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Kelley Heckart

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http://www.goodreads.com/kheckart

gender

female

website

http://www.kelleyheckart.com

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celticchick

genre

Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, History

influences

Marion Zimmer Bradley, Morgan Llewelyn, Ann Rice, Stephen King, Lynn K...more

member since

April 2008

About this author

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Kelley lives in Arizona with her husband and their two dogs. Though she resides on the earthly realm, she always has one foot firmly planted in the otherworldly realm of mystical creatures, fierce warriors and magic. She has six historical fantasy romances available from Awe-Struck (www.awe-struck.net), including a trilogy set in early medieval Scotland. Kelley can be found online at www.kelleyheckart.com.

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Finding the right Vampire

I love vampires and wanted to have one in one of my books, but the only vampires I seem to see in fiction are the Dracula/European type vampires. I think Ann Rice traced her vampires back to ancient Egypt, which I thought was an intriguing idea. So I wanted to do something different and create a fictional vampire different from other vampire stories. Vampire lore has been around for centuries a... read more »

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Published on July 15, 2009 18:46 • 78 views • Tags: ann, dracula, goddess, greek, heckart, kelley, lamia, medieval, rice, scotland, vampire, vampires, white

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Books by Kelley Heckart

Average rating: 4.30 · 27 ratings · 11 reviews · 10 distinct works

	In the Gloaming: An Anthology of Faerie Stories by Kelley Heckart (Goodreads Author), Cora Zane, Nita Wick (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Cat's Curse (Dark Goddess Trilogy, Book 1) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Ravenwolf 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:
	Of Water and Dragons 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Winter's Requiem (Dark Goddess, #3) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Beltaine's Song 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	White Rose of Avalon 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	My rating:
	RavenWolf 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Winter Kisses Anthology by Kelley Heckart (Goodreads Author), Dena Celeste (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Winter Kisses Anthology by Angela Nichelle (Goodreads Author), G.R. Bretz, Barbara Sheridan (Goodreads Author) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:

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Beltaine's Song, Book 2, Dark Goddess Trilogy (Romance)

1 chapters — updated Aug 26, 2011 11:10am

Description: Title: Beltaine’s Song, Book Two: Dark Goddess Trilogy Genre: Celtic historical romance/Paranormal/Fantasy Release date: 4/22/11 Publisher: Mundania Press Buy link: http://www.mundania.com/author.php?author=Kelley+Heckart Author website: http://www.kelleyheckart.com/ ISBN: 978-1-59426-459-7 Price: $12.95 Buy Link Ebook formats: http://www.king-cart.com/Awe-Struck/category=Kelley+Heckart/exact_match=exact My books on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1305325907/ref=sr_gnr_aps?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=kelley%20heckart For each of them, spring's song has a different meaning. Aedan and Domelch must battle earthly foes—enemy kings and traitorous allies. For the first time, the arrival of spring heralds the sound of a harsh battle horn as their foes close in. Through all this turmoil, can their love survive? For their son, Gartnait, spring brings with it the promise of new love and the thrilling sound of the battle horn, putting those he cares about in danger. For each of them, spring's song has a different meaning. Aedan and Domelch must battle earthly foes—enemy kings and traitorous allies. For the first time, the arrival of spring heralds the sound of a harsh battle horn as their foes close in. Through all this turmoil, can their love survive? For their son, Gartnait, spring brings with it the promise of new love and the thrilling sound of the battle horn, putting those he cares about in danger.

Winter's Requiem, Book 3, Dark Goddess Trilogy (Romance)

1 chapters — updated Aug 26, 2011 11:04am

Description: Title: Winter’s Requiem, Book Three: Dark Goddess Trilogy Genre: Celtic historical romance/Paranormal/Fantasy Release date: 4/22/11 Publisher: Awe-Struck Publishing Buy link: http://www.king-cart.com/Awe-Struck/category=Kelley+Heckart/exact_match=exact Buy link at amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1305325907/ref=sr_gnr_aps?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=kelley%20heckart Author website: http://www.kelleyheckart.com/ Price: $4.25 (special new release discount) Blurb: Three different women, one ancient curse… To find the traitor that still threatens Dal Riata and Aedan, Domelch journeys down a perilous path that leads her away from Aedan and back to Cailleach--into certain danger. Brigit is drawn back to Gartnait, but her unrequited love for the sullen king forces her to make a dangerous decision, a decision that could harm them all. When Cailleach awakens in a different body in enemy lands, she finds herself powerless and is captured by an enemy prince. In his arms, lost memories return and the truth of her tragic past leads her down a path of rediscovery and dangerous choices. With war ravaging the land and the re-appearance of an ancient De'Danaan foe, Domelch is forced to ally herself with Brigit and then with Cailleach, a decision that shatters her life with Aedan. To keep the land from turning into ice and snow, all three women must make difficult choices and sacrifices to break an ancient curse. Surrounded by a web of deceit, they are forced to trust one another and discover they share a past fraught with lies and tragedy, threatening to destroy all they care about. Can these three women break an ancient curse and put the shattered pieces of their lives back together?

Cat's Curse, Book 1, Dark Goddess Trilogy (Romance)

1 chapters — updated Aug 26, 2011 10:29am

Description: Cat's Curse, Book One: Dark Goddess Trilogy, Celtic historical romance/fantasy Enter Dark Age Scotland—a mysterious, dangerous & exciting place… Blurb: Cardea is cursed to live an eternity as a blood drinker. Aedan mac Gabrain, prince of Dal Riata, trusts no one after suffering a curse that keeps him from touching any females. Can two tortured souls find love while battling a dark goddess determined to destroy them?

White Rose of Avalon (Romance)

1 chapters — updated Mar 29, 2010 04:34pm

Description: The three women of Avalon… One who loves with only half a heart, one who closes off her heart to love, and one who is torn between the love of two men. Can they find happiness as the walls of Avalon crumble? With the land falling into Saxon hands, the Christian monks make a pact with Morgaine, Queen of the Faeries. She promises to give them a High King who will unite the Britons against the Saxons if he takes a queen from the faery realm. She hopes this will restore the Goddess faith, bringing Avalon back to its rightful place and not hidden within the mists. Morgaine’s lover, Lancelot, is sent to guard the future High King, Artorius. The Saxons are driven back by Artorius’ army and his kingdom reigns until he weds Gwenhwyfar. A love potion meant for Artorius and Gwenhwyfar falls into the wrong hands, sending the kingdom into ruins. Gwenhwyfar is the only hope for the future of Britain, but betrayal, revenge and forbidden love surround her, threatening to destroy the lives of four people.

In the Gloaming: An Anthology of Faerie Stories (Romance)

1 chapters — updated Mar 29, 2010 04:34pm

Description: Blurb from The Enchanted Meadow: Warriors from the Raven clan are sent to guard the king's cattle. They are unprepared for the strange, otherworldly happenings in the new winter grazing land, including nocturnal visits by a beautiful lass. Only their leader, Taran, can save them—if he remembers how.

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Kelley is Currently Reading

Kelley is currently reading:

Winter Kisses Anthology

by Kelley Heckart (Goodreads Author)

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recommended for: Romance readers, sweet romances

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Kelley said: "A Winter Solstice Kiss is my latest release. This short story appears in the Winter Kisses Anthology, a collection of Christmas/holiday stories by five authors. This is a collection of sweet romances. "

Dec 31, 2009 05:08pm · see review

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“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”
― Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version

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