The inheritance / Michael Phillips.
Material type:
TextSeries: Phillips, Michael R., Secrets of the Shetlands ; Book 1.Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 428 pages : map, genealogical table ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780764217548
- 0764217542
- 9780764217487
- 0764217488
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Dramatic New Series from Fan Favorite Michael Phillips
The death of the clan patriarch has thrown the tiny Shetland Islands community of Whale's Reef into turmoil. Everyone assumed MacGregor Tulloch's heir to be his grand-nephew David, a local favorite, but when it is discovered that MacGregor left no will, David's grasping cousin Hardy submits his own claim to the inheritance, an estate that controls most of the island's land. And while Hardy doesn't enjoy much popular support, he has the backing of a shadowy group of North Sea oil investors. The courts have frozen the estate's assets while the competing claims are investigated, leaving many of the residents in financial limbo. The future of the island--and its traditional way of life--hangs in the balance.
Loni Ford is enjoying her rising career in a large investment firm in Washington, DC. Yet in spite of her outward success, she is privately plagued by questions of identity. Orphaned as a young child, she was raised by her paternal grandparents, and while she loves them dearly, she feels completely detached from her roots. That is until a mysterious letter arrives from a Scottish solicitor. . . .
Past and present collide in master storyteller Phillips's dramatic new saga of loss and discovery, of grasping and grace, and of the dreams of men and women everywhere.
"Despite her business success in Washington, DC, a woman troubled by questions about her roots and identity receives a surprising letter from a solicitor's firm; meanwhile, the death of a clan patriarch in Scotland's Shetland Islands paralyzes the economy of an entire community"-- Provided by publisher.
When the tiny Shetland Islands community of Whale's Reef discovers MacGregor Tulloch left no will, it is thrown into turmoil. His grand-nephew David was the presumed heir, but David's grasping cousin Hardy submits his own claim to the inheritance, an estate that controls most of the island's land. And Hardy has the backing of a shadowy group of North Sea oil investors. Loni Ford has a rising career in a large investment firm in Washington, DC when she receives a letter from a Scottish solicitor. Orphaned as a young child, raised by her paternal grandparents, and completely detached from her roots, she hopes now to find her identity.