Lethal Waters Archives

Lethal Waters Has Launched 🌊🌊🌊

December 27, 2018 By JPMcLean 4 Comments

Has Boxing Day chaos and the mad rush of the holidays left you craving an escape? I know just the thing: the fourth book in The Gift Legacy, Lethal Waters, has launched. Pour your favourite bevvy, put your feet up, and lose yourself in Emelynn’s world. Lethal Waters is available at a special $0.99 launch price for a limited time . . .

Emelynn Taylor’s first assignment with International Covert Operations is a drug case in the coastal city of Vancouver. Intrigue and danger lurk in the cold Pacific. When the case reveals a grisly murder that implicates one of her own kind, Emelynn takes on a perilous undercover role embedded in a drug ring where anyone could be the murderer.

Read the book reviewers call fun, exciting, and addictive.

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For a short time, the third book in The Gift Legacy, Burning Lies is also available for $0.99. But not for long. All of The Gift Legacy books will return to their regular price of $5.99 by week’s end. Don’t miss this opportunity to load up your e-reader ahead of a brand new release. And keep your eyes on this blog: On January 8th, book 5, Deadly Deception, will launch.

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Lethal Waters was formerly titled The Gift: Penance. If you own one of the originals, congratulations! You now have a collector’s edition. The fifth and never before released stand-alone book in the series, Deadly Deception will be dropping on January 8, 2019.

As always, I’d love to hear your feedback. Just hit reply or contact me via the social media buttons.

Get your copy of Secret Sky from Kindle with one click right here. And if ebooks aren’t your preference, click on the bookstore tab for other purchase options, or just click on the covers below.

Secret Sky was formerly titled The Gift: Awakening

Hidden Enemy was formerly titled The Gift: Revelation

Burning Lies was formerly titled The Gift: Redemption

A Heartfelt Thank You

December 21, 2018 By JPMcLean 4 Comments

Your cover love has been a very special Christmas gift, for which I am grateful. Please accept a heartfelt thank you to everyone who voted for Secret Sky in Kobo’s Cover Contest 2018.

Hearty congratulations to international best-selling author Adam Croft whose book cover for The Indie Author Mindset came out on top. Adam Croft writes thrillers, mysteries and self-help books. He’s sold more than a million books to date.

Given the competition, I’m pretty happy to report that Secret Sky’s cover came in second overall, and it placed first in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category. Congratulations and a special thank you to the design team at JD&J Book Cover Design.

On Christmas day, the fourth book in The Gift Legacy series, Lethal Waters, will be released. This fourth cover is another fine example of JD&J’s design work.

For a limited time, Lethal Waters will be available on pre-order for the special launch price of $0.99.

Click here to pre-order Lethal Waters.

Lethal Waters was formerly titled The Gift: Penance. If you own one of the originals, congratulations! You now have a collector’s edition. The fifth and never-before released book in the series, Deadly Deception will drop on January 8. As always, I’d love to hear your feedback. Just hit reply or contact me via the social media buttons.

Get your copy of Book 1, Secret Sky from Kindle with one click right here. And if ebooks aren’t your preference, click on the bookstore tab for other purchase options, or just click on the covers below.

Teasing Out the Weeds

April 29, 2018 By JPMcLean 15 Comments

We’ve had a little taste of summer here on Denman Island with a stretch of warm, sunny days. What a treat! The first of our asparagus has been picked (it was delicious), and the rhubarb is perfectly crisp and a brilliant red. I even got out in the garden in my shirtsleeves and tidied up a few neglected corners. My achy back aside, it felt good to get outdoors, teasing out the weeds and planting a few cheery annuals.

I’ll soon be doing the same with the next book in the Gift Legacy series—tentatively titled Deadly Deception. The editor has just returned her notes and I can hardly wait to dig into them.

The New Titles

But first, I wanted to share with you the new titles I’m considering for the rebranding of the Gift Legacy series. If you haven’t been following this blog, the new titles and covers will better position the books in the contemporary fantasy/thriller genre, and clear up any confusion about whether or not they’re religious. Elinor Florence has been instrumental in this effort and I can’t thank her enough for her enthusiasm and imaginative title suggestions. I’d love your feedback, your critique or your two cents. Leave me a comment below and let me know what you think.

Book 1 The Gift: Awakening becomes Secret Sky

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Book 2 The Gift: Revelation becomes Hidden Enemy

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Book 3 The Gift: Redemption becomes Burning Lies

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Book 4 The Gift: Penance becomes Lethal Waters

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Jackson Delaney’s story The Gift: Betrayal becomes Lover Betrayed

What I’m Reading

Check out Elinor Florence’s latest book, Wildwood. It’s the story of one woman’s incredible resolve to make a better life for herself and her emotionally challenged daughter in the backwoods of northern Alberta. I loved it and gave it 5 out of 5 stars.

Author Update: In 2019, the rebranding was completed. The original covers and titles are no longer available. But you can read the same magical story in Secret Sky from your favourite retailer right here! Or click on the image for more purchase options.

Cherry blossoms photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash

First Draft Done!

September 30, 2017 By JPMcLean 15 Comments

First draft done! It’s celebration time. I finished writing the first draft of the next book in The Gift Legacy this week and toasted the accomplishment with a fine bottle of red. If you’re keeping track, this is the sixth book in the series and follows on from Lethal Waters (formerly Penance). The working title is Deadly Deception. What do you think?

Typing “the end” is a major milestone, but the book is still a long way from done. Next, the editing starts, but before that, I need to let it rest, get some distance from it.

In other words, put my pen down and step away from the computer. Not writing is an adjustment. My daily routine has a huge hole in the middle of it. Suddenly, I have time on my hands.

Now I’m playing catch up. Spring cleaning, which didn’t happen in the spring, comes first. Next is writing a stack of overdue book reviews (apologies included). After that, my website needs an update and I might even tackle the audio recordings for the first chapters of Lethal Waters and Lover Betrayed.

But before I get to all that, I’m taking a wee break. We’re off to Seattle for a few days to celebrate two family birthdays, attend my first ever football game (Seattle Sea Hawks vs Indianapolis Colts) and enjoy the company of our niece and nephew who are visiting from the Cayman Islands.