13th Victim - new release

It's a happy release day to Linda S Prather. Here's my review of this stunning read.

Linda Prather has done it again. She’s created a stunning mystery that is character driven and full of intrigue.

Ten years ago Andi Carter was tortured for days by her lover’s partner, Richard Thomas. When she was rescued she lost everything- the man she loved and her job as an investigative reporter along with some of her memory from around the time she was abducted.

Depressed and often seeking solace at the bottom of a whiskey glass, she’s snatched from her stupor when a young girl reaches out for help through the classified ads of the newspaper where she now works.

What unfolds is a blood curdling tale of a dozen young girl’s bodies buried beneath concrete. A 13th Victim will do all she can to survive, including murder.

A fast-paced mystery about vengeance and righting wrongs of the other twelve victims.

Loved the characters and the pace of this page-turning mystery. A cracking addition to Linda’s other stunning novels.


Be sure to pick up your copy of this belter of a thriller at the introductory price of only 99c/99p from  Amazon All Stores

New release in the Justice series.

Hi everyone, hope you're all well? It's time to announce yet a new release in the Justice series. This short story involves all the old, well-loved characters that you're always contacting me about. I hope you enjoy your trip down memory lane in Unfair Justice. As usual, I'm releasing at 99c/99p.  I'd also like to mention that my fellow Bloodhound Books author and dear friend, Netta Newbound, has a new novella out too, it's called Ghost Writer, I've read it and it's a fabulous story. I'll post the links below. Enjoy the warmer weather as it approaches, I'll be back next month with news regarding Double Jeopardy - the latest Hero novel. Thank you as always for your lovely emails, Facebook messages and your support, they always mean a lot to me. Mel xx Pick up your copy of Unfair Justice from the following sites for only 99c/99p. Amazon KOBO Barnes and Noble iBooks Google Play You can buy a copy of Netta's novella on Amazon for only 99c/99p.  Amazon UK Amazon USA A reminder in case you missed the last newsletter, that Cold Case is now available and is on offer for only 99c/99p for a limited time from all sites.   Amazon    iBooks KOBO    Google Barnes and Noble

Another anniversary reached.

Wow, it’s my 7^th anniversary as an Indie author and what a way to celebrate; the release of Tragic Deception written my dear friend Linda Prather and also Amazon have chosen a collection of both of our books in a special promotion running throughout October. #PoweredByIndie

Since contemplating writing I have now penned 13 books in the Justice series, Prime Justice is being written at the moment. Plus, I’ve also written 24 novels and several novellas – a total of over 40 titles and sold in excess of a million and a quarter books. It’s been an exciting journey and I’ve made some fabulous friends along the way. But I could never have achieved these results without my loyal fans and their love of Lorne and the gang. So pat yourselves on the back if you’ve ever bought one of my books. http://amzn.to/2dD2l4n

Sole Intention - cover reveal

Well here it it the fantastic new cover for the brand new series I've started writing about a missing persons' bureau.

SOLE INTENTION will be available in a couple of weeks guys. 

Will keep you up to date when I have more news on availability.

My week in a nutshell!

Well, as you probably know we're in the middle of renovating our French farmhouse at the moment. Since last August we've plasterboarded/dry walled and everything else that has been needed in six rooms. We're in the final stretch now, the master bedroom ensuite and dressing room should be completed in the next week or so. It's been hard work but we've thoroughly enjoyed the challenge, however, we've decided to leave the kitchen renovations until later on in the year, until our backs are better and our hands have recovered. 

During the renovations I've been amazed that I've still managed to write three thrillers, two in the Justice series, Guaranteed and Ultimate Justice and also the first book in a brand new series titled Torn Apart. Maybe that shows how determined I am to succeed at this writing lark.

It's been a very exciting week for me this week in other ways too. A couple of weeks ago I pulled the Justice series out of Amazon's exclusive scheme called Select. As a Brit, living in France, I'm unable to upload my books direct to the other major sites such as, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iTunes, instead I have to upload through a new site I've discovered which acts as a go-between called Draft2Digital. Boy, am I glad I came away from Smashwords, D2D have been wonderful and bent over backwards sorting out any problems I've had with my books on these sites. 

This week I advertised Foul Justice at the reduced price of $0.99 and it romped up the B&N chart to #13, which I was over the moon about but then something very bizarre happened. The first book in the series, my best-selling thriller Cruel Justice suddenly took off on B&N too and shot up to #21 in the chart, instead of dropping however Cruel Justice has remained in the top #100 for the past four days.

Imagine my surprise to wake up to someone sharing a link on my Facebook page for this article on GalleyCat, in which Cruel Justice is named as one of the must read mysteries for April on the B&N site. Foul Justice and Cruel Justice are both named in the best-selling Indie list for April at #4 and #9 on Barnes and Noble GalleyCat BestSellers List and Foul Justice was named at #10 on iTunes also.

At this moment I'm feeling more than a little shell-shocked as you can understand.

What a year it has been, I'm physically and emotionally exhausted but elated beyond words at the same time.

Thank you to everyone for their support since this incredible journey began. It doesn't get better than this folks if you're an Indie author, and I'm without doubt proudly one of those.

Go Indies!