When I lost Sean, I lost a piece of myself. It's been said the loss of a child is the worst grief there is, that the parent-child bond is one of the most powerful bonds there are. The shock and terrible grief involved in losing Sean was a blow I am still recovering from, and probably will be for the rest of my life. No one, not even his doctor, suspected he had cancer until it was too late. Kathleen Morgan: In June 1996, after a very short illness, my youngest son, Sean, died of a fast-growing, virtually hidden cancer. Would you be willing to share a little about that time? How did that time influence where you are today in your faith?

I started writing again, and haven't stopped yet, almost 19 years later.įocus: Eight years ago, you faced an excruciating loss in the death of your youngest son, and came to a real crossroad in your spiritual walk. Then, after reading an article in a magazine on romance writers, something clicked. In time, my love of books evolved into writing stories that were probably the usual for girls my age-horse and other animal stories.įrom second grade on, though, I wanted to be a nurse, so writing as a profession never entered my mind, or at least not until I was in my thirties and home with two toddlers. I remember one quarterly report card, in third grade I believe, where my teacher noted I had turned in 21 book reports. It’s unlikely that Adam is Catholic, since to be so at this time would preclude him from achieving the status he holds within his clan and with King William.Focus: Kathleen, thanks so much for joining us! Would you begin our interview by telling our readers when you first became interested in writing? Did you enjoy stories as a child? Or was it later in life that your interest surfaced? While many Robertsons may have been Catholics, none would have practiced their faith as openly as Maggie does during this time in Scottish history.

What detracts is that romance and history take a back seat to the religious aspects of the story, at times to the point of being preachy. The trials Maggie and Adam face provide an interesting tale of romance and loyalty intertwined with the realization that not all things they wish for turn out as they hope. Once he reunites her with her unloving father, conniving sister, and vengeful suitor, Adam promises to come if she needs him. The more Adam comes to know Maggie, the more he regrets his task. Adam Campbell must deliver Maggie to her father or forfeit his cousin’s life in payment for causing her brother’s death. While she wishes to serve God, she also flees the man who attempted to sully her reputation in order to force her into marriage. Three years after the Massacre of Glencoe, Maggie Robertson enters a nunnery.

Consuming Fire by Kathleen Morgan