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A brother drives cross-country with the spirit of his older brother to relive the intersection of their lives and unravel the impact of the older brother's forty-five year disappearance.
**$2.99 on Amazon Kindle**
**FREE** with Kindle Unlimited!
AMAZON UNIVERSAL LINK: smarturl.it/BrotherBrother
AMAZON UK LINK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01F2IJVY0
AMAZON .COM LINK: www.amazon.com/dp/B01F2IJVY0

I would like to draw attention to a trilogy - the "Ergo Sum" trilogy - of which book 3 will complete the series in a few weeks. The first two, "Dubito" and "Credo" were already published earlier this year.
The trilogy explores humanity's eventual arrival at a climate crisis, and follows families into space in search of hope, answers, belief in the future. A mix of comedy, self-doubt, science, tragedy, the books discuss hope, trust, belief and understanding in an interstellar context. Children are the best hope for not one but two civilizations.
Dubito, ergo sum is the first book, both it and Credo are already available on amazon.
Thank you!
P. Gordon Judge
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_bylin...

Amazon Link US:https://www.amazon.com/Wildest-Blue-A...
The Wildest Blue

My story will have you laughing and crying (sometimes simultaneously) and cheering me on as I make sense out of all the turmoil I encountered. My wish is that you find hope and reassurance as you face your own life lessons and seek your personal and unique life lessons that will help you move forward with courage.

Description: School is a place where kids and teenagers go to get an education, but what if it's not. Many thousand years into the future a futuristic society called Bellum developed a new type of school system. In Bellum they teach their students with fear and weapons. The students go to war against other schools to prove their strengths. Among these students is Danny Starlight, a junior attending Sunset Shadows High School. He is only a warrior rank, which is embarrassing considering he is a junior, and the worst soldier at his school until he made a surprising choice that changed his life forever. Follow Danny and his friends on a journey of a lifetime as he tries to figure out his destiny.
https://www.amazon.com/School-Wars-Pr...

Qubanitx is a collection of poetry by Arlene B. Gamio Cuervo, a genderqueer Latinx. Qubanitx is a queering of Cubana, with the adoption of an 'x' at the end to symbolize nonbinary gender identity and a 'q' at the beginning to represent a queer Latinx self.
Here is a link:
https://www.createspace.com/6375175


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I've just published my third book, and second through CreateSpace!
It's called Heart of the Plate.
Here's a synopsis: Jeff Wright is at the pinnacle of his Major League Baseball career, earning his way into his first All-Star Game. Not long after, Jeff suffers a gruesome, career-ending injury and ventures down a path of self-destruction, and becomes addicted to painkillers. He is arrested for drug possession. Upon completing a stint in a rehabilitation center, Jeff returns to his hometown of Lewis Rock, Georgia, where he discovers that the town’s largest job source, Reynolds Manufacturing, is being sold off and will leave hundreds jobless. He also attempts to rekindle a love that he lost years ago. What begins as mandatory community service for Jeff’s arrest quickly becomes his saving grace. Follow along as Jeff helps his hometown through a difficult time the only way he knows how -- through baseball.
You can check it out here!
https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Plate-Ga...
The book also has a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account - @HeartOfThePlate.
Let me know what you guys think!

