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  <name><![CDATA[Jeanne Treat, author]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Jeanne Treat was raised in Western New York, near the shores of the mighty Niagara.  The great-granddaughter of a Native American medicine woman, she also has ancestry from Scotland, England, and France.
Dark Birthright - &quot;It’s 1619 in Scotland, a time of intolerance, when healers are hanged as witches.  A child born of mysterious parentage is given to fisher folk to raise as their son.  Dughall grows up in a family bound by love and morality, becomes a healer, and displays psychic abilities.  His life is torn apart when he’s claimed by his real father, a cruel and powerful lord who tries to mold him in his image.  Dughall must define himself, in the midst of a struggle between an Earl, a Duke, and the family who wants him back...&quot;

To research Dark Birthright, she traveled to Scotland to visit castles, seaports, and stone circles, and talk to local historians.  To make it authentic, she investigated ancient earth-based spiritual traditions and healing arts. 

Dark Birthright will be followed by a sequel.  Dark Lord will be published in 2009.  

Ms Treat has published in local and regional newspapers, anthologies, and magazines.   She has spoken on diverse topics including Spirit Guides and Totem Animals, The Law of Attraction, and Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect.
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  <title><![CDATA[Dark Birthright]]></title>
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