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Melissa Bourbon

Meet Pippin Lane Hawthorne

Pippin is the heroine of my Book Magic books. She’s 29 years old and has a twin brother named Grey. If you’ve read Murder in Devil’s Cove, you know that Leo Hawthorne, Pippin and Grey’s father, was a huge Tolkien fan. Pippin was named for Peregrin, and Grey for Gandalf. I’ve been doing a #15DaysInMyWritingWorld on Instagram. One of the daily prompts was about my favorite themes. All of my books

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The Crying Game

I’m what I call hyper-emotional. It doesn’t take a lot for my tears to flow. Try as I might (and do), I really cannot control that emotional side of myself. On top of that, I’m 100% an ugly crier . I can’t talk when I cry. My voice goes weird. It’s not a pretty thing. At all. What is that about?! Here’s the thing, though. If I’m feeling emotionally on edge, meaning the tears are

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Gifts for Book Lovers

I love all things bookish. My Instagram name is Bookishly_Cozy. I have literary themed tea. Bookish mugs (a mug that actually says, Bookish!). Bookish tee shirts and figurines and tote bags. Basically, a book lover can never have too many things that are bookish. So, I’ve put together a page on my website featuring some (yes, only some!) of my favorite bookish things. It’s called Gifts for Book Lovers (I’ll be

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Vintage Typewriters

I’ve been on the hunt for a vintage typewriter for so long. They’re hard to find, at least around where I live. I love the look of them…sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era because I’m a pioneer woman at heart, with a love of home cooking, canning, fibers, old rotary telephones, and, yes, vintage typewriters. A friend of mine found this mid-century beauty at a local

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Listen to Chapter 1 of Murder in Devil’s Cove!

Listen to Chapter 1 from Murder in Devil’s Cove! It’s available wherever you listen to audiobooks. The narrator, Abigail Reno, is absolutely phenomenal. She captures the light Southern tinge in Pippin’s voice and the book as a whole. I hope you enjoy this book and series. It’s pretty special!   XO       “A combination of magic and mystery, “Murder In Devil’s Cove” by Melissa Bourbon is a deftly

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