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Twilight Tides (Scottish Isles 3) by Samantha Young-review tour

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Twilight Tides (Scottish Isles 3) by Samantha Young-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 16, 2026

When I escaped to a Scottish island, I never expected I’d agree to a marriage of convenience with rugged local businessman and single dad, Murray Shaw.

That was before my dangerous ex started threatening me and my visa. The thought of being kicked out of Scotland, leaving behind my friends and the safety I’ve found here, is unthinkable. I’m determined to solve the problem myself. Everyone knows Murray is battling his ex-wife for control of his company and the only way to stop her is to remarry. So I propose a marriage deal that’ll solve both our issues. The fact that I’ve been attracted to the handsome, gentle giant of a Scot since we met is something I’ll just have to ignore if I want to remain in Scotland.

But marriage to Murray is proving to be complicated. Living under the same roof is a far bigger temptation than I anticipated. Beneath Murray’s reserve is a passionate nature that stokes the fires of my own. Soon we’re fighting a searing attraction and an intense emotional connection that’s as thrilling as it is terrifying. After my last disastrous relationship, I don’t trust myself enough to admit there’s far more than physical desire between us.

Yet when Murray finds himself caught in the grasp of a criminal organization intent on using his business for their own means, just as my ex decides to intensify his harassment, I realize there’s no denying that what I feel for my husband is a life-changing kind of love.

However, just as I begin to trust myself enough to give our marriage a real chance, danger rushes to our shore on rough tides, submerging us in a battle that might tear us apart forever

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REVIEW:TWILIGHT TIDES is the third instalment in Samantha Young’s contemporary, adult SCOTTISH ISLES erotic, romantic suspense series. This is thirty year old American chef London Wetherspoon, and forty year old, businessman and single father Murray Shaw’s story line. TWILIGHT TIDES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (London and Murray) TWILIGHT TIDES focuses on the marriage of convenience between thirty year old American chef London Wetherspoon, and forty year old, businessman and single father Murray Shaw. Approximately eighteen months earlier, London Wetherspoon ran from an abusive relationship, landing in Scotland where she was welcomed by friends with open arms but London’s visa was about to expire, and her ex boyfriend continued to threaten her life. Meanwhile, single father Murray Shaw was battling his ex-wife for sole custody of their fourteen year old daughter when London made an offer he could not refuse-a marriage of convenience that should hopefully fix both of their problems but for all intents and purposes, it made everything worse. Often feeling lonely, a stranger in her own life, London believed she made a mistake, and the man with whom she was falling in love, was struggling with the fall-out of his own life.

The world building focuses on the building but trepidatious relationship between our story line couple as both struggled to trust, or accept the other in the life. Having been burned once before Murray kept his distance unintentionally alienating the woman that called to his heart but all was not well in the Scottish Isles, and Murray found himself facing threats that were spiralling out of control.

The relationship between Murray and London worked on paper but was structurally flawed. Murray’s fourteen year old daughter saw London as a threat, and Murray continued to battle between head and heart having been burned once before. Refusing to add more pain to their situation, London was keeping secrets, secrets that threatened her safety, and her future with the man whom she loved. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is another large ensemble cast of colorful, animated and dynamic secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we met in the previous story lines. We are introduced to Murray’s fourteen year old daughter Kelly, and his ex-wife Jill, as well as London’s ex Nick Huston.

TWILIGHT TIDES is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and murder, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is emotional, heart breaking and dramatic; the romance is impassioned and seductive; the characters are desperate, determined and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Samantha Young is the New York Times,  USA Today  and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows.  Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us was published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook & hardback June 2017. Play On is an adult contemporary romance and the first in a brand new series set in Scotland. Villain is a companion novella to the New York Times bestselling romance HERO.

Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.

Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.

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Drifting Dawn (Scottish Isles 2) by Samantha Young -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 16, 2026

After eighteen years, I’ve come home to the Scottish island of my childhood. It’s the place I vowed I wouldn’t return to so I never again had to see the man who broke my heart into a million pieces.

Yet family has inevitably brought me back, and avoiding my ex, Quinn McQuarrie, is proving impossible when he insists on digging up the past every time we meet.

Quinn is now a single dad, the local contractor, and the person the entire town is rooting for to get his happily ever after. The problem is, he wants me to be his HEA, and I just want to move on. When Quinn sees my plans to save the town’s volunteer lifeboat service as an opportunity to work together, I’m stuck with him. And, unfortunately, I soon realize there’s no denying that the chemistry we share has only grown more intense with the passing of time.

I know Quinn wants more than just a physical relationship, but it’s all I can promise with so much hurt and distrust between us.

However, when strange disturbances escalate to harassment, our lives are turned upside down, and Quinn proves he will do anything in his power to protect me. Even if it means losing each other before we ever get our second chance

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REVIEW:DRIFTING DAWN is the second instalment in Samantha Young’s contemporary, adult SCOTTISH ISLES romantic suspense series, spin off set in the author’s Adair Family and The Highlands interconnected series. This is single father and designer / builder Quinn McQuarrie, and bookstore/ café owner Taran MacBeth’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Quinn and Taran) using present day, and multiple time jumps between the past and the present DRIFTING DAWN follows the rekindling romance and relationship between our story line couple. Approximately eighteen years earlier, childhood best friends and high school sweethearts were destroyed by jealousy and issues of trust. Fast forward to present day, Quinn is a single father of two, and his love for Taran MacBeth has never waivered. Taran struggles to forgive the man who destroyed her heart but misunderstanding and miscommunication were but the stepping stone towards another eighteen years of secrets and unrequited love. Having returned home months earlier, in the wake of her mother’s death , Taran has found herself the target of someone’s vengeance, and when the threats become personal and dangerous, Quinn is determined to protect the woman who owns his heart.

