Simon Duringer's Blog, page 38

Giveaway Winners

I don't think I am allowed to publish names, but those who won an autographed copy of Stray Bullet know who they are!

All 5 were posted out today, 4 by airmail 1 by UK first class 'snail' mail!

Hope you enjoy and if you feel inclined, any post reading feedback/reviews would be greatly welcomed.

Happy Reading

Simon D.

For those who didn't win, you can of course access links to buy either the paperback or kindle versions of Stray Bullet from my website; http://www.simonduringer.com

Need a good weekend read?

Fancy a good read this weekend? Look no further. Why not try my latest Thriller Stray Bullet. It has an average of 4.7 of 5 stars in Amazon reviews in the UK.

I received yet another 5 star review this week which I am delighted to share….

"Excellent read. Right from the start you’re drawn in, well set scenes excellently described making you feel like you’re there in the middle of it all. I want more!" Clare Law.

Don’t forget Stray Bullet is available to read for FREE from the Kindle owners lending library. For other purchases use the following links;

For U.S. purchases;
http://www.amazon.com/Stray-Bullet-Si...
For U.K. purchases;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stray-Bullet-...

Or visit me at my website; http://www.simonduringer.com/
Or join us on FB at Book Lovers; https://www.facebook.com/groups/22045...

Stray Bullet Giveaway

Hi everybody and thanks to all who entered my book giveaway. I have now received notification from the Goodreads team of who they pulled out of the e-hat to receive the free signed copies of my book.

Those winners have been informed and whilst I cannot advertise their names I can point to geography!

2 winners from the US
2 winners from Canada
1 winner from the UK

All 5 books will be despatched by signed for delivery on Monday morning.

Any questions please let me know.

Due to the success of this promotion, which had an overwhelming 946 entries I am considering giving a few more away later this month.

Thank you to you all once again.

Stray Bullet Giveaway

Thank you to everybody who entered the Goodreads led; Stray Bullet giveaway. The competition closed early this morning with just short of 950 entrants all after a copy of the book. Goodreads will announce the winners in the next 24 hours.... Thank you all once again. Don't forget if you don't win a copy this time around then they can still be purchased using the links on my website; http://www.simonduringer.com

Another 5 Star Review :)

Another 5 Star Review on Amazon.co.uk for Stray Bullet;
"Excellent read. Right from the start you’re drawn in, well set scenes excellently described making you feel like you’re there in the middle of it all. I want more!"

For U.S. purchases;
http://www.amazon.com/Stray-Bullet-Si...
For U.K. purchases;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stray-Bullet-...

Stray Bullet Giveaway - Ends soon!

We are less than 10 days away from the close of the Stray Bullet Signed book Giveaway.

If you haven't already then get along to the giveaway section and enter for FREE.

It's a gift horse! :)

Website Reviews

It is great that people are beginning to send in really positive comments and reviews for Stray Bullet. A tad frustrating (but understandable) that people often prefer to send comments directly to me rather than onto the recognised sites. But hey ho...people are busy and it all spurs my enthusiasm to get back onto my QWERTY!

Thank you to those who have supplied feedback so far :)

To read some of the reviews, or indeed add to them you can visit my website at;

http://simonduringer.com/reader-reviews/

Goodreads Giveaways

Whilst my own giveaway for Stray Bullet rumbles on for another 2 weeks, I feel as excited as a puppy in an andrex factory this morning as I have heard that I won a free signed copy of 'Lessons in French'
by Hilary Reyl...

Having read the preview chapters I am really looking forward to getting stuck into the entire story and giving it a review :)

Marvellous...Coffee and cakes all around!

Facebook Admin

Last night following a serious amount of coffee drinking I decided to take up the post of Admin on the 'Book Lovers' page on Facebook.

Today the membership grew by 40% and I've not stopped all day....Not because of me per se, moreover due to it requiring a little admin TLC!!

It's a large and open group and we welcome all new member applications, though membership is already close to 10,000 :)

Feel free to join in at;

https://www.facebook.com/groups/22045...

Another good Amazon review

It's great to receive reviews although can be rather scary at times! Another one has been posted on Amazon today with 4/5 stars. The review from a Jasper Olsen is as follows;

Excellent debut for some interesting characters with an intriguing plot line cunningly woven in. I’m guessing personal experiences went some way to providing realistic descriptions of places and people such as the RAF base. It took a few chapters to adapt to this new style of writing but once the scenes and backgrounds had been set I found myself wanting to turn page after page to reach the ultimate climax. Simon has delivered an excellent journey into the mafia underworld leading the reader to uncharacteristically root for the bad guy at points, and draws you inexorably towards the final good versus evil battle at the end. Can’t wait for this story to resume in his next foray into the tangled lives of Harvey and Jack.