The Tartan Thesis Rivalry

A disastrous first encounter off campus is only the beginning for Beau, a charming Texan adrift in a new country, and Torin, a fiercely private Scotsman with a brilliant academic mind.

Both men soon realize they are chasing the same Scottish History doctorate, and their rivalry turns seminars into open warfare as pride and insecurity take over.

The department chair finally forces the issue, ordering them to collaborate or leave the program.

Bound together against their will, they attempt a truce and begin to learn from one another as trust replaces old defenses.

A slow-burning attraction neither expected takes hold, complicated by academic stakes and romantic missteps they cannot seem to avoid.

With their futures on the line in Scotland, Beau and Torin must determine whether they can build something lasting, or whether history itself will drive them apart.