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She's fallen into a world hell bent on killing her. He's sworn to see her back home.But what if he's the reason to stay?Not only is this strange world patriarchal AF - it's also at war. Amelia has no idea how to get herself home. Nor does the tall, dark warrior who keeps rescuing her. (Seriously.)Determined, Amelia seeks answers, but this treacherous world only offers more questions.How did she wind up here?How the heck does she get back?And how can she ignore her growing feelings for a man she will have to leave behind?Sometimes you need to be lost to find where you belong. Be swept into this slow-burn feminist fantasy romance and take the journey with Amelia as she battles between choosing home or her heart.Content warnings include: sexual assault, general violence, and the use of 'female' to refer to women.

The MacKinnon's Bride Missing Epilogue - please note, this is a not a stand-alone novel. It is a "super epilogue," written to complement The MacKinnon's Bride and is best read after reading the entire series. Eleven years later, Hugh FitzSimon is a broken man. He is forsaken, alone, a wretch left to wallow in his grief. A scrooge to rival Ebenezer, he is visited by the ghost of his dead wife, who has come to reveal what life has been, what it could be, and where it will end if the candle burns out before FitzSimon has made amends. Meantime, in the Highlands, the MacKinnon clan faces their darkest hour. With their village destroyed by fire, and winter on the way, how can they rally when whispers of war have already begun? A very unexpected "ghost" may help them find their way.For years fans have asked for a MacKinnon's Bride epilogue and here it is, a short story to lend a little cheer for the holidays.

The King has long a prisoner been, in a dungeon over in Spain, while Willie of the Winsbury, of his daughter's heart took gain. Now the King has returned to find the betrothed Princess's belly a little round and decides to have Willie hung! Her heart is broken but Willie has a plan to marry her. But what if the stableman betrays him first?Based upon the famous Childs' Ballad 100, this classic suspense-filled romance has been newly adapted to be set around horse riding, making it a perfect mystery for girls! Lavishly decorated throughout, the illustrator went well beyond the series' usual standard, making as much a delight to the eyes as to the heart.Bilingual Legends #525 is in English & Gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic).

We Can Boogie goes behind the scenes of Scotland's revival, exploring the extraordinary story of the man who has led and shaped the team: Steve Clarke. It is a story told through the eyes of those who know him best. Former teammates and coaching colleagues lend their voices alongside an all-star cast of past and present Hampden favourites.

An exploration of the diverse lived experiences of marginality in Scottish society from the sixteen to the eighteenth century.

Churchill: The Scottish Years tells the incredible story of how the god-fearing teetotaller Edwin Scrymgeour fought and won an election against Britain's most famous politician. The story begins with their first electoral contest in 1908 and follows their political rivalry over the next five elections until Scrymgeour's eventual victory in 1922.

In The Diary of a Girl, a young girl's life is upended by a catastrophic event that renders her city perilously unsafe. Amidst this chaos, her family decides to leave, desperately seeking refuge. With communication lines severed, they embark on a journey towards safety, eventually finding solace in the close-knit community on Scotland's serene Black Isle. It's here that the girl encounters The Boy, sparking a series of adventures and experiences that enrich her life in unexpected ways. But even in this newfound haven, questions linger. Is she truly safe in this remote corner of the world? What does the future hold for her in this unfamiliar place? And, most crucially, amidst the uncertainty that surrounds them, can she and The Boy muster the strength and resilience to survive? The diary unveils a tale of hope, resilience, and the enduring quest for a safe harbour in a tumultuous world.

When Haydon Heriot arrives at Larkdale Hall, the serene country mansion is suddenly rife with tension and mystery. The drama escalates with Matilda Heriot's budding romance with Alexander Worthington, an Edinburgh city gentleman. Their engagement quickly leads to wedding plans, but chaos ensues when Alexander fails to appear on the big day.The presence of Haydon, initially welcomed by his brother Charles, soon becomes a source of regret. Larkdale Hall transforms from a peaceful retreat into a cauldron of deceit, envy, and petty conflicts, with danger lurking around every corner. The once tranquil estate is now marked by a series of alarming incidents, including the wrecking of Richard Heriot's prized vintage sports car and a fire in the stable block.Faced with escalating chaos, Richard, the patriarch, decides to sell Larkdale Hall. This decision raises questions about the future of the Heriot family. Will they find peace and resolve their emotional turmoil? Can Matilda move past her heartbreak? And do the pages of The Heriots of Larkdale Hall promise love and happiness for these troubled characters? Discover the answers in this captivating tale of a family at a crossroads.

