Of Shells and Serendipity
(2025)(A book in the Victorians at the Beach series)
A novel by Karen M Edwards
A sea change: Love at first sight
Elspeth ‘Elsie’ Abercrombie is a dutiful daughter—to a point. Although her mother tries to persuade her to marry a local man, Elsie prefers to study biology, especially marine animals.
Dr. Magnus MacPherson is a physician at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, and comes to St. Andrews to teach at the medical school there for the summer term. He originally planned to return home to the Isle of Skye to establish a sanatorium until a sea change happens: a chance encounter with Miss Abercrombie and it’s love at first sight.
Can Elsie and Magnus reconcile their dreams and ambitions and find a love as deep and enduring as the constant sea?
Of Shells and Serendipity is a standalone novella in the Victorians at the Beach series, where seaside meets sweet romance.
Genre: Historical Romance
Elspeth ‘Elsie’ Abercrombie is a dutiful daughter—to a point. Although her mother tries to persuade her to marry a local man, Elsie prefers to study biology, especially marine animals.
Dr. Magnus MacPherson is a physician at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, and comes to St. Andrews to teach at the medical school there for the summer term. He originally planned to return home to the Isle of Skye to establish a sanatorium until a sea change happens: a chance encounter with Miss Abercrombie and it’s love at first sight.
Can Elsie and Magnus reconcile their dreams and ambitions and find a love as deep and enduring as the constant sea?
Of Shells and Serendipity is a standalone novella in the Victorians at the Beach series, where seaside meets sweet romance.
Genre: Historical Romance
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