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September 21, 2015
First Portuguese Translation: Por Conta Própria (Stand Alone)
Por Conta Própria is the second foreign language translation of Stand Alone. (The first was Spanish.) I really enjoyed working with Portuguese translator Juliano Timbó Martins and he put a lot of thought into giving Portuguese readers an authentic translation of my story.
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Justine é louca?
Todos acham que sim…
Sua mãe. Os garotos da escola, os professores e os coordenadores também. Até os policiais que a pegam vagueando no meio da noite – e talvez principalmente eles.
O psicólogo de Justine diz que ela é ‘problemática’, mas isso significa a mesma coisa. Ele acredita que os pesadelos vívidos e recorrentes dela, além do seu comportamento agressivo, apontam para algum trauma do passado; mas Emy, a mãe de Justine, não consegue explicar isso.
Antes Justine tinha Christian, seu melhor amigo e parceiro de skate. Ele era o único que a aceitava. Talvez por que andar de skate seja o único momento em que Justine é realmente livre para ser ela mesma. Agora que Christian se foi… Justine tem o pensamento fixo de que chegou ao fundo do poço.
Mesmo quando ela vê a sua vida girando num turbilhão cada vez mais fora de controle, Justine não pode desistir do seu sentimento de quem ela é – alguém muito diferente da amável filha que Emy espera que ela seja – para simplesmente se ajustar e ser feliz. Justine tem certeza de que Emy mantém em segredo a chave para quem ela realmente é. Mas, se este for o caso, Emy não quer abrir o jogo.
–À medida que PD Workman o leva para dentro da cabeça de Justine, você começa a imaginar o que, de fato, a faz agir da forma que age. Boa sorte, se você quiser tentar colocar o livro de lado antes de descobrir o porquê… – Tom Grusendorf, Jr.
–Este livro é uma história maravilhosa e repleta de reviravoltas… que vai fazê-lo continuar virando as páginas até altas horas da madrugada. O final vai surpreendê-lo. Uma história incrível. – Linda S.
September 16, 2015
Ruby now available in Español
Looking to add some books to your Spanish library? The translation of the award-winning Ruby Between the Cracks is now available: El Mal Camino de Ruby.
Si le preguntas a Ruby, ella te diría que está feliz con su vida. Ella es fuerte e independiente y no necesita a nadie más. El camino que la ha llevado hasta aquí no ha sido fácil y ha bloqueado muchas cosas de su mente.
Pero las cosas no son color de rosa como todos creen y el camino que le espera está lleno no solo de pandillas, drogas y depresión, sino que también de otros desafíos que Ruby ni se había imaginado.
— Sabes que es un buen libro cuando te tienes que recordar constantemente que los personajes no son personas reales. De verdad me importó Ruby y me dio muy malos momentos. Esperé desesperadamente que su historia tuviera un final feliz.
— «Ruby» saca a luz la complicada y brutal relación entre la enfermeda mental, pobreza y abuso… un libro que no podía dejar de leer.
— «Ruby» me hizo pasar por un muy mal momento y tuve que dejar de leer el libro un par de veces porque necesitaba volver a la realidad… ¡No había ocasión que dejara de leer porque quería saber como iba terminar la historia!… ¡No puedo esperar por la segunda parte!
September 15, 2015
Excerpt from Mary Higgins Clark’s On the Street Where You Live
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along!
I don’t know about you, but Mary Higgins Clark is one of my favourite suspense writers. I first read my mom’s copy of The Cradle Will Fall as a young teen, and it scared the heck out of me. This week I am reading On the Street Where You Live.
The first entry was dated, September 7, 1891. It began with the words “Madeline is dead by my hand.”
Mary Higgins Clark, On the Street Where You Live
In the gripping new novel from America’s Queen of Suspense, a young woman is haunted by two murders that are closely linked — despite the one hundred and ten years that separate them.
Following the acrimonious breakup of her marriage and the searing experience of being pursued by an obsessed stalker, criminal defense attorney Emily Graham accepts an offer to leave Albany and work in a major law firm in Manhattan.
Feeling a need for roots, she buys her ancestral home, a restored Victorian house in the historic New Jersey seaside resort town of Spring Lake. Her family had sold the house in 1892, after one of Emily’s forebears, Madeline Shapley, then still a young girl, disappeared.
