Writers' News - Highland adventure

	Highland adventure Highland Rebel, a historical romantic adventure novel, by Scottish author Loren Teague, now resident in New Zealand, has been contracted for publication by Whiskey Creek Press, an American publisher based in Wyoming, US. Loren, who originates from the Highlands of Scotland, emigrated to New Zealand seventeen years ago and works in the book publishing industry as a manuscript assessor, specialising in popular fiction. Highland Rebel is Loren’s second published novel, and is scheduled for release in April 2006. Her New Zealand literary agent, Glenys Bean, handled the contract deal.
	Previously books editor for magazines Eco Living NZ and NZ Security and editor of the New Zealand Writers’ Website (www.nz writers.co.nz), Loren has won several awards both in New Zealand and in the UK, including the Romantic Novelists’ New Writers’ Award for her first novel Jagged Greenstone. Highland Rebel, described by Loren, as a cross between The Last of the Mohicans and Braveheart is a love story about Ewan Cameron, a Highland Chieftain, and the woman he loves, Lizzie Lindsay, both caught up in the infamous Jacobite uprising in 1745. They are forced to flee Scotland and journey to the Mohawk Valley on the American frontier. ‘The old wildness never leaves the true Scot,’ says Loren. ‘With this in mind, I've tried to create a story of how it might have been, had these characters actually lived. It was a turbulent time in Scottish history. One of the most fascinating. ‘For writers in New Zealand, Writers’ News is great since it really does keep us in touch with what is happening around the world.’ More details, website: www.loren teague.co.nz

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