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Early feedback from My Bookfile: “…a reader might die of laughter.”

Hi
My romantic comedy, ON THE RUN, is out today (Feb 25th). It is the first book in the BIG MIKE AND MINNIE series.
SYNOPSIS:
Minerva Coolidge, a top east coast model, has been ordered home to the west coast by her over-protective, criminal, occasionally psychotic family. They're embroiled in a turf war and Minnie is too valuable a pawn to leave in play. But Minnie refuses to give up her new life. She’s about to star in the biggest fashion show of her career. Her brother asks an old army buddy, Big Mike, to guard her until they can fetch her home. Minnie thinks Big Mike is too big, too muscled, too tattooed, too tough… too everything. He’s exactly the kind of man she moved across country to escape; the kind who thinks he knows what’s best for her; the kind who doesn’t belong in her glossy, perfect, new life; the kind she shouldn’t want…
Big Mike thinks keeping a nitwit fashion model safe long enough to hand her over to her family should be easy for an ex-biker, ex-Special Forces commander who outweighs his charge by at least one-hundred-and-fifty pounds. Except the pretty nitwit isn’t a nitwit. Each time he takes his eyes off her, she escapes, plunging headlong into trouble. Big Mike quickly realizes he doesn’t want to take his eyes - or his hands - off Minnie Coolidge…
AMAZON UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Big-Mike-...
Tnx,
Susan

Suitable for any one with a sense of humour. Even Americans. Even Canadians.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amulet-Kings-...

Suitable for any one with a sense of humour. Even Americans. Even Canadi..."
How is this a new release when I bought it in February 2013?????


You're a cheeky sod.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tomb-yard-Fol...
Mapping an old family graveyard was a technically complicated job Benor expected would take him some time. But then he hadn’t allowed for getting caught up in a world of intrigue, vengeance, and arbitrary justice...

When Lucy Ceased to Be is a romance set in the mid-nineteenth century. Only 99p or on kindleunlimited.

She was only a child and vulnerable. What could Lucy do when those around her wished to take her name, her identity and ultimately, as a grown woman, the man she would love with all her heart.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coconut-Swind...

The Cat Who Walked Through Time (limited edition charity anthology from the turn of the century - a copy went for over $350 a year or so ago)
Sanity Clause is Coming (my short story Pantocrime - rights have almost reverted, and then look out for my contribution as a standalone freebie!
Chantecoq and the Aubry Affair (my second translation)
And the book that's actually a new release...
Grimm and Grimmer

Classic fairy tales retold, and messed up!

Great for kids to keep their minds busy and their creativity running.
Minecraft Handbook: Minecraft Construction and Building Guide


One painting.
Two authors.
Two very different stories.
Inspired by Rod Buckingham's enigmatic 'Is it Her?', Jonathan Hill and Kath Middleton present two novellas, their own takes on this painting.
Is it Her? - Jonathan Hill
The celebration, as Violet so determinedly put it, is falling away before their eyes. Her attempt at buoying up everyone has resulted only in her being drawn farther into a web so complex that no one thread can ever lead to the entire truth. Violet. Cliff. Tom. Jack. Each holds and withholds. Each knows and doesn't know. Each chooses what and what not to say. The picture can never be complete for any of them. Never.
Tonight four sit round a table playing cards. Tomorrow two leave to fight. Over an evening already fraught with tension, emotions run deep and life-shattering secrets threaten to escape.
Is it Her? - Kath Middleton
I'm quite ashamed to remember how rarely we spoke about the politics of the day. The dark cloud that loomed over all our futures. We were simply looking the other way.
Frank and Vera fall in love the summer before the war. They vow that when it's all over they'll marry. But war has a way of tearing lives apart.