Now, more than a century later, as the house is being renovated and the backyard excavated for a pool, the skeleton of a young woman is found. She is identified as Martha Lawrence, who had disappeared from Spring Lake over four year ago. Within her skeletal hand is the finger bone of another woman with a ring still on it — a Shapley family heirloom.
In seeking to find the link between her family’s past and the recent murder, Emily becomes a threat to a devious and seductive killer, who has chosen her as the next victim.
September 11, 2015
Reading List: Addiction Fiction
This is the fourth blog in my series on reading lists about mental illness. Previously published:
Young Adult books about Psychosis
Young Adult books about Depression (including Bipolar)
Fiction about Personality Disorders
I will again start with my own books featuring main characters with Addiction:
Winner of In the Margins Top Ten Books for Teens award.
If you asked Ruby, she’d tell you she’s happy with her life. She’s tough and independent and doesn’t depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she’s blocked a lot of it from her memory.
But things aren’t as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn’t even imagined.
Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake.
He already failed June once. He wasn’t there when she needed him, and because of him, their lives will never be the same. June is everything to Justin, and he must be everything to her. He must protect June at all costs. Justin is prepared spend the rest of his life keeping her from getting hurt again.
But it seems they are always falling behind, barely keeping one step ahead of the nightmares.
There is always one more hazard, just around the corner.
“You’re a good kid, Henry.”
Everyone knew that he was a good guy; geeky, responsible, hard-working. Henry has had a lot to deal with in the past. Now, as he should be focusing on his schooling and preparing himself for the future, he is hindered by abuse, the challenge of raising his baby brother while dealing with his mother’s deep depressions, and the return of a ghost from the past Henry has tried his best to forget.
But it seems that Henry can’t avoid the nastiness of life. As hard as he tries, it’s one more disaster after another as his life spirals out of control.
Can Henry escape the darkness, or is he doomed to be consumed by it?
Raised to a life of crime, Sandy is a teenage prostitute, junkie, and con artist. She always joked that her Da taught her a trade, that it hadn’t hurt her to be brought up like she was.
But things keep getting more complicated, more dangerous, and Sandy doesn’t want to admit even to herself that she longs for an honest, normal life.
Even when she tries to change, things don’t go smoothly. Sandy’s past keeps interfering with her new relationships. In the end, if she and her family don’t pull together, Sandy will not be able to escape yet another ghost of her past. Do they have what it takes for her to change her life completely?
He never told what went on behind closed doors. But this time, he can’t remember.
Things never have been easy for Steven. He accepts that, and just makes the best of things. He might not have parents or a happy home. Or enough to eat most days. But at least he has a couple of loyal friends who stand by him and help out when they can. At least he has school, someplace he can go to escape the abuse.
But just when he thought things couldn’t get much worse, they did.
Steven is accused of murder. But that isn’t the worst part. The really bad part is not even knowing if he did it.
The other books that I have picked out are:
Go Ask Alice
A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale.
January 24th
After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs….
It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the mean streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth — and ultimately her life.
Tweak, Growing up on Amphetamines
Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It’s a harrowing portrait — but not one without hope.
CrankIn Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the “monster,” the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or “crank.” Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne’er-do-well father. While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: “there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. / There is only Bree.” Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won’t, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank.
Mark Fallon is an overworked detective investigating a spate of attacks at a string of high profile city centre nightclubs. Scott is a dejected 24 year old struggling to make ends meet working for his brother and supplementing his income with a small-scale drug dealing operation. Angela is an attractive 23 year old, raised by her father, a career criminal and small time drug dealer who supplies Scott with cannabis. This is a chilling tale spanning a few months in the lives of Scott and Angela, where realizations about the present combine with shocking revelations from the past leading to an apocalyptic climax where they no longer know whom they can trust.
September 8, 2015
TeaserTuesday Double-Header!
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along!
One of my ARC readers for Pursued by the Past (being released soon!) commented how much my main character reminded her of the main character in Murder with Peacocks, by Donna Andrews. So I have borrowed her copy, and it is quite funny how similar the characters are, particularly in their relationships with their mothers.
So I thought I would give you a teaser from both! First, Murder with Peacocks:
“Well, that’s settled,” Mother said, as Pam and I began clearing the dishes. “Tomorrow morning you’ll go down to Mrs. Waterston’s shop and make sure everything is going well.”
Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
So far Meg Langslow’s summer is not going swimmingly. Down in her small Virginia hometown, she’s maid of honor at the nuptuals of three loved ones–each of whom has dumped the planning in her capable hands. One bride is set on including a Native American herbal purification ceremony, while another wants live peacocks on the law. Only help from the town’s drop-dead gorgeous hunk, disappointingly rumored to be gay, keeps Meg afloat in a sea of dotty relatives and outrageous neighbors.
And, in whirl of summer parties and picnics, Souther hospitality is strained to the limit by an offenseive newcomer who hints at skeletons in the guests’ closets. But it seems this lady has offended one too many when she’s found dead in suspicious circumstances, followed by a string of accidents–some fatal. Soon, level-headed Meg’s to-do list extends from flower arragements and bridal registries to catching a killer–before the next catered event is her own funeral…
And a bonus teaser from Pursued by the Past:
“Lydia didn’t want me to be upset when I heard. She didn’t want me to be surprised and be upset with you and make things tense. Are you going to meet her? You should.”
P.D. Workman, Pursued by the Past
Vanna had a good life. She had her challenges—like her mother’s high expectations of her—but all in all, she had a job she enjoyed, a fun hobby and friends. She didn’t need any complications.
But that all changed shortly after trying to break things off with Tino. The phone calls with no one on the other end. Anonymous gifts. Someone moving things around in her bedroom.
A restraining order changed nothing. If anything, it caused things to escalate. If Vanna wants her life back, she will have to take things into her own hands.
September 1, 2015
Excerpt from Roses are Red… Violet is Dead
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along!
I won a copy of Roses are Red… Violet is Dead by Monica-Marie Vincent at a book launch party I participated in. It is a teen thriller with a Native American girl (Violet) as the protagonist. The book starts off with a bang:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Dump your boyfriend,
If you know what’s good for you.
Monica-Marie Vincent, Roses are Red… Violet is Dead
Violet Sumner has a stalker.
Between her largely dysfunctional family of two and the friends she doesn’t feel particularly close to, Violet thinks he’s the least of her problems. What she fails to understand is that the guy is no prankster and soon people turn up dead or missing. Because of her.
Things change when Violet’s best friend disappears and realization sinks in that the stalker means business. Denial put aside, Violet has no other option but to accept the help of police Sergeant Willard Kelley and his rather sweet protégé, to come to terms with the seriousness of the situation.
Yet nothing could’ve prepared her for her close up with the psycho.
Who will survive in this tale of obsession and misplaced devotion?
August 24, 2015
Excerpt from Skinny
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along!
This week I am reading Skinny: She was starving to fit in… by Laura L. Smith. Eating disorders are another of those issues that tugs on my heartstrings.
Melissa looked around to make sure no one was listening.
“Promise you won’t tell?” she asked, tilting her head toward Lindsey’s.
Laura L. Smith, Skinny: She was starving to fit in…
You can never be too thin…can you?
Melissa seems to have it all–grades, friends, dance team and the eye of the new guy in school. The one thing Melissa doesn’t have is a perfect body. But there are ways to fix that. Strict dieting and throwing up can’t be all bad, can they? Melissa soon finds the consequences are devastating, but turning back isn’t so easy. Will she hear God’s voice before it’s too late?
August 22, 2015
Nomination and promotions
Busy busy this week!
I am happy to be able to report to you that June & Justin has been nominated for the 2016 In the Margins Best Books for Teens award. (Previously I let you know that Tattooed Teardrops has been nominated. This is the same one that Ruby won a place in the Top Ten Best Books for Teens in 2015).
If you are looking for some fresh reading material, I have two books being promoted in the Dog Days Doldrums Buster sale:
Tattooed Teardrops is on for $0.99
Lion Within is free in the Kindle store
And if you are a fan of DTBs, I will be running a Goodreads Giveaway for a signed copy of Lion Within. Stay tuned!
August 20, 2015
Huge multi-author promo – $0.99 and freebies
Hi folks! It’s time for another Support Indie Authors sponsored book promotion!
Because of the success of the Fourth of July promotion, we’ll be offering several opportunities to discover your new favorite read throughout the year. This time around, we have over thirty authors offering cheap and free eBooks on a variety of platforms and we’ve extended the sales period to three whole days! All of the books being offered will either be free or just $0.99. Each day of the sale will have something new, so make sure to check back Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Not only that, but we’ve made it easier for everyone by linking all of the books on one easy to remember website:
freebookblast.com
So, since there’s so much being offered, I’ve decided to use this space to let you get to know a little about the authors who are participating, what they write, and where you can find out more about them. So, without further ado, here are the Dashing Devils who write the Drabbles to Decimate the Doldrums:
P.D. Workman
Hello, P.D.! Tell us a little about yourself!
