After a mysterious woman foils an assassination attempt on the Queen's life, Alex Hepburn, a psychic agent for Her Majesty's Secret Service, recognizes the bold beauty as a conspirator he's been hunting for years.
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"Murder, treachery, and intrigue are driving forces in this action-packed, cleverly plotted story that pairs a brilliant, calculating, relentless hero with a passionate, courageous heroine and lets the adventure begin. "
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By S. Collyer
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Here goes as this is the first review I have ever written, prompted by my first reading of an Elizabeth Thornton novel, this one, which I thoroughly enjoyed and my second one of hers, which is one of the worst books I have ever read.The Scot and I is based in Queen Victoria's reign and centres on an agent of the crown and his attempts to track a would-be assassin of the queen. Set in Scotland yet not full of bad Scottish accents.A cracking plot which meant that I couldn't put the book down.A little paranormal thrown in as the hero has a poorly developed second sight which he struggles to use.The heroine is sympathetically drawn as she is torn between family loyalty versus treason.Some romance/sex but thank God not too much( a failing in authors such as Stephanie Laurence) This book was written in 2009 and I made the mistake of ordering a much earlier Thornton novel (1988?) which was atrocious. All I can suggest is go for her later novels as there is a vast improvement in style, pace,plot and language and enjoyment. The four stars I awarded this could easliy have been five but as this was my first review I erred on the side of caution.Hope this review helps
Sandy
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I love thrillers and strong, sexy, reliable men (not too many of those around in the real world, sadly). I realise that these novels raise false expectations in women's breasts, but I suppose that's why they are called fantasies. The stories are pretty gripping,and the good guys always win. Just how I like it. Throw a few super powers into the mix, and I'll read it in one day.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable mystery romance
3 Jun 2009
By LoveMyBooks
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If you're a fan of Elizabeth Thornton, you'd probably like this book. I liked it better than The Runaway McBride, which was the first book in this series. The synopsis given about the book at Amazon.com is somewhat misleading and quite short. The plot starts when a mysterious woman attempts assasination of the Queen Victoria. Alex Hepburn, an agent for Her Majesty's Secret Service, starts to hunt for the woman after he foils the attempt. The mysterious woman, of course is the heroine. I don't want to write too much of the storyline here, as it'll spoil the surprises. This book was fast paced with engaging characters. The mystery part is nice and believable in my opinion. The mystery does take over the romance somewhat, at times. But that is usually the hallmark of Elizabeth Thornton's books & I have always liked her style. The hero's inherited psychic powers from his grandmother is interesting, but doesn't take over the whole story, which made me happy as personally I am not fond of paranormal elements taking over the whole storyline. If you like mystery-romance historical genre, this books is worth reading. I can't wait to read the next story in this series, which must be about Gavin, Alex's brother.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing Happens
9 Jun 2009
By A. Callis
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book has a good concept, and I normally like the author. However, it just bogs down and nothing happens for chapter after chapter. They spend endless amounts of time just waiting in one place or another. The romance between the lead characters also feels lacking in depth. The book isn't terrible, it just isn't very interesting.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Scot and I by Elizabeth Thornton
26 July 2009
By jjmachshev
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"The Scot and I" is really more of a three and a half star read. I usually like Elizabeth Thornton's heroes and heroines, but there was just something about Mahri and her actions that kept me from enjoying this book as much as I'd hoped.
Alex is an agent in Her Majesty's Secret Service (in 1885). He's also a bit psychic, even though he'd rather slit his own throat than admit that to anyone except his likewise afflicted brothers. They inherited their 'talents' from their deceased grandmother, The Witch of Drumore. Alex can hold things and learn about the people they belonged to, and when he captures a young man who may or may not be involved in a plot against the Queen, he's not quite sure WHAT his talent is telling him.
Mahri is stuck between two equally bad alternatives. She can betray her close ones or keep quiet and let them kill the Queen. After much thought, she decides to do neither and instead tries to foil their plot on her own, only to end up captured by one of the Queen's agents, a very handsome agent indeed. Now she's torn even more. How can she choose?
Mahri is indeed in a bad spot; she will have to betray one 'side' to prevent murder and neither are likely to forgive OR forget. I don't want to give too much away, but it was irritating to figure out most of the story less than halfway through the book. There are plenty of red herrings and suspects, but really only one makes sense (at least to me). Ms. Thornton DID manage to throw in a surprise or two along the way and the taut attraction between Alex and Mahri was wonderfully written.
I can't remember if I've ever read another of Ms. Thornton's books that had even a hint of the paranormal, but Alex's skills really played a very small part in this plot. So I wouldn't describe it as full-on paranormal, more a historical romance with a bit of woo-woo. Since I'm normally a fan of Elizabeth Thornton, I'll be interested to see what she does with stories of the other brothers.
Alex is an agent in Her Majesty's Secret Service (in 1885). He's also a bit psychic, even though he'd rather slit his own throat than admit that to anyone except his likewise afflicted brothers. They inherited their 'talents' from their deceased grandmother, The Witch of Drumore. Alex can hold things and learn about the people they belonged to, and when he captures a young man who may or may not be involved in a plot against the Queen, he's not quite sure WHAT his talent is telling him.
Mahri is stuck between two equally bad alternatives. She can betray her close ones or keep quiet and let them kill the Queen. After much thought, she decides to do neither and instead tries to foil their plot on her own, only to end up captured by one of the Queen's agents, a very handsome agent indeed. Now she's torn even more. How can she choose?
Mahri is indeed in a bad spot; she will have to betray one 'side' to prevent murder and neither are likely to forgive OR forget. I don't want to give too much away, but it was irritating to figure out most of the story less than halfway through the book. There are plenty of red herrings and suspects, but really only one makes sense (at least to me). Ms. Thornton DID manage to throw in a surprise or two along the way and the taut attraction between Alex and Mahri was wonderfully written.
I can't remember if I've ever read another of Ms. Thornton's books that had even a hint of the paranormal, but Alex's skills really played a very small part in this plot. So I wouldn't describe it as full-on paranormal, more a historical romance with a bit of woo-woo. Since I'm normally a fan of Elizabeth Thornton, I'll be interested to see what she does with stories of the other brothers.
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