50% discount coupon for both books is SSW50.
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My first novel, 'Wheeler' has been difficult to quantify. While the story revolves around a female character and women's issues, it's not quite women's fiction. There's a 'romantic' relationship, but it's not quite romance (although the first chapter - and my synopsis - smack of it). There's plenty of sport, but it's not quite that either. And there's Shakespeare! Drama to the 'enth degree! Family/friendship betrayal, concussion syndrome! AAHHH! Did I mention there's bike racing, with full on TV commentary? All in 496 pages!! (with citations, 'cause I had to, legally).
There will be two books in this series, as I didn't think anyone would read a 600+ page novel, no matter how good it was. The first book is currently available through Kindle/Amazon, and is free on Kindle Unlimited.
My request is two-fold: a read and review on Amazon, of course, but also ideas on brushing up that hated query. Below is part back cover/part query that's been mashed together. I've taken to citing an article from May's Romance University that the 'contemporary sports romance' is an exploding market but honestly, I didn't start out writing a romance. I would be more than happy to do a review exchange. I read Dan Brown novels, Rick Riordian's Percy Jackson and Red Pyramid series, LOTR. Avid reader of Mercedes Lackey and Orson Scott Card. I don't do vampires/werewolves/etc. or horror.
It is also fairly graphic, as one reviewer has pointed out. It's not 50 Shades (shudder) but there are somewhat explicit sex scenes, adult language and violence that is not intended for young eyes or sensitive readers.
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A 'wheeler', or Rouleur, is an all-around cyclist, able to sustain a high level of output for long periods of time, over various types of terrain. A Rouleur can also excel at the time trial. Many of today's biggest names in Women's Pro Cycling are Rouleurs, like current World Champion Lizzie Armistead, cycling legend Marianne Vos, and the winner of yesterday's La Course by Le Tour de France, Chloe Hoskins.
The tale takes place in and around Enfield, England, but also features women's cycling races through France, Belgium, Germany and Italy. The novel culminates with the 2015 UCI World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.
Synopsis:
American Loren Mackenzie, a professional women’s Elite cyclist, overcame her traumatic past to sculpt herself into a World Champion. Her spirit inspires those around her, often bringing out their best. But such radiance can also burn so brightly as to uncover the darker side of a person's soul.
When the Fates intervene with a bang, Loren could not have anticipated how a simple bad day would change the course of her life. After a Knight in a Shining Jaguar - British actor Graham Atherton - stops to assist her with a flat tire, neither could deny the flare of attraction or the sense of connection between them. Despite the separation caused by both of their careers, their bond grows stronger.
Can the love of two people brought together by the Fates, triumph over betrayal and a sinister obsession from Loren's past?
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Much appreciated!

I've just published my first book! fire + water is a book of poems and journal entries that highlight a personal journey of healing through the written word. It is currently available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/153517...
and via CreateSpace:
https://www.createspace.com/6343425

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-The-S...
Thank you :-)

As a self-published author, you’re in a tough spot. You can’t sell your book without reviews, but if no one is buying your book, how the heck are you supposed to get any reviews? Lucky for you, book bloggers have millions of followers who read their reviews and take their book recommendations as gospel. Getting an influential blogger to review your book can shoot your sales through the roof. But how exactly do you entice bloggers to read and review your book?
This book offers practical advice and insider tips for approaching bloggers and snagging their attention (without paying for it), including:
• Where to find and how to choose book bloggers
• What to say (and what not to say) when approaching bloggers
• The top reasons why bloggers might be rejecting your review requests
• Examples of good (and bad) query letters
• Hidden clues in a review policy that might increase your odds of winning a review
• How to cultivate relationships with bloggers that will help you with future releases and requests
Book bloggers are here to stay, and the authors who know how to work with them are more likely to hit the bestseller’s lists than those who don’t. And who better to tell self-published and indie authors how to approach bloggers than ACTUAL bloggers? Yeah, that’s what we thought, too.
About Knockin’ Books: We’re a group of friends who are addicted to reading. Seriously. Addicted. But we’re not just readers. Our group includes folks with decades of design, advertising, marketing and copywriting/proofreading/editing experience. Heck, we even have an Amazon best-selling, self-published author on our team. We’re a diverse group, and we’ve come together to help connect authors with readers (and vice versa).
Here's the link: http://amzn.to/2adU3cu
We hope it helps! At Knockin' Books, we're all about promoting indies!

My new book the Rise of the Elite is a collection of five fantasy novellas, and is available on Kindle and in paperback (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elite-Ethere...)
My first two books, Between Light and Shadows (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Between-Ligh...), and Flesh and Blood (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flesh-Blood-...), the first two books in a YA/horror trilogy, are also available on Kindle and in paperback.
Any constructive comments/reviews are greatly appreciated.
Thank you :)

myBook.to/Fate-Of-Nations
myBook.to/bloodAtresure

https://www.facebook.com/fineartbymel...

or on my Etsy store for a signed copy at https://www.etsy.com/listing/46958715...
I am brand new to this whole world and very easily feeling overwhelmed, Hoping to learn from some of you with more experience! I am currently working on a second poetry book and my first full length novel.

