{"product_id":"stolen-hours","title":"Stolen Hours","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A wonderfully satisfying read: love, passion, drama, violence, menace and peril, and characters you fall in love with'' – Santa Montefiore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Island full of secrets . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer, 1929. Mhairi MacKinnon is in need of a husband. As the eldest girl among nine children, her father has made it clear he can’t support her past the coming winter. On the small, Scottish island of St Kilda, her options are limited. But the MacKinnons’ neighbour, Donald, has a business acquaintance on distant Harris island also in need of a spouse. A plan is hatched for Donald to chaperone Mhairi and make the introduction on his final crossing of the year, before the autumn seas close them off to the outside world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMhairi returns as an engaged woman who has lost her heart – but not to her fiancé. In love with the wrong man yet knowing he can never be hers, she awaits the spring with growing dread – for the onset of calm waters will see her sent from home to become a stranger’s wife. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen word comes that St Kilda is to be evacuated, the lovers are granted a few months’ reprieve. But will a summer of stolen hours together just lead to more heartbreak . . . ?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Hours \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the second book in Karen Swan’s bestselling Wild Isle series, which began with \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Summer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This sweeping love story gripped us from the start'' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The most exciting, enchanting and evocative story of forbidden love I''ve ever read'' -\u003cb\u003e Cathy Bramley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A delicious, romantic tale'' - \u003cb\u003eRachel Hore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The queen of destination books'' -\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Vividly drawn and beautifully atmospheric'' -\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eHeat Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57401025036670,"sku":"NW9781529084436","price":9.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529084436.jpg?v=1778632020","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/stolen-hours","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}