Dunadd: A Veil of Time Novel (The Veil of Time Series Book 1)

MAGGIE TRAVELS THROUGH TIME TO 8TH CENTURY SCOTLAND, FINDING NEW HOPE

The fog Maggie’s seizure medication induces has numbed her over the years to a bad marriage but cannot ease the pain of the recent loss of her young daughter to the same affliction. With her life crumbling about her, she flees to a cottage at the base of Dunadd Fort, once the royal seat of Scotland, but now in ruins. As the pills she should be taking accumulate in a saucer on the kitchen counter, Maggie’s reality begins to shift out of the present and back to the 8th century heyday of the fort, where Queen Brighde reigns with her two sons. Murdoch, her heir, is unyielding and imperious, but the younger son, Fergus, who still suffers from the loss of his wife, is a kinder man. It is he who takes in this strange-looking creature that appears at the gates of the fort and whom he comes to call mo chridhe, my heart. Maggie is smitten, not only by Fergus but by his young daughter, who reminds her so much of her own. But Maggie’s travel back to ancient Dunadd is limited by her seizures, and threatened altogether by a looming surgery that promises to end Maggie’s time drift for good.

About the Author

Claire R. McDougall was born in Edinburgh, and then raised mainly on the west coast of Scotland. She gained an M.A. from Edinburgh University and an M.Litt. from Oxford. After an early start as a newspaper columnist, her career in creative writing moved through the genre of poetry before settling on novels. Claire holds a black belt in karate and is a fierce supporter of Scottish independence. For the past thirty years, she and her family have made her home in Aspen, Colorado.

Praise for Dunadd: A Veil of Time Novel

“If there is any justice in the world, Veil of Time will be the next Time Traveller’s Wife.” —Anthony Peake, author of The Infinite Mindfield

“Veil of Time is a worthy addition to the time travel genre.” —Library Journal

“Veil of Time is entrancing and enthralling from the first page to the last.” —New York Times bestselling author, Karen Hawkins

“A powerful and thought-provoking novel. Reading Veil of Time is like falling into a wild, enchanting dream state from which you hope never to awaken.” —Jillian Medoff, bestselling author of I Couldn’t Love You More and Hunger Point

“Veil of Time will enthrall you. Claire R. McDougall’s fine novel is . . . a wholly captivating journey through time and the
variegated yet immutable complexities of love.” —Scott Lasser, author of Say Nice Things About Detroit