Friday, October 14, 2011

Friday! Get in the Culloden Spirit!

Where on earth has this week gone? Mine has passed in a blur of art galleries, dinners out, hair dye (yes. It's now R-E-D! My scalp will thank me later, and it was time for a change), theatre and editing. I'm exhausted!

Thank you for bearing with me; I've been trying to get around to visit as many people as possible in the meantime. And next week, I have a wonderful writer pal from Spain visiting, then it's off to Hunton Park for the Festival of Romance. I've purchased a new dress for the Ball and awards (The Hating Game is short-listed - wish me luck!).

So, with all of this going on, I hope you'll forgive me for being brief today and head over here, where I'm in the Gulf News! Gosh, I get around.

Today is Matt from the QQQ's Pay it Forward Blogfest. All you need to do is choose three blogs, and encourage others to pop off and follow. Mine are India Drummond ('coz she's given me loads of support and her posts always make me laugh) and Help! I Need a Publisher, for invaluable advice.

Number three is for writer Anita Davidson. I've known Anita from when I first started blogging under a different name, and she's beyond lovely. Her latest is called Culloden Spirit.

Carrie Gordon's season in her native York was an unqualified success, until the young man who paid her so much attention married someone else. When her family takes a summer trip to her father’s ancestral home in the Scottish Highlands, her handsome Scottish cousin, Duncan McRae, takes an immediate dislike to Carrie, mainly due to her father’s plans to refurbish Cair Innes castle which is in need of extensive repair beyond the means of its present owner and resident, Iain McRae.

Carrie feels the vacation will be a disaster until she discovers a strange young man while exploring the derelict castle, However, she soon learns Ruairi McRae is not what he seems, and the battle he intends to fight was lost by his clan a hundred and fifty years before.

Will Carrie be able to accept that she cannot be part of Ruairi’s world? And when the Roma arrive to camp on Bucks Meadow as they do every summer, who is the beautiful gypsy girl Duncan won't talk about?

Sounds fab, doesn't it? Happy Friday everyone, and have a great weekend!
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60 comments:

  1. jabblog14 October 2011 at 12:11

    It does sound like a page-turner!
    Good luck at the Ball and I can't wait to see you with red hair;-)

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  2. Joyce14 October 2011 at 12:11

    Best of luck with the award...hope you come home the winner! I am thinking red is going to be a good look for you. We need a picture : )

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  3. Suze14 October 2011 at 12:26

    Ah! We *have* to see a pic of you as a ginger!! :)

    Have a super weekend, my dear.

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  4. Anne Gallagher14 October 2011 at 12:31

    Have fun at the ball. Best of luck on top pick. And that book does sound fantastic.

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  5. Tonya Kappes14 October 2011 at 12:46

    Her books sounds great!
    I LOVE your new blue dress and your hair will look fab with it! Have a great time with your author friend that's visiting from Spain! Cheers!

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  6. Mary@GigglesandGuns14 October 2011 at 12:54

    Nothing more commanding than a red-head at the ball ;-)

    Best of luck.

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  7. Alex J. Cavanaugh14 October 2011 at 12:55

    Talli, you'll be the most beautiful woman at the ball I'm sure!

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  8. Matthew MacNish14 October 2011 at 13:00

    Thanks so much for signing up for the blogfest Talli! This sounds like quite the book.

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  9. Old Kitty14 October 2011 at 13:18

    Talli you gorgeous creature!! Red?!?!?! Red?!!? WOW!! Pic please, thank you!!

    And this book sounds so sweepingly romantically fabulous! Yay! Take care
    x

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  10. Joanne14 October 2011 at 13:23

    Lots of good things going on over here ... Best wishes on The Hating Game winning the Award :)

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  11. Peggy Eddleman14 October 2011 at 13:27

    Sounds like a REALLY fabulous book!

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  12. Writer Pat Newcombe14 October 2011 at 14:15

    Good luck for the weekend and have a ball!!

