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Chief's daughter, the fiery Mairi Lismore is in love with Douglas Roskill, heir to Duntorin Castle, but they are wrenched apart by the zealous witch-hunts of Zechariah Black and the jealousy of her step-sister. Sent to the Royal Court of James VI in Edinburgh, Mairi discovers that its gaiety and glitter hide dark treachery and the ruthless ambition of Robert Boswell who determines to have her for himself at any cost. With treason, betrayal and revenge thwarting Mairi and Douglas's attempts to be reunited, this is a gripping historical love story which moves from the embattled fringes of the Scottish Highlands to the dangers and intrigues of 16th century Edinburgh.
About the author
Janet MacLeod Trotter is the author of numerous bestselling and acclaimed novels, including The Hungry Hills, which was nominated for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, The Tea Planter's Daughter, which was nominated for the Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year Award, and In the Far Pashmina Mountains, which was shortlisted for the RNA Historical Romance of the Year Award. Her novels have been translated into nine different languages. She grew up in the North-East of England where her father was a history teacher and spent summers at the family home on Skye. Much informed by her own experiences and fascinated by family links between Scotland and India, MacLeod Trotter travelled in India as a young woman. Find out more about the author and her novels at www.janetmacleodtrotter.com.
Summary
A gripping historical love story which moves from the lawless Scottish Highlands to the dangers and intrigues of the Jacobean court in 16th century Edinburgh. Witchcraft, treachery and danger conspire to keep fiery Mairi Lismore apart from nobleman Douglas Roskill, the man she loves.
