“Set in the magnificent Scottish Highlands, Smoke on the Wind by novelist Kelli Estes is a fun, fascinating, and compelling read that will be of immense appeal to readers with an interest in original and emotionally engaging stories laced with mystery, suspense, and time displacing adventure. Exceptionally well crafted with memorable characters and an original theme, Smoke on the Wind is one of those novels that will linger in the mind and memory of the reader long after it has been finished and set back upon the shelf.”—Midwest Book Review

“A captivating time-slip novel that masterfully intertwines two mothers’ journeys across centuries in Scotland’s breathtaking highlands. Kelli Estes creates richly drawn characters whose maternal devotion transcends time itself. With its balance of historical detail, supernatural elements, and emotional depth, this unputdownable story explores the extraordinary lengths mothers will go to protect their children. A haunting, beautiful read that lingers long after the final page.”—Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Wayward Girls

“In Smoke on the Wind, Kelli Estes weaves a powerful story about two mothers emboldened by bone-deep love who travel the same road centuries apart only to find each other, impossibly, in their hours of need. Leaning into the sweeping Scottish landscape, Estes calls on the stone and fields and heather to conjure the mysticism of love and determination in their purest forms in this beautifully rendered, breathlessly propulsive novel.”—Julie Carrick Dalton, author of The Last Beekeeper