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Derek Haines
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Crossroads And The Himalayan Crystals
Life will never be the same for four teenagers lost in a magical land. In author C. Toni Graham’s new magical novel, “Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals” a group of teens must come to terms with their new surroundings before they lose everything they hold dear.
In the quiet town of Middlefield, an ordinary day takes a turn for the strange and wondrous whe...
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Louis
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Vandalism Of Words
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February The Fifth
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One Last Love
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The Sons Of Cleito
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Milo Moon
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Loss, Limbo, Life & Love
— published 2009 — 4 editions |
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Camera Stellata - The Adventures of Hal
— published 2011 — 4 editions |
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My Take Away Vampire
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Nobody's Fault
— published 2009 — 3 editions |
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"Thanks for your comment Laura. I might just do that on my blog. Give credit to the Lit agents that are being positive and supportive."
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"Thank you very much for your kind review Bee. Very much appreciated, and so happy to hear that you enjoyed the story. :)"
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I enjoyed this gentle story very much. Not that Bonnie the main character is especially amiable but you just have to love his blunt and sometimes quite rude language because you soon find out that there is a kind heart hidden somewhere. He is figh...
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"Thanks for your review Andrew and I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed the book!"
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An excellent read. I enjoy Mr. Haines' sense of humor and his alternate view of Earth history.
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“While some waste their time looking for the meaning of life, there are others who understand there is none and just get on enjoying the space they are renting.”
― Derek Haines, Camera Stellata - The Adventures of Hal
― Derek Haines, Camera Stellata - The Adventures of Hal
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“He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.”
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― Douglas Adams
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FREE this weekend only. Twice Bitten by Jens Kuhn and Derek Haines. Two very beautiful, yet different vampires for your enjoyment.http://www.amazon.com/Twice-Bitten-eb...
Twice Bitten
The sequel to The Sons had finally been published!!! The Few is out now.http://www.derekhaines.ch/whizbuzz/20...
The Few
I decided to enter a lottery this morning. I was looking for my next book to read, and in a moment of rashness, clicked on Facebook and then selected the very first Kindle free ebook that appeared in my feed. That's really called random and pot luck. Well, 10 pages into my lottery read, I can say that I'm quite impressed. I'll report back later in my reading journey.
I just finished beta reading a new book in the works by Jens Kuhn. All I can say is that I loved it!!
I've started writing the sequel to The Sons Of Cleito. It may come as shock to know that the working title is The Daughters Of Cleito. Yes, I know, lacking in imagination. :)
Thank you to all the wonderful people I have connected with on Goodreads during 2012 and a BIG thank you to those of you who have been kind enough to post reviews. I wish you all the very best for the festive season and hope you have a very Happy and prosperous 2013.
You can listen to me discussing self publishing and writing With Mary Tabor at the following link to Rare Bird Radio.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rarebird...
New book release! The Sons of Cleito - A new thriller by Derek Haines.Langley Garret's Sunday morning starts very badly after waking with a hangover and a depressed feeling of worthlessness, along with a foreboding sensation in his gut. With his wife working away yet again, and the realisation that their marriage is probably very close to an end, and that his life is slowly ebbing away, he ponders his misfortune.
As he decides to start accepting that his life just couldn't get any worse, over his breakfast of coffee, cold pizza and orange juice, it does, when his miserable, quiet and lonely Sunday morning is interrupted by some very nasty people who have orders to abduct him.
Available on Kindle and Smashwords.
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FREE ebook offer this weekend on Kindlehttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B004X6UMCS
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FREE ebook giveaway this weekend. Grab a copy for some light weekend reading. http://www.amazon.com/My-Take-Away-Va...
My Take Away Vampire
'One Last Love' is FREE on Kindle from today and over the weekend. Grab your free copy.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007L5C424
Four day Kindle Ebook giveaway. Get For The Love Of Sam, a contemporary romance by Derek Haines. Free until Sunday 15th July.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008ABFQ64
'February The Fifth just hit #1 on Kindle's bestseller list for Science Fiction Adventure!! Grab a free copy this weekend!!http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HFRL9C
Big FREE book give away on Kindle this weekend. Three books for FREE!! Grab your copies!!! HAL Milo Moon Dead Menhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B004X6UMCS
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Sadly I just discovered that Goodreads limits friends to 5,000 so as I have reached this number, I can't accept new friend requests. :(
For the romance lovers, One Last Love is finally out there on Kindle. The paperback will be coming in a few weeks. But of course, it's a Derek Haines story, so expect it to be different.
Indeed it has. For you it must be a gigantic mess because all of your publications. I wonder what prompted the change.
