Scotch on the Rocks: A contemporary romance set in the highlands of Scotland by Lizzie Lamb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Scotch on the Rocks is a wonderful romance set on a small Scottish island. Pull up a chair by a cosy fire and dive into this tale of love lost and found.
It opens with a daring dash across a tidal causeway by Ishabel Stuart to the island of Eilean na Sgairbh or Cormorant Isand. With her father strapped safely in the back seat she has just minutes to make it before the sea engulfs the only access to the island for another few hours.
Gunning the engine and with the water lapping at the wheels Issy is desperate to make it to the safety of the island and the waiting arms of her Aunt Esme, where she can lick her wounds and hide from the world. But much to her dismay Esme has a full house and is herself just off to one of her activist protests. Issy is left still full of her woes and on top of that there is a paying guest to accommodate.
For Issy the island has been a family safe haven, here the family once owned Stuart’s Twa Burns whisky distillery and Issy wants to give back something to the island and its inhabitants. She’s given up her job, and intends setting up artist workshops.
Stuck with Brodie, the American guest, she finds him annoying and intriguing, what is it he’s not telling her? And why does he have a tattoo of the McIntosh clan?
Lizzie writes with great passion and her characters feel like your best friends, from Lindy, Issy’s best friend who tries to win Brodie’s heart, to Pershing the talking parrot whose choice of words add so much to the tale. I also had a real soft spot for Aunt Esme, who, although “off set” for much of the storyline was there in so many other ways.
Feel good romance in a wonderful Scottish setting with Gaelic charm and a dram or two of whisky.
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Scotch On The Rocks has been shortlisted for the Exeter Novel prize.
Great review, Rosie. This is on my list, looking forward to it even more now.
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Thanks Cathy.
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Thank you for commenting so early in the morning, Cathy, LOL. I do hope that you enjoy SOTR when you get round to reading it.
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I’m sure I will. Just started Boot Camp Bride.
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Super review Rosie, I too loved Scotch on the Rocks, great story, lovely characters and a fabulous setting … and the intrigue had me guessing all the way. Loved Esme, she’s a novel waiting to happen don’t you think? (Hint, hint Lizzie)
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Totally agree Adrienne, I really liked Esme.
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Thanks, Ade. I hear ya !!
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I agree with you, Adrienne! Esme is a great character along with that naughty Pershing. 🙂 Great review, too, Rosie 🙂
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Many thanks.
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Great review Rosie, I’m looking forward to this one 🙂
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Thank you Georgia. My New Year’s Resolution is to read and review more books and I’m buying myself a new kindle this week to make that happen. Mine is old and not back lit so reading on it is a strain.
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Good morning Rosie and Happy New Year. What a great way to start the week – a review on your fabulous blog. Thank you so much for taking the trouble to read and review SOTR. Interestingly, I’ve had quite a bit of feedback from readers who say they have liked a ‘young’ love story and a ‘mature’ love story running side by side. Something for everyone perhaps – and certainly something I will take on board as I write #4.
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You’re welcome Lizzie.
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Yes, two romances at different life stages is a bonus!
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Thank you LIzanne – luckily I have a good memory and can recall that feeling of falling in love (the best bit in a romance IMHO).
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Many thanks to Rosie Amber for this fabulous review of Scotch on the Rocks, If you don;t already follow her blog, give it serious consideration. She’ll be your gateway to many new authors.
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This sounds like a fun read. Thanks, Rosie.
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It was, some really great characters.
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Thanks for popping by, Olga.
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Lovely review, Rosie. I’ve enjoyed all of Lizzie’s books, but this really is a smashing read. I loved everything about it – setting, characters, ’60s history, humour.
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Thank you June.
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Yes, thanks from me, too, June 😈
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I enjoyed this and am looking forward to Boot Camp Bride, which is on the Kindle.
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Me too, thanks Mary, Boot Camp Bride is a hoot too.
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Oh, thank you Mary for your kind comments. I’m so glad you are enjoying my novels.
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Hmmm … tattoo of the McIntosh clan. That sounds like it would have been a huge project for the tattoo-er. 🙂
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Sounds a fun read. Than you Rosie
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I’ve read all Lizzie’s books and enjoyed this one just as much as you did. Happy New Year!
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Thank you Cathy, I was hooked from the first moments of the daring dash across the causeway.
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Fantastic review! I’ve got this in my TBR, but I just Have so many books before it that I need to read. Looking forward to winding my way down to SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS.
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Hope you get there soon.
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