4.25⭐️/ 3-4🌶️

Lana Ferguson is one of my all time favorite authors, and once again I couldn’t wait to get my hands on her newest release! This paranormal romance was set in Scotland where, Keyanna “Key” Mackay went to visit family on her father’s side to get to know them and all things related to her father. Key knew that things weren’t going to be easy when seeking out her grandparents, and it wasn’t made any easier with the grumpy yet extremely attractive farmhand who worked on her grandparents home by the name of, Lachlan. Lachlan had his own reasonings for working on the Mackay farm, and it seemed that even the grumpy Scot was hiding even more secrets than anyone could have imagined. Lana Ferguson wrote the type of paranormal romance that oozed with her sense of humor, banter, charm, and the kind of romance that was unique, and entertaining the whole way through. Never in my mind did I ever imagine reading this type of paranormal romance, but alas, anything my Queen Lana Ferguson writes, I’m buying and reading it! 

Key was someone who was going through grief, a spontaneous trip that involved meeting her grandparents, and discovering a hidden secret that she literally didn’t see coming. Within the first few pages, Key struck me as the type of woman who was trying to connect with the only other family she had left, especially after the loss of her father. I can imagine it took a lot of strength to muster up the courage to seek out her grandparents, and be in a place she didn’t know much about. Thankfully, Key arrived in Scotland fairly well, and met a grumpy Scot’s man who wasn’t the kindest at first. Nonetheless, Key was thrusted into a new kind of journey that wasn’t just focused on her father, but also with the mystery behind the grumpy man who AGAIN was handsome!

I never get tired of reading the type of scenes that introduce the grumpy male lead! Lachlan was grumpy alright, and his first impression of Key resulted in him calling her, “stupid”…yup…I know! Not exactly the kind of romance you’d imagine, but these things take time even in a romance book! Lachlan wasn’t entirely sure what to make of Key at first, but upon hearing what her last name was, and more specifically whose family she was part of, it became a thing that meant more to Lachlan than it did to me. Little by little, it seemed that Lachlan was hissing something, and had ulterior motives for working on the Mackay farm. I had my suspicions about Lachlan, and lo and behold, it was revealed the truth behind Lachlan, and more aptly…WHAT HE WAS! 

If you couldn’t figure it out already from the title, this story was centered on a paranormal romance involving the Loch Ness monster. Yeah, you read that right! LOCH NESS MONSTER! Throughout this book, there’s an element of mystery in which both, Key and Lachlan find themselves teaming up in order to uncover the truth behind the answer they were searching for. Plus, along the way, YOU ALREADY KNOW LANA WAS COOKING UP SOME DELICIOUSLY GOOD TENSION BETWEEN KEY AND LACHLAN! YES! Although in the beginning, Lachlan and Key weren’t each other’s biggest fans, little by little with the close proximity, and working together, those two formed a connection that was so satisfying and entertaining to watch unfold! By the time I got to Key and Lachlan’s first kiss, I was internally cheering and excited for them! All that tension was built up to make it more enjoyable once things started to progress in the romance department. 

Lana, my dear, you wrote a fun, spicy, sweet, and entertaining romance that was unique. Key and Lachlan’s story had a bit of mystery with the answers they were searching for, and their family lineage playing a role in it. Never ever did I imagine to read a story about the Loch Ness monster, but hey! Lana wrote it so I obviously read it and it was entertaining the whole time. I really liked Key and Lachlan, they were great together, had good chemistry and tension. At the beginning of this book, Key and Lachlan were at odds with another one, but managed to then come to an agreement to work together and solve the mystery that Lachlan needed help with in terms of his…predicament. I liked how the story added a few fun surprises with Key’s backstory and how it all connected back to Key and Lachlan’s ancestors. Towards the end of the book, things started to get good from the romance, little twist, and a satisfying ending. All in all, it was a good paranormal romance that hit its mark with it being an enjoyable and entertaining reading experience.