BOOK REVIEW- THE SCOT BEDS HIS WIFE by Kerrigan Byrne

They’re rebels, scoundrels, and blackguards—dark, dashing men on the wrong side of the law. But for the women who love them, a hint of danger only makes the heart beat faster.

Gavin St. James, Earl of Thorne, is a notorious Highlander and an unrelenting Lothario who uses his slightly menacing charm to get what he wants—including too many women married to other men. But now, Gavin wants to put his shady past behind him...more or less. When a fiery lass who is the heiress to the land he wishes to possess drops into his lap, he sees a perfectly delicious opportunity...

A marriage most convenient

Samantha Masters has come back to Scotland, in a pair of trousers, and with a whole world of dangerous secrets from her time spent in the Wild West trailing behind her. Her only hope of protection is to marry—and to do so quickly. Gavin is only too willing to provide that service for someone he finds so disturbingly irresistible. But even as danger approaches, what begins as a scandalous proposition slowly turns into an all-consuming passion. And Gavin discovers that he will do whatever is necessary to keep the woman he has claimed as his own...AMAZON 4.5 STARS

Wow, this story was something else. I really liked it a lot!  Both of the main characters had a rough start in life and the book clearly shows that in the opening chapters.   It drew me into the story to care about what happened to them pretty quickly.  They were both INTENSE people.  Gavin's charm and "I don't care attitude" covered it but it was there.
I guess another thing I would say is, "Language, Language, Langue!" Both Samantha and Gavin have quite the liking for the "F" word among other things.   Sam often shocked those around her with what came out of her mouth.  But I really liked her, she was quite the unique person.  She had got caught up in some things that were outside of her control but she did the best with what she was dealt.  She completely confused Gavin, he had never met any woman like her.  And he was used to women falling at his feet as easy conquests.  Sam fought him every inch of the way, with both her mouth, her attitude and her guns.  And then some things happened where she had to rely on him.   I really liked her a lot but had to wonder more than once as she married Gavin, "how in the world is this going to work out?"  She was so in over her head.
I just have to say that there were some interesting secondary people in the story; ones that I enjoyed as well.
I will say that it had some dark moments in the story but at least it didn't go super deep into it.
There were plenty of twists, turns and evil villains too.  

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley and this is my honest opinion of it.