tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43719416547247524812024-03-12T20:07:13.555-07:00Carol MacLean WriterRomance and family stories to warm the heartCarol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-14015901112316465952018-03-23T09:57:00.000-07:002018-03-23T09:57:05.274-07:00Maid at MuirfieldMy latest Linford Romance is now out.<br />
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Maid at Muirfield was first published by DC Thomson pocket novels as Murder at Muirfield.<br />
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When Hannah Miller loses her servant's position, she is glad to quickly find another at Muirfield Hall. There she discovers that she is filling the shoes of Ellen, a maid who drowned in the lake under suspicious circumstances. Soon Hannah is drawn into playing detective, as it turns out that Ellen know many secrets about the Muirfield staff. Handsome gardener, Adam, also catches her eye but are they destined to be together?<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-40442115297539998712018-01-05T02:48:00.000-08:002018-01-05T02:48:40.337-08:00A Perfect ChristmasMy latest My Weekly pocket novel is out now. A Perfect Christmas has all the tinsel, turkey, snow and excitement of the festive season but will sisters Kirsty and Lara find their perfect loves before the big day?<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-34640403579762531022017-08-29T02:27:00.001-07:002017-08-29T02:27:45.634-07:00Murder at MuirfieldMy latest People's Friend Pocket Novel is out now.<br />
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New maid, Hannah Miller, discovers a mystery when she arrives at Muirfield House. The previous maid has drowned in the lake and there are many at the House who have something to hide. Could one of them be a murderer?<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-7325696010887874992017-04-07T01:49:00.000-07:002017-04-07T01:49:24.185-07:00Heart of the Mountain - New Linford Romance out now!Emotionally burned out from her job as a nurse, Beth leaves London for the Scottish Highlands and the peace of her aunt's cottage. Here she meets Alex, a man who is determined to live life to the full after the death of his fiancee in a climbing accident. Despite her wish for a quiet life, Beth is pulled into a friendship with Alex's sister, the bubbly Sarah-Jayne, and finds herself increasingly drawn to Alex...<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-80652506903795290652017-02-24T05:57:00.001-08:002017-02-24T05:57:22.916-08:00Shadows at Bowerly HallMy latest Linford Romance 'Shadows at Bowerly Hall' is out now.<br />
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Forced to work as a governess after the death of her father, Amelia Thorne travels north to Yorkshire and the isolated Bowerly Hall. Charles, Viscount Bowerly, is a darkly brooding employer, and Amelia is soon convinced that the stately home holds secrets and danger in its shadows.<br />
Then a spate of burglaries in the county raises tensions amongst the villagers and servants, and Amelia finds herself on the hunt for the culprit. Can Charles be trusted?<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-25978030888873157062016-10-07T01:11:00.000-07:002016-10-07T01:13:36.430-07:00My first People's Friend Pocket Novel is out this weekMy first People's Friend Pocket Novel - At Bowerly Hall - is out this week in WH Smiths, larger branches of Tesco and other book selling shops.<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-10564522915898318022016-07-31T03:47:00.000-07:002016-07-31T03:59:00.948-07:00My latest Linford Romance has been published:<br />
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Her Highland Laird<br />
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Fleeing her unfaithful fiance, Lara sticks a pin in the map and vows to go wherever it lands. She finds herself in the cool summer of the Scottish Highlands, landing a job at the Invermalloch Estate.<br />
Here she meets Cal, the brooding Laird who is hiding from his own painful past. A powerful attraction between them slowly turns to love. But when Cal is called back to America, will this love survive? Or will Lara's Highland Laird prove to be only a summer romance?<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-40650756142436184612016-06-10T02:02:00.000-07:002016-06-10T02:02:11.992-07:00Finding Her Perfect FamilyFleeing as far as she can from an unhappy home life, Amelia Knight arrives at the tropical island of Trinita to work as a nanny at the Grenville estate. As she battles insects and tropical heat, she must also fight her increasing attraction to baby Lucio's widowed father, Leo Grenville - a man whose heart has been broken and is determined never to love again.<br />
Amelia must conquer stormy weather and reveal a desperate secret before she can find her perfect family to love forever.<br />
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Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-45559725815424771582015-04-29T08:00:00.001-07:002015-04-29T08:00:46.591-07:00The Jubilee Letter - E-Book available from todayVery excited that my sweet romance 'The Jubilee Letter' is now available as an E-book and in paperback from Accent Press or Amazon and other book platforms.<br />
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Phillip. Here, Meg meets the reclusive artist, Garth Winter and although
neither wants to become friends they cannot ignore the magnetism between them.
