What happens when you meet the right person, at the right time, in the wrong place? Twenty-two-year-old Leana Mackenzie is looking for adventure. Full of excitement, she leaves her home in a remote Scottish village and heads for the bright city lights. In Edinburgh she meets Alasdair – a cute and charming singer/songwriter. As their relationship develops everything feels perfect. But as the sparkle of her new life begins to fade, Leana finds herself longing for her cosy home on the Isle of Skye, and the close-knit family she left behind. When Alasdair is offered the career opportunity of a lifetime, Leana is left even more confused. Now, she must choose between a high-flying life as the girlfriend of a celebrity – or returning home to her safe, predictable life. Home is where the heart is … but what happens when the heart is pulled in two different directions?

Sometimes the road to happiness is longer than we’d like … At fourteen, Isla Mackenzie has her life all planned out. She’s going to be an artist and marry her best friend, Logan. Logan Donnell also has a plan. When he grows up he’s going to join his dad’s business and marry his best friend, Isla. By the time they’re eighteen, the two of them are inseparable. The future looks bright. Everything feels perfect. But when tragedy strikes, fate sets the pair on a different course. While circumstances keep Logan and Isla apart, their bond is not so easily broken. The course of true love might not run smoothly but a bumpy road can still take you exactly where you’re supposed to be … While this is the second book in the Loch Lannick series it can also be enjoyed as a standalone novel.

A sleepy Scottish village is about to be woken up … With her boyfriend moving to her hometown of Lannick, Leana Mackenzie is floating on cloud nine. All she needs now is for them to find a home of their own. Alasdair’s lack of interest in house-hunting soon has her worried. For Isla and Logan, moving in together is the logical next step in their relationship. Neither of them expects living under the same roof to be so challenging. If they can’t find a way to make it work how can they possibly have a future together? Single-mother Elspeth is ecstatic about moving out of her parents’ house. When she agrees to a temporary housemate she’s comforted by the friendship that grows. But are her feeling purely platonic, or is romance in the air? As the year draws to a close, Alasdair organises a celebration that will rock the quiet village of Lannick. The New Year’s party brings everyone together for a night to remember. But when midnight strikes, the fireworks bursting over the loch aren’t the only sparks flying … This is the third book in the Loch Lannick series and is best enjoyed after the first two books in the series

A holiday fling threw her life into chaos … Elspeth Mackenzie hasn’t had any contact with the father of her child since they had a fling three years ago. Getting pregnant at sixteen turned her life upside down. But now she has everything back under control. She’s managing a cafe and a toddler and making it look easy. If only dating was as easy. Most guys run a mile when they find out she has a child. When her friend sets her up on a blind date, Elspeth is in for a huge surprise. Not only because she finds herself face to face with the father of her child, but because her feelings for Rory haven’t changed a bit. The attraction is as intense as ever. Now Elspeth must tell Rory she has a child. And that sweet little Arran is also his child. Yet again, her life is thrown off balance. Working out how to co-parent Arran is about as complicated as her feelings for Rory. For Elspeth to figure out what the future holds, she first needs to come to terms with the choices she made in the past…

For years Lexie has kept everyone at arm’s length. Her heart is so guarded it’s almost impenetrable. Until Nick. When the geeky teacher moves in next door, Lexie finds it increasingly difficult to ignore her attraction to him. To protect herself, she pushes him away, convincing herself that hurting him isn’t a big deal. She never imagined him leaving town. Or how much she’d miss him when he left. Desperate to make amends, she follows him to his hometown, determined to do whatever it takes to earn his forgiveness. Even if that means sharing her deepest secrets. As she opens up to Nick, she begins to imagine a future she’d never dared dream of. Now all she has to do is let her guard down and take a chance on love …

The best moments are the ones we don’t see coming . . . Isla is perfectly content with her solid, stable relationship with Logan. But when they challenge each other to inject some spontaneity into their relationship things quickly get out of hand. Soon, Logan is determined to find the ultimate romantic gesture. Can he truly surprise Isla when she knows him so well? Lexie is enjoying being in a steady relationship with Nick. But organising a birthday surprise for him at the same time as taking on more responsibilities at work hardly leaves her time for anything else. When the birthday plans don’t go as expected, Lexie finds herself evaluating both her relationship and her career. And she’s more surprised than anyone by the conclusion.

Sometimes all we can do is hope things will turn out exactly as they’re supposed to ... A fairy-tale wedding in a castle should be a dream come true for Isla. Unfortunately, she’s not as taken with the idea as everyone around her. While her family and Logan organise everything, she’s left feeling that her opinion doesn’t count. Meanwhile, Lexie is dealing with family problems of her own. Her dad doesn’t approve of her relationship with Nick and is determined to cause problems for the two of them. Elspeth finally has everything she wants: Rory has moved to Skye and they’re living together as a proper family. But is that enough for her? Throwing herself into a new business venture stirs up problems in her relationship. Can she find a way to fix them? Does she even want to? When nothing seems to go to plan, maybe the best thing to do is embrace the unexpected and hope that everything will be okay in the end …

How long does it take to mend a broken heart? Jess expects life on the Isle of Skye to be calm and peaceful. But when she falls for her colleague things quickly become complicated. Rory comes with a whole load of baggage, but she just can’t seem to stay away from him. When Elspeth is forced to take a break from work, she evaluates what her future holds. As her relationship with Rory begins to feel irreparable, they’re forced to admit it might be time to move on. Leana’s trip to America should be a relaxing, romantic getaway. Instead, she learns that she and Alasdair have different ideas about their future. While he extends his trip, Leana travels home alone and reflects on what’s truly important to her. Sometimes it takes almost losing the one we love to make us realise what we really want …

A newcomer causes a stir in the quiet village of Lannick... Dale didn’t intend to stay on the Isle of Skye for long, but when he’s offered a job at the Old Inn and made to feel at home by the locals, he starts to wonder what it would be like to stick around. Meanwhile, Elspeth is determined to salvage her relationship with Rory. After almost losing him, she’ll do whatever it takes to ensure they get things right this time. Over in Portree, Jess is hopeful that her streak of bad luck with relationships is over. At least until Gary’s teenage niece causes ripples in their budding romance. When a spate of crimes brings Dale under scrutiny, the locals speculate over his mysterious past, leaving tensions high in the normally peaceful Lannick… This is the ninth book in the Loch Lannick series and is best enjoyed following the previous books in the series.