My guest this week is the witty and
charming Shehanne Moore, historical romance author of THE UNRAVELING OF LADY
FURY and HIS JUDAS BRIDE.
A
Scots visitor complained about the "dignity, morals and respect" of
women in Stalybridge - after her husband was repeatedly groped because he was
wearing a kilt.
"I've
never seen this kind of thing before," she said from their home in
Scotland.
"I've
been to goodness knows how many functions where men have been wearing kilts and
I've never known behaviour like it."
Ellis being a suspense author
and me being historical rom I was struggling to think what on earth I could
write about after she kindly invited me here, all the way across the pond. I
was going to do something about men of myths seeing as my latest hero is a bit
like that. Then I thought am I nutz? Don’t answer that. Look at the book jacket
and the amount of other Highland rom book jackets that kick about half-clad
guys flaunting their biceps. That’s myth isn’t it? You seriously went about
like that in our Scottish weather and you’d be dead within a week. Sort of
anyway.
Blame it on Rob Roy MacGregor, here immortalized onscreen by Liam Neeson,
sporting a tunic mind you. But probably Jamie
Fraser has a lot to answer for too. But
men in kilts are deemed sexy. Yes, I have had at least one author friend say
she would love to come to Scotland and see all the men dressed up like that. I
didn’t want to say to her, in your dreams,
doll.
Still, the perfect excuse,
being on a suspense author’s blog, to get out—no, not the magnifying glass—the
interview board and ask why, because let’s get it straight here, all the years
I was growing up in Scotland men in kilts were kind of infra dig. Sexy? Excuse me.
Now just go put sexy kilts into Google and see what comes up.
So, I did a little asking
around. You have to understand, I had to mainly ask online, out with my usual
habitat or face being laughed at otherwise.
A woeful 80 percent thought it was because of what was underneath. Yes.
Shocking, eh? 4 percent liked the ‘wiggle
waggle’ whatever that is… 7 percent liked
the whole Scottish business: Tartan. Castles, Nessie. The lot. 9 percent liked the bare knees.
Of course that was in my
survey. You might have a different answer but there is no denying that men in
kilts have taken off. Do you find them
sexy and if so...why?
Blurb
for His Judas Bride.
To love…
To love,
honor, and betray…
To get back
her son, she will stop at nothing…
For five years Kara
McGurkie has preferred to forget she’s a woman. So it’s no problem for her to
swear to love and honor, to help destroy a clan, when it means getting back the
son she lost. But when dire circumstances force her to seduce her fiancé’s
brother on the eve of the wedding, will the dark secrets she holds and her
greatest desire be enough to save her from his powerful allure?
To save his
people, neither will he…
Callm McDunnagh, the
Black Wolf of Lochalpin, ruthlessly guards heart and glen from dangerous
intruders. But from the moment he first sees Kara he knows he must possess her,
even though surrendering to his passion may prove the most dangerous risk of
all.
She has
nothing left to fear except love itself…
Now only Kara can
decide what passion can save or destroy, and who will finally learn the truth
of the words… Till death do us part.
Buy His Judas
Bride here
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Bio Shehanne
Moore writes gritty, witty, historical romance, set wherever takes her
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10 comments:
Ellis, thanks so much for asking me to your lovely blog. I loved being here.
Glad to have you, Shehanne. Your post is fun--now I'll be thinking of kilts all day. Liam Neeson looked pretty good in his. We need a way for you to add a sound clip--Scottish accents have such a charming twist. :-)
lol. Liam does look nice, must admit. You know, all this recent stuff re men in kilts, well, you do see some nice ones xxx
Liam does a kilt justice for sure. I had a lot of fun reading your post and wish more men wore kilts! I promise I won't grope, just gawk:)
lol, that's what they all say.... Thanks Laura for coming by and reading.
Laura, Liam does indeed do it justice. :-) And though Mel Gibson is a disappointment, he looked good in that kilt in Braveheart. Kilts do a lot for a man.
Hey Ellis. Mel didn't do too bad either. Muscular calves are a must in order to do a kilt proud.
You're right, Laura. Skinny doesn't do it. Those legs should suggest charging up hills and leaping over burns, possibly waving a claymore.
Shehanne, do any men wear kilts where you live, or do they save them for special occasions or ceremonies?
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