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  13. Cathy14 October 2011 at 14:34

    Have fun at the ball and hopefully you will be successful with the award. Have a great weekend!

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  14. Peaches Ledwidge14 October 2011 at 14:35

    Wishing you a lot of luck and have much fun too.

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  15. Bossy Betty14 October 2011 at 14:53

    Art galleries, dinners out and a new hair color? Yay! Have a wonderful time at the ball

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  16. Sangu Mandanna14 October 2011 at 15:15

    That sounds great! And I LOVE Help! I Need a Publisher, so glad you mentioned it here!

    Happy Friday!

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  17. Tracy Jo14 October 2011 at 15:23

    Sending you luck Talli!! That dress is hot and can't wait to see your hair!!! Love red. Have a fantastic weekend!

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  18. LTM14 October 2011 at 15:48

    I think I follow India... but if I don't I should be! And omg!!! I'm going red, too! I cannot wait. The girls are home for fall vacay right now, but once they're gone, I'm RED! :D <3 Have a delightful weekend~

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  19. Nicole Zoltack14 October 2011 at 15:55

    Red? Must post pics. :)

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  20. Susan Oloier14 October 2011 at 16:02

    Sounds like a great book. I love the cover, too. Have fun at the ball. Post pictures (hint, hint) when it's over.

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  21. Unknown14 October 2011 at 16:58

    Oh wow, Culloden Spirit sounds awesome! :D

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  22. Janice14 October 2011 at 17:32

    Oh wow - in that dress you'll look fab and the colour will be amazing with red hair lol! Can't wait to see the pics - and good luck wih the award - I'll be rooting and tooting for you!

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  23. Olga14 October 2011 at 17:36

    I hope you'll have a moment, and you'll take a picture of you with your new style. It's great that you spend your time so productively. However, whenever there are so many exciting events, it's necessary to take the time and digest them later.

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  24. Heather14 October 2011 at 17:44

    It does sound fantastic, and wow girl, you are crazy busy! I want to see pictures of that new hair color!!!

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  25. Margo Benson14 October 2011 at 17:47

    Would love to see you RED! Have a great time at the ball and best of luck for THG. Culloden Spirit looks amazing!

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  26. Crystal Collier14 October 2011 at 18:41

    Super awesome! Hey, you should post a pic of you in your new hair and ball gown. =) I'm cheering for you with toes crossed.

    Culloden Spirit sounds great!

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  27. Christa Desir14 October 2011 at 19:20

    Nice. Great choices and Culloden sounds amazing.

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  28. Deborah Carr (Debs)14 October 2011 at 20:32

    Good luck at the festival.

    Looking forward to seeing pics of your new hairdo.

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  29. Lindsay14 October 2011 at 21:00

    Sounds like a fab book. And we have to see the new hair colour!

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  30. M Pax14 October 2011 at 22:25

    All success to Anita! Sound like a great story.

    Happy weekend, Talli!

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  31. RHYTHM AND RHYME14 October 2011 at 22:54

    Longing to see your new hair colour,

    Enjoy your week-end.

    Yvonne.

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  32. Cat Lavoie14 October 2011 at 23:11

    Have fun at the ball and GOOD LUCK!! That dress is gorgeous!
    Yay! Another book to add to the GoodReads list.
    Have a great weekend! :)

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  33. Sarah Allen14 October 2011 at 23:55

    Ooh! Looks superb. I've been considering redifying my hair as well...we'll see...

    Sarah Allen
    (my creative writing blog)

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  34. Melodie Wright15 October 2011 at 00:14

    Hello - you had an AWESOME turnout for WWW's debut - and that's where I know your name! Belated congrats and I can't wait to read it. Have a great weekend yourself!

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  35. Anonymous15 October 2011 at 01:19

    The book sounds fab! Will go try and visit all your links :)

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  36. TirzahLaughs15 October 2011 at 03:16

    Life seems to be in fast forward and yet its still too slow.

    Don't you think?


    But at least your life is exciting at the moment, better than bored.

