So we were expecting a hot as HELL highlander romance from Maya Banks and instead, we got a kind, dare we say sweet, romance. If you wanna skip straight to the book review, go straight to 34:09! YO! We were sooo happy to record together, in the same room, for the first time and you can tell because our intro was literally half an hour! And this was after 3 hours of catching up right before that, and then 3 hours the night before. Romance at a Glance Reviews Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banksĭear listeners, we were READY for a hot hot hot highlander romance and we were a bit unfulfilled by this one from Maya Banks.
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