Book Review: A Diamond in the Rough by Andrea Pickens

Close your news feed. Tuck your social media aside for a while. It’s time to curl up with a romantic getaway to St. Andrews, Scotland.

It’s okay. They’ll all still be there when you get back.

Reading Adrian and Derry’s story, I felt transported. Yes, of course, I took care of my daily obligations, but time and again, I’d turn back to the book for a quick escape.

And really, who can resist a story that aims to put a bad guy in his place? I know I can’t!

Release Date Tuesday, 02/04/2025

It can be found here on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. (among other wonderful booksellers!)

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From Goodreads:

Adrian, Viscount Marquand, is not a typical English lord. Spurning the gaming halls and brothels, he secretly designs the most beautiful gardens in England. Then his ne’er-do-well father bets the ancestral manor on the outcome of a golf match, and it’s up to Adrian to save his beloved home. But first he must travel to Scotland to learn the game.

Miss Derrien Edwards is not a typical Scottish lass. Her bouncy blond curls tucked under a woolen cap, she satisfies her love of the links by passing as a young male caddie named “Derry”.

When Adrian arrives at St. Andrews links, he’s paired with “Derry”. While learning to play, Adrian struggles to ignore his strange attraction to the impudent caddie, and Derrien finds herself caught in her own trap. Secrets swirl as the day of reckoning arrives—and neither can afford to lose the game.