The Book
Eliza Gallagher is tough, resilient, and rides a horse like she was born in the saddle. All necessary qualities for someone who runs a cattle ranch. She had more to avenge than any of them and she was counting on those skills to finally find the justice they all sought — until she realized it could cost her everything and everyone she loved.
Ramsey Hunter finally knew what it was to have a family and what it took to keep that family together. He knew coming back wouldn’t be easy, but he never imagined what he would have to risk to keep it.
I’m the dictionary definition of an introvert, I’m likely
dance.
favorite scene in Gallagher’s Choice?
dear, my favorite scene is a spoiler! Of course I won’t share that, but there
are many scenes I love in this story. My favorite is at the end because it
encompasses everyone and everything important from the first three books.
There’s also a scene where Eliza must remain in bed for a time and you have a
chance to see just how stubborn she really is!
anything in your book based on real life experiences or purely all imagination?
quite real, though I spent a lot of time consulting nineteenth-century Montana
territorial maps. I didn’t fill the pages with history, but the how things
happened, and when they happened, are true. The only “real” part of the Gallagher
books, are the personalities of Ethan, Gabriel, and Ramsey, all of whom are
based in part on three wonderful friends.
than with Brenna and Isabella from the first and second books respectively,
although, I did slip a bit of myself into each of the women. Eliza and I share
a fierce stubbornness and independence, and a strong loyalty to family. She is
rather a kindred spirit.
write?
from people. I always listen to music while I’m writing, be it classical,
Celtic, or something else soft that blocks out the rest of the world.
singing along to music, I often have conversations with myself. I promise I’m
not crazy, but I am usually talking my way through scenes and dialogue for a
story.
handsome, and flawed.
you could be any character from literature, who would it be?
Elizabeth Bennett, without
do you plan to read next?
Christmas Collection, Alaina Claiborne
(my first British Agent novel), and then I’ll be reading research material for
a few weeks while working on the second book.
most about your chosen genre?
time period. I always believed I was born a century or two late. I enjoy the
research and delving into the lives of people past. I imagine myself walking
the land and seeing it as they would have done.
Favorite place?
Other than Montana?
Scottish Highlands.
Favorite dish?
Homemade deep-dish
pizza baked in cast iron.
Favorite color?
pastel and neon)
Stubbornness
the next British Agent Novel, but there will be more Gallagher books in the
future.
The Giveaways
Gallagher Series, was released in August 2013. She is now working on her next story.
McClintock dreams of a time when life was simpler, the land rougher, and the journey more rewarding. With her heart deeply rooted in the past and her mind always on adventure, she lives and writes in Montana.
McClintock is a member of Romance Writers of America, Montana Romance Writers, and Women Writing the West.
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3 Comments
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Love the interview. Love MK. I laughed at her strength and weakness. She’s a lost cause. Hahaha. I recognize a kindred spirit.
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She was actually the toughest character I ever wrote, but I think it’s because I saw so much of myself in her and I’m such a private person. Thanks for visiting Ann!
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Thank you so much for welcoming me to your blog today, Ruth! It’s always a pleasure to visit you.
