Scottish Drama

An irresistible modern fairy tale about a British princess who must decide between her duty to her family—or to her own heart. A Reese's Book Club Pick! It’s New Year’s Day in Australia and the life Lexi Villiers has carefully built is working out nicely: she’s in the second year of her...

In Forbidden Love in the Highlands, Astrid Eiriksdottir, a healer with a dangerous past, saves the life of Highland chieftain Callum MacKinnon; igniting a bond neither expected. As enemies threaten his clan, Astrid’s secrets could unravel everything. But working together to expose a poisoning plot forces them to confront passion, betrayal, and trust. Set in the wild beauty of rugged Scotland, this sweeping romance blends danger, desire, and redemption in a love story as fierce as the Highlands.

'A jigsaw puzzle that had its threads more tightly woven than a spider’s web.' - Amazon reviewer When former Naval Commodore Roderick Macallan dies in tragic circumstances, his multi-million pound Scottish country estate is destined to pass to his next of kin. Only trouble is, his next of kin are his twin daughters, the beautiful social media stars Pixie and Posy, and each is claiming that they are the elder. Tasked with sorting out the unholy mess are barrister turned private-eye Maggie Bainbridge and her faithful ex-army assistant Jimmy Stewart. A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE Meanwhile DI ...

Opposites attract in this steamy Scottish romance between a grumpy doctor and the single mother who lives next door, from the author of Whisky Business. Burned-out GP Alistair Macabe never planned to return to his tiny hometown on the Isle of Skye. Especially not to live next door to Isla, a...

These four works show Samuel Beckett at his most penetrating. Both Krapp's Last Tape (1958) and Not I (1972) are among the most striking pieces written for the theatre in the 20th century. An old man sits at a table, playing back old tapes made when he was younger, mixed glimpses of past feelings. In Not I, we have just a mouth expressing memories and torment in a torrent of words.

In The Highland Heir’s Castle, newly widowed Lady Catherine Harrington travels to the Scottish Highlands to claim an inherited estate—only to face Euan MacAlpin, a chieftain determined to reclaim his ancestral land. Trapped together during a storm, Catherine and Euan uncover secrets that tie their families—and hearts—closer than either expected. As passion ignites and loyalties clash, they must decide if love can overcome the past and forge a future between two proud, warring legacies.

In the years leading up to 1606, since the death of Queen Elizabeth and the arrival in England of her successor, King James of Scotland, Shakespeare's great productivity had ebbed, and it may have seemed to some that his prolific genius was a thing of the past. But that year, at age 42, he found his footing again, finishing a play he had begun the previous autumn - King Lear - then writing two other great tragedies, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra.

In the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands, where mist rolls through ancient glens and loyalties run deep, Alasdair Strathearn fights to reclaim the legacy stolen from his family. Exiled from his ancestral lands as a boy, Alasdair has grown into a fierce leader, determined to unite his fractured clan and restore their honor. But his mission becomes even more dangerous—and deeply personal—when he meets Isobel Kinross, a bold and spirited woman tied to the very family that destroyed his own. Caught between love and loyalty, Isobel is torn. Raised under the shadow of her uncle, the ...

Barchester Towers, the sequel to The Warden, is the second novel in Trollope's major series, the Chronicles of Barsetshire. It focuses on the power struggle between Archdeacon Grantly, Mr. Slope and the Proudies as they fight for control of the diocese of Barchester. Meanwhile, another struggle is taking place for the heart of Eleanor Bold. Who will win her? The vile Mr. Slope, the idling Bertie Stanhope or someone else entirely?

In the 1880's, an American senator observes, with some perplexity, English country life and all of its social echelons. To add some spice along the way, we follow the romances and intrigues of the flirtatious Arabella Trefoil.

“My perfect summer read! Sure to be one of the sweetest, funniest, and sexiest books of the year.” —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation Named a Best Beach Read by Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, Bustle, Country Living...

'Love, passion, drama, violence, menace and peril, and characters you fall in love with!’ – Santa Montefiore, author of Shadows in the Moonlight The mystery of St Kilda's residents are all revealed in the epic conclusion to Karen Swan's historical series set in Scotland. Jayne Ferguson has...

An appealing tale of the return to his roots of a Scottish Clan Chief. Hugh MacAimish, on inheriting the chieftainship of the Clan Seumas, and gaining the right to wear Eagle's Feathers in his cap, bought the ancestral land of the clan in Western Highlands of Scotland. He was filled with enthusiasm to revive the clan spirit and to re-establish a community of the clan's people. He was the vice-president of the Atlantic State Railroad and, as well as the clan chief, was also the chief of the Clan Seumas Society of New York who thoroughly approved of his plans. He left New York and took up ...

Comedy meets drama in this cosy, heart-warming tale of a man, his dogs, and his dreams. Join Mark as he struggles with zany patients, gets fleeced by his ex-wife, and makes a friend called “Shovelhead”. Sometimes Mark’s ahead, mostly the world tramples him into the dirt, but so long as he has his dogs to go home to, his caravan (which IS home), and now Diane - Mark’s optimism never falters. Well, hardly ever... “Eyes Up” is the story of a home-visiting optician, written by—a home-visiting optician! WHAT READERS HAVE SAID: ‘The Optometrist equivalent of James Herriot?’ ‘...

Pre-order this gripping, twisty psychological thriller for fans of Adele Parks and Claire Douglas now. EVERY FAMILY HAS SECRETS. SOME ARE DEADLY. Eve returns to the windswept Scottish island of her childhood, drawn back to her mother’s secluded artistic retreat by unsettling news – a local...

Sheridan's most famous play, The School for Scandal, has been called 'the best existing English comedy of intrigue'. A favourite with audiences and critics alike since its premiere in 1777, this play is a classic English comedy of manners. Full of satirical wit, it subverts the Georgian social mores of its day with subtlety and charm. This historic recording features Edith Evans, Cecil Parker and Harry Andrews: Some of the finest actors of their generation.

The Scottish conflict between the MacDonalds and the Campbells, stemming from the 1692 massacre at Glencoe, has come back to haunt Australian girl Caroline MacDonald. It seems ridiculous, but working in the London office of the irascible Robert Campbell becomes a battle of wits. Forced to give up her European travel plans to assume the temporary job as his secretary, Caro is challenged when he instructs her to get on a plane for Scotland. Problems have arisen over Robert’s inheritance of a Scottish castle. His presence is required in Scotland to sort things out and he needs her assistance...

Welcome to Angel Falls, a deep-south small town in the heart of L.A. (That’s Lower Alabama, y’all.) Injury shatters Casey Alexander’s dream of becoming a prima ballerina, so she opens a dance studio in her home town of Angel Falls. Among her students are the daughters of her high-school sweetheart Ben and his wife Melody, Casey’s ex-best friend. Witnessing Ben and Melody’s happy-ever-after on a weekly basis fuels her determination to find someone of her own to love. But eligible men are scarce as hen’s teeth in the quaint little town on the backside of nowhere. Until a sexy ...

Macbeth is William Shakespeare's immortal tale of boundless, bloody ambition. Mystical predictions from witches and ghosts, combined with an uncontrollable lust for power, trap Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, in a web of political intrigue, madness, and murder.

Shortlisted for the first ever Booker Prize 'A masterpiece' - Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain 'An extraordinary novel' - Michael Magee, author of Close to Home 'It deserves its modern classic status' - The Times It’s the west of Scotland in the 1950s. New houses are going up. Factories...