lochnessmonster

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A cute, spicy (🌶🌶🌶🌶) romance full of magic. I liked the progression of Key reconnecting with her family and her relationship with Lachlan.

#gottacatchemall Set in Scotland

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StellaDz

Under Loch and Key | Lana Ferguson

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I actually really enjoyed this one, and I was not expecting it! A good mix of humour, monster smut and Scottish lore, I think this is a good book to pick up if you haven‘t quite branched out into this genre. While I‘d say it‘s tame, it also delivers on what you should expect 😉.

And a hot, grumpy Scotsman doesn‘t hurt.

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CoverToCoverGirl I‘m going to branch out, your review and the Scottish bit convinced me. 🤭 3mo

StellaDz @CoverToCoverGirl hope you like it! I was nervous but I think it‘s a good starter 🤪 3mo

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StellaDz

Under Loch and Key | Lana Ferguson

Enjoying the sunrise and birds chirping with the last of my summer TBR pile!!

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TorieStorieS

At the Water's Edge | Sara Gruen

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I wish that this #ScottishBook had won the vote for last month‘s #bookclub meeting! Set during WWII, Ellis & Maddie are a married couple more intent on fun than the war effort. Their drunken frivolities get them banned from the family & so with flat-footed Hank, they make their way from New England the Loch Ness in the midst of the war! This proves eye-opening for Maddie who finds that Scotland helps her see the truth about herself & her marriage.

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TorieStorieS

Under Loch and Key | Lana Ferguson

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Welp, this won the vote on my Scottish selections for my longest running book club—& it‘s most definitely the most sexually explicit book the club has ever read together in its over 15 years of existence! From the cutesy cover & shapeshifting plot, I didn‘t expect this enemies-to-lovers romance to be quite so graphic (he can‘t control turning into Nessie by night, but manages to turn some specific body parts into something more monstrous!😳).

TorieStorieS The plot‘s pretty predictable but it‘s a quick read— though I am not really sure what there will be to discuss! 4mo

rubyslippersreads I 💚 Nessie, and had this on my TBR, but I don‘t think it‘s for me. Thanks for the warning. 4mo

5feet.of.fury 😂 the cartoon covers will get ya 🦕🍆 4mo

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TorieStorieS @rubyslippersreads No problem— I did see the spice rating on Aardvark‘s site when I ordered it, but the other book with the same rating wasn‘t nearly as graphic, so I didn‘t hesitate to include it when I picked books to discuss! My mom is in this club too, so I handed over my copy with the same warning, haha!! 4mo

TorieStorieS @rubyslippersreads Have you read any good Nessie books? This one and the last one were just not monstery enough! 4mo

TorieStorieS @5feet.of.fury Indeed!! 😆 My mom and my teenage niece are in this book club as well as friends so it will be an interesting discussion (or a nonexistent one!) on Sunday! 4mo

5feet.of.fury @TorieStorieS oh no! Lmao hope they aren‘t too scandalized. 4mo

TorieStorieS @5feet.of.fury I was clutching my pearls on their behalf as I read! 😆 Well, I was actually laughing so loud about it that my husband came in from another room to find out what was so funny! Wish me luck for Sunday though! 4mo

rubyslippersreads @TorieStorieS I‘ve only read one, but am definitely up for suggestions for more.