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[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Eleanor, Sacha, David, and Catherine!

[Nabeel]

Lenita wrote: "Welcome Nabeel, Shelbie, and J.D.! Nabeel, I like to write fantasy, too."

Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes. That's really cool Lenita. Can't wait to discuss similarities between our imagery. It's always fascinating to find different perspectives to supplement interests.

[Royce]

Thank you all for the warm greetings.

[Jerome]

I write F&SF and poetry as Jerome Brooke - I use Amazon promos and Giveaways to promote my books - SAMPLE: No Taboos Press - Free and $0.99 Amazon promos - Every Day – August - September – pen names Jerome Brooke – Jada Jackson – Sarah Cohen – ----- and Giveaways ----- – City of the Mirage / Jerome Brooke – paperbacks – ebooks - PDRs - review any books by Jerome Brooke – Juliet Baranne – or Joan Barron – send us the link – full rules from astarteimmortal@yahoo.com.

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Jerome!

[Sacha]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone.

[Maria]

Hi! I'm Maria, currently living in the Washington, DC area, my hometown, although I've lived in the U.K., France and Spain previously. I read in English, Spanish and French. I read all kinds of genres, from historical fiction and nonfiction, to sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal, chick lit, thriller, legal thriller, etc. Am currently reading and just finished

I'm a Gemini and, true to the nature of that zodiac sign, indulge my logical, analytical side through my day job as an attorney as well as my creative side writing women's fiction with an independent edge. Being in DC, I can't escape weaving some legal and political topics in my fiction. Feel free to send me a friend request!

Looking forward to meeting all of you!
Maria
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[Lenita]

Welcome Jerome and Maria!

[Ginger]

Hi,
My name is Ginger.I'm a life-long avid reader and a new author. I'm relatively new to Goodreads and still trying to figure out exactly where I belong here. I just finished reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin and Finding Erin Campbell,an indie book by Kathy Cunningham - I loved them both! Anyway - I'm looking forward to great discussions and very glad to be part of this group. Ginger

[Lenita]

Welcome Ginger!

[Abbas]

My name is Abbas Daya. I'm from London, UK. I'm a lover and writer of fantasy, especially heroic sword and sorcery. When I have some free time I like nothing more than relaxing in my local pub with a pint of something malty and a good fantasy read.

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Maria, Ginger, and Abbas!

[Catherine]

Hi! My name is Catherine Herzog. I am the author of The Key to Her Heart. It is the story of a young woman Anna who faces destruction and has to learn to love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable. I love to read and love having conversations with other authors and readers. I guess if I can figure how things work here this is the perfect site for my love of the written word.

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Catherine!

[Lenita]

Welcome Abbas and Catherine!

[Eleanor]

Ginger wrote: "Hi,
My name is Ginger.I'm a life-long avid reader and a new author. I'm relatively new to Goodreads and still trying to figure out exactly where I belong here. I just finished reading The Storied L..."

Hi Ginger, I am also new to good reads and trying to figure out how it all works. My first book No conventional miss is going to be released Oct 1 so am excited about this

[Ginger]

Eleanor wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Hi,
My name is Ginger.I'm a life-long avid reader and a new author. I'm relatively new to Goodreads and still trying to figure out exactly where I belong here. I just finished readin..."

Hi Eleanor,
I checked out your book - what a great cover and congrats on your upcoming release.

[Nick]

Hello everyone. My name is Nick Alverson. I am the author of Insane-O-Tron which is a collection of six absurd and hilarious short stories. I'm new to Goodreads and just trying to connect with other authors/readers. My favorite author is Stephen King, I'm currently reading Finders Keepers. I'm also looking forward to finding awesome new books here on Goodreads!

[Lenita]

Welcome Nick!

[Shohini]

Hi, I am Shohini. A writer friend got me introduced to Goodreads. An Indian who writes English poetry. Oh, it is actually free on Kindle just for today, 30th August, if you'd like to have a read. I See You in Your Eyes

[Susan]

Hello! My name is Susan Stevenson. I've been a member of Goodreads for about a year now. Still working on scoping the site. I never realized how big it is. I live in MN and there is nothing like curling up on the couch with a good book and losing yourself in the moment. I'm into horrors, suspense/thrillers. I'm an avid reader, I don't write much other than in my journal. I'm hoping to change that though. Well, I can't wait to read new books and meet new authors!

[Natacha]

Hello,
I'm Natacha. I love writing; started with poetry but my focus are short stories, novella and historical fiction. I will say I quickly learned that writing for leisure and writing everyday (or as often as you can) are two different things ;)
I'm an avid reader and have been obsessed with books since I was a child... something I trust will not change.
Happy to be here and connect with other GR members!

[Lenita]

Welcome Natacha, Susan, Jack, Shohini, and anyone else I missed!

[Natacha]

Lenita wrote: "Welcome Natacha, Susan, Jack, Shohini, and anyone else I missed!"

Thanks Lenita!

