“Readers who love historical fiction will be captivated by this story of dedication, love, and hope. The Scottish Ruin Keeper by Deb White is an original, deftly crafted, reader engaging love story among the ancient Scottish cathedral ruins that will linger in the mind and memory of the reader long after the novel has been finished and set back upon the shelf. A masterfully written work of historical fiction which the impressive and narrative driven storytelling style of Deb White lifts her novel to an impressive level of literary excellence and is unreservedly recommended as a pick for community and college/university library Historical Romance and Literary Fiction collections. A fascinating and entertaining read from start to finish.” ~Midwest Book Review A Story That Will Capture Your Heart and Transport You to a Fascinating Place in History The Scottish Ruin Keeper is a love among the ruins tale guaranteed to capture your heart. Young Will Clachan, descended from generations of stonecutters, grew up playing in the ruins of Elgin Cathedral. Once the greatest medieval cathedral in all of Scotland, Elgin was burned to ruins in an act of revenge by Alexander Stewart, the notorious Wolf of Badenoch. The ruins languished for centuries. By the early 1800’s many of the stones had been repurposed for new buildings in the town of Elgin. John Shanks, a shoemaker appointed by the town as keeper of the ruin, is on a mission to protect the remains of the once magnificent cathedral. He hires Will Clachan as his assistant to help cart away tons of rubble surrounding what remains of the structure. Will leaves his home and family to live in a hut on the cathedral grounds. He spends his days carting away endless rubble, dumping it into the eerie Witches Pool nearby. But there is history buried in the ruins of Elgin Cathedral. Will and Shanks discover tombstones, relics, and monuments created by Pictish stonecutters of long ago. Will not only falls in love with the ruins, but with Shank’s beautiful granddaughter Alanna. When she leaves to study art in Florence, Will fears he has lost her forever. When her grandfather becomes gravely ill, Alanna returns home. Will is no longer a boy, and Alanna is now a sophisticated young woman of the world. Readers who love historical fiction will be captivated by this story of dedication, love, and hope. Midwest Book Review "The Scottish Ruin Keeper" by Deb White is an original, deftly crafted, reader engaging love story among the ancient Scottish cathedral ruins that will linger in the mind and memory of the reader long after the novel has been finished and set back upon the shelf. A masterfully written work of historical fiction which the impressive and narrative driven storytelling style of Deb White lifts her novel to an impressive level of literary excellence and is unreservedly recommended as a pick for community and college/university library Historical Romance and Literary Fiction collections. A fascinating and entertaining read from start to finish... Readers' Favorite Will Clachan's father and grandfather were stone cutters. This was the trade of his Clachan forebears: they used the stones their ancestors laid down long ago to rebuild Elgin for the next generation. It was a point of pride for their family. Unfortunately, Will did not inherit this trade because Elgin's Town Council resolved to secure and preserve the six-hundred-year-old cathedral ruins by keeping it gated and locked. John Shanks, an aging shoemaker and amateur historian, was appointed the keeper of the ruins. He employs Will Clachan to help him protect the ruins and move the rubble to the nearby Witches' Pool. Along the way, they discover there is something more to the ruins of Elgin Cathedral. Read The Scottish Ruin Keeper by Deb Hosey White to find out more! A time and a place of the distant past are rendered with exquisite beauty in The Scottish Ruin Keeper by Deb Hosey White. The story was written with tenderness and painted in rich emotional tones. This is a layered tale of generations, of loss and rediscovery, of holding on and letting go. Through windswept highlands and crumbling stones, this book explores what it means to delve into the history that shaped us into who we are. I learned about the beauty of past remnants and the rediscovery of a time long forgotten. As Will discovered his love for history, I took that journey with him and was captivated by the timeless narratives embedded in the stones of a once-great structure. I also witnessed the beautiful story of how he grew up and found love with John's granddaughter, Alana, and how they rediscovered their feelings for each other after some time apart. I found myself reading every chapter with anticipation, lulled into a peaceful trance by the steady pacing. The story invited me to slow down, to feel deeply, and to reflect, and its amazing, compelling characters are at the heart of it all. Overall, this has been a