He never moved on. She never looked back. Until this summer. Fourteen years ago, Kirsty Munro traded the Aberdeenshire coast for the sharp elbows of London journalism. But when a family crisis – and her father’s Parkinson’s diagnosis – calls her back to the struggling family café, she’s no longer the girl who left. Of course, she runs straight into him . Connor Bannerman . Kirsty's first boyfriend, now a burly offshore oil rigger with a protective cinnamon-roll heart and over a decade of regrets. He’s spent years at sea trying to forget the girl he let slip away. But one look at Kirsty brings it all back. Forced to work together at the small town’s food festival, their old spark doesn't just reignite – it combusts. But will their second chance survive secrets, small-town gossip, and the once-in-a-lifetime offer waiting for Kirsty back in London? A slow-burn, high-heat second-chance romance with: First love second chance: the one that got away returns 14 years later - Return to hometown: a small fishing town in a Scottish coastal setting - High-tension / slow burn: pure, addictive ‘will they, won't they’ - Forced proximity: stuck working together - A cinnamon roll & blue collar hero - Emotional payoff: big feelings and banter - Open door spice: explosive, earned heat - Swoony HEA: the heart-melting comfort of finally coming home Love on the Scottish Summer Coast is book 3 in the ‘Escape to Scotland’-series. Each book can be read as a standalone and has a swoony happy ending, transporting you straight to Scotland. Expect a story that feels like a bright July afternoon and the steady comfort of finally being home. Pack your bags for Scotland and enjoy this summer's most captivating second chance romance! Love on the Scottish Summer Coast is the perfect summer read if you like small town romance, second chance love and sizzling steam.' - ★★★★★ Emma 'A beautiful summer romance about hopes and dreams and second chances, and the setting - a small town on the east coast of Scotland - is described so vividly I could smell the sea air and hear the seagulls. A truly wonderful read!' - ★★★★★ Sara 'Kirsty and Connor's story was one of the best second chance romances I've read.' - ★★★★★ Shannon 'This story was like taking a holiday to Scotland ... plus throw in a beautiful storyline you have an amazing second chance love story.' - ★★★★★ Kimberley 'This is one of those books where you stay up way too late at night and can't wait to get home from work because you just can't put it down.' - ★★★★★ Kristen Beatrice Bradshaw is the author of steamy and cosy small-town contemporary romances set in Scotland.Scottish Historian and German journalist by day and romance author by night, she has escaped from Berlin to Scotland in 2018. And not looked back once.Beatrice Bradshaw is the pen name/ pseudonym of Jessica Beatrice Wagener - chosen so as not to have German narrative non-fiction with her English romance books. She loves sharing her love for her adopted home country with others, bringing a pinch of the real Scotland into her books. When she isn't glued to her desk in Glasgow, surrounded by baked goods and coffee, she can be found wandering around in Scottish castles and landscapes, finding peace and stories on cemeteries, or binge-watching romance series online.