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The Dramatic Conclusion to Michael Phillips's Shetland Islands SagaLoni Ford's unexpected inheritance of substantial real estate--not to mention a title--in the Shetland Islands has caused more than a stir in the quiet fishing hamlet of Whales Reef. How is life ever to be the same with an outsider--and a woman, at that--playing such a pivotal role in the life of this conservative community? But it isn't just the locals who have deep misgivings about the current situation. Loni herself never imagined this in her wildest dreams. What Loni is more sure of, however, is that she is falling in love--with Whales Reef, with its hardy people, with its simple, peaceful way of life, and with local chieftain David Tulloch, whose inheritance she has usurped, at least in the eyes of some. But life in Whales Reef is not without drama. Deep rifts exist between certain lifelong residents, and when one local resident turns up dead, suspicion is cast in the direction of the island's most prominent family. How Loni and David deal with this challenge will go a long way in determining their future, and that of the quaint island community.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	04 juillet 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441231291
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	8 Mo

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Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2017 by Michael Phillips
Published by Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Ebook edition created 2017
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4412-3129-1
Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, incidents, and dialogues are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Cover design by LOOK Design Studio
Cover photography by Aimee Christenson
Author is represented by Alive Communications, Inc.
Dedication
This is a series about generational legacies, those that extend in both directions. As I have written these stories, my thoughts have been filled with influences that have come down to me from my own parents and grandparents and ancestors even further back, including their Quaker heritage. And I am constantly reminded of those who have followed, namely Judy’s and my sons and grandchildren, and whatever my life has been and will be capable of passing on to them.
More than two decades ago I dedicated books of a series to our three sons. They were young, and my father’s heart was filled with visions of the years ahead we would share together. Now they are grown men. Whatever legacy a father is able to pass on to his sons looks much different to me at today’s more mature vantage point from which to assess life’s unfolding and progressive journey—both mine and theirs.
Therefore, to our three sons and the men of spiritual stature they have each become, I gratefully and lovingly dedicate the volumes of this series.
Contents
Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Dedication 5
Map of Whales Reef, Shetland Islands 11
Part 1
1. The Laird 15
2. Exciting Opportunity 18
3. New Leaf 20
4. Setting Sail 25
5. An Interview to Remember 29
6. Surprise Reunion 33
Part 2, 1924 A Legacy Begins— The Adventure
7. Shattering News 41
8. At Sea 44
9. A Grandmother’s Blessing 48
Part 3, August 2006
10. The Cottage 55
11. The Chief 60
12. The Mill 63
Part 4, 1924 A Legacy Begins— The Meeting
13. Dangerous Wiles 67
14. Laird and Chief 72
15. Old Friends in New Times 76
16. Mid-Atlantic 79
17. The Mission 82
18. Morning and Evening 87
Part 5, August 2006
19. A Cousin in Trouble 93
20. Newcomer to Whales Reef 97
21. The Gun 101
22. The Rumor 104
23. Walk on the Island 108
24. A Talk Between Friends 111
25. A Sermon to Remember 114
Part 6, 1924 A Legacy Begins— Island Explorations
26. A Gray Day 123
27. Stone of Antiquity 128
28. Herbs on the Moor 131
29. Cottage of Intrigue 135
30. Dinner at the Hotel 140
31. A Walk in the Moonlight 143
32. Ambition, Character, and Fathers 147
33. Two Life Stories 151
Part 7, August 2006
34. New Friends 159
35. Frantic Request 163
36. A Foursome 167
37. Excited Call 170
Part 8, 1924 A Legacy Begins— The Friendship
38. Strange Sensations 177
39. Memories in Many Directions 179
40. Gone 183
41. Whence and Why Come Change 187
42. Coffee, Larks, and Snails 190
43. The Cliffs of Noss 194
44. Sumburgh Head 197
45. Picts, Peat, Puffins, and Porpoises 200
Part 9, August 2006
46. Maddy’s Adventure 209
47. Tennyson’s Ridge 213
48. What Manner of Shepherd 217
Part 10, 1924 A Legacy Begins— The Island
49. The Whales Fin Inn 223
50. Tea and Wildflowers 225
51. Fish and Chips 230
52. Lunch at the Muckle Stane 237
53. The Angels’ Harps 241
54. Laird and American 245
55. Husband and Wife 249
56. A Warm Twilight 253
57. Supper at the Cottage 258
Part 11, September–October 2006
58. The Scent of Autumn 263
59. Return Engagement 266
60. The Photo 270
61. Unexpected Visit 274
62. Witness 282
63. Homecoming 286
64. A Pitlochry Proposal 291
65. Changing Horizons 296
Part 12, 1924 A Legacy Begins— The Visit
66. A Scotsman in America 301
67. The Pennsylvania Railroad 308
68. Volunteer Laborer 316
69. Journal of Love 324