The MacKinnon's Bride Missing Epilogue - please note, this is a not a stand-alone novel. It is a "super epilogue," written to complement The MacKinnon's Bride and is best read after reading the entire series. Eleven years later, Hugh FitzSimon is a broken man. He is forsaken, alone, a wretch left to wallow in his grief. A scrooge to rival Ebenezer, he is visited by the ghost of his dead wife, who has come to reveal what life has been, what it could be, and where it will end if the candle burns out before FitzSimon has made amends. Meantime, in the Highlands, the MacKinnon clan faces their darkest hour. With their village destroyed by fire, and winter on the way, how can they rally when whispers of war have already begun? A very unexpected "ghost" may help them find their way.For years fans have asked for a MacKinnon's Bride epilogue and here it is, a short story to lend a little cheer for the holidays.

She's searching for her destiny. He has vowed to protect her . . . no matter the cost.Fiery-haired Aila Blogh is the Caledonii chieftain's daughter and the healer for the Scottish Highland village - an untrained healer in her own eyes. As conflicts with the Romans increase, she feels compelled to improve her healing skills for her clan.She makes up her mind to search out a wisewoman, someone who can train her to be a true healer. But to do so, she must disobey her father and set out on her own.Eian MacLaurin has been enamored with Aila since he was a lad. Her skilled training means she must keep him at arm's length, Eian doesn't falter. When Aila decides to seek out the wise woman, Eian doesn't hesitate - he meets her at the gate to go with her. He will protect her and support her, no matter what they face.Alone on their journey, they find it difficult to keep their passion for each other at bay. Once they find the wisewoman, Ulha teaches Aila about more than just herbs and healing. Aila soon understands the significance of her emotions for Eian and just how deep her own desire for him runs. Their love becomes a fire that consumes them completely. All they have built, however, is threatened when the strange man turns on Ulha, and his village thinks she is the cause of the sickness that has taken some of their own. Suddenly Aila's life is a stake. What this other tribe doesn't know is the depth of Eian and Aila's love, or just how far Eian will go to save the woman he loves.Eian strikes out to retrieve them, willing to let the world burn to rescue Aila. But the villagers are not what Aila expects. When the situation takes a deadly turn against Eian and Ulha, Aila must call on everything she has learned to save them all. Read The Maiden of the Grove and start this exhilarating friends to lovers historical Highlander and Ancient Roman fantasy styled romance today! The novels in this series are loosely connected but can be read individually in any order, if desired. These historical romances are set in the ancient Highlands and do not shy away from steamy scenes, occasional archaic curses, and accurate scenes of ancient life!

The Forbidden Highlander By Terri Brisbin ¿¿Can a man and woman who defy the most powerful chieftain in the Highlands for love survive the challenges ahead of them? James Murray, heir to the powerful and influential Murray chieftain of Perth, was honor-bound to marry the woman his father had chosen... and negotiated for him. Determined to carry out his duties, he ignored the warning signs and even the questionable birth of his fiancée and the clear fact that she bore soft feelings towards her guard. It mattered not... until it did. For try as he might to accept a future with his arranged bride, he instead found the perfect woman for him was her best friend. Elizabeth MacLerie had found no hardship in serving as companion to her friend and cousin Ciara Robertson. She was excited to leave her village and accompany Ciara on the journey to meet and return home with Ciara and her betrothed... until she meets him. James is completely wrong for Ciara, but as the days pass Elizabeth realizes she is falling in love with him. Rather than be forced into the arranged marriage, James takes the bold and dangerous step of running away with Elizabeth. On their own, on the run from two angry chieftains and without friends or family, they must discover the depth and strength of their new love. But will love be enough to keep them together when so many plot to separate them?

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Kirsty and Angus are embarking on a family sailing trip around the world. What should have been the experience of a lifetime suddenly turns into a struggle for survival and escape when their parents disappear in a storm and their boat is shipwrecked. Marooned on the hidden island of Gruinsoye they discover a land full of mystery and menace, a cult of cloned psychics and gardeners(sowers)using ancient technology living side by side mythical beings the Storm Hags. When Kirsty is found to have strong psychic powers she is captured by power hungry psychic Soyean and his hoard of genetically mutated Graks. Angus joins forces with young sower Olaf and the Storm Hags. Together can they rescue Kirsty and save Gruinsoye from Soyean?

Andrew Glen was born in Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1912. Initially he worked as an engineer in Toronto, but in 1923 bought a small farm on the outskirts of Pickering. He continued to work on the land for the remainder of his active life and for a period in the 1930's he contributed a regular column to the 'Toronto Star'. He recorded his detailed observations of the changing seasons and farming activities related to the time of year. This book presents a selection of these rural essays, originally written between 1931 and 1938. As social history, these essays presented a vivid picture of a way of life unfamiliar to city dwellers at that time, and now provide a reminder of farming skills, implements such as 'The Old Binder', and procedures no longer witnessed by current country folk. His descriptive skills were extended to his animals and we meet amongst others 'Trotsky the Pup', The Crazy Cow' and 'Lazy Lou', one of his horses.Many of the articles contain a sprinkling of philosophy and politics. Andrew and his wife Dorothy had been staunch members of the Toronto Labour party and he became one of the founder members of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932, precursor to the National Democratic Party of Canada. This amalgam of talents and interests resulted in his ability to link up the moods of nature with his own hopes and aspirations for the future.

