Reading · Kilty Pleasures

It’s finally here!! Release day!! I couldn’t be more excited or more grateful for the love you’ve shown me and Jack & Brooke!

Writing a book and putting it into the world is amazing and also vulnerable and you have made my corner of the internet feel so fun and supportive (and truly, what bigger gift is there?). I have adored getting to know you and chatting about all things Scotland, hairy coos, and Jamie Fraser.

It would be so amazing if you could help me make a splash today by doing the following things:

Buy a copy of SCOT AND BOTHERED or request it from your local library
If you’ve read already, review it on Amazon (they don’t start promoting books until they have 50 reviews, so this would help a ton!) and Barnes & Noble
Post about SCOT & BOTHERED on social media or share my posts

Short description:
Seven years after heartbreak tore them apart, Brooke and Jack are forced to hike eighty miles together, facing both the wild Highlands and the unresolved emotions between them. With dual timelines, emotional stakes, and the irresistible tension of only-one-tent, this novel weaves a story of love, self-discovery, and living a life worth writing about.

Vibes:
SCOT AND BOTHERED includes:

💕 second-chance romance
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 atmospheric Scottish setting
🥾 hiking on the Isle of Skye
⛺️ only one tent
🎓 university shenanigans
❤️ deep love
🫂 found family
🐮 hairy coos

Back Cover Copy:

Scot on the trail…
Brooke Sinclair’s dream of being a published author derailed when she was expelled from the University of Edinburgh seven years ago. Now a ghostwriter, she sticks to other people’s stories. But when her college mentor Mhairi McCallister needs a co-writer for her memoir about Scotland’s most challenging trek, Brooke would do anything for the opportunity—including agreeing to hike the rugged Skye Trail for authenticity’s sake... not knowing the nature photographer who’ll join her is Jack Sutherland, the man who shattered Brooke’s writing career—and her heart.

Between getting sacked from the University and walking away from his family’s tour-guiding business to follow his photography dreams, Jack is desperate to prove he didn’t disappoint his family for nothing. And he can’t ignore his Aunt Mhairi’s final wishes for her memoir. Even if it means acting as guide and storyteller for the one who got away. Even if it means keeping secrets about Mhairi’s health.

As Jack and Brooke head into the solitude of the sweeping Scottish landscape, they’re forced to confront old feelings that haven’t disappeared with time. But can two weeks and eighty miles heal years of unspoken hurt and offer a second chance at the end of the trail?

Please tag me (@akileybooks) and feel free to tag my publisher @canarystreetpress, @htpbooks, and @harlequinbooks!

If you’re in the Parker area tonight, stop by Fiction Beer for my launch party hosted by Books Are Awesome from 5-7pm. I hear they’ve even got a custom beer with a punny name made just for the book!

Thank you again for following along on this journey and for all the love and support you’ve shown me!

Hugs and kilts,

Alex