"Celtic Remnants" released
Posted Thu, 06/20/19 *Revised 06/23/19*
Celtic Remnants was released by Club Lighthouse Publishing on June 22, 2019. Initial release will be in e-book format, with the paperback edition to follow in a few weeks.
The book has long been in the making. While available before 2019 in electronic format, it is has been a project many years in process. It remains my favorite creation to date. A beloved and yet sometimes painful endeavor, if you will.
Before she can move on, Ava falls in love with handsome nobleman David Lancaster, eldest son of a belted Earl. Their relationship ends dramatically when his family refuses to accept her. Afterward, Ava sets her life on a course of violent revenge in the name of political justice with her childhood friend, Tim O'Casey.Celtic Remnants by Deborah O'Toole is a novel of enduring love and betrayal set in the political turbulence of Ireland, glamour of London and the wilds of Scotland.
A young girl is shaped by horrific events which change her life forever. After Ava's brother and parents are killed by British soldiers, she vows to avenge their deaths as she picks up the pieces of her shattered world.
Unable to forget Ava, David hires a private investigator to look for her years later. When he finds her, Ava is hardened by more than a decade on the run and wants nothing to do with him. However, after being injured during an ambush in the English countryside, Ava and Tim go to David for help. He spirits them off to a remote Scottish hunting lodge to heal.
Momentarily safe amidst the rugged beauty, Ava begins to wonder if she can give up her deeply-felt political beliefs to build a normal life with David. Or will happiness forever elude them?
Can Ava relinquish her political convictions, even for love?
As much as I love all eight books in the Collective Obsessions Saga (by yours truly writing as Deidre Dalton), I have to admit Celtic Remnants tops my list over all the others. The novel was previously released by Tyborne Hill and made available from 2013-2018. The book was reviewed several times and was also the subject of an online interview undertaken by me with Writers Alive/Blog Talk Radio.
Special thanks goes to my cousin, Sheila O'Toole Domon, for being the perfect cover model for Celtic Remnants. And to my publisher and editor Terrie for her unique approach to the revised cover for Celtic Remnants. Her talent is boundless, and I'm lucky she puts so much of her artistic skill into each and every book.
Along with the paperback release of Celtic Remnants comes a newly-revised dedication, the words of which mean a great deal to me:
Celtic Remnants is dedicated to my darling mother Joyce O'Toole, who proofread everything I ever wrote and always offered creative encouragement; to my very dear friend Brendan Gallagher for his insight and humor; and to my uncle Mike O'Toole, who provided inspiration for the book in the first place.
Celtic Remnants is a true labor of love.
*Postscript (07/21/19):
Final front and back covers for the paperback edition of Celtic Remnants (click on image to view larger size in a new window).
*Postscript (07/25/19): Received my copy of Celtic Remnants in paperback today. I'm beyond excited. :) Click on images below to view larger sizes in a new window.
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