Barb Wilson

Barb Wilson – Editor

I am a professional editor and a published author living in Michigan, USA. I made my dreams come true -- now I'm here to assist with YOURS.

Overview

I am a professional editor, specializing in development/content edits. Twenty-five years experience and dozens of satisfied clients have given me the expertise to make YOUR dreams of being a published author come true. I also write contemporary single titles and series fiction under multiple pen names.
Services
Fiction
Fantasy Historical Fiction Humor & Comedy Mystery & Crime Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Urban Fantasy Women's Fiction
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 1992 — Present

Both corporate and private client experience. Worked as freelance editor for multiple independent publishers. Speaker at several writers' conferences and gatherings. Love reading, love writing, and love to keep busy. For a list of satisfied clients and endorsements, please check my website listed above.

Multiple independent publishers

Feb, 2003 — Jun, 2016 (over 13 years)

I worked as a freelance developmental editor for multiple independent publishers located in the U.S. and Canada. This continued until I decided to focus on growing my own editing business.

Portfolio

Virginia Davies-Clark must find a quilt missing for seventy years. An award-winning quilt hiding an amazing secret. Virginia Davies-Clark is called back into the service of the Smithsonian Central Security Service and the Department of Defense along with her h... read more
She’s just what he needs…What happens in the Bahamas should stay in the Bahamas. That was the plan, until the woman Ransom Stewart hooked up with made an appearance at his law firm. He knows he should stay away from her. He knows he should leave her alone. But... read more
When a woman is the magnet for the wrong man, it takes a bad boy to break old habits.Carolina Rodriguez is a large-animal veterinarian on a mission to escape South Florida. Willing to do just about anything, she accepts a job in Annona, Texas over the internet... read more
Lily Bachman has the largest dowry the haut ton has seen in years. Her fortune is meant to secure her marriage to a titled gentleman, but instead it has sent every fortune hunter in London into a frenzy. Despite her father's insistence that she choose a husban... read more
Elle Thompson was raised in Denver. She paints. She hikes. She knows how to avoid cougar attacks.The only cougars Michael Williams usually worries about are the ones that wear leopard print leggings on 5th Avenue.But, when his acquisition firm sets its sights ... read more
Outgrowing Oklahoma, Danielle is an attractive young woman hoping for a fresh beginning in Southern California. Luke is a young writer headed home from a motorcycle trip across the Southwestern states. A chance encounter in a New Mexico café sets the star-cros... read more
Blue Angel

Nadine Monaco

Physical therapist Jennifer Wade is unable to put the pieces of her life back together again after her Navy pilot fiancé dies in a plane accident. Flyer Paul Davis, her fiancé's best friend, feels responsible for the tragedy. When Jennifer and Paul must work t... read more
Deuce offers his service to the highest bidder and lately Colonel Malachai has been the man footing the bill. But now the insane ex-soldier has tasked him with an assignment he may not be able to come back from...who was he kidding he is a freaking lion and hi... read more
The Vision of Love SeriesThe PrequelHow it all began... Four stories of love, hate, and deceit—a snippet of their lives, before their relationships ended. The scars that formed—and later healed by God through his love—are all revealed in this series.Rachel & B... read more
2016 President's Book Award Winner - Florida Authors & Publishers AssociationHe married for money, she wed by force ~On the brink of losing everything, the Duke of Summerton marries heiress Caroline Howlett, but at what cost? She wants neither his crumbling es... read more
Her husband was having an affair with her best friend and she was the Godmother to their children. Miate "Red" Hayden's life couldn't get much worse. For her spouse she was always too fat, too ugly, too everything but she hung in there because she believed in ... read more
Tate Campbell liked his life. Running his bar kept him busy and paid his bills, and a relationship with anyone wasn't on the horizon. He sure wasn't expecting a Valentine surprise, especially one who looked like a fallen angel—with a broken-down car. Dace Robi... read more

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