For as long as P. D. Workman can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure. After a number of false starts, she finally wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve. It was full of fantastic ideas. It was the spring board for many stories over the next few years. Then, forty-some novels later, P.D. Workman finally decided to start publishing.
What books will you be offering for the promotion?
Tattooed Teardrops
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Tattooed Teardrops – Young Adult Contemporary
Lion Within – Literary Fiction/Psychological
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
I write riveting young adult and suspense fiction about mental illness, addiction, and abuse.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
When I was little, I had an imaginary basset hound, so let’s go with that!
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Website: http://pdworkman.com
Twitter: twitter.com/pdworkmanauthor
Facebook: facebook.com/pdworkmanauthor
Charles Edward Hash
Hello, Charles! Tell us a little about yourself!
I’ve always liked to explore the darker, grittier side of life, travelling vicariously to places that hide from the daylight. I’m generally a cheerful, happy person that opens an internal portal to the dark side of humanity when I write. I don’t believe ‘the good old days’ ever existed.
What books will you be offering for the promotion?
Nascent Decay, Blood in the Water, Promises of Eden, Transcendence, The Nightmare Virus: Slow Burn and Desperation.
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
A wide variety of genres and styles propped up with a spine of horror.
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
I strive for realistic characters with flaws and failings that generate moral conflicts, and then place them into an unreal environment. Misdirection and theatrics, along with drama and tension; some broken rules as well. I try to write with a flashlight in the fog, illuminating sporadic fragments until the whole is revealed.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
I would be a stray mutt. Probably old and mangy too.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The.Goddess.of.Decay
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DecayingGoddess
Ann Livi Andrews
Hello, Ann! Tell us a little about yourself!
I am a mother first, Supreme Overlord second, and a writer third. It’s my dream to see Indie Authors looked upon fondly and respectfully instead of as “watering down the system.” Above all, I want to get my stories written down so that my children can enjoy them in the future.
What books will you be offering for the promotion?
Jack (Book 2 of Rehab for Superheroes)
Em (Book 3 of Rehab for Superheroes)
Dakota (Book 4 of Rehab for Superheroes)
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Superhero Fiction, Graphic Novels
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
My Rehab for Superheroes series is about the not so glamorous lives of people endowed with special abilities. All they want is to live out their lives peacefully, but one man is doing everything he can to stop that from happening.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
A Saint Bernard. Right. Probably a Pomeranian or a Shih Tzu. I look small, but I will ferociously defend what’s precious to me.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Website: http://www.annliviandrews.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnLiviAndrews
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnLiviAndrews
Cory Abernathy
Hello, Cory! Tell us a little about yourself!
Cory Abernathy recently published his first novel, ‘Ogden’, set in his home town in Illinois. His varied writing interests include thriller, suspense, horror, and fantasy. He is currently working on his second novel to be published in 2016.Cory’s writing style is fast-paced and he enjoys providing multiple perspectives throughout his novels.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Ogden
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Horror/Dystopian
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Cory’s writing style is fast-paced and he enjoys providing multiple perspectives throughout his novels. Most stories affect multiple people and he really tries to provide viewpoints from several characters as the story progresses. Cory’s book, ‘Ogden’, is a quick read with an intense climax.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Definitely a Siberian Husky & German Shepard mix; just like my own dog, Indy, who appears in this novel.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Twitter: twitter.com/Cory_Abernathy
CB Archer
Hello, CB! Tell us a little about yourself!
Creator of the Annals of Gentalia video game world, and purveyor of fine Elfrotica.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Breakers of the Code (Book 1 of the Anders’ Quest Series)
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Elfrotica. (Funny & lighthearted Fantasy themed Erotica)
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
A spunky pantsless elf, a deeply penetrating plot full of hard choices, recklessly geeky video game humour, Male/Male situations, and vigorous monster banging!
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
I would like to be Fenrir, the wolf that has an epic battle with Odin at Ragnarˆk. I mean, have you seen Odin? He has a badass eyepatch, a legendary spear, and abs that go on for eons. Who wouldn’t want to bite off a piece of that?
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cb_archer
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annalsofgentalia
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13984980.C_B_Archer
Ellison Blackburn
Hello, Ellison! Tell us a little about yourself!
