P.D. Workman's Blog, page 83
June 6, 2019
Rogue Skies
The skies have gone rogue. Space can’t be tamed. And magic is a law unto itself.
Transport yourself to new worlds where dark magic clashes with witty witches, diabolic demons, feisty fae, and sexy shifters. Or travel through time and space with cosmic spies, space thieves, and telepathic pirates. Add in a dash of Victorian heroes and inhuman soldiers, and you have a one-of-a-kind science fiction and fantasy collection of intoxicating proportions.
Fans of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Anne McCaffrey, John Scalzi or Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, Tamora Pierce, Lois Lowry, and Maria V. Snyder will find themselves transported to weird realms and epic otherworlds in this reality-optional boxset.
Rogues and Rebels, Magic and Mayhem, Futures and Fantasy—there’s no limit to the excitement that awaits when you turn the pages of this collection of spellbinding adventures from some of today’s best-selling Science Fiction and Fantasy authors.
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With stories by…
Missy De Graff
USA Today bestselling author Danny Bell
Bella Andrews
Ashlee Nicole Bye
Emma Jane Holloway
Candace Sams
Melinda Kucsera
Jennifer Ellision
Mirren Hogan
USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Jenkins
Brantwijn Serrah
USA Today bestselling author Shereen Vedam
C.L. Cannon
S.A. McClure
Karen M. Bryson & Candace Segar
Rae Hendricks & Lianne Willowmoon
Lee French
Tamsin Baker
Joynell Schultz
Tracy Korn
Shannon Pemrick
Suzanne Hagelin
Nadine Travers
Cecilia Dominic
Bill Hargenrader
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Souls and Shadows
Darkness has risen, and the shadows are calling.
Face haunting new worlds filled with paranormal creatures and breathtaking romance. Journey with beautiful beasts, sexy-as-sin vampires, soul-searing demigods, shadowy necromancers, and unlikely heroes as they fall in love and battle for good in this collection of fantasy adventures.
Will they survive the shadow’s call?
There’s only one way to find out.
Fans of Jim Butcher and Ilona Andrews will get lost in this heart-pounding magical collection of 25 tales from today’s USA Today bestsellers and talented new authors.
Click today to summon your copy and see if you can survive the night.
Featuring stories from…
USA Today bestselling author Heather Marie Adkins
USA Today bestselling author Lori Titus
USA Today bestselling author Normandie Alleman
USA Today bestselling author Nicole Morgan
USA Today bestelling author and RITA Award Winner Sharon Ashwood
Emerald Dodge
S.A. McClure
Anna Applegate
Tamar Sloan
Bella Andrews
Claire Davon
Robert Jeschonek
Candace Sams & Angelique Armae
McKayla Schutt
Julie Kramer
Jenny Foster
Michele Barrow-Belisle
Adrienne Blake
Dani Rene & Cora Kenborn
JT Lawrence
D.C. Gomez
Sabrina Ramoth
Stefan Lear
Calliope Bay
New York Times Best Selling author Rebecca Hamilton
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Death Hub
Death Hub by Amazon best-selling author, Edwin Dasso.
Jack Bass, MD, discovers that new medical technology can work wonders…if it doesn’t kill you first. Jack is working feverishly with two of his favorite past students to figure out what is behind the chaos of medical technology gone crazy. Then stop it. But, is it a bigger issue than anything they could have imagined?
Death Hub is part of the Do No Harm collection, which is now available for preorder!
Do No Harm
June 4, 2019
Excerpt from Beautiful Boy
If you’re looking for some new reads, be sure to stop by this weekend for a round-up of freebies. I’ll have lots of good books for your Kindle.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.
Last week I read Beautiful Boy by David Sheff. This is a tough book, a memoir of his son Nic’s addiction too meth. If you have a family member with an addiction, you’ll find a friend in Sheff. He puts it all out there, the guilt, the worry and anxiety, imagining what might have happened to his son every time he disappeared. Sheff goes through the stages of not knowing, telling himself it wasn’t so bad, and then Nic’s rapid downward spiral and cycles of recovery and relapse.