In a gripping tale spanning seven decades and three continents, the story of a strange ring unfolds and with it the story of the people whose lives will be irrevocably changed by owning it. The mystery begins with the unsolved murder of historian Dr Charles Gibson at his home in Edinburgh. Meanwhile, two thousand miles away in Rome, a passionate love affair ends in ignominious dismissal for former British diplomat Angharad Wilson when her lover is exposed as a field operative for the Iranian Intelligence Services.Exonerated from a potential charge of treason but not reinstated Angharad is unemployed. Caught in the lining of a coat she buys from a charity shop she finds an ugly but clearly valuable gold ring. Her search for the owner will take her from Edinburgh's New Town to Istanbul. It will set her on the trail of former Waffen SS Officer Hans Peter von Seidel, wanted for major war crimes, but forced out of hiding in a desperate attempt to retrieve the ring; and to her final, terrifying encounter with him.

An exploration of isolation and connectedness based on thirty years of travel, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Adventures in Human Being and Empire Antarctica

Hugh Graham lived from the start of the 20th century to the start of the 21st, in the sea-girt Highland Parish of North Knapdale in Argyll, Scotland. Great changes occurred in his lifetime, and the centuries before - changes in land use and culture that saddened him, even angered him, but he had ever the serenity and pragmatism of the West Highlander - the Gael. In this place the Irish Gaels arrived over 1,500 years ago, establishing the proto-Scottish nation, in a green place amidst the ancient grey crags, with the blessing of the monks in the holy island of Iona on Argyll's North-Western edge. Amidst the craggy hills and raised lochs of Knapdale, and prehistoric standing stones and burial mounds of wide Kilmartin Glen, and old chapels on the long peninsulas reaching into the Hebridean Sea, and the ruins of villages in the now-sheep-cropped glens, lived Hugh Graham and his ancestors.

Experience medieval Scotland like never before; meet the valiant admiral who has devoted his life to ensuring her survival...What happens when his own family is at stake?Aiden Shaw has sailed the known world and fought every monster known to man, but now, he just wants some peace. Unfortunately, tensions are brewing with England, and he is being forced to return to the one place he swore he would never go again: The Red Forest.His wife, Evelyn, is a druid who can bend nature to her whim, but her lack of training makes her fear her powers. This compels her to rely on dark magic to survive.When the King of England captures their children, the two set out through the Moorlands to rescue them. They must depend on others, live off the land, and above all, learn to forgive themselves and trust each other once again.A fanciful, swashbuckling romance full of moral ambiguity, Fire On Fire shows us that some noblemen are monsters and not all scary creatures are evil. Most importantly, it reminds us that, time and time again, love prevails.

The thrilling new unputdownable Michael Flint novel from Best Selling Author Diane Capri! Greta Campbell was lost at sea four years ago. Or was she? "Clever premise, unusual story, great new characters. Couldn't put it down. Don't hesitate - you want this book!!" Hanna Campbell is stunned to see her long dead sister mingling in a crowd on a televised news report. Craving a second chance, Hanna hires Michael Flint, the man who boasts he can find anyone, anywhere, anytime - dead or alive. Flint is off his game and Hanna's sister is no ordinary missing person. When Flint uncovers a series of heinous murders he learns one of the world's most influential men is to blame. But powerful men are dangerous and in his race to save Hanna, Flint must put his whole team in the crosshairs.

Young children will love bringing to life these amazing images of Scotland by brushing with water to reveal colour. Very short captions (c. 10 words) describe the various scenes.

Young children will love bringing to life these amazing images of Scotland's coats and seashore by brushing with water to reveal colour. Very short captions (c. 10 words) describe the various scenes. Just dip the brush (included with the book) in water and apply directly to the page to bring the illustrations to vibrant life.

Returning to her family's village in Scotland for the sombre anniversary of her brother Max's passing, Martha, a dedicated primary school teacher from Camden, northwest London, braces herself for a flood of painful memories. Instead, she's enveloped in the warmth and affection of her family and rekindles her bond with her best friend, Izzy. However, her trip takes an unexpected turn when her father's old Ford Escort breaks down en route to Inverness. To her dismay, the recovery truck that arrives is driven by Jackson, Max's childhood best friend and the local mechanic. Martha has always held Jackson partly responsible for Max's death, as he was with him on that fateful night. Despite her best efforts to keep her distance, the undeniable chemistry between Martha and Jackson is palpable. She's determined to resist any feelings for him, but when adversity strikes, Martha realizes that Jackson might just be the one person she can rely on.

