Melissa Maygrove

I'm over at L. Diane Wolfe's blog, celebrating the release of Battered Pride with a guest post on doing research for novels set in the 1800s.  Please visit and give Diane some blog love.

Come see me show my age. 😀 Our favorite ninja, Alex J Cavanaugh, is hosting me today with a guest post to celebrate the release of Battered Pride . He asked me to choose some movies that are similar to my story. Pop on over and see which ancient flicks I dredged up . Natalie Aguirre over at Literary Rambles is also giving the book a shoutout.  Thanks, Natalie!

H. R. Sinclair was kind enough to mention my new release on her blog. Please visit and   show her some blog love . :)

I'm just popping onto the blog to announce...  * cue fireworks & streamers *   Battered Pride  is published!   This enemies-to-lovers romance is available on Amazon  in paperback, e-book, and via Kindle Unlimited. Elizabeth Seckman gave my new book a shoutout today.  Please visit and show her some blog love . :)

  This is my   Insecure Writers Support Group   post for October 2024. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month  are:  Nancy Gideon,   Jennifer Lane, Jacqui Murray  & Natalie Aguirre! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you .  💻💻💻💻💻 I've got news! But first, this month's question... Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What's your favorite classic ghostly tale? Tell us about it and why it sends chills up your spine. I don't read or watch much scary stuff, because I don't enjoy being scared. If a movie is dark with things jumping out and startling me, I'll shut it off. In 1979, there was a movie titled When a Stranger Calls that creeped anyone of babysitting age the heck out. This was in the days of landlines, when many phones were still rotary dial. It's not a ghost story, but I'd have to list it as my scariest. In keeping with the Halloween theme... This month is the 7th anniversary of FULL DARK: A Benefit Anthology ! This colle...

  This is my   Insecure Writers Support Group   post for JUNE. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month  are:  Liza at Middle Passages,   Shannon Lawrence,   Olga Godim , and me. Please stop by their blogs and say thank you .  💻💻💻💻💻 Earlier this year, I posted some bold goals . I decided to give an update on them for my IWSG post today.  I'm also revealing the cover of my next book. You can skip to that if you want. 😉 Here are the goals for 2024 and my progress (or not): Publish book 4 in my western series by June . Not going to make that deadline. But I will publish it this year, possibly even this summer. Develop a regular social media / newsletter schedule by March & send out 3 to 4 newsletters this year . I'm still working on this. I blog monthly for IWSG and Cowboy Kisses, but I need to do more with Pioneer Hearts Facebook group.  The only newsletter that has gone out is this cover reveal. That said, I will have at least two mo...