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Scot Free (properly spelled ) is the first in the short two-book Last Ditch series by Catriona McPherson, whose longer Dandy Gilver series I've quite enjoyed - at least on the rare occasions when the titles in that series go on sale.

Scot Free has dropped to $0.99 at Kindle US, not matched at Kobo US, at least as of now.

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071VXZD1H

Spoiler:

For Scottish-Born Marriage Counselor Lexy Campbell, the American Dream Becomes a California Nightmare

Lexy Campbell fell in love and left her native Scotland for a golden life in California—hitched to a hunk, building her marriage counseling practice, living the dream. Six months later she's divorced, broke, and headed home. There's just one last thing. Lexy's only client—sweet little old Mrs. Bombarro—is in jail for murdering her husband with a fireworks rocket.

Lexy knows the cops have got it wrong; all she needs is a few days to prove it and somewhere cheap to sleep at night. But checking into the Last Ditch Motel brings an unexpected slice of life and a whole world of trouble.

ADD:
not matched at Kobo US, but also on sale at Kindle UK, for £0.91: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071VXZD1H