The Journey Home

American business mogul Jack Buchanan is unsuccessfully hunting pheasant on a friend's estate when he almost shoots India Moncrieff. Her feisty taking him to task for trespassing on her property amuses him, before she faints near him. India mourns the death of her mother and is just not feeling well.Meanwhile, India's sister Serena, who believes that the family estate is hers, looks forward to selling it to Jack However to Serena's chagrin, India inherits half the property, but for some unknown reason India feels a sense of family and tradition for the first time in her life. India refuses to sell and since she is a half owner, she thwarts Jack and Serena in their efforts to reach a business agreement. Their disagreement does not stop Jack and India from falling in love, but neither one trusts the other especially as an angry Serena plays puppeteer behind the scenes. Two-centuries-old secrets also divide the potential lovers even further.THE JOURNEY HOME is an adeptly written contemporary romance filled with ardent feelings including many very negative ones on the part of the three prime players. Serena feels a bit contrived at times but the plot contains several twists that bring the cast and modern day Scotland alive in the mind of the reader. Fiona Hood-Stewart's fascinating novel belongs to her lead characters struggling between love for one another vs. love of the land.Harriet Klausner