A Novel of Irish Myth & Redemption

In Quest of the Last Celtic Angel

A journalist chasing a story in the horse country of
Wellington, Florida uncovers a trainer with an uncanny
gift — and a two-thousand-year debt owed to the Tuatha
Dé Danaan, the fairy folk of ancient Ireland.

About the Book

Two worlds, one ancient curse.

Exiled from the Sidhe for his pride, a fairy prince has walked among mortals for two thousand years, forgetting and remembering who he is with each reincarnation. In present-day Wellington, Florida, a magazine writer investigating a horse trainer with an uncanny gift is drawn into a mystery that stretches back to the second invasion of Ireland.

About the Author

A lifetime among horses, myths, and second chances.

Wallace Jan Ecklof grew up in a one square mile honky-tonk community on the Jersey shore and graduated high school in 1965 during the height of the Viet Nam War. He started working as a Roller Derby skater, a lobsterman, and then a cowboy in South Dakota for two years on a horse and cattle ranch. He then attended college studying for a and work for Prudential Insurance Company, while his mother wanted him to pursue something scholarly in Art or Literature. He married while still in college and the birth of the first of three sons, Shawn, Shannon and Patrick put his college career on hold. His father wished him to follow the path of other male family members. His need to support his family would mean the pursuit of literary interests would have to wait. He worked in retail and insurance, obtained his real estate license then managed a large real estate office in Middletown N.J. for twelve years. During this time, his marriage ended in divorce.

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From the Blog

Articles & Blogs

Horses, Healing, and the Heart of the Novel

On Horses for the Handicapped and the real-world compassion woven into a fairy prince’s penance.

Why Wellington, Florida?

How two decades in America’s equestrian capital shaped the novel’s modern-day setting.

The Tuatha Dé Danaan: Ireland’s Fairy Folk

The mythic race at the heart of the novel — who they were, and how their legend shaped the story.

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