-A dramatic start to a gripping new series . . . meticulously researched and beautifully told by one of our most prolific and talented writers- - Santa Montefiore, author of Flappy Investigates on The Last Summer
A reluctant bride. A forbidden romance. An island full of secrets . . .
It-s the summer of 1929 and Mhairi MacKinnon is in desperate need of a husband. As the eldest girl of nine children, her father has made it clear he can''t support her past the coming winter.
But on her lonely island home of St Kilda, her options are limited but the MacKinnon''s neighbour, Donald, has a business acquaintance on Harris who also has need of a wife. A plan is hatched for Donald to chaperone Mhairi and make the introduction on his final crossing of the year, before the autumn seas close them off to the outside world once more.
Mhairi returns as an engaged woman who has lost her heart - but not to her fianc- In love with the wrong man b
