Fall news & a book giveaway
HAPPY AUTUMN
Fall or autumn? Either way, it's such a pretty season. I hope you're having a spectacular time and that you'll enjoy my second newsletter. As promised, I don't spam and only send a few of these a year. Read on for details about a sale for You Will Remember Me and The Neighbors, insider research info, giveaways, and more.
Hannah Mary x
YOU WILL REMEMBER ME is on sale!
A man wakes up on a beach with no memory of who he is or how he got there...that's the beginning of my bestselling amnesia thriller, You Will Remember Me (May 2021). Who's the man from the beach, what did he do and what will he find when he returns to his hometown in Maine, which he abandoned two years prior? Two words: nothing good.
Want to read my twisted story? The eBook is on sale until October 31 for $2.99. What a snip! Order link here.
The audiobook is performed by Alex Wyndham, Lauren Ezzo, and Melissa Moran, and they're so extraordinary, they could read me the phonebook (remember those?). I'll introduce you to them in my next newsletter.
THE NEIGHBORS is on sale, too!
When Abby's ex-boyfriend Liam moves in next door, they decide not to tell their respective partners they used to be lovers. While they haven't seen each other in nearly 20 years, lingering attraction and deeply buried, devastating secrets start bubbling to the surface. Lies, deceit, betrayal, heartbreak - it's all in The Neighbors (March 2018), my first domestic suspense novel.
The audio version is on sale until October 31 for $4.99 on Audible (US Premium Plus members) and Chirp Books. Fancy the paperback? Click here.
PS. Narrator Alex Wyndham worked on this novel, too.
RESEARCH FUN'n'GAMES
This is my brilliant friend Roger Guntern. We've known each other since we were teenagers and have kept in touch all these years despite living in different countries and continents. You know when you haven't spoken to someone for ages but pick up where you left off? That's Roger and me.
I'm currently working on my thriller for 2024, which is about the rise and demise of an all-female pop-rock group. I know nothing about the music industry, but Roger sure does - he's been in it for 30 years and gave me the inside scoop. Here's a picture of our Zoom call, during which he graciously allowed me to pick his smart brain for three hours. We also named a character after him (the band's manager, of course).
One of Roger's clients is Marius Bear, the rising Swiss music star who's recently been nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award 22. Check out Marius' website and latest single Waiting for Love here. He's incredible.
BRILLIANT BOOK, BRILLIANT AUTHOR
Opening line: "No death could have been more profound."
In the timely novel Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan, a trio of women investigators face an onslaught of discrimination and racial tensions not only from within their own ranks but also their small-town community, making the task of solving two disappearances and the murder of a teenage girl incredibly dangerous. With multi-faceted characters you’ll cheer for, and a taut, propulsive storyline, Blackwater Falls is as surprising as it is evocative. I truly loved this book. It's crime fiction at its absolute finest.
Blackwater Falls publishes November 8th. For details and pre-orders: here.
Tune in to First Chapter Fun today, October 27 at 12.30pm ET on Facebook & Instagram to hear me read the first chapter of Blackwater Falls. There's a giveaway happening!
But wait, there's more! If you post the above picture of You Will Remember Me (or simply the book cover) on social media, add "On sale now" as well as my website www.hannahmarymckinnon.com, and tag me any time before October 31, 2022 at midnight ET, you'll not only be entered to win a copy of Blackwater Falls but also a bookplate signed by my talented friend Ausma. Good luck!
WRITING UPDATE
The Revenge List, my thriller for 2023 is available for pre-order! We don't have a cover yet, but you can read about Frankie's anger management group therapy exercise gone wrong here. Release day is scheduled for May 23, 2023 and I'm so excited for you to meet my latest protagonist. I had such a blast creating her story and I hope you'll love her, too. Inside scoop: one of my favorite lines is, "Back off, Deliverance!"
The Christmas Wager, my holiday romantic comedy scheduled for October 2023, and which I'm writing as Holly Cassidy, is in the final editing stage. I'll be sharing a new website, cover, and more details about the book very soon! Bella and Jesse's journey has been an absolute pleasure to write. Inside scoop: I based Jesse's Belgian Shepherd, Buddy, on the dog we had when I was a kid.
Because my writing deadlines overlapped a little, I worked on the as yet untitled thriller for 2024 in the morning and The Christmas Wager in the afternoon for a about week. I hope I didn't mix up the plot lines...
AND...BREATHE!
After almost three years, we made it to New Brunswick to visit family last August. It's such a spectacular province, and we spent two weeks going to beaches, paddle boarding, and having a very relaxing time with our relatives, playing board games and pool. I took a break from social media and recharged my creativity tank as well. Unplugging felt wonderful. Highly recommended.
Have you been to the beautiful Maritimes? Been on any fun trips this year? We're debating a December getaway but it'll be a last-minute decision. Still, it's exciting to think we might go somewhere again so soon.
DISCOVER NEW BOOKS
First Chapter Fun is the place where my partner in fictional crime, the amazing Hank Phillippi Ryan and I read the first chapter of a different book every Tuesday & Thursday at 12.30pm ET on Facebook (request to join) and Instagram. We celebrated our 300th episode last week. We have book giveaways almost every week and the featured authors interact with viewers in the comments during the shows. Have you tuned in yet?