Shall we return to Scotland?
Aye, we shall …

It is an ancient story
Yet is it ever new.
Heinrich Heine

Coming March 17, 2009

Based on a beloved Old Testament story, Here Burns My Candle explores a new setting (Edinburgh and the Borders), a new time period (1745-47), and a new set of biblical characters.

Here are their eighteenth-century counterparts:

Marjory Kerr, a widow of substantial means, has but two passions in life: maintaining her place in society and coddling her two grown sons.

Elisabeth Kerr, wife to Marjory’s eldest son, Donald, harbors a dark family secret buried long ago in Aberdeen, yet not easily forgotten.
 
Janet Kerr, recently married to Marjory’s younger son, Andrew, hails from nearby Dundee and fancies herself worthy of the title Lady Kerr.

Their story opens in September 1745, an exciting period in Scottish history, when the bonny Prince Charlie arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and rebellion against King George II was whispered in the streets.

Bound by marriage, then torn asunder by cruel circumstance, the Kerr women will soon be forced to depend solely upon one another. And that's when things will get verra interesting...

A mother who cannot face her future.
A daughter who cannot escape her past.
A timeless tale of loss and redemption,
flickering against the vivid backdrop
of eighteenth-century Edinburgh. 

Och, I can't wait to tell you more about this series as the time draws near. Forgive the delay—Spring 2009 instead of 2008. Those Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible claimed my writing calendar longer than expected. I pray the wait will be worthwhile. Scotland forever, dearie!

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updated 2/13/2008