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Hero (a Marry the Scot novel) Kindle Edition

by Jolie Vines (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 2,787 ratings

Book 3 of 5: Marry the Scot

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"Sit tight, lass. I'll find ye."

Ella:

I always pictured my brother's best friend to be impressive--after all, he's a military helicopter pilot whose job is to save people. Then he appears in front of me and my assumptions fly out of the window.

Tattoos on muscles.

Grey eyes and a sexy smirk.

A Scottish accent to die for.

And what's more? He's here to rescue me from my uncle's clutches. My poor sheltered heart stands no chance.

Gordain:

At eighteen, there's no way this lass is right for me. She's my best friend's sister and five years younger than me. But she's gorgeous. Confident. A musician who plays a violin like it's a part of her.

I've been shot down in a war zone but nothing makes my heart beat so fast as Ella.

Then she gets the news that in order to inherit, she needs to be wed. How can I fake-marry someone I truly care about?

The third standalone instalment in the Marry the Scot contemporary romance series takes you away to big love in the Scottish Highlands. You will adore this modern-day hot Scot and his delicate and determined musician.

Jump into this unique and passionate series now.

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Hero is a swoony romance that takes us from a beautiful English country estate to the Highlands of Scotland, to NYC and back again.

I got hooked on this series with the very first book.

This story is an amazing work of art, highly recommended for anyone looking for a modern-day Highlander to swoon over.

Jolie Vines is an amazingly talented writer. I am so completely obsessed with this series and so madly in love with the characters.

I cannot seem to get enough of these Scots.

From incredible steamy hot scenes to dramatic suspense that make it impossible to put the book down.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07QT86FBS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 6, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 6, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2815 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 358 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1072067544

Best Sellers Rank: #27,509 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #892 in Military Romance (Kindle Store)
- #893 in Military Romance (Books)
- #6,410 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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JOLIE VINES is a smut adventure author from the south west of England.

Her favourite pastime is wrecking emotions then making up for it by giving her characters deep and meaningful happy ever afters.

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Marry the Scot series

- Storm the Castle

- Love Most, Say Least

- Hero

- Picture This

- Oh Baby

Marry the Scot novellas

- The Rival

- Come the Fall

Wild Scots series

- Hard Nox

- Perfect Storm

- Lion Heart

- Fallen Snow

- Stubborn Spark

Wild Mountain Scots series

- Obsessed

- Hunted

- Stolen

- Betrayed

- Tormented

Dark Island Scots series

- Ruin

- Sin

- Scar

- Burn

Standalones

- Race You: an Office-Based Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

- Fight For Us: a Second-Chance Military Romantic Suspense

- Cocky Kilt: A Hero Club Novel

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Shebeara

this book is awesome

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024

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The flow of the book isn’t predictable. Ella matures as the story progresses. Gordain is a strong loyal loving family member whose life is turned into chaos by a selfish act of another. He is 4 years older and very experienced. She’s innocent and that is some of their issues. The story is touching as they both evolve and take risks. I’ve become addicted to this family and this writer.

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lake girl 5276

another part of the series…

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024

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This series is so good! Love these characters and can’t wait to read more about the twins, whose books are next.

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Ashley Morefield

My Ella's, my love, my lass, my hero 🖤

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024

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Their love story really should go down in history books. Their story is swoon worthy. The troubles they faced and overcame together just show you how perfect they are for each other! Gordain and Ella are end game! I absolutely live your work and can't wait to read more!

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024

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Ugh! Hot Scottish men who are down right dirty but also holds back for his love. Always putting everyone first, my heart!

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024

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The writing itself was amazing as well as the story it's so beautiful and heart warming great job kudos to this author.

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024

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This was a good read. Suspense, emotional, and love who could ask for more. The ending wasn’t exactly as I expected it to be.

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Amy Dickinson

Scottish Pilot and Best Friend's Sister = Amazing Chemistry

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019

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Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Before I could think of a way to start, Ella spoke again. ‘I had hardly anyone for a long time. So making claims…’ [Gourdain:] ‘Touches on something deep down and broken. I know exactly how you feel.’”

In one word, Gourdain. That is really all you need to know about Jolie Vines’s newest book, Hero. Hero is the third book in her Marry the Scots series, and, thus far, it is this reader’s favorite.

This book begins with a moment from Vines’s second book, Love Most, Say Least (by the way, another great book in this series), when Gourdain, James’s (the hero from LMSL) best friend and a military pilot, saves James’s sister, Ella, from their raving uncle. From the moment, there is a driving, intense chemistry between the two. However, there are a couple of issues: (1) Ella is his best friend’s sister and (2) Ella is younger than Gourdain (her 17 to his 22). For most of the first part of this story, these two engage in the unrequited dance of chemistry, as Ella doubts that Gourdain could be attracted to her and Gourdan struggles with a personal crisis and issues related to this past (not to mention his worry over her age). However, as in any good romance, that dance turns into something more, and the two must make a choice about their future together.

