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Bestselling Historical Romance Author
In keeping with the Gaelic welcome, the photo above is a glimpse of my favorite part of Scotland: the hauntingly beautiful far north. The day I took this photo was a joyous one, but as you may be able to tell from my other Scottish photos, for a card-carrying Scotophile like myself, such joy begins the instant you board that next Glasgow-bound plane. The thrill of landing in Scotland is too great to put into words. And don't get me started on the pleasure of breathing in all that soft, Highland air. It's an elixir, I'm convinced. As is peat smoke on a chill autumn afternoon. The skirl of pipes and men in kilts. Haggis and real ale. Suffice it to say, when there, the pulse-pounding exhilaration continues all during your stay, only to whip around to break your heart when it is time to leave. A pattern that repeats itself no matter how often you visit.
Scotland's pull is just that deep. Its magic, that powerful.
A world of mist, heather, and hills, Scotland's beauty is wild and awe-inspiring. A land to take your breath and claim your soul, it's also a place steeped in legend, lore, and ancient tradition. Scotland's medieval period was especially rich in this way and it is within this exciting age that I set my books. A time of fierce and proud warriors and the courageous women who loved them. An age when loyalty and honor meant everything. And, too, when Highland magic abounded. (although I will be the first to tell you that it still exists ... and, yes, I have reason to believe)
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In the pages of this website, you'll be able to explore this special world that I love so much. My books are all here, but so are actual glimpses into their world. Photos I've taken that will show you each books' setting, the inspiration behind certain story elements, and much more. Click the "INSIDE" button to see these "Special Tidbits." Or just browse every page - each one has beautiful * photos of Scotland as I know and love it.
Highland Blessings!
* To see even more of the Scotland I love, take a peek at my "Allie Mackay" website: www.alliemackay.com My Scottish-paranormal-writing alter ego is just as wild about Scotland as I am, so the photos she takes of "her Scotland" showcase places dear to us both.
A HIGHLANDER'S TEMPTATION
Coming from Grand Central Publishing
(formerly Warner Books) October 2009
Darroc MacConacher spends sleepless nights dreaming of a raven-haired beauty who makes him ache with desire. Then his dream comes true: the lady with her lush curves and fair skin appears shipwrecked on his shores. Darroc is immediately drawn to her strength and beauty, and from the moment she lays eyes on this powerful, broad-shouldered warrior, Lady Arabella MacKenzie knows she'll never want another man.
But theirs is a forbidden love. The MacKenzies drove the MacConachers from their lands and destroyed their honor. Now, Darroc can use this sapphire-eyed seductress to shatter his foes. Yet how can he deny the passion that burns between him and Arabella, and ruin the one woman who touches his very soul?
SEDUCING A SCOTTISH BRIDE
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date: March 2009
ISBN: 0-446-19529-4
Lady Gelis MacKenzie, one of the most desirable heiresses in the Highlands, yearns for love. When a vision shows her a darkly seductive man, she knows she's seen her future betrothed. But when she finally meets the handsome stranger, she finds a man who has endured more than any warrior can bear. She must use all her wiles to convince him that love is worth any challenge.
With his dashing good looks and smoldering eyes, Ronan MacRuari, known as the Raven, is every woman's dream. Yet with his late wife newly buried and the MacRuari curse haunting him, he weds only to satisfy his clan. Refusing to believe in curses, Gelis trusts the magic of her second sight. As she kisses away the Raven's doubts, she unleashes a torrent of desire. Yet Ronan knows that loving Gelis places her in mortal danger. Soon he'll fight dangerous forces to protect her as only a Highlander can -- with his whole heart, his honor, and his life....
Also available from The Doubleday Book Club and The Literary Guild
***Please note: Gelis is the youngest daughter of Duncan, the hero of DEVIL IN A KILT. She first appears in the pages of UNTIL THE KNIGHT COMES and has a more prominent role in BRIDE FOR A KNIGHT, which contains her excerpt .
"Medieval romance of intensity and suspense. Lusty."
~ Publishers Weekly"Welfonder is a medievalist who uses her knowledge of the past to draw detailed portraits of the times and places in which she sets her stories."
~ Walden Book Report"Welfonder shines, writing with Scotland in her soul. She paints a picture as Scotland was. It's like opening a door and stepping through to the Highlands , heather, peat fire and all."
~ DeborahAnne MacGillivray, Reviewers International Organization"Welfonder has the ability to make you believe you are there."
~ Kathe Robin, Romantic Times Magazine"Loved your characters, internal dialogue, and plotting. Thank you for sharing your vivid imagination and talent."
~ Sandy Blair, author of her own "... In A Kilt" series upon the 2001 release of DEVIL IN A KILT.
Swords of the Glen:
Book One: Sword of Vengeance
When danger sweeps a Highland glen, passions run deep...
Coming from Grand Central Publishing (formerly Warner Books) tba
A Special Bonus ...
Sue-Ellen is delighted to announce her participation in Lori Foster's upcoming charity anthology to help needy animals. Look for her Scottish-set short story in which a mischievous canine friend plays a starring role in the romance!
TAILS OF LOVE
Berkley ~ June 2009
Other fabulous authors who will be contributing to Tails of Love are:
Lori Foster
Stella Cameron
Kate Angell
Dianne Castell
Ann Christopher
Marcia James
Donna MacMeans
Sarah McCarty
Patricia Sargeant
Finding love is the last thing on Jilly Pepper's mind when she travels to Loch Lomond, but Scotland's magic is hard to resist, especially when local Kieran MacColl and his haggis-craving border collie prove that happiness often comes when least expected in A Man, A Woman, and Haggis. (By Sue-Ellen Welfonder)
All author and agent proceeds to benefit the AAF - the Butler Col, no-kill,
Animal Adoption Foundation.
(He first appeared in Highlander In Her Bed)
SOME LIKE IT KILTED
Publisher: NAL Signet Eclipse
Release Date: Feb 2010
"I'm a kilt convert! After plunging into the rowdy world of SOME LIKE IT KILTED,
I would follow Allie Mackay's hot Scot anywhere."
~ NYT bestselling author Vicki Lewis Thompson
Scotland is a wild and beautiful place and few such places conjure the soul of the medieval Highlands as magnificently as the loch-girt ruins of Lochindorb Castle - the one-time stronghold of Alexander Stewart, the incomparable Wolf of Badenoch. Like my unflagging appreciation of bright blue Highland days, the Wolf's favoured lair and all it represents is forever engraved on my heart.
(I took this photo after spending an incredibly wondrous summer afternoon at Lochindorb - To learn more about this special place and other such dear-to-me Scottish locales, be sure to visit my "Highland Sunset" section)
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