Highlands Stories

Highlanders myths, and the songs by the people of Scotland and Ireland that they sing in Gaelic have inspired these short stories. I always use selkies as a way of speaking my truth. Selkies are humanoid creatures who can shapeshift between human and seal form, but they can only do this when their heart is ready and in some cases when they fall in love with a human. I wrote The Selkie and the Wheelchair for a magazine and I decided to include it as a personal letter, dhuibhse, mo luchd-leughaidh gràdhach [to you, my darling readers].

#ComingSoon When Clan Hepburn is under attack, Lady Alana Hepburn, youngest lass of Laird Aodh, she has no choice but to run away to escape the clutches of Laird Ferguson Fairbairn. The latter is obsessed with the bonny lady, wanting her to be his by hook or by crook. After a humiliating rejection, Ferguson attacks Clan Hepburn to steal Alana away but before he could do so, she escapes to the Highlands where she stumbles into the MacTaggart Clan. Granted permission for her stay in the clan, Alana lies saying that she is the only one alive from a raid back in her clan for she fears being handed over to Ferguson. But matters are far from ending here, Alistair MacTaggart does not fail to notice that fair maiden who entered his territory on horseback and he cannot wait to peel off her secrets and her dress. With Alana's lies, Ferguson's madness and Alistair's newly found interest, much awaits on the Highlands of Scotland

Brielle Knox was never meant to stay in East highland. But after a scandal too big to bury, her mother sends her to the quiet town with fake promises of a fresh start. She's used to secrets, pills, and playing pretend. But East highland has it own version of chaos. And in the middle of it all is Fezco. Calm, detached, and the only person who doesn't fall for her mask.

TJ decides to take AJ with him to Glasgow with his family to visit his aunt, uncle and his cousin Nicole. Who ends up taking a liking AJ. After a night they all head up to Inverness in the highlands to see TJ's grandmother. He finds what seems like a dairy written in the 1800s by his great, great grandmother. This dairy somehow predicted the events that would happen in the future and the fate of his best friend AJ.

• COMPLETED • I murmured back, "You deserve the best."

They were ill-matched... He's charming and deadly. She's intoxicating and skeptical. What happens when an English lady with a secret meets a Scottish Highlander with a history? Lady Elizabeth Kendall is on the run... There is no one she can trust. Her parents are dead. And... her uncle seeks to involve her in a terrible plot! There is only one solution, one hope for her. That is to run north. Her cousin Devon Montgomery holds an English claim on Scottish land. She disguises herself as a maid, never thinking what is ahead of her. The only one who can help her is the blank-shield soldier who pulls her from a terrible situation. Reade MacTaggart. But ... Reade is not as he seems. He's no more a mercenary than she is a maid. Instead ... he's a Scottish Highlander, the younger brother of Laird MacTaggart-of the infamous Clan Mactaggart. There is only one reason that Reade came south. That is to spy for his clan. Just when he thought to go home, an English girl with more beauty than money falls into his lap, and Reade finds that he cannot resist. In a dark and violent era, Elizabeth and Reade find each other, but will they be able to keep each other? Or will she be taken from him?

Një stuhi po shpërthen në Malësi... Kur Sokoli me mençuri fillon të kërkojë hakmarrje pas bastisjes së fisit të tij nga Turqit, ai kërkon ndihmë nga Prijësat tjerë të Malësië. Por gjërat nuk shkojnë mirë derisa ai fillon udhëtimin e tij nëpër malësinë e egër dhe të pafalshme dhe kur ai vazhdon rrugën e tij drejtë zbulimit të fisit pesë vëllazëror, ai përballet me kurthe të ndryshme rrugës. A do ta zbulojë ai tradhtarin mes kësaj vëllazërie? Një sekret para dhjetë vitesh mund të zbulojë gjithçka... A do të pritet Sokoli në fshatin e tij si hero apo tradhtar...? A do të arrijnë Turqit që ta sundojnë Malësinë plotësisht me ndihmën e hileve të tyre? Kush është Hoxha dhe ndikimi tij brenda fisit të Kelmendit? Kush do të jetë krah i Sokolit për të arritur qëllimet e tij për një Malësi të pavarur? Ndërsa dimri i ftohtë dhe era ulëritëse godasin Malësinë, Sokoli lufton me rrahjet e zemrës së tij për Marën dhe Malësinë. Trilogy: The Mountain People

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Wayward: Fetching Tales from a Year on the Road is a hilarious and heartfelt ride around the world, wherein the author eats dog, obsesses about chewing gum, gets stranded on an island, does dirty things, reveres rock n roll and muses about everything from death to Star Trek to the President Obama to jail time. Now available on Wattpad, Wayward has been a surprise hit at both iTunes and Amazon, reaching #1 on both retailers' travel charts. It chronicles a year in the life of the author, who lived in 12 countries over 12 months, one month at a time. It's kind of funny, kind of sad and kind of weird. Forbes describes the book: "Wayward isn’t strictly a travelogue or a guide by any means. The book reads like a diary, with chapters dedicated to everything from watching Obama’s inauguration in an Argentinian bar, to viewing a dubbed version of the newest Star Trek film in France and trying to understand the plot despite not speaking French, to remembering the ecstasy and pain of his first love just before breaking up with his then-boyfriend in Berlin, to eating dog in Vietnam, to his experience working with Patti Smith in New York. Gates’ lively, conversational writing style bring all the disparate pieces together for an engaging, enjoyable read."

Set in the Scottish Highlands of the 1600's, The Fire Tree tells the story of a young woman, Annis, of centuries old royal blood, who has been crowned 'Queen on the West' after the murder of her mother. Seemingly born to fulfil an ancient destiny, vulnerable and - at times - uncertain, Annis lives in awe of her ancestors and of her mother. She years to be worthy of the title she bears. A runaway servant girl, an inn keeper, a Duke and a young soldier, recently returned from a foreign war, find themselves drawn into her fate by an irresistible force.

In this story from the (as yet unpublished) collection Lost in the Tale, Janet spends a promised Season in London, with her English father. Will she meet the English tourist who wed her than left her? Not if she can avoid it, though she may need to find him if only to finalise a divorce. The Earl of Medford thinks the Scots girl with whom he had a brief affair in the Highlands must have bewitched him, for he cannot forget her. But his agents say no one of that name exists. And his sister insists he must put the interlude behind him and choose a bride. Can they resolve their differences? And will a child, a cat, a meddling sister and a jealous stepmother help or hinder?

The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott published in 1819. The tragic love affair of Lucy Ashton and her family's enemy Edgar Ravenswood. One of Queen Victoria's favorite novels in her teens. Images from the original publication and copyright free. Titling on cover by SapphireAlena. Cover originally without titling. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

Every summer for as long as Sorcha can remember she always went to her grandparents castle in Scotland. Where every year her grandfather threw a festival that centered around 1700 Scotland. But this year her grandfather invited her two best friends Verena and Roxy. But this festival is going to be different. With rumors proved to be true,Traveling back in time and dealing with a fued that has lasted centuries. Can these three survive everything. WARNING THERE ARE SOME SCENES THAT SOME MAY FIND QUESTIONABLE.