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The Sunstone Brooch (Celtic Brooch Series Book 11) Chapters 1, 2, & 3
Chapter 1: Cleveland, OH (2 years ago)—Austin Austin O’Grady woke up to the morning sun hovering over Lake Erie. The view from his contemporary waterfront home was spectacular. He’d found the gated community in Bratenahl, Ohio when he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers and purchased the five-million-dollar estate with his basketball earnings. Austin forced himself out of bed and stood…
Characters in The Sunstone Brooch
When I start plotting a new book, I search for images that represent the characters and setting in the story. This is what I have so far. An image of Teddy Roosevelt in 1884 when he escaped to The Badlands to recover from the grief of losing his wife and mother within hours of each other on the same day…
The Topaz Brooch Audiobook Update
The Topaz Brooch 30-hour audiobook is a duet narration with narrators Marnye Young and Patrick Zeller. The audiobook was released on April 24. Click here. To meet Marnye, click here: To meet Patrick, click here and here: To listen to a sample of The Topaz Brooch, click here:
The Topaz Brooch Author Notes
First, all errors and inaccuracies belong to me! Keeping up with the MacKlenna Clan is like juggling with two hands and two feet, and in a book of this length, keeping all the balls in the air was crazy at times. I hope any errors you found didn’t interfere with your enjoyment of the story. I didn’t set out to…
Sex, Violence, and Profanity in The Topaz Brooch
The language in The Topaz Brooch is shocking. But if you count up all the f-bombs, damns, and hells you have about 250 words spread out in a 282,000-word/758 page manuscript. Overall it's a small number, but each word carries a punch, expresses emotion, and they are meant to be raw and intense. The sex scenes match the intensity. To…