** spoiler alert ** 
 This is the story about an author named Carrie, who writes historical fiction novels. She travels to Scotland to research Slains Castle for her newest novel and to spend some time with her editor who lives there. While she is there the characters of her book come alive in her memory. She is actually remembering the life of her ancestor, Sophie Paterson and her marriage to John Murray. While writing her book she meets a man named Graham and a romance starts. "The Winter Sea" jumps back and forth from the story Carrie is writing to Carrie's life in the present as she writes the story. I enjoyed reading about Carrie's romance, but reading the parts that were Carrie's book bored me. In the end it turns out that Graham is actually a descendant of Sophie Patterson as well. Carrie and Graham are kissing cousins! Cool.... I guess? 
 A photograph of Slains Castle: 
 Character Casting: 
 Carrie: Sandra Bullock 
 Graham: Jeffrey Dean Morgan 
 Sophie: Kristen Dunst 
 John Murray: Henry Cavill