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January 20, 2011
Bookaday: Bloated Goat by Manley Peterson
Bloated Goat - Humorous, Children's, Young Adult, Fantasy
Granny Hammy and her adopted grandson Cocky Doodle discover their friend Bloated Goat appears to be dead (very obvious from the little black Xs on his eyes). They set off on journey to take Bloated Goat back to his homeland for burial, but an infatuated skunk, sneaky rats, jewel thieves, a despondent wolf, and others have very different
Granny Hammy and her adopted grandson Cocky Doodle discover their friend Bloated Goat appears to be dead (very obvious from the little black Xs on his eyes). They set off on journey to take Bloated Goat back to his homeland for burial, but an infatuated skunk, sneaky rats, jewel thieves, a despondent wolf, and others have very different
January 19, 2011
Bookaday: Rubies and Other Gems - the Novel by Joyce DeBacco
Rubies and Other Gems – the Novel - Women's Fiction/Time travel
Lily's life is in the pits. Her husband dismisses her concerns, her children are rudderless, and she's had a trying day in traffic. It's little wonder she seeks comfort in her dreams, unaware her grandmother's rubies have transported her back through time to a safer, saner existence.
When she realizes her dream lover is a real man
Lily's life is in the pits. Her husband dismisses her concerns, her children are rudderless, and she's had a trying day in traffic. It's little wonder she seeks comfort in her dreams, unaware her grandmother's rubies have transported her back through time to a safer, saner existence.
When she realizes her dream lover is a real man
January 18, 2011
Adventures in Epublishing: A Ranking and Reviews
When you post your ebooks on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, you are asked to include it in certain categories. I recently revised my categories, adding Love & Romance as one of them (you get to pick two) and left the other as Fantasy & Magic. While Into the Shadows is not a traditional romance, I would say it does fall into the category of paranormal action/romance, which of course is not a real
Bookaday: One Insular Tahiti by Thea Atkinson
One Insular Tahiti - Literary Fiction
Luke MacIsaac is dead but not restfully dead. What he needs is
to find a way out of the watery afterlife that swamps him with half
remembered horrors of a past so vivid he could be reliving it.
He can't let this happen.
This is when he notices Astrid, a newborn fighting for her life. She isn't
supposed to survive her birth, but it occurs to Luke that if he
Luke MacIsaac is dead but not restfully dead. What he needs is
to find a way out of the watery afterlife that swamps him with half
remembered horrors of a past so vivid he could be reliving it.
He can't let this happen.
This is when he notices Astrid, a newborn fighting for her life. She isn't
supposed to survive her birth, but it occurs to Luke that if he
January 17, 2011
Bookaday: Falling Star by Philip Chen
Falling Star - techno-thriller
A techno-thriller, Falling Star is about the discovery of mysterious objects buried deep in the ocean and what happens when they wake up and start sending signals to outer space. Mike, pulled back into a clandestine world to assist in deciphering these messages, is attacked by gangs of ordinary Americans who want to kill him. On top of all this, Mike learns that a
A techno-thriller, Falling Star is about the discovery of mysterious objects buried deep in the ocean and what happens when they wake up and start sending signals to outer space. Mike, pulled back into a clandestine world to assist in deciphering these messages, is attacked by gangs of ordinary Americans who want to kill him. On top of all this, Mike learns that a
January 16, 2011
Bookaday: The Crystal Facade by Debra L. Martin & David W. Small
THE CRYSTAL FACADE - Science Fiction
Royal Otharian twins Darius and Dyla Telkur have a big problem: they know too much. While fleeing from a telekinetic assassin in a failed coup to seize the Telkur throne, they defied a centuries old quarantine order and traveled to the strange planet called Earth where they made a shocking discovery that native Otharians are living and working on the
Royal Otharian twins Darius and Dyla Telkur have a big problem: they know too much. While fleeing from a telekinetic assassin in a failed coup to seize the Telkur throne, they defied a centuries old quarantine order and traveled to the strange planet called Earth where they made a shocking discovery that native Otharians are living and working on the
January 15, 2011
Bookaday: The Naked Gardner by L.B. Geschwandtner
The Naked Gardener - Mainstream Women's Fiction
Artist Katelyn Cross loves Greg Mazur and he loves her. He wants to be married but a previous relationship that went sour has made Katelyn overly cautious about any permanent commitment. And what about Greg's first wife? He lost her to cancer and Katelyn worries that he's only looking for a replacement. What's a girl to do? Canoe down a river with
Artist Katelyn Cross loves Greg Mazur and he loves her. He wants to be married but a previous relationship that went sour has made Katelyn overly cautious about any permanent commitment. And what about Greg's first wife? He lost her to cancer and Katelyn worries that he's only looking for a replacement. What's a girl to do? Canoe down a river with
January 14, 2011
Adventures in Epublishing: Introducing DarkSide Publishing
So I'm epublished. Now what?
For the last few months, I've been wracking my brains with a couple of my fellow authors (including Megg Jensen) on something more we could do to set ourselves apart from the other indie authors out there. Not that there's anything wrong with them, they're great! But we wanted to find a niche, a home for us out there in the big unknown. We thought a few times
For the last few months, I've been wracking my brains with a couple of my fellow authors (including Megg Jensen) on something more we could do to set ourselves apart from the other indie authors out there. Not that there's anything wrong with them, they're great! But we wanted to find a niche, a home for us out there in the big unknown. We thought a few times
Bookaday: The Magic Bracelet by Laura Lond
The Magic Bracelet - Fantasy, short story (middle grade and up)
"I am a very unhappy man… Misrepresented and misunderstood," says the mysterious owner of the Dark Castle, greatly feared by all. Is it true? Can he be trusted? And is his magical gift a wonderful blessing or a dangerous trap? That's what Rogan, a careless wanderer and a gambler, has to find out.
Purchase Info:
Kindle, $0.99:
"I am a very unhappy man… Misrepresented and misunderstood," says the mysterious owner of the Dark Castle, greatly feared by all. Is it true? Can he be trusted? And is his magical gift a wonderful blessing or a dangerous trap? That's what Rogan, a careless wanderer and a gambler, has to find out.
Purchase Info:
Kindle, $0.99:
January 13, 2011
Bookaday: Tempest by Holly A. Hook
Tempest - Young Adult Fantasy
Price: $0.99
Where to buy:
Amazon.com:
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book...
Sixteen-year-old Janelle never thought
Price: $0.99
Where to buy:
Amazon.com:
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book...
Sixteen-year-old Janelle never thought
