M. MacKinnon’s Hector Continues the Acclaimed Echoes in Time Series with a Love Story Centuries in the Making
Fifth novel in the genre-blending series connects present-day Nova Scotia with a perilous Atlantic crossing—and a darkness that refuses to remain in the past
Their love began centuries earlier aboard the Hector—and the evil that haunted their ancestors across the Atlantic has found them once again.”
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A connection that begins aboard a ship centuries ago reaches across generations in Hector, the fifth installment in M. MacKinnon’s Echoes in Time series, which blends Scottish history, romance, mystery, and the enduring consequences of the past.— Hector, Book 5 in the Echoes in Time series
From the moment Liam and Iseabail meet in Nova Scotia, they are drawn together by a connection neither can explain. The answer lies centuries earlier aboard the Hector, the ship that carried nearly 200 Scottish Highlanders across the Atlantic to Nova Scotia in 1773.
But the past has brought more than a love that refuses to disappear.
The evil that haunted Liam and Iseabail’s ancestors during their journey across the Atlantic has found them again, forcing the pair to confront a history that continues to exert its influence centuries later.
Hector builds upon the central idea that has driven MacKinnon’s Echoes in Time series: the past is never entirely past. Across five novels, MacKinnon has explored the bonds between generations through stories in which history, family lineage, romance, mystery, and the supernatural repeatedly collide.
“M. MacKinnon continues to expand the Echoes in Time series in ways that make each book feel both connected to a much larger story and compelling in its own right,” said Gordon McClellan, founder and publisher of DartFrog Books. “With Hector, she takes the themes that have become hallmarks of the series—history echoing across generations, love transcending time, and the consequences of choices made centuries earlier—and carries them into a new setting and story. It’s exciting to watch the world of this series continue to deepen with each book.”
That combination has earned praise for earlier installments in the series.
Reviewing Seven, the third Echoes in Time novel, Midwest Book Review praised MacKinnon’s ability to combine “history, Scottish culture, psychology, romance, and battle,” calling the result “thoroughly compelling.”
BookLife similarly praised Seven as “a captivating mystery rich with romance and historical detail,” noting that its fast-paced narrative combines “plot twists, urgent mysteries, and romance that transcends centuries.”
The fourth novel, Witch, drew upon the history of Scotland’s witch hunts to connect a deadly 1727 curse with two lovers in present-day Scotland. BookLife called it a “stirring story of a contemporary romance threatened by a centuries-old Scottish curse,” praising MacKinnon’s fascination with “cycles and connections, history and lineage.”
With Hector, those connections cross the Atlantic.
Moving between the experiences of earlier generations and Liam and Iseabail’s present-day lives in Nova Scotia, the novel explores how love, trauma, and unfinished history can reverberate through families long after the people who set events in motion are gone.
For readers who have followed Echoes in Time, Hector offers another piece of MacKinnon’s expanding world. For newcomers, it provides an entry into a series built around a tantalizing question: How much of the past do we carry with us—and what happens when it refuses to let us go?
About Hector
Title: Hector
Series: Echoes in Time, Book 5
Author: M. MacKinnon
Publisher: DartFrog Books
About M. MacKinnon
M. MacKinnon is the author of the Echoes in Time series, which combines Scottish history with contemporary romance, mystery, supernatural elements, and stories of families connected across generations. Her novels move between past and present, exploring how history, love, sacrifice, and the choices of one generation can continue to shape those who follow.
About DartFrog Books
DartFrog Books is an independent publishing company committed to identifying and developing exceptional books and helping independent authors compete at the highest levels of publishing. Through professional editorial, design, production, distribution, and marketing services, DartFrog works selectively with authors to bring compelling, professionally produced books to readers.
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