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March 5, 2013
What's That I Hear?
I've gotten a number of emails and queries the past few years asking when the Haunted Guesthouse mysteries might be available as audiobooks. Readers whose eyesight is not perfect, or who simply like to listen to a book in the car or on a job, felt they were missing out on the adventures of Alison and crew.
Well, the wait is almost over.
An agreement has been reached with Audible, a New Jersey-based company (and subsidiary of Amazon, in the interest of full disclosure) to record all the Haunted Guesthouse books--including the fifth, sixth, and seventh I haven't even written yet--and make them available as audiobooks! Not sure about the timing yet, but the contracts are signed, so things will start to happen soon. I promise, I'll keep you informed.
There just might be more news coming, but until that's certain, thanks again for making all this possible. If you weren't reading the books, well, there wouldn't be any books (or audiobooks)!
E.J.
Well, the wait is almost over.
An agreement has been reached with Audible, a New Jersey-based company (and subsidiary of Amazon, in the interest of full disclosure) to record all the Haunted Guesthouse books--including the fifth, sixth, and seventh I haven't even written yet--and make them available as audiobooks! Not sure about the timing yet, but the contracts are signed, so things will start to happen soon. I promise, I'll keep you informed.
There just might be more news coming, but until that's certain, thanks again for making all this possible. If you weren't reading the books, well, there wouldn't be any books (or audiobooks)!
E.J.
February 5, 2013
Contest winner--and Launch Day!
It's pub day (that's not a trip to the local bar--it's short for "Publication Day") for CHANCE OF A GHOST, the latest Haunted Guesthouse mystery! And to celebrate, we chose the winner of the CHANCE OF A GHOST Kindle contest. The winner receives a new Kindle (her choice of e reader) with every Haunted Guesthouse title--including the brand-new CHANCE OF A GHOST--already loaded on.
And that winner is: VICKIE HARTWELL, a fan from Arizona. Congratulations, Vickie, and thanks to everyone who entered!
Don't worry; there'll be more news and excitement coming soon, but first, those of you who've read the new book: What did you think? Let's see some comments, people!
And that winner is: VICKIE HARTWELL, a fan from Arizona. Congratulations, Vickie, and thanks to everyone who entered!
Don't worry; there'll be more news and excitement coming soon, but first, those of you who've read the new book: What did you think? Let's see some comments, people!
January 6, 2013
Win a Kindle or Nook (and there's MORE)!
It's a new contest, and this one's a doozy! (Yeah, I went there. Doozy.)
You think the gift-giving season is over? Not here at Sliced Bread!
To promote the releases of both A WILD GHOST CHASE (now available as an ebook in all popular formats, for about $2.99) and CHANCE OF A GHOST (coming Feb. 5 as a paperback and/or ebook for about $7.99), I'm going to be giving away an e-reader, either a Kindle or a Nook--winner's choice--but that's not all.
The winner will receive either one of those e-readers and this one will be special: It'll have ALL FIVE Haunted Guesthouse stories, the four novels and the eSpecial A WILD GHOST CHASE pre-installed! (That, of course, includes CHANCE OF A GHOST, the latest in the series.)
(I know. I'm pretty excited, myself.)
So here's the deal: If you'd like to be entered to win a stuffed Nook or Kindle, you should log on to Twitter or Facebook. At Twitter, post something about the contest or the series (we'd appreciate it if the message was a positive one, but all messages will count as entries), and be sure to include the hashtag #hauntedguesthouse AND directly mention @ejcop. That way we know you've entered. If you don't include both of these tags, we won't know about it, so you won't be entered.
At Facebook, please post a status update mentioning the series or one of the titles, but make sure to tag "E.J. Copperman" in the status. Again, that's how we'll know you entered.
Because there are five titles in the Haunted Guesthouse series (so far), you may enter only once a day, but up to five times. Please mention the series or
On February 5, the day CHANCE OF A GHOST is published, we'll choose one entry at random as the Nook/Kindle winner! The winner will receive a base model Nook or Kindle (no data plan) with all four Haunted Guesthouse book and A WILD GHOST CHASE pre-installed.
