Kilty Pleasures

Kilted Hearts #4.5

by Kait Nolan

From online friends to real-world lovers For five years, Skye Stuart has crushed hard on her Scottish penpal. But what’s a Mississippi girl to do when the object of her affections lives an ocean away? Convince her best friend that Scotland is the perfect place for her destination wedding. Jason McKinnon has adored Skye from afar for years. The last thing he expects is for her to walk in after one of his performances at the local pub. When she asks him to be her plus one for the wedding that brought her to town, he can’t say no. But as proximity heats friendship to more and they both give in to the inevitable, will these two friends turned lovers have to settle for a fling or can they find a way to make their very different lives mesh for a shot at something real?

Genres: Audiobook, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Scotland, Novella

Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2023

About the author

Kait Nolan is a RITA® Award-winning Mississippi author who calls everyone sugar, honey, or darlin', and can wield a 'Bless your heart' like a Snuggie or a saber, depending on requirements. She believes in love, laughter, and that tacos are the world's most perfect food. When she's not writing, reading, working the evil day job, or wrangling family (both the two-legged and the four-), you can find her obsessively watching The Great British Bake Off.

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Reviews

[Kimmylongtime · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pen pals and friends to lovers!! Yay!! Oh and I forgot to mention kilts. I love men in kilts !!

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much story in a small space!

Despite being a novelette, it feels like a whole story. I can't simply say 'short and sweet', although it is, because it's also spicy. But this isn't a casual wedding fling, and it's no coincidence. There's history behind them, very carefully woven. When they meet in person, it's as good as both had hoped. I feel in love with Wishful and met Skye in another book, but only as a minor character. It's so much fun to read her story, and I hope to see more of Skye and Jason in the Kilted Hearts books!
I bought this book presale, and read it as soon as it loaded into my kindle. Just couldn't wait - and it was worth it!!!!

[Amara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amy McFadden is NOT the narrator for me. I can’t tell if I liked the story or not because I really didn’t like the narrator.

[Susanne M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Quickie

Ms. Nolan has a special talent with story telling. I'm a super fan of her Wishful series, so to see Skye from Wishful finally getting to meet Jason, as part of the Kilt series,in person, made for a wonderful short story. I only wish it was longer! Amazing characters in this whole series, you'll want to read them all. No cheating or cliffhanger and it ends on a happy note. Enjoy! 🤓

[Zero (semi-hiatus) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the idea of the long-term pen pals meeting for the first time, but the execution didn't work for me. I don't understand why they didn't meet earlier, considering they both had feelings for each other. And I don't like how the hero was sleeping around after he had developed feelings for the heroine (even if it was before they met in person).

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet and steamy short romance.

[Tammy Moldovan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Friends to lovers

I loved Skye and Jason’s long distance, best friends to lovers, secret crush, one bed novella. I smiled through the entire story. Skye lives in Mississippi and Jason lives in Glenleig, Scotland. They’ve been penpals/video chat/best friends for five years but never met in person. Skye comes to Scotland for a destination wedding and to see if her crush can lead to more. Despite being short, the story was well written and included three dimensional characters, and an engaging storyline. I love this series and was a fun and swoony couple to read about.

[Ann C. · Rating 1 out of 5]

I realized this was a novella, but 33 pages is not enough to develop anything. They have been communicating for 5 years. They even used video. They both admitted they had feelings for each other, but why wait 5 years to meet in person? I know they were on different continents, but it seems like something could have been done. Plus, Jason slept with other women during that time. His feelings must not have been too strong.

Wasn't it convenient that Skye's B&B was unavailable? Then, 24 hours later they were making plans to live together. Not worth reading.

[Ric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cutest and hottest short story

Where do I begin?! This is one of the cutest and sweetest, not too mention hottest short stories I’ve read! Kait Nolan did a fabulous job of matching up Skye with Jason and the friendship and chemistry is waa waa woom! I’m lost for word and creating new ones, this one is a standalone and has a hapoy ending!! Now I just need this to be longer!!! Read this.

