Marlene M. Bell

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Mystery at a killing pace

Marlene M. Bell is an award-winning writer, artist, and crazy sheep lady who resides in beautiful East Texas. Her renown sheep photographs grace the covers of many livestock magazines where she also writes newsy articles about raising sheep from her hands-on experience.

Of Marlene's first novel, Stolen Obession, Kirkus Reviews said, "Debut author Bell delivers a great, slow-building romance, gently examining her characters' painful pasts." Stolen Obession also won the 2018 IndieReader Discovery Award (IRDA) for Best Fiction Cover. Stolen Obsession— and Spent Identity, books one and two, have received numerous awards including the Independent Press Award for Best Mystery in 2020. The third book in the Annalisse Serie
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Marlene M. Bell I'm extremely excited to get back to my work-in-progress, SPENT IDENTITY, the second book in the Annalisse series. It opens with Annalisse learning th…moreI'm extremely excited to get back to my work-in-progress, SPENT IDENTITY, the second book in the Annalisse series. It opens with Annalisse learning the family farm is about to be sold, when the ranch foreman announces he's found an intruder dead in the main horse barn.(less)
Marlene M. Bell I grab a book from another author in my genre and read for at least 30 minutes to an hour.
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Is Indie book promotion for worldwide consumption worth the effort? I took that challenge and tested a novel series and children’s book in other countries. Since the Annalisse series has a travel thread blended with crime throughout all books, I jumped in to test the market for crossover appeal.

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Richard Dominguez thank you for the friend


Marlene Nell wrote: "Hi Marlene,
I am a new writer and this is my first venture. It's an action romance series of four books, beginning with this one. The stories are set in Wales on the Welsh Celtic coast.

[book:The ..."


Hi Nell, thank you for the offer, but I only read print books. I'm not a fan of e-readers.
Marlene


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Nell Grey Hi Marlene,
I am a new writer and this is my first venture. It's an action romance series of four books, beginning with this one. The stories are set in Wales on the Welsh Celtic coast.

The Strictly Business Proposal
The Strictly Business Proposal (Freshwater Bay Novel Series #1) by Nell Grey

You can read it free at the moment as a free Amazon download.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07ZQS79L3

I'd really love you to read and review it, if you enjoy action romance novels.

Best wishes and hope to hear from you,
Nell


Marlene Thank you!


Sunshine Thanks for the friendvite


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