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Happiness is when your book gets a review that’s not only strong but also strongly insightful, one that absolutely “gets” the story’s narrative approach and character nuances and subtle stuff hanging out between the lines. Here’s an example, a recent Amazon review for Fast Backward from reader E.J. Helmon:“Do you believe how fast you power through a book, and how much sleep you’re willing to forego to finish it, is any indication of how engrossing and emotionally wracking the book is? Me, too.
“Set in the high New Mexican desert in 1945, Fast Backward gives the reader a front-row seat to an unforgettable historical event before David Patneaude, the author, expertly crafts a revisionist reality far scarier than the actual final months of WWII. A fantastical event introduces the teenage boy and girl in this heartwarming tale of unwavering support, budding love, living one’s principles no matter the cost amidst civil liberties torn asunder. When this book was a tiny seed in the author’s mind, he couldn’t have foreseen how much those liberties would actually be ripped at the last two years.
“Patneaude has crafted a nail-biter for a book largely about waiting: waiting for the next horrific news, waiting for a memory that could save millions of lives, waiting for the government to take the protagonists parents away, ‘for their own good’, waiting for this mysterious girl to care for the protagonist the way he cares for her. As well as the alternative history is done, it’s the relationships that carry Fast Backward. Every character is indelible-from the man who delivers the newspapers, to the girl plopped in a foreign place, to the caring loving parents, to Lolly, the family dog. You’ll recognize and relate to the concerns, fears and joys of each of them. After all, they’re our concerns, fears and joys.”
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Seeking beta readers for MASQUERADE OF PRINCES (YA romantic fantasy)If anyone here is interested in beta reading my novel, please email me at crosswor@gmail.com and I will send it soon. Please put MASQUERADE OF PRINCES in the subject line so I know it's not spam.
Please email me directly. Please do not contact me via Goodreads since I seldom check out my Goodreads messages.
The blurb:
I was about to put a bullet into my brain when I met three men who deserved it more.
I'm Castor. I'm fourteen and I have neurofibromatosis, which means I have incurable, non-fatal tumors all over my face and body.
But just when I was going to end it all, I ran into the beautiful Kaya as she was being abducted by three thugs.
I saved her, and how did she repay me? By transporting me to Jandan, a small kingdom with big secrets.
Sure, travel broadens the mind, but did she have to teleport me to a dungeon in another universe?
Said dungeon held the imprisoned Nikhil, Crown Prince of Jandan. The three of us broke out of prison, only to discover life was one damn thing after another, and all before I'd even had breakfast.
The crown pimple got us mired in ever-deepening palace intrigue as we tried to figure out who was trying to kill him, and why.
As if one Nikhil wasn't bad enough, we ran into another pestilence who looked exactly like him. This double trouble duo led us slam-bang into explosive secrets as we unraveled mystery after mystery and battled powerful enemies within and outside the palace.
And if that weren’t stressful enough, we got blackmailed into helping Jandan overthrow her colonial rulers.
You'd think Kaya would be impressed by all I was doing to help her and her country, but who does she fall in love with? The crown pest.
Are the teen years really supposed to be this complicated?
Join our adventures if you enjoy smart, witty, charming, captivating characters and a very dashing, unique, irresistible hero.
Dip into the pages of MASQUERADE OF PRINCES to find love, humor, and intriguing mystery.
Thank you!
Hi everybody! The first book of my epic fantasy trilogy is available for free on Kindle for just five days, until 7th Jan 2019. Do grab it while you can!Elai Nelson and the Prophecy of the Child
It's basically Percy Jackson meets the Lord of the Rings, with a twist on the age old legend of Excalibur mixed in. A fun and whimsical adventure across different worlds. Check it out here:
"What if you woke up one day and your toothbrush started talking to you? What if it told you to crawl into a stinky drainage pipe, only to find that you ended up in another dimension, completely unprepared for the epic war raging there? What if you had to face monsters and a great adventure armed with not much more than your mobile phone and some Earth-junk? That's how Elai's Monday went."
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079RN2YZM
Have a great time reading!
Another five-star Amazon review for FAST BACKWARD, this one by book blogger extraordinaire Miranda Reads!Customer Review
Miranda Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars. An absolutely riveting read! Hats off to the author!
January 11, 2019
Format: Paperback
Bobby Hastings is about to experience one heck of an adventure.
