When a Scot Ties the Knot

I just love Tessa Dare and her swoony leading men, and strong and funny leading ladies. This one stars Maddie, a shy (/anxiety-ridden) young woman who just wants to draw things and be left alone, who invents a fiance, Captain Logan McKenzie, in the army so that's why no one's ever seen him; and Logan, who is um, actually verra verra real (and Scottish!), and received all the fake letters that Maddie had to mail to her “betrothed” in order for her lie to be believable.

But uh oh! Logan shows up to claim what's “his,” and brings a team of down-on-their-luck soldiers fresh out of the war, who have no homes in Scotland to go back to. Conveniently, Maddie owns a lot of land, and also Logan has all her letters and can blackmail her into doing what he wants or he'll sell out her secret!

I love the secondary characters in these books, and the fun elements, like the lobsters that Maddie keeps as pets/observes for drawing purposes. They're just so great. The audio narrator was also great.