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Oooh, my favourite landscape is featured on My Place today: the Scottish Highlands! I love the sweeping valleys and steep hills, the open lochs, the absolute silence and those four-seasons-in-one days. I've not been back since I moved to France nearly three years ago, so having guests on my blog who write about them helps a little... In my view, you can never have enough of the Highlands, and therefore I'm thrilled to welcome historical romance author Emily Royal to My Place. I have downloaded her debut novel, Sins of the Sire, and I can't wait to get reading.  Over to Emily... ~~~ Living in Scotland I’m fortunate enough to be surrounded by stunning landscapes. Even more fortunately, I live in the shadow of a prominent hill. It’s not a mountain, but you can see it from the aeroplane window on the flight into Edinburgh Airport. My debut novel  The Sins of the Sire is set in the Highlands; a little further north from where I live, but a lot of the landscape aro...

It’s March. The sun is shining and daffodils are coming out of hiding (unless you have a husband who mows them down in his attempt at tidying the garden...), and where am I taking you? To the wild, windswept Scottish Highlands!  Sunday, 3rd March sees the release of A Highland Captive , the second tale in my Highland Chronicles series of standalone novels.  Like Highland Arms , A Highland Captive is a fast-paced historical adventure romance. But instead of the Jacobite rebellion setting, this second instalment is set in medieval Scotland during the Wars of Independence in the late 13th century.   Island of Eorsa So, to celebrate the upcoming release of the second tale, Highland Arms is free on Amazon for three days!  And if you like what you read, feel free to download A Highland Captive , too. It’s currently on pre-order at the reduced price of 99p / 99c , but not for long after release! So allow me to take you to the beautiful Scottish Highl...

In light of expanding my  Highland Chronicles  series of historical romantic adventure tales set in different eras across the beautiful Highlands and islands of Scotland, I have decided to adjust the cover of  Highland Arms  to match the theme, the atmosphere, of my upcoming release,  A Highland Captive . So I’m excited to share it here for the first time! Published through Ocelot Press ,  Highland Arms  is now available exclusively on  Amazon , and is free to read to subscribers of Amazon Prime. "Exciting blend of danger and romance" "The author has a wonderful way of describing the highlands." ~ Booked Up Reviews Escape to the Highlands! Betrayed by her brother’s lies, Catriona MacKenzie is banished from her home to her godmother’s manor in the remote Scottish Highlands. While her father ponders her fate, Catriona’s insatiable curiosity leads her straight into trouble – and into the arms of a notorious Highlander. Five years afte...

I'm absolutely chuffed to see my Scottish historical romance, Highland Arms , climb the Amazon charts in the UK, US and Canada. Thank you, new readers! :-) If you fancy a romantic adventure in the Scottish Highlands, look no further. There's conspiracy, murder, abduction, loss and love.  Blurb for Highland Arms : Betrayed by her brother’s lies, Catriona MacKenzie is banished from her home to her godmother’s manor in the remote Scottish Highlands. While her family ponders her fate, Catriona’s insatiable curiosity leads her straight into trouble–and into the arms of a notorious Highlander.  Five years after an ill-fated Jacobite rebellion, Rory Cameron works as a smuggler to raise money for the cause–until Catriona uncovers a plot against him and exposes his activities. Now, Rory is faced with a decision that could either save their lives or destroy both of them.  But he’s running out of time…  ~~~~~  Highland Arms is the first in The Highland Chronicles...

As it's Sunday and sunny, I'm in a good mood. So I thought I'd share a fresh excerpt with you from Highland Arms.  Go back in time to the Scottish Highlands. Five years after the 1715 Jacobite rebellion. A Highland rogue preparing for the next uprising. A Lowland lady raining on his parade. Explore the beauty of the Scottish Highlands, and the dangers lurking in dark Edinburgh lanes (now underground, but that's for another post!).  Secrecy. Passion. Rebellion. Intrigued? Blurb: Betrayed by her brother’s lies, Catriona MacKenzie is banished from her home to her godmother’s manor in the remote Scottish Highlands. While her family ponders her fate, Catriona’s insatiable curiosity leads her straight into trouble–and into the arms of a notorious Highlander.  Five years after an ill-fated Jacobite rebellion, Rory Cameron works as a smuggler to raise money for the cause–until Catriona uncovers a plot against him and exposes his activities. Now, Rory is faced with a ...

Well, hello again! Long time no see... :-) And we're back on air with a cracking hot read by Canadian author Kate Robbins . I recently had the pleasure of meeting her and her brother as they were touring Scotland. We sampled some of Edinburgh's culinary delights together. Needless to say, much food and drink was consumed during many hours spent chatting about, well, Scotland, history, Newfoundland, dogs and cats, and so much more.  So, of course, I'm thrilled to welcome Kate here! Her new release, Bound to the Highlander , is the first in the Highland Chiefs series published through the lovely folks at Tirgearr Publishing.  Take a peek and you'll know what I mean... Book Blurb Aileana Chattan suffers a devastating loss, then discovers she is to wed  neighbouring chief and baron, James MacIntosh—a man she despises and whose  loyalty deprived her of the father she loved. Despite him and his traitorous clan,  Aileana will do her duty, but she d...

Today, I'm hosting Canadian romance author B.J. Scott and her new release, Highland Quest . as part of her Goddessfish Super Book Blast! With a title, plot and cover like that, who can resist? It goes on my tbr list! Highland Quest by B. J. Scott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB: No longer content in the shadows of his older brothers and on a quest to find his destiny, Bryce Fraser's chosen path is fraught with danger, passion, and decisions. Can his unspoken love for spirited, beguiling Fallon be triumphant in a time of war and uncertainty, or will they both fall prey to the devious plans of a traitorous laird from a rival clan? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXCERPT: Loch Ryan Scotland, 1307 “Wa . . . water,” Bryce mumbled, but there was no one there to listen.  His throat was parched and he ran his tongue over dry, cracked lips, but his action offered no relief. An entire loch lay only a few feet away, but he couldn’t muster the strength to drag hims...

On 20th July 2011, my romantic Scottish historical novel, Highland Arms , hit the ebook shelves! So, to mark the occasion, I thought I'd start a new type of promotion - authors describing the settings of their novels. This adds a more personal touch as location plays an important role in many settings. Here goes... My Place - Ballachulish: I love exploring stunning landscapes, so for me there was no question about where Highland Arms, should be based:   Ballachulish ! Baile a' Chaolais, the village's Gaelic name, means 'village of the narrows'. It lies at the junction where Loch Leven flows into the much larger Loch Linnhe . The original village lay in what is now North Ballachulish (Highland Arms is based just a couple of miles north along the shore of Loch Linnhe), with a settlement in South Ballachulish, now linked by a bridge, established later. Ballachulish is less than a mile from Glencoe , at the entrance to the Glencoe hill range. The small vill...