*Guest author Melanie Robertson-King.*

GOOD morning everyone, and happy Monday.

MY GUEST author this month is Canadian writer Melanie Robertson-King.
I first met Melanie through Facebook, when she very kindly agreed to throw a Facebook party for me on St Patrick's Day 2015, where we chatted about my debut - and tons of other things.
Melanie knows how to throw a party!
I hope you'll all feel free to chat to her here today - and to share details of her latest novel via the social media links at the bottom of the page.
I'll be back next week, to start a blog tour. In the meantime, I'll hand over to Melanie.

Thank you for reading,
Hugs & xx
Sharon. *


Hi Sharon. Thanks so much for inviting me to your blog to talk about my latest book. Before I show off the cover, let me tell you a bit about it. The house actually exists. I first laid eyes on it in 1993 when I went on a school trip with my son to Quebec City. From that initial sighting until now, that image has played in my mind.

 The book began as my NaNoWriMo project last November. I wasn’t out to achieve the 50,000 words in the month, but to use it as an exercise in discipline to get me writing each and every day. It worked. When I finished, the book came in at about 44,000 words – about twice as many as I thought it would.

 In November 2014, my husband and I returned to Quebec City for a vacation and on our last day before coming home, we drove out to the house so I could take more pictures. I like the black and white effect but decided there needed to be something more, so I found a stock photo of a full moon and cloudy sky and layered them together.

So I had the cover image. I had the story. I didn’t have a title so I ran a contest on my blog during the month of March. In the end, 23 people came up with 109 suggestions to choose from! In the end, I whittled it down to 2 and the only way I could decide was to see which one I liked best with the cover image.

 

And here is the finished product.

 

Blurb:

Sometimes there’s more to a house than bricks and mortar.

Hillcrest House is one such place. Perched on a cliff in the picturesque town of Angel Falls, there is more to this Victorian mansion than meets the eye. When referring to the house, the locals use the word haunted on a regular basis. Strange visions appear in the windows, especially the second-floor ones over the side porch. Even stranger events take place within its four walls.

Rumour has it, the original owners, Asher and Maggie Hargrave, never left their beloved home. They claim the couple and their family are responsible for driving people away. Over the years, Hillcrest House has changed hands numerous times. No one stays long. Renovations begin then stop and the house is once more abandoned. The latest in this long line of owners is Jessica Maitland.

Will Jessica be the next one to succumb or will she unravel The Secret of Hillcrest House?

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 Melanie Robertson-King's latest novel serves up a delightful blend of the supernatural and spicy romance, Lynn L. Clark, author of The Home Child, and Fire Whisperer & Circle of Souls: Two Novellas of the Supernatural, & The Accusers

Intrigue, dark buried secrets, hot romance and a neat twist in the tale make this riveting reading, Sheryl Browne, MA Creative Writing, Choc Lit Author

A fun read that keeps you guessing right up to the surprise ending, Dayna Leigh Cheser, Author of Janelle's Time, Moria's Time, Adelle's Time, & Logan's Time

 

Find Melanie's latest book:

 Amazon US paperback  
Amazon US e-book

Amazon UK paperback

Amazon UK e-book


Amazon CA paperback
Amazon CA e-book

About the author

 

Melanie Robertson-King lives in Eastern Ontario, Canada, within sight of the St. Lawrence River. She has always been a fan of the written word. Growing up as an only child, her face was almost always buried in a book from the time she could read. Her father was one of the thousands of Home Children sent to Canada through the auspices of The Orphan Homes of Scotland, and she has been fortunate to be able to visit her father’s homeland many times and even met the Princess Royal (Princess Anne) at the orphanage where he was raised.

 

Find Melanie:

 

Website:  www.melanierobertson-king.com

 

Celtic Connexions Blog:  www.melanierobertson-king.com/wp02/

 

Facebook Author Page: Melanie Robertson-King Author

 

Twitter:  @RobertsoKing
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