A slightly less productive month with a long weekend away—a much needed break!—but a total of five novels and one novella edited (420,000 words) and a very busy August ahead of me.
July began with a Young Adult fantasy novel—details to follow nearer publication, followed by the third in the revenge thriller series by Sharon M Thompson, Ruthless.
Michelle Vernal’s final novel in the lovely O’Mara’s series, Rosi’s Regrets was a very different change of pace, before a cleverly written novel by Louise Broderick—again, details when available.
The first in the new Eva and Dan private investigator series by Solomon Carter came in at a hefty 120,000 words and was another fast-paced page-turner and a great start to what promises to be another exciting series, and the month ended with a sci-fi, fantasy novella, the first instalment in a new series by Saffron Bryant, on which I’ll be working throughout August and September.
Once again, I was able to work in the garden for some of the time—out of the question today as it’s pouring with rain—and the editing work was interspersed with walks with my lovely guest dogs, the slightly crazy Molly and Dexter in the early part of July, and last week, Jett, a beautiful and very affectionate black Labrador.
The fourth book in the wonderful O’Mara’s series that I’ve had the pleasure of editing. The whole series is now available as a box set.
Roisin O’Mara regrets a lot of things.
She regrets having just snaffled the out of date Jacobs Club bar she found at the back of the cupboard, and the cheese she ate before bed the night before—it gave her the strangest dreams. Mammy always told her not to eat cheese before bed. She should have listened. Just like when Mammy asked her if she was sure she was doing the right thing getting married because that’s her biggest regret of all.
When Roisin discovers a secret her husband’s been keeping from her she and their five-year-old son, Noah, leave London and head for her old home in Dublin, O’Mara’s Guesthouse/ on the Green.
Reggie Nolan has regrets too. To say he’s sorry, isn’t in his vocabulary but time is running out. He’s come to stay at O’Mara’s to try and find the strength to put things right with the person he loves most in the world.
With a little sisterly love and some advice from Mammy will Roisin be able to move forward? And can Reggie make amends for what he did thirty years ago, before it’s too late?
An extremely belated update on June’s activities after yet another very busy month—eight novels, 565,547 words—some of which I was lucky enough to spend working in the garden as the British summer finally put in the occasional brief appearance.
May ended and June began with Sharon Thompson’s Wrong Choice—publication details when available.
Karen Brady’s excellent memoir Agnes in Bloom about a woman’s struggle to raise eight children in circumstances of great hardship followed, then a complete change of pace and genre with Solomon Carter’s finale to the Black & Gold series, The Kiss Goodnight.
A lovely romance with a twist by new author Hilary Pugh was next and Minuet and Trio is available for pre-order now.
Elizabeth Hurley’s first novel in The Wiverton Sisters series Under Flint Skies was next, and then another complete change of pace and genre with the thirteenth novel in the Detective Frank Miller series God Complex and Graham H Miller’s The List before finishing the month with Leopold Borstinski’s Bowery Slugger—publication details to follow when available.
I’ve just finished editing this powerful memoir about a life lived with an abusive and manipulative husband.
This is a must-read for anyone who has or is suffering in an abusive relationship as well as for those who do not understand why anyone would stay in such a situation.
Another busy and incredibly enjoyable month with a wide range of projects working with both experienced authors and new writers facing the challenges and excitement of completing their first novel.
The month began with another of Tony Harmsworth’s brilliant sci-fi novels, The Visitor and was followed by a young adult fantasy novel by a new author—details to follow when published.
John Carson’s first novel in the new Scott Marshall series Old Habits was next, followed by another young adult fantasy/sci-fi novel by new author Gail Griffiths—the first in a series which will be published soon.
The fabulous Mindslip, a psychologically disturbing science fiction novel, again by Tony Harmsworth was an emotional challenge, and then I completed the third in the new DI Hogarth mystery crime thriller series by Solomon Carter. The Secret Fear series is available now.
A third young adult novel for this month, set in Japan, Hazakura should be published soon—details when available, and then a short non-fiction work by Tony Harmsworth – The Moon Conspiracy Explained, available via the website Tony Harmsworth Website.
May ended with a disturbing memoir by Stephanie Jameson about a woman who survived a physically and emotionally abusive relationship Why Don’t You Just Leave Him? and another thriller involving abuse by Sharon M Thompson, to be published shortly.
Another wonderful and humorous instalment in the Guesthouse on the Green series as Mammy and Moira travel Vietnam.
I love the series and can't wait for book four!
A quick but emotional read - reading about the cruelty to the dog was heartbreaking but this was a lovely tale of the love and healing that animals can bring to our lives.
I would have given five stars but for the missed typos - a few t...
I get the impression that this could be a nice story but I've had to give up after forcing myself to go as far as 15% of the way through. If this novel has ever been near a remotely professional editor then the author was conned.
Chapte...
Another very enjoyable story but with a few niggles, hence the four stars rather than five. Maybe it's because I was tired but the editing issues grated on me more than in the first story and, do people really generally believe that 'ear...
Once again, I was able to work in the garden for some of the time—out of the question today as it’s pouring with rain—and the editing work was interspersed with walks with my lovely guest dogs, the slightly crazy Molly and Dexter in the early part of July, and last week, Jett, a beautiful and very affectionate black Labrador.
woman’s struggle to raise eight children in circumstances of great hardship followed, then a complete change of pace and genre with Solomon Carter’s finale to the Black & Gold series, 