Is it Her?
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Jonathan-...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DPWM61A...
Mister Jones thought he was finished with the world of the paranormal: but the paranormal world hadn't finished with him.
When Sheila finds herself compelled to buy a genuine antique in a strange little shop, she didn’t bargain for what came with the statuette - and Mister Jones finds himself once again drawn into the dangerous world of the paranormal : this time via the house next door.
An ancient evil has found a way to break from his enchanted prison and the only one who is going to stand in his way is the unfortunate Mister Jones, who seems destined to live in interesting times.
The House Next Door is the third in the highly regarded ‘Mister Jones’ collection of paranormal mysteries
What reviewers have said about the first two books: The Showing & Portrait of A Girl
‘An old-fashioned Dennis Wheatley feel’
‘A mad rush into danger that classic Horror lovers will adore’
‘The further I read, the more difficulty I had putting it down’
‘Entertaining, well-written, with a chilling ending!’
My split era novel, Where Dragonflies Hover is out today in digital format. Where Dragonflies Hover
One reviewer said, “Overall, this is an amazing story, and one I could not put down. It is also a story that will stay with me for a long time. I honestly can't stress enough how wonderful this book truly is! AnneMarie Brear is an amazing storyteller, and I will be looking forward to reading more by her in the future!”
One reviewer said, “Overall, this is an amazing story, and one I could not put down. It is also a story that will stay with me for a long time. I honestly can't stress enough how wonderful this book truly is! AnneMarie Brear is an amazing storyteller, and I will be looking forward to reading more by her in the future!”

Available from Amazon for 99p/99c

Boo!
Maldon Williams was nine years old when he saw a clown murder his parents. The clown used a kitchen knife to cut their throats from ear to ear, and blood dripped down the walls in thick, oozing rivers.
Ben Night was once a successful author, whose career now seems washed up. But his horror novel ‘Clownz’ is about to become all too real. Real enough to break into his own home.
Jane Brady is the police detective investigating a string of monstrous killings, connected only by Night’s book. Has its villain, Sparkles The Clown, inspired these real-life atrocities?
From the pages of fiction, Sparkles walks the world, leaving behind only the flayed faces of his victims and a single word written in blood:
“Boo!”
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boo-David-Hay...
http://www.amazon.com/Boo-David-Hayne...



http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DH591T0
When Ben and Joss Beckett are brought in to save a failing gastro pub, they don't expect it to be a dangerous assignment. How wrong can they be... They face angry ghosts, S&M addicts, and paid assassins. And behind it all there is someone who hides their true wickedness behind a mask of bland conformity. I call it a whodunnit with a twist.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DTZMKMI

"packed with layers of meaning that blend ancient legends and modern science and provides an intriguing glimpse into the mysteries of time and space" -Library Journal
"bizarre enough to satisfy readers"-The New York Times Book Review
"to-the-last-page spellbinder"-Booklist
"Politics blends neatly with spirituality in an ingenious narrative that loops back on itself like a Moebius strip."-Publishers' Weekly
"Levinson does a terrific job ....[reminiscent] of the philosophic space fiction of James Blish or the reality-testing scenarios of Philip K. Dick." -Locus




To solve the mystery, the UK’s Central Perversion Enforcement Directorate has no choice but to call in the directorate’s leading investigators and experts in all that is rude and naughty: Norbert Trouser-Quandary and his wife Maureen, from the village of Little Frigging in the Wold.
With expert help from DCI Lyn Choiry of the Metropolitan Police, Norbert and Maureen must discover who has stolen the Golden Sex Spatula and return it to the Museum as soon as possible.
But they find out that the Golden Sex Spatula has been taken by the world’s most powerful erotic secret society, intent on unleashing Golden Sex Spatula’s overwhelming erotic potential for themselves.
Now, Norbert, Maureen and Lyn must risk everything, including their lives, as they battle the unseen forces of the secret society to get the precious erotic artefact back before it is too late for everyone.
If they do not recapture it in time, then the secret society could use the power of the Golden Sex Spatula to destroy all the erotic potential in the universe, bringing about the end of the world as we know it.
[A novella - 33 000 words/ 142 pages]
The Woman with the Golden Sex Spatula
Available now here (UK) or here (US) for the special introductory price of 99c/99p.


