The Cottage by the Loch

Loch Cameron 1

By: Kennedy Kerr

Narrated by: Helen Goldwyn

In the aftermath of her mother's death, Zelda Hicks finds solace in a work trip to Loch Cameron, Scotland – a place tethering her to her father's heritage. But when she stumbles upon an enchanting cottage and its captivating owner, Gretchen Ross, Zelda is drawn into a heartfelt mission to save the homestead.

As fate would have it, she butts heads - and hearts - with the handsome local laird, Hal Cameron. Their growing bond gets entangled in a web of secrets, unveiled through a bundle of hidden letters in the cottage, that weave together the untold narratives of Zelda's lineage and the community's untold secrets.

Confronted with the question of trust, Zelda must grapple with her own history. Will she reconcile with her past and trust Hal, or will the revelation of the secret compel her to abandon Loch Cameron forever?

Kennedy Kerr, a London-based author with West Country roots, offers a diverse portfolio of poetry and books for all ages, fueled by a love for cream teas, mysticism, and her regal black cat, Twinkle, with a side of culinary adventures.

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the awful accents.

all the characters with their awful accents. it was an okay story but narrator could have been much better

Wouldn’t recommend

The story itself had potential and the narrator and Scottish accents were good but Zelda’s accent as a New Yorker was just awful. I never got to like her as a character and perhaps the poor accent contributed to that - her voice made me cringe.

All throughout the story, she grieved for her mother, understandably, but the scene when she badgered Hal Cameron about using his late wife’s room (after he had firmly told her no in a previous scene), she was insensitive, pushy and cruel and Hal should have walked away for good. Who would blame him? The story at times seemed to go in a lot of directions that contributed to a lack of flow. I found her character to be very shallow and annoying and I was hoping nothing worked out in her favor. Not a good feeling to have towards a protagonist. Any positive qualities she may have had never seemed to surface.

Hal was great and the secondary characters were interesting and likable but Zelda was not. I came away thinking did the author not like women from New York?