A writer of fiction, sideline poet, and collector of vintage thingamabobs, Ellison Blackburn is also the internationally published author of Regeneration X and scribbler of current work-in-progress, Progeny, book two of the Regeneration Chronicles.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Regeneration X (Regeneration Chronicles #1)
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Science Fiction / Medical Fiction / Visionary Fiction
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Regeneration X is a story about having choices and dealing with the consequences; creating new memories and letting others fade; and making sacrifices in pursuit of happiness. At one time or another, you’ve probably said or thought, “In hindsight, …” So, what happens when ‘To have been’ becomes something that can be changed? Journey with Charlotte her on a quest, and you’ll be asking, “If I could change the past, would I?”
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Dog children are often very similar to their human parents, therefore I would be a Schnauzer.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ellisonblackburn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellisonblackburn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ellis_blackburn
S. L. Bynum
Hello, S.L.! Tell us a little about yourself!
S. L. Bynum is 26, and her dream has been to become a novelist since she was sixteen. Besides books, she loves dancing, warm weather, and desserts. She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with her family.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Grim Crush
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
YA paranormal romance
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
A sweet romance that shows how love can transcend the boundary between life and death. The female lead is a feisty grim reaper, and the male lead is a sexy Native American. There is also an unexpected twist at the end that will be explored further in the sequel!
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
A Shih Tzu, they’re so cute and cuddly!
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Twitter: https://twitter.com/writerSLBynum
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorSLBynum?_rdr=p
Website- http://slbynum.wix.com/author
Janice Croom
Hello, Janice! Tell us a little about yourself!
Janice Croom is the author of the Kadence MacBride Mysteries. Toni Morrison said, “If there’s a book you want to read and it hasn’t been written, you must write it.” Janice has written the books she’s always wanted to read and hopes you enjoy reading them as much as she’s enjoyed writing them.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Death of an Idiot Boss
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Amateur sleuth murder mystery
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Kadence MacBride is smashing the glass ceiling with her size ten pumps until she’s waylaid by murder. Death of an Idiot Boss is a humorous character driven mystery. If you like an amateur sleuth with attitude, you’ll love Kadence MacBride.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
If I were a dog, I’d an Old English Sheepdog not because I’m from the UK. I’m not despite being a huge fan of the BBC, Dr. Who and Death in Paradise being two of my absolute favorites. I’d be an Old English Sheepdog because they’re noted for their alertness and agility. As an indie author I have to be constantly alert to changes in the marketplace and agile enough to change as the market does.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Website: http://www.janicecroom.com
Facebook: http://bit.ly/Janice_Croom_books_facebook
Dwayne Fry
Hello, Dwayne! Tell us a little about yourself!
I’m a forty-eight year old Iowa native. I wrote my first book at the age of eleven, but did not truly get interested in writing until I was in my early twenties. I am Independently published as I do not believe any publishing house would be overly interested in my quirky stories.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Happy Clown Burger, Volume One
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Humor / satire / flash fiction
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Seventeen tales about Happy Clown Burger, each story being exactly one thousand words long. The tales look at the humorous side of fast food, sometimes from the customer’s point of view, sometimes from the workers’. A few of the stories are just downright weird.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
A bulldog
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8471544.Dwayne_Fry
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dwayne.fry.author?ref=hl
Anna Eleonora Haglund Hellstrˆm (A.E. Hellstorm)
Hello, A.E.! Tell us a little about yourself!
I’m born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and a Norwegian father. Parts of my childhood were spent in Portugal and Greece, before my husband and I moved to Canada in 2005. Ever since I learnt how to write, I’ve been writing the stories that visit me whenever they see a chance, but it’s not until now that I actually manage to finish them.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
In the Hands of the Unknown, the first book in the series of The Field Researchers of the Golden Fleece Society.
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
A mix between horror, urban fantasy, and relationship drama.
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
We get to follow Miriam; FBI-agent and Field Researcher of the secretive Golden Fleece Society, on a murder investigation that takes her and her colleagues into a world of supernatural weirdness and danger.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
I would be a rescue dog; a mutt, with lots of Golden Retriever in the mix.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
FB page about the Field Researchers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/448159125340507/?fref=ts
Website: http://www.hellhagproductions.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/Noarenne
Bill Jacks
Hello, Bill! Tell us a little about yourself!
