Book One, The 93rd Highlanders 1855, Scutari Hospital, Crimean War Injured at Balaclava as part of the infamous Thin Red Line of the 93rd Highlanders, Hamish Fletcher is sent to the hospital at Scutari, away from the front lines. His childhood friend Phineas Harper is a doctor there. Finn volunteered because so many of his friends and family were fighting in the Crimea. As soon as Hamish sees him all the confusing things he felt for Finn as a boy resurface. Having experienced war and the death of friends and family, both men are ready to face their feelings. But Finn has fallen in love with a widowed nurse and when he meets her, Hamish shares those feelings for the courageous and kind Edith. As Christmas approaches, they find the miracle of love amidst the chaos of war. The 93rd Highlanders HAMISH CONALL BRODIE (2016) DOUGLAS (2016)