Lynette Baines

Supernatural romance at its best, 9 Jun 2012

Ruth has suffered more grief in a very short time than anyone should have to bear. She's lost her lover, her father & her aunt. Her Aunt Janet's death has hit her hard. Janet virtually brought Ruth up after her mother's death & the time she spent at Janet's house, Tigh na Linne, on Skye, represents Ruth's happiest memories. Ruth inherits the house & travels to Skye to decide what to do with her life. Ruth gradually realises that she's not alone at Tigh na Linne. The house is haunted & the ghost is not entirely a stranger to her. As winter envelops the house & Ruth's loneliness & confusion increase, it becomes apparent that her future is intimately entwined with her family's past & her… Read more

Love, pain & the whole damn thing., 18 Sep 2011

What do you do when you love someone but can no longer live with them? That's the dilemma facing Fay McGillivray when she leaves her husband, Magnus. Magnus has been a career soldier, working in bomb disposal. His postings have been to Northern Ireland, the Falklands, the Gulf. Fay lived with the tension of being an Army wife for years, wondering if she'd ever see Magnus again every time he went back on duty. Then, the call came that Fay had always dreaded, Magnus had been badly injured in a bomb blast in Derry. And it wasn't just the physical scars, it was the mental torment that tore them apart. Magnus suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The flashbacks, the nightmares,… Read more

Secrets, lies & romance, 10 April 2011

Gwen Rowland is an independent, self-contained young woman in her mid twenties. Christened Guinevere by her drug-addicted mother because she was conceived at Glastonbury, Gwen's life has deliberately taken the opposite track to that of her mother, aunts & uncles, all now dead. While working as a wardrobe assistant on a Regency drama, she meets actor, Alfie Donovan. Alfie's childhood has been just as dysfunctional as Gwen's because he was the inspiration for his mother's successful series of children's books & he has distanced himself from his family as a result. When Alfie reluctantly takes Gwen to his family home, Creake Hall, for Christmas, the visit is the catalyst for revelations &… Read more