An excerpt of the novel: In Scotland, in 1645, Lady Lilias must deal with the unfaithfulness of her husband, Sir John Colquhoun:
"And indeed Katherine and John were not only causing a lot of pain for her and the rest of his family, but risking the entire reputation of the Clan with his gallavanting. For in those days the notion of infidelity was not only frowned on, but a family as prominent in social circles as the Colquhouns risked losing their status and possibly their lands and titles."
"But she could hardly fault her sister. Had not Katherine, younger and prettier than she, been drawn in by the Black Magic practised by Sir John, the same necromancy which had led to her own downfall ?"

Evelyn Cohoon Dreiling has recently retired from the Public Service where she worked at National Defence for 10 years. She has pursued a two-year program of Commercial Art at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec and Nursing at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Montreal. She has taught watercolour courses and enjoys doing watercolor images for her book covers and other sketches. She spent many years travelling and living in parts of Canada and the United States. She now makes her home in North Vancouver, BC, where she lives near her two adult children and her daughter-in-law. She always had a great love of books, and is particularly interested in Canadian history, which she attempts to portray through the lives of ordinary people and their stories; she is an avid researcher and will no doubt will be working on another historical fiction novel soon.