Bill Jacks is a writer of humor-fiction that might be deemed “satire,” were it a bit classier or in some way appropriate. Prior to a career in words, Bill earned money as an artist and nearly starved to death. He is a basset hound enthusiast and aficionado of flannel.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Confederate Chipmunks & Carny Cooter
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
humor/fiction
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
A reader can expect something a bit shorter than usual; short, but filled to capacity, jam-packed and vacuum sealed with the same amount of consideration a sane person might lend to a girthy novel. A reader can expect to be overwhelmed, caught unawares by the gooey absurdity which pumps without cease directly into and all over their faceóa wacky swamp bukkake. But most importantlyóassuming a sense of humor is presentóa reader can expect to laugh, violently, to the effect of bowel movement or hernia, god willing.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
I would be a basset hound, obviouslyóthe resemblance is uncanny.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Twitter: twitter.com/AuthorJacks
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010134121190
Andreas Laurencius
Hello, Andreas! Tell us a little about yourself!
I’m a medical doctor. I have a dream. That dream is your dream too.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Genesis
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Literary Fiction, Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic.
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
The meaning of life.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
A golden retriever.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Website: www.andreaslaurencius.com (coming soon)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/andreas.laurencius
Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/andreaslaurencius
Virginia McClain
Hello, Virginia! Tell us a little about yourself!
Virginia loves to travel, practice martial arts, and spend as much of her time playing in the wilderness as she can. She works hard to make her fiction as adventurous as her life and her life as adventurous as her fiction. Both take a lot of imagination.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Rain on a Summer’s Afternoon: A Collection of Short Stories
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Mixed! Fantasy, action/adventure, humor, suspense…
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Dark, sometimes humorous fantasy in which women kick a lot of ass. These short stories are a bite sized introduction to my work. If you like them you might enjoy my full length works, the first of which is available now: Blade’s Edge.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
A mutt with traces of husky, german shepherd, and likely a dash of wolf.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
website: http://virginiamcclain.com
twitter: http://twitter.com/gwendamned
facebook: http://facebook.com/virginiamcclainauthor
Christina McMullen
Hello, Christina! Tell us a little about yourself!
I’m a science fiction and urban fantasy author who may or may not be a robot. When I’m not writing, I’m reading and supporting other fabulous indie authors, experimenting with vegan cooking, and enjoying art and travel. I currently live in Texas with my husband and three mutts.
What books will you be offering for the promotion?
Going Green, Kind of Like Life, The Eyes of The Sun, Dissonant, Past Life Strife, Splitsville, & You Wish (the last three being part of the series Rise of the Discordant)
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Humor & Satire, Young Adult, and often all of those at once.
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Nearly all of my books, regardless of genre, involve me putting my own unique spin on a known theme. Everything I write has a hint of humor, including my heavier works, so expect an unexpected chuckle or two. But most of all, remember that I don’t like to be fenced in by expectations.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
One that sheds quite a bit. I’ve been compared to an Afghan Hound on more than one occasion, but I’m not sure how I feel about that.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Blog: mcmullenwrites.blogspot.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/mcmullenwrites
Twitter:https://twitter.com/mcmullenwrites
Maurice G. Miller
Hello, Maurice! Tell us a little about yourself!
Maurice has been involved in the creative arts since his teenage years, mostly as a musician. The artistic role models that he has come to admire were those authors, musicians, and philosophers that wrote the books, poetry, lyrics, and music that touched and moved the souls of generations. Counted among his favorites authors are J.D. Salinger, Earnest Hemingway, Dante Alighieri, and Kahlil Gibran.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
The Budapest Experiment
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
International Thriller
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
The Budapest Experiment is set in 1991, during the dawn of the Post-Communist era in Hungary. The plot follows an adventurous American entrepreneur, as he is seduced by the Russian Mob into the “darker side” of Budapest’s business landscape during a period of tumultuous change. This captivating thriller weaves business, politics, seduction, power, and religion into a compelling tale of international intrigue.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Doberman
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mauricegmiller
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1Jbkxel
Google +: http://bit.ly/1N1Jmdv
D.E. Morris
Hello, D.E.! Tell us a little about yourself!
