the Heart of Loch: A Mythic Highland Fantasy: 1

The Heart of the LochAn epic mythic fantasy of sacrifice, prophecy, and the battle for unity.Beneath the mist-shrouded Highlands of Scotland, an ancient power stirs-one born of river and sea, of prophecy and forgotten magic. The child of Brannach the Kelpie and Nerina the Selkie has grown in secret, protected by guardians of water and stone. But as the veil between worlds thins and shadows gather at the edge of Loch Ness, his destiny can no longer be delayed.A rising darkness, fueled by blood magic and ancient grudges, threatens to consume both land and water. Duncan MacAuley, once a man of honor, now commands an army steeped in corruption-and he wants the Heart of the Loch. To stop him, the clans of the Highlands must unite with the riverborn and the selkie folk in a fragile alliance built on centuries of mistrust.Led by a young man torn between two worlds, a small band of warriors, mystics, and outcasts must embark on a journey deep beneath the earth to the legendary First Waters-where the cost of power is truth, and the price of failure is everything. A richly woven tale of Celtic myth, elemental magic, and the eternal struggle between unity and division.Perfect for readers who love: Mythic fantasy inspired by Scottish folkloreComing-of-age heroes with hidden lineagePowerful female mystics and shape-shiftersIntrigue, prophecy, and epic-scale battlesWorlds where nature is alive with ancient purpose Join the battle where river meets sea. The fate of the Loch-and the world-rests in the hands of a child of two worlds.