So it would seem that Goodreads disconnection with Amazon has made a proper mess of book covers now.
I have been on Goodreads a long time, but really I'm getting fed up with the amount of invitations to these stupid 'events'! It's really becoming a pain. Please take your events and have them somewhere else, with someone else! To a grumpy old author, an event is where there is free drinks and nibbley things. So if you're not offering this, these are not events, they are quite honestly just spam.
Vandalism of WordsThis book has gone 'Viral' on Kindle today!! Amazon have made it FREE. Well over 1,000 downloads in the last 6 hours. Get your copy while it's FREE!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ZYFCY2
Don't forget that it's Towel Day today in memory of Douglas Adams. Think I might drop Harry Potter for the evening and read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the umteenth time as a celebration of his memory.
Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "We have the same birthday!!! Not sure why that excites me but smiles"It's the best day of the year to have a birthday :))
hi derek, this is ascension coronado rodriguez author of la casa bruja, witch house; alien raising the antichrist boy. thank you so much for being friends take care.
HAL, A New Glothic Tale. Coming SoonMillions of years before February The Fifth, Gloth was making a nice little profit from the planet Erde, with the help of some cunning Popes and the very, very secret Star Chamber.
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Being disowned by his father and booted out of his family manor in England, then transported off to the distant sun drenched shores of Australia didn’t sound like such a bad punishment for Hal. All things considered. Sydney however, didn’t prove to be his cup of tea, but a quick move to Brisbane leads Hal to a wonderful new life full of friends, back yards, barbecues, beer, surfing, The Breakfast Creek Hotel and Narelle.
The idyllic life.
For a short time unfortunately, as so often happens just when you think things are beautifully perfect, someone or something comes along to throw a spanner in the works. In Hal’s case, his idyllic life gets hit my a number of airborne wrenches. Then when he thinks things are are about as bad as they can get, they of course get a whole lot worse.
Afflicted by an allergic reaction to dust and scary things, Hal does a lot of sneezing as he goes about trying to make the whole lot worse a whole lot better.
Hi, Derek --Thank you for the friend-vite! It's so nice to be able to connect with other authors here on Goodreads.
~DeAnna Cameron
author of THE BELLY DANCER
Hi Sebi,So happy to make contact with a fellow CH!! Keep in touch.
Derek
Sebastiano wrote: "Bonjour Derek -- Thanks for the friend request. It's very good to meet other people from Switzerland on here. Will definitely take a look at your work. Greetings from Solothurn ...sebi"
Bonjour Derek -- Thanks for the friend request. It's very good to meet other people from Switzerland on here. Will definitely take a look at your work. Greetings from Solothurn ...sebi
Hi Derek,Thanks for the friend request, I am looking forward to getting my hands on some of your works.
Hi Ed,Thanks for your note. Indeed I do remember Concrete & Clay!
Keep in touch :)
Derek
Ed wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request, Derek. You seem like an interesting person, as well as quite the prolific author, so feel free to tell me more about yourself. I, myself, am a singer/songwri..."
Thanks for accepting my friend request, Derek. You seem like an interesting person, as well as quite the prolific author, so feel free to tell me more about yourself. I, myself, am a singer/songwriter/actor who has recently turned author. My 2 top ten recordings were CONCRETE & CLAY (as a singer) and NAVY BLUE (as a writer)...both in the early 1960's. My first novel is an unusual murder mystery entitled: FORBIDDEN STEPS.Regards, and have a great day, Ed
http://www.edrambeau.com
Started on a completely new book. I love that first blank page feeling. Luckily it didn't stay blank for long though, and now progress is being made.
Hi Derek,Thanks for the friendly connection! It's an honor to meet you. Looking forward to reading some of your interesting books. Please drop me a message on my "Wall" when you get a chance. Looking forward to talking to you again.
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Please Signup or Join/Follow me on Desperatelands(Goggle/Follow)& (Facebook NetworkedBlogs). I will do the same for you!
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Toni wrote: "When I saw your invite, I said to myself, "Self, you have been on Twitter with Derek for eons, why haven't you thought to invite him on Goodreads?" I'm such a silly girl. I added, Milo Moon to my..."We live in a very small world now Toni. Very hard not to 'bump' into each other :)
When I saw your invite, I said to myself, "Self, you have been on Twitter with Derek for eons, why haven't you thought to invite him on Goodreads?" I'm such a silly girl. I added, Milo Moon to my list in another time and galaxy... a long, long, very long time ago. Looking forward to reading and reviewing the book, Derek. Everyone needs a little fruit salad in their life! :)
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