Star Elite Scotland Series by Rebecca King

When Dougal is approached by a local Sheriff who's looking for advice, even he's initially unsure if a crime's been committed. After all, there must be plenty of drunks who lose their money on their way home and wake up the following morning confused. His first instinct is to tell Philpott to wait and see if anyone else reports the loss of their life savings... moreWhen Dougal is approached by a local Sheriff who's looking for advice, even he's initially unsure if a crime's been committed. After all, there must be plenty of drunks who lose their money on their way home and wake up the following morning confused. His first instinct is to tell Philpott to wait and see if anyone else reports the loss of their life savings. However, when further details emerge, Dougal's forced to abandon the piles of investigations that are waiting for him to venture to Bannockburn, but even he's not prepared for the events that unfold not long after his arrival.With murder, confusion, snow, curious locals, and a web of lies awaiting him, Dougal faces battling not just the wintry Scottish weather but his instant attraction toward the curious Miss Mairi Findlay - a victim herself. One thing soon becomes evident - he needs the help of not just the rest of his colleagues in the Star Elite, but Philpott and his men to stand any chance of capturing a criminal who's like a ghost in the night. less

When Davina Watson inherits a distant relation’s old mansion, her brother is initially outraged. Furious that a female has inherited wealth from family, he dismisses any possibility that Davina knows how to run her own house and demands that she hands it to him. He's more than offensive when she defiantly announces that she’s going to live there herself, no matter what he, or anyone else, says or thinks.Living in the almost derelict mill is far from comfortable... moreWhen Davina Watson inherits a distant relation’s old mansion, her brother is initially outraged. Furious that a female has inherited wealth from family, he dismisses any possibility that Davina knows how to run her own house and demands that she hands it to him. He's more than offensive when she defiantly announces that she’s going to live there herself, no matter what he, or anyone else, says or thinks.Living in the almost derelict mill is far from comfortable. The house is cold, the air is damp, and there are strange noises in the night. Far from being disheartened though, Davina sets about establishing her new life but while she struggles to persuade staff to work at her new home and finds nearly everything broken or struggling to work. It quickly becomes evident that Rosewood Mill has some sinister secrets the first and foremost of which is that its shrouded in danger and secret hostile forces that make it evident that they don’t want her living there.Davina initially makes it clear that her brother isn’t going to force her out of the house she has every right to live in. But when she's plunged into the middle of one of the Star Elite's investigations, she quickly realises that her determination to start a new life of her own could very easily bring about her demise. less