Highland Magic

2024 First Place Bookfest Award Winner for Fiction with Folklore! Maren Phillips has been lonely her whole life, having been raised in a house of chaos and neglect. After a near-fatal accident, and desperate for a sense of belonging, she decides to move to the only place she has ever been happy, her late uncle’s cottage in the Scottish Highlands which she has inherited. There she meets the handsome Highland farmer next door and discovers a secret relative who has been locked away for decades for practicing the “old ways” of the Highlands…ways that used to be called witchcraft. She also discovers a hidden stone circle and a land full of magic. Slowly she builds a life full of love, found family, and healing. But when her fears of getting hurt, coupled with a devastating fire, threaten everything she’s built, will she stay and fight, or do what she does best and run? Highland Magic is the first book in what will be a Highland Magic series. Heather Morrison-Tapley is a nationally licensed acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, and healer who lives in a small town in coastal Maine with her husband, children, and unruly pets. She is a dual US/UK citizen and grew up splitting her time between the US and the UK. She holds a Master’s degree from the University of Chicago in Social Science and a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Heather is also the author of the novel The Herbalist . —- ISBN: 9798218283032