Gourdain. For me, he is the highlight of this book. He is handsome (always a plus), a sexy Scottish Highlander (who doesn’t love a man in a kilt), ruggedly capable in most situations (he seems to save everyone), and he’s broken, the hallmark of a well-written hero (at least to me). Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely love Ella’s character in this book. She has a wisdom and grit about her that it never really feels like you are reading a 17/18-year-old heroine. She easily matches Gourdain, who also has a worldliness about him. But it’s Gourdain’s struggle with himself that provides the true depth to this book. He can be frustrating at times because he makes choices counter to his heart, and it causes issues between him and Ella. However, he comes to the rescue when it’s needed and redeems himself within the story. He’s kind, broody, so sexy, and incredibly capable, even when he wraps himself in his head. If you love swoony, broken heroes, then you absolutely need to read Hero.

Ella and Gourdain are very much alike, even though they don’t see it initially. Yes, there is an age difference and potential issue as Gourdain is Ella’s brother’s best friend. Yet, Vines doesn’t write the “forbidden best friend’s sister” trope here. She only teases at it. Instead, this story is one about overcoming one’s past to find one’s future. Ella and Gourdain are alike in that they have been seeking after love, deprived them by the “father figures” in their life. Both have had to grow up quickly in the absence of love and care, and this causes brokenness that is only found whole in each other. For me, this revelation is the beauty of Vines’s story and the reason that it sits currently as my favorite of this series. Two broken parts coming together makes for an angsty, heartwarming romance.

Thankfully, there are two more forthcoming books in this series, of which I cannot wait to read. Jolie Vines is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors because she creates heroes whose angst comes from within, but it doesn’t keep them from loving the heroine of the story. Oftentimes, authors create too much tension between the hero and heroine in the rising action of a romance, and, for me, it seems unnecessary, as there are other areas where complexity can be built into the story. A hero denying his love for most of the story can be as much an overwrought trope as a specific genre of romance. But this is not the impression derived from Vines’s stories. She allows the hero to love the heroine, to be consumed by them. The strife comes from outside the relationship, and the hero and heroine fight together as a couple against it. This is the power of Vines’s story-telling, and it’s the reason that you should read her books, namely Hero.

“Instead, we were two souls taking refuge together. Handing over our hearts for the other to store. Our hands shaking and breath catching. Testing the edges of the new us and all the pleasure that would bring.”

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Contemporary Scottish Men

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2022

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This book is for you if like me you love those historical romances which feature strong Scottish men. This is that but then in the form of a contemporary romance. Insert swoon here! This is the third in a series and I didn't know that before I started. That being said I didn't feel like I needed to read the others in order to understand the book. That however, doesn't make me want to read the rest of the series now.
This story is about Gordain and Ella in their journey towards each other. Gordain is Ella's brother's best friend and sent to rescue her from her evil uncle. Since that moment there is an obvious attraction between the two which only grows even though they try to deny it.
As they navigate their feelings for each other and learning to trust each other they also have to deal with the evil uncle threatening their newly found love.
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This has everything I love about historical romances in a contemporary jacket.
I loved that Gordain is this strong guy but he's not afraid to be vulnerable with Ella, for Ella. He's the one who puts his heart on the line way before she does. Like him telling her at the wedding that he loved her so she would feel ok saying it back. Swoon 🥰
I was not expecting Richard to be run over in the end. Talk about brutal! I was expecting him to go to jail or something, it was completely unexpected.
I also wasn't expecting the crash and that Ella would be the one to find him. The whole time I was thinking that he's the hero but maybe they saved each other.

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Michele

bem bleh

Reviewed in Brazil on February 17, 2023

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Nada a ver com a sinopse, bem sem explicação pras mudanças dos personagens e muita coisa só jogada de qualquer jeito na história, sem desenvolvimento de personagem e casal

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Katie Harrison

Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2024

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Great read. The characters are amazing such a happy ending love every word. Can't wait to dive into wasps story.

Tessa

there is something about Scottish and Irish man that I just love

Reviewed in Germany on October 16, 2023

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I didn’t knew this was a series when started the book so I was really confused at first. It is written really well, the characters have lots of chemistry, he talks Scottish and that just absolutely hot! Nothing ground breaking but a really fun in between read ❤️

CM

Hero

Reviewed in Australia on June 11, 2019

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I'm absolutely loving this series and the characters, I can't get enough of them. This was a couldn't put down story for me, adequate drama and a couple working through their insecurities. I can't wait until Wasp & Taylor's story.

Mel

Becoming a lady

Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2019

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This book starts off with Ella and Gordain’s version of the events that happened in the second book. She’s always viewed him as her hero and he can’t remember a night that may cost him everything. He does everything to steer clear of Ella and pushes her away but when both have been in love from that very first meeting, they can’t stay away forever. A chance encounter leads to Gordain seeing the errors of his way and final sets out to make Ella his. Yet her uncle Richard whom gave James so much trouble in the last book, still has his plans for Ella. Danger lurks when Richard appears and two accidents lead to one persons death and one person seriously injured. A must read to see where they all end up. I look forward to the remaining two McRae brothers books. Read through Kindle Unlimited

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