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Black Wolf Books, His Judas Bride, Historical Scottish Brides, Lucia de Lammermoor, Shehanne Moore, The Bride of Baldoon, Walter Scott
Today…
Today His Judas Bride is out in paperback. FOR THE FIRST TIME.
So I thought, why not just get the dudes to help me blog this lovely blog I wrote way back about brides. Scottish brides in particular. There is surely nothing like rooting a piece of fiction in reality. Of course I was going to get Bobby Bub to tell us all about his lovely bride Olga.
But there, as you can see he has forgotten.
I don’t think so. It might bore you so you fall asleep at your present making.
Okay so…where were we…? Yes. Rooting fiction in reality. And why, having chosen Glencoe as a setting, I then thought, well what kind of book would I want to write.
Scotland has a proud reputation for brides. Yes.
Lucia de Lammermoor. Okay. Italian yeah I get it. An opera from the book, The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott no less. Aka the Bride of Baldoon. No matter the version you accept of the story, the facts leading to the wedding day and its aftermath are always the same. She was a nobleman’s daughter in love with someone else, after the wedding feast Mr was found with a dagger in his heart.
You know I think it just was.
Then…Then there was the Cumming bride, whose lovely father agreed to her marrying into the Mackintoshes so his clan could enjoy a little banquet carve up over the hors d’oevres. When it came to exchanging rings this was somewhat difficult, since the bride’s hands had been hacked off as she clung to the castle battlements. The hand-fasting ribbons would have made wonderful bandages as you can see… had she not fallen to her death.
Or even…dare I mention it… ribbons for decorating Christmas pressies? Moving swiftly on as she did, how about the bride story that rocked Cromarty concerning a woman who appeared from nowhere, married the laird and disappeared…well she didn’t just quite disappear, she went off with a man in black.
Man as in the devil after he turned up at the feast looking for her. Neither he nor she were ever seen again and it was very clear she did not want to go with him either. What with all that inspiration, how could I not write a story about a bride?
As for the plum cake Ulla had probably labored all day to make, or maybe it was Ewen McDunnagh, it was in as many pieces as the plate it had sat on.
Talking was not a wise decision.
“Do you know I used to go about this glen, with a black wolf pelt on my shoulder?”
She didn’t. Firstly, the vision was surreal. But she didn’t want to say so, when this had gone so badly wrong and he was standing in the center of the carnage with his back to her so she couldn’t see his face.
“I got it from the devil.”
She edged a breath. Most people with any desire to go about Lochalpin dressed like that, would just have killed a wolf, maybe waited till they found a dead one to get the pelt. Him now?
“The self same day Morven died. It let me take care of quite a bit of business when I wore it.”
No wonder. If he was telling her all this, maybe she should say something? But when the things he’d said about protecting her were too unnerving, how could she? Unless they were part of the game? Bringing her here, when he was knew fine why she’d come. Part of it anyway. The other bit? All of it? She swallowed.
“Well anyway.” He straightened, strode to the door. A few muttered words were exchanged with Wee Murdie.
Kara moistened her lower lip. Had the time been spent where she should have said something?
He turned to her. “Maybe if I’d kept that pelt I’d have taken care of this business a little sooner and a bit better but I didn’t. And you’re really leaving me no choice.”
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If he knew how to stop this he would
Desiring her could be murder.
To love, honor, and betray…
To get back her son, she will stop at nothing…
Dire circumstances have forced Kara McGurkie to forget she’s a woman. Dire circumstances force her to swear to love and honor, to help destroy a clan, when it means getting back her son. But when dire circumstances force her to seduce her fiancé’s brother on the eve of the wedding, will the dark secrets she holds and her greatest desire be enough to save her from his powerful allure?
To save his people, neither will he…
Since his wife’s murder, Callm McDunnagh, the Black Wolf of Lochalpin, ruthlessly guards heart and glen from dangerous intruders. But from the moment he first sees Kara he knows he must possess her, even though surrendering to his passion may prove the most dangerous risk of all.