Things are normal (for the most part) in his neck of the woods. His folks are normal, his uncle is normal - life is stretching out to be one stroll through normalville.
The only thing remotely interesting is that he's the paperboy for the local "secret" government lab and while he's never privy to their agenda, he keeps his ears pricked for information.
Well...that was until there was an atomic bomb explosion and the naked girl shows up in front of him - claiming that she's from the future.
And what a terrible future that is. Hitler won and the world was remade in his honor.
Bobby knows he's never going to think his life is normal again.
The future girl (Cocoa) spent her life studying "history" (Bobby's future) and remembers most of the key, terrible events that devastated their world - but there's gaps in her memory and with a wild story like hers, how will they get anyone to believe them?
I really liked this one! I'm usually not a fan of war stories but when I saw it had a history rewrite/time travel twist to it - I knew I had to read it.
I really appreciated that (for once!) we have a YA with two stable, loving parents and extended family members. I loved all the animals included - especially Lolly and Big Muddy! Animals always make a book shine.
I was rather satisfied with the plot - for once everything is wonderfully logical.
Overall - great characters, intriguing plot, well-done dialogue and above all - a fun read.
Fast Backward
"Replication" is now the #1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Sci-Fi Action & Adventure eBooks: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Enter to win 1 paperback copy of book 1, I Promise to celebrate the preorder of book 2 coming soon!Giveaway will end on March 12 and the winner announced March 13!
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Seeking beta readers for MASQUERADE OF PRINCES (YA romantic fantasy)If anyone here is interested in beta reading my novel, please email me at crosswor@gmail.com and I will send it soon. Please put MASQUERADE OF PRINCES in the subject line so I know it's not spam.
Please email me directly. Please do not contact me via Goodreads since I seldom check out my Goodreads messages.
The blurb:
I was about to put a bullet into my brain when I met three men who deserved it more.
I'm Castor. I'm fourteen and I have neurofibromatosis, which means I have incurable, non-fatal tumors all over my face and body.
But just when I was going to end it all, I ran into the beautiful Kaya as she was being abducted by three thugs.
I saved her, and how did she repay me? By transporting me to Jandan, a small kingdom with big secrets.
Sure, travel broadens the mind, but did she have to teleport me to a dungeon in another universe?
Said dungeon held the imprisoned Nikhil, Crown Prince of Jandan. The three of us broke out of prison, only to discover life was one damn thing after another, and all before I'd even had breakfast.
The crown pimple got us mired in ever-deepening palace intrigue as we tried to figure out who was trying to kill him, and why.
As if one Nikhil wasn't bad enough, we ran into another pestilence who looked exactly like him. This double trouble duo led us slam-bang into explosive secrets as we unraveled mystery after mystery and battled powerful enemies within and outside the palace.
And if that weren’t stressful enough, we got blackmailed into helping Jandan overthrow her colonial rulers.
You'd think Kaya would be impressed by all I was doing to help her and her country, but who does she fall in love with? The crown pest.
Are the teen years really supposed to be this complicated?
Join our adventures if you enjoy smart, witty, charming, captivating characters and a very dashing, unique, irresistible hero.
Dip into the pages of MASQUERADE OF PRINCES to find love, humor, and intriguing mystery.
Thank you!
https://www.swoonreads.com/m/moon-pha...Reviewers wanted for my YA romance novel- Moon Phases on Swoon Reads. Please tell me what you think! Thanks!!
Moon Phases
Carol Izumikawa
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Somehow Naomi missed the memo on initiation. Luckily she has friends that guide her through band camp but she stumbles through the start of high school. As a late-bloomer, Naomi has a hard time relating to her classmates.
Naomi's best friend Priyanka advises her to embrace change. Will she gain insight? Her best friend predicts that she will meet the perfect guy but will the prediction come true? Maybe the moon will help.
Feelin' lucky? I have a brand-new giveaway featuring myself and two other DMP authors. Enter now for a chance to win 6 novels! Feel free to share this link with anyone who loves sci-fi/paranormal.http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/disp...?
Paranormal Action on FREE on Smashwords for a few more hours (31/7/19)Hi
If you're into demons, gun and martial arts action, teen romance, great locations then you might want to give the first in my JASON WILLOW series a try. It has some good reviews on Amazon UK - I've not broken the US yet.
