Thanks
Nancy, for having me as a guest today.
*I love to
host other authors so you are welcome. Also, since I have read the prequel to
these three books, I've been hooked. NLB
Simply
put, a MadMan MacKeefe is a Scottish
Highlander who is out of his mind. He does crazy, dangerous things, has odd
pets, unique looks, and most likely demons in his head making him crazy as
well.
*...and his crazy eyes that don't match are part of his mysterious past! NLB
Let me
explain further. My MadMan
MacKeefe Series starts with the first of three friends from the
same clan in Onyx – Book 1. Now, Onyx
MacKeefe is actually the dead brother of the girls from my Daughters
of the Dagger Series.
I say dead, because he has these spells where he looks like he’s dead and his
heart slows and sometimes he even stops breathing. The spells are brought on by
anxiety, and actually, he had one right when he was born. He also has two
different colored eyes, and back then they thought of this as being a demon or
being cursed. So as a baby he was put into a box and ordered to be drowned in
the sea. Yeah, that’ll make anyone crazy, not to mention he travels with a
Scottish Wildcat.
And then
there’s his good friend, Aidan MacKeefe in Aidan – Book 2, who is also
out of his mind. He is guarding the real Stone of Destiny for the Scots, and
using it as pillow to have prophetic dreams. He has a pet squirrel that sits on
his shoulder.
That
brings us to my brand new release - the third friend, Ian MacKeefe in Ian – Book 3. This man has
inner demons haunting him. He sees a vision in the Samhain fire - the ghostly
face of a man he’s killed and buried three years ago. And this is the night
that the veil is lifted and the dead can come back to life.
Research: I always like to put a holiday
into my novels so people can see what it was like back in the 14th
century. Actually, Halloween – or All Hallow’s Eve, or Samhain as it was first
called, was a pagan holiday to begin with. The powerful church didn’t like
that, and made it into a Christian holiday that we know as All Saints, and All
Soul’s day. And the children used to go door to door begging for soul cakes,
carrying carved-out gourds with faces in them, lit by a candle inside in order
to ward away demons and keep themselves safe. Hence, the first
trick-or-treating and jack-o-lanterns.
I also
loved researching the Stone of Destiny for Aidan. This was the ancient
coronation stone used by the Scots. It was supposedly stolen by the English
back in 1296, but since Scotland never attempted to get it back, the theory is
that they had the true Stone of Destiny hidden away and the English stole a
fake. This is the basis of my story.
Ian – Book 3 is my 29th book. I
have been writing seriously for about 20 years, and have five print books from
years ago. Then of course, I went back to the real world to be able to pay my
bills, and then last year I lost my job. That was actually a good thing, as
that enabled me to have time to start putting some of my novels into ebook form
and publishing them as an Indie author. I love working for myself – well some
of the time. As I am a true slave driver, and push myself past what I believe I
can do. While maybe a third of my books were already written from years ago, I
started writing new ones as well. In the past year I have Indie-published 28
ebooks.
I love
writing medieval as well as paranormal novels, but I do have some contemporary
novels and short stories as well. Anyone wanting to read excerpts from any of
my books can do so by visiting my website at http://elizabethrosenovels.com.
I also
want to say that I do have a degree in art and this inspired me to create my
own bookcovers as well as my own booktrailers. Of course, being away from the
computer for so many years took its toll, but I delved right into photoshop and
figured it out myself even though my two boys told me I could never do it.
Great motivation, huh? Please stop by my website to see my booktrailers,
as I am very proud of the way they turned out. You can also find them on You
Tube or on my Amazon profile page.
Here is
an excerpt from my new release, Ian – Book 3:
“Dinna
hate me, Kyla. Ye have te understand thet nothin’ can e’er happen between us.”
Ian’s words said one thing but his body was saying another. Why did he have his
arm around her, pulling her closer, if he was trying to push her away?
Still,
his words sounded so final and she wondered for a moment if she was just
fantasizing again and there was really nothing between them after all. Mayhap
her expectations were set too high and she shouldn’t get her hopes up. Not when
it had to do with Ian MacKeefe. She was confused, but had to know for sure.
“Somethin’
already has happened between us,” she said, turning and looking up into his
eyes. The firelight danced off his sun-kissed skin and the whole moment would
have been special if only he would drop the walls between them.
“Nothin’
happened,” he said, as if he truly believed it.
“Ye
kissed me, Ian MacKeefe, and if ye say ye felt nothin’ between us then I say ye
are the biggest liar I’ve e’er met.”
“I
didna feel anythin’.”
She
blinked once, then twice, not believing he was really acting like such a dolt.
She had to make him admit that he was lying. This may be the only chance she
ever got.
“Prove
it,” she challenged him.
“What
do ye mean?”
She
raised her chin and looked him straight in the eye. “Kiss me again, and if ye
can honestly say thet ye feel nothin’, then I swear I’ll leave ye alone and
ne’er mention it again.”
He
laughed then, and the brightness of his smile as well as the deep, rich rumble
in his chest vibrating against her, about drove her from her mind. Damn, why
did he have to be so desirable?
He
lowered his head and looked up from the corner of one hooded eye. One side of
his mouth twisted wryly as he answered. “I dinna want te play games, lassie,” he
said in a voice so soft it was almost a whisper.
And
when he removed his arm from around her shoulders and started to move away, she
decided she didn’t want to die without feeling Ian’s lips upon hers one more
time. She daringly took hold of his shoulders and reached upward, pressing her
lips firmly against his before he could object.
Links:
I
enjoyed being a guest today, and I invite everyone to stop by my facebook
page as well as my website, and be sure to sign up to receive my blogs in order
to get updates on new books, as I have new releases all the time.
Here
are the links once again:
Elizabeth
Rose
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