Scottish Short Stories

Don’t Look Back: 10 Terrifying Tales from the Wilderness by Silas Toombs is a chilling anthology of horror short stories set deep in the wild—where no one can hear you scream. From the fog-shrouded shores of Scottish lochs to the frozen isolation of an Alaskan research station, this collection dives headfirst into the spine-tingling unknown. Each tale explores the raw fear that festers when humanity meets the primal forces of nature—and loses. Whether it’s a lone camper stalked by something ancient beneath the ice, a hiker who strays too far from the trail, or an abandoned ranger ...

When three modern women find themselves in medieval Scotland, they must use their wits and strengths to fight ancient foes. With the English, witch hunters, and the church after them, these futuristic ladies navigate the murky waters of falling in love with a broody highlanders while adjusting to their new lives and protecting that they now hold so dear.

A mountain rescue leader and a woman with a stalker. A movie star in hiding and the rugged Scot who protects her. Three suspenseful romances with hot Scottish mountain rescue heroes and the beautiful women who tame them. This beautiful boxed set contains the first three novels in the Wild Mountain Scot series: Obsessed, Hunted, and Stolen. Once you start listening, you won't want to stop. Download now to enter a world of gorgeous mountain scenery and rugged Scots!

This portal fantasy romance collection includes A Laird for All Time, A Time & Place for Every Laird, Taken, Love in the Time of a Highland Laird, and A Laird to Hold.

Their love defied kingdoms. Now, it must defy fate itself. Haunted by the memory of his forbidden love, Prince Everald risks everything to escape the suffocating grip of the English crown. With war looming and betrayal lurking in every corner, he flees the palace in disguise, shedding his title to search for the only woman who ever truly knew his heart—Abigall. Enduring grueling labor in a foreign court’s kitchen, Everald becomes a shadow among the servants, following whispers that may lead him back to her. Lady Abigall, bound to Scottish royalty and torn between loyalty and love, ...

Widower Hamish Wilson couldn't be more content with his life. He loves living in the beautiful Highland village of Aberboyne, he loves his rescue dog, Trevor, and he loves spending time at Glenduff Castle, carrying out research for the book he's writing. Which is why, when his daughter sets about making plans for him to emigrate to Australia with her and her husband, he really doesn't want to go. How to escape the move Down Under, however, isn't Hamish's only problem. He'd imagined that the filming of a blockbuster movie at the Castle would be nothing more than an inconvenience to his ...

Rory McLeod has a dream – to be a chef. Which is unfortunately a million miles away from his parents’ dream of him running the family accountancy business. Unable to believe his luck when he’s offered the position of pastry chef at Glenduff Castle, Rory postpones entering the family firm and accepts the job – for one year. A decision which throws his parents’ and his girlfriend’s plans for his future completely off-track. And which, upon meeting a cute little pigtailed artist, completely derails Rory’s own. This is the third short story in The Cosy Castle on the Loch series. ...

USA TODAY best-selling Morna's Legacy Set #1 contains the following books from the Morna's Legacy Series: Love Beyond Time (Book 1), Love Beyond Reason (Book 2), A Conall Christmas (Book 2.5), and Love Beyond Hope (Book 3).

Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as The Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar.

Lady Abigall McLeod has spent her life bound by duty, her fate sealed in an arranged marriage to the stoic and ambitious Gotherum. But after the devastating loss of her brother, she longs for something more—something that feels like freedom. One fateful night, while fleeing an unexpected pursuer, she collides with a mysterious stranger in the dark. Their connection is immediate, electric, and all-consuming. What she doesn’t know is that he is Prince Everald of England—the very enemy her people are sworn to fight. Neither Abigall nor Everald reveal their true identities, and in the ...

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. Whether they hail from the Lowlands or the Highlands, to be a Scottish author is to part of a quite an extraordinary band of authors and its literary traditions. These beguiling stories example the full range and majesty of their talents and the subjects they explore.

The forbidden Highland romance that began it all. Prequel to the Highland Hearts series of novellas, where every love is fierce, every vow is tested, and every heart burns for the Highlands. Scotland, 1582. Ailsa Grant’s father promised her to the cruel Blair MacDowell, a union meant to secure power, not happiness. Desperate to escape, she turns to the one man her clan calls an enemy: Gordon MacGregor, the laird whose honor she once doubted. “No one should decide your fate but you,” he tells her. One reckless decision will change both their lives. As love sparks amidst danger and ...

Spending a week in the Scottish Highlands with her ex-husband and his nubile new girlfriend is not Lucy Manley’s idea of fun. However, when she’s invited to Glenduff Castle to celebrate her beloved parents-in-law’s golden wedding anniversary, she really can’t refuse. Accompanied by her sulky sixteen-year-old daughter and her testosterone-fuelled son, Lucy is dreading the whole thing. But, once in the stunning Highlands, it soon becomes apparent that all is not well between her ex and his new partner. And with a very handsome member of staff paying her lots of attention, Lucy begins ...

Scottish Sleep Stories are designed to help you relax and sleep. Allow these simple tales of travels around Scotland to send you off into a deep, calm slumber night after night.

The Complete Short Stories is a collection to be loved and cherished, from one of the finest short-story writers of the twentieth century. From the cruel irony of A member of the Family to the fateful echoes of The Go-Away Bird and the unexpectedly sinister The Girl I Left Behind Me, in settings that range from South Africa to the Portobello Road, Muriel Spark coolly probes the idiosyncrasies that lurk beneath the veneer of human respectability, displaying the acerbic wit and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her unique talent.

All the delightful and bizarre inhabitants of Wonderland are here: the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, the hooka-smoking Caterpillar and the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Ugly Duchess... and, of course, Alice herself - growing alternately taller and smaller, attending demented tea parties and eccentric croquet games, and observing everything with clarity and rational amazement.

Lottie Palmer has hit an all-time low. Hurtling towards thirty at a worrying speed of knots, her life is a million miles away from where she’d imagined it would be at this stage. And the fact that her entire family is so wrapped up in her brother’s wedding to gorgeous model, Saskia, is doing nothing for Lottie's dwindling self-esteem. Being unceremoniously dispatched to a wet and gloomy Scotland one week before the wedding to help with the arrangements, Lottie is not best pleased. But when the sun does eventually appear, she finds herself warming not only to beautiful Glenduff Castle, ...

A collection of 28 Scottish fairy tales, perfect for children (and adults) of all ages. Herein you will find what may be called Celtic stories, which were handed down for centuries by word of mouth by professional storytellers who went about from clachan to clachan in the Highlands and Islands, earning a night's shelter by giving a night's entertainment.

Ria: a Southern girl from Raleigh who studied design in Philadelphia and stayed in New Jersey to work. Now she's thinking maybe it's time to move back home. Andrew: a Scottish architect who came to America for a few years with his parents when he was young and then stayed when tragedy struck. Maybe the time has come to return to his roots. Ria, a free spirit, and Andrew, a disciplined Scotsman. What happens when they meet and realize they've unexpectedly found that elusive 'other' they've each been wishing for? Publisher’s Note: Enjoy this sweet romantic short story which is just the ...

Power has its price. Love demands even more. With his father’s strength fading, Gotherum seizes control of Scotland—but the crown brings him little comfort. Haunted by loss and betrayal, he finds himself surrounded by shadows, including the revelation that Aliya’s treachery runs deeper than he ever imagined. Now King of England, Everald defies court expectations and the pressure of war, risking everything to save Abigall and their unborn child. Their long-awaited reunion is tender—but not without heartbreak, as a new threat rises just as they glimpse peace. As loyalties fracture and...