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Morag Higgins now has a page on the Booksie website (free membership for readers) where you can read the first chapters of all of the fiction work featured below.  If you enjoy what you read then please leave a review.  The link to the site is:- 

About the Author Morag Higgins

Hi, thank you for visiting me here on Cracking Good Books and Screenplays, if you have already read one of my books I really hope you enjoyed my story. If your thinking about reading one of my books then I know you will really enjoy whatever you choose!

I am by profession a horse trainer and I work with psychologically and physically abused animals to rehabilitate them and bring a little peace to their lives. I also work with owners and their own horses for competition and I compete in Western Dressage with my own horses.

I write articles for equestrian magazines but when my first horse died I was so devastated I wrote down her life story which was extraordinary, just for my own eyes, so I would never forget her. My publisher happened to read it and immediately produced it in paperback form and the rest is history so to speak! If you are interested in what we do then please visit our website www.scottishhorsehelp.com for more information.

My real passion however is for SciFi, I absolutely love it, I am a proud Dr Who fanatic (have been all my life and yes I can remember the very first Doctor!!). I am very proud of my book Eye of the Unicorn and yes there is a sequel (my publisher has it at the moment so if you want it out soon feel free to badger him!!) and I am writing a third as we speak. I would love to hear from you and you can contact me via my website, I love to talk to other Sci Fi nuts as we should all stick together!!!

I am so pleased you have taken the time to visit me here, I will be updating regularly but in the meantime I would love to hear from you so please, get in touch and we can have a chat!

Speak soon!!! Luv Morag

About the Author Mark Higgins

Mark Higgins is a published author of equine training books. He has written several novels and scripts ranging from fantasy, sci fi and horror. He has been working with horses for 20yrs and is one of the co-writers of Equido. As a Level 4 Instructor he currently specialises in Groundwork and teaches both privately and at clinics throughout Scotland. Mark heads the Equido Horsemanship association and plays an integral part in the training of external and internal client horses who are looking to find a softer feel in their work. He has trained in the Martial Arts of Aikido and Ninjutsu and incorporates the philosophy of timing, energy and feel into his groundwork sessions.

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Eye of the Unicorn

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Morag Higgins first fiction books are now launched on both on Kindle
and Amazon. The SciFi novel “Eye of the Unicorn” has been eagerly received and reviews have been excellent.  It is available from all major online retail stores.

Synopsis

On a dying planet two species complete for survival.  The San, a people who have been divided into tribes through war bigotry and hate, their population devastated by a mysterious illness.  Their rivals, the Cuc, a hive species who declare all out war on the San.

Born into this world are twin sons of the Chieftain of the Warrior Clan of the Chai, Remruc and Curmer.  After the death of their father, they are burdened with the task of saving their people.  Together they formulate a radical plan which could untie the divided clans.

Taking advantage of the race weakened by illness and held together by very tenuous bonds, the Cuc, a formidable enemy of the San take them to the very brink of destruction.  When all seems lost a secret is uncovered, a secret that may secure the safety of their people but a secret that has a darker side and a high price will be paid for survival.

A fast-paced action packed adventure that will keep you turning the pages to find the answers and leave you breathless as the legend of Remruc and Curmer unfolds.

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Eye of the Unicorn – The Price of Paradise

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This is the second instalment of Eye of the Unicorn and continues the legend of Remruc and Curmer.
It has been eagerly received and reviews have been excellent and is available from all major online retail stores.

Synopsis

The next instalment in the Eye of the Unicorn series is as fast paced and action packed as the first.  This continuation of the story of Remruc and Curmer, the twin chieftains of the alien race called the San, will leave you breathless and eager for more.  As the plot unfolds deep dark truths are discovered and universe changing decisions made.

The Idor, builders of the gateway discovered on the San world have a deadly secret.  Now that the San have become uninvited guests on their world, the Idor see an opportunity that may give them the upper hand in a dangerous game they are playing.  Curmer, trying to convince the Idor to allow his people to stay inadvertently ties the San forever to their purpose. It may be a decision he will live to regret. What is the secret of the Idor, what will Remruc and Curmer’s people have to do for sanctuary on this world, what will be the true price of paradise.

