August 17th, 2019 by Melanie3101

I finished editing the fourth novel in this thriller series by Urcelia Teixeira last week and it is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

Pulse-pounding action from the very first chapter transports you back through history into a world of secret fraternities where it is up to Alex and Sam to save the world from destruction.

Travel back to 1779 when the French Revolution marked the end of the French monarchy. The world thought they knew what happened, but when a centuries old secret is at threat of being exposed, only the smart will survive…

 

The Dauphin Deception

 

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July 31st, 2019 by Melanie3101

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.

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July 30th, 2019 by Melanie3101

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She regrets having just snaffled the out of date Jacobs Club bar she found at the back of the cupboard, and the cheese she ate before bed the night before—it gave her the strangest dreams.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?

Come and stay at O’Mara’s…

 

Rosi’s Regrets – Michelle Vernal

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July 21st, 2019 by Melanie3101

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 seriesThe 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.

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June 14th, 2019 by Melanie3101

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.

Why Don’t You Just Leave Him? – Stacey Jameson

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