Anyway, here's the
link
and if that doesn't work, please paste in: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
“The Wrythe and the Reckoning” {Book 1} – Currently free on Kindle, through Saturday, Dec. 14th. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082DKMN84Hello, Romance Readers and Literature Loves.
After five years of writing this beautiful tale, “The Wrythe and the Reckoning,” I’m thrilled to announce that it’s officially published. TWARE is a YA/New Adult Literature novel. A Duology Saga, The Wrythe and the Reckoning is an epic romantic tale set in the mid-1800s of the New England territory. TWARE is a Teen/Young Adult gothic romance, filled with a combination of history, fantasy, mystery, and adventure. Not only is it a fun read, the story also presents some important societal themes, some of which are still relevant today or are related to our everyday lives and culture.
The Wrythe and the Reckoning {Book 1 of The Wrythe and the Reckoning Saga} is currently free on Amazon Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. If you love epic romantic stories that are also meaningful, grab yourselves a free copy of TWARE. For readers who don't currently have a KU subscription, the book is currently free on Amazon Kindle and through the Kindle App (through Saturday, Dec 14th). It’s also free on Kindle Unlimited. In addition, you're all invited to the TWARE Saga Book Discussion on Facebook. Read this fabulous tale and join us at the meeting place for this fun and thought-provoking book discussion (link posted below). We look forward to reading your insights about the story at the book discussion, and be sure to invite some friends, so they don't miss out on all the fun. Just so you know, there are some thought-provoking ideas in the books (perhaps even controversial), and thus there are likely to be some disagreements. However, the book discussions on the Facebook page are meant to be fun and intellectual.
The following is the link to the TWARE Saga Book Discussion page. Spoilers Alert! Beware of spoilers if you haven't read the book yet. There are plenty of questions about the story (only for Book 1). So, it's best that you read TWARE first before scrolling through the discussion board. Speak your minds readers, and have fun. http://www.facebook.com/groups/TWAReS....
There’s also a party for the novel, and you’re all invited!
In addition to all this fun, there's a Reading Challenge Block Party on Instagram! For more details about that, search #TheAutonomousReadingChallenge on Instagram. Be sure to invite some friends to the party too!! (BYOS - Bring your own snacks.)
Take care, and much love.
Yvonthia Leland
Get the book on Amazon. “The Wrythe and the Reckoning” {Book 1 of The Wrythe and the Reckoning Saga}: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082DKMN84
To celebrate the release of my newest adult title, Cursed, (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082S597MV) my first YA novel, The Vampire's Secret, will be available on Amazon for free all week! Link:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N6CMR0A
This title has a 4.03 out of 5 stars with over 100 reviews of Goodreads! It is available for free on KU or is currently on sale for $.99 until January 6th!High Fae Academy: Year One
HII'm looking for lovers of YA Paranormal Romance to review my book.
Please comment if interested.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Thanks!!
Ant and Cleo Book 1 - part one of an epic space opera adventure series from Hugo-nominated author Dominic Green.
UFOs do not land in country parks. They are not piloted by Englishmen. They do not have nameplates saying "HAWKER SIDDELEY AVIATION." And they are never, ever filled with smuggled catering packs of Monster Munch.
Britain has had a top secret colony in space for decades. Unfortunately, the colony has grown tired of being run by the mother country - and the mother country has decided it's time to send in the military. A war of independence is going on, and one man's rebel is another man's freedom fighter. Between these two sides are Anthony Stevens and Cleopatra Shakespeare, abducted from England and hurled into a war between Britain, America, and the newly, fiercely independent United States of the Zodiac. A black girl from Northampton is about to encounter the dystopian U.S. colony of New Dixie, where the Deep South lives again and the white man rules supreme - and both Ant and Cleo are about to discover that the Cold War never ended in outer space, and that the KGB are still alive and well out among the scarlet stars.
All flying saucer technology comes from the Saucerers, but who are they? Where is the mysterious hidden colony of Gondolin? How did the United States of America come to have interstellar spacecraft in the 1950s? And who or what is Truman J. Slughound the Third? Find out in a series guaranteed to contain colour-changing aliens, Godless communists from Altair, rednecks from Barnard's Star, space fighters, rocket pistols, death by ecstasy, very bad hair, and more explosions than you can shake a stick at.