I'm so glad to have found this site of like minded people! It's hard to muddle through it all on your own! We can fumbled through it together Sara :)


My indie published ebook and paperback memoir "Brother, Brother" is mostly truth, part fiction and set in the turbulent 1960's with a classic rock n' roll soundtrack from the era.
Sex, drugs and rock n' roll are interwoven memories within a cross country trip I take with the spirit of my missing brother to relive the intersection of our lives.
***Over 50 Amazon ratings of 4.8 out of 5.0 stars***
***Over 70,000 pages read worldwide for FREE through Kindle Unlimited***
**FREE** with Kindle Unlimited!
Great Summer Reading..
"Brother, Brother is a journey you will enjoy taking. Part physical, part metaphysical, part reality, part dream...or is it?" Steve Peckman
AMAZON UNIVERSAL LINK: smarturl.it/BrotherBrother
AMAZON UK LINK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01F2IJVY0
AMAZON .COM LINK: www.amazon.com/dp/B01F2IJVY0


Mellie: A Story of Vinyl and Candy: Melanie Woodward has everything going for her- great life, loving husband, and two incredible kids. But Mellie is a tormented woman struggling to find reason in the madness of her past. After years of battling with her demons, she becomes convinced that she only has one option left- to write the story of what really happened. She has to confront what happened with Thomas Scalia. Through old journal entries and writings she recounts a realm of hard hitting beats filled with shimmering candy kids in the underground rave scene, a descent into self-harm and drug addiction, and the escalating violence of her DJ boyfriend, Thomas. In writing her story, Mellie will find peace one way or another- through the pen or through the blade.
https://www.amazon.com/Mellie-Story-V...

Poems of Mellie: From my novel, Mellie: A Story of Vinyl and Candy, Mellie's poems tell a raw story all on their own, so I chose to compile them together in a book of their own right. I dedicate this book to the lost youth, the misfits, the outcasts, the beaten down and abused...you have a voice.
https://www.amazon.com/Poems-Mellie-S...

I wrote my debut novel, The Dreaming Grove, because I wanted YA fans to have a solid fantastical mystery without sex, profanity, or drug/alcohol use. However, I didn't want a sanitized, idealized teen experience either. Thus far, both teens and adults have loved it. I hope you do, too!
https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Grove...

I'm new to goodreads and also new to self-publishing.
My thriller PIGMENT: The Limbs of the Mukuyu Tree is out on Amazon and I'm reaching out here to see if I can find some brave readers to post honest reviews.
http://ow.ly/xoZt3040m64

PIGMENT is currently free on Kindle Unlimited, but if you prefer I gift you the ebook or a print copy, I'll gladly send one for your honest review. Just email story(at)storymatter.com and let me know which and include your email and/or physical mailing address.
Links for review posting are here:
https://www.amazon.com/Pigment-Limbs-...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Thanks!
Renee



In Steve's Web we meet Steve, a friend of Lucy's, who is inspired by her to write his own book. Steve can't wait to tell you about the time his online gaming account was hacked, how he convinced his English class (and himself) that Martians landed on Earth in 1947 and how a virtual monster put him in hospital! And, he says, that's just in the first three stories!
I'm really excited about the launch and am currently doing as many author interviews as I can to get the word out. Any tips are very welcome!!
You can like Steve on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/StevesWebBook and Lucy at http://www.facebook.com/LucyWebBook

It is a fantasy and the first in a series of shorts.

Douglass Addo had a destiny the moment he was plucked from his dying mother's womb. The half-breed son of the of the Carga werewolf tribe, he is rescued from certain death and raised alongside another mystical orphan, Sandia.
When Sandia is kidnapped by a gang of Carga savages, Douglass will risk his life to get her back... but is she a willing captive?
Please like me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/blnorrisauthor/
Booktrailer available here: http://bit.ly/sbsbteaser

Story Blurb:
The peaceful life of Prince Zander Tyzan, heir apparent to the Kingdom of Britarion and House Tyzan is thrown into chaos and disarray when an old enemy of his family rises from the ashes, plunging the entire kingdom into darkness and uncertainty. Now the young prince must unite the people and heroes of the realm in the hopes of returning peace to the realm. But is the young prince capable of doing so?
You can get a copy of it for only $1 from:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYIV3EF#...
If you don't have a Kindle, you can get a PDF version of it from:
https://payhip.com/b/7AFq

