When a Scot Ties the Knot
Miss Gracechurch is painfully shy—or rather, she finds that social settings cause her strong anxiety. To avoid social interactions, and especially marriage, she invents a Scottish captain that she writes letters to.
Except that Captain MacKenzie is both very real and very much alive. He’s intent on marrying Miss Gracechurch, because he’d like her castle and lands to provide his men homes. And he’s received all of her letters.
The two fall in love, but I find that I have a hard time believing it, in large part because of the lies that they must put behind themselves to move forward. I also had a hard time when MacKenzie insists that Gracechurch is ready for her, but that’s likely my own hangup after learning how desire works (this is a recommendation to check out Nagoski’s Come as You Are).
Overall, it is a good book, and I recommend it.