The Wild Isle Series by Karen Swan 3 Books Collection Set - Historical Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set:
The Last Summer
The Stolen Hours
The Lost Lover

Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780849543425
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Age Range: Adult

Overview:
The Wild Isle Series by Karen Swan gathers three sweeping historical romances set on St Kilda, Britain's most remote island, during the dramatic final decades before its 1930 evacuation. Sunday Times bestseller Swan traces three different young women as they navigate forbidden attraction, arranged matches, and heartbreaking separation against a backdrop of storms, isolation, and shifting island fortunes. Fans of atmospheric, character-driven romance will find each paperback a satisfying standalone story that also deepens the wider saga. Together they capture a vanished way of life with warmth, tension, and genuine historical texture.

About the Books:
The Last Summer opens the series in the 1930s as wild-spirited islander Effie Gillies meets Lord Sholto, a visiting aristocrat from a very different world. Their brief, intense connection is shattered by a violent storm and, later, by St Kilda's real evacuation, forcing Effie to rebuild her life while Sholto's feelings resurface at the worst moment. The Stolen Hours moves back to 1929, where Mhairi MacKinnon returns to St Kilda engaged to be married, yet hopelessly in love with someone she can never have. A body discovered on the island turns forbidden longing into a story of secrets and survival before the autumn seas close the island off. The Lost Lover completes the trilogy with Flora MacQueen, who dreams of life beyond St Kilda. Her romance with visiting businessman James Callaghan offers a glimpse of that wider world, but winter seas and the island's evacuation threaten to separate the pair for good. Across all three novels, Karen Swan combines slow-burn romance with mystery and historical detail, following St Kilda's islanders through courtship, tragedy, and the loss of their only home.

Key Benefits:

• Complete trilogy of interconnected St Kilda historical romances in one paperback set
• Vivid, meticulously researched setting on Britain's most remote inhabited island
• Strong, distinct heroines each facing real emotional and social dilemmas
• Slow-burn romance woven with mystery and genuine historical stakes
• Ideal gift for fans of Kate Morton or Santa Montefiore
• Lightweight paperback format, perfect for holiday reading or sharing

About the Author:
Karen Swan is a Sunday Times Top Three and international bestselling author whose novels have sold over five million copies worldwide and been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Publishing two books a year, Swan is celebrated for weaving intricate love stories around central mysteries, moving between contemporary and historical timelines. She travels extensively to research every setting in person, which is why remote St Kilda feels so vividly real across The Wild Isle Series.

Why You'll Love This Set:
Windswept, isolated St Kilda comes alive across all three paperbacks, each carrying real emotional weight through storms, secrets, and heartbreaking separation. Karen Swan's storytelling rewards readers with layered characters and genuine historical texture, making this collection perfect for immersive weekend reading or as a thoughtful gift for anyone who loves atmospheric romance with a mystery at its heart.

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