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The Cottage in the Highlands


A Romance Novel


Book 3 of the Scottish Escapes Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Scottish Highlands,
  • Small Town,
  • Second Chance,
  • Mystery
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Highlands mysteries sparked by a chance discovery in the woods
  • Romances where uncovering secrets leads to unexpected connections
  • Journalist protagonists digging into small town intrigue
Publisher Description

Leonie Baxter finds herself out of a job and out of a relationship, she's at her wits end. Her life has just been turned upside down and she needs a plan, fast.

By chance, on a walk with her rescue puppy, Leonie stumbles across a striking house in the woods; fully furnished but unoccupied. As a journalist, she is determined to find out more, after all, reporting is in her nature.

But her attempts are thwarted by Lily Cruickshank who lives in the cottage next door. Why won't Lily help Leonie? And who is the mysterious Flynn Talbot, whose letter Leonie finds inside the house?

And in uncovering the secrets of the abandoned house, will Leonie open her own heart and let love back into her life?

The brand new escapist story from the bestselling author of A Secret Scottish Escape and A Scottish Highland Surprise, for fans of Jo Thomas, Trisha Ashley and Cathy Bramley.

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