She has nothing left to fear except love itself…
Now only Kara can decide what passion can save or destroy, and who will finally learn the truth of the words… Till death do us part.
I want to read this! I’m so behind… on everything! All of my time is going into holiday prep. “Tis the season, and I’m sure the Hamsters will have a wonderful surprise for you under the tree! 🎄🎁🎄
Resa, I reckon we are all running daft to stand still. Listen you are an angel whatever, you know that. The very best of the season to you xxxx
Congratulations, Shey, and happy holidays to you, the Mr, and the dudes!
Dolly xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to you and to yours x
LUL (translated by my grandkids as Love You Lots)!
OMG. translated by me to backatchaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well done Shey – another book to add to my reading list! Happy Christmas Dudes! 🙂
Pauline xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx you are a Christmas angel so you are. I nearly just binned this book after the carry on with the formatting. I think the prob was with the manuscript, some gremlin had crept in and then..THEN there was a prob with the paperback cover and no matter how I sorted it cos it still aad the same file name as the one that was faulty they just kept saying they had uploaded it when they hadn’t. Then going please sort the following errors, day after day. I tell you it is lucky there is a hair left on my head. I have been lying down in a darkened room since yesterday!
Congratulations Shey. Merry Christmas to you, the Dudes and all your family.
Happy Christmas to you and yours Robbie. I hope it is the best xxx
Congratulations, my dear. In paperback! And just in time for Christmas! Now do take some time off to enjoy the festivities of the season and be proud of your many successes this year! Merry merry and happy happy. oxoxoxo
My lovely Pam..the very best to you and yours xxx
PS … This was co-incidental in that it took me two weeks to get a glitz with Amazon cover creator sorted x x x
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Congratulations, Shey. What lovely timing: a perfect gift. Happy Christmas.
Happy xmas xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to you and yours
Yayyyy! Nothing like a murderous bride to get me excited about a book. Looking forward to this one! xoxoxoxo
Carolee xxx I rewrote her to make her a sort of what today we would call a small time hustler… x
This is really powerful stuff Shey- the sexual tension and underlying threat of violence from these two wild creatures permeates every single extract I have read.
I suspect His Judas Bride is the book to answer the age old question …
what happens when an irresistible force meets and immoveable object
A scintillating tour de force majeure.
Force majeure appropriately defined as unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract or an irresistible compulsion
Well…I think the answer to what happens is rather a lot since both are that irresistible force and also that immoveable object. Thank you for the lovely comment. There’s just been this scene where he has lost it to some extent and she still won’t give him a single piece of information, so I am thrilled that you pick up on this xxxxxxx
Your characters’ motives and the complex psychological games they play with each other (or should that be torture each other with) simply shine through the text. The layers make your books a pleasure to read Pxx
I does like a bitta torture when it comes to my leads. Paul, the Chrsitmas cheque is in the post. Seriously, xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Congratulations, Shey! Fabulous intensity. After all your trauma, you deserve a wee dram. BUT …. I tried to order it on Amazon as a paperback and it’s not listed. Is that just me?
It should be listed. https://amzn.to/2SlemLy It was down at the foot of my author page there under lazuli as a paperback. I had to scroll right down. I had such sheer torture because of the way they have cover creator rigged it took me a week to sort it!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Kate, you are an angel. Truly. Thank you for all your support. PS…loving the chess in the Survivors…
Right, got it. Ordered. Treat for New Year.
Chess is a useful tool of warfare – as we both know! I used it in my second book – Under a Blood Red Sky – and felt it was time to dust it off again. Hope you enjoy. xxx
Kate, you are an absolute gem. I remember you used the chess before. I don’t actually play it. the Mr does and he tried to show me once and I bet him and he went in a huff so I have never played it since so I had to research a few classic chess games for Splendor. But I just had to smile reading that scene in your book earlier. You are right, it is a good tool of warfare. And nothing wrong with dusting things off. Anyway, thank you again and enjoy Christmas with your loved ones xxxxxxx
such a smexy holiday gift
from you & holiday hamsters!
