REVIEW: The Accidental Scot by Patience Griffin

Posted November 30th, 2015 by in Blog, Contemporary Romance, Review / 14 comments

The Accidental Scot by Patience Griffin: Pippa is a loyal and caring daughter. She’s The-Accidental-Scotreturned to the small town in Scotland where she grew up to take care of her dad and run the factory. She’s intelligent, independent, determined, stubborn, and prickly. Pippa has developed a deep mistrust of all men after getting burned a few times romantically.

Max has an aversion to Christmas, so he’s thrilled to be sent to a remote town in Scotland to wrap up a deal for MTech over the holidays. The valve that the North Sea Valve Company has developed has a huge potential to save lives, so he is very invested in making sure that this deal happens.

Max is very surprised by Pippa’s aversion to talking about the potential deal with MTech. He knows that he has a month to have her and her father sign the contract, but she keeps delaying things. It also doesn’t help that he’s so distracted by his attraction to her.

“You’re a regular cowboy, aren’t you? I don’t need as escort to make it home. A woman has a weak moment about her da and you think-”
“Stop right there. There’s no way in the world that anyone would accuse you of being weak. I want to walk you home, is all.” It would make him feel better to know she made it home safe and sound. But he didn’t dare voice that loud.

Pippa is very aware of what’s at stake; she’s determined to save the company and get the money she needs for her dad’s care. In an effort to save the company, Pippa gets Max involved in the community and in Christmas activities in the town. With all of the time that they are spending together, fighting their mututal attraction becomes a losing battle.

She got a funny look on her face as though she’d read his thoughts, then washed it off as quickly as it’d come. “I say ’tis over,” she hissed.
“Batten down the hatches, lassie, because you’re about to be hit with a major storm.” He paused, but it wasn’t for effect. He was still getting used to the idea himself. “I’m moving into your house for the duration.”

The Accidental Scot is an entertaining small town romance where Max and Pippa seemingly take one step forward and two steps back as they mix business and pleasure. Patience Griffin created colorful characters with good development for the key characters. Ms. Griffin paints a vivid picture of Gandiegow with the ever meddling members of the Kilts and Quilts. Fans of LuAnn McLane and Fiona Lowe will enjoy The Accidental Scot.

 

Book Info:

4SPublication: Expected publication: December 1st 2015 | Signet | Kilts and Quilts #4

Christmas in the small village of Gandiegow brings holiday cheer—and a chance for love between two strangers…

When her father is injured in an accident, Edinburgh engineer Pippa McDonnell comes home to Gandiegow to take over the family business, the North Sea Valve Company. Now she’s working overtime trying to fix NSV’s finances and find the cash to get her father proper medical care.

One possibility is to accept a partnership with MTech, an American firm desperate to get their hands on her da’s innovative valve design. He was against bringing in outsiders, but Pippa is desperate enough to at least listen to MTech’s charming representative Max McKinley.

As Christmas approaches and with the help of Gandiegow’s meddling quilters, Pippa and Max slowly find themselves attracted to each other. Max seems honorable, but is he there to steal the valve design…or Pippa’s heart?

 

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14 Responses to “REVIEW: The Accidental Scot by Patience Griffin”

  1. noraadrienne

    I loved the first first 3 books in this series and truly hope that either the Brooklyn or Queens County libraries will be bright enough to add it to their collection so I can read it.

    • Kim

      I’ll cross my fingers that one of your local libraries will carry The Accidental Scot!

  2. Sue

    Looks good! I’ve read the other books in this series, looking forward to reading this one. 🙂

    • Kim

      I’m sure you’re very familiar with the meddling members of Kilts and Quilts!

  4. Sharlene Wegner

    I read the first novella & have been collecting the books in this series. Time to start reading!