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C. Lee McKenzie

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

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Treasure at Leap Castle and Hats Off Corner Welcomes Desiree Holt

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There’s Treasure Someplace. I just know it.

Where to Dig?

According to legend, in the 1600s the ownership of Leap Castle passed on to the Darby family. Actually an O’Carroll daughter fell in love with a Darby and married him. That’s a huge change in the family pattern, isn’t it? Love. Marriage. Not hate and murder.

Anyway, during the English Civil War, one of the Darby’s buried a considerable treasure somewhere on the grounds. Can you guess what happened to the two servants who helped him? Yep. Two more ghosts–probably grumpy ones–joined the cast of many others. 

The story is that no one has found the treasure yet. 

Next week: the story of the Elemental Spirit of Leap Castle. Brrrrr!

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Earlier this month I sent my first email with a free book offer to people who were kind enough to subscribe to my list. And I’m getting ready to do my Hot August Nights Drawing. So if you’d like to enter to win, add your email to MailChimp (top right under the spinning globe). If you do sign up, check your spam for the verification email, and if it’s there, drag it to your inbox before verifying. As Charlie would say, “Good grief!”  I’ll be sending out emails about the drawing in mid August! Hope you’ll jump on board.
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Now let’s switch gears. From mysterious murder and treasure/MailChimp details, let’s go to an author who spices up our reading lives. 
Hats Off Corner Welcomes Desiree Holt

AMAZON, KENSINGTON, KOBO, iTUNES, B&N
Known the world over as The Oldest Living Erotica Author, Desiree Holt proves every day that she is more than the sum of her years and more than the grandmother who plays with Barbie and Ken dolls: She is The Hardest Working Erotica Author, producing one novel or more each month and receiving rave reviews. 
She is twice a finalist for an EPIC E-Book Award, a nominee for a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, winner of the first 5 Heart Sweetheart of the Year Award at The Romance Studio as well as twice a CAPA Award for best BDSM book of the year, winner of the Holt Medallion, multiple winner of the Whipped Cream Book of the Week Award and is published by five different houses. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The London Daily Mail and numerous other national and international publications.
“Get out the ice water and fan…Desiree Holt delivers smoking hot alpha heroes and red hot romances.” Lea Franczak, USA Today Happy Ever After blog
Learn more about her and read her novels here:
www.desireeholt.com 
www.desiremeonly.com
www.facebook.com/desireeholtauthor
www.facebook.com/desireeholt
Twitter @desireeholt
Pinterest: desiree02holt
Google: www.desiree02holt

LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/desiree01holt 
Quote for the Week: “Pleasure is more in contemplation than in realization.” Malcolm Forbes

What do you think of these Leap Castle stories? Wonder what it’s like being the oldest living erotica author? And does this quote “flesh out” today’s post? If you haven’t signed up for my mailing list, hope you will. Next month’s drawing is coming up, and if you’re on my list, you’ll have a chance at winning. Happy Monday.

Comments

  2. Wow! An entire book in a month! That's an amazing feat. The author must have imagination that works on command and fingers that can fly through the keyboard! I haven't even succeeded in writing any sort of book…

  3. Hey celebrity author, Lee,

    Thought it was about time that I Leap over to your must-read blog site. I can only imagine how much thumb-twiddling you've been doing waiting in anticipation of the arrival of shy, humble me and one of my highly cherished comments.

    Great post! Thanks for sharing! Following!

    I shall, along with a ghost sniffing dog, uncover that treasure.

    Time to learn more about Desiree Holt. Nothing like a bit of Erotica.

    Your castle stories Leap out at me!

    Isn't "Civil War" an oxymoron?

    Yes, as per usual, I'm your starstruckest fan!

    Shy and humble, Gary……

  4. Buried treasure gives us hope (as does being the oldest writer of erotica would give hope in another realm of life)

  6. Hehe, yeah that is a change! Of course, since the story switches directly back to ghosts, I guess they couldn't stay away for long. 😉

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  9. Congrats to Desiree!

    Great treasure and ghost story. Marrying for love wasn't common until recent history. Our ancestors must think us odd. I recently joined a local ghost hunting group. I'll be posting about it in a couple of weeks.

  10. Buried treasure and a castle, oh that could lead to so many interesting tales even without the ghosts being involved. Wonder what the treasure was? As for Desiree, I'm just amazed that she writes so many books a year. WOW!

  11. The buried treasure sounds like fun and a mystery i would have wanted to solve as a kid. 🙂

    I agree- hats off to Desiree! What a hard worker and she is dedicated too! 🙂
    ~Jess

  13. Leap Castle has a fascinating history!
    And you cracked me up over the "oldest living writer of erotica" and "grandmother who plays with Barbie and Ken." With handcuffs, no doubt!

  14. Getting my shovel! When I was a kid I used to bury treasure and then would draw a map and dig it up. Pure entertainment that only a kid could love 🙂

  15. Hi Lee – buried treasure sounds an interesting hunting ground .. poor servants – they do a good deed and then get killed for it!

    Cheers and congratulations to Desiree … Hilary

  16. Castles. Legends. Ghosts. They offer no end to opportunities for a story of many genres. Add in high tech stuff, and you have the makings of a mighty fine story.

  20. It sounds like someone needs to ask some of the ghosts for help on locating that treasure. Congrats to Desiree! Oh my! I remember when she was featured on CBS Sunday Morning too. That's so cool.