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Fairlyden is the first in the Fairlyden series (do authors plan this or does the first book just become a series?) by Gwen Kirkwood. It's free from Joffe books right now.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BKS4880
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BKS4880

Spoiler:

It is nineteenth century Scotland and change is on the way.

Sandy Logan is a man of his word and when Mattie Camerson’s father dies, he intends to honour his promise to marry her.

But dark forces are at work and Mattie finds herself betrothed to the son of cruel Jacob Reevil.

Before the marriage can take place, Jacob and his son corner Mattie alone in the shed.

Sandy comes to her rescue, but his actions have terrible consequences and he and Mattie are forced to flee.

They trek for many miles and eventually find refuge at the rundown farm of Fairlyden, nestling in a peaceful valley.

Mattie quickly wins the heart of its owner, Daniel Munro who needs to produce an heir or else Fairlyden will fall into the hands of the unscrupulous Earl of Strathtod.

Mattie and Sandy work hard on the farm to make a living and to restore the fertility of the land but Mattie is still haunted by the Reevils.

To escape her betrothal, Mattie must be wed before the Reevils can find her.

So Daniel comes to Mattie with a proposal: Marry him and escape her fate.

Mattie and Sandy have loved each other since they were children, but Mattie fears he is only marrying her to appease her dead father.

Will Mattie accept Munro’s offer?

Will she choose her childhood sweetheart, Sandy?

Or will the Reevils make the decision for her?

Fairlyden is a charming romance set against the scenic backdrop of Scotland’s wild and rugged landscape.