Catherine Hughes, a high school English teacher, was first intrigued by the story of Mary Grant and Domhnull Donn after visiting Scotland's Urquhart Castle, the site of their courtship and Donn's later imprisonment. Forbidden to be together in their own time, the laird's daughter and the rebel poet cried out from beyond the grave, beckoning someone to listen. Catherine, who resides in Long Beach, NY with her family, heeded their call.