5 Things You Should Know About His Kilt Dropped Here
1. The main character, Rogue,
raises Friesians – as well as having other duties at the castle. Have you ever
stood next to a Friesian horse? These creatures were used by medieval knights
as their power and strength could easily handle the weight of a man’s armor. As
a child I grew up riding in the back of my mom’s Ford station wagon on long
journeys to visit relatives. Out the windows I visioned galloping along the wild
wheat-colored hills on the back of a pitch-black Friesian, while beside me ran
a luscious coated collie like Lassie. Such were my daydreams.
2. Another four-footed side
character in the book is Ferdinand, a Scottish Highland cattle. This sturdy,
shaggy breed has long horns and draping wavy, wooly coats. I have a stuffed one
on the front dash of my car. He has a Scotland flag on his foot and you can
barely see his eyes. I would love to raise a little calf on my two acres here
in the Northwest.
3. A palm-reader, Nell, plays
a pivotal role in this story. As a Sagittarius, I am fairly easy to read by
psychics and have enjoyed readings by some very astute people over the years. And
also many have been not so gifted, it’s just for fun. My first experience was with
my mother’s hairdresser who read cards for people on the side. He said it was
like watching a movie in his mind, he was merely relaying the information. His
talent eventually led him into a more lucrative profession of working with
detectives.
4. Part of the castle is used
as a romantic bed and breakfast often hired for weddings. Did you ever dream of
having a wedding at a castle, walking down a flower-strewn aisle like a
princess? Though I didn’t have these fantasy thoughts as a little girl myself,
I was raised on three Disney princesses, Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping
Beauty. Their happily-ever-afters each ended at a castle.
5. A central plot in His
Kilt Dropped Here surrounds a week-long writers’ conference staying at the
Baillie Castle. I had the delightful experience of attending such a conference
at Hever Castle in England back in 2012. It was from this event, my husband
originally suggested I write an Agatha Christie murder mystery where my fellow
conference attendees are killed off one by one. Too dark and depressing. I must
say, none of the characters in the book even slightly resemble my fellow
writers from that week.
Kathleen Shaputis, author/ghostwriter, lives in the glorious Pacific Northwest with her husband, Bob, a clowder of cats, two pompously protective Pomeranians with little social aptitude, Brugh and Miss Jazzy, and an overgrown adolescent blue tick coon hound, Juno.
If not writing during her lifestyle in an acre of forest, she keeps busy reading from her never-ending, to-be-read pile and watching romantic comedies. Her hygge in the woods.
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Title: HIS KILT DROPPED HERE: A MAGICAL REALISM SCOTTISH ROMANCE
Author: Kathleen Shaputis
Publisher: Clutter Fairy Publishing
Pages: 170
Genre: Magic Realism Scottish Romance
BOOK BLURB:
Rogue Bruce enjoys running a Scottish castle turned bed-and-breakfast with her Aunt Baillie from America. They specialize in hosting romantic Elizabethan-themed weddings, complete with resident ghost, Lord Kai. But love is something Rogue is not the least bit interested in. Content with her work, she requires no male accompaniment for happiness.
A new delivery service brings Bruce MacKenzie, a Thor look-alike in plaid and denim, fetching more than the usual number of groceries from town, while Jonathan Olson, a snobbish, dark, Rhett Butler type, arrives at the castle to administer a writing seminar for aspiring authors. With two men after the heart she’d thought safely locked away, Rogue is flattered and confused. But when things start to take a sinister turn, danger befalls Rogue and those dear to her. The musical soundtrack of Rogue’s life flares from complacent, to dizzyingly romantic, to heart-thumping scary in this sizzling triangle.
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