Lake of Destiny

A magical love story about destiny, secrets, family, healing, laughter, food, men in kilts, and a haunting Highlands legend from the award-winning author of Compulsion.
"Delightful, charming, and heartwarming!" NYT bestselling author Wendy Higgins
Helping her aunt organize a festival in a picturesque village nestled among the Highland braes of Scotland seems like the perfect escape from Anna Cameron's broken engagement and the mistake that ended her legal career. To succeed, though, she'll need to wrangle kilt-wearing villagers, dangerous sheep, meandering dogs, and the stubborn land-owner who refuses to open his property to the public for the ancient tradition of "Sighting."
For centuries, the glen has been quietly known to locals as a "thin" place, one where the veil between worlds peels back on Beltane morning and reflects the face of a person's one true love in the tranquil waters of the loch. The tradition should draw tourists by the busload, but that's exactly what Connal MacGregor doesn't want when he's desperate to keep his vulnerable daughter out of the public eye.
Struggling to mediate between Connal and the needs of the village, Anna finds herself falling in love with all of them: Connal and his daughter, the villagers, and the magical glen. But opening the "Sighting" to strangers reveals generations of scars within the community, within Connal, and within Anna herself. Confronting those wounds could finally set her and Connal free to love each other—or it could endanger their every chance of happiness.
An enchanting journey through love, betrayal, history, and healing perfect for fans of Nora Roberts, Susanna Kearsley, Susan Wiggs, Sarah Addison Allen, Susan Mallery, and Diana Gabaldon.

★★★★★ PRAISE FOR LAKE OF DESTINY ★★★★★

"So much charm it's magical!" - BookGeek Reviews
"I loved this!!! It reminds me of a Nora Roberts series, The Gallaghers of Ardmore . . . but a Scottish version with men in kilts!" - Two Chicks on Books
"Outlander-Lite Meets Gilmore Girls in Scotland. This is a story that sucked me in from the start and didn't let go until I'd laughed, shed a few tears and worked up an appetite. Fast. Fun. Romantic. Read it!" - Jenuine Cupcakes Reviews
"Endearing and alluring! Modern day mixed with history, truth, folklore, and just the right touch of the blarney! - Thoughts on Your Words

★★★★★ PRAISE FOR COMPULSION ★★★★★

"Skillfully blends rich magic and folklore with adventure, sweeping romance, and hidden treasure . . . An impressive start." — Publisher's Weekly

"Eight Beaufort is so swoon-worthy that it's ridiculous. Move over Four, Eight is here to stay!" — RT Book Reviews, RT Editors Best Books of 2014

"Boone's Southern Gothic certainly delivers a compelling mystery about feuding families and buried secrets, not to mention a steamy romance." — Booklist

"Darkly romantic and steeped in Southern Gothic charm, you'll be compelled to get lost in the Heirs of Watson Island series." — #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout

"The perfect Southern family saga: charming and steamy on the surface, with cold-blooded secrets buried down deep. — Kendare Blake, NYT bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns and Anna Dressed in Blood

"A fresh twist on the Southern Gothic—haunting, atmospheric, and absorbing." — Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of A Thousand Pieces of You and the Evernight and Spellcaster series