We're really excited about the contest, and hope you'll be too! And if you want to see how much time you have left, there's a countdown clock to the drawing--and to CHANCE OF A GHOST--at www.ejcopperman.com so we hope to see you there!
Just to be clear, there will be only one winner, chosen by us at random on February 5, 2013, from all entries. All decisions about the contest and the winners will be ours alone. Winner is not responsible for shipping of the prize and may request a base model Kindle or base model Nook. The five titles will be included on the unit when shipped.
Best of luck to everyone who enters!
You think the gift-giving season is over? Not here at Sliced Bread!
To promote the releases of both A WILD GHOST CHASE (now available as an ebook in all popular formats, for about $2.99) and CHANCE OF A GHOST (coming Feb. 5 as a paperback and/or ebook for about $7.99), I'm going to be giving away an e-reader, either a Kindle or a Nook--winner's choice--but that's not all.
The winner will receive either one of those e-readers and this one will be special: It'll have ALL FIVE Haunted Guesthouse stories, the four novels and the eSpecial A WILD GHOST CHASE pre-installed! (That, of course, includes CHANCE OF A GHOST, the latest in the series.)
(I know. I'm pretty excited, myself.)
So here's the deal: If you'd like to be entered to win a stuffed Nook or Kindle, you should log on to Twitter or Facebook. At Twitter, post something about the contest or the series (we'd appreciate it if the message was a positive one, but all messages will count as entries), and be sure to include the hashtag #hauntedguesthouse AND directly mention @ejcop. That way we know you've entered. If you don't include both of these tags, we won't know about it, so you won't be entered.
At Facebook, please post a status update mentioning the series or one of the titles, but make sure to tag "E.J. Copperman" in the status. Again, that's how we'll know you entered.
Because there are five titles in the Haunted Guesthouse series (so far), you may enter only once a day, but up to five times. Please mention the series or
On February 5, the day CHANCE OF A GHOST is published, we'll choose one entry at random as the Nook/Kindle winner! The winner will receive a base model Nook or Kindle (no data plan) with all four Haunted Guesthouse book and A WILD GHOST CHASE pre-installed.
We're really excited about the contest, and hope you'll be too! And if you want to see how much time you have left, there's a countdown clock to the drawing--and to CHANCE OF A GHOST--at www.ejcopperman.com so we hope to see you there!
Just to be clear, there will be only one winner, chosen by us at random on February 5, 2013, from all entries. All decisions about the contest and the winners will be ours alone. Winner is not responsible for shipping of the prize and may request a base model Kindle or base model Nook. The five titles will be included on the unit when shipped.
Best of luck to everyone who enters!
October 15, 2012
New covers!
You can find the covers for the eSpecial Haunted Guesthouse novella A WILD GHOST CHASE and the next Haunted Guesthouse book CHANCE OF A GHOST at the web site! Please take a look and make a comment--I'd love to know what you think!
September 4, 2012
Been a while...
Sorry I haven't updated in so long. I always assume you guys will be annoyed if I bust into your life without any news to report.
Suffice it to say life has been interesting here at the farm (those who know me will understand how absurd that sentence was): We're gearing up for a raucous fall and winter, with an appearance at Bouchercon--among the roughly 5,000 other authors attending--at a panel called OLD FRIENDS, NEW FRIENDS which will examine the trials and tribulations of writing more than one series and keeping it all straight in your head. More on that coming soon.
After the trip to Cleveland (the land of cleve), we'll be waiting for the release of the eSpecial novella A WILD GHOST CHASE, told from Paul Harrison's point of view and bringing a few surprises along the way. Look for that on New Year's Eve (everyone's favorite night to stay in and read). I'll supply a few links below.
The fourth Haunted Guesthouse novel, CHANCE OF A GHOST, will be published early in February, and hopefully you'll find it worth the wait. It involves Alison in the death of a gentleman who lived in her mother's active adult community--who claims (he's now a ghost) that he was murdered by electrocution in his bathtub. But Alison's mind is really on her ghostly father, whom her mother reports is missing--and about whose death questions start to arise.
