All Winnie needed was a man from the Highlands to woo her. And he needed to figure out if he'd perhaps received a blow to the head, or if it had merely taken him eighteen years to sort himself out. To see her the way she truly was, and not for the child she'd been.

I am surprised that I managed to have enough self control to wait this long from finishing the previous book to read this book. I enjoyed the first two books in this series and was pretty eager to finally get to read about Lachlan and Rowena. Both of them were in the previous books so if you've read those you know their basic history. 

 

Rowena has spent most of her life following after Lachlan, but after coming home from spending three months in London she realizes that she no longer she a childish crush on Lachlan. In London she actually had men that paid attention to her and liked her back. After she lets Lachlan know that she no longer wants him Lachlan finally sees Rowena as the woman she has grown into and the woman that he wants.

 

I loved the heat between Lachlan and Rowena. Usually I don't like bickering but I loved the bickering between the two of them. Not only were they fighting their own feelings but they also had Rowena's brother, Ranulf, trying to keep them apart (basically because he didn't want to see Rowena hurt). I love how determined Lachlan became when he finally realized how strong his feelings were for Rowena.

 

I pretty much enjoyed the plot up until the big event that happens towards the end. Things seemed to drag out more after that but I did enjoy how certain characters (Lachlan) reacted to what happened. I was pretty ecstatic at where all the characters end up in the end and I look forward to reading more of this series.

I love Suzanne Enoch and her writing! I have read several of her books and so far kept up with the series! This is book 3 in the "Scandalous Highlanders Series", but can be a standalone book. So don't worry if you are reading them out of order. This is a great story of how the heroine, Rowena MacLawry fell in love with her brother's best friend and hero: " Lachlan MacTier". Lachlan didn't know what he had until Rowena turn her sites on find a true husband. I loved how they interacted and how the hero changed and realized what he had thrown away and how he fought to get it back! I would recommend this book, series and the author!

★★★1/2

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

"I don't want you any longer. You're not worth my time."

 

Rowena has had a childhood crush on Lachlan for as long as anyone can remember but now that she is eighteen, she is starting to see things with a clearer eye. While she has been trailing after Lachlan and seeing him through rose colored glasses as her prince charming, he has indulged her but kept a polite distance. Rowena has only ever been the little sister to Lachlan so when she runs off to London, he doesn't think too much of it but when she comes back, Rowena isn't the only one seeing things differently. Not having Rowena's undivided attention and seeing other men take note of her has Lachlan opening his eyes to something that was there all along.

 

"Ye've done it now, lass," he muttered. "Dunnae throw down yer wee glove unless ye're ready fer someone to take up the challenge. We'll see who's worth wanting. And having." It wouldn't be her, but she could damned well watch.

 

If you've read the previous two books in this series you'll be aware of Rowena's crush on Lachlan and how he has been trying to sidestep her; this can be read as a standalone as the author rehashes their relationship. Now that Rowena has been to London and experienced men chasing her, she realizes how one-sided her non-relationship was with Lachlan and has decided to move on. In the beginning Lachlan is thrown off balance by how Rowena treats him like everyone else, no adoring looks or fawning, and is actually relieved when he flat out tells her they will never be married. This lasts for all of a day as Lachlan suddenly sees Rowena in a different light with men courting her and he is awakened to the fact that she is not a little girl anymore.

 

"Now pretend I'm invisible," he murmured

 

What follows is a combustible story full of heat and friction. Lachlan wises up to the fact that he wants Rowena pretty quickly, it wasn't quite a smooth transition as he has been blind for eighteen years and refuses to consider a marriage with her only to do a 180 one day later. I would have liked to see a tad more drawn out realization and suffering but when Lachlan decides he is going to make Rowena notice him again, he does not hold back. It starts off with Lachlan trying to make Rowena jealous and he does get some major payback but as I said, he quickly realizes he only wants Rowena. There were some majorly hot scenes with Lachlan cracking the unrealistic prince charming façade Rowena had shrouded him in. Rowena for her part was a tangible character whose growth from belief in fairytales to real life was genuine. Both characters have their eyes opened to who the other truly is.

 

The first half of this book with Rowena and Lachlan's poking, prodding, and circling of one another was shiver inducing and fantastic. The second half slowed down some for me with some manufactured angst. As Rowena and Lachlan have finally got on the same page, the angst has to come from somewhere and since the usual culprit the English are behaving themselves right now, Rowena's brother Ranulf is the substitute baddie. He arranges a betrothal with someone he thought Rowena wanted and refuses to go back on it. It all was a little forced and the danger Lachlan must save Rowena from felt like just going through the romance genre motions. The strength of this novel definitely lies in the beginning friction between Lachlan and Rowena.

 

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid is a story of childhood friends and not appreciating what you have until it's gone. I think it is the best in the series and the heated discord in the beginning between the leads is worth the purchase. Plus, trust me, you don't want to miss the steamy shirtless highlander standing in the rain scene.

 

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I hope you enjoy it as much as I did reading it and scouring the internet for shirtless highlanders