Ailish says upcoming Fireflies and Chocolate is inspired by the 600 children who were kidnapped in Aberdeen during the 1740s and later sold into slavery in the American colonies.
Readers can expect to meet the Manteith family again, as well as the castle and stone circles which featured in her previous book.
She is also set to release a contemporary novel called Tendu – a tale of love, dance and obsession.
Historical novel focusing on kidnapping of Aberdeen children to be published