As well as my quote from the book, I want to include one of the reviews on the book on Amazon.
Well, I’m addicted to methamphetamine. I’ve been in recovery for one year, 3 months, and 11 days. When I was released from jail one year ago, I decided to read Tweak. An old friend of mine read it while he was in juvie, that’s how I first heard about it. Tweak was relatable to me, and so was We All Fall Down. Nic Sheff is an amazing person, he had overcome a lot. He inspires me.
Jacqueline Gollnick, An addict’s point of view, *****
So when I found out that his father also wrote a book about his son’s addiction, I just had to have it. Let me tell you, Beautiful Boy tore me apart. I’ve only experienced life from the point of view of someone on meth. I thought I was being considerate, I always checked in with my family on a weekly basis. I was home at least twice a week. I worked full time, but still liked to go crazy with my friends. After reading this book (okay, while reading it) I cried and apologized to my parents, my grandparents, and my uncle for all the hell I had put them through. I honestly had no clue that I was hurting people so badly.
If you’re an addict, if you have a child that is an addict, even if you’re neither, READ THIS BOOK.
Okay, on to my teaser for the week.
“You’re right,” he says. He pushes past me. “I’ve been using since I came home. I was using the whole semester.” He leaves the house, slamming the door behind him.
David Sheff, Beautiful Boy
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What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first warning signs: the denial, the three a.m. phone calls—is it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every treatment that might save his son. And he refused to give up on Nic.
May 31, 2019
Zachary Goldman 1-4
Zachary Goldman 1-4
Bundle/Collection, New Release!
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Store links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, Booksamillion, Audible
Goodreads
Get Zachary's first 4 cases all in one ebook
Zachary Goldman, Private Investigator, is flawed with a capital F. Shattered by the tragedies of his own life, he will somehow still manage to pick himself up and dig just a little bit deeper than anyone else to find the vital clues.
Maybe being broken makes it easier for others who have faced tragedy to trust him. Walk with Zachary as he solves four cases that will stretch his abilities to the limit.
Even with his own life in shambles, Zachary Goldman is still the one you want on the case.
A case is only unsolvable as long as it remains unsolved.
This set includes:
1 She Wore Mourning
2 His Hands were Quiet
3 She was Dying Anyway
4 He was Walking Alone
Read sample
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$9.99
Goodreads reviews for She Wore Mourning
Reviews from Goodreads.com
+ Praise for the Series
—I want to give more than five stars!! It’s like she pulled this out of a newspaper and personalized it!! Another nail biter to the end!!
—I read it almost straight through, but did have to sleep in there somewhere. I’ve been reading it this morning also for 3 hours straight. It is really an amazing book … As a clinical psychologist, this book was more interesting to me than many things that I read. I certainly will be looking for more books by this outstanding author.
—I purchased this book for vacation, but it didn’t get that far. I started reading and I seriously couldn’t put it down and finished it before we left.
—Wow, this story is stunning in more ways than one. The research alone had to take such a long time to make this story so real and compelling. My heart was breaking some of the time and then I was crying because of good things. I loved the story and really think this lady is one of the best authors I’ve ever had the privilege of reading!
—Zachary is not your normal, everyday detective, but because of his mental health issues he seems to have an extra sense in sorting out the reasons behind the crimes he is investigating … Ms Workman has again created characters with depth, feeling and realism… I am really looking forward to the next installment as Ms Workman has yet to disappoint me.
+ Book Club Resources
Pinterest Board: Mental Illness
Disease and Disorder Pinterest Board
+ Praise for P.D. Workman
“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”
“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”
“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”
“I’ll read anything by P. D. Workman that I can get my hands on.”
