The Dark Laird

About the Book

While King David reigns over Scotland in the 12th Century, Calum McCallam, chieftain of the high valley called Strathrevie, suddenly finds life getting complicated. The carefree new laird, while hunting, ventures onto the lands of a neighbouring clan and encounters the enchanting granddaughter of the McDiarmid laird. In time the couple decide on a 'handfast' year, a custom whereby they may live together for a year and a day, before they decide to marry.

Little do Calum and Mared know that during their 'handfast' year unfriendly forces will cause undercurrents. These will result in a rash of startling events. The young laird must deal swiftly with trouble makers and still find the time to discover why his lady is drifting away from him.

About the Author

Wilma Anne Chadney has spent enjoyable time recreating the lives of people who may once have lived in a remote valley of medieval Scotland.

During a career teaching in the Middle East, she travelled extensively to her family's origins in the British Isles. Scotland was the inpiration for this novel. Her next project is another novel about the Revie Valley.

Wilma lives with her husband in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia.