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E-Book Discount

Hey, guys, I just wanted to let you know the ebook version of The Undesirables will available this month for only .99 cents as part of Amazon's Literary & Fiction Kindle book deals.

Movie Production

My movie SAS: Red Notice, written with Laurence Malkin and adapted from the novel by Andy McNab, has just started production!

The Undesirables Paperback Discount

I'm excited to announce that The Undesirables has been chosen for Amazon's Physical Book Promotion. Starting February 1 the paperback will be offered at a discounted price. You can find the promotion here.

$2.99 Undesirables Promotion

Happy Labor Day everyone! I'm excited to announce that Lake Union Publishing has chosen to promote The Undesirables via Literature & Fiction Kindle Book Deals in the US marketplace, starting 9/1/2017 and running through 9/30/2017. The Undesirables will be offered at 1.99 USD during the promotion period.

The Undesirables

Appearance on Wine, Women and Words

Last night I discussed The Undesirables with Diana and Michele on their podcast Wine, Women and Words. You can see the discussion on YouTube at this video link.

Duck: An Undesirables Short Story

This Thursday I will be discussing The Undesirables on the bookcast Wine, Women and Words. Co-host Diana Tierney has made no secret of the fact that Duck is her favorite character. So in honor of the upcoming livecast I've decided to make a short story available that stars my favorite Russian mine dog. You can read it on Wattpad here: Duck: An Undesirables Short Story . If you've ever wondered what happened to Duck between the time he was released by Krause and re-united with Petr, this is the short story for you!

The Undesirables $1.50 on Kindle

I'm excited to announce that Lake Union Publishing has chosen The Undesirables for its "150 Kindle Books for $1.50 Each" promotion. Through May The Undesirables is only $1.50. You can browse the other $1.50 titles available here: https://www.amazon.com/b?node=1463821...

Participating in Her Space at the Boca de Oro Literary & Art Festival

This Saturday, March 4 I will be participating in "Her Space" at the Boca De Oro Literary & Art Festival in Santa Ana, California. At 6 pm D. Helene Erin Lindsay McCabe,Julie K. Rose, Diana Tierney, V.E. Ulett, and myself will be reading our work at 6pm and then participating in a panel discussion at 8pm at the Robbins Nest Wine Bar and Bitro, 214 N Sycamore St, Santa Ana, CA 92701. You can find out more about the festival at its Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/15115...

Creating Herstory Blog Interview

Diana Tierney interviewed me for her awesome blog "Creating Herstory" about women in Historical Fiction. You can read it here: https://creatingherstory.wordpress.co...

Breaking Sticks

Last week I wrote about American Defectors who died in the Soviet Union. But not all Americans met such terrible fates, at least according to legend. Tania Chernova was a New Yorker who claimed to have traveled to the Soviet Union in an attempt to rescue her Belarusan grandparents from the German invasion. Finding her grandparents killed by Nazis, Tania decided to stay in Russia. She snuck into Stalingrad through the city sewer system in an attempt to avenge herself on Nazis. She called them "sticks", and referred to the Germans she killed as "broken sticks". While fighting in Stalingrad she fell in love with the Vasily Zaytsev, a Russian sniper later awarded "Hero of the Soviet Union". When Tania was wounded, she returned to the United States, believing Vasily was dead. Some historians are skeptical of the veracity of Tania's story, but it's compelling none the less. Any similarities between her story and that of Karen are entirely coincidental...except, perhaps, in the upcoming sequel...