IN HER NAME: EMPIRE, Now Free At Smashwords

You know, I've been asked before by people who think I'm crazy by trying to give away the first novel of the IN HER NAME series, . They don't understand why I'd want to fling a hundred thousand words of sci-fi, fantasy, and romance goodness at people without expecting anything in return.

But I do expect something in return, or at least I hope for it: your enjoyment. I want make you happy, or mad (as one friend on Twitter told me the other day!), make you hoot and holler at what's happening to the characters, and even make you cry. I've also been accused on more than one occasion of making people lose sleep or even miss work. Somebody even missed their bus to work once.

Those are the things I hope to get back from you by giving away this book.

I also hope this will entice you to take your first step to what I really want: having you as a fan. I hope you'll enjoy EMPIRE so much that you'll want to read the other books in the series, and even try some of my other novels, like SEASON OF THE HARVEST.

You can already get EMPIRE free here on my site by signing up for my newsletter. That also gives you access to some things that other folks won't have, like the first sneak peeks at upcoming books and special prize giveaways.

But if you don't feel like coughing up your email address (which I understand), you can also get the novel free now at Smashwords for any ebook format: Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iBooks, Sony Reader, whatever. I'm also going to try and get the book free again on Amazon and the other major ebook retailers (it was a while back, but, well, it's a long story).

So, if you haven't tried any of my books yet, give EMPIRE a whirl. If you don't like it, the only thing you've lost is a bit of time and you can toss it onto the digital trash heap. And if you do like it, there's a whole universe that's still being written for your enjoyment…and loss of sleep!

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