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Painting the Blues in Gretna Green
My powers are growing, and my tolerance is low. My second week in my new role as the Gretna Green Recorder is making the first week look relaxing.
I have quite the to-do list.
✅ Fix a thousand-year-old injustice that threatens the future of the Pictish royal family and their realm? Check.
✅ Test my new Knight Adjutant candidates? Check.
✅ Discover one of those candidates is the guy I had a huge crush on when I was twelve? Oh yeah. Check.
❌ Feed the cat? No, she's not hungry—which is worrying, very worrying.
❓ Prevent a bloodbath? Let's freaking hope so.
Niki McKnight is settling in as the new Recorder in the Gretna Gateway in Scotland. She's joined by the usual colourful cast of Celtic, Fae and animal characters and some new Pict ones.
Magic, psychic powers, a cat goddess, lots of coffee and making her gran proud by reminding everyone that kings and queens are ten-a-penny in the seven realms, but there is ONLY one Recorder.
Painting the Blues in Gretna Green is perfect for readers who’d enjoy an uplifting story with cozy paranormal fantasy elements. Set in a sentient Scottish house with a woman who wants to use the voice she discovered she had and wield her increased powers.
Painting the Blues in Gretna Green
Painting the Blues in Gretna Green
Cozy Pairings
Witches Brew is an earthy and softly floral fragrance that opens with warm clove and gentle spice, creating an immediate sense of familiarity. At its heart, delicate violet brings a subtle sweetness that lifts and softens the richness of dark patchouli. The base is deep and grounding, with smoky, woodsy notes that linger in the air, balanced by a soft warmth. Smooth and atmospheric, this scent feels both comforting and a little unexpected, blending warmth, earth, and soft florals into something subtly captivating.
Why we chose this: Niki McKnight arrived in Gretna Green with no idea what a Recorder was, and found herself in a sentient Scottish house managing Celtic gods, Fae kings, Viking royalty, and a talking cat with strong opinions about everything. Witches Brew is the candle for every book in this series, earthy and ancient, with the soft floral depth of a place where old magic has been living quietly for centuries. It smells like a hearth in a house that knows your name, like something brewing that has been brewing for a very long time. Light this candle and let the grounding warmth of patchouli and violet fill the room like a magical estate in Scotland where the past and the present are always in lively, occasionally chaotic conversation.