Suspend belief!

Nobody's Rogue (Rogues of Redemption #4) by Brenna Ash    

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Tale of a captured jewel thief who wasn’t, and an earl who’d been one of Wellington’s reconnaissance scouts and was now bored. Malcolm Kennedy, Earl of Cassillis, has been asked to guard Lord Wilson’s wife’s jewellery. They are holding a ball and lately many of society has been robbed during grand events by a thief known as the Phantom Prowler. The Prowler had struck all around Edinburgh.

Yes, it’s set in Scotland, but I hated tussling with the verra’s, the dinna’s and the canna’s. It distracted me from the story.

Malcolm discovers Lizzie Barclay with her hands in Lady Wilson’s jewelry armoire. Lizzie is convinced Lady Wilson has stolen her grandmother’s necklace and earrings. She’s contrived to come to the ball in place of her parents.

Lizzie convinces Malcolm to her home to let her prove her innocence. Of course they fall in love. Lizzie throws herself at Malcolm. He is equally as smitten as Lizzie.

There were a few rough patches to go through, including one huge challenge, until they had their HEA

Honestly I couldn’t wait for the end to come.

I love a good enemies to lovers trope but it just all seemed a tad too formulaic, along with those Scots accents.

A Dragonblade ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.