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Mel Gough

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in Germany

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Gay and Lesbian, Romance, Mystery

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Garrett Leigh, Josh Lanyon, Mary Doria Russell

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Mel Gough loves writing about love – but with a twist. Nominated for the 2019 Selfies Awards, her bisexual romantic suspense novel He is Mine is a typical Mel Gough story. She needs her HEA fix, but on the way there will be thorns and fire, and sometimes brimstone. All right, that might be over the top, especially since her stories are firmly based in the real world - though not always in the here and now.

Born in Germany, exploring other realities has been Mel’s siren call since she was young. Books opened up a plethora of worlds, and soon gave her a strong love of the English language. After an MA in Anthropology, field work in the middle of nowhere seemed like one adventure too far, so Mel settled in London, which, to misquote Dr. Johnson ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 964 ratings · 375 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	A World Apart 3.60 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Valet (Below Stairs #1) 3.68 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tainted Life 3.64 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Life (Loving Again #2) 4.05 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Season (Below Stairs #2) 3.86 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He is Mine 3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Their Special Agent (Thistle Hearts, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Broken Promise (Loving Again #3) 3.45 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diplomacy of the Heart 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frightfully Good Kissing (Carter and Finn #2) 3.31 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My first Kindle Countdown deal

This week, I ran a Kindle Countdown deal and it might be useful for other writers to read about my experience.

There are some very specific factors that helped make this promotion a success, so if you want to emulate what I did, do keep that in mind. Ymmv.

What’s a Countdown Deal?

First, a few words on terminology. A Countdown Deal is a promotional tool available to you when you enrol your book

Series by Mel Gough

Loving Again (3 books)
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3.69 avg rating — 286 ratings

Below Stairs (2 books)
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3.73 avg rating — 206 ratings

Carter and Finn (2 books)
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3.53 avg rating — 55 ratings

Thistle Hearts (1 book)
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3.87 avg rating — 39 ratings

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Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them

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“You’ll find this ridiculous, but I believe that God made us all, and that He knew what He was doing. He’s testing us, individually and as a people. And I don’t believe that He would make us the way we are, just to then turn His back on us. It’s people who invented a god that cruel, to torture one another.”
― Mel Gough, A Leap of Faith

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