John MacEwen Cameron succeeded to the title of clan chief after the death of his long-lived father in 1719. The record shows John had three sons, Donald (the nineteenth chief), Archibald, and John. I took literary license in developing Achnacarry Castle for this book, because the structure presently standing in its place was built in 1802. Achnacarry is now considered the ancestral home of the chiefs of Clan Cameron, only five miles northwest of Fort William on the River Arkaig. My literary license was in describing the castle as having been built by generations of Cameron chiefs, when in fact the castle that would have existed at the time of this story was built around 1655 by Sir Ewen Cameron to take advantage of a strategic position between Loch Lochy and Loch Arkaig. Of note, Sir Ewen’s bard referred to Achnacarry as a “generous house of feasting.” The 1655 castle was destroyed by government troops after John (Kennan) fought with the Jacobites in the 1746 Battle of Culloden. The 1802 castle was built in the baronial style and can be seen today.

Another point of mention is Divana’s abandonment by her clan. Though there is no record of persons being abandoned on the isle of Hyskeir, I have read accounts of victims of pandemics being deserted and left to their own resources on uninhabited Hebridean isles, and such accounts gave me the idea for Divana’s circumstances.

About the Author

Known for her action-packed, passionate historical romances, Amy Jarecki has received reader and critical praise throughout her writing career. She won the prestigious 2018 RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for The Highland Duke and the 2016 RONE Award from InD’tale Magazine for Best Time Travel for her novel Rise of a Legend. In addition, she hit Amazon’s Top 100 Bestseller List and earned designation as an Amazon All Star Author. Readers also chose her Scottish historical romance, A Highland Knight’s Desire, as the winning title through Amazon’s Kindle Scout Program. Amy holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and now resides in Southwest Utah with her husband, where she writes immersive historical romances.

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