Sinclair Family Saga Series by Gwen Kirkwood

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B082VHDMT2Scottish Highlands, 1895.It is the eve of Emma Greig’s fourteenth birthday. But instead of the usual celebrations, she is being sent to work on the edge of the moors at Bonnybrae Farm.Emma’s father assures her that James Sinclair is a fair man. But warns that the mistress of the house is strict and too attached to her bible.As her father predicted, life on the farm isn’t easy for Emma under the constant and critical eye of the family matriarch... moreAlternate cover edition of ASIN B082VHDMT2Scottish Highlands, 1895.It is the eve of Emma Greig’s fourteenth birthday. But instead of the usual celebrations, she is being sent to work on the edge of the moors at Bonnybrae Farm.Emma’s father assures her that James Sinclair is a fair man. But warns that the mistress of the house is strict and too attached to her bible.As her father predicted, life on the farm isn’t easy for Emma under the constant and critical eye of the family matriarch.But as Emma grows, she begins to come out of her shell and find her voice. Her new-found confidence attracts William, the youngest son in the Sinclair family, and love soon begins to blossom between them.But William’s mother is determined to snub out the spark of warmth ignited in their lives by Emma, even if it means tearing her own family apart. Emma is secretly dismissed and William is sent away to Yorkshire, each facing a future without the one they love.The two young souls must gather their courage and find a way back to each other. If not just for themselves, then for their newborn son . . . less

Yorkshire, early 1900s.Ten years have passed since Emma and William Sinclair left Scotland to make a new life for themselves at Moorend Farm. Their lives here are peaceful. No one in Yorkshire knows of the secrets surrounding their marriage and how much William’s parents disapproved of their love.Then Emma receives word that her beloved mother is dying. The couple rush back to their Highland home to care for her and are reunited with their families.But not everyone is happy to see them return... moreYorkshire, early 1900s.Ten years have passed since Emma and William Sinclair left Scotland to make a new life for themselves at Moorend Farm. Their lives here are peaceful. No one in Yorkshire knows of the secrets surrounding their marriage and how much William’s parents disapproved of their love.Then Emma receives word that her beloved mother is dying. The couple rush back to their Highland home to care for her and are reunited with their families.But not everyone is happy to see them return. William’s mother is still harbouring a grudge against Emma ever since she discovered their plans to marry — and that Emma was pregnant with William’s child.Can the Sinclair family find the courage to face long-buried secrets and finally make peace with the past? less

It is the start of 1919 and Miss Rina Capel, granddaughter of the Laird of Stavondale has one ambition - to set aside her life of privilege and become a nurse. But when she is summoned back to the Bonnybrae to see her dying grandfather just before her eighteenth birthday, he reveals to her family secrets which turn her world upside down... moreIt is the start of 1919 and Miss Rina Capel, granddaughter of the Laird of Stavondale has one ambition - to set aside her life of privilege and become a nurse. But when she is summoned back to the Bonnybrae to see her dying grandfather just before her eighteenth birthday, he reveals to her family secrets which turn her world upside down. In love with a man she can't have, and facing marriage to a man she has never met, Rina must draw on all her reserves of strength and female guile to escape a fate to which her dissolute parents would condemn her. And what dark secret is it that her father harbours, and which threatens the estate itself? Set in the wilds of a Scotland looking to recover from the most terrible war in human history, this is a gripping tale of one woman's attempt to give her life meaning, and to be a force for good against terrible odds. Can Rina chart a course in a world torn asunder, and can she protect the Estate from the awful consequences of her parents' actions? And can she find love, and find a way for happiness to return to Bonnybrae? less