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Margo Maguire

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About Me

I write historical romance for Avon Books, an imprint of Harper Collins. My 13th book - A Warrior's Taking - is available in bookstores everywhere. The follow-up book, Temptation of the Warrior will be released by Avon at the end of March, 2008. Check out the excerpt I posted on my website! Click on the "coming soon" link.
Visit my website margomaguire.com for excerpts, updates on new releases and more! Or here at Margo at HarperCollins . And here is where I blog with several other Romance authors jauntyquills.com . Come and visit us!
My current books ...
~ TEMPTATION OF THE WARRIOR ~
Coming soon from Avon Books, it is the story of Merrick MacLachlainn, chieftain of the magical Druzai people. He must travel to the north of England to locate one of the stones of power, and save his people from destruction by an evil sorcerer. He crosses paths with Jenny Keating, a woman he cannot resist, who has a mission of her own.
~ A WARRIOR'S TAKING ~
Available now from Avon Books
This is a story of a magical being - a Celtic warrior sorcerer - who must find an artifact of power in England, the land of plain, non-magical humans. He intends to find it and leave ... but he meets Sarah Granger, and all his plans go awry.

My Interests

Walking my dogs; Reading fiction and history; Keeping up with politics; Visiting with friends; Traveling

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Classical: Haydn, Mozart, Vivaldi, Scarlatti... Pop/Rock: Lots!... Country: Some

Movies:

Fun Sci-Fi: (Men in Black, Independence Day, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Thirteenth Floor). Lord of the Rings Trilogy Jurassic Park Pride & Prejudice... Die Hard Enchanted Charlie Wilson's War You've Got Mail Sleepless in Seattle While You Were Sleeping Why We Fight

Television:

Not much, although I'm a bit of a CNN geek. I'm into politics, so I like to watch the debates and all that.

Books:

Everything by Charles Dickens. Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility. Special Topics in Calamity Physics. So many books by the Avon Authors. Medieval Romance.

Heroes:

My mom and my mother-in-law, both now deceased, but wonderful, heroic women!

My Blog

Contest Winner!

Well, it’s April 5th, and as promised, I’ve done a random drawing for a winner ... Lee Ann Schemel  and Rachel Moniz are the winners of a copy of my latest release from...
Posted by Margo Maguire on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:23:00 PST

Contest - win a book!

Visit my website http://www.margomaguire.com/ for a chance to win a copy of my April release from Avon Books, Temptation of the Warrior - Go to the "News" page for instructions ... GGood lu...
Posted by Margo Maguire on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:31:00 PST

The High Concept

Did you ever stop to think about the way ideas are pitched to movie producers or book publishers? There is something called the "high concept" that is widely used and accepted. Basically, it's the cul...
Posted by Margo Maguire on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:50:00 PST