By Lana Ferguson
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Pub date: 12/3/2025
Blurb
Keyanna “Key” MacKay is used to secrets. Raised by a single father who never divulged his past, it’s only after his death that she finds herself thrust into the world he’d always refused to speak of. With just a childhood bedtime story about a monster that saved her father’s life and the name of her estranged grandmother to go off of, Key has no idea what she’ll find in Scotland. But repeating her father’s mistakes and being rescued by a gorgeous, angry Scotsman—who thinks she’s an idiot—is definitely the last thing she expects.
Lachlan Greer has his own secrets to keep, especially from the bonnie lass he pulls to safety from the slippery shore—a lass with captivating eyes and the last name he’s been taught not to trust. He’s looking for answers as well, and Key’s presence on the grounds they both now occupy presents a real problem. It’s even more troublesome when he gets a front row seat to the lukewarm welcome Key receives from her family; the strange powers she begins to develop; and the fierce determination she brings to every obstacle in her path. Things he shouldn’t care about, and someone he definitely doesn’t find wildly attractive.
When their secrets collide, it becomes clear that Lachlan could hold the answers Keyanna is after—and that she might also be the key to uncovering his. Up against time, mystery, and a centuries old curse, they’ll quickly discover that magic might not only be in fairy tales, and that love can be a real loch-mess.
Category: Paranormal Romance
Read if you Like:
🏞️ Loch Ness monster
🏞️ Forced proximity
🏞️ Family rivalry
🏞️ Scottish setting
My Thoughts:
I have been so excited to read this one since it was first announced. Spicy Loch Ness monster romance? Yes please! This story is an interesting take on the Loch Ness monster I haven't see before and the spice readers of Lana's books are accustomed to is her and delightful.
While I did really enjoy Lachlan and Key's story but this one took me a bit longer to get into than some of Lana Ferguson's other books. I struggled a bit with Key's lack of connections. It would have been nice to see her have someone to talk stuff over with other than Lachlan. I also felt like their connection was a bit overly reliant on physical attraction.
That being said there is a fun mystery aspect to this one and a bit of paranormal danger which can be a fun twist. Also for anyone that loves a Scottish setting, you'll adore this!
Thanks to Berkley Romance for providing me with an ARC. All opinions are my own.
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