“Every book by PD Workman that I’ve read has been a gripping one, however different the genres are, going from lighter mysteries to really dark ones… this is one of my favourite, most dependable authors.”
“P.D. Workman is an incredibly versatile writer. No matter which of her books I read I am drawn into a great story and honestly, I don’t think I’ve followed another author that could go from cozy mystery to YA to a PI series dealing with mental health issues. Really enjoy her books!”
+ Zachary Goldman on my Blog
Zachary Goldman 1-4
Unlawful Harvest
Randy’s Review of His Hands were Quiet
Upcoming in 2019
A cornucopia of books
Excerpt from Orbs
Launch of He was Walking Alone and other new releases
Excerpt from Alter Ego
Why wear odd socks?
She was Dying Anyway and October freebies
She was Dying Anyway and a round-up of new releases
Happy Fifth Bookiversary!
Domestic Violence Awareness
Freebies for Canadian Thanksgiving!
Excerpt from Every Fifteen Minutes
His Hands were Quiet and a round-up of new releases
Excerpt from The Lost Symbol
The International Day of the Stim
Labour Day Weekend Freebies
What’s coming up
He Was Walking Alone
She Was Dying Anyway
His Hands Were Quiet
Plans for 2018
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May 30, 2019
What’s on the drawing board?
I thought I would give you an update on the next few books that I will be publishing, and what I am working on right now. Here’s what’s coming up!
Vegan Baked Alaska
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If you’ve been paying attention, you probably know that my next release is Vegan Baked Alaska, the next installment in the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series.
Don’t you just love the cute puffin on the cover?
I needed to get Erin out of Bald Eagle Falls for a while. The poor woman has just been dealing with too much lately and was overdue for a nice relaxing vacation.
Okay, so she doesn’t get a relaxing vacation…
Read more about this June 21 release
Gem, Himself, Alone
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After Vegan Baked Alaska, look for Gem, Himself, Alone.
I am not publishing a lot of YA right now, but this one has been waiting for a while. Before I started publishing, I wasn’t very disciplined about my writing, and this is one book that sat unfinished for a long time. Only two out of the three parts were completed, and I left it, knowing that it needed something more, but not sure what it was. Two years ago, I pulled it back out and wrote part three. It still needed some rewriting, but was finally on its way.
Like my other YA books, this is a gritty novel that deals with some serious topics, including mental illness, gang violence, and the child sex trade. It is poignant and suspenseful, with some unexpected twists and turns!
Read more about Gem, Himself, Alone
June, Into the Light
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June, Into the Light is book #6 in the Between the Cracks series. Twice I have thought I was done with this series, but it just keeps coming back!
After releasing Ronnie, readers were still asking for more. I explained that each child’s story had been told, and I wasn’t really planning for any more books to be added to the series. (Although, there are a couple of second-generation Simpsons who might still have stories to tell…)
But readers said they wanted to hear more about June. While June had a title role in June & Justin, that book was more from Justin’s perspective than June’s. My readers felt it made her out to be the ‘bad guy’ and accused me of abandoning her, not giving her a chance for a ‘happily ever after.’
So after some discussion, I sat down and worked through some thoughts on June’s journey. 150,000 words later, I had drafted June, Into the Light. Read about June’s recovery, challenges, and reconciliation with her family.
Coming in August!
Read more about June, Into the Light
And more…
You can see the covers of more upcoming books here. Right now, I am just putting the final touches on my outline for the sixth book in the Reg Rawlins, Psychic Detective series.
Only Wrong Once
Only Wrong Once by Amazon-bestselling, award-winning author Jenifer Ruff.
After two bizarre deaths on opposite sides of the country, FBI operative Quinn and CDC agent Madeline unearth a deadly bioterrorism plot. Can the pair work together to put a stop to imminent catastrophe?
The Only Wrong Once is part of the Do No Harm collection, which is now available for preorder!
