The Gateway on the Sands

Author(s): Margaret Amatt

Location(s): Isle of Barra

Genre(s): Romance

Era(s): contemporary

What if love is right there, waiting for the opening?

On the Hebridean island of Barra, young single mum Catriona Griffin is doing everything she can to keep her family farm alive. Life is hard, the weather unforgiving, and with a seven-year-old daughter to protect, she has no margin for error – and no time for romance.

Two years ago, after a life-changing injury ended his army career, Alex Carter arrived on Barra seeking a fresh start. Drawn by the sea and the wild beauty of the islands, he took a job and lodgings on Catriona’s farm. He didn’t expect to fall for his sharp-tongued, fiercely independent landlady – but he did, even if he doesn’t dare let on.

Catriona has already been abandoned once. Trusting a man again feels like a risk she can’t afford, no matter how good Alex is with her daughter, how easily he fits into their lives, or how much she’s secretly attracted to him. It’s far safer to act as if she doesn’t like him.

For Alex, winning Catriona’s trust may be his toughest challenge yet. For Catriona, love waits at the gate to her heart… if she can find the courage to open it.

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