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May 16, 2020
FREE E-BOOK – Cold-Blooded – The Mattie Saunders Series Book 2
To help you cope with COVID-19
THIS WEEK’S FREE E-BOOK
Cold-Blooded
(Adjective): without emotion or pity, deliberately cruel or callous.
Book 2 in the Mattie Saunders Series
Cold-Blooded, Book 2 in The Mattie Saunders Series has Mattie navigating
personal relationships, the challenges of education and career all the while
addressing the issues of the exploitation of reptiles as exotic pets
and the devastating opioid crisis sweeping North America.
Romance, drama, action, and exotic pets combine for an entertaining thriller.
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til midnight May 18, 2020
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May 8, 2020
FREE E-BOOK – The Rocker and the BIRD GIRL
Reblogged from: Rod Raglin
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The Rocker and the Bird Girl,
Book 1 in the Mattie Saunders Series
“…a seriously non-traditional love story”.
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May 1, 2020
FREE E-BOOK – Abandoned Dreams
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to help you cope with COVID is
ABANDONED DREAMS
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At twenty-seven years-old, George Fairweather is “the voice of his generation”, a poet whose talent has garnered him accolades from the literary establishment and homage from the disenfranchised “hippie” youth of the late 1960’s.
George is the embodiment of the times with his long hair, rebellious attitude and regular use of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs.
Then the sudden and tragic death of Fallon, his friend, his muse and his lover shatters his world, his sanity and nearly ends his life.
Katherine is the one person who stands between George and destruction. A hanger-on, a groupie, a go-for, she’s a woman George never considered – for anything. Katherine idolizes George and makes it her personal mission to keep him alive, doing whatever it takes, twenty-four seven.
Because of Katherine’s sacrifice and devotion George slowly begins to mend his soul and rebuild a life. But guilt and gratitude make it a much different life then he’d previously led.
Thirty-seven years later, George Fairweather is a husband, father and grandfather and a successful copywriter at an advertising agency. Another death, his wife Katherine’s, is about to change his life again.
Can dreams be resurrected?
Can a life you’ve abandoned be taken up again?
Is it worth it?
Will they let you?
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Abandoned Dreams free e-book
This week’s free e-book to help you cope with COVID
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At twenty-seven years-old, George Fairweather is “the voice of his generation”, a poet whose talent has garnered him accolades from the literary establishment and homage from the disenfranchised “hippie” youth of the late 1960s.
George is the embodiment of the times with his long hair, rebellious attitude and regular use of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs.
Then the sudden and tragic death of Fallon, his friend, his muse and his lover shatters his world, his sanity and nearly ends his life.
Katherine is the one person who stands between George and destruction. A hanger-on, a groupie, a go-for, she’s a woman George never considered – for anything. Katherine idolizes George and makes it her personal mission to keep him alive, doing whatever it takes, twenty-four seven.
Because of Katherine’s sacrifice and devotion, George slowly begins to mend his soul and rebuild a life. But guilt and gratitude make it a much different life then he’d previously led.
Thirty-seven years later, George Fairweather is a husband, father and grandfather and a successful copywriter at an advertising agency. Another death, his wife Katherine’s, is about to change his life again.
Can dreams be resurrected?
Can a life you’ve abandoned be taken up again?
Is it worth it?
Will they let you?
Abandoned Dreams explores this theme as well as those of family, friendship and aging. It also asks questions about the concepts of artistic merit, success and enabling though not from the point of view of the protagonist, but rather from those he’s closest too.
April 30, 2020
April 24, 2020
Social Distancing, Quarantined or just staying home becau...
The Local Rag – News to Die For.
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Jim Mitchell is a journalist and the publisher and editor of a community newspaper, The Sentinel.
He gave up a career with big media because he couldn’t justify their choice of what to cover, couldn’t tolerate the way they edited his stories, and would not be implicit in misleading the public to benefit some hidden corporate agenda.
When he bought The Sentinel, he thought all that would end. Being the owner of “the local rag,” he could select the stories, edit the copy, and make sure the interests of the community were served.
He would print the truth – no slant, no bias, no spin, and he’d make a living doing it.
He was wrong.
Right from the beginning, Jim’s brand of reportage rankles some powerful people, people who pay his bills. Then there’s the new competitor, a multinational media conglomerate that’s expanding its generic community newspaper format into The Sentinel’s market area.
Soon it’s a struggle for The Sentinel to make a profit and for Jim to keep true to his uncompromising ethics.
When his best friend, Anthony Bravaro decides to run for mayor Jim hopes he’ll be an honest politician.
Hope turns to dismay as Jim watches the quest for power turn a good man bad. Tony’s campaign tests Jim’s professional objectivity and personal integrity.
When Jim confronts his friend with damaging information that could end his run for public office, he finds out how far Tony’s prepared to go to win the mayor’s seat – farther than he could ever have imagined.
OFFER ENDS APRIL 26, 2020 MIDNIGHT
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April 16, 2020
… and every day seems like Sunday
suspicious eyes, smiles masked
personal space means sickness or health
distance is more than social
wash hands, don’t touch face
routines abandoned, purpose questioned,
risky shopping, empty shelves
don’t touch face, sanitize hands
and every day seems like Sunday
an overwhelming weariness
dogged determination meets eroding resolve
anomalies challenge trust
nerves fray, attitudes morph
and every day seems like a tedious Sunday
like a Sunday without worship, without rest
muffled laughter, muted joy, singing hushed
vacant pews, parks empty
every day, even on Sunday
stores line up, traffic doesn’t
streets are safe, shopping isn’t
distance is more than social, hands and face
every day, every day
suggestions become warnings, warnings become rules, rules become law,
parks patrolled, fines levied
smiles concealed, distance challenged,
empty streets, risky parks,
and every day seems longer and like Sunday
weariness becomes restlessness
grocery workers, our new heroes
revered for doing their job
healthcare workers, our new gods
worshipped for their career choice
warnings, rules, laws, gods, heroes, leaders,
and every day longer lines
masks, distance, suspicion, risk, emptiness, challenges
trust undermined by anomalies, confidence eroded
and every day is long and longer, interminable
and seems like Sunday
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March 10, 2020
FREE E-BOOKS – BACKLIST BLOW-OUT
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March 9, 2020
Backlist Blowout
BACKLIST BLOWOUT
10 NOVELS, 2 PLAYS
AND A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
FREE
MARCH 10, 11, 12, 2020
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THANKS
for supporting Indie Authors
