Two Scandals and a Scot

Finalist: National Excellence in Romantic Fiction * MAGGIE Award * Orange County Romance Writers Book Buyers Best

In this sizzling Regency romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Tracy Sumner, a runaway bride and a notorious Scot risk friendship, reputation, and their carefully guarded hearts.

Tropes you’ll love: Marriage of Convenience, Friends to Lovers, Runaway Bride, Former Tutor / Student (Adults), Scottish Rogue, Gambler Hero, Forbidden Desire, Slow-Burn Heat

Scandal Number One: A runaway bride.
Scandal Number Two: The kiss.

When Theodosia Astley’s disastrous engagement ball sets the ton ablaze, she needs a hero—and fast. Unfortunately, the only man willing to step into the breach is the last one she should want: Dash Campbell. Former student. Shameless gambler. Infuriatingly handsome Scot with a reputation for trouble.

And worse? The carriage that sparks the scandal was never meant for her at all.

Dash Campbell owes his success to a bookish wallflower who once believed in him when no one else did. With Theo’s quiet guidance, he wrote a novel that made him famous—and gave him a future. So when fate hands him the chance to repay his former teacher, how can he refuse? Even if she now meets his gaze with sharp wit, steel-spined resolve, and a temptation he never saw coming.

A Scot from the gutter has no business dreaming of a duke’s sheltered sister.

To save Theo’s reputation, Dash proposes the only solution society will accept: marriage. But Theo has her own terms. They will wed—and remain friends. No love. No expectations. No broken hearts.

It’s the perfect plan.

Until friendship blurs.
Until desire deepens.
Until the one thing they swore to avoid becomes impossible to deny.

Set amid wagers, whispered scandals, and slow-building heat, Two Scandals and a Scot is a seductive tale of affection, temptation, and the dangerous truth that love is the riskiest gamble of all.

Heat level: Scorching hot, with a slow-burn payoff.

The Duchess Society Series
The Brazen Bluestocking
The Scandalous Vixen
The Wicked Wallflower
One Wedding and an Earl
Two Scandals and a Scot
Three Sins and a Scoundrel

Also in this world:
Prequel: The Ice Duchess
Christmas novella: The Governess Gamble