An Invitation to the Cottage by the Loch: Uplifting and gripping Scottish fiction full of family secrets: 5

High on the hills above the wide blue loch, Deb pulls the torn, sepia photograph out of her pocket, tracing her thumb over the girl pictured playing happily amongst the heather. Her grandmother hid this secret for decades… After losing her sense of self recovering from a serious operation, event planner Deb Sutherland is desperate to reconnect with her family and start living again. So, when an email arrives from the Laird of Loch Cameron asking her to plan his annual Spring Fling, Deb packs her life into her car and makes for the rolling hills of the Highlands. This could be her chance to explore the Scottish roots her beloved grandmother refused to speak about. Auditioning bands and designing decorations at the Laird’s grand castle, Deb runs into property developer Kyle Abernethy on the edge of the manicured gardens. Kyle is maddeningly arrogant, but Deb can’t deny how his icy blue eyes make her stomach flip. And as they share a bottle of wine overlooking the glittering loch, Deb finds herself laughing like she hasn’t in years. But when Deb finds an old map of tumbledown worker’s cottages in the castle archives, her heart stops. She remembers how tearful her grandmother would get when asked about her childhood. Was Loch Cameron her home before her family was tragically torn apart? Has Kyle been hiding this truth from her all along? As the Spring Fling approaches, should Deb run from Loch Cameron for good? Or will confronting her heart-breaking family history mean she can finally move forward with Kyle by her side? Fans of Debbie Macomber, Barbara O’Neal and Mary Alice Monroe will adore being whisked away to the Scottish Highlands in this emotional and page-turning read! Readers love Kennedy Kerr: ‘ Absolutely beautiful and perfect!! Completely swept me away… compelling and addictive , a heart-lifting read that kept me turning the pages until late at night … Absolutely fantastic!’ Bookworm86 , ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘ I absolutely adored this heart-touching, uplifting story… I was totally charmed . S tunning … swept me away . Pulled me in so quickly… Pure delightful escapism… I loved this story .’ Cindy L Spear , ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘I loved this book . Read it in a night . Brilliant… A must-read .’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘ Swept me away . I was hooked from the beginning to the end , only putting it down when I had to go out or sleep. You need to read it!’ @karen_loves_reading , ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘ All the feels … completely pulls you in… A wonderful escape. I absolutely loved this… The plot twists and turns kept me completely engrossed … will stay in your heart for a long time.’ Page Turners Blog , ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘ What a delight . I was totally transported to the windswept shores… Full of fabulous surprises, I cannot praise it enough.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘ Beautiful … Loved this book. Everything about it was perfect . Just the sort you can really lose yourself in… Brilliant .’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ —- ISBN: 9781835251799