Books – Page 4 – Melissa Barker-Simpson

And we have launch…

Hands of Evil is now available. I have created a page, which you can visit if you haven’t had the chance to read the synopsis yet. Click here to visit the page, which also includes a sneak peak. Below I have pasted a preview, taken from the opening chapter. I hope you enjoy it, and would…
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Hands of Evil – The Teaser

Hands of Evil will be available from next Thursday. Below I’ve added the cover, synopsis and teaser for the book. This post though, serves two purposes. Clearly it’s exciting to publish a novel, but I also wanted to ask your opinion about the synopsis. I really struggle when it comes to the book blurb. I’ve…
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Heart of the Arena by Mishka Jenkins

I’ve been a fan of Mishka‘s work for a while now, so all three of her books were on my reading list. I chose Stolen Bloodline first, purely because it’s more my usual type of genre. Though I don’t normally read historical fiction, I knew Heart of the Arena was a must read and set aside a weekend to enjoy…
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Lucky 7, or is it a lemon? (Just go with it)

First things first – my current project. Mishka Jenkins kindly included me in a little game called Lucky 7. Here are the rules of the challenge: The Rules: Go to page 7 or 77 in your current WIP. Go to line 7 Post on your blog the next 7 sentences or 7 lines —as they…
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Review: The Vessel – by Callum McLaughlin

I’ve been a fan of Callum’s for a while now, and his blog is one of my favourites (Callum McLaughlin). His poetry never fails to move me, and I highly recommend you head on over to experience his work for yourself. I recently read his debut novella, The Vessel, and it blew me away. You’ll…
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The longest ride anyone would want to go on

The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks The first time I read the Notebook I fell in love with the characters, and with the style in which Nicolas Sparks brought the love story to life. By the end of the book I’d been through such a rollercoaster of emotion I was literally worn out. It was…
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Dean Koontz and his descriptive prowess

Innocence by Dean Koontz When I was a younger, my two favourite authors were Dean Koontz and Stephen King. I particularly enjoyed their descriptive prowess and hoped to one day try my hand at using similes and metaphors to make scenes vivid and entertaining – just as they do. They always bring the story to life for me. Once…
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