Editor - R. E. Hargrave
Cover Designer – The Graphics Shed
Cover Designer – The Graphics Shed
Genre - Gay Romance/Paranormal
Length - Novella
Release Date - 26th August, 2016
Length - Novella
Release Date - 26th August, 2016
Angus
Macgregor has endured a lot in life. Mother passing when he was a small child, he
also nursed an ill father to his last breath. But when he loses his one
remaining relative, an uncle he’s never met, his existence is turned on its
head forever. Bequeathed Clan Gregor Castle in the Scottish Highlands, Angus
leaves Australia behind to take on the family business. It’s there he finds
more waiting for him than he ever dreamed possible.
Daniel
Ramsey is a man with secrets, none more dangerous than the fact that he can see
what others can't. When he meets one particularly handsome Australian, the attraction
is immediate. Hesitant to let down his guard, his hand is forced when a former
guest of the castle comes calling and attempts to stake a claim on the very man
Daniel wants.
“Welcome home, Master Macgregor. The name’s
Madeline Ramsey, manager o’ this fine establishment.”
Angus was greeted by a short, plump, middle-aged
woman with kind brown eyes and hair the colour of fire. As she shook his hand,
she regarded Angus with an openness he hadn’t anticipated. Given the circumstances
which surrounded his presence at Clan Gregor Castle, he’d half expected to be
treated as an interloper.
“Nice to
meet you, Madeline.” Pain surged in the back of his throat, but he managed to swallow
it down. The only reason he was there was because he’d lost people near and
dear to him. He’d have given anything for the situation to be different.
Angus dragged his suitcase behind him and set it
down in the middle of the large foyer, taking in his surroundings while he fought a
looming yawn. The flight halfway around the world had been long and
uncomfortable, but the excitement of inheriting an actual Scottish castle had kept him more than wide awake.
Certain the second his head hit the pillow he
wouldn’t surface for several long hours, perhaps days, the plan was to enjoy
every moment he could before jetlag took hold. Angus Macgregor had never
ventured this far from his family home in eastern Sydney before. Since
discovering his uncle, William Macgregor III, had passed the week previous, his
mundane existence had become an absolute whirlwind.
“Please, call me Maddie.”
“Only if you call me Angus.” He winked at Maddie,
and she giggled in a light, lilting manner.
“Right enough, Angus.” Her laughter subsided,
leaving behind a broad, toothy grin. Angus couldn’t stop himself from smiling
back. “Now, why don’t we see ye to yer accommodations and leave the grand tour
till morning? Ye must be pure done in after such a long flight.”
“That’d be great.” Angus would never grow tired of
the way people spoke in this part of the world, his twangy Australian accent grating
compared to the thick Scottish brogue he’d been listening to since touching
down in Glasgow. It was something he’d missed hearing on a daily basis these
past few months.
L. J. HARRIS is a mother, wife, an introvert and author. Her family is her life, her soul, and the very reason she gets out of bed every day. Coming a close second is her writing.
She discovered a passion for putting pen to paper in her later years, jotting down poems in birthday cards for family members.
It was then a spark was lit, and ever since, she hasn't been unable to switch off the urge to share her stories.
L.J. Harris discovered that as much as experiencing pain, loss and betrayal can be devastating, capturing the feelings of anguish and loss that some of her characters have had to endure without firsthand knowledge would have proved difficult.
L.J. has been previously published and has shared several online stories and looks forward to continuing to share her work.
L. J. Harris can be found at:
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