Some Like it Scot by Pepper Basham is one of my new favorite Christian romance novels. I listened to it on audiobook while doing house work and meal prep. It had me laughing out loud and thoroughly entertained! The voices narrating did a great job with the Scottish accents. It definitely gave me Leap Year ( a cute rom-com if you skip a few scenes) vibes.

Audience

Some Like it Scot would be perfect for older teens and women looking for funny Christian romance novels.

Genre

Christian Romance Novel, Clean Rom-Com, Christian Contemporary Fiction, Closed-door Romance

Author

Pepper Basham

Katie Campbell is a 28-year-old well-known writer. While she’d love to be known for her children’s books, that’s not the case. She’s actually known for her travel writing. Or maybe more known for her clumsiness and mishaps while globe-trotting. In fact, people call her, “Miss Adventure”. Katie finds herself on a small Scottish Island where Campbells are disliked because of an ancient feud. As she gets to know the village and the culture Katy feels drawn to it because of her Scottish grandparents. It may be one of the first places that truly feels like home. Ruggedly handsome, Graeme MacKerrow and his sweet loving family definitely contribute to that as well.  Things start to go wrong when a competing writer spreads vicious rumors about Katy across the internet.

A few of my favorite things…

• That it was a very light-hearted Christian romance novel
• Downton Abbey, Lord of the Rings, Pride and Prejudice and Jaime Jo Wright references
• This quote, “It’s not about your hold on God, it’s about His hold on you.”
• Characters working through grief
• A 6’ tall female lead character
• A very protective rough around the edges male lead who is also a loving father figure
• An adorable little boy with a love for fishing and a crush on Katy
• A Downton Abbey travel experience where people have to dress and act like that era
• Katy’s longing for a loving family
• Nosy older ladies
• A very lovable sheep dog
• Family dinners with witty banter
• The romance was so sweet and made me tear up a few times thinking about my own sweet love story the Lord wrote for me

I didn’t care for…

• One scene I’ll describe below in the content warning section.

Know that…

• There’s a pretty lengthy and steamy make-out scene where a character is very focused on the man’s attractiveness without a shirt. To her credit she asks the Lord for help not to have sinful thoughts, but it was still a scene I could do without.

Perfect for…

Any woman looking for a closed-door Christian Romance novel that will make them laugh and give them wanderlust!

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Notes:

I was given a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I’m also an Amazon Affiliate so I receive a commission off anything purchased through links I share.

The Cul-de-Sac War by Melissa Ferguson was such a sweet and clean Christian contemporary romance novel. Like The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley, it made me laugh out loud several times. I just found this one on a shelf at the library, but I’ll definitely be reading more of Melissa Fergusons books in the future!

Audience

Women. I’d say it’s appropriate for older teenagers and up. Nothing inappropriate, just the fact that it is a romance would make me lean towards older.

Genre

Christian Contemporary Romance

Author

Melissa Ferguson

Bree Leake has spent her adult life jumping from job to job. When one doesn’t work, she just tries a new one. Her latest venture is being an actress in one of the oldest theaters. One of the few steady things in her life has been her Nana’s house and all the memories it holds. Her dream is to own it one day. Over dinner one night, her parents offer it to her, with one condition. One very big condition. She has to hold down the same job for a full year. This is complicated by the fact that the theater she works at has decided to switch to musicals (Bree can’t dance) and they’re going to have to cut back on the amount of actors they employ. To make matters worse, Bree has a new neighbor with a ferocious dog. Handsome Chip Mcbride has been on her nerves since the moment he moved in next door. What would any mature young woman do in a situation like this? Declare a prank war of course!

A few of my favorite things…

• The pranks. Hilarious! Kept me laughing all throughout. My favorite was when Bree put up trees to block Chip’s view of the Appalachian mountains.
• Russel, the dog who appears ferocious to Bree, but is really quite sweet.
• Seeing Chip’s deep side come out as he talks about grief and points towards an eternal perspective to help deal with hard things now.

I didn’t care for…

• The fact that Bree and Chip were each seeing other people as they fell for each other. In real life, I don’t think this would turn out so well and it definitely wouldn’t be kind for them to treat the people they’re dating this way.

Know that…

• There’s a brief mention of a man (not Chip) touching Bree inappropriately.
• A child in the book has cancer.
• It is a romance so there’s attraction (Bree noticing Chip’s muscles) and kissing, but nothing inappropriate.

Perfect for…

Any woman looking for a light, happy, cute and clean Christian contemporary romance!

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