1745

by Kevin Grote, Denise De Lozier (Editor), Gwen Buchanan (Illustrator)

The saga of the Western Isles continues.Rejoin Jamie Fawkes, Archie McLawry, and Allie-Kat MacEwan in the next chapter of their adventures. 1745 is the follow up to Skye, the second volume of the series “The Jacobites.”The Black Donald MacDonald and the rest of his clan and kinsmen are seething for revenge. Clan MacDonald has not forgotten or forgiven the latest slight at the hands of the MacKellans. One Arthur MacDonald, the heir, has set his cap for Allie-Kat, and a looming confrontation with Jamie.The protagonists and their stories in this novel, and the others in the series, begin on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides and weave their way to the outskirts of Edinburgh for the remainder of 1745. 1745 is part of the larger series “Letters of Fire and Sword” which follows the events of Jacobite Rebellion in the United Kingdom in 1740’s and continues into North America with the struggle for empire between England and France. My characters weave their fictional lives with real historic characters and sites. Highland, Gaelic, and Celtic customs are used throughout the novel as they occur during the years.In the back of my novels is a section labeled ‘Dramatis Personae’ which contain descriptions of every character of note in the book.I always include a translating section for each language I use in my writing. At the time of these stories only the most educated spoke English on a regular basis, Gaelic served in both the Highlands and Ireland as the lingua franca of the lower classes.

333 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 2, 2012