• Goodreads Giveaway!

  • 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

  • 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

  • A STORM OF INFINITE BEAUTY Receives Starred Review from Library Journal

  • 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

  • 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

  • New Two-Book Deal with Lake Union Publishing

  • What an incredible year it’s been so far! I’m finally able to share the news that I’ve signed another two-book contract with Lake Union Publishing and I’m already a quarter of the way into writing the first one. That story is a labor of love for me as it’s set on Sable Island off the… Read more

  • THESE TANGLED VINES Optioned for Film

  • I’m thrilled to announce that THESE TANGLED VINES has been optioned for film by Muse Entertainment. Producers attached to the project include Audacious Dreamer Productions who are envisioning a TV or streaming series, which I think would work wonderfully with the cast of characters in the novel. The writers’ strike might slow things down a… Read more