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Eye of the Unicorn – The Grieving God

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This is the third instalment of Eye of the Unicorn and once more immerses the reader into the Elidorsan universe.
It is pending release and will be available from all major online retail stores.

Synopsis

The third book of the Eye of The Unicorn series continues the story of the Elidorsan and the children of Remruc and Curmer.  After centuries of peace and harmony the Elidorsan begin to notice that fewer of the ordinary San citizens are being selected by the Idor to join their elite immortal ranks.

Mora is pregnant with her first child and does not find maternal instincts come naturally.  Her child has immense power and his existence was predicted by the Idor centuries before, he has a very important role to play and the Idor are concerned that Mora’s coldness will turn the child onto the wrong path before he had been born.  Making a radical decision they remove him from Mora before he is born and raise him in the city of the Idor, training his advanced mind in preparation for his tasks in life, returning him in secret to be raised by a surrogate Elidorsan family out with Mora’s influence.

As time passes Shosten, Remruc’s grandson senses a deep unrest amongst the San of the city of Nemn.  As he investigates he is shocked at the changes in the ordinary people, their characters flawed and arrogant as they no longer revere the Elidorsan.  Knowing the Idor will not tolerate such behaviour he tries to find the root of the problems and encounters the twisted despot heir to the Chieftain’s throne behind an insidious plot.  The Elidorsan Duren who is stationed as a liaison officer in the city has been preoccupied with protecting the aged Chieftain against assassination plots and has been unable to warn Shoshten of the problems in the city.  Events come to a head as the Chieftain is assassinated and Shoshten framed for the murder.  The Idor demand that the San be banished from Idor and the Elidorsan forces find themselves fighting their own kind and forcing them from their world.

The Elidorsan High Chieftains Deyka and Mora appeal to the Idor who relent and allow those San loyal to the Elidorsan to live on a safe and guarded planet, allowed to grow and finally devolve as nature intended.  Those guilty of treason and disloyalty are also guarded on a separate world, prevented from escape and left to their own devices and eventual extinction.  Duren has fallen in love with a San girl and although he knows she will age and die he elects to accompany her to the saved San world where they live till her death.  Duren is beside himself with grief and the love between them becomes a legend amongst the Saved San.

The Elidorsan extend their protection to all life in the universe, ensuring that civilisations are allowed to develop in peace and harmony and stepping in to address any imbalance.  During a visit to the Saved San world Deyka and Mora encounter a strange being in a stolen alien craft.  They question the Idor about this and the reaction shocks them.  The Idor are afraid, there now begins a deadly search as a new evil encroaches on the universes, an evil that the Idor have been keeping a secret.

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Eye of the Unicorn – The Lost Child

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This is the fourth and last of Eye of the Unicorn series and the reader will be transported on a rollercoaster ride as all of the mysteries are revealed in this breath taking and action packed finale. It is pending release and will be available from all major online retail stores.

Synopsis

The last in the Eye of The Unicorn Series finds Sara, the human child rescued by Duren, growing up on Idor as an Elidorsan.  She is a vital link for the Elidorsan who are searching for Shoshten’s son Merkan as the creatures that attacked her people are the same species that caused the anomaly which drew Merkan’s ship into an unknown universe.    They scour the different universes seeking any clues as to the whereabouts of the missing crew and unknown to them Cultok, the son of the High Chieftains of the Elidorsan Deyka and Mora had stowed away on Merkan’s ship when it went missing.

Merkan’s ship has been destroyed as they materialise into a fierce space battle above a blue planet.  The attacking ships hovering above the planet are decimating the native forces and Merkan is forced to choose sides as the attackers turn their attention to the battered Elidorsan craft.  They are supported by the native crafts but their ship is critically damaged and Merkan choses to destroy the master craft of the attackers by crashing into it.  They transport themselves onto the planet but despite this only five of his crew survive the attack and are immediately emersed in a firefight assisting the natives of this world.  Cultok has survived and as far as the Elidorsan know he is just the son of Lord Duren’s servants.   The planet they are on is Earth and now they must forge an alliance with the humans of this world if they ever want to get back home.

