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What if history could be rewritten?

Published 21 days ago • 2 min read

Iona: A Veil of Time Novel

by Claire R. McDougall

Maggie thought she understood the paths time could take.

She was wrong.

Drawn once more into 8th-century Scotland, Maggie finds herself caught in a struggle between the rising Christian Church and the ancient traditions of the Picts. Reunited with Fergus and his now-grown daughter, she soon discovers this journey through time holds an even greater surprise.

For the first time, Maggie is pulled not only into the past, but into an alternate future—one where Scotland’s old beliefs survived and history took a radically different course.

Caught between a past on the brink of war and a future that should not exist, Maggie must confront an impossible question:

What if history itself can be rewritten?

Blending time travel, romance, Celtic mythology, and alternate history, Iona is the third installment in Claire R. McDougall’s Veil of Time series.

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Praise for The Veil of Time Series

“If there is any justice in the world, Veil of Time will be the next Time Traveller’s Wife.”

—Anthony Peake, author of The Infinite Mindfield

“Veil of Time is entrancing and enthralling from the first page to the last.”

—Karen Hawkins, NYT bestselling author

About the Author

Claire R. McDougall was born in Edinburgh, and then raised primarily on the west coast of Scotland. She gained an M.A. from Edinburgh University and an M.Litt. from Oxford. After an early start as a newspaper columnist, she soon became a novelist. Her books include Mrs. McPhealy’s American and the forthcoming Song of the Selkie. Her Veil of Time series includes three time travel novels, Dunadd, Druid Hill, and Iona, all published by Sibylline Press. Claire holds a black belt in karate and is a fierce supporter of Scottish independence. For the past thirty years, she has lived with her family in Aspen, Colorado.

Read all three books in this stunning series!

Dunadd: A Veil of Time Novel (Book 1)

Claire R. McDougall

Grieving and lost, Maggie slips through time to 8th-century Scotland—where love, hope, and a second chance await at ancient Dunadd.

Druid Hill: A Veil of Time Novel (Book 2)

Claire R. McDougall

A vision pulls Maggie back in time to a Scotland on the brink. Reunited with Fergus, she’s thrust into danger—and must decide where she belongs before time tears them apart.

Iona: A Veil of Time Novel (Book 3)

Claire R. McDougall

Pulled between 8th-century Scotland and an alternate future where paganism survived, Maggie must decide whether history should follow its destined path.

Also from Claire R. McDougall

Mrs. McPhealy's American: A Novel

Claire R. McDougall

A one-way ticket to his ancestral home of Scotland lands beleaguered Hollywood director Steve McNaught at his distant relative's, Mrs. McPhealy's, in Locharbert where he's an immediate outcast and soon discovers that even love with a local can't save him.

Song of the Selkie: A Novel

Claire R. McDougall

Three sisters return to Scotland, where family secrets, old wounds, and the pull of an ancient Selkie legend force them to reclaim their truest selves.

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