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Louise McLaughlin

August - Louise McLaughlin Reader Club

Published 3 months ago • 2 min read

Hello from Scotland,

Wowzah, it's been hot. Well, when I say hot, I mean hot for Scotland. One of my readers reached out and told me about the heat they had in America; crikey, I would be a Scottish hot mess if I was exposed to anything more than 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit). Given that it was 35 degrees in the last few weeks in Scotland, you can imagine how productive I was ... not very.

Big news: even though it's been hotter than Hades' hot tub, I have eventually stopped procrastinating, and I have begun typing up the third book in the D-Notice series. Cassie is getting up to all sorts of shenanigans in this one, including how to use magic to never work again. As her magic gets stronger, how will she use this power? What would you do if you could literally magic money from the aether?

It's also a mega-busy time leading up to the launch of the 2nd in the Series. If you'd like to see me do interviews or any other type of promotions, let me know.

Last week I was convinced the world had gone all wibbly wobbly weird. My debut novel was at #29 on Amazon. I was thinking to myself...Pretty good, not too shabby. When I saw who was at #37 - Douglas Adams- and #41 is Sir Terry (Pratchett, not Wogan). ???!! What was going on? My bet is it was Aliens.

All theories welcome as to how this glitch occurred.

Anyhoo, as always, to support the indie author community, see below for the links to free books from other wonderful indie authors.

Happy reading!

Louise

A Mythic Urban Fantasy of Gods, Secrets, Conspiracies, and a world on the Brink of destruction. One Woman Must Stop the World From Learning the Truth​
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Going from Glaswegian civil servant to saving the world isn’t in the job description — but Cassie never got the memo.

Discovery #1: Amazon Contemporary fantasy

A witty, fast‑paced urban fantasy set in Glasgow, blending humorous fantasy, modern mythology, and sharp conspiracy thriller. Perfect for readers of Good Omens, Rivers of London, Douglas Adams, and Jodi Taylor.​
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​When ancient aliens return, secret organisations gather, gods panic, modern government secrets start to crack — and Cassie is caught in the middle. Being a Glaswegian civil servant who saves the world can be a tough gig.​
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Louise McLaughlin

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