Do No Harm
June, Into the Light, Between the Cracks #6
June, Into the Light
Series: Between the Cracks #6
Genres: Young Adult
Store links: Amazon, Smashwords, Audible
Goodreads
She knew they could never forgive her for what she had done.
About June, Into the Light
Incarcerated after a failed attempt at armed robbery, June Simpson is forced to detox and to face the reality of the misery and abuse she has perpetrated on those closest to her, especially her children. Getting clean is just the first of her challenges, and as difficult as it is, may be the easiest part.
Her path ahead is filled with obstacles, and facing Michelle and Kenny and convincing them that she has really changed and is capable of carrying on a relationship with them seems like an insurmountable task.
Coming Soon
+ Praise for Between the Cracks Series
– The Between the Cracks books have been absolutely AMAZING… as soon as I started to read “Ruby”, I just had to keep going.
– I wish I could forget the book Ruby and read it all over again.
– This book is utterly amazing, I find myself having more empathy for children in these types of situations than ever before. My heart seriously yearns for them. I can’t put this book down.
+ Author's Note
Author’s notes may include spoilers
June, Into the Light is book #6 in the Between the Cracks series. Twice I have thought I was done with this series, but it just keeps coming back!
After releasing Ronnie, readers were still asking for more. I explained that each child’s story had been told, and I wasn’t really planning for any more books to be added to the series. (Although, there are a couple of second-generation Simpsons who might still have stories to tell…)
But readers said they wanted to hear more about June. While June had a title role in June & Justin, that book was more from Justin’s perspective than June’s. My readers felt it made her out to be the ‘bad guy’ and accused me of abandoning her, not giving her a chance for a ‘happily ever after.’
So after some discussion, I sat down and worked through some thoughts on June’s journey. 150,000 words later, I had drafted June, Into the Light. Read about June’s recovery, challenges, and reconciliation with her family
+ Book Club Resources
Mental Illness Pinterest Board
Domestic Abuse Pinterest Board
Street Kids Pinterest Board
+ Praise for P.D. Workman
“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”
“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”
“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”
+ June, Into the Light on my Blog
What’s on the drawing board?
June, Into the Light, Between the Cracks #6
Interview with Zarina Macha
A Psychic with Catitude and other New Releases
Upcoming in 2019
Toxo, Medical Kidnap Files #4 and more new releases
Excerpt from Betrayed
Excerpt from Orbs
Excerpt from Running Blind
Randy’s Review of June & Justin
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Birthday weekend!
It’s my bookiversary! Get Ruby free
Crazy Canuck Blog Hop – Summer is Short on the Prairies
Teaser Tuesday Double-Header!
Tattooed Teardrops wins Top Fiction Book for Teens
What’s new? The release of Michelle, Between the Cracks #3 and more!
Reading List: Addiction Fiction
Reading List: Fiction about Personality Disorders
Reading list: Young Adult Fiction about Depression
Release of June & Justin!
June & Justin, Between the Cracks #2
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About P. D. Workman
P.D. (Pamela) Workman writes riveting mystery/suspense and young adult books dealing with mental illness, addiction, abuse, and other real-life issues. For as long as she can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure and from a very young age she was trying to write her own books.
Workman wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve and continued to write as a hobby for many years. She started publishing in 2015. She has won several literary awards from Library Services for Youth in Custody for her young adult fiction. She currently has over 40 published titles and can be found at pdworkman.com.
Born and raised in Alberta, Workman has been married for over 25 years and has one son.
Gem, Himself, Alone
Gem, Himself, Alone
Coming Soon!
Genres: Young Adult
Store links: Amazon, Audible
Goodreads
Gem had a special gift.
About Gem, Himself, Alone
Alone on the street, Gem joins up with the Rippers gang to escape his old life, burying his past the best he can.
Riker, a vice cop, makes it his business to put Gem behind bars, but he can’t break the alibis Gem has for crimes Riker knows he has committed.
Gem has a special gift for unbreakable alibis.
