The Scottish Strawberry Farm: Scottish Spice, Book 3

Scottish Spice #3

by Bonnie Woods

*FROM THE #2 BESTSELLING ROMANCE AUTHOR*

FORBIDDEN, SUNBURNT AND UTTERLY HIS…

When Rae comes back home to the Highlands after working overseas in high-end restaurants, almost everyone she knew has moved on. As Rae tries to stop herself and the family fruit farm from falling apart, she bumps into her childhood friend’s older brother, Struan.

Laid-back local mountain guide Struan is everything she’s not but she can’t look away. One night, in the berry fields at sundown, a line is crossed. It’s midsummer madness – and they vow it can’t happen again. But that’s easier said than done.

As the berries ripen, the season will soon be over. Can Rae rescue the farm without losing her oldest friend – or the man she never saw coming?

18+ content 🌶️🔥



Opposites Attract 💞

Forced proximity 🏘️

HEA 🥰

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Published June 18, 2026

About the author

Bonnie Woods is a Kindle-bestselling author, ghost writer, freelance writer and editor, from and based in Manchester. She started off writing fanfiction before graduating to seasonal, inclusive romance novels. As Rachel Bowdler, she has written Honeymoon for One and Summer at the Scottish Castle.

Reviews

[justinejustreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75/5

This was another enjoyable installment of the Scottish Spice series. The covers of these books convey the cozy small town vibes, but Bonnie Woods actually packs these with a lot more depth than what you might expect. The found family theme is strong in this series, and I love the queer representation. This one follows Rae and Struan, and I really love both of these pansexual sweethearts. Unfortunately my enjoyment of this one was dampened by the side characters, particularly Rae's best friend, Martha, who happened to be Struan's sister. I do enjoy this trope. The forbidden aspect really works for me, but Martha was very against them getting together AND she was unsupportive of them generally. Drove me up a wall and I hated her. I still liked this one, I just wish there wasn't so much Martha.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

[cakecoffeeandbooks · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 38%
I loved the sound of this one from the blurb but struggled to get into it because of the characters- they’re just not very likeable, so I’m not invested in the story nor do I really care what happens to them. Everyone seems very harsh to Rae- the FMC- in fact even her dad is awful to her so far. I might come back and try this one again but for now it’s a DNF for me.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC.

[Akriti Sharma · Rating 1 out of 5]

I mean, they’re so unlikable by the end of the book it’s concerning. None of them get any meaningful push back when it comes to their actions that it feels like they’re just let off the hook for being toxic for most of the book.(except for maybe that one scene between the male and Martha and even then she barely apologized).None of the conflict is even remotely releastic because it’s the same problem that’s stretched out for over 200 pages. Also, why was the guy the one doing grand gesture?

[Gales Tales70 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Advance early copy from Netgalley

It was lovely to return to Belbarrow. Loved the setting, the storyline, the characters, just didn’t enjoy how everyone treated Rae, but she also needed to find herself

Book 2 was my fave

[Rachel Bowdler · Rating 5 out of 5]

So happy and grateful to bring another little story to Belbarrow. 🍓🩵

[Cara Guy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Martha needs to get her head out of her ass. The rest is great.