The Be Witched Boxset has been released - 22 Books from USA Today and Amazon Best Selling Authors featuring Alpha Male Vampires, Feisty Witches, Demons and... it's just $0.99c!
http://hotboxedbooks.com/be-witched/
To Celebrate we're giving away a $30 Amazon GC and 10 copies of the book via Amazon Giveaway: http://christinamandara.com/giveaways...
Love Witches. Love Reading. Love Bargain BoxSets!
GIVEAWAY RUNS FROM 5th May - 10TH JUNE


The Assassins
Hi
My book 'The Assassins' has just been published by Endeavour Press as a Kindle book.
It's 1914, and Johnny Swift is banished to Sarajevo at the moment when tension between Serb Nationalism and Austrian Imperialism is coming to a head. Johnny finds himself caught up in the plot to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Seeing an opportunity to redeem himself and prevent a war, Johnny attempts to foil the plot, but is instead engulfed by an event that will change his life and the world forever.
Link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Assassins-Ala...
Please check it out.
Cheers
Alan

Last Christmas, Bittersweet, The Bachelor, The Family Jewels and Albert's Christmas.
If you enjoy light, humorous stories then this is for you. Here's the synopsis:
Welcome to Bumpkinton!
Come in, have a cup of tea and a scone, and lose yourself in five humorous tales from the village. Follow Father Whitworth O’Grady as he chokes on a penny, Albert Scatterhorn as he becomes the grubbiest Father Christmas ever, and Amelia Goose as she feuds with… well, anybody.
Plus a whole host of characters as they attend the village’s first Singles Night with a sex-crazed ladies’ man. Jump in and find out more for yourself…
I hope you enjoy it and if you enjoy it, I'd love a review.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bumpkinton-T...
The Bumpkinton Tales: Volume One

https://www.amazon.it/FUCKIN-AUSTRALI...

Freebie promotions will be happening in July, and the book will be 100% free from Octoberish.

They say a disastrous dress rehearsal is an omen for a great production, but retired art teacher Rosie Hadfield is about to discover just how wrong the old adage can be. At the dress rehearsal for Whitstable Players' Christmas production of Jack And The Beanstalk, a sinister figure stalks the church hall theatre, striking when the plucky amateur actors least expect it.
The Whitstable Players are about to be taught a lesson in pantomime history, with acts of sabotage so audacious it would make the Phantom of the Opera himself hang up his chandelier.
Mayhem abounds in this surreal action comedy. The original version of this short story was previously published in 2014's anthology "Sanity Clause is Coming", which is also still available.
Just 99p from Amazon.

May 30th until June 2nd
**FREE** with Kindle Unlimited, too!
Hop in the back seat of my ’66 GTO convertible and ride along
with me as I travel cross-country in search of my missing brother.
The trip back to the ‘60’s is sure to blow your mind!
AMAZON UNIVERSAL LINK: smarturl.it/BrotherBrother
AMAZON UK LINK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01F2IJVY0
AMAZON .COM LINK: www.amazon.com/dp/B01F2IJVY0


'BE FIRST OR BE DEAD' is just released on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FIRST-DEAD-h...
Michael, the Oligarch, has dealt with most of his enemies in his own harsh way, and with the help of an unexpected and mysterious ally, fulfilled his long-coveted ambition of topping Forbes billionaires list. Rich, still young and victorious, Michael knows how to indulge in all the pleasures this world can offer.
However, those who have helped him have their own plans, where Michael's and his country's role is very different from his expectations. Soon enough, he finds out that those who really dominate the global economy rule illicitly and stay away from public eye. He needs to confront the ancient cabal in order to survive and to save his country...
Be prepared for a transgressive, radical, uncompromising, grotesque, action-packed and philosophical read.
Not for weak hearts and tender souls!

The Lynchman's Owl serials just went live on Amazon - think the old Holmes serials in the Strand, but straying off into pulp steampunk superhero territory. I would have to tentatively put it into sci-fi. Issues are updated monthly, and collections available at a discount.
Collection 1:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lynchmans-Ow...
First issue is free until Sunday
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lynchmans-Ow...

My debut novel released yesterday on kindle and kindle unlimited. It is Romantic suspense with a paranormal twist. It is book one in an eight book series.

It's a quick and fun read. I'd appreciate any reviews too!
Here's the link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ERT2H2I
'The Little Book of Sham' is the result of hours spent staring into space, wondering - not just, 'Why are we here?' - but also - "How?" and 'Have I left the oven on?'
The book is a guide to modern life, unlike any other, and is packed full of witty observations, insights and wisdom gleamed by the author through a life time of study, mediation, reflection and sleeping late.
Donald Trump, The Kardashians, Scientology, and North Korea are just some of the targets in this humorous collection of aphorisms. If you read just one book this year it should be The Little Book of Sham - the self help book to end all self help.

