The Inheritance
May 10th, 2016. Filed under: Tuesday's Tempting Reads.The Inheritance
By Michael Phillips
The death of clan patriarch Macgregor Tulloch has thrown the tiny Shetland Islands community of Whales Reef into turmoil. Everyone assumed Tulloch’s heir to be his much-loved grandnephew David. But when no will is discovered, David’s calculating cousin Hardy submits his own claim to the inheritance, an estate that controls most of the island’s land. And Hardy knows a North Sea oil investor who will pay dearly for that control.
While the competing claims are investigated, the courts have frozen the estate’s assets, leaving many of the locals in dire financial straits. The future of the island—and its traditional way of life—hangs in the balance.
Meanwhile, Loni Ford enjoys a rising career in a large investment firm in Washington, D.C. Yet, in spite of outward success, she is privately plagued by questions of identity. Orphaned as a young child, she was raised by her grandparents, and while she loves them dearly, she feels completely detached from her roots. That is, until a mysterious letter arrives from a Scottish solicitor. . . .
Past and present collide in master storyteller Michael Phillips’ dramatic new saga of loss and discovery, of grasping and grace.
ISLAND BREEZES
The Laird of Clan Tulloch is dead without a will. Now it’s between two grand nephews as to who will be chosen the next to claim that title. Which one will it be?
Underlying it all are financial problems. Until the inheritance is settled, money is not available to run the mill and pay it’s employees their wages.
The two cousins are widely divergent in their plans for the community. Hardy wants to sell out to the oil industry while David wants to continue Whales Reef’s traditional way of life.
The big surprise comes when American Lori Ford shows up.
Mr. Phillips, please write rapidly. I can’t stand not knowing what’s happening. I want to come to your house to help you write so I can read the second book in Secrets of the Shetlands.
***A special thank you to litfuse for providing a review copy.***
Michael Phillips is a bestselling author who has penned more than seventy books, both fiction and nonfiction. In addition, he has served as editor/redactor of nearly thirty more books. Over the past thirty years, his persistent efforts have helped reawaken interest in the writings of nineteenth century Scotsman George MacDonald. Michael and his wife, Judy, spend time each year in Scotland, but make their home near Sacramento, California.