Maren has never seen the world in color. Then she inherits a ruined farm in the Scottish Highlands and, suddenly, a sprig of rosemary turns green in front of her eyes... Cold, soaked and alone, Boston-born Maren Phillips steps off the Highland bus with everything she owns on her back. Her late uncle's cottage at Hidden Stone Farm is empty and falling down. She barely knows a soul here, and the only neighbor is a handsome sheep farmer whose escape-artist sheep keeps appearing on her doorstep. Maren has spent her whole life looking after other people without ever finding a place to belong. But the farm has a way of drawing in anyone who needs saving. Mistreated horses start turning up at her gate, and with every creature she takes in, the world grows a little brighter. She discovers a great-aunt she never knew existed, shut away in a nursing home nearby. And hidden beneath a tangle of brambles, an ancient stone circle is waiting for her to find it. As the farm blossoms under her care and color floods into her world, Maren starts to picture a life here-a place she might finally call home. But home is the one thing Maren has never learned how to keep. When disaster strikes, will she stand and fight for it, or run the way she always has? Highland Magic is a feel-good story of healing, found family and finally belonging, inspired by the true story of the author's own great-aunt. Perfect for readers who love: -A crumbling Highland farm and a second chance at life
-A slow-burn romance with a gentlemanly sheep farmer
-Standing stones, second sight and a gentle touch of Highland magic
-Rescue horses and animals who understand more than seems possible
-An unexpected bond between two women, generations apart
-Found family in a village that always shows up for its own
Book one in the Highland Magic series. For fans of Sarah Addison Allen, Evie Woods and Tricia O'Malley.
