MY TIME TO SAY HELLO: HAPPY 2014 EVERYONE!

MY TIME TO SAY HELLO: HAPPY 2014 EVERYONE!: And a great one to all my lovely readers! So here we are again, at the end of another year, looking back and wondering what we would have ...

HAPPY 2014 EVERYONE!

And a great one to all my lovely readers!

So here we are again, at the end of another year, looking back and wondering what we would have done differently ... and certain we will be doing the same things all over again in 2014.

But who knows? Life has a trick of occasionally surprising us when we find ourselves moving in a totally different direction to the one we started the new year on, so whatever it is you want in 2014, don't give up hope, don't lose your nerve, keep going.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta once said: "God never gives you a desire he does not mean to fulfil, whether it be tomorrow or next year, one day that desire will be fulfilled."

And in my own experience, it always happens when we least expect it.

So all good wishes for 2014.

Gretta

www.grettacurranbrowne.com

THE WAYWARD SON - JUST PUBLISHED

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF TREAD SOFTLY ON MY DREAMS and BY EASTERN WINDOWS

A “stand-alone” novel in its own right, THE WAYWARD SON is the 4th and final book in “The Macquarie Series.”

THE WAYWARD SON

THE WAYWARD SON

Set on the beautiful Island of Mull, on the estate of ‘Jarvisfield’ owned by Lachlan Macquarie Junior – a young man deeply unhappy with his lot in life.

In love with Beth Jarvis – the young girl of mixed blood whom he believed would not be accepted in Scotland’s high society, leading him to marry someone else, now much to his regret.

Beth – who has love for no other man but John Dewar, the young naval officer who loved her and left her.

John Dewar – tied to his duty in the slave prevention squadron in West Africa – finally returning to Scotland.

A beautifully told dramatic and moving story of a young couple in love, and a young couple in hate, and the people around them who observe it all.

Based on the true story of the three families of Macquarie, Jarvis and Dewar, The Wayward Son is filled with wry humour and stirring drama as it tells their story, leading to a tragedy that results in an unexpected and heartbreaking loss.

JUST PUBLISHED -- "JARVISFIELD" -- Book #3 of The Macquarie Series

JUST PUBLISHED -- "JARVISFIELD" -- Book #3 of The Macquarie Series

A complete Stand-Alone Novel and Book #3 of The Macquarie Series

A mixture of the Arabic blood of her father, and the English blood of her mother, Elizabeth (Beth) Jarvis grows up on the estate of Jarvisfield in Scotland. A dark-haired, dark-eyed girl of uncommon beauty who enslaves the hearts of two young men, while loving only one.

Lachlan Macquarie Junior, rich and golden, and the heir to his famous father’s estate, is the joy of his mother’s heart, until she finally realises that the only man her son is capable of respecting, and the only one who can control him, is Beth’s father, George Jarvis.

Based on the true-life stories of the Macquarie, Jarvis and Dewar families, and set in the natural beauty of the Island of Mull.

Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/JARVISFIELD-Book-Macquarie-Series-ebook/dp/B00FKA012M


Amazon.co.uk

http://www.amazon.co.uk/JARVISFIELD-Book-Macquarie-Series-ebook/dp/B00FKA012M

FIRE ON THE HILL

Until 8th July - Free

A COMPLETE STAND-ALONE NOVEL 
(and Book 2 of The Liberty Trilogy)

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR of "TREAD SOFTLY ON MY DREAMS"

`Here is a real blockbuster, magnificent, passionate, poignant.’ Books Ireland.
`A powerful historical novel.’ Guernsey Evening Press

`Fire On The Hill' to blaze a trail! Highly recommended.’ Irish World

`Powerful! A love story which endures more than half a century and spans two continents.’ Brecon and Radnor Express

`Browne has a talent for drawing us into her characters and situations.’ Irish News

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In her historical `faction’ novels, Gretta Curran Browne tells the story of actual people and actual events and, apart from using a few minor fictional characters, she does not change history or distort the true stories of the worthy people she has “reclaimed” from history to bring to a present-day audience

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TREAD SOFTLY ON MY DREAMS

 

An Epic Novel From Ireland’s Past (Robert Emmet’s Story)

 

“We were taught nothing about Ireland or its history in school, and when I did later learn of the part we played in that struggle, I felt shame. The world should know about young men like Tone and Robert Emmet.”

 Oscar-winning actor COLIN FIRTH  (Sunday Times Magazine 2012)

 

FROM JUNE 9^th to 17^th - US $1.99 – GBP £1.49

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From BY EASTERN WINDOWS to THE FAR HORIZON

 Hi everyone,

It's taken me a long time to update my website but it's been a busy year with two new books being published, BY EASTERN WINDOWS and THE FAR HORIZON and the third in the trilogy (Macquarie Series) about to be started in January after the Christmas break.

My sales on Amazon have been excellent since the first Ebook in my backlist went up for sale and I want to say thankyou to all my readers, especially those who have taken the time to send me their compliments and write such good reviews about my Irish series, THE LIBERT TRILOGY.

TREAD SOFTLY ON MY DREAMS  seems to have have had a major impact on a number of readers, including two separate screenwriters who have expressed interest in turning it into a film, but we will see. I'm not just accepting any offer. It's a very special story and needs a screenwriter with passion and visual vision  - not just the story and dialogue lifted straight off my written pages. But I'm delighted at the response to my novel about Robert Emmet's life story, which makes me think of a statement recorded by another unique man about Robert's story, ten years after the events:

'It's such a pity it all happened so near my own time, because it would make a wonderful historical novel.' (Lord Byron)

Of course, Byron knew all the details because he was a close friend of the Irish poet Thomas Moore, one of Emmet's best friends at Trinity College.
                             
I'm also over the moon about those readers in Australia who have contacted me about the first two books in the Macquarie Series. I always knew the Australian readers would be my true test of whether I had done a good job in writing - based on detailed research - my interpretation in novel form of Lachlan Macquarie's life story - a man I knew nothing about, and only discovered him when I was researching Michael Dwyer's story for the ending of FIRE ON THE HILL - strange how - the stories and people in them being true - one book just naturally seems to lead to another.

Anyhow my darlings, thank you all again, and here's wishing you all a great Christmas break and a happy and wonderful, dream-fulfilling new year of 2013.

Gretta

www.grettacurranbrowne.com