This is a nail biting finale to the Eye of the Unicorn Series, Sara had no knowledge of humans or her home world and Cultok is now living on Earth.  The enemies of the humans and Elidorsan are part of the dark secret that the Idor have been keeping and now all of the pathways are merging into a gripping explosive conclusion that will have you on the edge of your seat.

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The Engineer

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Morag Higgins’ first SciFi/Horror is fast paced, humorous and frightening all at the same time.  Prepared to be creeped out as you turn the pages and join the engineer on his terrifying adventure.   It is pending release and will be available from all major online retail stores.

Synopsis

Juggernaut 90, a deep space pleasure freighter on course for Colony Planet Echo One is six months into a two- and half-year journey.  On board passengers and crew are in stasis leaving ships AI JOE 90 and David Bockerat engineer, the only active human crew member to deal with any breakdowns whilst in deep space.

David who is nearing retirement after years of service with the fleet finds himself dealing with an almost constant stream of minor breakdowns, a situation that he has never experienced before. To his surprise he found the personality program for the AI had not only been switched off by the previous engineer who had been on the ship for almost fifty years before his unexpected death, but the personality files were missing.

During one of his maintenance checks he stumbles upon the missing files for the AI and re-installs them, activating JOE 90 to full capacity.  The AI seems to be very amenable and develops a good rapport with David.  As the troubles escalate David’s intuition tells him that sinister forces are at work and becomes suspicious that JOE 90 is somehow involved.  With no one to turn to other than the AI David feels trapped in a cat and mouse struggle with this unseen force.

After a shocking discovery deep in the bowls of the ship David realises his suspicions about JOE 90 were unfounded.  However, all the new evidence he finds points to something far more sinister and horrific which has been released by the previous engineer Robert Wallen.  David and JOE 90 are now locked in a life-or-death struggle with unknown supernatural forces that put the entire ship at risk.  Will they managed to defeat their foe before it is too late?

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The Engineer – Re-engineered

This is the second in the Sci/Fi horror series and continues the adventures of our heroes as they struggle to uncover the dark machinations of the horror they have been drawn into conflict with.  It is pending release and will be available from all major online retail stores.

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The Neighbour

Morag Higgins’ first Horror throws the reader into a world that is normal and mundane but where dark forces percolate just below the surface.  The heroine must rise to meet the challenges thrown against her and defeat this evil once and for all.   It is pending release and will be available from all major online retail stores.

Synopsis

When Wendy and John purchase some land to fulfil their dreams of building a horse training facility they thought they had the perfect place.  Little did they know that their neighbours had other ideas.  At first the struggle to build their business which seemed to be plagued by delays, red-tape and strange occurrences were put down to the normal teething problems every new business faces.  Eventually they realise they have the neighbours from hell living next door, plotting and scheming and making their lives as miserable as possible.

Events take a terrifying turn and both Wendy and John find themselves battling with supernatural forces hell bent on destroying them.  Can they survive against the odds?  Will they succeed or will the evil next door destroy everything in its path?

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The Broken Ones

The Broken Ones is Mark Higgins’ first novel and is a heart warming story of love, loss and redemption.   It is pending release and will be available from all major online retail stores.

Synopsis

After suffering horrific abuse at the hands of his foster mum, Billy Higgs finally finds peace with his adopted parents.  Margaret and Walter Dawson own a ranch in Montana and have nursed Billy through the worst of his trauma.  At the Dawson ranch Billy is introduced to a genuine wild mustang called Ronin, a lifelong friendship and love of horses is born.  With his past seemingly behind him Billy enrols in college, meets and falls in love with Samantha.  Tragedy befalls him again and Billy’s insecurities and fears are brought to the surface.  He moves back home to the ranch and buries his heartache working the land and training horses.  Fifteen years pass and Billy is now a well known and respected horseman with a natural gift for working with troubled souls.  In a chance meeting with an old friend Billy’s life is set on a new path with a new outlook which takes him to the highlands of Scotland.  This is a story of loss, redemption and love which will lead you on an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish.

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Beyond The Mountain

Mark Higgins once again transports you instantly into an action packed adventure.  Jason Bourne meets Lord of the Rings.  You will be left breathless and eager for more.   It is pending release and will be available from all major online retail stores.

