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And now, here's your January Book News:
A brand new page, and a brand new book award
Check it out, the page link:
And here's a sneak preview at what the award certificate will look like:
The Driggers teddy bears will be handing out their first book award soon, so follow their page for more info on this.
Science fiction
author Angus H. Day
has a new book coming out called ‘Utopian Estates’. To find this and more of his books, visit his
Amazon author page:
Blue Plague series
Well the sequel for the book ‘Blue Plague, the fall’ is
out! And it is called ‘Blue Plague,
survival’. Here’s the links for both so
you can go get yours.
Author Devona
Serenity
has a new book out called ‘Finding Limits’. It’s an excellent book, and I think it may be
the beginning of a series. Here’s the
link for that:
Author Patricia
Macias
continues her fine work in the ‘De La Cruz saga’. Fans of this saga will be delighted to know
of more books in this series coming out.
The books in the series are:
Hot & Spicy: De La Cruz Saga - is the first book
Hot & Forbidden - is the second book
The third book is - Hot & Enchanting
And . . . the FOURTH book will soon be out! It will be called ‘Hot & Wild’.
Author Jt Sather
is delighted to announced that he has signed with Inkbeams
Press. The author himself said:
“Inknbeans press read my book, and they loved it!! They sent
me a contract and signed me up. If all goes well, it'll be on the shelves in Feb!!
I'm losing my mind!”
Best of luck Jt!
And if you haven’t yet read his book, well what are you
waiting for?
‘How to Survive When the Bottom Drops Out’
Coma Dream's Facebook
release Party
Author Denny Paul is holding a release party on facebook for
his book. It will be held Tuesday,
January 15, 2013 from 12:00 am until 11:30 pm
It is public, and here’s the link if you want to go:
Author Virginia
Jennings
got a neat Christmas surprise when her book ‘The Alien Mind’
made it onto the Amazon top 100 free list.
Check it out:
And if you haven’t gotten her book yet, here’s the link:
New book out by L.E.
Perez
Author L.E. Perez has her first book out, ‘Beauty of Fear’. Check it out here:
Third book in the Precog
in Peril series
will be out the first week in January, announces author Theo
Fenraven.
The first book in this series is - Three of Swords -
The second book is - Knight of Wands -
And the third book is titled - The Lightning Struck Tower -
Popular Life Series
by
author S.B. Robinson has a new book out. The book, called ‘The Popular Life’ is a
bundle book that contains all three stories from the Popular Life series
including My Popular Life, My Formerly Popular Life and My Not So Popular Life.
Here’s a link to the author’s Amazon page:
And here’s a link to the book
Free Book Alert
from author Anne R. Allen.
Her book, ‘No Place Like Home - A Camilla Randall Mystery’ will be free
on January 1-3. So amble on over and
snap yours up.
Here’s the link for that:
New romance novel
titled ‘A Viennese Christmas’ by author Lynn Crain is now up
and available for your reading pleasure.
Going by the description, it sounds like a really yummy novel to
get.
Here’s the link so you can go get yours:
Free book by Jerold
Last
Jerold Last’s book, ‘The Body in the Parking Structure’,
will be available for free on Amazon - January 1-3, 2013. So be sure to get yours!
Author Rebecca Brown
announces
that the third book in her ‘Fever’ novella series is now out
and available. The books in the series
are as follows:
Fever in the Blood
Blood Lust
Cold Blood
Author Walt Lamberg
is pleased to announce
that he has completed the 13th and final Kindle book in his
Army stories series. The name of this
newest book is ‘First Sergeant's Had It!’ and here’s the link for it:
The sequence of all the stories, in chronological order are:
The Souvenir Shop,
You Hear the News,
Got The Imjin River Blues,
You Didn't See Nothing,
One Christmas Eve,
The G.I. Party,
Drinking Beer Telling Stories,
The Formation,
War Forever After,
Not in This Life Time,
Good to be Back Home,
A Shot of Whiskey A Beer Chaser,
First Sergeant's Had It!
Here is the link to Walt’s facebook page, where you can find
more info about his books:
And here is the link to his Amazon author page, where you
can find all the buy links for his books:
Author Venessa
Kimball now has
a street team. Want
to be a part of her street team? Check
out the following link for more info:
Author L. Allen
Stovey announces
the early January launch of his new book, E-Z Money. Razor O'Banick returns in this
mystery/suspense story, set in the LA area. Razor attempts to balance the
scales of justice. Here’s the link to
his Amazon author page:
Author Kelly Stuart has
released
her book ‘Love's Awakening’, on Amazon kindle. It’s a love story of a different kind. Here’s the book description:
Thirty-year-old Celia Hall is falling in love with a man she
dares not pursue, and at exactly the wrong time. Celia knew that life after
having her baby would be different, especially since her husband did not love
her anymore. But Celia never expected post-baby life to be this difficult.
