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Castles & Kooks

March 31, 2019 ConnieBerry Leave a comment

Scotland boasts some of the world’s most romantic castles. Maybe you’ve had the privilege of visiting one: Edinburgh, Dunvegan, Urquhart,…

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Posted in: Auld Scotland, Castles, Scotland, Travel, Uncategorized

Scottish Time Travel?

March 26, 2019 ConnieBerry 8 Comments

Thanks to the mega-hit Outlander, it’s impossible to wander through the Scottish Highlands without thinking of standing stones and portals…

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Posted in: Auld Scotland, Scotland, Travel, Uncategorized

The Joys of Winter

December 16, 2018 ConnieBerry 3 Comments

As I write, I look out on a thick blanket of snow rolling down to a frozen white lake. Ice…

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Posted in: Book Titles, Climate, Mysteries, Setting, Travel Filed under: charles todd, ice hotels, old customs, Scandinavia, Snow, winter

A Scottish Christmas

November 27, 2018 ConnieBerry 14 Comments

MY DEBUT NOVEL, A Dream of Death, will be published by Crooked Lane Books in April of 2019. The setting,…

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per•se•ver•ance

November 22, 2018 ConnieBerry 6 Comments

  per·se·ver·ance noun \ˌpər-sə-ˈvir-ən(t)s\ First known use: 14th century :The quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something…

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Posted in: Advice from Writers, Craft of Writing, Mysteries, Revisions Filed under: mystery writing, perseverance, rejection letters

My New Best Friends

November 17, 2014 ConnieBerry 6 Comments

A recent post on the Jungle Red Writers’ Blog, “On Killing Rachel,” (http://www.jungleredwriters.com/2014/11/on-killing-rachel.html) reminded me of my three new best friends  No one has…

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Posted in: Blogging, Social Media Filed under: best friends, phone scams, telemarketing

Dream, Dream, Dream

July 30, 2014 ConnieBerry 4 Comments

The main character in my mystery, young widow Kate Hamilton, contemplates the significance of dreams: All you have to do…

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Posted in: Craft of Writing, Uncategorized

The Last Man Who Knew Everything

May 21, 2014 ConnieBerry Leave a comment

Has anyone ever known everything there was to know? Who was the last person to have read every book in…

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Posted in: Europe, Language, Mysteries Filed under: aristotle, coleridge, erasmus, knowledge, scholarship

Castles…Castles on Hills

April 15, 2014 ConnieBerry 3 Comments

The first time I laid eyes on the Old World I was twenty. It was a wintry day in January.…

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Posted in: Castles, Europe, Travel Filed under: Castles, europe, travel

Long Live the Trees!

February 24, 2014 ConnieBerry 5 Comments

How many times have you watched the TV mini-series Pride & Prejudice (1995) with Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennett and…

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Posted in: Auld Scotland, England, History's Mysteries, The Past Filed under: Ancient Trees, England, Fortingall Yew, Queen Elizabeth Oak

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Berry takes her protagonist down the path to discovery... a very satisfying ending... This one is a keeper.
―New York Journal of Books
Readers will appreciate Kate's growth as a character in this atmospheric story. Fans of Jane K. Cleland's books... will want to try this series.
―Library Journal
...a well-realized cast and a beautifully described setting.
―Booklist

Latest Reviews

I loved this book! The plot is deliciously twisty and unexpectedly romantic.
―Jane Cleland, award-winning author of the Josie Prescott Antiques mysteries

What a treat! A modern day Outlander…Charming, authentic, surprising―and completely irresistible.
―Hank Phillippi Ryan, national bestselling and Agatha award-winning author of Trust Me

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