Historical Fiction
In 1929 St Kilda, a reluctant bride falls for the wrong man, stealing precious hours of forbidden love before evacuation.
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In 1929 St Kilda, a reluctant bride falls for the wrong man, stealing precious hours of forbidden love before evacuation.
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A spellbinding historical novel following The Last Summer, from Globe and Mail and Toronto Star bestseller Karen Swan. 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. On her lonely island home of St Kilda, Scotland, her options are limited, but one of the MacKinnons' neighbours has a busin...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central forbidden romance with passion and sensual stolen intimacy
Violence & gore
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Violence, menace, and peril amid harsh island survival conditions
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Recurring questions of faith, loyalty, and island religious life
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Brief island superstitions referenced
Political content
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Historical St Kilda evacuation and survival as backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Arranged-marriage pressure, betrayal, isolation, and hardship
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