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The Loch Ness Monster isn’t the only recluse seeking a Scottish haven.

If you love pre-WWII historical romantic suspense, you’ll be sure to enjoy The Recluse’s Vindication.

Bieldfell. Scotland, 1933—Falsely accused of murder sixteen years ago, American cowboy Benjamin Ford has chosen to hide out in the Scottish Highlands. Reclusive and not afraid to die, he rescues children out of an increasingly dangerous Germany. When his childhood best friend appears at his door, he’s not the boy she remembers.

Eleanor Finch’s life ended sixteen years ago. In one horrible day, she lost her dreams, her reputation, and her heart. However, she never gives up the hope of finding her friend, so when she learns of Ben’s whereabouts, she leaves all that is familiar to convince him to return home.

But Eleanor isn’t the only person searching for Ben. Hunters follow her trail. The thin veil of gossip and rumor may be their only chance of a future … unless the Loch Ness Monster is real after all.

Fans of Danielle Grandinetti’s 1930s historical romances will recognize the hero’s grandparents from Heart of Beauty, spot familiar faces from the Harbored in Crow’s Nest series, and follow the continuing Resistance story from The Italian Musician’s Sanctuary.

Benjamin Ford stood atop a hill cloaked in a mist that hid him from God Himself and his fellow man. Head bowed under the weight of his sins, they pressed on his broad shoulders. But he would carry them if it meant an innocent would live.

The cool dampness swirled around him. The lapping of Loch Ness below created an otherworldly sense. There was life beyond the veil. Today, he didn’t want to acknowledge it. Perhaps because yesterday, he’d taken a thirty-fourth life. The exact number of years he’d lived on this earth.

Or maybe because today heralded the sixteenth anniversary of the first time he killed a man.

What absolution could there be for a man with so much bloodshed on his hands? He opened them now, his sleeves rolled to his elbows, revealing the tattoos gained from his time in the US Navy. Droplets formed on weather-worn skin, the mist heavy with water. It couldn’t wash away the darkness that threatened to crush his soul.

“Herr Ford?” a tiny voice preceded the equally tiny child.

“Yes, Amalie?” Benjamin switched to German before kneeling before the brave little orphan girl he’d smuggled out of Germany last night. Her blond hair hung limp about her pale face. “Are you ready to see Miss Blair? She’ll have tea and biscuits.”

“Will I like my new home?” Her blue eyes shimmered. The poor girl had lost so much in a few short hours, stolen by men who thought her Jewish blood made her less than they. “I don’t want to leave you.”

“Oh, wee one.” His voice roughened as she slipped into his embrace. He had promised her father, his friend, that he would do all in his power to protect the man’s only child. But she deserved more than the damaged soul of the likes of him.

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Happy reading!
~ Danielle.