Heartbroken Anna MacDonald leaves Edinburgh to find peace at the edge of a Scottish loch. Safely ensconced in her late grandmother’s cottage, she can finally heal her heart and write the novel that has burned inside her for years.
Her peace is short-lived. When debonair artist Luke Tallantyre’s yacht gets stranded in the loch, he seeks help at the nearest residence – Anna’s croft. She finds him annoying. He instantly dislikes the stunning but cranky hermit.
But there’s indisputable evidence that a hit man is on the prowl in the village. Is he after Anna? And what is Luke keeping from her that could deepen the danger? Against their wills, they join forces and embark on an adventure neither ever imagined…including a chance at true love.
Genre: FICTION / Romance / SuspenseThe House on the Shore has received over 85 reivews on both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. It received an Honourable Mention (Fiction) in the 2009 London Book Festival and was a contender for the Romantic Novelists' Association 2009 Joan Hessayon Award. It is available in print, ebook and Audiobook formats.
Anna MacDonald never felt so betrayed.Not only had Mark, the Head of the English Department, given the job he’d promised her to someone else, but he hadn’t the nerve to tell her himself. That was just like him. He’d do anything to avoid confrontation.
Everyone in the department knew they’d been seeing each other, and would hear on the university grapevine that she’d been passed over for promotion. How could she face the humiliation and the knowing stares? How could she work with Mark each day knowing he had betrayed her?
Anna leaned back in her chair and considered her options. Could she continue to work with someone she couldn’t trust? The answer had to be no. Lecturing posts in Scotland were hard to come by, especially in creative writing, the subject she taught. And what about their personal relationship? Mark had destroyed her trust in him, not only as a colleague, but as her lover too. Did she really want to carry on dating someone she couldn’t trust?
The more Anna thought about her situation, the more she realized she had only one option. She crumpled the letter into a ball and tossed it into the waste paper bin.
Straightening her shoulders, she marched down the university’s wide corridor to Mark’s office. She took a deep breath and pushed open the door. Mark sat at his desk, a pile of term papers in front of him. He must have sensed her presence because he looked up, and paled when he saw her.
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Translated by Isabelle de ROSE
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Author review: Isabelle is a pleasure to work with. Her translations are exemplary and I recommend her work to anyone looking to have a French translation of their novel. |
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Author review: It's a pleasure to work with Jenny. Conscientious, courteous, nothing is too much trouble, including answering my endless questions re German punctuation. I highly recommend her as a translator and would be thrilled to work with her on future projects. |
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Translated by Angela Bulone
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Author review: Angela is a delight to work with. She is extremely conscientious and diligent with her translations. Nothing was too much trouble, including translating Scottish Gaelic terms! I would be delighted to work with her again and highly recommend her work. |
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Author review: Ailin is a pleasure to work with. Nothing is too much trouble; she tackles the smallest of changes without hesitation. Looking forward to working with her on book number three. |
