Elisabeth McNeill

In 1853, Scotland's oldest village stands on the brink of transformation. When shy but determined Emma Jane Wylie loses her father, she inherits not only his vision – a grand railway bridge stretching south – but also the battles that come with it.

Thirteen years after the railway thundered into the Scottish Borders, life has changed forever. Their bond carries them from childhood mischief in the windswept hills to the bustling cosmopolitan cities of Edinburgh, London, and Paris, where love, loss, and the pull of the past shape their paths.

Two women, generations apart, bound by the same wild hills – and the same yearning for freedom. As Lark uncovers Jane's hidden history, she must decide whether to follow her heart or remain tethered to the life she left behind.

Odilie Rutherford is known in the small Scottish town of Lauriston for two things – her beauty, and her father, Canny. As a self-made man, Canny has the wealth he dreamed of but not the status and hatches a plan to marry his daughter to local bachelor of note, the Duke of Maudesley.

When 11-year-old Lizzie Mudie loses her mother in Dundee's darkest disaster, her world is shattered. Forced to grow up too soon, Lizzie uncovers a resilience beyond her years.

They survived the storm of 1881. But can the Eyemouth women weather what's yet to come? When the sea-ravaged village of Eyemouth lies in ruin, Rosabelle Maltman flees Scotland, leaving behind her beloved son in her grief. Back home, sister-in-law Jessie exploits the village's desperation for her...

A storm takes everything. But can hope rise from the wreckage? In 1881, a violent storm ravages the Scottish fishing village of Eyemouth, leaving devastation in its wake. Newlywed Rosabelle Maltman loses her husband, while her mother-in-law, Effie, is left to grieve not only her husband but all...