Scotland: 9th century. Two friends await their traditional community bonding ceremony. Donnell thinks he knows his fate, while his friend Malcolm anticipates rejection. Haunted by a mystical encounter in the woods, both young men embark separately on their apprenticeships: Donnell with a mixture of excitement and guilt, and Malcolm with resignation – and a lasting bitterness. When fate brings them together again on a quest to find a renegade druid, Donnell’s choices could affect the future of the realm – and directly threaten his own future too.Scottish mythology and ancient Celtic lore meet historical fantasy in this prequel novella to the whole Druid Stones Saga.
The Heir of Drymote
Charlotte Mayweather, the penniless and illegitimate dependent of Drymote Estate, struggles to find her place in the world after the