David, her husband of three years, is in a coma that turns into a vegetative
state. Oliver, David’s twenty-nine-year-old son, is forced into the awkward
position of revealing David’s secrets to Celia. Celia and Oliver share a
perfect, passionate kiss that they cannot stop thinking about. Plus, they can
help each other in ways no one else can. They try to build a friendship, but
their growing attraction gets in the way. Can Celia and Oliver move past the
taboo of their attraction and find their path together?
Dragonthology is
coming!!!
and should be out January 3rd, from Untold Press. The book is anthology, with seven stories written
by seven different authors. Check out
the cover:
Does that scream ‘read me’ or what! Here’s some more info on it, shared with me
by one of the authors, Troy Lambert:
Enter the pages of the Dragonthology. No single story has
ever been great enough to contain the mystical, wondrous creature known as the
dragon. We assembled the greatest draconian tales and put them between the
covers of a single tome to satisfy your hunger for everything dragon. Seven
magnificent stories, ranging from science fiction to mystery, await you within.
The Case of the Bloodstone Dragon by G.L. Jackson
A washed up has been, Private Investigator Clark is down to
his last $100. That is, until the night a mysterious femme fatale walks through
his door weaving a tale of intrigue in hope of recovering an artifact steeped
in mystery and danger. What follows is a raucous ride through a little known
human and dragon history, played out on the streets of New York City.
Unto the Breach by Jason Andrew
Jonathan Heller uncovers an unusual secret during one of the
bloodiest campaigns of World War One in the middle of horrific trench
warfare. Can he convince an ancient
dragon that humanity is worthy of life during their darkest hour?
The Dragon of Sullivan Hall by Marian Allen
A dormitory full of fun loving female students, an angry red
dragon with a litter full of hungry whelps, and a particular student of Irish
descent. This won’t end well for the dragon.
Egg Hunt by Jay Wilburn
A lonely smuggler must make decisions he never dreamt
possible in the darkness of space to elude capture and protect his precious
cargo of dragon eggs. When one of them hatches, it threatens to damage his
ship. Can a person change enough to save a ship, a dragon, and himself?
The Clan by Troy Lambert
Dragons return to the earth and humanity enslaves them with
the last remnants of technology of their dying race. Now the technology of old
is fading. Will the dragons be able to rise again? Will the humans declare war,
or will a peaceful solution be found? It all rests in the hands of an ancient
dragon, and a lowly shepherd and his clan.
Dragon Seeks a Wife by Sandra Graves
What happens when a dragon falls ill and is told he will die
in a year and a day unless he finds his one true love? The only thing a dragon
can do. He sets out on a quest to win the hand of the perfect mate for a
dragon–the daughter of the king. Aided by a Quetzal bird sorcerer, he begins
his quest. An old fashioned fairy tale with a Meso-American twist.
Darkness Taken by J.A. Campbell
In a land where children are warriors and the only adults
are mythical creatures, all are called to fight the Darkness. Til and her
dragon partner, Heliodor, complete the perfect Welcome Ceremony, but their joy
is short lived. The Dark has slain a unicorn and taken her foal back to the
Darklands. Can Til and Heliodor venture where none go and rescue the young
unicorn?
Author Valerie J.
Long is pleased to announce
that her book, ‘Lioness’ Legacy I—Loser’ will be out January
1st, 2013. Here is more info on both the
book and the author:
Title: Lioness’ Legacy I—Loser
Author: Valerie J. Long
Publisher: eXtasybooks
Release date: January 1st, 2013
About the book:
Life is hard and unfair—the most adaptable can survive
anywhere, even a born loser. Who said a loser has to be fair?
A remote villa at the sea is an interesting challenge for a
skilled thief in the first place. But if the landlord belongs to a
worldwide-operating crime syndicate, it’s not advisable to get caught. Sadly,
Jo learns about this too late—such just happens to a loser.
So she finds herself in a cell with a lot of time to
contemplate her own life and how she arrived in her current situation. Will
that give her a clue on how to escape?
This is the first book of "Lioness Legacy", a
near-future Science Fiction dystopia. Eight more sequels will follow. Lioness
Legacy continues where Zoe Lionheart (the namesake of the previous series) has
left Earth, and old readers will soon recognize Johanna, the new protagonist,
as a known face. New readers need not know the old books though, as the past
events are only briefly touched.
Johanna is a rather cheeky person. She knows how to make
other people blush, and won't leave it at that. Unabashed, she tells about her
experience with men and women. Warning! This book contains lesbian erotica
scenes.
About the author:
I am Valerie J. Long, born in 1963. I live and work in
Germany as an IT project manager. I like role playing games, and I like putting
my ideas on paper. I like all kinds of Science Fiction and Fantasy, I like
music, and I like making you bite your nails off.
