Jilting the Kilt by Kait NolanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
"Jilting the Kilt" is a prequel novella to Kait Nolan's new Kilted Hearts series, set in Scotland. Readers won't be lost if they skip ahead to book one, but IMO the background and context this story provides will contribute to a richer reading experience.
Generations ago, the Lennox and MacKean families made an agreement to end their longstanding feud with a marriage pact. The pact has yet to be fulfilled due to a lack of appropriate heirs on one side or the other, so the responsibility has been passed down to the current generation, Afton Lennox and Connor MacKean. After growing up together knowing that their marriage had already been arranged, Connor and Afton have become good friends, but they aren't in love. However, under the terms of the agreement, if they don't get married, both of their families will lose their ancestral homes.
Connor's best friend, Hamish Colquhoun, became a lawyer in large part to try and help his friends get out of the marriage pact, but none of his efforts have been successful. When Afton panics a week before the wedding, Hamish attempts to comfort her and accidentally shares the only possible loophole he's found: she could gamble and lose her family's legacy, transferring the marriage obligation but at the expense of giving up the family home. Afton decides it's worth the risk, packs up, and secretly leaves town.
The story ends on a cliffhanger, but it's an intriguing setup for the future books in the series. The novella introduces several interesting characters and potential couples, including Hamish and Afton, whose story will be revisited and completed later in the series.
I'd recommend this novella for all contemporary romance fans. It certainly hooked me and I can't wait to find out what's to come in this series.
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