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July 15, 2016
Christmas in July: Free and discounted Kindle Books #JulyChristmas
Stacy Claflin is running a Christmas in July promotion: http://stacyclaflin.com/promoYou can find free and discounted ebooks there this weekend.
Real Elves is free! Please grab a copy if you haven't read it, then head over to Stacy's site to see what else interests you.
June 22, 2016
Summer Dreaming $250 giveaway
I have teamed up with a group of authors and bloggers for this $250 cash giveaway. Please enter using the Rafflecopter below for your chance to win.Ends July 15th. One winner will receive an Amazon gift code worth $250 or PayPal cash.
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June 1, 2016
Splash Into Summer $250 Cash #Giveaway
I have teamed up with a group of bloggers and authors to offer this fabulous prize.
One lucky winner will receive$250 Amazon.com Gift Code or $250 in Paypal Cash.
Enter below for your chance to win.
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May 31, 2016
Killer Women Festival: Last Chance for EarlyBird Tickets
Don't miss the first Killer Women Crime Writing Festival in London, Saturday 15 October.
Headliners include Anne Cleeves, Martina Cole and Mark Billingham. Enjoy readings, debates and masterclasses at Shoreditch Town Hall.
Join the Killer Women Club to get the link to buy EarlyBird tickets before midnight tonight: http://www.killerwomen.org/killer-wom...
May 18, 2016
Enter For Your Chance To Win A Kindle Fire #giveaway
You could win a Kindle Fire if you're following my author page on Bookbub or Amazon.coma Rafflecopter giveaway
May 13, 2016
Kindle Deal: Mysteries and Thrillers on Offer
You can get The London Stories for only 99¢/99p this weekend as part of a promotion run by author Renée Pawlish.There are more than 60 mystery and thriller books on offer. Visit this page for details: http://reneepawlish.com/promo
March 24, 2016
Brit Noir: Guide to British crime fiction published today
I'm delighted to be included in this guide to British crime writing by Barry Forshaw. It's out in the UK today and will be published in the US in October: All major living writers, new and established, are covered and the characteristics of their different styles of writing are considered. The writers are also mapped across all regions of England as well as Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Brit Noir offers unique, lively insight and, not solely confined to British crime fiction novels, it also celebrates the new golden age of British crime drama and popular television programs such as Sherlock and Broadchurch.
Don't miss this informative guide if you love British crime fiction, TV and films.
You can get Brit Noir from Amazon in the UK or Amazon in the US.
January 25, 2016
Love reading? Follow the adventures of a London detective agency...
Alison Wonderland is an offbeat comedy following the adventures of private detective Alison Temple at an all-female detective agency in London. Click on the book cover to read a sample.
After Alison discovers that her husband is cheating on her, she does what any jilted woman would do: she spray-paints a nasty message for him on her wedding dress and takes a job with the detective firm that found him out. Being a detective at the all-female Fitzgerald's Bureau of Investigation in London is certainly a change of pace from her previous life, especially considering the characters Alison meets in the line of duty. There's her boss, the estimable Mrs. Fitzgerald; Taron, Alison's eccentric best friend, who claims her mother is a witch; Jeff, her love-struck, poetry-writing neighbor; and -- last but not least! -- her psychic postman. Together, their idiosyncrasies and their demands on Alison threaten to drive her mad...if she didn't need and love them all so much. Clever, quirky, and infused with just a hint of magic, Alison Wonderland is a literary novel about a memorable heroine coping with the everyday complexities of modern life.
“Only occasionally does a piece of fiction leap out and demand immediate cult status. Alison Wonderland is one... Smith is at the very least a minor phenomenon.” The Times
After Alison discovers that her husband is cheating on her, she does what any jilted woman would do: she spray-paints a nasty message for him on her wedding dress and takes a job with the detective firm that found him out. Being a detective at the all-female Fitzgerald's Bureau of Investigation in London is certainly a change of pace from her previous life, especially considering the characters Alison meets in the line of duty. There's her boss, the estimable Mrs. Fitzgerald; Taron, Alison's eccentric best friend, who claims her mother is a witch; Jeff, her love-struck, poetry-writing neighbor; and -- last but not least! -- her psychic postman. Together, their idiosyncrasies and their demands on Alison threaten to drive her mad...if she didn't need and love them all so much. Clever, quirky, and infused with just a hint of magic, Alison Wonderland is a literary novel about a memorable heroine coping with the everyday complexities of modern life.
“Only occasionally does a piece of fiction leap out and demand immediate cult status. Alison Wonderland is one... Smith is at the very least a minor phenomenon.” The Times
January 3, 2016
Kindle Deal: Clever, quirky, and infused with just a hint of magic
On offer at $1.99 on Amazon today.
Alison Wonderland by Helen Smith
Posted by Helen Smith on Sunday, January 3, 2016
