{"id":3460,"date":"2014-02-11T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2014-02-10T12:17:58","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T16:17:58","slug":"grace-burrowes-author-of-the-macgregors-lady-and-a-give-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/?p=3460","title":{"rendered":"Grace Burrowes, Author of THE MACGREGOR’S LADY and a Give Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am thrilled to host the lovely Grace Burrowes for an interview. I have been a huge fan ever since I picked up my first Lonely Lord. I am reading\u00c2\u00a0 THE MACGREGOR’S LADY now, and I love it! Grace, thank you so much for coming on my blog today. We are all addicted to your books. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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1) What drew you to write your Highland Victorian series, the MacGregors? What do you love best about the Highlands as a setting for your books?<\/b><\/p>\n

Grace: An author can benefit from a change of scenery in her writing, the same as in the rest of life. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve loved every one of Jennifer Ashley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Scottish Victorians, and when I was looking around for a series to complement my Regency stories, Victorian Scotland called to me. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert considered the Highlands their familial refuge, and that lent the setting additional depth for storytelling purposes.<\/p>\n

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The Highlands are beautiful, of course, and full of history, song and good whiskey. Throw in some kilts and that accent, and what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not to love?<\/p>\n

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2) One of the things I love about your series is that I don’t always have to wait six months for the next installment to come out. How do you manage to write so beautifully, but so quickly?<\/b><\/p>\n

Grace: I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not that fast, but I did spend several years writing, writing, writing before it occurred to me to pursue publication. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m fortunate that my publisher, Sourcebooks, was willing to adopt the monthly publication schedule to ensure those backlogged stories could reach my readers in rapid succession.\u00c2\u00a0 And while I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still very much learning my craft, I can apply what I know how to the polishing of what I wrote several years ago.<\/p>\n

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3) How did you come up with the concept of the Lonely Lords series? Which one of these gorgeous men is your favorite? (Mine is Douglas, so far)<\/b><\/p>\n

Grace: The Lonely Lords is only loosely a series, with some books being more closely related than others. These are some of my earliest manuscripts, and they follow a sort of spider plant evolution. One book might have two spin-offs, another pair of books deals with two brothers. The secondary characters unify the series, as do some familial associations. I can see the series eventually stretching to fifteen titles, easily.<\/p>\n

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As for my favorite\u00e2\u20ac\u201dDouglas is a dear, which is probably why he shows up in several other books as the voice of compassionate reason. Guinevere thinks he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lovely, too, and she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a discerning woman.<\/p>\n

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4) In your real life, you are a lawyer as well as an author. How do you balance the law with writing fiction?<\/b><\/p>\n

Grace: My area of legal practice is child welfare law, and my role is to represent the children in abuse and neglect proceedings. This is meaningful work, but it can be grueling and occasionally disheartening.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always been a voracious reader of romance, but once I started litigating regularly, my need for the respite of a fictional happily ever after became imperative.<\/p>\n

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The progression from reading those happily ever afters, to writing them was natural, and while I still read a lot, I also rely on the writing to recharge my emotional well. The legal work gives my mind something to focus on when I need a break from the writing, because you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pursue child welfare cases lackadaisically.\u00c2\u00a0 An odd synergy, but there it is.<\/p>\n

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Grace Burrowes’ THE MACGREGOR’S LADY in Women’s World<\/em><\/p>\n

To celebrate the release of The MacGregor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lady<\/i>, Grace Burrowes is giving away EIGHT iPads during the first two weeks of February! To enter to win, leave a question for Grace to answer in the comments. A random commenter will be chosen as the winner and notified via email. US and Canada only. <\/b><\/p>\n

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A second commenter will also be chosen to win a prize pack of The MacGregor Series books: The Bridegroom Wore Plaid, Once Upon a Tartan <\/i>and The MacGregor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lady<\/i>. US and Canada only. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Be sure to follow along in February for your chance to win an iPad from New York Times<\/i> and USA Today<\/i> Bestselling Author, Grace Burrowes. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s visiting some blogs and chatting with fellow Sourcebooks authors!<\/p>\n

2\/3 <\/b>Carolyn Brown<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

2\/4 <\/b>Jayne Fresina<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

2\/6 <\/b>Fresh Fiction<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

2\/7 <\/b>Debbie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Book Bag<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

2\/10 <\/b>Jade Lee<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

2\/11 <\/b>Christy English<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

2\/12 <\/b>Bad Girlz Write<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

2\/14 <\/b>Megan Mulry<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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THE MACGREGOR\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S LADY<\/i><\/b> BY GRACE BURROWES \u00e2\u20ac\u201c IN STORES FEBRUARY 2014<\/b><\/p>\n

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What if the steps they take to avoid marriage\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/i><\/p>\n

The last thing Asher MacGregor, newly titled Earl of Balfour, wants is a society wife, though he has agreed to squire Boston heiress Hannah Cooper about the London ballrooms. When he’s met that obligation, he’ll return to the Highlands, and resume the myriad responsibilities awaiting him there.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Lead instead to impossible love?<\/i><\/p>\n

At her step-father’s insistence, Hannah Cooper must endure a London season, though she has no intention of surrendering her inheritance to a fortune hunter. When she’s done her duty, she’ll return to Boston and the siblings who depend upon her for their safety… or will she? The taciturn Scottish earl suits her purposes admirably\u00e2\u20ac\u201duntil genuine liking and unexpected passion bring Asher and Hannah close. For if the Scottish earl and the American heiress fall in love, an ocean of differences threatens to keep them apart.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/b><\/p>\n

New York Times<\/i> and USA Today<\/i> bestselling author Grace Burrowes hit the bestseller lists with her debut, The Heir<\/i>, followed by The Soldier<\/i> and Lady Maggie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Secret Scandal<\/i>. She has a Publishers Weekly<\/i> Best Book of the Year, and Lady Sophie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Christmas Wish<\/i> was awarded Best Historical Romance for 2011 by the RT Reviewers Choice Awards. Burrowes is branching out into Victorian and contemporary romances with Sourcebooks, as well as short stories. Grace is a practicing family law attorney and lives in rural Maryland. For more information, please visit http:\/\/\/www.graceburrowes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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To purchase The MacGregor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lady: <\/i><\/p>\n

Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Barnes & Noble<\/a><\/p>\n

Books-a-Million<\/a><\/p>\n

iBookstore<\/a><\/p>\n

IndieBound<\/a><\/p>\n

Sourcebooks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am thrilled to host the lovely Grace Burrowes for an interview. I have been a huge fan ever since I picked up my first Lonely Lord. I am reading\u00c2\u00a0 THE MACGREGOR’S LADY now, and I love it! Grace, thank you so much for coming on my blog today. We are all addicted to your …<\/p>\n

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