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Sue-Ellen Welfonder | Conversations in Character with Graeme MacGrath
Author Guest / July 11, 2024

Book Title: HAUNTED WARRIOR – Ravenscraig Legacy #6 Character Name: Graeme MacGrath   How would you describe your family or your childhood? Aye, well, that would be a tale for a long, dark winter night, if you’d know the truth. There are also things better left unsaid. Someone you know as the author, wouldn’t appreciate me revealing certain aspects of my past. I can tell you that my family held sway at my ancestral home, Castle Wrath, for nearly as long as time exists. Wrath stood on a high cliff along a wild stretch of Scotland’s North Sea coast and remnants of its walls remain to this day. But I am the last of my line. It’ll have to suffice to know that I am descended from a long line of proud lairds and chieftains, powerful, courageous men who loved the sea with the whole of their hearts and loved their women and children even more. Sadly, we often fought on the wrong side of battles and made our share of enemies. Now, I’d best say no more—beyond adding that, to a MacGrath, little matters more than heritage, tradition, and the sea-washed shores of our home.   What was your…

Sue-Ellen Welfonder | A Ghostly Knight and a Modern American Woman Clash at a Rundown Scottish Castle
Author Guest / October 26, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? TALL, DARK, AND KILTED 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A ghostly knight hoping to undo a curse and a modern American woman clash at a rundown Scottish castle, but when desire flares—surrendering could be more catastrophic than any ancient malediction. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? All my Scottish romances were inspired by the settings. I’ve spent a lot of time in Scotland and the stories just pop into my mind there. I especially love the remote areas, the wilder, the better. Tall, Dark, and Kilted is set in the rugged far north—a place of incredible beauty and vast emptiness, both of which were great for the plot. This area also suited the story’s Viking thread—as did the nod to Scotland’s Northern Isles. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. Hardwick and Cilla. Their paths have been fraught and yet both stand tall, do what’s right, have compassion for others, and forge on, overcoming great obstacles to reach their HEA. Hardwick also has a quick wit—who doesn’t love a man who can make us smile and laugh? 5–What are…

Sue-Ellen Welfonder | Author-Reader Match: KNIGHT IN HER BED
Author Guest / January 25, 2023

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Sue-Ellen Welfonder! Writes: Hello, Everyone! (said with a smile and a wave) Whenever I’m asked what I write, I’m tempted to say escapist fiction. Real life can be hard and so my aim is to give readers a story that sweeps them into another time and place, an escape from their cares. The more standard answer is that I’m mostly known for writing Scottish medieval romance such as KNIGHT IN HER BED, a tale of sizzling passion, danger, and forbidden love between a captured laird and a lady who must choose between clan loyalty and her heart. About: Let’s see… with pen in hand, I’m a USA Today bestselling author of twenty-plus years, writing in multi-genres from historical romance to contemporary and paranormal romance. Some readers may know me as Allie Mackay, a pen name used for Scottish time-travel and ghost romances. Setting the pen aside, I’m a former airline stewardess, now happy homebody. I believe that you can never have enough books, and…