Praise for the Ardnish Series'What I really enjoyed about this book was its beauty, an enthralling read that is both brutal and poetic' – Daily Record'A fast-paced narrative with deeply likeable characters ... far more than yet another wartime love story ... impossible to put down' – Scottish Field, Book of the Month'Not only a gripping and at times horrifying adventure . . . it is also an important piece of social history. But perhaps above all, it is a tale of the importance of true love and determination' – Scots MagazineArdnish, the Highlands of Scotland, 1944. On his deathbed, Donald John Gillies sends for a priest to hear his last confession. During his 85 years he has witnessed much – world wars, the loss of family through death and emigration, and the daily struggles which face the small remote community.Waiting anxiously for the priest, his mind travels back to the dusty plains of...

After joining the the Lovat Scouts at the outbreak of the Second World War Donald Angus Gillies is sent on a mission to the Alps, where he meets Francoise, a young French Canadian SOE agent. The pair immediately form a close bond, but when Francoise is injured and captured, DA realizes his feelings for her are much, much stronger. After desperate attempts to find her, he has given up all hope. But a posting to Canada leads to some remarkable news, not just about Francoise but also about his own family.Reunited once more, Donald Angus and Francoise plan to live together in his beloved Ardnish, but have one further mission to complete first – a mission more dangerous than anything they have ever faced before . . .