The Unblessed Hand (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781918077179)

In the lawless lands between England and Scotland during the 1500's, survival is won not by kings or armies, but the Border Reivers- families bound by loyalty, hardened by feuds, and forever poised between life and death. Young William Charlton's world is shattered when a cattle raid ends in bloodshed, leaving him orphaned and alone. Taken in by the Cessford branch of the feared Kerr family- frequently in conflict with the Ferniehirsts- he must navigate a new life forged in loyalty, friendship and betrayal. Torn between vengeance for his father's death and the bond he forms with Cubby, the Kerrs' son, Williams fate hangs in the balance.

​​​​​​​From bitter winters and border raids to moments of laughter, kinship, and love his story reveals the brutal beauty of life on the frontier- where every choice could spark a feud, and where honour, survival, and destiny are constantly at war.