Part 13, Winter, 2006–2007
70. New Adventures Ahead 329
71. The Redemption of Hardy Tulloch 333
72. A Pennsylvania Christmas 339
Part 14, 1924–1953 A Legacy Begins— The Letters
73. Renewed Memories 347
74. Centering Roots 351
75. Quandaries of Change 355
76. Relinquishment and Grief 362
77. The Wood and the Land 364
78. Silence 368
79. Deception 371
80. Heart of Division 374
81. The Dark Years 377
82. Reunion in Kirkwall 380
83. Christmas and a New Year 387
84. Offer of a Secret Mission 390
85. The Shetland Bus 393
86. Serious Interviews 408
87. Passing of an Era 418
Part 15, May–June 2007
88. The Locket 421
89. Nostalgic Memories 426
90. A Laird’s Secret 430
91. The Wedding 436
92. Swing Time 440
93. The Legacy 444
94. Ending Fragments 449
Tulloch Clan Family Tree 453
Fiction by Michael Phillips 455
About the Author 457
Back Ads 458
Back Cover 459
Map of Whales Reef
Part 1
1 The Laird
A UGUST 2006 W HALES R EEF , S HETLAND I SLANDS
Loni Ford, heiress to most of the land surrounding her on this remote island in the Shetlands, set down the book in her lap and breathed deeply of the fresh morning air.
The unbelievable change that had come to her life began two months ago with the fateful letter from Shetland solicitor Jason MacNaughton.
Dear Miss Ford, she had read,
Last year in the small Scottish fishing village of Whales Reef in the Shetland Islands, Mr. Macgregor Tulloch passed away leaving no will and no immediate family. After an exhaustive search . . . we finally have been able to locate . . . you as the closest living heir to Mr. Tulloch’s estate.
The last thing Loni had expected was for the island and village of Whales Reef to exercise such magic upon her that she would fall in love with them. The contrast could not have been greater between her fast-paced life in Washington, D.C., and the peaceful setting in which she now found herself.
As she explored the island and met villagers and familiarized herself with the Cottage, discovering books and heirlooms and photographs, Loni slowly found new places coming to life within her. The land and surroundings, the people and history, the traditional Scottish music, even such simple things as plaids and tartans and oatcakes, tugged at her soul with emotions altogether new. She had grown up knowing almost nothing about her roots. Suddenly she had more family connections than she knew what to do with.
From the antipathy in which she was held at first by those who considered her an American usurper to old Macgregor’s inheritance, gradually the people of the island warmed to her presence. They began greeting her with smiles and bows and curtseys. She stood nearly a head taller than all the women, and several inches above most of the men of the island. What could be more logical in their legend-steeped minds than that she was an ancient Norse goddess or Scottish queen, the Auld Tulloch’s long-lost heir in whom the Scots and Norse strains had come to rest? They invited her into their homes for simple meals around peat fires and tea made the old-fashioned way, with water boiled in a black kettle hanging from an iron hook in the fireplace. They told stories of the old times, about grandparents and aunts and uncles and dead bodies and hidden rooms and legends. Each contributed its share in beguiling Loni into the complex tapestry of island life.
Perhaps most surprising, after a rocky start, Loni’s perceptions about clan chief David Tulloch became more personal. The whole island now suspected how things stood between their new American laird and their chief.
Loni smiled at the thought. During those first days with David, she had made a fool of herself more than once. Yet their relationship had blossomed like a slowly unfolding flower of subtle hues.
She glanced down at the heather and wool ring on her right hand. Did she dare hope it signified more than mere friendship?
Now here she was calling the island Cottage “home,” while her modern apartment in Washington, D.C., sat vacant, and her office on the seventh floor of the prestigious Capital Towers building was occupied by a temp who had taken her place as Maddy’s assistant.
The only question now was, how long would the fairy tale last? What lay over the horizon of her future? What would she do about her job in D.C.? Could she find a way to balance her life there and her life here as the new “laird” of Whales Reef? For a few more days at least, Loni was content to live in the glow of the dream.
She had grown to love every inch of this small island in the North Atlantic. She had adopted David’s custom of starting each day walking its bluffs and moors and coastlines. The two did not often encounter each other during their solitary morning rambles, though each occupied the other’s thoughts. David’s early excursions from the Auld Hoose on the other side of the island had usually concluded before hers began. The sea air had not succeeded in making her quite such an early riser as he.
Her favorite place to come and read, when it was not too cold, was the large flat rock on which she now sat, mostly sunk into the peat turf of the surrounding landscape.
She looked about . . . quietly, peacefully, drawing in sever