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February 19, 2011
Bookaday: Hard Day's Knight by John Hartness
Hard Day's Knight - Urban Fantasy/Vampire
Purchase Info:
ASIN - B004GB17G0
Kindle Link - http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Knight-Bla...
Smashwords Link - http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
Synopsis:
Children are missing.
The police are stumped.
Halloween is coming, with an ancient evil on the
Purchase Info:
ASIN - B004GB17G0
Kindle Link - http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Knight-Bla...
Smashwords Link - http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
Synopsis:
Children are missing.
The police are stumped.
Halloween is coming, with an ancient evil on the
February 18, 2011
Bookaday: Sylvianna by Keryl Raist
Sylvianna - Contemporary Fantasy
Synopsis:
Sarah Metz just got to Sylvianna College. She went in search of a biology degree. She found a group of wizards on the run from their past. They remember her. She doesn't remember them. Over the next year, she'll help them fight off the creatures trying to kill them, fall back into love with the man who used to be her husband, break the heart of her best
Synopsis:
Sarah Metz just got to Sylvianna College. She went in search of a biology degree. She found a group of wizards on the run from their past. They remember her. She doesn't remember them. Over the next year, she'll help them fight off the creatures trying to kill them, fall back into love with the man who used to be her husband, break the heart of her best
February 17, 2011
Bookaday: Spring Blossom by Jill Metcalf
Spring Blossom - Historical Romance
Synopsis:
A Heart-warming Romance from the Heart of America
For every flowering blossom of spring, a heart discovers true love...
Maggie... As a spirited girl of fifteen, she fell head over heels in love with a handsome stranger...a love she was too young to understand.
Hunter... Part Indian, and all gentleman, he was touched by young Maggie's charms and
Synopsis:
A Heart-warming Romance from the Heart of America
For every flowering blossom of spring, a heart discovers true love...
Maggie... As a spirited girl of fifteen, she fell head over heels in love with a handsome stranger...a love she was too young to understand.
Hunter... Part Indian, and all gentleman, he was touched by young Maggie's charms and
February 16, 2011
Adventures in Epublishing: Too Legit...Hey Hey
At this time last year, epublishing wasn't a thought that ever crossed my mind. Ever. I did belong to the masses that thought that self-publishing was a bad word, a badge of shame to be worn by those not good enough to make it.
I have to admit, even in November when I first started, I was a little hesitant to explain my publishing situation. People would say, 'oh, I hear you have a book
I have to admit, even in November when I first started, I was a little hesitant to explain my publishing situation. People would say, 'oh, I hear you have a book
Bookaday: The Rose of Par Kluhnd: A Fairy Tale by Linda Ash
The Rose of Par Kluhnd: A Fairy Tale - Young Adult Fantasy
Rose isn't sure she wants to be captain of her soccer team, much less queen of a strange place - that's about to be overrun by invaders. When Rose slips into a strange world where her grandmother may have been a queen, she only wants to get home. But when enemies seek her out, finding a way home may be the least of Rose's worries... and
Rose isn't sure she wants to be captain of her soccer team, much less queen of a strange place - that's about to be overrun by invaders. When Rose slips into a strange world where her grandmother may have been a queen, she only wants to get home. But when enemies seek her out, finding a way home may be the least of Rose's worries... and
February 15, 2011
Bookaday: Angel Fire: The First Book of Fallen Angels by Valmore Daniels
Angel Fire: The First Book of Fallen Angels - Fantasy
Synopsis:
My name is Darcy Anderson, and I am cursed with a dark power: Whenever my life is in danger, something inside me summons elemental fire to protect me. I cannot control this.
One night, I was attacked in my home. The fire...it raged out of control. I survived the inferno, but my house burned to the ground - with my parents inside.
Synopsis:
My name is Darcy Anderson, and I am cursed with a dark power: Whenever my life is in danger, something inside me summons elemental fire to protect me. I cannot control this.
One night, I was attacked in my home. The fire...it raged out of control. I survived the inferno, but my house burned to the ground - with my parents inside.
February 14, 2011
Bookaday: Learn Me Good by John Pearson
Learn Me Good - Humor
Synopsis:
Jack Woodson was a thermal design engineer for four years until he was laid off from his job. Now, as a teacher, he faces new challenges. Conference calls have been replaced with parent conferences. Product testing has given way to standardized testing. Instead of business cards, Jack now passes out report cards. The only thing that hasn't changed noticeably is
Synopsis:
Jack Woodson was a thermal design engineer for four years until he was laid off from his job. Now, as a teacher, he faces new challenges. Conference calls have been replaced with parent conferences. Product testing has given way to standardized testing. Instead of business cards, Jack now passes out report cards. The only thing that hasn't changed noticeably is
February 13, 2011
Adventures in Epublishing: Post-99 Cents and New Author Numbers
Post-99 Cents
I posted Into the Shadows as a promo at 99 cents/86 pence for 17 days (Jan 21- Feb 6-7) and like many authors, was a little concerned that perhaps putting the price back up to its original $2.99 would result in a sales crash. But as we were releasing a new book from DarkSide Publishing this week, and the promo was intended to add readers for our label and get the word out, so I
I posted Into the Shadows as a promo at 99 cents/86 pence for 17 days (Jan 21- Feb 6-7) and like many authors, was a little concerned that perhaps putting the price back up to its original $2.99 would result in a sales crash. But as we were releasing a new book from DarkSide Publishing this week, and the promo was intended to add readers for our label and get the word out, so I
Bookaday: Across the Galaxy by Heather Hildenbrand
Across the Galaxy - YA Fantasy
Most teenage girls have teenaged problems, like what to wear to prom and did I remember to shave my legs before gym? Seventeen year old Alina has all those problems, and a whole lot more. The list does tend to get longer when you're an alien. An alien empress, to be exact.
Number one on Alina's problem list is her desire to fit in and feel accepted, without
Most teenage girls have teenaged problems, like what to wear to prom and did I remember to shave my legs before gym? Seventeen year old Alina has all those problems, and a whole lot more. The list does tend to get longer when you're an alien. An alien empress, to be exact.
Number one on Alina's problem list is her desire to fit in and feel accepted, without
February 12, 2011
Bookaday: Stilettos No More...and Other Delinquent Thoughts by Diana Estill
Stilettos No More . . . and Other Delinquent Thoughts - Humor
Author Diana Estill shares her wacky views on the years between mini-skirts and "Mee-maw" panties. Warning about the hazards of high heels and lamenting over the fashion persistence of thong panties, Estill skewers anti-aging rhetoric as she declares 50 is not the new 40 "without the help of Botox, a plastic surgeon, or Photoshop."
Author Diana Estill shares her wacky views on the years between mini-skirts and "Mee-maw" panties. Warning about the hazards of high heels and lamenting over the fashion persistence of thong panties, Estill skewers anti-aging rhetoric as she declares 50 is not the new 40 "without the help of Botox, a plastic surgeon, or Photoshop."
