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Trapped Inside the Internet

It was September 2005. I was 16 years old, a junior in high school, and I was talking to my good friend Jennifer on the phone in my basement bedroom that was always too cold regardless of the time of year.

I don't remember why we were talking on the phone. I guess that's what we did back then. I don't remember who called who, or what we'd even been talking about at first, but suddenly Jennifer said something to me that would change my life forever:

"So-and-so told me about this website called M...

Epic Holiday Audiobook Giveaway

2017 has flown by, and once again it is the holiday season! Oh, where has this year gone?
In proper gift-giving fashion, I am giving away free Audible copies of Servant, Sacrifice, and Ordinary Souls to FIVE LUCKY WINNERS. Entries are open to residents of the US and UK only. Each winner will win all three audiobooks.
How do you enter? 
1. Send an email to jsbailey@jsbaileywrites.com stating whether you live in the US or UK so I can send you the correct code if you are one of the winners. Pl...

The Surrender Book Launch

The moment you've been waiting for has arrived at last...

I'll be the first person to admit I'm a slow writer. Between my day job and marketing the books I've already published, it isn't always easy to squeeze in my daily word count. Factor in that plus the fact that I suffered a crippling bout of writer's block while working on the first draft of  Surrender: The Chronicles of Servitude Book 3 , and now you understand why it has been two long years since  Sacrifice: The Chronicles of Se...

Fear is Just Around the Corner

Surrender: The Chronicles of Servitude Book 3 will be releasing on October 20, but for those who absolutely cannot wait another few days to get some new Bailey stories in their hands, you're in luck!
I contributed three all-new stories as well as some backstory to the horror/comedy anthology The Whispered Tales of Graves Grove, which is available now in hardcover, softcover, and ebook formats! Proceeds benefit Reading is Fundamental, so be sure to get your copy today!
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Cincinnati Comic Expo: A Recap

It's been two weeks since the start of the Cincinnati Comic Expo, which was held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Downtown Cincinnati from September 22-24. It was my first time attending, so I wasn't sure what to expect, especially since I was a vendor selling my own books. Would any attendees be interested in supernatural suspense novels? I figured they would be, but I didn't know, so some risk was involved there. I did split the cost of an exhibitor booth with fellow author A. Charle...

Why Do I Write Supernatural Suspense?

At this point in my life, I'm fairly certain I've had roughly 8,543 book signings. (Okay, not quite that many, but I'm getting there!)



I've developed a half-decent elevator pitch when people who aren't familiar with my work want to know the kinds of stories I write: "I write supernatural suspense novels and short stories, so it's suspense but with ghosts and demons and other strange things. If you're familiar with Dean Koontz, my books are a similar genre to his."

(I like to throw Dean's name a...

Listen to Sacrifice--Now on Audio

Last winter, I was pleased to announce the audiobook release of Servant: The Chronicles of Servitude Book 1 . Narrated by Paul J. McSorley, Servant became a popular audiobook for fans of supernatural suspense, and people kept asking when Book 2 would be available in audio format as well.

Now fans of Servant are in luck. Sacrifice: The Chronicles of Servitude Book 2 is available from Amazon, Audible, and iTunes!

Bobby Roland can't catch a break.Less than a week after Bobby takes on the mantle of...

How to Win Even More Audiobooks!

Did you miss out on last month's opportunity to win free audiobooks of Ordinary Souls and Servant? Fear not! Anyone who subscribes to my email newsletter between now and May 31 will have a chance to win both! Just click on the link below and enter your info to subscribe. Audiobook codes available to US listeners only.

Subscribe here!

Ebooks! Ebooks Everywhere!

Once upon a time, my ebooks were only available for Kindle. This made many people very sad, as they did not own Kindles, nor did they want to.

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Then, one day, the Magical Ebook Fairy came along and, with a wave of its wand, ensured that my ebooks could be enjoyed by ALL readers of ebooks, and everyone lived happily ever after.


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Readers can now enjoy Rage's Echo, Solitude, Servant, Sacrifice, and Ordinary Souls not only on Kindle, but on Nook, Kobo, iBooks, Scribd, 24 Symbols, an...

Supermassive Audiobook Giveaway of Awesomeness

Great things are happening in the land of Bailey! Servant and Ordinary Souls are both available as audiobooks (read by narrators Paul J. McSorley and Ezekiel Robison, respectively), and right now I'm giving away FIVE free download codes of each. That means FIVE lucky winners will receive codes for both audiobooks when I draw the names on April 30.

WILL ONE OF THEM BE YOU?

All you have to do to enter is to comment on this post, telling us all where you most enjoy listening to audiobooks. Is it i...