Cover Reveal: The Secret Castle In The Highlands By Julie Shackman

I am very excited as I help to reveal the cover for The Secret Castle In The Highlands, the upcoming novel by Julie Shackman. 

Prepare to escape to Scotland with a gorgeous feel-good romance this summer…

Returning to the Scottish Highlands was never part of Poppy Summers’ plan. But life had other ideas.

With her parents’ cherished holiday cottages losing money, Poppy is determined to carry on their legacy and save the business before they’re forced to sell.

Revamping the cottages is Poppy’s priority until she meets Mason Cooper, a charming historian drawn to the highlands for research. As their newfound friendship grows, is it possible that something more might be enough of a reason to make Poppy stay for good?

So now we know more about the story, it’s time to see the cover. Ready? Drumroll…3…2…1….

Ta-dah. I absolutely adore this cover. It’s whimical and feels like spring. What do you think?

The Secret Castle In The Highlands is book 11 in the Scottish Escapes series. It’s due to be published by One More Chapter on 30^th August 2026 for the ebook edition and 10^th September 2026 for paperback version.

The book is available for pre-order on Amazon UK, Amazon US, Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. 

About Julie Shackman –

Julie Shackman is a former journalist from Scotland, who has always wanted to

write feel-good romance.

As well as being an author, Julie also writes verses and captions for greetings card companies.

Julie admits to having an obsession with stationery and handbags.

She has two sons and a Romanian rescue pup, Cooper.

The Secret Castle in the Highlands is Julie’s fifteenth novel.  

Say hi to Julie via her website, X, Instagram and Facebook. 

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.