Ant and Cleo Book 1
I am giving away 50 free ARC Ebooks of my debut queer, college-set, sports novel until June 1 in exchange for Goodreads reviews before the novel's release date. Readers, message me or respond to this post if interested.Sprint Dreams, announced to release June 1, 2020, is a story of self-love and perseverance. Eighteen-year-old Makeda Delane is determined to compete with the best of collegiate track and field. However, a move from the comfort of her inner city historically black university to a rural university leaves the athlete in an emotional mess. If Makeda does not get a hold of her careless decisions, her All-American dreams will be in jeopardy. This novel is one of few stories that accurately intersects the experience of student-athletes, queer students and Caribbean-American students. Readers will follow a character who not only grows in the sport but in the healthy and unhealthy relationships she forms along the way.
Fans of Track Series by Jason Reynolds, Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell will love these flawed yet relatable characters.
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Darkest Hour
, Book 3 of the
Battle Ground Series
, was published a year ago. To celebrate, we're offering the
Books 1-3 Kindle Box Set
for only 99p/99c TODAY!*The box set is usually £6.99 / $9.99, so grab yourself a bargain and discover the award-winning series that's 'raising the standard for YA dystopian fiction'!
Check out our promotional video on the Taller Books website. Happy book birthday, Darkest Hour !
Hurry - offer ends TONIGHT! (October 18th).
* US/UK only (Amazon's rules, not mine!)
FREE award-winning YA Dystopia - ends 29th NovemberFighting Back , Book Four of the Battle Ground Series , was published a year ago. To celebrate, we're offering Book One FREE today!
Download your copy, and discover the award-winning series that's 'raising the standard for YA dystopian fiction'.
Good morning! My YA contemporary romance set in Japan, 6,393 Miles, is on sale for $3.99 until 12/20. It is also free on Kindle Unlimited! Book Blurb:
Chloe Haven has her whole world turned upside down when her dad suddenly announces they're moving to Japan - weeks before her freshman year of high school starts! She has no idea how she is ever going to live without her best friend and almost boyfriend, Noah. Within just a few weeks, Chloe is living 6,393 miles away from Noah, attending an international school of just over twenty people. She reminds herself not to get attached or be amazed because she will be out of the country the second she gets a chance to escape. But, as the year goes on, she grows closer with the people there and starts to build friendships and bonds unlike any she's ever had before. Jayden, the guy who rides the train home with her each day, breaks down her barriers even further and makes her wonder if Japan could actually be a long-term adventure she could enjoy.
FREE BOOKS!Happy book birthday to Victory Day - Book Five in the Battle Ground Series! I can't believe it's been a whole year since we published the final book.
While we're celebrating, check out Making Trouble and Lost Cause , the spoiler-free prequels to the Battle Ground Series. They're FREE to download for all eReaders (and as PDFs) from freebook.tallerbooks.com !
Everyone loves free books, but you can really make someone's day by giving them your book, too! Congratulations 🎈🎊, I am giving you my first novel in ebook version for free. Please provide me your email to get the pdf of Irum Coaching Centre novel. Enjoy reading 📖 and don’t forget to rate it on Goodreads ❤️
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
I'm providing 100 e-book copies of my novel, Charm Wars, as a giveaway here on goodreads. The giveaway ends on July 1.Here's the blurb:
Welcome to Caldon, where the noblesse possess massive political and magical power and destroy anyone who threatens the noblesse way of life—especially the commoners.
Rill Larkin, the son of a commoner blacksmith, has high ambitions. To be a mage, join the exalted ranks of the ruling noblesse, and establish his own noblesse family. Defying both the system and his family, Rill becomes the apprentice of Deuth Estati, a powerful archmage. But appearances deceive. As training progresses, Rill learns of decades-long secrets and manipulations that threaten his dream. And Deuth might not be as benevolent as Rill thought.
Alyse Dejune despises magic, even if she does belong to one of the oldest and most powerful noblesse families in Caldon. The deceits and treacheries of noblesse life and the loveless marriage alliances among the noblesse families disgust her. Her family however has high expectations: that she fulfill her role as a noblesse girl by marrying Troy Estati, an arrogant, selfish noblesse boy she does not love. And Alyse harbors a secret—the potential to become one of the most powerful mages in generations and wield forbidden magic—that, if revealed, could mean her death.
