Under Scottish Stars

By Carla Laureano

 

With everything going on in the world, it was a welcome respite to spend a few days back in Skye. The finale to the MacDonald Family Trilogy Under Scottish Stars is the long awaited story of Serena MacDonald Stewart, and it doesn’t disappoint.

Several years have passed since the sudden death of Serena’s husband and Serena and her children are still dealing with the grief. A series of events brings them back to the lovely, quaint town of Skye, where Serena meets Malcolm Blake. Malcolm is dealing with his own tragedy and trying as best he can to raise his niece. At first, he seems a bit rough around the edges, but it doesn’t take long for you to see his tender side, which I’d described as swoon worthy.

Malcolm is a strong Christian and as his love grows for Serena, we see he struggles with his feelings for her. I liked this about the book. There were some steamy scenes, but they never went beyond appropriateness. No doubt some will say it was too steamy for Christian fiction, but I don’t think so. It was realistic. Just because you’re a Christian doesn’t mean you’re dead to desires and passion. It’s how you handle those feelings that makes the difference. My favorite line in the book is Malcolm answering Serena’s statement about how he didn’t seem the type to go to church. “If I weren’t the type, I wouldn’t have left so willingly last night.”

There’s a family reunion of sorts, which enables us to catch up on the lives of James and Ian. This was nice since we must say goodbye to them all.

Under Scottish Stars is another well-written, engaging book that offers a good, solid conclusion to a lovely series.

Have you read the whole series? Which story was your favorite? Did you have a favorite character in the series?