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Aaaannnd... the deals keep flowing!

I just found out late yesterday that both Worthy and Take Me With You are included in Cyber Monday Deals Week's Deals in Kindle Books. 

The ebooks are only $2 each.

Why am I thinking of a pre-loaded Kindle as a holiday gift? Maybe because I did that once. Bought a Kindle and loaded it up with my books and a bunch of free classics and gave it to the nursing home Ella and I visit. (The one that was featured in Paw It Forward.)

Well. Just thinking out loud. :)

Happy holiday reading!

 

Deal alert for two paper books!

Wow. There's a lot going on today! I'm not sure I've ever had two blog post announcements in one day before.

This I think is a good one, though, because it's just in time for the holidays.

Both Worthy and Walk Me Home are included in Amazon's Cyber Monday Deals Week. The paperback editions of the books are on sale for only $7.99.

Stocking stuffers for the readers on your list?

 

Happy book birthday to the Spanish "When I Found You"

Look what just arrived in the world!

For those who read in Spanish, "Cuando te encontré" is here.

It's available here in the US at Amazon.com, in Spain at Amazon.es, and in Mexico at Amazon.com.mx.

I'm linking you to Kindle editions in each country, but the paperback edition is also available and is only one more click away.

Feliz lectura!

Deal Alert for UK readers

Okay. You know how I'm always announcing these great price promotions, and they're usually for the US market? And my UK readers (of which there are many, and I appreciate you!) moan or sigh when they learn the deal is not for them?

Well this time it's just for you.

The Kindle ebook edition of The Language of Hoofbeats is included in "40 Kindle Books Discounted to £1 Each on Amazon.co.uk." This deal starts 12/1/2015 and runs through 12/31/2015. 

Tell your friends who like to save money on books. And happy reading! 

A big thank you to my readers

If you are one of the more than 500,000 people who read When I Found You, or one of the more than 250,000 people who read Take Me With You, or both, I want to take the opportunity to thank you for this honor.

These two lovely commemorations arrived yesterday from my publisher, Lake Union (Amazon Publishing). And of course I'm very grateful to them for their thoughtfulness. But I'm even more grateful to you, because none of this would have been possible if you hadn't taken a chance on my books.

Look closely at the left and right vertical edges of these awards. They're not just big rectangular slabs. They're books!

I feel very fortunate today. Probably because I am.

Thank you for being my reader! 

Gratitude giveaway

The other two books are shown here to give you a sense of scale.

You know... I seem to recall that many months ago, when I ordered two big cartons of the huge paperback "coffee table book" of 365 Days of Gratitude... I promised I'd give them away regularly.

And I did. For a time. And then life intervened.

Now I have a new way of sharing the photos in that book on social media. And it helps when others join in the sharing. And when you do, I'll put you in the running for a drawing of one of three of these big paper beauties.  

Here's what to do. And this is all different, so please read!

Go to THIS LINK to access its "AHA book" for sharing onto social media. Choose one you know you like (this method is best for those who have seen the ebook or some of the photos I've shared) and click the button to tweet it onto Twitter. Or copy and paste the the text into a Facebook post. You shouldn't need to sign in or create any kind of account unless you come back again and again.

Or, if this is easier, if you're a Pinterest person, go to the 365 Pinterest account and share to your own Pinterest boards, or to Facebook.

And then come back and tell me you did so in a comment. This is the honor system. You don't have to prove it. And please, please, (PLEASE?) remember that if I don't have your email with the comment, I can't enter you, because I can't contact you if you win.

Not sure how people will feel about a giveaway with a little more effort involved, but these are $35 books (and even at that price I just break even) and I think if you win one you'll feel it was worth the trouble.

We'll see how it goes. Comment with any questions or problems.

Happy posting and pinning!  

Wunderbar! Wir Kommen Mit!

My wunderbar journey with AmazonCrossing continues with today's release of Wir Kommen Mit (We're Coming With, a slightly altered translation of the title Take Me With You) in Germany. It's available for German readers in a Kindle ebook and in paperback on Amazon.de.

It will be exciting for me to watch this title, because it's my fourth book translated into the German market by AmazonCrossing, and the last two have done hearteningly well. Ich Bliebe Hier (Don't Let Me Go) spent 19 days at #1 in Kindle on Amazon.de and, 305 days later, is still in the top 100! Als Ich Dich Fand (When I Found You) has been in the top 100 for 232 days!

A heartfelt thanks to my German readers, and I hope you'll enjoy the journey of August and the boys as much as you enjoyed the books that came before! (And don't be surprised if there is more fun to be had early next year.) 

Gute lese!

Buone notizie! Affetti Straordinari!

For those who don't know, Buone notizie is "Good news!" in Italian. (All right, I admit it, I wouldn't have known it if not for Google Translate.) And the "Affetti Straordinari" is the title of my newest language translation, released today--November 3rd--on Amazon.it!

It's the Italian-language translation of When I Found You, retitled to "Extraordinary endearments." And it's already jumped into the top 200 of Kindle, which is not bad for the morning of its very first day in release.

I also have a new title releasing in Germany on the 10th of November. It's called Wir Kommen Mit and it's the German translation of Take Me With You. (We're Coming With!)

Not sure how many of you speak either of those languages, but I'm exciting about the books spreading out to a wide world market, and I'm keeping you up to date with the news!  

Hardcover giveaway

Gabriella from my wonderful author team at Lake Union recently told me she had a small carton of large print editions of The Language of Hoofbeats. She asked me if I wanted them. I said absolutely. I'll do a blog giveaway. So here goes.

These are beautiful hardcover large print books. I'll give away five.

PLEASE read the info below. (PLEASE?) A bunch of people consistently don't, and make some huge mistake like not leaving me any way to contact them, and miss their chance to get in and possibly win. So, seriously. It only takes a minute.

Leave a comment below to be entered. Please DO leave your email address in the comment form (even though it will say it's optional). I promise I won't use it for any other purpose but to notify you if you win. Please DON'T leave your email address in the body of your comment unless you want everybody to see it. Those familiar with my old website might be a little confused by the new comment system. It will seem there is no place for your name and email. But when you hit "Post Comment," you'll see those fields come up.

 And if you're reading this on Goodreads, please click through and leave your comment on my original blog. Otherwise I worry I'll forget you when the time comes to draw names.

I'll leave this open for a week to ten days. Good luck!

Deal alert for my UK readers

How many times have I apologized to you, lovely UK readers? I post a deal alert. I forget to say it's for the North American market only. You go out and check. You post a deep sigh on my blog or social media. You say, "Not here it's not that cheap."

Well, now Amazon has included the Kindle ebook edition of WORTHY in a 30-day special promotion that is specifically for my UK readers. Only £0.99 and that price is good until the 9th of November.

Just click here to go to the book on Amazon.co.uk and happy reading!