*** Free tomorrow only *** Sep 22 2016
"Ergo Sum, a trilogy for the 21st century"
kindle version, a free offer inspired by gifted and talented Middle Schoolers.
Review of Book I of the trilogy on Amazon: "The human side of climate change, the lives of the main characters are uprooted by the circumstances but their adventure is a prime example of human pluck and ingenuity. Certainly the book is depressing at times, but only because it lays bare the future that may await us. The humor and decency of the characters remind the reader that there is always hope."
https://www.amazon.com/Ergo-sum-trilo...

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An existential journey of a poet who has lost his way, searching for the inspiration that originally made him move to the city, joined by a few helping hands along the way.
Devon Patterson moved to the city from the countryside in pursuit of his dream to become a poet. After almost a decade of no success, he has become less inspired and more self-destructive. The only refuge he gets, from his occupation as a shady crafter of fake profiles at a dating website company, is the occasional gamble and stimulant boost. Self-destructive tendencies and a gambling addiction don't make stable lovers.
His dreaded life of routine is interrupted one morning when a homeless stalker of his breaks into his apartment. He may just be Devon's only true fan. What starts as an annoyance, turns into a surreal conversation and examination into what Devon has become. Can he find the inspiration he once had? Will his love of poetry prevail over the tender touch of despair's consistency? Sometimes all it takes to clear one's head is a little, interference.
https://amzn.com/1537559621

I am new to the group and excited to meet some new self-published authors! I've self-published my first two books in a series (Negative Zero Series) and currently working on the third. I'll be attending Indie Author Day as a featured author on the panel to speak on self-publishing and my experience with Self-E /Library Journal. I'm very nervous as this has all happened so fast.
If interested, my first book is only 99 cents, and also supports Kindle Unlimited. Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I hope to help others out as well by being part of this group.
Link below:
https://www.amazon.com/Negative-Zero-...
You can also find more about the books and myself on my website: www.irelandgill.com
Book One blurb:
"The afterlife is one of death's best kept secrets...and I am living proof of that."
Upon awakening from her First Death, Evika Stormer is presented with her "purpose" when meeting Hayden, her handsome and audacious guardian angel who's watched over her since the day she was born. Hayden advises Evika that her new role is to "save the dead." But not just any dead...they are the souls held in the Dark Realm with Alysto, the devil himself.
All that Evika thought she knew about life, death, good, evil, and everything in between ends up being far from the truth...right along with the many secrets that start to unravel about her past and her entire existence as she enters into her new role as the Soldier of Light.

https://www.amazon.com/Come-See-Me-Ca...
"In a time when love letters have turned into phone messages and flirting occurs from a thousand miles away, one woman is embracing a journey to meet someone she has only known through technology. A short story of emotions – follow her anticipation, anxiety, and the fear of the unknown as she takes the risk of ending her relationship with her imagination and possibility starting something new."

I'm doing a Goodreads giveaway on my book Forever and a Night starting today 9/28/16! It is a vampire romance with a sweet love story, fun, sexy characters and an intriguing plot sure to keep you turning pages. Follow the link to enter.
Thanks.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

My book(s) can be found on: Mindelevationforall@gmail.com

Lana


Zac Dryden is a titan among teenagers. Popular, handsome and privileged, he leads a life as charming and tranquil as the tiny Pacific Northwest town he calls home. But the start of a new school year always brings surprises - and the biggest is a transplanted student named John Gervais whose anti-social behavior is as ominous as the bulky black coat he never seems to remove. Strangely fascinated, Zac struggles to befriend John despite mounting clues that there is something strange and potentially dangerous about the newcomer. Zac's life - and his world - will never be the same. Dark and Fevered Dreams is a serialized storytelling experience which combines illustrated novelettes with interactive online materials. Join the adventure online at darkandfevereddreams.com

Thanks.
https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Night-...

