 hours 39 minutes | Genre: Contemporary Romance | Source: Publisher | Rating: 4 Cups

If you’re a Jamie Fraser fan Dr. Ethan Stewart will have you swooning. He’s a little cocky, completely sexy, and thoroughly Scottish.  

When a misplaced Lego causes Elizabeth to tumble down the stairs and her mobile to place a random FaceTime call causing the recipient to see Elizabeth in all her glory, she never imagines the voice would belong to the sexy orthopedic surgeon she’s scheduled to see. While Ethan was a total arse, there’s no denying the attraction between the two of them and things take an interesting turn when Ethan and his young daughter move in down the street from Elizabeth.

I had fun with this book. Elizabeth and Ethan was such a feisty couple and to top it all off, she’s an Outlander fan, which makes her first few encounters with Ethan awkward and hilarious.

Both of them are dealing with things in their own lives. Elizabeth is dealing with the loss of her father, the end of her marriage, and trying to sort out her life. Ethan is fighting for his daughter. Not only fighting for her voice (she has select mutism) but fighting her maternal grandparents for full custody. They both have a lot going on but rather than being closed off, they learned to trust each other and let each other in.

The romance in this one is hot and steamy, and while there’s a bit of insta-lust, I do think this one had a nice pacing with the development given it was on the shorter side.

While I enjoyed most of this one, there was something at the end of the book that had me lowering the rating a bit. Other than that, this was a solid read.

I have listened to Grace Grant before and I still do enjoy her narration even if she did cause Elizabeth to come across slightly older sounding. Will Watt was a new-to-me narrator and I absolutely loved his Scottish accent. He gave Ethan this strong Highland burr and, not only did it work, it sounded natural. I could have listened to him all day.

Overall, I highly recommend this one. Ethan is going to charm the socks off you and you’ll want to be Elizabeth’s friend. I’m interested in checking out the other books in this series as well as more from this author.