The McDeglin Clan Series by Amanda Sandton

Eighteen-year-old Rikki Ottaway has returned from boarding school to find that her father has remarried without telling her. As if that wasn’t bad enough, his new wife is Maeve McDeglin of all people. She’s the mother of Rikki’s ex-boyfriend and lover, Dane McDeglin. So to her horror Rikki has to spend the summer holidays in her overcrowded family home with Dane, her new stepbrother. He is the one who broke up their relationship... moreEighteen-year-old Rikki Ottaway has returned from boarding school to find that her father has remarried without telling her. As if that wasn’t bad enough, his new wife is Maeve McDeglin of all people. She’s the mother of Rikki’s ex-boyfriend and lover, Dane McDeglin. So to her horror Rikki has to spend the summer holidays in her overcrowded family home with Dane, her new stepbrother. He is the one who broke up their relationship. Now he will be here, there and everywhere, and Rikki will have to deal with his presence every day while nursing her broken heart in secret. Will Rikki and Dane be able to rub along as step siblings or will their relationship become even more hostile? The McDeglins are Irish Travellers or gypsies, and so this marriage draws Rikki’s family into the Travellers’ conflict with the local council. Besieged both within and without will Rikki have the strength of mind to cope with this situation? Part Two of the McDeglin Clan – the story of Richelle Ottaway, a ‘settled’ eighteen-year-old, and Dane McDeglin, an Irish Traveller. Suitable for 17+ (Ends with a cliffhanger, but eventual ending with be ‘happy ever after’.) less

Dane had forgiven me and we were a couple again, albeit in secret. Then out of the blue his Uncle Johnny announced his daughter Careen’s engagement to Dane, her first cousin. This was as much of a surprise to Dane as it was to me, but Dane felt he had to honor his uncle’s choice in accordance with the Irish Traveller custom of arranged marriages. Where did that leave me? Dane was still living with my family. He was my stepbrother after all. So I could see but not touch. Like but not love... moreDane had forgiven me and we were a couple again, albeit in secret. Then out of the blue his Uncle Johnny announced his daughter Careen’s engagement to Dane, her first cousin. This was as much of a surprise to Dane as it was to me, but Dane felt he had to honor his uncle’s choice in accordance with the Irish Traveller custom of arranged marriages. Where did that leave me? Dane was still living with my family. He was my stepbrother after all. So I could see but not touch. Like but not love. As I was in love with Dane there was no way I was going to tempt or persuade him to forsake his clan honor. I loved him too deeply for that. I could only carry on from day to day hoping some chance of fate would prevent their marriage for Dane would never change his values for me, would he? less