Selena Campbell does not believe in love. Love belongs in the movies. If her past had taught her anything, it was that love only gets in the way of your real life dreams- in her case, the dreams of being a successful chef.
There was no man in the world who could deter Selena from her path.Or so she thought. Till one fine night, of all the barbecue joints, in all of the world, he walked into hers...
Dean was Selena's worst nightmare. Drop dead gorgeous, flamboyant and kind.The more time she spent with him, the less she could deny that they had some serious chemistry. But it was not long before his wild past crept into their lives. Sometimes, the past creates walls that are impossible to climb... unless you risk it all.
What do you do when love leaves you no choice?
Amazon Link

If you've been meaning to get this book now is the time. It's never been cheaper!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYV8C6Q
Forever and a Night

I have just published my Science Fiction novel Within the System for E-book on Amazon so if like me you're a big fan of video gaming, 90's culture, and science fiction then check it out, its only $0.99 and will be free for a short period of time next month.
The link is below so check it out if you want a fun, action filled book, any comments or reviews would be greatly appreciated, hope you enjoy!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M6641VL
Send me an email at alexanderson31@gmail.com if you have any questions or want to contact me or follow me on twitter:
https://twitter.com/ALEX_ANDERSON91

Hope you won't miss my book.
The story of one little life that causes many feelings and thoughts in your soul. I promise a new adventure that will take you away from known reality and bring you to another part of life.
Half true, half fiction. This book is full of love, despair, cruelty, hope and madness, It will show the price of the live and happiness.
You'll visit another country and meet another people who will show you another life. The book leaves a lot to think about.
https://www.amazon.com/Enslaved-illus...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Please, leave the review after reading.
P.S. Available for free downloading till January.
With love,
Iryna

Amazon link
Here the ley lines of horror, fantasy, science fiction and a dozen other genres converge and form a tangle, and it is from that chaos that these stories have been woven. Icy northern fantasy shares a vast living space with Arabian myth, academic horror, weird noir, bloodstained cyberpunk, and more.
Here are twelve tales cultivated over the years since their last anthology, That Weird City. In that anthology they kept their scope narrowed to the eldritch and the cosmic, here they expand it to encompass stories from across many times and dimensions. From "Icaro," where a man's drug-fueled spirit quest leads him through a shifting dreamscape of existential quandaries, to "Shadows of the Stone Tree," where two travelers in a strange desert find themselves tracking one imaginary being while being pursued by other ones. From "Our Lady of Atlantis," where a woman's quest for artistic freedom dredges up old and forgotten powers, to "Terra Pinguis," where an arson investigator must try to explain fires that don't obey the laws of science.

Above is a link for "The Supermarket Guy IV: Fury of the Climate Changer", currently available on Amazon Kindle.
"The Supermarket Guy IV" takes off from peaceful times in a vibrant and competing supermarket era, when Harold Wannapus begins to see his franchise suffer from primarily the inability to get fresh produce from his suppliers that are facing the fury of a changing climate. This humorous take on the supermarket wars causes the CEO Harold to go on burn out, continually replanting a garden that never seems to grow in the dreaded heat, and to see his neighbors tear apart his house due to it being the hottest point on the planet. Caused by the weather or by his defective home heating system? Read the humorous pages to find out!

The sea lion rookery at Peninsula Valdes is a festive table laid for the chief hunters of the ocean. Year after year it attracts groups of orcas for an easy hunt. This time, for one of the calves, comes the time to learn the perilous practice of hunting on land. But what kind of price will he have to pay for his desire to master this skill?
Here's the webpage with the list of distributors you can buy it from: http://orsondewitt.com/orca.html

https://www.goodreads.com/event/list_...
Thanks
Forever and a Night

We are what our hearts have adopted.
Wednesday Marilyn's heart has adopted coldness, and her impending betrothal does little to warm it. An aristocrat raised in a gothic home, between a neglectful mother, and an eccentric father, she's long stopped looking for the light at the end of the tunnel.
Just when it seems like there is no hope, she meets Zach. He changes everything. Unfortunately for her, she's forgotten something very important.
So important, it threatens to extinguish her new found light for good.
(It's on amazon as an ebook for free (temporarily)).
https://www.amazon.com/Remember-Rin-H...

Princess Sadonna of Garuda has infiltrated the kingdom by dark magic.
Who can Calderon turn to? Who is friend, and who is foe? And what will become of the kingdom?
Download your digital copy today for only $5 at these three online stores:
https://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Cal...
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
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