The Complete Darnalay Castle Series (Paperback)

BOOK ONE: ROSES IN RED WAX

Scotland 1820

Jane Stuart has lost everything. 

Her betrothed, her ancestral castle in the Highlands and her cherished orchard—her life's work—have all been ripped away, leaving her alone and adrift in the cold fog of Glasgow.

But it doesn’t matter. She’s numb to the grief, resigned to the bleak future that stretches before her.

Then he comes along. 

Percy Sommerbell is a musician, a free spirit who holds nothing but disdain for his industrialist father. But when familial duty forces Percy to travel to Glasgow, he’s confronted with a painful truth—the fortune that funds his hedonistic enjoyment of all life’s pleasures, is generated by the suffering of children in his father's mills.

But there’s something else in Glasgow, a mysterious Highland beauty whose sad eyes and luscious curves promise both distraction from Percy’s guilt and inspiration for his music.

Against all reason, Jane falls under Percy's spell. But when the mills become the first spark in a violent radical insurgency, their budding connection faces a perilous trial beyond anything they could have imagined.

The best of all the worlds – a blending of beautiful prose, heartbreaking research that created a rich backdrop, and a couple that wrapped their story into my heart. - Instagram reviewer

At my age, it's harder and harder for me to stay up to finish reading something, but I just couldn't put it down once I was settled in, then next thing I know, it's 3AM! - Goodreads reviewer

BOOK TWO: SWEPT INTO THE STORM

Mexico 1824

Ever since he unexpectedly inherited an earldom in the Scottish Highlands, Cameron Dunn’s been searching for something, anything, to bring meaning to his new life—a search that reaches an abrupt end when he’s washed up, alone, on a deserted beach in Mexico. 

Or at least the beach should be deserted. There’s no village for hundreds of miles. So who’s that beautiful woman walking toward him over the sand?

Letty Monro has a business to run, a plan for her future. Rescuing a shipwrecked earl wasn’t on the agenda. But the man’s desperate, so of course she’ll bring him to the British Settlement—for a price.

So good I needed to take a reading break for a couple of days so I could put the pieces of my heart back together. - Amazon reviewer

This story breaks you open and makes you think about your place in the world. - Instagram reviewer

BOOK THREE: A RADICAL AFFAIR

Scotland 1824

Cybil Bythesea is imprisoned in a marriage that ended ten years ago. That’s when she fled the cruelty of her husband and took refuge at her father’s estate. Since then, her family’s money has kept the villain at bay, and she’s been able to pursue her creative passion—writing. But freedom, true freedom, has been beyond her grasp. 

Except for her clandestine liaisons with Will. 

Will Chisolm is haunted by the past, the tragedy of his family’s eviction, then his own foolish descent into political radicalism. Even now that he’s gained wealth and respectability in Glasgow, he’s burdened with more responsibility and guilt than anyone knows. 

But there’s something about Cybil—a lightness, a kinship that, at least temporarily, makes all Will’s troubles fade away. It’s a dangerous game. Cybil is his employer’s sister, the wife of his political enemy and for the last four years, his lover. 

She’s also with child. Will’s child. And their world, their lives, will never be the same. 

I Love love LOVED this book. - Amazon reviewer

Such a beautiful and addicting read! - Instagram reviewer

BOOK FOUR: THE SONG OF THE MAGPIE

Australia 1827

Caitlin Blackwell’s life has been shaped by the whims of men—from the cruel landlord who evicted her family when she was a child in Ireland; to the uncaring husband who was forced upon her when she arrived as a convict in Australia twenty years ago. but at last, she’s a widow. She’s inherited a farm of her own, and she’s determined to seize control of her destiny.

There’s only one thing stopping her from becoming the prosperous, independent woman she’s always dreamed she could be: she’s illiterate.

Enter Michael Dunn, a man haunted with guilt. After six months of hell and hard labor—for a crime he should have known better than to commit—he’s more than haunted. He’s broken. Empty. A shell of a man. 

But somehow, he’s given another chance. A glimmer of hope in an unexpected assignment to teach an Irish widow to read. 

As Caitlin and Michael’s new life blooms amidst the vast Australian landscape, they uncover a secret that threatens everything they hold dear. 

This was my favorite book in the Darnalay Castle series. I neglected my work and house cleaning for 2 days and binged The Song of the Magpie. - Goodreads reviewer

I can honestly say that this is one of the best redemption stories I've ever read. - Instagram reviewer