As the threat from Phillip increases, Meg realises she needs Garth's help to
keep Katie safe. Set against a backdrop of country moors and busy London
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Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-65398035739410554222014-05-23T04:19:00.001-07:002014-05-23T04:19:31.337-07:00RNA Interview todayI am featured on the Romantic Novelists' Association blog today.<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-43851859344465214332014-05-11T08:22:00.000-07:002014-05-11T12:27:03.693-07:00Writing Process Blog TourThis post is part of the <b>Writing Process Blog Tour</b> and I'm very grateful to Janice Preston for inviting me to take part. Janice writes Historical Romances for Harlequin Mills and Boon and here is a little bit about her:<br />
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facebook at </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/janice.preston.77" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">https://www.facebook.com/janice.preston.77</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"><br />
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Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-88633458549249578142014-05-01T06:44:00.000-07:002014-05-01T06:44:39.564-07:00Coming HomeI'm very excited to be E-published in May with Accent Amour which is the contemporary romance list from Accent Press.<br />
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never to return to Barradale, the island where she'd grown up - and been so
unhappy...Now living in Glasgow, she has forged a new life in the City for
herself. But when the gorgeous Kieran Matthews turns up on her doorstep,
demanding that she go back with him to see her sick sister, she finds she
cannot refuse. And for Melody, family secrets must be unravelled before
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Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-78143599796372263332014-01-31T02:57:00.002-08:002014-01-31T03:01:33.976-08:00I've just finished reading...I have to have a tower of 'waiting to read' books beside my bed, otherwise I panic when I finish up a book. Luckily with Mills and Boon Cherish, I got two titles in one book. I've just finished reading 'English Girl in New York' by Scarlet Wilson and really enjoyed it. The hero, Dan, is gorgeous with dark hair and lovely brown eyes, mmm.... He and the heroine, Carrie, are stuck in a New York apartment with an abandoned baby to look after in the middle of a snow storm. It was a great read beside the fire while the weather was dreich and horrid outside. Lovely. Now I'm going to start 'That Summer at the Shore' by Callie Endicott which is the second story in the book. Hopefully that'll keep me going over the weekend.Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-39127160936642719322013-12-20T02:56:00.002-08:002013-12-20T02:57:32.901-08:00Frozen HeartMy latest Linford Romance is now out! Frozen Heart is a cinderella-themed sweet romance. Here's the back cover blurb:<br />
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I wish you happy reading, and a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-42220157534487206652013-09-08T08:29:00.001-07:002013-09-19T00:45:07.693-07:00The Jubliee LetterMy latest Linford Romance has arrived - I am really pleased with the artwork on the cover.<br />
'The Jubilee Letter' was originally published by DC Thomson Pocket Novels to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - Maggie Seed, the Editor, was looking for a story set at the time of the new young Queen's Coronation but which also included the contemporary theme of the Diamond Jubilee.<br />
The Jubilee Letter is all about a young woman called Avril Garnett, here's the back page blurb:<br />
<i>The letter had been lost in the post for fifty years. But for Avril it solved a mystery, which had unsettled her since the Queen's coronation - when she was young and in love...There had been two suitors to choose from: was Avril tempted by charming Jack or quiet Gordon? Both Jack and Gordon had secrets and it was only when Avril discovered what they were hiding that she had been able to choose a love to last a lifetime.</i><br />
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I had a lot of fun researching Glasgow of the 1950s - the music and fashions and the way the city looked. It was fascinating and the book itself was a delight to write, in fact it's my favourite of the seven pocket novels I've written.<br />
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Now it's been published as a Linford Romance and if you'd like to read it, you can request it in your local library. I hope you enjoy reading it.<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-9648483960822252842013-06-21T09:49:00.000-07:002013-06-21T09:52:20.041-07:00Hey! Finally Summer is here - and it's wonderful to see the sun and feel its heat. As predicted, after a very late Spring here in the north, Summer came in like a lion.<br />
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We've had a real surge in Orange-tip butterflies courting and laying eggs on very late flowering Cuckoo Flower this year. Now Green-veined White butterflies are dominant, fluttering agitatedly everywhere. They can be distinguished from the very similar looking Small White butterfly (all of them, including the Large White, collectively known as Cabbage Whites) by the 'jizz' of its flight. The Small White is a lazier flier, not bothered too much while the Green-veined has places to go and people to meet...<br />
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Now you can look out for Small Heath, Meadow Brown and Ringlet amongst the flowering grasses. All of them rather dull in colour at first glance but have a closer look and marvel at their soft markings and pretty shades of grey, orange and brown.<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-56150818072426437512013-04-13T05:35:00.001-07:002013-04-14T03:02:18.043-07:00Return to BarradaleMy latest Linford Romance is now published - you can get it from Amazon or other online booksellers or request it at your local library:<br />
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<i>Melody has sworn never to return to Barradale, the island where she'd grown up and been so unhappy. Now, living in Glasgow, she has forged a new life in the City for herself. But when the gorgeous Kieran Matthews turns up on her doortstep demanding she return with him to see her sick sister, she finds she cannot refuse. And for Melody, family secrets must be unravelled before Kieran's love can help resolve her past.</i></blockquote>