wishing success & feeling
great happiness this season 🙂
The very best to you and yours this season. I hope it will be the best ever xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Huge congrats you weapon woman you! And wishing you and yours – and of course the Dudes, a very Merry Christmas. ❤ xxxx
Merry Christmas to you Debs. Hope it is the best. xxxxxx
Thanks my Lovely. Cheers! 🙂 xxxx
Felix Ano Nuevo to you my friend. Thank you so much. As we say here in Scotland, lang may yir lum reek. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Congratulations on your new paperback! I have read the first version, and sure this new book is amazing – Scottish brides have a reputation… 😉
Merry Christmas to you and your family! xx
Inese xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to you and while yours are far away —xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx the same. Scottish brides do indeed have ‘form.’ Seriously thank you for ever reading anything of mine–especially the first version of this– and for your friendship. ( I saved these two pics I said I loved from your last blog by the way…they are just so amazing to look at I keep pulling them up and having another peek.) Merry Christmas and the very best for 2019xxx
Thank you for loving the pictures 🙂 They are all wee size, but if you want a full size for any reason, just let me know. Hope your Christmas day is merry, and the 2019 wonderful xxxx
I just like to go and look at them on my pc . I think they are beautiful. Truly. I love looking at pictures and paintings. I hope your 2019 is the best Inese. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OOoooooooh I do so love the drive of these characters. Such ferocity in both can only promise the most firey of stories. 🙂
Well… I hope it is fiery, they are quite feral at heart this pair. Hope you had a great day yesterday x
It was a beautiful morning–Biff joined me in the choir to sing the Hallelujah Chorus. “That was awesome!” he cheered amongst all the solemn adults. LOVED it. xxxxx
Glad you all had a wonderful day xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Best wishes from ALL OF US IN WIZZYMED POWER INTERNATIONAL to you and your family members this Christmas season and a Glorious New Year In Advance
The very same to you and yours. Keep up the good work xxxxxxxxx
The very best of years to you and to yours. May you have everything you need xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to you for this lovely gif.
My best wishes are going on keeping the friendship of people like you dear Shehanne…
Friendship (Dostluk) from emirerbes on Vimeo.
Well, I have long felt that the best thing for ne about this quite cut-throat writing biz has been the people I have come across here online. Amazing talent, kindness and friendship. Thank you for yours x
and also thank you for your support. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I LOVE the two bubbly glasses and the clock. I hope you are doing something special at New Year, Lang may yir lum reek as we say here in Scotland. xx
Now you are getting me all excited and ready to go out dancing tomorrow night to see the bells in x
Super! Great work my friend! Absolutely loving it! Have an amazing year ahead 🎄🍰🍰🎶🎄🎶🎶🎶💖🌿🍰🍰🌲🌲🍰🍰🌲🌲🌿💖🎄🎶🎄💖💖🌿🌿🎄🌿🌲🌿🍀💖🍰🎶🌿🌲🌿🍀💖🍰🎶🌲🌿🍀💖🍰🎂 May all your wishes get fullfill in 2019! Cheers 💐
Ravindra!!! You have totally made my dark, wet Sunday here. The very best to you and yours for 2019. Lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Glad to know that you enjoyed it💖💖💖🎄🎄🎄keep smiling and lots of love dear 💖🎄💖🎄💖🎄💖🎄💖🎄💖🎄🎄💖🎄😇
Aw, I did enjoy. Lots of love to you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I missed this one. Lord knows how. Super stuff Ms. S
Mike xxxx. I first did this one years ago before the dudes took over things for me . I think they made it far better xxxxxxxx
Happy new year. Regards Jay
Happy New Year. Sorry not to wish you it sooner. This is Scotland, we party hard here xxxx
Lol. !! Enjoy the New Year Partying. If I come to Scotland – I shall break my 12 year old Teetotaller self imposed status surely. Warm ‘Single Malt’ Regards Jay
Oh, you will HAVE to break that status if you come to see me! Going to have a totally chilled out day today in front of the log fire, eating the party leftovers. Enjoy your own day Jay. x