Engaged to be married, Mhaira has fallen in love - but not with her fiancé. When a body is found on the remote island of her home, suspicion falls on Mhairi and her friends.
The Stolen Hours is the second in the spellbinding Wild Isle series, from
Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Swan.
This sweeping love story gripped us from the start, so we can’t wait for the next in the series.
Meticulously researched and beautifully told by
one of our most prolific and talented writers. It contains all the ingredients of a wonderfully satisfying read: love, passion, drama, violence, menace and peril, and characters you fall in love with - and some you hate!
Powerful writing and a wonderful premise make this a novel you’ll simultaneously want to savour and race through. I loved it and can’t wait for the next in the series!The most exciting, enchanting and evocative story of forbidden love I’ve ever read. I truly loved it and am waiting feverishly for the second instalment
A delicious romantic tale of wild 1930s Scotland . . . perfect for everyone dreaming of summer
The queen of destination books . . . exciting . . . beguiling . . . The first in a new series, we're already looking forward to meeting these characters again . . .
This second book in the
Wild Isles series is
beautifully written and has a
sweeping love story, making it a wonderful read.
A sweeping page-turner with an engrossing love story at its heart, this is
an absolute treat for historical fiction fans. Swan is a superb storyteller. I loved it
Vividly drawn and beautifully atmospheric, this is a book to savour.
Wonderfully romantic and epic in feel, this beautiful historical novel is a fascinating and
deliciously escapist readWhat a great adventure! The perfect way to tell the tale of St Kilda’s population in fiction form. History fans will love the fascinating St Kilda detail woven throughout this thrilling romance.
Wonderful!A promising new series from Swan . . . The vivid beauty and danger of St. Kilda only enhances Swan’s effortlessly intricate plotting. Toeing the line between romance and historical fiction, this
gorgeous story and its unconventional heroine are sure to win hearts.
Karen Swan is a Sunday Times top three bestselling author and her novels sell all over the world. She writes two books each year, which are published in the summer and at Christmas. Previous summer titles include The Spanish Promise, The Hidden Beach and The Secret Path and for winter Together by Christmas, Midnight in the Snow and The Christmas Postcards.
She lives in Sussex with her husband, three children and two dogs.
The Stolen Hours is the second book in the historical Wild Isle series, based on the dramatic evacuation of Scottish island St Kilda in the summer of 1930.