The Winter Sea : A novel of love, loyalty and ultimate betrayal (Paperback)

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The sea has always kept its secrets along Scotland’s northern coast. In The Winter Sea, past and present are bound together by one stretch of shoreline and the ruins of Slains Castle, where history refuses to stay silent.

In 1707, Sophia Paterson arrives at the castle orphaned and uncertain of her welcome. The stone walls offer shelter, but the wider world is closing in. As Jacobite rebels plan the return of James Stewart, loyalties are tested and danger seeps into every corner of Sophia’s life. Love and duty become tangled, with consequences that will echo far beyond one season.

Centuries later, novelist Carrie McClelland is drawn to the same ruins. Settling nearby, she begins to write a story inspired by an ancestor, only to realise that details appear on the page that she never researched. As her novel unfolds, Carrie is forced to question whether memory can be inherited, and whether she alone holds the truth of what really happened.

Richly atmospheric and rooted in Scottish history, The Winter Sea explores love, betrayal, and the pull of the past across generations.