Femme Fatale: The Agency
Do you have what it takes to be a Fearless Elegant Mistress to Members of the Elite?
Forget your private dicks. These investigators have curves in all the right places, and will do whatever it takes to get the dirt on their assignments. Everything, except one thing.
When Monica Frost is approached by Femme Fatale, a private investigation agency offering to double her current salary and give her much more job satisfaction, she takes the offer. Now she will go by the name of Olivia Hunter and embark on a new chapter in her life that will bring danger, excitement, and taboo. But when the agency is threatened with exposure and their fate lies in the hands of one man, Monica is put to the test. She has one job, one motive, one plan, and one rule to follow. Can she pull off this trap of seduction and stick to the agency’s instructions?
She’s about to be tested in more ways than one. But at the end of it all, will she have what it takes to truly be a F.E.M.M.E?
http://mybook.to/FFTheAgency
Femme Fatale

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reality-Prin...
It consists of five dark and intriguing fantasy/science-fiction stories:
The Work Ethic – In a dystopian future, a naïve young girl falls in love for the first time, but the object of her affection hides a secret that has far greater implications for her place in society.
The Underground – Three teenagers stumble across a conspiracy in their home town. One fateful night provides them with the opportunity to find the truth, but it comes with a terrible price and a burden they alone are unable to bear.
The Plastic Prophecy – As civilisation collapses around them, a brother and sister hide out in a decaying block of flats trying to remain unseen and unheard. One day, however, they find themselves under attack, but people’s motives are not always black and white.
The Role Play – a corrupt police detective finds himself on the hit list of a rival crime lord, but he has inside knowledge of the situation and tries to manipulate events in his favour. Unfortunately, his assassin already knows too much about him.
The Reality Principle – As the end of the world draws closer, a prison governor exerts his authority over the facility’s most notorious inmates without fear of reprisals. One man, however, intrigues him, a man who has committed a heinous crime and cannot be trusted, but one who manages to elicit sympathy with shocking consequences.
It would be great to find out what you think. Thank you


On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the 10th birthday celebration for NewCon press, a publisher devoted to the art of the short story. As part of those celebrations the Crises and Conflicts anthology was released, which includes a short story from me, called 'The Ten Second War' - check out the other other contributors below:
From distant planets to space-borne combat, from desperate attempts to win a race to the last hope of a beleaguered world, fifteen stories of Military SF and space opera written to celebrate the tenth birthday of independent publisher NewCon Press:
1. Introduction
2. The Last Tank Commander – Allen Stroud
3. Between Nine and Eleven – Adam Roberts
4. Taking Flight – Una McCormack
5. The 10 Second War – Michael Brookes
6. Decommissioned – Tade Thompson
7. Another Day in Paradise – Amy DuBoff
8. Round Trip – Robert Sharp
9. Arm Every Woman – Nik Abnett
10. Hill 435 – Tim C. Taylor
11. The Wolf, The Goat, and the Cabbage – Janet Edwards
12. Pickaxes and Shovels – Christopher Nuttall
13. The Gun – Ian Whates
14. Tactics for Optimal Outcomes in Negotiations with Wergen Ambassadors – Mercurio D Rivera
15. The Story of the Ten – Jo Zebedee
16. The Beauty of our Weapons – Gavin Smith
Buy your copy here: http://amzn.to/29sq3df

Hi everyone - my new book is out on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Subtitled 'A Tale of Sex and Drugs and Double-Entry Bookkeeping' and here is the blurb....
Donald Stevens thinks his life is defined by his job as a bank manager. He sometimes wishes he had enough imagination or drive to have a mid-life crisis. Even his divorce seems to leave him little in the way of options, other than drink and casual sex.
Then he has a chance meeting with an old college friend - what could be nicer than a weekend of reminiscing and catching up? He rapidly finds himself drawn into a world completely alien to his middle-class existence. An experience that will change his life for ever.


It's my story of clearing £48K of debt, it also invites you to think more deeply about the ways in which modern culture induces you to overspend and provides practical solutions to debt problems, resources and money-saving ideas.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-Out-Debt...

