Lake of Destiny: A Scottish Legends Novel (Celtic Legends Collection Book 1)
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Lake of Destiny: A Scottish Legends Novel (Celtic Legends Collection Book 1)
A magical novel about family, destiny, food, men in kilts, and the sometimes twisted path to love." Delightful, charming, and heartwarming!" NYT bestselling author Wendy Higgins
Helping her aunt organize a festival in the Scottish Highlands where Rob Roy MacGregor once lived seems like the perfect escape from Anna Cameron's broken engagement. But to succeed, she'll have to wrangle kilt-wearing villagers, dangerous sheep, and the reclusive laird of the glen who refuses to open his property to the public for the ancient tradition of "Sighting."Â
To locals, the Balwhither Glen is known as a "thin" place, where the veil between worlds peels back one day a year to reveal the face of a person's one true love. The legend could draw much-needed tourism by the busload--but that's exactly what Connal MacGregor doesn't want. Not when he's desperate to keep himself and his daughter out of the public eye.Â
Struggling to mediate between Connal and the needs of the village, Anna finds herself falling in love--with Connal and his disfigured daughter, with the villagers, and with the enchanted glen itself. But opening the "Sighting" to strangers risks revealing generations of family secrets and exposes deep scars in both Anna and Connal. Confronting those wounds could finally set them free to love with their whole hearts--or endanger their every chance of happiness.Â
A wonderfully romantic story filled with love and healing, perfect for fans of the heartwarming romances of Nora Roberts, Susan Wiggs, Maddie Dawson, Susan Mallery, and Inglath Cooper, as well as Sarah Addison Allen's magical women's fiction and Susanna Kearsley's novels with a historical sense of place. ★★★★★ PRAISE FOR LAKE OF DESTINY ★★★★★ I loved this! It reminds me of a Nora Roberts series, The Gallaghers of Ardmore . . . but a Scottish version with men in kilts! -- Two Chicks on Books Outlander-Lite Meets Gilmore Girls in Scotland. This is a story that sucked me in from the start and didn't let go until I'd laughed, shed a few tears and worked up an appetite. Fast. Fun. Romantic. Read it! -- Jenuine Cupcakes  Reminds me of a Maeve Binchy-type novel. The storytelling is fantastic, the characters are well-defined, and believable and she weaves such a tale of love and magic!  -- Amazon Customer Erin E Wolf  "AMAZING" "WOW!" "I honestly can't rave about this book enough" "An enchanted trip to the Scottish Highlands" "Found myself getting lost in the words and not wanting to return home" "Stole my heart" "Loved every page, every chapter" "Couldn't put it down" "Didn't want the story to end" "Makes me wish I could magic myself into this story" -- Amazon Customers    ★★★★★ PRAISE FOR COMPULSION ★★★★★
"Skillfully blends rich magic and folklore with adventure, sweeping romance, and hidden treasure . . . Impressive."Â -- Publisher's WeeklyÂ
"So swoon-worthy it's ridiculous." RT Book Reviews, RT Editors Best Books of the Year
"Darkly romantic and steeped in Southern Gothic charm, you ll be compelled to get lost in the Heirs of Watson Island series." -- #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. ArmentroutÂ
"Charming and steamy on the surface, with cold-blooded secrets buried down deep." -- Kendare Blake, New York Times bestselling author  ★★★★★ THE CELTIC LEGENDS COLLECTION ★★★★★  From award-winning author Martina Boone, the Celtic Legends novels are uplifting and unputdownable contemporary love stories set in enchanting locations full of history, legend, and magic along with heaping doses of heart and romance. They'll whisk you away to the Scottish Highlands, to romantic Cornish castles, and remote Irish islands. While they offer plenty of swoon, they're clean enough for readers of all age groups. Read them in any order, although side characters from previous books are sometimes mentioned.