There'll be more coming about both of those in the coming weeks. Thanks for being patient with me; I promise not to drop out of site (get it?) for so long again.
Here's the link to A WILD GHOST CHASE on the Amazon Kindle
and here for the Barnes & Noble Nook. Preorders are available, and it's priced at only $2.99!
And... if you'd like a look at the cover of A WILD GHOST CHASE, well:
Suffice it to say life has been interesting here at the farm (those who know me will understand how absurd that sentence was): We're gearing up for a raucous fall and winter, with an appearance at Bouchercon--among the roughly 5,000 other authors attending--at a panel called OLD FRIENDS, NEW FRIENDS which will examine the trials and tribulations of writing more than one series and keeping it all straight in your head. More on that coming soon.
After the trip to Cleveland (the land of cleve), we'll be waiting for the release of the eSpecial novella A WILD GHOST CHASE, told from Paul Harrison's point of view and bringing a few surprises along the way. Look for that on New Year's Eve (everyone's favorite night to stay in and read). I'll supply a few links below.
The fourth Haunted Guesthouse novel, CHANCE OF A GHOST, will be published early in February, and hopefully you'll find it worth the wait. It involves Alison in the death of a gentleman who lived in her mother's active adult community--who claims (he's now a ghost) that he was murdered by electrocution in his bathtub. But Alison's mind is really on her ghostly father, whom her mother reports is missing--and about whose death questions start to arise.
There'll be more coming about both of those in the coming weeks. Thanks for being patient with me; I promise not to drop out of site (get it?) for so long again.
Here's the link to A WILD GHOST CHASE on the Amazon Kindle
and here for the Barnes & Noble Nook. Preorders are available, and it's priced at only $2.99!
And... if you'd like a look at the cover of A WILD GHOST CHASE, well:
February 29, 2012
OLD HAUNTS contest winners!
Congratulations to the OLD HAUNTS contest winners: Louann Matsumoto, Elaine Charton, and Tina Trevino! Louann won the OLD HAUNTS travel mug, and Elaine and Tina each get an OLD HAUNTS t-shirt! Thanks to everyone who entered--we got a really impressive response this time!For those interested: The contest asked you to let us know who your favorite Haunted Guesthouse Mystery character might be, and those who hadn't read any of the books in the series were encouraged to vote for THE HOUSE. So finally tallies:THE HOUSE: 19Maxie: 16Melissa: 10Alison: 9Paul: 8Loretta: 41 vote each for Steven (the Swine), Lt. McElone, Phyllis Coates, and Alison's dad Jack (who will be more in evidence in the upcoming CHANCE OF A GHOST)Thanks to all who entered!
February 6, 2012
The Wait Is Over!
OLD HAUNTS, the third Haunted Guesthouse mystery, is now available at your local (or remote) bookseller! Waste NO time in getting your copy, because you'll want to be in on the fun as Alison deals with everybody's failed relationship: Maxie's ex-husband is found murdered, and she wants Alison to investigate. Paul's almost-intended-bride, still living, is hard to find, and he wants to know she's all right. And Alison's notorious ex, The Swine, is not the least bit missing--he's on the doorstep of her guesthouse on the Jersey Shore, talking about reconciliation. And making Alison wonder what he's REALLY doing here...
Take a look, then enter our contest below! And please, when you read OLD HAUNTS, get in touch and let me know if you enjoyed it--an author ALWAYS wants to hear from readers!
Take a look, then enter our contest below! And please, when you read OLD HAUNTS, get in touch and let me know if you enjoyed it--an author ALWAYS wants to hear from readers!
January 17, 2012
OLD HAUNTS Contest Time!
The box of books arrived today, and the launch of OLD HAUNTS, the third Haunted Guesthouse mystery, is less than three weeks away, so it's time for a contest! Get ready, because this one is going to be fun!
It's also really easy: Just send an email to: ejcopperman [AT] gmail [DOT] com naming your favorite character in the Haunted Guesthouse series. (If you haven't read any of the books, just say: THE HOUSE.) Make sure we have your snail mail address. That's it.
First prize: The only official OLD HAUNTS coffee travel mug, pictured to the left. This 16-oz. mug bears the image of the OLD HAUNTS cover, and, you know, will hold coffee (or any other beverage) in it, too. What's not to like?