I hope you enjoy it!<br />
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Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-44444387745972286102013-01-11T02:17:00.000-08:002013-01-11T04:14:19.182-08:00January WildlifeIt is still cold, dark and damp up here in the north. It doesn't get light until about 8.20am which doesn't inspire me to get up in the mornings. However, the sight of a flock of 30 Waxwings did light up the day for me recently.<br />
These beautiful birds are exotically coloured like little parrots. In severe winters they fly over from the Russian tundra and Scandinavia to the UK looking for berries to eat.<br />
We only get to see them every second or third winter so it's a real treat to find them. In flight they look like a flock of starlings but once they settle on a tree their head crests give them away.<br />
Look for them now because by the end of February they've gone, not to be found until December if we're lucky or two or three years hence if we're not.<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-31040937276085962872012-12-13T05:24:00.000-08:002012-12-13T06:08:52.540-08:00Frozen Heart - new My Weekly pocket novel out nowJust to let you know that my latest pocket novel 'Frozen Heart' is on sale now at newsagents and shops or directly from DC Thomson. The story is based on the ever popular Cinderella theme and of course has a very happy ending. I hope you enjoy it. Merry Xmas!<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-69005359379430342302012-12-06T03:13:00.000-08:002012-12-06T03:13:40.510-08:00 Wildlife Diary -December - The RobinFor December's Wildlife Diary I had to chose the Robin of course. The Robin symbolises Christmas and appears on Christmas cards in various jolly poses. These usually include a line of robins all sitting happily together on a wire or fence.<br />
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In real life this would never happen. Robins are fiercely territorial and will fight with incomers. Males and females look the same but it's the males who fight most. Although you think of your 'own garden robin' in actual fact our robins are partial migrants. So when you are chatting to your robin, it may or may not be the same one you saw last week!Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-85877517276765970792012-07-04T11:35:00.000-07:002012-07-04T11:35:45.575-07:00New Book Release!!I'm very excited. My book 'Wild For Love' will be released as an E-book by Astraea Press on Thursday 12th July.<br />
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If you'd like to purchase a copy, please go to<b> www.astraeapress.com</b>.<br />
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'Wild For Love' was originally a My Weekly Pocket Novel and is also available in some libraries as a Large Print book.<br />
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I think it's marvellous that at the click of a button, my book is available for download (or will be soon!) and can be enjoyed on PC or Kindle or other devices to be read at your leisure.<br />
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I hope very much that you enjoy it.<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-8875304505950536802012-04-29T12:38:00.003-07:002012-04-29T12:38:28.345-07:00CupCakes and CreativitySometimes it's good to take time away from writing. As authors we can get so wrapped up in our WIP that it's all we think about. But it can be refreshing not only for our health but also for our creativity and writing inspiration, to take time out to do something utterly different.<br />
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Today I attended a cupcake workshop where I learned to decorate cupcakes in a variety of ways. I had a lot of fun and feel better for it. It was good to do an activity which was not writing related and as a result of a day off, I am enthusiastic and ready to write tomorrow.<br />
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Also, I now have new experiences that perhaps I could use in my writing - one of my characters could be in the catering industry like the lady who took the class - twenty years in patisseries! Sounds blissful. I people-watched too - there were twelve of us at the class with an age range of 20 to 70 with different jobs and different aspirations from the class. Lots of potential for character development there.<br />
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If you want to try decorating cupcakes, it's a simple recipe - one block of butter to one box of icing sugar mixed with 2 egg yolks. Half of this can form your base layer, then colour up the other half and use in a piping bag with shape nozzles for fantastic effects!<br />
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<br />Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-69250032316642334212012-04-21T06:59:00.000-07:002012-04-21T07:02:37.863-07:00Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371941654724752481.post-75309427348632864932012-04-21T06:58:00.002-07:002012-04-21T07:03:19.156-07:00Lucky 7 Meme<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 200%;">H</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 200%;">i - I've been tagged by Cara Cooper to take part in the 'Lucky 7 Meme' which is going around. What I have to do is go to my current WIP (work in progress) page 77, go to line 7 and paste the 7 sentences there. So here goes:</span></div>
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<b style="line-height: 200%;">She did, didn’t she? He was dashing and attractive and
charming. He was attentive too. Okay, he’d disappointed her with his lukewarm
view on the slums but perhaps she was expecting too much from him. Not everyone
would be interested in it. Besides, Jack hadn’t seen what she had. She was
being too hard on him.</b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;">It's a bit strange seeing it out of context. I had to use 'Avril's Letter' for this (soon to be published) because my current WIP is only 4 pages long! Yes, I've started pocket novel number 5 and am still freshly on Chapter One.</span></div>
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Taking a little chunk like this at least lets you see if you've got a variety of sentence lengths and structure.</div>
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Now I'm supposed to tag 7 others but first I need to start connecting to other people's blogs. I'm finding it a steep learning curve blogging and linking and commenting...back soon.</div>Carol MacLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.com