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Helen Susan Swift
In 19th century Isle of Wight, Sarah Bembridge sets on a journey of adventure and misadventure. With Napoleon Bonaparte just across the Channel, poised to invade, Sarah has other things…
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Edinburgh, 1804.
Dorothea Flockhart is hiding her past. A woman alone, she avoids men; even the personable Captain Rogers fails to stir her heart despite all his efforts.
While Napoleon’s…
England, 1859. After schoolteacher Lorna Buchanan witnesses a strange ceremony on the grounds of St. Anne’s College, she is sacked by the tyrannical headmistress.
Soon, Lorna is entangled in a…
In 1914, fear and paranoia rule the high seas. Young Iain Cosgrove sets sail for a research trip aboard Lady Balgay, the last of Dundee’s once-grand sealing fleet.
Fueled by…
A collection of valiant vessels and storied sea captains from years past, Pirates and Pickled Heads is an eclectic look at some of Scotland’s most unusual maritime stories.
Within four…
Women of Scotland is a thematic time trip through Scottish history, and the important part women have played in its past.
From the humble to the great, Scottish women have…
Dividida entre seu antigo e taciturno amor e um novo pretendente, rico e charmoso, a operaria escocesa Catriona Easson se ve lutando para escolher entre o coracao e a cabeca.
…
On her 20th birthday, Mary Hepburn - daughter of the local magistrate - learns that she is to marry John Aitken, a much older man.
Unhappy with this, Mary walks…
Scottish Borders, 1921. When Eleanor Armstrong and her brother Thomas move from Edinburgh to the old house of Anton's Walls, they hope to give Thomas peace from the shell-shock that…
Scotland, 1811. Coming from the Highlands to Edinburgh in search of a husband, Alison Lamont finds herself in all sorts of trouble.
Thrown out of a fashionable ball for a…