It may not all be to reach the traditional publishers as a kind of final blessing for the author of the day. This seems to be demonstrated by a Melinda leigh which continues to move in best-seller numbers all over the world with most of its editions, as far as I know, in Amazon's Kindle option, that is, under the strictest self-publishing.
In the quixotic indie task of fighting the giant mills of the major labels, Leigh has won the battle of word of mouth. And so their thrillers, sometimes with even erotic overtones, to the reader's surprise, they are arriving here and there all over the world without that point of brutal marketing within the reach of powerful publishing groups.
Without a doubt one of those pleasant surprises in the great ocean of independent literature that, on the other hand, ensures better prices and even free readings for members of the Kindle unlimited system. And the matter is tricky when analyzed more coldly. The question is to start in the great book store that is Amazon. As soon as a few 5-star ratings are achieved, inertia ends up marking that successful future to the surprise of those who, yes, have something interesting to tell and know how to tell it. The exact case of Melinda Leigh with hers already close to 30 published novels from different series that, little by little, are reaching Spanish.
Melinda Leigh's Top Recommended Novels
Blood promise
You don't have to beat around the bush sometimes to offer that glimpse of doom for life support. Only the protagonists who have known hell can return to them, already endowed with the necessary strength, to once again face demons made flesh, capable of nullifying from the deepest horror.
Homicide Inspector Bree Taggert lives with traumatic childhood memories of her mother's murder at the hands of her father and his subsequent suicide. Almost twenty years later, his younger sister, Erin, is murdered in a crime that is too reminiscent of that fateful night: innocent witnesses and a stormy relationship that ended in tragedy. There is only one difference: this time Erin's husband, Justin, has disappeared.
Bree knows how fine the line is between love and hate, but the evidence against her troublesome brother-in-law is inconclusive. Along with Matt Flynn, a former cop and Justin's old friend, Bree vows to unravel the secrets surrounding her sister's death. However, as the investigation progresses, the danger tightens the fence around her until, once again, Bree's family is caught in a death trap ... for her too.
Hard times
Opposite poles attract and only a force greater than them can separate them. But what force is there greater than destiny? Amid the abomination of a crime, that sensation of disturbing attraction on the edge of a thousand dangers rises ...
Major Grant Barrett suddenly returns home on an emergency permit. He must take care of his nephews, who have been orphaned after the murder of his brother and sister-in-law. Shortly after arriving, however, the children and the nanny are kidnapped. Few shadows of doubt remain about the connection of all the misfortunes and the soldier is keen to find the truth. But he does not walk alone.
Next to him is Ellie Rose, the neighbor and mother of the teenager who took care of the children. Together they will embark on a murky investigation, which will bring out intense feelings that will bring them closer to each other. The threat of Grant's imminent return to Afghanistan and a ruthless killer increasingly distress the couple. Time is running out, but there can be no more victims. With this first novel in the Scarlet Falls series, bestselling author Melinda Leigh offers us a stark mystery tale brimming with passion.
