Guest Post: Donna Grant
My friend and fellow author Donna Grant is the award winning author of more than twenty novels spanning multiple genres of romance – Scottish Medieval, historical, dark fantasy, time travel, erotic, and paranormal. We met many years ago at our local RWA chapter and have been friends ever since. I'm thrilled for her success with her Dark Sword series published by St. Martin's Press. Please welcome Donna!
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The recurring theme of good versus evil shows up in movies and books more often than not. There's a reason for that, I believe. It begins with the choices we make and the circumstances we find ourselves in daily. Every decision, every path we take could take us to good or evil ends.
In UNTAMED HIGHLANDER, the fourth in my Dark Sword series, it's about good versus evil. Evil has many forms. To some it could be the co-worker who never shuts up, or plays their music too loud in the next cubicle. It could be the neighbor who won't mow their lawn or the devious kid down the street that vandalizes things. A "friend" who sabotages everything we do. Or it could be the person out to do you physical harm.
I wanted the "evil" part of my series to be truly wicked, a person who didn't think twice about doing whatever needed to be done to get what they wanted. There's something about knowing someone has aligned themselves with the devil that gives me the willies. And it fit with what I needed in my series.
So just how evil is my villain in UNTAMED HIGHLANDER? As a Druid Deirdre is given a choice to continue on the path of true magic or undergo a ceremony where her soul is given to the devil, making her a drough. Of course, she chooses the evil path, and she's then able to control black magic making her a formidable foe that is nearly unstoppable. Deirdre's goal? To rule the world and have all men bow before her.
She knows just how to put people in circumstances that will leave them no choice but to align themselves with her or risk those they love. Her black magic combined with her ever-growing number of allies puts her in a position to attain everything she wants and more. There's just one thing in her way – a small group of men and women who will do anything to stop her. No matter the costs.
By the same token, I also have Druids who use their magic for good. The heroine in UNTAMED HIGHLANDER is special because she was held as a prisoner by Deirdre and forced to become a drough. Because Isla is forced the evil hasn't really taken her. She's able to use the black magic to strengthen her own magic, and that will help her in the battle with Deirdre. And to give her love to an immortal Warrior who has vowed to kill all droughs – Hayden.
Other heroines have special magic as well like healing, talking to trees, helping plants to grow, or seeing the future. But always they use their magic to help people and fight evil.
What's your favorite good vs evil movie, TV show, or book? 
I'll be giving away a signed copy of WICKED HIGHLANDER to a commenter.
To find out more about me please visit my website at www.donnagrant.com. To read more about the Dark Sword series, see pics of the Warriors, take the quiz, download wallpaper, search characters, or watch the book trailers, please visit www.donnagrant.com/darksword.
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