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Chasing a Highland Dream

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Uplifting, feel-good fiction, set at Drumblair Castle in the Scottish Highlands from bestselling author Lisa Hobman

Can you live your dreams and also find your destiny?

Since having to drop out of her design degree, Bella Douglas has been unlucky in just about everything life has thrown at her.

She’s lost more jobs than she cares to remember and despite her Granny Isla’s best attempts to set her up with every eligible bachelor in the Scottish Highlands and she’s still single.

Currently PA to her best friend, aka, Lady Olivia MacBain, at the 17th century Drumblair Castle, Bella is yet to find a role that sets her soul on fire. But when disaster strikes for Olivia, Bella steps into the breach to rescue her best friend from a fate worse than a bad interior designer.

When Bella and her Granny Isla find themselves homeless, they relocate to the castle where a handsome new neighbour brings mystery, intrigue and a spark of romance.

Is Bella finally on the track to find true happiness? Or do more catastrophes lie ahead? And does true love hide where you least expect it?

Escape to the Highlands with this wonderful feel-good read. Perfect for the fans of Jessica Redland and Heidi Swain

Praise for Lisa Hobman:

'Involving and intriguing!' - Sue Moorcroft

'Heart-warming and sometimes heart-wrenching journey of discovery' - Heidi Swain

'I love it! - A feel-good, uplifting story of lost love and second chances...' - Holly Martin

'I loved the book. It’s a captivating story with a relatable heroine and beautifully vivid settings. A perfect holiday read!' - Darcie Boleyn

'Simply gorgeous’ - Jessica Redland

'A really uplifting, feel-good read about hope and love that really did warm my heart.' - Kim Nash

'A gorgeous, heart-warming romantic journey, reminds us to never give up on love...' - Lucy Coleman

'You will fall in love with this story of fresh starts and mending broken hearts' -Mandy Baggot

'Be prepared to fall in love over and over again.' - Nancy Barone

'What a beautiful read' - Sarah Bennett

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