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Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Old Amarillo, Amish Journeys Book 1 by Sara Barnard

Old Amarillo, Amish Journeys
Book 1
Author: Sara Barnard

Book Description:
Disillusioned and feeling there is more to life than can be found on her family's Indiana farm, atypical Amish girl Katie Knepp bucks tradition and leaves everything behind, bound for a supposed Mennonite settlement rumored to be somewhere aroundOldAmarillo, Texas.But the trail to Texas is a hard one, laced with disease, would-be-could-be bandits, and a drought so severe that turning back isn't an option.During he...

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Wake Up Call by Victoria Ashley

Check out this New Adult/ Contemporary Romance Novel by debut author Victoria Ashley. Purchase it on Amazon for a limited time for just 0.99.

Blurb:

Avery Hale had spent her whole childhood abused by her drunken, hopped-up parents. Broken from a lifetime of hate and pain she grew up realizing that trust and love just didn’t exist. Not in her world at least. After turning the age of eighteen, she packed up and moved far away determined to escape her hurtful past and start a new life. Once on...

Cover Reveal – Talisman Of El

Talisman Of El (T.O.E. Trilogy, Book 1)

Book Cover Update!

Goodreads Giveaway – Signed Copy of T.O.E.

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Talisman of El
by Alecia Stone

Giveaway ends July 06, 2013.

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The Art of Reading

“There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.”
- Isaac D’Israeli

The one thing I never do before purchasing a book is read the reviews.I don’t read reviews for two reasons: the only actual voice I want to hear inside my head is my own and I don’t know if a review is written by someone who can read well. A reader decoding meanings hidden within a text is just one part of being a good reader. The other part is decoding the writer’s true intentions.Communicati...

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Goodreads Book Giveaway


Talisman of El
by Alecia Stone

Giveaway ends April 26, 2013.

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Centrinian is hosting a giveaway on Goodreads for one autographed hardcopy edition of Talisman Of El.

If you are interested in reading my debut novel, then enter the giveaway for a chance to win. I’d appreciate it if you add the book to your Goodreads shelf.

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Self-Publishing: Side Effects

Are you an author? Are you looking for more exposure for your work?

We all know self-publishing used to be the last resort for writers, but, as of late, due to the success of a few self-published authors, many writers see it as another means of getting their work out there.

It’s a GIANT STEP for authors but a SMALL STEP for readers.

The biggest challenge is not whether we choose to go down the self publishing route or stick to traditions; it’s how to convince readers to buy books by self-publ...