Riker delves into Gem’s past in a bid to discover his secrets. Can he sort through the tangled threads to lay Gem’s past bare? And if he does, will he be able to put Gem behind bars and see that he is punished for all he has done?
Or can Gem keep his secrets from coming to light and make a new life for himself, one where he is free and able to make his own choices?
Coming Soon
+ Author's Note
Author’s notes may include spoilers
I am not publishing a lot of YA right now, but this one has been waiting for a while. Before I started publishing, I wasn’t very disciplined about my writing, and this is one book that sat unfinished for a long time. Only two out of the three parts were completed, and I left it, knowing that it needed something more, but not sure what it was. Two years ago, I pulled it back out and wrote part three. It still needed some rewriting, but was finally on its way.
Like my other YA books, this is a gritty novel that deals with some serious topics, including mental illness, gang violence, and the child sex trade. It is poignant and suspenseful, with some unexpected twists and turns!
+ Book Club Resources
Sexual Abuse of Boys
Street Kids Pinterest Board
Homelessness Pinterest Board
Mental Illness Pinterest Board
Domestic Abuse Pinterest Board
YA fiction about sexual abuse
+ Praise for P.D. Workman
“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”
“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”
“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”
“I’ll read anything by P. D. Workman that I can get my hands on.”
+ Gem, Himself, Alone on my Blog
What’s on the drawing board?
Gem, Himself, Alone
Randy’s Review of His Hands were Quiet
Upcoming in 2019
A cornucopia of books
Launch of He was Walking Alone and other new releases
The International Day of the Stim
August new release round-up
Starting with Autism Awareness
Freebies round-up! Gluten-Free Murder and more
$0.99 Books for Christmas!
Reading List: Young Adult Fiction about Mental/ Psychological Abuse
What do you do when you’re not writing?
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About P. D. Workman
P.D. (Pamela) Workman writes riveting mystery/suspense and young adult books dealing with mental illness, addiction, abuse, and other real-life issues. For as long as she can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure and from a very young age she was trying to write her own books.
Workman wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve and continued to write as a hobby for many years. She started publishing in 2015. She has won several literary awards from Library Services for Youth in Custody for her young adult fiction. She currently has over 40 published titles and can be found at pdworkman.com.
Born and raised in Alberta, Workman has been married for over 25 years and has one son.
May 28, 2019
Excerpt from A Stranger in the House
Be sure to check out my blog posts on World Schizophrenia Day and follow-up interview.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.
I am just finishing up with A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena. It’s a psychological thriller with three “unreliable” main characters. You know that someone is lying (or everyone is lying) but figuring out what has actually happened is the trick. There are a lot of twists and turns. I’m right at the ending, and I’m not surprised, but it wasn’t what I expected!
It’s obvious that she’s been preparing their supper. A salad is almost finished; she has stopped slicing mid-tomato. He looks at the wooden cutting board, at the tomato and the sharp knife lying beside it.
A Stranger in the House, Shari Lapena
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Karen and Tom Krupp are happy—they’ve got a lovely home in upstate New York, they’re practically newlyweds, and they have no kids to interrupt their comfortable life together. But one day, Tom returns home to find Karen has vanished—her car’s gone and it seems she left in a rush. She even left her purse—complete with phone and ID—behind.
There’s a knock on the door—the police are there to take Tom to the hospital where his wife has been admitted. She had a car accident, and lost control as she sped through the worst part of town.
The accident has left Karen with a concussion and a few scrapes. Still, she’s mostly okay—except that she can’t remember what she was doing or where she was when she crashed. The cops think her memory loss is highly convenient, and they suspect she was up to no good.
Karen returns home with Tom, determined to heal and move on with her life. Then she realizes something’s been moved. Something’s not quite right. Someone’s been in her house. And the police won’t stop asking questions.
Because in this house, everyone’s a stranger. Everyone has something they’d rather keep hidden. Something they might even kill to keep quiet.
