tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post483361208038207960..comments2024-01-26T10:27:37.731-08:00Comments on The Celtic Rose: Return To Ballycashel...Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-90363016638913115872014-08-27T05:43:23.061-07:002014-08-27T05:43:23.061-07:00Thanks for your kind words, Pat, they mean so much...Thanks for your kind words, Pat, they mean so much to me! So pleased you stopped by to visit me at the Rose.Cynthia Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345425630343664622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-8247812760982223212014-08-27T04:08:27.850-07:002014-08-27T04:08:27.850-07:00Love the cover, love the excerpt. Congrats on this...Love the cover, love the excerpt. Congrats on this latest addition to your wonderful series, Cynthia.Pat McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969402820726235963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-57421159729059503052014-08-26T17:45:55.308-07:002014-08-26T17:45:55.308-07:00Mairi, I love the cover, particularly since a lot ...Mairi, I love the cover, particularly since a lot of the action in Everlasting takes place in a certain graveyard near Ballycashel. So pleased you enjoyed the excerpt, and I hope you'll pick up your copy of Everlasting soon! Thanks for stopping by!Cynthia Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345425630343664622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-39957227122906061422014-08-26T13:09:37.749-07:002014-08-26T13:09:37.749-07:00I think the juxtaposition of "Everlasting&quo...I think the juxtaposition of "Everlasting" with the graveyard on the cover is so very evocative. It draws one in, as does the excerpt. The healing power of love is a favorite theme of mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662077274942155406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-13630121741525684492014-08-26T10:59:05.614-07:002014-08-26T10:59:05.614-07:00Miriam, I love the cover too, so mysterious and my...Miriam, I love the cover too, so mysterious and mystical. I can't wait to go back to Ireland and see the Cliffs!Cynthia Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345425630343664622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-87261228870149451902014-08-26T10:55:04.014-07:002014-08-26T10:55:04.014-07:00Ooh, that was the cover I loved so much. Good luc...Ooh, that was the cover I loved so much. Good luck with the book. Yes, Barbara, I love the Cliffs of Moher and have been there many times. Can't wait to go back!Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-49101572861696977722014-08-26T08:59:34.877-07:002014-08-26T08:59:34.877-07:00Hi Barbara, so pleased you liked the excerpt. The ...Hi Barbara, so pleased you liked the excerpt. The name Ballycashel is an Anglicized version of baile and caisleán, "town of the castle." I wanted something memorable, so I looked up the words, then changed them to reflect the English presence of the day. Thanks so much for stopping by!Cynthia Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345425630343664622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-38533672660787738372014-08-26T08:55:37.591-07:002014-08-26T08:55:37.591-07:00Lovely excerpt. I really like the name Ballycashel...Lovely excerpt. I really like the name Ballycashel! And this website is breathtaking!! Makes me want to be there, right now :)Barbara Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540961829243251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796549149529669896.post-76710283369529856442014-08-26T02:50:42.768-07:002014-08-26T02:50:42.768-07:00Miriam, thanks so much for having me back at The R...Miriam, thanks so much for having me back at The Rose today. I'm so thrilled to share Everlasting with everyone!Cynthia Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345425630343664622noreply@blogger.com