Bücher der Reihe The Lindisfarne Series

In the bleak summer light, it feels as though the past is blowing in through each weatherworn stone... It's 1715, and twenty years after fleeing the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Eva Blake and her siblings return to their dilapidated family home in an attempt to piece together their tattered lives. But a new Jacobite Rising is gaining momentum, and as outsiders from London, the Blakes find themselves under suspicion from the villagers.When conflict with the locals comes to a head, Eva escapes to the nearby island of Longstone, where the reclusive Finn Murray keeps a makeshift shipping beacon burning on the shore.Alone on Longstone, Eva and Finn find themselves drawn to each other, despite his attempts to keep her at a distance. But long-buried secrets are beginning to resurface, and Eva can't help but fear she has made a grave error in opening her heart to Finn. All she knows is her life is in danger, and she must confront the past if she is to survive.

Holy Island of LindisfarneOctober 1715The Jacobite Rising has begun, and on the tiny island of Lindisfarne, it is impossible to know who to trust. Coerced into allowing government spies to gather in their house, the Blake family are playing a dangerous game, hiding their involvement in the Rising from both enemies and friends. Across the water on Longstone, Eva is building her unlikely new life with the man she loves. But she and Finn are hiding a painful truth form their family - a truth that could take away everything they have fought for; a truth that is dangerously close to being revealed. While Eva fights to keep her secrets hidden, her sister Harriet makes her own underhand plans to bring her dream of becoming an artist to life. But when she finds herself unwittingly involved with Jacobite criminals, Harriet makes a discovery that has the power to bring her to her knees - taking the rest of the family down with her.