The Scot's Blood Warrior
(2026)(The first book in the Shadows of the Dark Hollow series)
A novel by Keira Montclair
Her sight. His blood. One faery hill that should never have been opened.
Edan MacRuari has already lost his wife. He refuses to lose his daughter. When little Heilyn is snatched from her cradle during a strange, rainless storm, Edan turns to the legendary Clan Grant on the Isle of Mull for help. He expects an army. Instead, he gets Ailith.
Quiet, fiercely empathetic, and burdened with the power to see the past, Ailith uncovers a terrifying truth: Edan’s father broke a bargain with the Unseelie court, cursing Edan with "iron blood"—a magic that burns the fae but threatens to collapse the very underworld where Heilyn is trapped.
With the full moon approaching and the children's souls at risk of being hollowed out forever, Ailith and Edan must brave a realm of shadow warriors, mourning banshees, and deceitful bogles. But as the darkness closes in, they soon discover that the only thing stronger than Edan's iron blood is the undeniable, fierce bond forging between them.
What’s Inside:
✓ Scottish Highlands & Fae Realm
✓ Forced Proximity
✓ Grumpy Warrior x Sunshine Seer
✓ Forced Alliances
✓ Hidden Magic & Curses
✓ Danger / Rescue Mission
✓ Emotional Slow Burn
Book Details:
Edan MacRuari has already lost his wife. He refuses to lose his daughter. When little Heilyn is snatched from her cradle during a strange, rainless storm, Edan turns to the legendary Clan Grant on the Isle of Mull for help. He expects an army. Instead, he gets Ailith.
Quiet, fiercely empathetic, and burdened with the power to see the past, Ailith uncovers a terrifying truth: Edan’s father broke a bargain with the Unseelie court, cursing Edan with "iron blood"—a magic that burns the fae but threatens to collapse the very underworld where Heilyn is trapped.
With the full moon approaching and the children's souls at risk of being hollowed out forever, Ailith and Edan must brave a realm of shadow warriors, mourning banshees, and deceitful bogles. But as the darkness closes in, they soon discover that the only thing stronger than Edan's iron blood is the undeniable, fierce bond forging between them.
What’s Inside:
✓ Scottish Highlands & Fae Realm
✓ Forced Proximity
✓ Grumpy Warrior x Sunshine Seer
✓ Forced Alliances
✓ Hidden Magic & Curses
✓ Danger / Rescue Mission
✓ Emotional Slow Burn
Book Details:
- Heat Level: Mild steam / Slow burn
Vibes: Dark Scottish folklore, atmospheric, high-stakes, fated bonds
Setting: Scottish Highlands (Isle of Mull) and the Unseelie Underworld
Ending: HEA (Happily Ever After), Book 1 of a Series
Content Notes
This story is, at its heart, about family — and about what a clan will do to bring its children home. With that comes some darkness. For readers who prefer to know in advance, this book contains:- Kidnapping and endangerment of children (off-page, but emotionally intense)
Grief, including references to child loss and death in childbirth
Past captivity and its lingering trauma, including flashbacks
Supernatural threats, including shadow creatures and enchanted cages
The children are safe by the end. I promise.
The Scot's Blood Warrior is Book One of the Shadows of the Dark Hollow, a six-book romantasy series set in the Scottish Hebrides of 1329, where Seelie queens, Unseelie overlords, and the children of warring clans find that the oldest debts are the ones that come due first.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
- Kidnapping and endangerment of children (off-page, but emotionally intense)
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