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Romance, Celtic Fantasy/historical, Fantasy

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Barbara Longley graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education/Human Relations, and holds a Master’s in Ed./SLD from the University of Minnesota. When the integration district where she taught dissolved in 2015, she transitioned into writing full time. Ms. Longley is listed on RWA’s Honor Roll of Bestselling Authors, and her books have garnered many awards, including a Maggie, the Holt Medallion, a National Readers’ Choice, two Heart of Excellence awards, a Bookseller’s Best award, and Diamond Award for reaching more than a million readers (2015). Ms. Longley creates memorable heroes and heroines who grow into their strength and go on to save the day.

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	True to the Highlander (Loch Moigh #1) 4.07 avg rating — 4,733 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Bargain (Loch Moigh, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 2,915 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What You Do to Me (The Haneys, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 2,987 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far from Perfect (Perfect, Indiana, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 2,682 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Folly (Loch Moigh, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 2,431 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tangled in Time (The McCarthy Sisters #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,178 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whatever You Need (The Haneys, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 2,176 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Difference a Day Makes (Perfect, Indiana, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 1,870 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlander's Vow (Loch Moigh #4) 4.34 avg rating — 1,716 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Change of Heart (Perfect, Indiana, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 1,651 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Loch Moigh (4 books)
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The Last Unicorn

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“Zoe’s face tilted up toward his presented a temptation he could no more resist than he could prevent the sun from rising.”
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“the same boulder and waited patiently as True”
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“I, Alethia Grace Goodsky…of clan Crane…pledge my troth to thee, Malcolm of clan MacKintosh. With my hands, I shall provide for thee. With my body, I shall succor thee. With my heart, I shall cherish thee, and only thee, all the days of my life,”
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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
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“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.”
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“Not one of your pertinent ancestors was squashed, devoured, drowned, starved, stranded, stuck fast, untimely wounded, or otherwise deflected from its life's quest of delivering a tiny charge of genetic material to the right partner at the right moment in order to perpetuate the only possible sequence of hereditary combinations that could result -- eventually, astoundingly, and all too briefly -- in you.”
― Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

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“Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.”
― Ben Okri

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Aug 25, 2011 10:15AM

Cathiecaffey wrote: "Thanks for the invite! I just saw about your upcoming book in Sept! I can't wait! What pub will it be coming from? Do you have a newsletter? Thanks!"

My book is being published through Carina Press (Harlequin's Digital-First line) I don't have a newsletter. Just now beginning to blog! This is all new to me.

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Thanks for the invite! I just saw about your upcoming book in Sept! I can't wait! What pub will it be coming from? Do you have a newsletter? Thanks!

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