Abigail Returns: A Novel of Memory, Secrets and Slow Burn Romance: 1 (The Maren Bay Series)

After ten years lost to dissociative amnesia, Abigail returns to Lochside on the Isle of Skye with no memory of the life she left behind and a newly broken heart.

The house she once called home feels familiar, yet her past remains just beyond her reach. As Abigail begins to rebuild her life, fragments of emotion surface without warning. Faces stir feelings she cannot place. Conversations leave her unsettled, and everyone seems to know more than they are willing to say.

The closer Abigail moves towards the truth, the more she realises her missing memories are tied to secrets others would rather keep buried.

Caught between what she feels and what she cannot remember, Abigail must decide who she can trust, which parts of the past she is ready to uncover, and whether she can risk opening her heart to a slow-burn romance that offers both hope and danger.

The Maren Bay series is an emotionally compelling collection of atmospheric romantic suspense novels where love, family and belonging are tested by hidden secrets, difficult choices and the enduring search for home.

Praise for Abigail Returns

'Your writing shows exceptional craft and artistic vision.'
- International Page Turner Book Awards

'Pauline Tait is a remarkable storyteller who creates authentically dynamic characters with whom readers develop an immediate connection.’
- Reader Review

‘Abigail Returns is a masterfully complex and intriguing tale of love, loyalty, betrayal and subterfuge that keeps readers on edge from its inception to its conclusion.’
- Reader Review

‘I completely loved this book! I never, in a million years, expected the twist within this story. It was incredible and completely unexpected. When it came to Jamie, I absolutely adored him, I admired the amount of respect that he had for Abigail and how patient he was. It was very difficult to put down, I was completely consumed by it.’
- Reader Review

‘A brilliant plot that plays out well, with a dramatic ending that is incredibly satisfying.’
- Reader Review

Pauline Tait is a multi-award-winning and bestselling Scottish author of atmospheric romantic suspense and award-winning children's picture books.Her adult fiction combines love, secrets and second chances with compelling suspense, emotional depth and a strong sense of place. Her Maren Bay series is set on the Scottish Isle of Skye, where love, family and belonging are tested by hidden secrets, difficult choices and the enduring search for home. Her standalone novel, A Life of Their Own, takes readers to the dramatic landscapes of Colorado.Equally passionate about children's literature, Pauline draws on her experience in primary literacy to create engaging picture books that encourage confidence, perseverance and a love of reading.Based in rural Perthshire, Scotland, Pauline is also a professional writing and publishing mentor, supporting children's picture-book authors through the writing and publishing process.