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  37. LynNerdKelley15 October 2011 at 04:30

    Happy blogfest, Talli. Thanks for the blog recommendations. I'll check them out. Have fun with your company coming and all the other million things you've got going on!

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  38. Rosemary Gemmell15 October 2011 at 08:52

    Red hair - wow! Have a great time at the festival - I really wanted to go but couldn't this year. Good luck with The Hating Game.

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  39. Sarah Tokeley15 October 2011 at 10:16

    Where's the picture?!

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  40. Rosalind Adam15 October 2011 at 12:52

    I'm with all the others. You can't just say "I dyed my hair red" and then carry on talking about other things. We want photos and fast!

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  41. Jemi Fraser15 October 2011 at 13:10

    Red sounds like a fabulous colour for you!

    culloden Spirit sounds terrific - thanks for the tip :)

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  42. Shelley Sly15 October 2011 at 13:31

    Red hair! I agree, we must see a picture!

    Funny enough, "Help! I Need a Publisher!" was the first blog I ever found, and I started my own blog because of it.

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  43. Pauline Barclay15 October 2011 at 14:25

    Good luck with the Hating Game and bring home the prize! Hugs x

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  44. JJ15 October 2011 at 15:41

    I’m now following you from the Pay It Forward Blogfest.

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  45. Unknown15 October 2011 at 16:34

    Great blogfest. Heading over to check out your links! Curious to see you new hair =)

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  46. Jeremy Bates16 October 2011 at 06:01

    wow... art galleries, dinners, and theaters........ uve had a more productive week than me! lol

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  47. Bish Denham16 October 2011 at 15:04

    So when do we get to see the red hair?

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  48. Michelle Fayard16 October 2011 at 16:43

    I hope Blogger soon addresses all the broken photo links on our pages, because I want to see how you look as a redhead. I always wanted auburn hair like my grandmother's ...

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  49. L. Diane Wolfe16 October 2011 at 17:55

    YOu dyed your hair red? I approve!!!

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  50. Golden Eagle16 October 2011 at 20:22

    Good luck! I hope you have a great time at the ball. :)

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  51. Ciara16 October 2011 at 20:36

    This sounds like a great read. Good luck with the award. I look forward to hearing your good news.

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  52. Laura16 October 2011 at 21:48

    Have a fantastic time at the festival - we want photos of the ball! Love your hair... off to visit your suggestions
    All my love and good luck - you deserve to win that award!
    Laura x

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  53. Nas16 October 2011 at 23:51

    All the best for the award!

    This book sounds good!

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  54. Michael Di Gesu17 October 2011 at 04:12

    I hope you won your award. Like you, time is flying by in a whirlwind.

    You're now a redhead? Sounds luscious. What shade? Like a golden auburn? That would look awesome on you. OR did you go like a rich red, or chestnut?

    You're so attractive, any would look great. I have to admit I really did love your platinum.

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  55. Phillipa17 October 2011 at 09:40

    Oh wow - Ilove the dress!

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  56. Romance Reader 17 October 2011 at 10:55

    Hi Talli,

    I'm a new follower here!

    Best of luck on top pick. And that book sound fantastic.

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  57. Theresa Milstein17 October 2011 at 11:43

    You just got new pictures and now your hair is red. Pictures, please!

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  58. Rebecca Emin19 October 2011 at 07:10

    Talli you are always so busy!! I love the new dress, I can imagine you wearing that.

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  59. Hilary Melton-Butcher19 October 2011 at 17:56

    Hi Talli - RED?! Where's the pic?! No more Marilyn .. oh dear where are we now.

    Hope the weekend went off fabulously and you won? recommended? had a good time .. or they lost you amongst the red furnishings .. oh no - you're wearing turquoise ...

    Have fun with it all .. I don't think we can moved like greased lightning .. most of us stay static! Cheers Hilary

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  60. Amanda Y21 October 2011 at 15:29

    Photos of the new hair please!
    Sounds like a busy, but fun week. Enjoy your weekend.

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