The unveiling of Tim’s Magic Christmas

June 28, 2015 Melanie 2 Comments

The Unveiling

You’ve seen the cover of Tim’s Magic Christmas revealed a bit at a time every day this past week. Now, it’s the unveiling of the actual book!

I received an email from CoBa Studios & Print Shop at 7:20 pm Friday, June 12th saying that my books were printed and I could pick them up any time. The email went on to say that they would be open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm the following day if I wanted to pick them up then.

Can we say no brainer? I couldn’t wait to see all my “book babies” even though I already had a proof copy. Saturday morning, I was up early (nothing new there) and ready to head to CoBa’s location in Merrickville to be there shortly after they opened.

Once I got my “book babies” home, I transferred them from the copy paper box I’d brought them home in (a bit difficult to do a series of unveiling photos in a box with no lid) to these “plain brown wrappers” which were the perfect size!

So, let the unveiling commence!

Blurb:

For Tim Frost, Christmas 2011 is a washout. No Santa. No presents. Nothing. His father lost his job when the mill closed and now the family is on the verge of losing their home.

A chance encounter with Nick Kringle, a modern-day Santa Claus, teaches Tim that the greatest gift you can receive is the gift of giving.

Currently, Tim’s Magic Christmas is only available in paperback. If you’re interested in finding out more about this book or purchasing a copy, please leave a comment.

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Magic Spells – June 28, 2015

June 27, 2015 Melanie Leave a comment

Magic Spells brought to you by The Friends of the Prescott Library

Prescott, ON Canada

I’ll be reading from my debut novel A Shadow in the Past at 2:40 pm.

At the time of writing this blog post, the sun is shining, there’s plenty of blue sky but the weather network is forecasting rain and cooler temperatures.

The Kinsmen Amphitheater

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

corner of Centre and Dibble Streets

Regardless of where we entertain from, I hope to see you at the event!

Book covers, Books, cover reveal

COVER REVEAL ~ Coming in time for Christmas in July! Day 6

June 26, 2015 Melanie 3 Comments

COVER REVEAL

DAY 6

The latest from King Park Press…

Every day this week, a bit more of the cover of my latest project has been revealed here at Celtic Connexions. Now you see the entire image. Isn’t it fabulous?

What’s the book all about I hear you say. Well, here’s the back cover blurb.

And the full cover wrap…

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COVER REVEAL ~ Coming in time for Christmas in July! Day 5

June 25, 2015 Melanie 2 Comments

COVER REVEAL

DAY 5

Every day this week, a bit more of the cover of my latest project will be revealed here at Celtic Connexions.

I can’t tell you too much about it just yet, after all this is a cover reveal post and too much too soon… well, the anticipation has to build doesn’t it?

Books, cover reveal

COVER REVEAL ~ Coming in time for Christmas in July! Day 4

June 24, 2015 Melanie Leave a comment

COVER REVEAL

DAY 4

Every day this week, a bit more of the cover of my latest project will be revealed here at Celtic Connexions.

I can’t tell you too much about it just yet, after all this is a cover reveal post and too much too soon… well, the anticipation has to build doesn’t it?

A little bit more of the plain brown wrapper has been torn off for today. Aren’t you all a-quiver with excitement? I am.

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COVER REVEAL ~ Coming in time for Christmas in July! Day 3

June 23, 2015 Melanie 4 Comments

COVER REVEAL

DAY 3

Coming soon from King Park Press…

Every day this week, a bit more of the cover of my latest project will be revealed here at Celtic Connexions.

I can’t tell you too much about it just yet, after all this is a cover reveal post and too much too soon… well, the anticipation has to build doesn’t it?

Someone has his/her eye on us…

Books, cover reveal

COVER REVEAL ~ Coming in time for Christmas in July! Day 2

June 22, 2015 Melanie 2 Comments

COVER REVEAL

DAY 2

Coming soon from King Park Press…

Every day this week, a bit more of the cover of my latest project will be revealed here at Celtic Connexions.

I can’t tell you too much about it just yet, after all this is a cover reveal post and too much too soon… well, the anticipation has to build doesn’t it?

Here we go with the first strip of paper torn off…

Books, cover reveal

COVER REVEAL ~ Coming in time for Christmas in July! Day 1

June 21, 2015 Melanie 2 Comments

COVER REVEAL

DAY 1

Coming soon from King Park Press…

Every day this week, a bit more of the cover of my latest project will be revealed here at Celtic Connexions.