Next prize (2 to be awarded): An OLD HAUNTS t-shirt! This shirt (size L) bears the image of the OLD HAUNTS cover and will hold, um, you in it, as well. Stylish and comfortable, it's the shirt to be wearing while reading OLD HAUNTS (or doing pretty much anything else you might like to do) this winter/spring.
Winners to be determined by a completely random selection of the email address out of a hat (probably an OLD HAUNTS hat, which bears... never mind) on Wednesday, February 29--that's right, Leap Day! (Why not?)
Enter as many times as you like, as long as it's once. Duplicate entries will be shredded and made into birdcage lining as soon as I get a bird. No purchase is required, or even possible.
Tell your friends; tell your enemies; tell total strangers--OLD HAUNTS is on its way!
It's also really easy: Just send an email to: ejcopperman [AT] gmail [DOT] com naming your favorite character in the Haunted Guesthouse series. (If you haven't read any of the books, just say: THE HOUSE.) Make sure we have your snail mail address. That's it.
First prize: The only official OLD HAUNTS coffee travel mug, pictured to the left. This 16-oz. mug bears the image of the OLD HAUNTS cover, and, you know, will hold coffee (or any other beverage) in it, too. What's not to like?Next prize (2 to be awarded): An OLD HAUNTS t-shirt! This shirt (size L) bears the image of the OLD HAUNTS cover and will hold, um, you in it, as well. Stylish and comfortable, it's the shirt to be wearing while reading OLD HAUNTS (or doing pretty much anything else you might like to do) this winter/spring.
Winners to be determined by a completely random selection of the email address out of a hat (probably an OLD HAUNTS hat, which bears... never mind) on Wednesday, February 29--that's right, Leap Day! (Why not?)
Enter as many times as you like, as long as it's once. Duplicate entries will be shredded and made into birdcage lining as soon as I get a bird. No purchase is required, or even possible.
Tell your friends; tell your enemies; tell total strangers--OLD HAUNTS is on its way!
December 8, 2011
Read the first chapter of OLD HAUNTS!
It's less than two months until the release of OLD HAUNTS, the third Haunted Guesthouse mystery! But you don't have to wait all that time for a taste of it: the first chapter is now available to read for free by clicking here!
OLD HAUNTS has Alison Kerby dealing with figures from the past of everyone in her Jersey Shore guesthouse--even the ghosts. Paul wants her to find a woman he was going to ask to marry him. Maxie is distraught because her ex-husband's remains have been found is a secret grave under the boardwalk.
But worst of all: Alison's ex-husband (The Swine) has arrived unannounced from Los Angeles and seems to have an agenda, but Alison can't figure it out.
Plus, there's a full house of guests, a handsome biker wooing Alison and renovations to be done in the attic. When someone starts sending her threatening texts, Alison's just about at the end of her rope.
Don't wait--start NOW! Read the first chapter of OLD HAUNTS and get started early! Then come back here and comment below to let me know what you thought!
OLD HAUNTS has Alison Kerby dealing with figures from the past of everyone in her Jersey Shore guesthouse--even the ghosts. Paul wants her to find a woman he was going to ask to marry him. Maxie is distraught because her ex-husband's remains have been found is a secret grave under the boardwalk.
But worst of all: Alison's ex-husband (The Swine) has arrived unannounced from Los Angeles and seems to have an agenda, but Alison can't figure it out.
Plus, there's a full house of guests, a handsome biker wooing Alison and renovations to be done in the attic. When someone starts sending her threatening texts, Alison's just about at the end of her rope.
Don't wait--start NOW! Read the first chapter of OLD HAUNTS and get started early! Then come back here and comment below to let me know what you thought!
October 19, 2011
Congrats to the Contest Winners!
Congratulations to Patti Seratte and Pamela Michalek, winners of the completely useless empty covers of Old Haunts, signed by the author! Thanks to all who entered the contest! Keep watching this space for more contests, and remember: Old Haunts, the third Haunted Guesthouse mystery, is due February 7, 2012!
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