Debbie Mazzuca always dreamed of becoming a published author, and thanks to the encouragement of her grandfather, author Dudley Copland, she never doubted her dream would come true.

Because her grandfather not only instilled in her a love of reading and writing but a passion for everything Scottish, she took a trip to Scotland in 2006. A slight detour had her touring the Isle of Skye instead of her grandfather's home town of Peterhead. The magic of the highlands and the legend of a fairy flag captured her heart and her writer's imagination. From there her debut novel, Lord Of The Isles, was born. Debbie lives in Ottawa, Canada with her very own hero, two of their three wonderful children, and a yappy Yorkie.