Books by Elaine Westley

Nothing in Ellie's life is simple. Her fiancé is a ghost guarding a portal to the afterlife, her murdering great-great uncle is back from the dead, and Glenwillow Castle has been stolen from her. Reclaiming her legacy, and saving the boy she loves, are priorities, until her own secret is revealed and life takes on a whole new meaning.

Legacy Lost is the second book in the supernatural Glenwillow Castle Trilogy. Set in the Highlands of Scotland in a village shrouded in mystery, it continues the story of teenage Ellie Lucas and her ghostly love, Flynn.

When 15-year-old Ellie's parents move her from Australia to live in the Scottish castle they've been left by a relative, she knows she's in for a culture shock. Bad weather, next to no phone or TV reception and a dearth of entertainment are to be expected, but from the moment the plane arrives in Scotland, her life changes in ways she never imagined. Nothing in the remote highland village of Glenwillow is as it seems and it's not only the locals who are keeping secrets - her parents are hiding something, too. But when she falls for gorgeous and mysterious teenage groundsman, Flynn MacAlister, none of it matters, until Ellie discovers his is the biggest secret of all.

Murder, blackmail, fraud - life in the idyllic English countryside isn't that idyllic after all, or so Chief Inspector Hilary Heart discovers when she's called in to investigate following an unexplained death. Although it's 1998 - a new century on the horizon - picture-perfect Dinglederry village has stayed firmly in the past, the only ripples caused by the arrival of a handful of newcomers. But with a trail that leads again and again to London, and a body count that continues to rise, the Chief Inspector begins to wonder how far those ripples spread. The deeper she digs, the more lies she uncovers. Someone is in too deep and they'll stop at nothing to save themselves - even if it means killing her.

It's been 16 years since rebel Annie was sent to live with her aunt Meg in Incabar to escape the fallout from her mother's murder trial; 16 years since she met Amish Samuel and fell hopelessly in love. Since then she's moved on, faced up to killing her stepfather, setting her mother free, and learnt to live without Samuel. She's been doing things her way. Then the police call: Meg's in a coma, her husband dead, and Annie has no choice but to return to Incabar, re-visit her past, and deal with the unfinished business that is Samuel. However, it's not only old friends she has to face, but old enemies, too. Finding herself at the wrong end of a vendetta, and with Samuel fighting his own demons, Annie begins to wish she'd never left home. Because this time it's not just her heart she risks losing, it's her life...

Annie's life has been fraught with troubles and she deals with it by wearing some very thick armour... and attitude. Her mother's in jail for murdering her stepfather and she's been sent away to live in rural Pennsylvania with an aunt she never knew existed. Angry and unhappy, Annie is ready to take on any fight that comes her way. However, when she meets the sweet, gorgeous and Amish Samuel, the first chinks begin to appear in her armour. Confronted by two very contrasting lifestyles, Annie realises she needs to face up to her problems and unlock the dark secret that could free her mother. But given the consequences will she bolt, or will she choose Samuel's way?