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BEST LAID PLAIDS

Ella Stainton

Welcome to a sexy, spooky new paranormal historical series from debut author Ella Stainton.
In 1920s Scotland, even ghosts wear plaid.

Dr. Ainsley Graham is cultivating a reputation as an eccentric.

Two years ago, he catastrophically ended his academic career by publicly claiming to talk to ghosts. When Joachim Cockburn, a WWI veteran studying the power of delusional thinking, arrives at his door, Ainsley quickly catalogues him as yet another tiresome Englishman determined to mock his life's work.

But Joachim is tenacious and openhearted, and Ainsley's intrigued despite himself. He agrees to motor his handsome new friend around to Scotland's most unmistakable hauntings. If he can convince Joachim, Ainsley might be able to win back his good name and then some. He knows he's not crazy - he just needs someone else to know it, too.

Joachim is one thesis away from realizing his dream of becoming a psychology professor, and he's not going to let anyone stop him, not even an enchanting ginger with a penchant for tartan and lewd jokes. But as the two travel across Scotland's lovely - and definitely, definitely haunted - landscape, Joachim's resolve starts to melt. And he's beginning to think that an empty teaching post without the charming Dr. Graham would make a very poor consolation prize indeed...

Ella Stainton teaches history's scandals to teenagers near Richmond, Virginia. She's lived in most Mid-Atlantic states where you can catch blue crabs, as well as four years in Sweden, and a year in Scotland (where she visited lots of haunted castles with her scientist father). Stainton has four fur babies and four without fur (or children, as she likes to call them). She is working on the next book in the Kilty Pleasures series.
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Published 2020-08-31 by Carina Press (Harlequin)

Comments

Debut author Stainton pairs a physically strong but wounded veteran with an emotionally vulnerable scholar, and their many erotic moments are offset by humor, sorrow, and the supernatural, making this a wickedly good start to the "Kilty Pleasures" series.

Best Laid Plaids manages to be sexy, touching, and slightly spooky all at once. If you're looking for a queer paranormal historical that's fresh and fun, this is the book for you.

The lively prose and unusual plot charm, and a solid cast of supporting characters (both alive and dead) bolster the tale. Stainton is sure to win plenty of fans.