Mersaidee Soules
Author. Screenwriter. Songwriter. Director. Creator.
Just Released!
The Fall of the Two Trees (Book 2)
A Viola Ted Saga™
NOTE: Book Two is a direct continuation of Book One, Viola Ted, in this Saga. Book Two begins the day after Book One ends.
If you love Karin Slaughter's gritty, violent thrillers and George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones brutal multi-year power struggles, A Viola Ted Saga is for you!
Book 2 Just Released
The Fall of the Two Trees
(April 2026)
A Viola Ted Saga continues with its high-stakes and ongoing intergenerational conspiracy. When Viola leaves her small town, Telega, she finds herself forced into an international nightmare in this trust-no-one, pulse-pounding, psychological thriller.
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Book 1 in the Saga
Viola Ted
(Nov 2025)
Following a second suspicious death in her low-income community, Viola Ted's coming-of-age is cut short in her small town, Telega, NY, when she's kidnapped by a serial killer who is searching for a missing book. Navigating lies and physical attacks-without a way out, Viola attempts to play his sinister cat and mouse games to stay alive. When she finds the book, she uncovers a terrible secret involving deceit and a conspiracy that dates back six hundred years. To save herself, Viola may have to destroy her family. But can she?
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August 16th 2026
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October 2026
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Mersaidee is a gifted writer. This is a remarkably imaginative work. She has tasked herself with creating a hidden world within our known world.
Her vulnerable protagonist confronts the most daunting and adverse circumstances imaginable but remains unbroken. Viola's voice is compelling
throughout the book. We are always rooting for her.
Dana Isaacson
New York
Reviews
Viola Ted embodies the truth-telling characteristics of many of Karen Slaughter's domestic noir thrillers that I love. The suspense in Viola Ted kept me turning those pages with its gut-punch, fast-paced, raw, emotional storytelling, revealing the lengths people will go through to keep their secrets hidden. I connected with her beginning story. Bring on book two, please!
Mae G. - Mer Mee's Book Club
Canada / USA
WOW! Mersaidee is an incredible storyteller. A darkness in humanity is exposed in an intriguing and complex story. It's a page-turner. Get Ready!
Claire Kiser
Destin
Viola Ted is suspenseful and the lore is immersive. I kept reading because Viola's internal monologue perfectly reflects the struggle that comes with outward compromises we must make in order to survive. Many women know this too well.
H. Tutor
Memphis
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It's "effed" up, I couldn't put it down. Now, reading Book 2. It's so good!
D. K.
Memphis
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I am so hooked! I cannot wait to see where (Book 2) takes me. I felt all of the emotions in Book 1. You made me feel empathetic to some of the bad men, and continually kept me on my toes with all the curves and twists! I loved every minute of it.
Stephanie
Nashville
