On a windswept island, a perilous chase blends romance, loyalty, and daring escape.
A tense tale unfolds as Patsy and Louis Weather the schemes of old fortunes and modern danger. Amid cliff, shell causeways, and forbidden loyalties, they must weigh love against duty while enemies loom from both land and sea. This edition frames a story of courage, wit, and heart against a backdrop of feuding houses and looming war.
- Follow quick thinking under fire as characters improvise to outwit attackers and thieves.
- Explore rival family feuds and the pull of ancestral pride on present choices.
- Watch a budding romance test boundaries between class, allegiance, and danger.
- Experience suspenseful island warfare, tactical moves, and moments of loyalty that tilt the balance to safety.
Ideal for readers who enjoy historical-adventure tales with strong, resourceful leads and a settings-rich atmosphere.
S. R. (Saumel Rutherford) Crockett was a Scottish novelist who wrote over 40 works in the Kailyard School fashion, a style of writing developed in the late 1800s as a reaction against coarse representations of Scottish life. Crockett s contemporaries in the Kailyard School included J. M. Barrie, George MacDonald, and Ian Maclaren. Crockett s most popular work, The Raiders, captures the excitement and anxiety of Galloway smugglers. The Black Douglas was credited by J. R. R. Tolkien as an influence on his development of the character Sauron in his Lord of the Rings trilogy. S. R. Crockett died in France in 1914.