WICKED WEDNESDAY
Please join my in welcoming Mageela Troche to Wicked Wednesday. She's all about a wicked good time in colorful Scotland.
One question that has been put to me is why did I
choose to set my historical romances in medieval Scotland? The answer is easy.
It was a wicked good time in Scotland. Thirteenth century Scotland was a golden
age for this nation. Alexander III, King of Scotland, was still alive and full
of health and vigor. No one could imagine what lay ahead.
That wickedly bright time brimmed with hope while
I’m writing characters that feel as if everything is falling apart or coming to
an end. I like that twist and I believe that readers can relate to that
feeling. Have you ever been at a New Year’s Eve party where everything appears
blinding bright yet that is one emotion you are not feeling?
That is exactly what my hero, Laird Niall MacLean, and
heroine, Ermina Bruce of The Chieftain’s
Secret are dealing with emotionally while existing in golden age Scotland.
It’s spring on the Isle of Mull, the fields are being planted, flowers are
blooming and the weather is warming up. Yet, Niall is heartbroken and mourning
meanwhile Ermina, hand-fasted to Niall and pregnant, she believes with her
whole heart that she will die in childbirth. So off they go on their romantic
journey to discover love and hope and what better place to do that than in
Scotland?
Author Bio
An
Air Force brat, Mageela Troche has lived throughout the world then landed in
New York City. She wanted to leave the same day she arrived. Yet, with her
stubbornness, Mageela learned to like the place and the libraries were the main
reason. Since she was a little girl, Mageela wanted to be an author and an
actress, however, once in college, she changed her life plan in the pursuit of
money. After all, college loans must be repaid.
With
life’s twists and turns, she returned to writing and focused on the romance
genre. Mageela Troche’s first break came when she sold a short story to a
magazine. She sold two more before the publication of her historical romance
novel, The Marriage Alliance. She has gone on to write four more
novels and a novella.
Mageela
is currently writing in the cramped corner of her Big Apple apartment. She is
the proud owner of a Black-masked lovebird named Boobula. She loves to hear
from her readers and can be found online at MageelaTroche.com
Blurb for The Chieftain’s Secret:
On a windswept Scottish Isle…
Many objects wash up on the shores of the
rugged Isle of Mull. The Laird of Lochbuie never expected a pregnant wife to be
included in that. Honorable Niall MacLean was wed to his childhood love when
she died in childbirth. Now a widower, he struggles to get beyond his grief.
Then a dear friend, Ermina Bruce pleaded for his help. His protective instinct
came alive and he handfasted with Ermina to save her from an unsuitable
marriage and one drunken night has led to forever after and a repeat of his
past heartbreak.
The bonds of friendship…
Noble Ermina Bruce has loved Niall MacLean
since he first fostered in her uncle’s home. But he loved another so she
settled for the deep bonds of friendship. When her family arranged a marriage
she didn’t want she knew Niall could save her from that miserable fate.
One night of passion…
That one night in Niall’s arms led to her
pregnancy. Ermina has not told Niall of their secret baby. But his reaction
isn’t her greatest fear. Her fear is even greater than the brave laird’s wrath.
Every woman in her family has died in childbirth and all know the same fate
awaits her. Once again, Ermina knows Niall is the only one who can save her.
And if he fails, her last days shall be with the man she has loved since
childhood.
Will love have a chance to come alive?
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