Recently edited, this Anglo-Saxon murder mystery is available November 29, 2019.
Her king is dead. The queen wants revenge. If she is captured, she will die.
England, 625 AD. Accused of regicide Synnöve, King Raedwald’s cup bearer and lover, must escape the royal court to avoid execution at the hands of his jealous and vengeful queen.
She would starve to death if it were not for her late mother’s faithful friend, Maud. But one day Maud does not visit. Nor the next. Then Maud’s body is found, drowned.
Terrified, and desperate to prove her innocence, Synnöve must flee and hide in the dark forest – a treacherous realm full of wolves, wild boar, bandits and vengeful tree spirits. She meets Baedo, the blond giant, and Eowyn, a powerful sorceress, who teaches her the healing ways of the Wyrd and other magic. Together they battle to unearth the truth.
But will they expose the real murderer before the queen’s men find and execute Synnöve?
I am a new indie author, who like so many others, have learned as we go. I joined writing groups, and listened to the advice of experienced writers who have walked a similar path. There was a lot of good advice, but the one constant among all of the posts that I read, was that a good editor was imperative. But where does one go for a “good editor”. For me it was my usual sources of information, Goodreads and Facebook Groups.
I found excellent beta readers there, and I found Melanie. I read testimonials and was convinced that she was the best choice. She agreed to take on my debut novels, Remember the Future and Return from the Future. She did a first rate job of editing them, which proved to me that those who endorsed her were right, and further verifies that one does not write alone.
Another busy month (703,000 words) with a wonderful variety of novels and lots of second in series, began with the second in the new Eva and Dan series by Solomon Carter followed by Federation and Earth, the second in this brilliant sci-fi trilogy by Tony Harmsworth. A complete change of pace next with an Anglo-Saxon murder mystery, Synnove: The King’s Cup Bearer by Caroline Goldsworthy and then it was back to science fiction for the final novel in the Starship Renegades series by S. J. Bryant.
Next was Buzzard House, the second in the Jonah Greene series by Graham H Miller followed by another second in series, Return from the Future by Gail P Griffiths, to be published shortly.
The month ended with another second in a series, The Bizarre Case of the Suicide Killer, a wonderfully quirky tale about a hapless ex-pat private investigator in Thailand by Zach J Brodsky.
Edited yesterday—John likes to keep me on my toes!—the latest in the DCI Harry McNeil series, Back to Life – Amazon UK is available now for pre-order and published on 31st October.
The body of Linda Smith is brought out of the canal and she’s identified as being a police officer.
There’s only one problem; Linda Smith died three months ago.
Why does the victim have Linda’s warrant card on her?
DCI Harry McNeil and his Major Investigations Team are given the task of finding her killer, but the victim had much more to hide. Was she targeted or just in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Another victim is killed in the same way. She too has a warrant card on her, and just like the first victim, she isn’t a police officer.
Harry McNeil finds the link between the two women, but by then, he’s already crossed over the line between what’s real and what’s not. And sometimes, there’s no going back…
A tale of triumph over adversity, this memoir tells the story of a young woman’s struggle with loss, poverty, and the ever-present fear of child services as she battles everyday hardships to keep her young family together. Available June 25, 2019.
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...
The month ended with another second in a series, The Bizarre Case of the Suicide Killer, a wonderfully quirky tale about a hapless ex-pat private investigator in Thailand by 
