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Sex, Violence, and Profanity in The Topaz Brooch
The language in The Topaz Brooch is shocking. But if you count up all the f-bombs, damns, and hells you have about 250 words spread out in a 282,000-word/758 page manuscript. Overall it's a small number, but each word carries a punch, expresses emotion, and they are meant to be raw and intense. The sex scenes match the intensity. To…
The Topaz Brooch - Review
WOW! This is without a doubt the most ambitious of the Celtic Brooch series books yet. It is 758 pages long and jam-packed with history, romance, and tension. It is always impressive how much historical research Katherine Lowry Logan must accomplish in order to incorporate and weave real historical figures and historical events into the storylines of her books. In…
The Topaz Brooch Chapter 1 (Lexington, KY - Rick)
The morning after arriving at MacKlenna Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, Rick O’Grady, president of Montgomery Winery in Napa, had intended to get in a three-mile shake-out run, but David McBain sent a text and asked Rick to meet him at the security center. Instead of a run, a brisk walk would have to do. Rick reached the security center sweaty…
The Story of the Brooches
THE STORY OF THE BROOCHES (1) Family legend has it as one of three brooches, the other two being an emerald and sapphire. They were given to the MacKlenna brothers for rescuing a laird's kidnapped wife. (3) "According to the story, over four hundred years ago, a laird’s wife was kidnapped. Three brothers went to rescue her. When they returned…
Pronunciation of the Gaelic Phrase
For readers who have wondered how to pronounce the Gaelic phrase inside the stones, here it is!