Lochandee Series by Gwen Kirkwood

An historical romance saga set in the Scottish Borders between the two World Wars. At sixteen, Rachel O’Brian finds herself alone in the world and accepts a home with an old friend of her father’s, but she is unprepared for his wife’s malice and cannot guess at the secret which feeds the woman’s hatred. The younger Maxwells welcome Rachel to their Ayrshire farm, especially Ross, but he too has earned Gertrude Maxwell’s spite... moreAn historical romance saga set in the Scottish Borders between the two World Wars. At sixteen, Rachel O’Brian finds herself alone in the world and accepts a home with an old friend of her father’s, but she is unprepared for his wife’s malice and cannot guess at the secret which feeds the woman’s hatred. The younger Maxwells welcome Rachel to their Ayrshire farm, especially Ross, but he too has earned Gertrude Maxwell’s spite. When Ross disappears Rachel is dismayed to find herself destitute and expecting his child. How will past secrets revealed help the two find each other again? Can they face the challenges of life at the Glens of Lochandee where they must strive to build up the farm, raise a family, and rear their animals despite the heartbreak of diphtheria and foot-and-mouth disease. Is their love of the land and each other enough to give them the strength and determination to face these hurdles, and more, as the shadow of a second World War looms? less

Previously published as Children of the Glen.Scotland, 1950.Matriarch of the Maxwell family, Rachel Maxwell, has many reasons to feel proud. Her two older children are happily married with prospering businesses and lives.Rachel’s only worry is her youngest child Ewan — at twenty-one, he is more naïve and sheltered than others. Ewan wanders through life carefree and without any direction.When a young woman named Gerda arrives at the Maxwell family party, she immediately catches Ewan’s eye... morePreviously published as Children of the Glen.Scotland, 1950.Matriarch of the Maxwell family, Rachel Maxwell, has many reasons to feel proud. Her two older children are happily married with prospering businesses and lives.Rachel’s only worry is her youngest child Ewan — at twenty-one, he is more naïve and sheltered than others. Ewan wanders through life carefree and without any direction.When a young woman named Gerda arrives at the Maxwell family party, she immediately catches Ewan’s eye. But Rachel can’t shake a feeling of unease — she senses a deep darkness lurking behind Gerda’s mesmerizing blue eyes.Ewan, blinded by love, marries Gerda, and their union soon sparks a terrible chain of events that threaten the entire family and community.Can Rachel save her family from Gerda’s malice before she changes their lives forever? less

Previously published as Home to the Glens. An emotional, sweeping story about love, loss and second chances.Following the death of her father, Tina Donnelly arrives on the Maxwell farm to nurse the family matriarch Rachel. Without a family or a home to call her own, a fresh start in the verdant valleys of the Scottish countryside might just be what she needs . . .She soon meets the devilishly handsome Paul Maxwell, Rachel’s grandson... morePreviously published as Home to the Glens. An emotional, sweeping story about love, loss and second chances.Following the death of her father, Tina Donnelly arrives on the Maxwell farm to nurse the family matriarch Rachel. Without a family or a home to call her own, a fresh start in the verdant valleys of the Scottish countryside might just be what she needs . . .She soon meets the devilishly handsome Paul Maxwell, Rachel’s grandson. Sparks fly between the two but Tina is determined to keep things professional. This suits Paul just fine. Abandoned by his mother as a young boy, the last thing he wants is to fall in love and open his heart once more.Yet try as she might, Tina can’t help feeling drawn to the Maxwells and the peaceful Scottish lowlands. Can Tina and Paul heal from the scars of their past and find their way to each other? less