[DMATMOOBILforever · Rating 3 out of 5]

- 2.5 stars rounded to 3 out of… guilt? lol idk. It was just so BASIC.
- hmmm well that was REALLY cheesy and wrapped up perfectly, too perfectly. Also I know she was going to surprise him but what if he wasn’t free for the wedding??? Not my favourite writing style for sure… just too simple and things were too princess perfect. They met (finally after like 5 years) and were together for ONE DAY before they decided she’d move here. I feel almost guilty saying this, but it was so simple it wasn’t even like worth reading for me. Oh and the steam was slightly vague. Oh and she came grinding against him while standing up against a door. Pretty much says it all. I probably won’t be trying this author again.
❌ feels

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Scottish novelette is definitely sigh-worthy. Pen pals become best friends, not knowing what they’ll be if and when they meet in person. A carefully arranged destination wedding makes that meeting possible. In true Kait Nolan fashion, there are moments that just make you want to swoon and high five the air! You’ll enjoy every minute it takes to read this!

[Sharon Noble · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

What a great short story. Jason has been friends with Sky for years but they have never met in person. Sky has flown across the sea to be at her friends wedding in Scotland after she told them about the castle, but she had a motive, she wanted to meet her best friend Jason in person to find out if what she feels for him is real!

[judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

so sweet

I just love this book. Taking a chance to leave Mississippi to go to Scotland to meet your friend and love in person for the first time. That is a bold brave move. It is sweet and sexy that both are on the same page. They are both willing to uproot their lives for each other. I would give this more than 5 stars if possible

[Carrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute. The narration on this was perfectly good but this is the day I realized my brain doesn’t like more than one accent in an audiobook. The switch between Scottish and southern American for the characters and default American (IDK what to call it-standard Midwest?) for non-dialogue just made me twitch.

Listened to on Read Me Romance podcast.

[Ina Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

it gets better and better!

I’ve loved all the books in this series and this one didn’t fail.

I hope there are more to come and look forward to your beautiful tales of romance, love and adventure.

Thanks Kait!

[Jeannie Grainger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five Stars! Absolutely loved it!

Loved Skye and Jason's short story.

After five years of being internet best friends Skye and Jason get together in person.

Great characters. Great storytelling. Great sizzle.

[Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only marginally connected to the series; set in the same town but not really connected to the main characters. Likeable characters and a decent plot for a short story. I like that they were both willing to make changes to make things work.

[Carissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[A Novel Approach · Rating 2 out of 5]

⭐️ 2.5/5. I’m a big fan of this series, but this short novella didn’t really do a lot for me. You’re introduced to two new characters that you don’t have previous connections to; and while the setting is familiar, I just couldn’t get invested in them or their relationship in such a short time.

[justmereads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Em menos de 40 páginas, Nolan consegue explicar como este casal se conhece e como é a relação deles. Ao mesmo tempo, mostra como chegaram onde estão e como o futuro deles vai funcionar. Nem parece ser tão curto como é. Uma boa surpresa.
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Online penpals

[Rhonda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fast reàd

Even though this is a short story, it was really good about pen pals who meet in person after several years of communicating. It's a good addition to this series.

[Feija · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 ⭐️ I really really liked this novelette!

[Casey Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet and sexy short read. Longtime penpals meet up and pent up feelings emerge…a love story of the modern age. Beautiful quirky read.

[Kirstie Ibrahim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this short, sweet and spicy story. A great fit with the series.

[MaryCarol Rumsey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Only 34 pages!

If I had realized this book was only 34 pages, I wouldn't have paid for it. I enjoyed the other books in the series

[E-Reader Addict · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick, cute story about pen pals who finally get a chance to meet in person. And Amy McFadden is back as the narrator for this one - hooray!

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just vignettes

[Pam James · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not one that I enjoyed.... Pam James

[Anexis Matos · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is so cute. I really enjoyed it.

[Anne Blyth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short but cute addition to this series by Kait Nolan.