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7/28/2018 0 Comments

FREE! The Highlander's French Bride

Enjoy The Highlander's French Bride for FREE! (for a limited time)

Kinnon Macrory, determined to prove his worth on the battle fields of France.
Melisende de la Roche, desperate to support and protect herself and her sister on her farm near Châteauneuf-de-Randon.
War will bring them together, and treachery will separate them. But they will risk everything to find each other again.

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12/8/2014 0 Comments

The Twalve Days o Yuletide

While digging up some research, and since it is the Yuletide season, I came across this great song. You can listen to it here (thanks to Scots Language.com): http://www.scotslanguage.com/books/view/20/1626

but I love the lyrics so much, I thought I'd post them for you.
A couple of notes:
A capercailzie (capercallie) is a woodland grouse the size of a large turkey.
Bubblyjock is the Scot's word for turkey
and, a clasarch is a Celtic harp.

The Twalve Days o Yuletide

On the first day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
A capercailzie.

On the second day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the third day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the fourth day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the fifth day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Five ingen rings
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the sixth day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
six clootie dumplins
Five ingen rings
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the seventh day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
seeven trifles reemin
six clootie dumplins
Five ingen rings
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the eichth day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Echt robins cheepin
Seeven trifles reemin
Six clootie dumplins
Five ingen rings
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the ninth day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Nine clarsachs strummin
Echt robins cheepin
Seeven trifles reemin
Six clootie dumplins
Five ingen rings
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the tenth day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Ten pipers piping
Nine clarsachs strummin
Echt robins cheepin
Seeven trifles reemin
Six clootie dumplins
Five ingen rings
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the eleeventh day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Eleeven fiddlers bowing
Ten pipers piping
Nine clarsachs strummin
Echt robins cheepin
Seeven trifles reemin
Six clootie dumplins
Five ingen rings
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

On the twalth day o Yuletide my true love sent tae me:
Twal haggis puddins
Eleeven fiddlers bowing
Ten pipers piping
Nine clarsachs strummin
Echt robins cheepin
Seeven trifles reemin
Six clootie dumplins
Five ingen rings
Fower roastit dyeuks
Three clockin hens
Twa bubblyjocks
And a capercailzie.

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7/18/2014 2 Comments

The End! What a feeling!

I just typed 'The End' on Gilda and Ryan's story! Hooray! Well, it was at 1:30 this morning, but I wasn't in the mental frame to post about it just then. :-) It will go next to my critique partners for a beta read, then to my editor to begin the next step in the process.
To celebrate, here is a preview of the day Ryan and Gilda meet. A storm has blown up and they take refuge in a nearby cave.

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7/5/2014 24 Comments

Ebook Giveaway on my blog!

We're in the middle of a long, fun weekend, so I thought I'd add a bit of excitement.
Leave a comment below telling me your favorite thing about the Fourth of July (or any long weekend).

Two lucky commenters will win an ebook (Kindle format) of their choice of one of the featured books!

Giveaway ends Monday morning, July 7, 8:00 CST. Winners will be posted later that day.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

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6/24/2014 3 Comments

Urquart Castle, Inverness, Scotland

I am fascinated with the history of Scotland, and, in particular, the ancient castles whose origins reach far back into time. On the banks of Loch Ness rests the impressive ruins of Urquart Castle.. Built over 1400 years ago, records tell us St. Columba visited in an elderly Pictish nobleman at Urquart in 580 AD, baptizing the nobleman on his deathbed. But
Urquart did not fare so well in the years to come. In 1296, it was seized by the English King Edward I, known as the Hammer of the Scots. In the following years, until 1332, Urquart was pulled back and forth between Scottish and English control. In the troubling days after King Robert Bruce's death, Urquart Castle remained the only Highland castle to hold out against the English.
After the English threat subsided, The MacDonalds invaded Urquart and the Great Glen many times. Their last, and most devastating raid was in 1545.
In 1644, a Covenator force captured the castle. The Covenators were those in Scotland who signed the National Covenant, confirming their opposition to the interference by the Stuart kings in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
To prevent the castle from falling into the hands of Jacobites, supporters of King James (Stuart), soldiers loyal to William of Orange and Mary (King James' daughter) blew the castle up.
The castle was never repaired and deteriorated further as its stones were used in other buildings. It was given to the National Trust for Scotland in 2003 and remains a tourist site today.

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