D.E. Morris has been a sci-fi junkie and geek his whole life, and has an admitted obsession for Doctor Who. He published “Aliens in the Gift Shop” in 2013, and it has received excellent reviews on Amazon. Current influences include Douglas Adams and Steven Moffat.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Aliens and the Race to Earth
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Sci-Fi / Adventure
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Ancient aliens, a terrifying weapon, and Earth caught in the crosshairs. Adventure and humor mix to create an exciting story with hostile aliens, strange planets, and the surprising origin of a famous Earth landmark.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Jack Russell terrier, no hesitation.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Website: www.authordemorris.com
Twitter: twitter.com/author_demorris
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/demorris
Andrew Neff
Hello, Andrew! Tell us a little about yourself!
I’m generally playful and amiable. I love most forms of creativity including 2D and 3D art, music composition, and creative writing. I’m also interested in advances in science and technology, the potential of how it affects us, both the positive and negative implications.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
The Mind Game Company – The Players
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Contemporary fiction, soft & hard sci-fi, mystery, romance
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
You will experience a multifaceted world of telepathy. Prattling mind stalkers and a reluctantly exposed and challenged captive, looking for answers. Engaging dialog, revealing programs and mind games, ranging from insidious to playful bantering. Aberrant romance and more.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Comfy Chair Dog ñ a Siberian Husky if you need to know with a smudge of whipped cream on my snout and an empty pie pan I nudged under my recliner.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13160940.Andrew_Neff
Amazon author profile: http://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Neff/e/B00SDF66Q6/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
Douglas Schwartz
Hello, Douglas! Tell us a little about yourself!
Doug works in the software industry, but would love to one day solely focus on his two favorite pastimes: writing absurd fiction and designing tabletop games. His wife and two kids support his dreams. Won’t you?
What books will you be offering for the promotion?
Checkered Scissors
Pickled Bananas and Other Schwartz Stories
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Absurd fantasy
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
A light read overflowing with creative imagery and an intelligent sense of humor.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Doug would be a talking dog that wears pants.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Website: http://www.checkeredscissors.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckerScissors
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckeredScissors
Susan Stafford
Hello, Susan! Tell us a little about yourself!
Had a great childhood growing up in Key West, Fl & going barefoot must of the time. I currently live in Central Florida & have to wear shoes every day as I work in the court system.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Trouble in the Keys
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Mystery
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
My books take place in the Florida Keys & involve two female leads who own The Dream Shop & Daydream Spa. Entertaining beach reads??
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
If I were a dog I’d be a mutt that loves to swim
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/521888.Susan_Stafford
Amazon Author Profile:http://www.amazon.com/Susan-Stafford/e/B00IU1NMGU/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1439238808&sr=8-2-spell
Mike Vavrinak
Hello, Mike! Tell us a little about yourself!
Born in Youngstown Ohio in 1966, currently living in Lancaster with my beautiful wife Glaiza. Currently writing my second novel and, sadly, seem to be losing my battle against pizza, damn that cheesy goodness!
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Rebecca
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Paranormal horror novel about vampires.
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
My book is a vampire/horror novel, but the focus is more on the inter-personal relationships that developed between the characters over time. There is, of course, horror and blood and some erotica – it IS a vampire novel after all, but the overall story is one of emotional growth, or lack of it. The premise of the book to me was – when our dreams come true, why can’t that be enough?
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
I would be spoiled rotten, that’s what dogs do.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Website: http://www.rebeccathenovel.com/
D. R. Oestreicher
Hello, D.R.! Tell us a little about yourself!
I started as a Computer Science researcher when things like compilers, graphics, user interfaces, and even email, were mysterious and unsolved. Next, I moved to Silicon Valley to work on the bleeding edge of technology – software, hardware, and biotech. Finally in retirement I am a K-12 teacher, world traveler, and writer.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
Plague of Equals
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Plague of Equals is a Science Thriller
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Plague of Equals is a multi-threaded story of a global plague that appears to target pregnant women causing miscarriages. This is a mystery of epidemiology and biology. Many of the people trying to solve the mystery are scientists, doing what scientists do: ignoring the politics and searching for the truth.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
I would be a mongrel agility dog, full of energy and joy, and always looking for a new challenge. After a tough trial, I’d always answer the question: “Never again, or faster next time?” with faster, much faster.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/D-R-Oestreicher/362821597224813
Twiter:https://twitter.com/d_r_oestreicher
Website: http://justcallitresearch.wordpress.com/
May Sage
Hello, May! Tell us a little about yourself!