Einmal durch den keltischen Jahreskreis führt diese ungewöhnliche Pilgerreise und hebt dabei ausgewählte Schätze schottischer und irischer Erzählkunst. Figuren aus der keltischen Anderswelt, wie der schillernde Held Fionn MacCumhaill, die tragisch Liebenden Diarmuid und Grainne oder die Heilige Brigida von Kildare werden lebendig. Auf ihren Spuren wächst auf dem Weg durch die Jahreszeiten die Hoffnung, dass Verwandlung immer möglich ist ¿ für ein einzelnes Leben und für die menschliche Gemeinschaft.Als Erzählerin und Theologin schöpft Claudia Süssenbach aus der Weisheit der keltischen Mythologie die Inspiration für eine spirituelle Praxis, die sich mit dem Kreislauf von Natur und Jahreszeiten verbindet. Beginnend mit dem keltischen Neujahrsfest durchwandert sie mit ihren Leserinnen und Lesern den jahreszeitlichen Kreislauf von Vergehen und Erneuerung. Jedes Fest verbindet die Autorin mit einer ebenso fesselnden wie poetischen Erzählung. Ein Kapitel unter der Überschrift ¿Nachgedacht¿ ergänzt jeweils die Geschichten. Gemeinsam mit ihrer Leserschaft taucht Claudia Süssenbach ein in die Gedankenwelt der keltisch-christlichen Spiritualität - einer Tradition, die um die Gegenwart des Göttlichen in allen Dingen und um die Heiligkeit der Erde weiß.¿Anderszeiten¿ ist nicht nur ein Buch für Schottland- und Irland-Liebhaber, sondern für alle Menschen, die sich nach einer geerdeten Spiritualität sehnen. Die zeitlose Weisheit der keltischen Tradition bietet hierfür eine tiefe und nährende Quelle. Aus dieser Quelle speisen sich auch die Gebete, die die einzelnen Kapitel des Buches abschließen und die hier erstmals in deutscher Sprache vorliegen. Sie stammen zum überwiegenden Teil aus der Carmina Gadelica, einer Sammlung von Gebeten und Segensworten aus den schottischen Highlands und von den Äußeren Hebriden, die im 19. Jahrhundert von Alexander Carmichael zusammengestellt und veröffentlicht wurde.

Insa ist, anders als Jesus in Band 1, strikt, unnachgiebig, zielorientiert. Sie will sich ihres Vaters Anerkennung verdienen und ihre Aufgabe in einem Vier-Jahresplan erledigen.Zunächst setzt sie ihre Ziele fast schon skrupellos durch, ohne Rücksicht auf die Menschen in ihrer Umgebung. Die Tochter Gottes hungert nach den Genüssen menschlicher Sinne. Sie genießt es, riechen, schmecken und fühlen zu können, ihre erste Liebesnacht verbringt sie mit Yves, einem Kellner, der sich später als Engel herausstellt.Mit Yves und Peter, dem bereits bekannten Kreuzritter, und mit Hilfe des britischen Königshauses, gründet Insa die Sendeplattform ANTENNA DEI. Hier will sie die Menschen über Jesus Wirken und Wunder aufklären. Dabei hilft ihr die Mediendesignerin Luzia, mit der sie nach ihrem Besuch beim Papst eine Affäre beginnt.Zwei Mordversuche durch den Papst übersteht Gottes Tochter unversehrt und erstaunlich gelassen.Und dann geht es erst richtig los...

Side 1 concentrates on the Hebrides of Scotland, the islands of Scotland’s west coast, providing detailed coverage of Mull, Coll, Tiree, Rum, Skye (which is now connected to the mainland by a bridge), Uist, and Lewis. Ferry routes to the Isles are also included, of course. Gaelic is still commonly used on these islands, so we have included both English and Gaelic place names whenever practical. The second side of the sheet covers the southern islands and peninsulas of Islay, Jura, Knapdale, Kintyre, and Arran as well as the Glasgow/Edinburgh urban areas simply because they are there and Scotland isn’t all that large in area.

Reinhard Wagner wanderte in der Zeit von 2016 bis 2021 in vier langen Etappen ein Mal rund um die Nordsee. Dabei folgte er den Nordseeküsten der Shetland und Orkney Inseln, denen von Schottland, England und den Niederlanden, von Deutschland, Dänemark und Norwegen über insgesamt 5.600 Kilometer. In diesem Buch nimmt er seine Leser mit zu beeindruckenden Küstenlandschaften und lässt sie teilhaben an seinen Erlebnissen und Begegnungen.