Meet author Melanie Dobson
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Writing fiction is Melanie Dobson’s excuse to immerse herself in the past by reading old books, interviewing new friends, and exploring fascinating places around the world. She is the award-winning author of almost thirty historical, time-slip, and romantic… Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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All of my novels have a sweet and clean romance in them. I thought you’d like to get to know my main character in A Summer at Thousand Island House, so here’s an interview with her. Hope you… Read More
Christmas gift ideas
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Thanks for being a faithful subscriber/reader to my blog. I often feature author friends and their work, but I thought you’d like a peek at mine this week. I have eleven so far. Which is your favorite? I’d… Read More
Let’s Meet Addi
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In my latest Thousand Island Gilded Age story, A Summer at Thousand Island House, Addison Bell (Addi), is my protagonist. Here’s a little excerpt from the story so you can get to know her a little. Enjoy! Addi’s… Read More
Thousand Islands Searchlight Boat Tours
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Though I haven’t had the privilege of experiencing a searchlight tour, my fascination with them brought me to include an important searchlight boat tour scene in my latest story, A Summer at Thousand Island House. But what are… Read More
The Columbian Hotel Disaster
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The Columbian Hotel, along with the Wellesley Hotel that still exists today, sat in the center of the Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island, a charming Victorian summer community in the heart of the Thousand Islands. It was… Read More
Thousand Island Park
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Thousand Island Park has been on my list of places to write about, and I’ve finally checked off this wonderful story in Mary’s Moment. Here’s a little about TI Park, the setting for this fiery novel. Tell us… Read More
Thousand Island Park’s Mary’s Moment is out!
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My long awaited Thousand Island Park story is out! Here’s a little bit about my tenth and newest novel, Mary’s Moment: It’s the Summer 1912, and Thousand Island Park’s switchboard operator Mary Flynn is christened the community heroine for her… Read More
Touring the Thousand Islands
In most of my novels, I take the readers on a boat tour of the Thousand Islands, and in Rachel’s Reunion, it’s no exception. This time, though, you get to travel with William Howard Taft, who would one… Read More