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Equido – The Path of Least Resistance

Mark and Morag Higgins continue the teaching and ethos of Equido in this beautifully photographed text book.  It is available from all major online retail stores.

Synopsis

The primary reason for the development of Equido® was to educate people from basic to advanced horsemanship in a method that is sympathetic to the horse’s needs.  Equido® been accredited by LANTRA for 10 years and in that time there have been well over 500 students who have studied the system.  The premise for writing this book was to show people another viewpoint in working with horses.

 

You will see in this book vets, farriers, bodyworkers and trainers going about their day to day work as a result some of the pictures you will see show horses coming in from the field who may not have been groomed or photo shopped.  What we wanted to show in this book was an honest representation of the day to day work carried out on a yard.  We also wanted to show that it is not just the trainer that is involved with the horse but it is a team of very skilful equestrian professionals.

 

We hope that in reading this book you find something that is beneficial not only to your horse but to yourself and perhaps this will start you down the path of least resistance.

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Equido, Horsemanship for the 21st Century

“Equido, Horsemanship for the 21st Century” has now been launched in paperback and on Kindle. You can order via all major online retail stores-

Synopsis

Equido is a way of living with horses, a way which influences every single thing we do with our equine companions, right from the moment we step into their world, be it mucking out, making feeds, leading, grooming rugging etc, it is not just about when we sit on their backs and expect them to obey.

Equido teaches us how to have feel for everything you do with the horse, it is about the big picture, the whole picture.  We know that a horse that is not cared for or handled properly will not be in a good or happy state of mind and this in turn will affect their performance when being ridden.

Through the pages of this book we will give you an insight into Equido, horsemanship for the 21st century.

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Bruja

Bruja has been an amazing sucess! Bruja has now been launched in paper back and on Kindle . You can order from all major online retail stores-

Synopsis

This is the life story of a very remarkable horse.  All of my life I had dreamed of owning a horse, but, living in a housing scheme on the outskirts of Glasgow my dream looked as if it would never come true.

After nearly 10 years of continuous wishing and begging I had a chance to make my dream come true.  My parents bought me a horse.  For all of the children (and adults) who have had the same longing but who have not been as lucky as me, this story has been written.  It proves that if you dream and wish hard enough, then sometimes the wish will come true.

Through trial and error Bruja and I learned together, our adventures and escapades would turn the hair of any experienced horse owner white!  We grew up together as friends and companions, our territory being (believe it or not) the same streets in the same housing scheme that I had played, cried and dreamed in as a child.

As we both matured we became serious in our work and together we entered the competitive field of showjumping.  I entered the horse profession as an Instructor and was employed in the biggest yard (at that time) in Scotland.  Our adventures did not end and I achieved my dream.  I qualified for The Horse of the Year Show at Wembley.

Misfortune struck and again I was facing the chance of losing my friend.  With determination and effort we survived and spent the rest of our lives together, competing and playing.

What made Bruja most remarkable was the fact that she not only achieved a very high standard in showjumping, but also in cross-country, dressage, showing and western riding.  She really was the all round performer.  Her life was one big adventure after another, with no time spent being bored.  I learned all I know from Bruja and she was my best friend.

I have tried to show in her story, that, if given the chance, any horse can have as good and varied a life as Bruja.  Often it is the owners who just don’t listen to their horses.  It was often remarked to me how good and well behaved Bruja was.  People couldn’t believe how versatile and willing to learn she was.  I have written in this book all I know about encouraging a horse to be its best and to be brave in all it does.  I have dispelled the myth that you can’t retrain a horse after a certain age.  Bruja learned Western Riding at the grand age of 19, and she competed at the Scottish Championships Show a few years later, winning a staggering number of rosettes.

Even  though I have not competed professionally in Showjumping for at least 15 years,  if I visit a show, the old school of competitors still ask me “Do you still have that wee Dark Mare?”.

Bruja touched many lives, but few people knew the whole story.  This is it.  Right up to her very last moments in  this world, I was there with her at all times.  She was my best friend, my soulmate, my baby girl.

This is her life.  Enjoy.

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