Kathleen Givens

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born

January 01, 1950

died

January 01, 2010

gender

female

website

http://www.kathleengivens.com/

genre

Historical Fiction

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Kathleen Givens was born in New York City, but spent her early years living in the Northeast and Georgia before landing in Southern California at the age of ten. As a result, she is fluent in Valley Girl, Steel Magnolia, and Manhattanite.

From an early age, Kathleen was entranced by the history, legends and sagas of the people who mixed together to form Scotland, Ireland, England and later the United States. She likes to weave elements of their myths and legends into her work, to mix fictional and factual characters, and set them against turbulent backdrops of war and social and political upheavals. And then add a love story, of course.

Kathleen made her writing debut at the age of ten with a rewrite of Little Women, in which Jo marries Lau...more Kathleen Givens was born in New York City, but spent her early years living in the Northeast and Georgia before landing in Southern California at the age of ten. As a result, she is fluent in Valley Girl, Steel Magnolia, and Manhattanite.

From an early age, Kathleen was entranced by the history, legends and sagas of the people who mixed together to form Scotland, Ireland, England and later the United States. She likes to weave elements of their myths and legends into her work, to mix fictional and factual characters, and set them against turbulent backdrops of war and social and political upheavals. And then add a love story, of course.

Kathleen made her writing debut at the age of ten with a rewrite of Little Women, in which Jo marries Laurie and no one dies. It is not in print. In high school she and a friend wrote a dreadful 250-page play about an English rock group. Surprisingly, it is not in print either.

Her official writing career began in 1999 with the acclaimed Scottish historicals, Kilgannon and The Wild Rose of Kilgannon, the epic love story of an English woman who falls in love with a rugged Highlander. The series left her readers thirsting for more stories of the glittering streets of London and the misty Scottish Highlands.

In 2002, Givens launched her Torridon series. The Legend introduced the MacCurrie brothers, identical twins, whose birth and lives have been predicted by the Brahan Seer. The Legend tells the story of James MacCurrie and Ellen Graham, cousin to Bonnie Dundee, and is set in the late 17th century, when William of Orange has usurped King James, and rebellion is in the air.

The Destiny continued the adventures of the brothers who are fated to help determine the future of the thrones of England and Scotland, and tells the story of Eileen Ronley, granddaughter of Charles II. The Destiny won the coveted Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical of 2003.

Her latest book, On a Highland Shore, which was published in July, 2006, launched a new series that will follow three siblings and their descendants for 500 years. Set in turbulent 13th century Scotland, it tells the story of Margaret MacDonald, the oldest of the siblings the series will follow, and Gannon MacMagnus, the founder of the MacGannon clan we met in the Kilgannon saga. It has Vikings, invasions, and a war. What better backdrop for a love story?

Kathleen loves to travel, read, and study history, which makes writing historical fiction a perfect career. While she has traveled extensively, she's yet to find anywhere she could love more than California, where she and her husband live in a tragically flawed house with the neurotic and dictatorial cat formerly known as Miss Lily.

Kathleen can be reached at Kathleen@kathleengivens.com.
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Average rating: 3.82 · 1,600 ratings · 185 reviews · 11 distinct works

	On a Highland Shore 3.82 avg rating — 745 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Rivals for the Crown 3.87 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Kilgannon 3.84 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Wild Rose of Kilgannon 3.85 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Legend (Torridon, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 87 ratings	My rating:
	The Destiny (Torridon, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Das Lied der Highlands (Torridon, #1) 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	My rating:
	Das Feuer der Highlands (Torridon, #2) 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	My rating:
	Predestines by Kathleen Givens, Patricia Lavigne (Traduction) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	La Prophetie by Kathleen Givens, Patricia Lavigne (Traduction) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:

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Series by Kathleen Givens

Highland (2 books)
by Kathleen Givens

3.83 avg rating — 1,001 ratings

Kilgannon (2 books)
by Kathleen Givens

3.84 avg rating — 405 ratings

Torridon (2 books)
by Kathleen Givens

3.79 avg rating — 146 ratings

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