The JEWEL KEEPERS (2026)

 
 
 

Men would kill for this treasure.
The McKenzie women will guard it with their lives.


London, 1837. When 25-year-old Araminta McKenzie-Moore is summoned from Richmond to her great aunt's deathbed in Edinburgh, it's the first time she's met her extended family. The McKenzie women, however, have been keeping a close eye on her. For they have a long, secret and dangerous history as Jewel Keepers to the Scottish Crown and they need Araminta to play her part to solve a puzzle which stretches back generations.

But the McKenzies are not alone in this high-stakes treasure hunt though history. They're being pursued. The last of her line, if Araminta succeeds, she will uncover something more valuable than mere jewels - a secret that will change the lives of all women living on this, the cusp of the Queen Victoria's rule.

Featuring real historical events and places amid its fiction, The Jewel Keepers is an immersive, evocative story tinged with romance and brimming with intrigue.

‘Brimful of wit and beautifully crafted historical details. A gem of a book in every sense.’ Tracy Borman

‘Sara Sheridan reveals herself as the natural heir of Robert Louis Stevenson.’ Val McDermid