*** 50 Amazon Reviews with 4.9 out of 5.0 Star Ratings
"Brother, Brother is a journey you will enjoy taking. Part physical, part metaphysical, part reality, part dream...or is it?"
**Discounted to $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 have a contest to win free e-books that will run thru July 25th. Go to the 'fun facts/tidbits' page on my website, and click on the Highland Yearning cover at the bottom.

I have a piece in there as part of my wider fan novelisation of the Time War that dominates so much of modern Doctor Who's backstory. Thrill as the Doctor uncovers Dalek agents in the halls of Gallifrey, dodges assassination by tandoori prawn, and argues with George Eliot's narrative voice...
The book features stories by fans and professional writers, including Paul Magrs, Paul Cornell, Steve Cole, Simon Bucher-Jones, Daniel Blythe and many, many more. Also including a piece by my fellow UKAKF member Barry Hutchison.
This book will delight any and all Doctor Who fans, and has been produced in support of a thoroughly awesome writer. Do please take a look.


Hi Stuart - Don't think it's ready on Amazon - I couldn't find it and the link gives a page full of other 'Tommys'. It says available August so I'll have another look then.

My recently released book Expecting the Unexpected: One Man's Journey Through a Most Eventful Pregnancy is available as both a paperback and Kindle download on Amazon. Free copies of the Kindle version will be available on the 6th and 7th of August.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Expecting-Un...

Expecting your first baby is rarely a straightforward affair. However, it's fair to say Ferrel Calpin and his long-time partner Sally were treated to one hell of a roller-coaster ride when everything from infertility fears and ectopic scares to relationship wobbles and anxiety-ridden relatives conspired to make their nine-month journey a more difficult one than most.
And as if that wasn't enough, they also had to contend with the life-changing results of a 20-week Anomaly Scan which more than lived up to its name...
Witty and moving in equal measure, Expecting the Unexpected is an honest and heart-warming account of an average guy's attempts to accept change, embrace fatherhood and deal with events he has absolutely no control over. Essential reading for expectant fathers and curious mothers-to-be everywhere!

An Eclectic mix of Flash Fiction, short stories and poetry to invade and disturb your dreams, from the pen of a master of Dark Fantasy.. (that's supposed to be me, by the way)
And only 99p.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01J9076DA


Seventy years ago, on 1st August 1946 in the aftermath of the Second World War, the British Government withdrew the ban on British soldiers marrying German women. The subsequent months witnessed a steady flow of German women arriving in Britain to marry British soldiers and ex-servicemen.
In a blend of object-based social history and family memoir, Ingrid Dixon tells the story of her parents, who met in the chaos of post-war Germany and married in 1946. This is her first book, based on her own experience of growing up within both the British and German cultures. Jackie Ashley has called it ‘an extraordinary narrative’. It is profusely illustrated and we hope that many readers will agree that it is a page-turner.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IL87WOO - If you like it, please leave a review.


There's an alligator living in Danny Foster's basement, but that's not what has him worried. He's worried one day his wife will realize she's married to a jerk and leave him. He's worried the principal at the middle school where he teaches English will find out he doesn't know what he's doing and fire him. Mostly he's worried that his father was right, that he's a loser who will never amount to anything.
The alligator's about the only thing that doesn't have him worried. He's been taking care of it since his father got it years before. But when it escapes its enclosure and takes to sitting at the foot of the basement stairs trying to figure out how to climb them, Danny realizes he's going to have to deal with the single problem he thought he had a handle on. Because an alligator on the loose is the one thing that can shatter Danny's tenuous existence.
Available now.
Amazon UK
Amazon US

Synopsis: In a society where identity and memories can be manipulated, a burnt-out police detective risks everything for his one chance of happiness. But time is running out......
Thanks and kind regards
Peter Sidell
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Game-...
https://books2read.com/u/mdKNPZ

UK....... https://goo.gl/HVTtFI
US.......https://goo.gl/ghX0z8
Here is brief overview:
When a fatal road crash turns out to be murder, DCI JACK MASON is sent to investigate. Within the seemingly dark vaults of the police missing persons files, lay untold dangers. Young women are easy pickings for a serial killer who believes God has sent him to rid the world of an overindulgent appetite for greed. When criminal profiler DAVID CARLISLE is drafted in to assist, Carlisle is met by the killer’s wrath.
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