• Fall Reading Challenge!
  • Posted: August 30, 2023

  • It’s time to go #BackToBooks! I’m excited to see my book on @BookSparks’ FALL READING CHALLENGE list! https://frc2023.booksparks.com/ Join BookSparks in reading the books featured in their #FRC2023 Lineup and you could win their #BackToBooks grand prize! Each in-feed post on Instagram or TikTok prominently featuring at least one book from their lineup, using the… Read more

  • Goodreads Giveaway!
  • Posted: August 14, 2023

  • Giveaway alert! There are 100 ebook editions of my upcoming novel A STORM OF INFINITE BEAUTY up for grabs at Goodreads. The giveaway begins Tuesday, August 15 and runs until September 11. The link below will take you to the entry form on Goodreads, and that giveaway is open to residents of the US only…. Read more

  • A STORM OF INFINITE BEAUTY: Read the Prologue
  • Posted: August 4, 2023

  • Excerpt fromA STORM OF INFINITE BEAUTYBy Julianne MacLean Lake Union PublishingText copyright © 2023 by Julianne MacLean Publishing Inc.Release date: September 12, 2023 From the bestselling author of Beyond the Moonlit Sea comes an atmospheric tale of how one woman’s search for the truth uncovers long-hidden secrets and rocks the very foundation of her world. Prologue Valdez,… Read more

  • Read an Interview with Julianne at Trenzle
  • Posted: July 28, 2023

  • Q. Let’s talk about the process of writing. Do you do research while writing a book to add more authenticity? What kind of research? I do a ton of research before I even begin to plot a book, and the research helps me come up with story ideas based on real events. I purchase my… Read more

  • A STORM OF INFINITE BEAUTY Receives Starred Review from Library Journal
  • Posted: July 25, 2023

  • Publisher: Lake Union Sept. 2023. 300p. ISBN 9781542036726. pap. $16.99. F Part mystery, part women’s fiction, the latest from multi-published MacLean (Beyond the Moonlit Sea) explores themes of resilience and second chances. Hollywood legend Scarlett Fontaine is still inspiring fans, long after her death at age 36. Gwen Hollingsworth, the curator of the Scarlett Fontaine Museum, is… Read more

  • Research Trip to Sable Island
  • Posted: July 20, 2023

  • Most of my readers are aware that I enjoy research almost as much as writing the book (sometimes more when I can tick off a major bucket list item). On that note, my latest research trip took me to Sable Island, roughly 300 km off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It’s a tiny crescent… Read more