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Second Chance ScottishTricia O'Malley

Second Chance Scottish

Tricia O'Malley (2025)

SubgenreHistorical Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingScottish Highlands
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.46/5 (2672)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Heartbreak

Synopsis

He’s famous for heartbreak ballads. She’s famous for ignoring him. When Noah Byrne’s career implodes in a very public scandal, the grumpy Scottish rock star retreats to the only place no one would think to look–his sleepy hometown. The plan is simple. Hide out, avoid paparazzi, and wait for the storm to pass. He books the last room at the local inn owned by Skye Kerrigan. His first love. And the only woman who has ever walked away from him. Skye has no time for rock gods with wounded egos. The inn is hanging by a thread and she’s fighting to keep her family’s legacy alive. Noah offers a deal. He’ll play for the town’s Christmas charity concert if she gives him a place to hide out. And when the spotlight comes calling again, Skye must decide if her first love is really worth an encore? Author’s This book is a stand-alone, small-town Scottish Christmas romance with second chances, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine banter, a matchmaking book club, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.

Tags

Christmas RomanceSmall Town RomanceScottish RomanceCelebrity Romance

Second Chance Scottish: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult contemporary romance features a rock star returning to his Scottish hometown and reconnecting with his first love. Expect steamy romantic scenes, mild language, and themes of second chances and redemption.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include heartbreak.

Who'll love this

Adult romance readers will enjoy the chemistry between a grumpy rock star and his sunshine inn-owner first love in a cozy Scottish Christmas setting.