About Deborah O'Toole

Deborah O'Toole is the author of Celtic Remnants, a novel of enduring yet impossible love and betrayal set in the turbulence of Ireland, glamour of London and wilds of Scotland. She is also author of The Crypt Artist, Glinhaven, In the Shadow of the King and Mind Sweeper.

In addition, Deborah writes short-story Juvenile Fiction (Short Tales Collection) and darkly abstract poetry (Torn Bits & Pieces), and is author of a series of historical essays, articles and book reviews for Ambermont Magazine and Class Notes.

Other Books

Writing as Deidre Dalton, Deborah is author of the Collective Obsessions Saga, a series of eight books which chronicle the extraordinary loves and obsessions between two families sweeping a span of more than one-hundred-forty years, all set against the backdrop of a Gothic seaside mansion in Maine. Titles in the family saga include The Advent, Quixotic Crossings, The Twain Shall Meet, Enthrallment, The Keeper's Journal, Hearts Desires, The Twilight and Megan's Legacy. The books were released by Club Lighthouse Publishing.

Also writing as Deidre Dalton, she is author of the Bloodline Trilogy, which follows the mysterious and magical journey of three women through time. Books in the trilogy include Bloodfrost, Bloodlust and Blood & Soul.

Using the pseudonym Shenanchie O'Toole, she also writes for the cooking/recipe website Food Fare. She is writer and co-editor of thirteen cookbooks, along with more than forty e-book titles in the Food Fare Culinary Collection.

Personal

Deborah was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. She has also lived in Newgulf (Texas), Danville (near San Francisco, California); Tucson (Arizona), Reno (Nevada), Spokane (Washington) and Salt Lake City (Utah), among other US cities. She currently resides in the mountain west.

She currently resides in the mountain west with her significant other, Jerry Dalton, and two cats named Hissy and Dusty.

Her favorite authors and writing influences include Evelyn Anthony, Maeve Binchy, Elizabeth Byrd, James Clavell, Dorothy Daniels, Diane Mott Davidson, Ken Follett, Marilyn Harris, Susan Kay, Stephen King, Norah Lofts, Mary M. Luke, Colleen McCullough, Marilyn Ross, Edward Rutherfurd, Bertrice Small, Anya Seton, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Leon Uris, Alison Weir and Kathleen Woodiwiss. Her favorite poem is "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, as read by actor Christopher Walken.