Isolated and ill-treated by her father, Keeley Allanson knows she must leave her home in Melrose, Scotland, if she is to keep her spirit from breaking. She makes her plans, only to find Fate suddenly robbing her of any say she has in her future. Her existence becomes entwined with that of Kirthgarran, a proud but money-starved estate in the Highlands still struggling to survive the aftermath of the Jacobite rising forty years before. It will take all of Keeley's courage to confront the mixed emotions that the Fergussons of Kirthgarran bear toward her and to create a new destiny. Love will come from an unexpected direction, but it will be threatened by a multitude of secrets, ongoing acts of revenge, and more than one unsolved murder. With her own life in danger she will be forced to decide how much she can forgive those who have wronged her, and just who amongst them--including the man who holds her heart--she will be able to trust.
Author: Susan Brown Publisher: Fenalla Books Published: 10/03/2011 Pages: 654 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 1.62lbs Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 1.44d ISBN: 9780615530420
About the Author Susan Brown is an art teacher and school counselor who lives with her husband in northern Maine. She is also a freelance graphic artist and Web site designer, and enjoys painting and drawing. She has long loved Scotland, and the research for this book has involved visits to that country as well as years of collecting notes, songs, interviews, books, and videos. She belongs to two Living History groups that reenact military life in the eighteenth century.