⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? I liked it just fine. Cameron and June’s journey back to each other was fraught with feelings of betrayal and it definitely wasn’t easy or comfortable.

Lady June Fairchild, the Countess of Windermere, is trapped in a loveless and cruel marriage, haunted by a secret from her past. Before she became the wife of an earl, she was married once before, and her husband was never confirmed dead. Now, nearly ten years later, the unimaginable has happened. Her first husband has returned, but not to reclaim her love. This time, he seeks revenge for the heart she broke.

The night he pledged his life to the woman he adored, the Duke of Tulloch was forced to disappear. Upon his return, he discovered his bride had swiftly remarried an earl, branding her a brazen bigamist in his eyes. Ten years later, this jilted, kilted Highland husband emerges from the shadows with a single purpose: revenge. Hardened by betrayal and time, he is no longer the young man who once loved June. Now, he’s a formidable duke, ready to unleash his wrath and reclaim his honor, come hell or high water.

MY THOUGHTS

The Scot Who Made June Hot is the sixth book in The Rake Review series, one book for each month of the year written by different authors. And reminiscent of Bridgerton, it comes complete with its own scandal sheet, The Rake Review, penned by the Brazen Belle. Mr. June in our calendar of rakes is Cameron, the scorned Duke of Tulloch.

I was wondering how the author was going to get June out of her loveless marriage, and that outcome was quite a doozy. June and Cameron had suffered ever since they were cruelly and deliberately kept apart when they were young and very much in love. Cameron was quite mean to June initially and I felt really sorry for her. She was just trying to survive.

There were a lot of plot lines to keep track of, between June and Cameron’s past, June’s present struggles, and her husband’s nefarious dealings. The story was maybe slightly too short to explore all of these with enough detail, so it felt a bit jumbled together at times and not that easy to untangle. And while I commiserated with June and Cameron, I wasn’t all that invested in their relationship. They did have some emotionally charged moments together, which I enjoyed.

This is shaping up to be a very entertaining series and I can highly recommend it if you like steamy historical romance.

Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Historical Romance
Published: May 1, 2024
Sensuality Rating: Warm
Series: The Rake Review
Other books in the series: Jilted in January, The Fake February Rake, Mad Duke March, It’s Raining Rakes in April, One Fine May