Celtic Blizzard — Ria Cantrell

Sinead MacDougal's day started just like any other; with a brisk run in the still quiet streets of New York City before the morning rush hour. As the head of the Department of Antiquities for the Metropolitan Museum, Sinead is excited to get to the Cloister branch to log in new manuscripts that had been acquired. The prospect of delving into the ancient treasures dating back to the fourteenth century filled Sinead with added energy to carry her through her run on this cold December morning.

Christmas was in the air and something else, too. This day was sometimes marked as the Winter Solstice and though Sinead did not give it much thought, the atmosphere was charged with the Spirit of hope and anticipation. Not only that, Sinead could smell that snow was in the air and what better way to spend her time than being cozied up in the big castle of the Cloister museum, delving into the pages of the past.

As snow begins to fall, Sinead is drawn into the story of a man who lived and died nearly 700 years ago. The tragic events that led to his death were wrought with treachery and Sinead wished that somehow she could have stopped the turn of events that brought about Jamie MacCollum's untimely demise. One must be very careful about making Christmas wishes during the Winter Solstice lest they be granted.

Sinead finds herself transported to the very spot where the dangerous battle was to claim the life of Jamie MacCollum. Her warning changed history as Jamie was spared. Though he does not trust the woman who mysteriously appeared before the deadly ambush, Jamie cannot resist the lure of the stranger who had come to save him.

Travel through time with Sinead MacDougal in Celtic Blizzard, which is a stand-alone prequel to the Celtic Storm Series.