In this deadly game of ever-shifting alliances, where the state wages perpetual war against an ancient enemy, Rill and Alyse are thrown together in a land where magic is failing. And as greedy noblesse families raid surrounding family compounds for powerful charms, Rill and Alyse are left standing at a terrible crossroads.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Poetry + Characters + Conflict + Heart + Serious (but not too serious) Readers = a Successful Launch for Rocking Chair Moon!Thank you!
https://www.amazon.com/Rocking-Chair-...
Engaging summer reading for you or your teen!
The Battle Ground Series Books 1-3 Box Set is FREE to download for Kindle today!Looking for an award-winning dystopia? Prefer die-for-each-other friendship to romance? Like your YA with a relevant political twist? Find all this and more - FREE today!
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Offer ends Tuesday January 11th
Hello, readers & fellow authors!My name is Alex Rodriguez. I'm an indie author looking for reviews for my first book Lapse! My book is best suitable for those who enjoy YA, time travel, sci fi or romance. Any other readers are welcome! I’d gladly send a free copy in exchange for an honest review. The novel is currently available in a PDF or ePub file. Please get in touch with which format you prefer.
The synopsis is as follows:
Nora knows the rules.
Find the time marker, never reveal the secrets of the universe, don't get involved in the time marker's lives.
However, in nearly every single life cycle, they're paired together, when it comes to Mason, she breaks all the rules again and again.
She found him when he was twelve. In high school, Nora taught him his place in the universe. And their lives were thoroughly intertwined-now more than ever.
Despite her mistakes, Nora's job was easy enough, until everything took a sharp turn. Mason is angry with her, with the universe telling her who she ought to be. Nora knows her role, and what that responsibility means. She isn't about to start questioning why things are the way they are, though in her heart her efforts are beginning to unfurl a fog over her judgment.
To add to their cosmic dysfunction, Mason and Nora are only one time warp away from being discovered by time travelers, who would like nothing more than to see Mason restart a life cycle, or thrown out of time completely...
Please feel free to send me a message on Goodreads.
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...
Find Lapse on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Lapse-Alex-Rod...
Follow me on Instagram @alexrdt_writes
I look forward to hearing from you!
Alex Rodriguez
Lapse
Eileen Moore travels the continental United States looking for ghosts, cryptids, and all manner of paranormal beings.Instead, she finds a severely injured young man, who doesn't seem to speak English, held captive in the basement of an abandoned building and, without other options, she takes him home to nurse him back to health.
And to find out if he's human or not
https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...
Available on Kindle unlimited, Audible, or download your copy today.https://www.amazon.com/Son-Keeper-Boo...
Experience the whole trilogy!
I just published my debut novel, Treasures of the Lochs. It is Young-Adult-to-Adult fiction, involving a long-lost treasure, a deadly chase and a magnificent beast of legends.The novel crosses a few different genre, including Magical Realism (Fantasy), Christian Fantasy and Suspense. It also hit Amazon#1 New Release for Christian Fantasy. I hope you will check it out. To learn more, please visit www.hunterwhiteauthor.com .
Treasures of the Lochs
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...An Amazon Best Seller in the Dystopian and Post Apocalyptic Categories!!! Available on KINDLE UNLIMITED
Exploited Blood 1 Also Available on Audible!
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It comes in waves.
It's already too late for most of us. Walking around with bio-bombs ticking away in our bloodstreams. Bombs that are synchronized to go off together. Before you know it you're diving into the deep end of depravity. A pool of insanity you're never coming back from. Surfacing once or twice to witness the horrors you've caused before your soul takes a deep breath and disappears forever.
It's not natural.
The infections occurring simultaneously across the globe prove it's not a freak phenomena. Someone is behind the pandemic that's turning people into insane cannibals. Who'd benefit from so much death and chaos though? The humanity of whatever group pulled the trigger on this madness is seriously up for debate.
There's No Vaccine
Chris watches as the world around him falls apart. Bitten by a loved one he hovers in a feverish state for weeks. His recovery carefully observed by a group that considers itself above humanity. A group that sees people as prey. Chris becomes a pawn in the war to determine the future of mankind. Follow him as he evolves from being a frazzled twenty something college educated mama's boy into something more. Hopefully it's enough.
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