The Winter Sea

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From New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley

1707
An ill-fated expedition for the New World left Sophia Paterson an orphan, cared for by her uncle. On his passing, a distant relative offers what Sophia longs for most: a home. Slains Castle, on the rugged Scottish coast, is much more comfortable than she is accustomed to. But danger is right around the corner, as rebels conspire to bring the exiled James Stewart to Scotland to reclaim his crown.

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

Discovering her novel contains more than she researched, Carrie wonders if this is ancestral memory making her the only living person to know what truly happened all those years ago. With each new chapter she uncovers the secrets of the past in a 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 of Seduction

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 of The 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.