I can’t tell you too much about it just yet, after all this is a cover reveal post and too much too soon… well, the anticipation has to build doesn’t it?

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Happy Father’s Day!

June 21, 2015 Melanie 3 Comments

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers out there! How do you spend the day? What does Father’s Day mean to you?

My father was one of the 7,000 children sent out to Canada through the Orphan Homes of Scotland between 1861 and 1938.

Although he was born in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire,

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Dad was raised at the village homes near Bridge of Weir, approximately 15 miles west of Glasgow.

View Larger MapThe name Orphan Homes of Scotland implies the children who went there were orphans. That wasn’t always the case. My father wasn’t an orphan. He was one of ten children and after his mother died when he was just two years old, his father had a stroke and couldn’t look after the family.

Grandpa Robertson was married twice. The children from his first marriage helped out as best they could, but in the end, my father and four of his siblings (all from the second marriage) who were sent off to the Orphan Homes of Scotland.

Cottage 1 Quarriers Village - Broadfield Home — My father and his brothers, George and Andy, stayed here in Broadfield Home (Cottage 1).

Because there was no such thing as co-ed living, sisters couldn’t stay in the same house as their brothers. Brothers couldn’t even visit their sisters without the housemother’s consent and only for a short time.

Cottage 13 - Quarriers Village — My father’s sisters, Barbara and Christina, stayed here in Leven Home (Cottage 13).

After my father came to Canada, he worked on a number of farms in the Brockville area and enlisted with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders during World War II.

photo of my father — Robert A Robertson 1913-1969

Phillips Cables (sadly now the property is just an empty lot) provided him with employment from the time my father returned from the war and while he worked there, he met my mother.

robert and ruth's wedding 1950 — My parents’ wedding – July 22, 1950

Sadly, I lost my Dad on April 29, 1969 as the result of a workplace injury. He may not be with me anymore but he lives on in my heart.

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7 YEARS BAD SEX by Nicky Wells ~ Promo Post

June 20, 2015 Melanie 2 Comments

7 YEARS BAD SEX

BY NICKY WELLS

One wedding. One curse? Disaster ever after…

A seven-years-bad-sex curse? Surely not! Yet something went wrong when rock singer Casey and drummer Alex got married on that beautiful yacht anchored off St Tropez in the south of France. Something went badly wrong. For even on their wedding night, the young couple discovers a complete and somewhat surprising inability to make love. Muddling through their honeymoon with a string of thin excuses for their predicament, the lovers defer finding a solution (and panicking) until the return to their home in London. After all, they married for life and to make rock music, not for the love of sex. Right?

But when they resume life as normal in London, all hell breaks loose. Increasingly frantic in their quest for release, the unhappy newlyweds embark on a string of hilarious and occasionally harmful antics that drives them, their band, and an assortment of random strangers to the brink of despair. But it ain’t over ‘til it’s over or, in this case… it ain’t over ‘til the newlyweds sing.

MY REVIEW

I pre-ordered this latest ‘Rock Star Romance’ having read Nicky’s previous works and I wasn’t disappointed.

Casey and Alex are befallen by an age old curse that prevents them performing in the bedroom department. Wacky decisions – and not for the best – add to the fun and misadventures along the way.

A great summer read and many laugh-out-loud moments throughout.

ABOUT NICKY WELLS

Ultimate rock chick author Nicky Wells writes romance with rock stars—because there’s no better romantic hero than a golden-voiced bad boy with a secret soft heart and a magical stage presence!

Nicky’s books offer glitzy, glamorous romance with rock stars—imagine Bridget Jones ROCKS Notting Hill! If you’ve ever had a crush on any kind of celebrity, you’ll connect with Nicky’s heroes and their leading ladies.

Born in Germany, Nicky moved to the United Kingdom in 1993 and currently lives in Lincoln with her husband and their two boys. Nicky loves listening to rock music, dancing, and eating lobsters. When she’s not writing, she’s a wife, mother, occasional knitter, and ad-hoc radio show presenter. Rock on!

Did you know? There’s a single out now by Nicky’s fictional rock band Tuscq come to life! “Love Me Better” is available for download from Amazon, iTunes and many other places.