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Release day! Fool's Iron & IWSG

Today is release day for book 3 in the Forging America series! 
Fool's Iron is a story of betrayal and redeeming love set in 1853.

The way to a man’s heart is through his ego.

The way to a woman’s heart is through her child.

Debutante Magdalene Rose Meriwether’s fall from grace and banishment from Indianapolis society left her shocked and heartbroken—and hellbent on salvaging what was left of her life. Her problems can be solved if she finds a husband in time. But, most important of all, her unborn child won’t suffer the life of a bastard.

Railroad construction worker Edgar Grimes spent his formative years raising his brother and holding a crumbling family together. He lost his mother to abuse, lost the only woman who’d ever favored him to another man, and lost his simple-minded brother to a life of crime. The same booze that washed his father into ruin is Edgar’s means of coping with a life not much worth living—until he finds a well-dressed woman marching through the woods.

Edgar poses as Maggie’s husband while she searches for a real one. Will she play him for the fool his father always told him he was, or will Edgar be the champion Maggie needs?

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Available on Amazon
Release date: June 1, 2022
Publisher: Truelove Press
Book 3 in the Forging America series
Add it to your Goodreads

To celebrate, book 1 is on sale for 99c.

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I'll pop open the champagne today, but I'll dive back into research tomorrow. The book readers have been asking for since Come Back debuted is next!

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 This is my Insecure Writers Support Group post for June.


Alex's awesome co-hosts this month
 are: 

SE White, Cathrina Constantine, 
Please stop by their blogs and say thank you

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June 1st question: When the going gets tough, writing the story, how do you keep yourself writing to the end? If you have not started the writing yet, why do you think that is and what do you think could help you find your groove and start?

This one is simple for me. I work full-time in addition to my author biz. If I'm not writing, it's usually because I'm at work, busy with the other responsibilities of life, or just plain too exhausted to think. Writing is my therapy, my escape. 

I should tattoo across my forehead: I'd rather be writing.

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IWSG is the brainchild of Alex J. Cavanaugh. It's a monthly bloghop that offers a safe haven for writers to express their feelings and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. It's also a venue for offering  support, both in the form of comments and positive posts. Writers of all kinds are welcome. We 'meet' the first Wednesday of every month. If you're interested in learning more, click on the link above. And don't be intimidated by the size of the group. We're not expected to visit everyone on the list

Comments

  1. Congratulations, Melissa!

    I'd rather be writing, too. Herding cats right now though.

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  2. Congratulations on your new release! Sounds like a great read. Almost always I'd rather be writing, too :)

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    1. Thanks! It feels good to be publishing westerns again.

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  3. My friend gave me a sweatshirt years ago that said "I'm a writer. My mother's other children are normal." Great post, Melissa.

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    1. I gave my mom a shirt last Christmas that says, "My favorite author calls me mom." :D

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  4. Gah! I'm a terrible street team person. I should've posted about the release. I've just been so distracted lately that I haven't done anything for anyone. Grats on the release!!

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    1. Ha! No worries. I didn't organize a blog tour this time. I'm happy for whatever I get. :)

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  5. Congratulations on the new release! Sounds awesome!

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  6. Your covers are so gorgeous. Congrats on the release!

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    1. Thank you! I'll tell my cover artist you said that. :)

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  7. Congratulations on the new release! That should help pick you up for a bit on those days you're too exhausted to think (I know those well!).

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  8. Congratulations, Melissa! How exciting for you! Enjoy that champagne ~ You've earned it

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  9. Congrats on the release. Sounds like some interesting protagonists.

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    1. They are definitely different than others I've written about before.

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  10. Congratulations on your new release! Very interesting theme :)

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  11. Congrats on the new release. Love the cover and the premise. Wishing you much success.

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    1. Thank you. It's off to a pretty good start. :)

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  12. Yes! I'd rather be writing. Congratulations on your new release, I hope it's flying off the shelves! Both digital and physical.

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    1. I wouldn't say 'flying.' LOL Maybe after the rest of the ads hit this weekend...

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  13. Congrats on the new release, Melissa! I hope that you sell many, many books!

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  14. Congrats on the release! I work a full-time hustle too that can overtake the writing. But then, that can make us more determined to make the most of what time we can carve out.

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    1. Very true. It can also motivate us to grow our writing biz so we can retire. LOL

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