Author Robb
Grindstaff is pleased to announce
that he has signed with Evolved Publishing, and his novel, ‘Hannah’s
Voice’, launches January 15th. It is
contemporary/literary fiction. Two more
novels are in the works for later in 2013 and early 2014. For more info, check out this link:
Author Allison
Bruning has published
a book of poems and essays, titled ‘Reflections - Poems
& Essays’. Check out this
description of the book, followed by the Amazon link:
The waters of time never lie. Wisdom drifts down through the
ages for all who dare to listen. History teaches us through honesty. Are we bold
enough to hear the truth?
Reflections: Essay and Poems wraps you in the untold stories
of the past. Sit next to the waters of time and listen to the wisdom of the
past. What if John Wilkes Booth hadn’t been killed at Garret’s barn? Who are
the Shawnee? Why did the Cherokee accuse Sequoyah of witchcraft? How did
Father’s Day begin? Who did Daniel Boone fall in love with? These stories and
more await you within Reflections: Essays and Poems.
Allison Bruning originally hails from Marion, Ohio. Her
father, Roland Irving Bruning, was the son of German immigrants who came to the
United States at the turn of the 20th century. Her grandfather owned a
confectionary in Guttenburg, New Jersey in the early 20th century and it later
became an ice cream parlor in the 50's. Her mother's family had been in the
United States since the 17th century. Allison is a member of the Daughter of
American Revolution, tracing her linage to Rueben Messenger of Connecticut. Her
mother's side of the family was one of the first families to settle Ohio.
Allison enjoys family stories, history and genealogy. Her
educational background includes a BA in Theatre Arts with a minor in
Anthropology and a Texas Elementary Teaching certificate. Both acquired at Sul
Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. She received National Honor Society
memberships in both Theatre Arts and Communication. Allison was also honored
her sophomore year with admission into the All American Scholars register. She
holds graduate hours in Cultural Anthropology and Education. In 2007 she was
named Who's Who Among America's Educators. She is also the recipient of the
Girl Scout Silver and Gold Awards.
Allison lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband and
their Australian Cattle Dog. She is currently working on her Master of Fine
Arts in Creative Writing at Full Sail University. Allison's interest includes
Ohio Valley history, anthropology, travel, culture, history, camping, hiking,
backpacking, and genealogy. Her genres include historical fiction, paranormal,
romance, and suspense.
Author J.E. Fishman
is proud to announce
that his latest book, ‘The Dark Pool’, will be available in
ebook late January and paperback late February.
Here’s some info about the book:
Three men’s lives on a knife’s edge…
Shoog Clay: The nation’s winningest inner-city high school
football coach resists pressure to move up to the college level because his
kids in the Bronx mean everything to him. But more powerful people won’t take
no for an answer.
Antwon Meeps: One day Harriet Tubman High School’s star running
back is a shoe-in for a college scholarship. The next day he’s accused of a
rape he didn’t commit, his life begins unraveling, and he doesn’t know how to
stop it.
The Mean: This incognito Greenwich hedge fund manager is so
rich he keeps a giant sea creature as his pet. But a risky investment threatens
to ruin him, and a stubborn high school football coach holds the key to his
redemption.
Soon a tragic hanging in the school gymnasium will lay bare
a secret force that none of these men understands. In a “dark pool”
marketplace, insatiable Wall Street players have wagered everything on certain
real-world outcomes. When fortunes hang in the balance, financiers cloaked in
anonymity won’t hesitate to pay off their claims with the blood of others.
Visit his website for more info on the book, and
instructions on how to get a sample chapter of the book:
What is a fable?
Author Margaret Arvanitis provides us with an answer:
A fable is a fictionalized story that often encompasses a
supernatural element. A legend or myth. A fable sometimes teaches a practical
lesson -- the so-called moral of the story. My fables consist of characters
such as elves, fairies, pixies, imps, mermaids and other mythical characters.
She is working on Nadeea's Magic, the tale of a Pixie girl
residing near Mount Hood, Oregon, and she is planning on an early launch in
2013. Her My latest published fable, FORBIDDEN WINGS, A Mermaid's
Story, is on Smashwords and Amazon.com
Author Dellani Oakes
is proud to announce
that she has a story in "Nightfalls: Notes from the End
of the World", a sci-fi anthology.
Sharing news . . .
from Karen Rigley
Soul Mate is a small publisher & Renagade Moon (CupidKey
4) should've been released sooner, but there's a delay, so I'm guessing Feb.
As for my interviews: I've offered my blog to help celebrate
Mystery Most Cozy (FB & Yahoo group), by doing interviews of cozy mystery
authors. Through Nov & Dec. I did a Monday & Thursday one every week,
but in Jan. I'm only doing the Thursday interviews. Go to my blog & glance
through the ones up. A new one posts tomorrow. It's been a fun, but exhausting
project & I'm glad it ends at the end of January.
My January interviews:
Jan. 3rd--mystery author Betty Webb,
Jan. 10 -- cozy author: Lorianne Bartlett/Lorna Barrett/LL
Bartlett,
Jan. 17th--mystery writer Esri Allbritten,
Jan. 31 -- cozy mystery author Leann Sweeney.
They'll all be available on . . .
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