Scottish Spice: Book 1
Publication Date: August 19, 2025
Sparks will fly, even without firewood…When city-girl Harper arrives in the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, her hopes for her holiday are quickly dashed. She’d planned a whimsical, autumnal writing retreat, to finish her novel. But ghosted by her scammer rental host, she discovers that the cosy log cabin she’d booked for her solo getaway does not actually exist. Miles away from any hotel, she wanders through the woods until she finds the hot local woodcutter Fraser.
The last thing Fraser needs right now is a pretty girl distracting him, but he can’t leave Harper stranded. So he reluctantly allows Harper to stay in his tiny lumberjack’s cabin for the night. He will sleep at his house outside the forest, then return tomorrow to turf Harper out so he can get back to his strenuous task of splitting logs for the locals’ firewood.
But once Harper sees Fraser’s axe swing, she is determined to cut through his gruff exterior. She has a feeling this man might be the perfect cure for her writer’s block.
Fraser can’t help inviting Harper to extend her one-night stay to two, then three, then four. And with every tree he fells, he’s starting to wonder if he’s falling harder.
This spicy autumnal romance features a HEA ending with BookTok’s hottest lumberjack love interest.
18+ content.
– opposites attract
– forced proximity
– rural setting
A woman fleeing heartbreak embarks on an adventure full of mishaps.
That’s the general premise for Kindling, a Scottish romance by Bonnie Woods. However, there are some unexpected elements from a traditional romantic comedy.
Harper, a bisexual woman, vacations in the Highlands after a devastating breakup. She’s determined to show she can be self-sufficient, which had been one of her ex’s criticisms. However, a mix-up with her accommodations lands her at Fraser’s cabin.
With no place else to go, she accepts his offer to stay. The atmosphere is ripe for attraction, in spite of Harper’s prickly personality.
The author successfully creates an inclusive storyline, including the observance of preferred pronouns for a secondary character.
Kindling offers an autumn adventure with unexpected benefits.
Bonnie Woods is a Kindle-bestselling author, ghost writer, freelance writer and editor, from and based in Manchester. She started off writing fanfiction before graduating to seasonal, inclusive romance novels. As Rachel Bowdler, she has written Honeymoon for One and Summer at the Scottish Castle (Embla).