The world building follows several pathways including memories from the past as we are up close and personal with what happened and why. Quinn is now the father of two, and struggle with the teenaged years of his daughter and son, while Taran is still grieving the loss of the mother she held close to her heart.

The relationship between Quinn and Taran is one of second chances; a rekindling romance between two people destroyed by miscommunication, jealousy and immaturity. Taran continues to battle between head and heart, while Quinn is ready for a second chance. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic and dynamic. We are reintroduced to Quinn’s sister Cammie aka Cameron; her best friend and roommate London; B&B owner Tierney Silver and Ramsay McRae (HALF-LIGHT HARBOR 1) ; fishing company owner Murray Shaw; Quinn’s best friend and paramedic Forde Dallas; Aodhan Macduff, and Quinn’s children Heather and Angus, as well as Quinn’s ex Kiera and her husband Gary.

DRIFTING DAWN is a story heart break and miscommunication, betrayal and vengeance, family and friendship, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is emotional, heart breaking and dramatic; the romance is edgy and fated; the characters are determined, desperate and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Samantha Young is the New York Times,  USA Today  and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows.  Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us was published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook & hardback June 2017. Play On is an adult contemporary romance and the first in a brand new series set in Scotland. Villain is a companion novella to the New York Times bestselling romance HERO.

Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.

Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.

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Half-Light Harbor (Scottish Isles 1) by Samantha Young-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 23, 2025

I went to Scotland looking for answers about my past. The last thing I expected was getting trapped on a private island with my stoic, brooding, gorgeous contractor.

Ramsay McRae is a man with secrets. He prefers the company of his dog to people and silence to any semblance of politeness. He says I’m too young, too sweet, too innocent.

Only he doesn’t know the truth. That I’m haunted by a crime that tore my life apart two years ago. I’ve come to Half-Light Harbor not just to start over, but to bring the monster who killed my parents to justice.

The last thing I need is a tortured Scot distracting me from my mission. But when his restraint snaps and my walls crumble, the results are explosive.

We say it’s only a no-strings-attached affair. A temporary moment to burn out this fire between us.

However, when my search for the truth brings danger to my door, it’s Ramsay stepping in to protect me. But it might be the secrets from his past that tear us apart forever…

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REVIEW: HALF-LIGHT HARBOR is the first instalment in Samantha Young’s contemporary, adult SCOTTISH ISLES erotic, romantic suspense series, a spin off set in the author’s Adair Family and The Highlands interconnected series. This is American hotel heiress Tierney Silver, and former UK Royal Marine / wood worker Ramsay McRae’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ramsay and Tierney) HALF-LIGHT HARBOR follows American born but Scottish descendant Tierney Silver as she moves to grandmother’s beloved Scotland in the wake of her parents’ murders and discovering her fiance’s affair. With the hope of setting up a bed and breakfast, Tierney moves to the Isle of Glenvulin, Scotland where she will fall in love with a man who will break her heart. Former UK Royal Marine (Special Forces) , recluse, woodworker and all around brooding hero Ramsay McRae doesn’t do relationships, people or friends but Tierney Silver is about to place herself directly into the orbit of our story line hero, a man who is willing to do anything to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love but both Tierney and Ramsay have dark secrets and dangerous pasts, and in this, both refuse to reveal the truth , or acknowledge the threats, or possible perils to everyone else.

The world building focuses on the rebuilding and preparations for Tierney’s new B&B, as Tierney’s ex demands her return; a friend back home struggles in her own relationship, and a journalist looking into Tierney’s parents’ murder uncovers a dangerous path of murder and greed. Ramsay McRae has his own twisted tale of dangerous secrets, and our hero is determined to remain as isolated from the world as possible.

The relationship between Tierney and Ramsay is one of immediate attraction but, once again, Ramsay doesn’t do relationships and in this exclaims their ‘affair’ is only temporary but as the love begins to dawn, and both of their pasts are single minded in destroying their lives, Ramsay is about to push away the woman that calls to his heart. The $ex scenes are impassioned and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and animated, secondary and supporting characters who will become the large extended family Tierney has always wanted. We are introduced to contractor Quinn and his ex Taran, Cammie, Tierney’s ex fiancé Hugh Inchcolm, her best friend London and fiancé Nick, investigative journalist Perri Wilcox, and several locals who live and work on the Isle of Glenvulin. Quinn and Taran’s story line is next.

HALF-LIGHT HARBOR is the story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, money and greed, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The richly layered and character driven premise is intriguing, dramatic, and haunting; the romance is spicy and seductive; the characters are sassy, complex and edgy.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Samantha Young is the New York Times,  USA Today  and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows.  Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us was published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook & hardback June 2017. Play On is an adult contemporary romance and the first in a brand new series set in Scotland. Villain is a companion novella to the New York Times bestselling romance HERO.

Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.

Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.

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