Hi, I’m May, twenty-something living in the middle of nowhere blablabla, what matters isn’t me, it’s what I write. And the answer to that is: Absolutely everything, from dystopia to romance and revisited fairytales. I’ve been writing stories since I was a little girl but it’s only recently that I’ve decided to publish; I just grew tired of your general weak heroine and the usual plot girl-meets-boy-the-end so, I give you: And then.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
And then, I died.
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Romance and suspense.
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
A kick ass heroine, an intelligent, three dimensional (and hot. Do I need to say hot?) businessman who needs a knight in shining armour a realistic. And then will surprise you, entertain you and if I did my job right, make you want to throw your kindle at a wall.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Ladies, please. I sooo am the black poodle from 101 Dalmatians.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/maysage.author
Riley Amos Westbrook and Sara Lynn Westbrook
Hello, Riley and Sara! Tell us a little about yourselves!
Riley is an ex-Certified Nurses Assistant that was hurt on the job, and now writes to keep himself occupied.
Sara is the lovely woman who keeps him in line, while also translating Riley’s ramblings into English.
What books will you be offering for the promotion?
The False Titanbringer, a part of my Breath of the Titans series. I’m offering the entire collection in one work, so you’re getting all three!
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
High Fantasy
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
An imagination filled journey following a half-dragon. You will conquer the Orc tribes, bringing them under your command. And you’ll bring down the False Titanbringer!
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Easily a Bull Mastiff. Big and scary looking, but all fluffy on the inside.
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Twitter:https://twitter.com/donttouchmyshi1
Blog:RileyAmosWestbrook.wordpress.com
Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/sonshinegreene
BB Wynter
Hello, BB! Tell us a little about yourself!
I’m an author and illustrator currently residing under the grey, morose skies of England. At the moment, I’m immersing myself within paintings and sketches that give life to the realm of The Lament of Sky. I like to drink all kinds of tea and have a constant craving for honey.
What book will you be offering for the promotion?
The Lament of Sky
What genre or genres would best describe your work?
Dark Fantasy/Gothic/Epic Fantasy
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
Gods, Monsters, Cabbage Fairies, Jester-Pirates, Glass Airships, Horror and Magic
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Ginger King Charles
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11296543.B_B_Wynter
Website: https://bbwynter.wordpress.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bb_wynter
Erin Zarro
Hello, Erin! Tell us a little about yourself!
Erin Zarro is an Indie novelist, fine art photographer, and lover of scary things. She decided she wanted to be a writer at a young age, and ended up studying journalism and photography in college. She works as an office manager, is married to her own Prince Charming, and is owned by a cat who she’s convinced is actually a vampire.
What books will you be offering for the promotion?
Fey Touched, book 1 of the Fey Touched series
Grave Touched, book 2 of the Fey Touched series
What genre or genres would best describe what you are offering?
Science fantasy
Can you tell us a little about what we might expect from reading your work?
A blend of sci-fi and fantasy. Romance, because love rocks, action, and twists. Also genetically engineered fey and ghosts that possess the living so they can have bodies.
Since this is the Dog Days Doldrums Buster, please tell us; if you were a dog, what kind of a dog would you be?
Definitely a German Shepherd. There is a German Shepherd in the Fey Touched books named Pixie (who’s psychic and telepathic) and she is based on my favorite dog ever who is a German Shepherd. His name is Kipper and he’s my boy. If I were a dog, I’d want to be just like him so we could play together. (Also? I have a hard time remembering how to spell “shepherd” and have to look it up like, a zillion times.)
Where can readers find out more about you and your books?
Twitter: twitter.com/ekendall
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErinZarro
Website: http://www.erinzarro.com
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August 17, 2015
Excerpt from The Undaunted
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along!
Not much time to write this week, but I can’t leave you without a teaser! I am nearly finished The Undaunted by Gerald Lund, historical fiction about a group of LDS pioneers.
“What?” He stretched, then feigned a huge yawn.
But she knew him too well. “You cahn’t fool me, young man.” It was her finest London accent. Her hand shot out and found that spot beneath his armpit that she had discovered years before. In an instant he was writhing on the bed, screeching with laughter.
Gerald Lund, The Undaunted
The journey was impossible.
But they had no other choice.
At the call of their prophet, they left well-established farms and businesses to strike out yet again into the untamed wilderness. A small band of men, women, and children formed the 1879 pioneer company.
Their mission: stand as a buffer between lawlessness and civilization.
Their road: only what they created themselves, blasting out a perilous trail over slick rock and through desolate cliffs.
Their hearts: UNDAUNTED
