The Winter Sea

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FromNew York Timesbestselling author Susanna Kearsley

1707
Jacobite rebels are conspiring to sail the exiled James Stewart into Scotland from France to reclaim his crown. When Sophia Paterson arrives at Slains Castle, she finds herself in the middle of their dangerous plot.

Present day
Carrie McClelland is enchanted by the ruins of the castle and hopes to turn this all-but-forgotten story into her next bestselling novel. Settling in the village in the shadow of the castle, she creates a heroine named after one of her ancestors and starts to write.

Discovering her novel inexplicably contains more than she can remember researching, Carrie wonders if she is dealing with ancestral memory making her the only living person to know the truth of what happened all those years ago. With each new chapter she uncovers the secrets of the past ina sweeping tale of love, loyalty and ultimate betrayal.

Praise for Susanna Kearsley

Sometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley has done just that
New York Journal of Books

A deeply engaging romance and a compelling historical novel
Bernard Cornwell, author ofThe Last Kingdom

An epic romance for an epic season, by one of Canadas best historical fiction writers
The Globe and Mail

Kearsley is nothing less than a magician weaving together the past and the present in yet another marvellous, genre-bending, romantic, mysteriousand utterly unputdownable novel
M J Rose, author ofSeduction

Fascinating, immersiveand twisty twists not only of plot, but of character and time
Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series

A terrific read, evocative and romantic
Nicola Cornick, author ofThe Scandals of an Innocent

Will stay with you long after you put it down. Her deft touch with historical intrigue is matched only by her delivery of a contemporary heroine who is as unique as she is memorable
Deanna Raybourn, author ofThe Dark Enquiry

Author Bio

New York Times,USATODAY,andGlobe and Mailbestselling authorSusannaKearsleyis a former museum curator who loves restoring the lost voices of real people to the page, often in twin-stranded stories that interweave present and past. Her award-winning novels are published in translation in more than twenty-fivecountries. She lives near Toronto. Visit her at SusannaKearsley.com or follow her on Twitter@SusannaKearsley.