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BookseBooks & Trade Paperbacks

The following are Magnhild Press’ current titles available for purchase as eBooks and trade paperbacks. These books are available at all major online retailers:

  • Nom de Plume—An Extraordinary Life: The True Life Adventures of Djuna Shellam—Vol. 1
  • The Incredible Transformations of Alice Hollywood: The Em Suite—Book One
  • Mackenna on the Edge: The Em Suite—Book Two
  • Prairie Fire: The Em Suite—Book Three
  • Dot in the Weeds: The Em Suite—Book Four
  • A Woman Like Eve: The Em Suite—Five (Ebook avail for preorder now, pub date 11Oct23. Paperback available 1Dec23)

THE EM SUITE—A Series

The Em Suite is a growing collection of novel-length stories by Djuna Shellam that are all connected to one character—Mary-Mackenna Martín, also known as Em. We recommend that the series be read in order.

While each of the books in this series was (and will be) written to stand alone, should someone happen across one or two out of order in the series, the series has a much greater impact on the reader if it is read in order. Because there are twists and suspense in earlier books that are mentioned or alluded to in later books, if read out of order, those twists and suspense lose some of their impact. HOWEVER… our recommendation is just that. It is not for Magnhild Press or the author to dictate for the reader how the reader wishes to enjoy The Em Suite, as our sole wish is that our readers simply enjoy The Em Suite.

A WOMAN LIKE EVE

by Djuna Shellam

The Em Suite—Book Five

A Woman Like Eve

All is well with Em Martín. Things couldn’t be better. After helping Dot get back on her feet in Palm Springs, Em and her family are back home in Bel Air, CA, embracing their new roles. Happy and beyond content, Em feels lucky she’s found “the one.” Life is good—exceedingly good… until it’s not.

As if on cue, the good turns ugly. Prairie’s Montana is dealing with a health crisis, Dot experiences a devastating loss; and, in the blink of an eye, everyone’s favorite and seemingly unbreakable couple is on the verge of broken.

Eve’s past—one she’s buried for two decades—has inconveniently bubbled to the surface. A dark past that, when fully revealed, has the potential to blow up her perfect life with Em. What is the line that cannot be crossed… the bridge too far… the things that cannot be undone that threaten to unravel a solid relationship? Will Eve’s secrets prove too terrible, sordid, and unforgivable? Will love win?

In Book 5 of The Em Suite Series, A Woman Like Eve, Eve reveals her painful and unsavory history, taking her partner and readers on a not-so-nostalgic trip back to the hedonistic Seventies and Eighties in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Meanwhile, Em’s alternative family circle grows, taking on new adventures.

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The INCREDIBLE TRANSFORMATIONS of ALICE HOLLYWOOD 

by Djuna Shellam

The Em Suite—Book One

TITAHTwo women are stationed on a remote base in West Texas in the mid-1970s. Worldly Alice is notorious for changing teams without notice. Em is shy and seemingly sheltered. Despite their differences, their relationship blossoms into a forbidden one. Too quickly… More

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MACKENNA on the EDGE

by Djuna Shellam

The Em Suite—Book Two

MOTEIn this sequel to The Incredible Transformations of Alice Hollywood, nearly twenty years have passed since the fiery crash changed Em’s life forever. A recent, life-altering, tragedy has her in an emotional tailspin, churning up memories and regrets previously ignored. Enter Eve, an uncomfortable reminder of the past. A delicate dance of avoidance… More

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PRAIRIE FIRE

by Djuna Shellam

The Em Suite—Book Three

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Angry, debilitated and depressed, Em would rather just give up and die, but Dot Baverstock has other plans for Em. Enter Prairie Vaughn, aka ‘Wonder Woman.’ In the third installment of this series, we meet Prairie, the red-headed, female Casanova—a physical therapist who takes on the monumental task of bringing an unwilling Em back to life. The story takes place in 1976 through 1978 in Highland Park, California, shortly after the crash that changed so many lives; as well as in Bel Air and Palm Springs, California, in 1996, continuing on where Mackenna on the Edge left off with Em and Eve.

Back again is the fan favorite, Dot Baverstock, and a new addition… More

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DOT IN THE WEEDS

by Djuna Shellam

The Em Suite—Book Four

Much beloved and fan favorite Dot Baverstock is back in this fourth installment of The Em Suite—but not in a way you’d ever expect.

Dot and her son Waverly have a deep, dark secret they’ve been keeping for years. When Dot suffers a traumatic fall, they make the difficult and daring decision to expose themselves to their extended family.

Waverly has orders to report for Air National Guard duty which would leave Dot, seriously injured, on her own or in the care of strangers. Em and Eve, with their… More

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The True Life Adventures of Djuna Shellam—A Series

This series is a fictional autobiography of the author, Djuna Shellam. Volume 1 covers her life and adventures growing up in Australia up until the age of 25. Volume 2, will cover the next 25 years.

NOM DE PLUME

by Djuna Shellam

The True Life Adventures of Djuna Shellam—Vol. 1

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For as many reasons as there are days in a year… a century… or millennia, some novelists choose to write incognito. By using a device known as an alias, pen name; or, as the French so beautifully say, nom de plume, they can cloak their true identities.

The nom de plume, however, presents somewhat of a conundrum for the writer. Whose backstory or biography should an author employ to introduce themselves to… More

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