Kirjahaku

Disaster strikes the Drummond family with the collapse of the Glasgow Bank which results in them losing their business and subsequently their respectable place in society. For Nathan, this spells the end of his dream of an engineering career and also his betrothal to his beloved Isobel. When an unexpected inheritance saves the day there are mixed feelings when the Drummonds are forced to leave their comfortable Glasgow home for a run-down farm in Shropshire. Chrissie, the little Highland maid, goes with them and proves a godsend during the difficult months, despite her secret, and increasingly strong, love for Nathan. Can the family keep the shame of their past hidden? And can Nathan learn to manage the farm and also recognize love for the girl who is keeping his family together?

Emma has always accepted her grandfather's wish for a union between herself and her cousin Hamilton. It will ensure a continuation of the saddle and harness making business on Saddler's Row, satisfy her aunt, and provide Emma with security for the future. At Chester's Midsummer Fair, a chance encounter with personable horse dealer Josh Brookfield, sparks a whole different chain of events, prompting hidden jealousy and deceit, resulting in the severing a friendship. Long-held secrets come to light - it is a time of shattered family bonds and heartache. Emma is forced down an uncertain path, far removed from the life she has always known. Can she ever forget the man with the laughter in his eyes and the soul of a poet, who looked upon a simple shower of rain as the pride of the morning? And will Josh ever find Emma again? It seems like an impossible dream - until Fate intervenes.