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Nick, Shahini, Susan, Jack, Natacha, and anyone else I haven't welcomed yet!

[[deleted user]]

Hello All!
I am, Tom Grant, a brand new author. You can very appropriately call me "Newbie". I am a very passionate man who believes a woman should never be taken for granted. I believe a woman’s true beauty lies within and not just skin deep. I believe every woman should be in touch with her “sensual side”. I’ve always loved sharing stories with people and have always had a passion for expressing my thoughts and feelings in writing. When I tell a story, I try to tell it with great detail. I try to paint a picture with my words in such a way that it enables the reader to feel as if they were actually there. I hope the people who read my stories really enjoy them and tell their friends about them so I can continue writing for a very long time.

I just published my first book on Amazon called "The Little Pink Book". I think it is definitely something different, yet an enjoyable read. Hopefully you all can take a quick peek at the free excerpt and let me know what YOU think? The Little Pink Book

[Lukas]

“Better Dead Than Divorced” was the answer my aunt Panayota gave to those who knew what her unfaithful husband George was up to. Though they were married for 14 years, he was actively commissioning assassins to kill her.

She was aware of the risk, but she was in love, she was dedicated, and she was living at a time and in a place that forbade any woman from walking away from a marriage. My father, a cousin of Panayota and her protector, was the most knowledgeable about the danger she was in. Despite his urgings, she did not believe that she was in any danger and kept singing “Better Dead Than Divorced”.

I was an 8 year old boy the night that Panayota was murdered. The gun shots that killed my Aunt were fired near our house and I remember them awakening me. I would later find out that my father had to be held down and convinced not to take the law in his hands that night.

This book is my attempt to chronicle this dark time and the bravery of my father as he struggled to bring justice to the culprits in a court of law. He did so having to face down powerful elements in his community, the financial strength of the husbands’ Greek-American family, and the politically connected murderers. My father risked everything in his pursuit of justice – all of his savings and his very life.

Besides my memories from the events, I used court records, the newspaper articles of the day, and over 150 interviews. The book recently won the Nonfiction Authors Association Award for 2015.

Please feel free to message me with any questions about the book.

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Tom, and Lukas!

[Marshall]

Hello, Goodreads Authors and Readers. I'm Marshall Chamberlain, author of the Ancestor Series of adventure thrillers and other suspense and action stories. I can only promise you one thing about my books: they run like raging rivers and you won't want to put them down!

To find out more about me and my works, please visit my website: http://www.marshallchamberlain.com.

Happy reading and writing,

Regards,
Marshall

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Marshall!

[Dina]

Hello Everyone, I am Dina Marie Filippini and new to the Goodreads Family of Authors and Readers. I have a published children's book "The Adventures of Precious Penny", a story that will ignite a child's imagination and inspire them to create their own stories for the pennies they find. This is all new to me and I just wanted to introduce myself.

[David]

Hi Everyone,

I'm David O'Neill.

I was born in Essex, the South East of England, UK, but I spent some years in the North East as a young adult before settling back in Essex. I will admit to being an unashamed geek and have held many jobs in the IT world, mainly working for the NHS (National Health Service) as a programme and project manager.

Writing is a passion that has gripped me for many years, and The Oui Trip is my second novel. I'm already working on the sequel to The Oui Trip - there's more to be said about Bob and Joan Younghusband, and I will say it.

A proud Dad and Granddad, I consider myself a family man through and through. I also brew beer from the grain up, make wine from the plum tree in my back garden, and I am a bit of a musician. I play the guitar, bass, mandolin, sitar and bodhran with a modest amount of capability. That is, I can hold a tune, but that's about the limit of it.

Any claims to fame? Well, I used to a morris dancer and was in the film Calendar Girls with the Royal Liberty Morris Men. If you watch the film, listen carefully during the opening bit in the Country Fair as I played the guitar for the folk music you can hear. They were good times. We did a lot of TV way back then. I've hung my bells up now, though.

If you want to know more about the work I'm doing you can have a look at my publishing website. Berry O'Neill Publishing is a joint effort between a friend of mine called Chris Berry and myself. We have planned some writing collaborations, the fruits of that labour exciting and fresh, so tune into the website for more information: www.berryoneill.uk

Anyway, enough from me now - I hope you visit my work, and I hope you like it. Comments are always welcomed.

Regards to you all,

Dave.

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Dina, AND Dave!

Dina: I write for children too.

[Dina]

Victoria, I welcome any guidance you may have as I begin to explore this new adventure. I have not been at it long since my book just became available on Amazon in April. I find it all very exciting but do realize I have a lot to learn. Thank you, Dina

[Aurelia]

We're looking for people to join our team and receive free non-fiction books in exchange for writing a review. Specifically, we are looking for book reviewers who read and blog about non-fiction books. If you are interested, please send us 1) your name 2) your blog URL and 3) your contact email to
info@McNeilsReviews.com, subject: "Join book review team"

[Victoria]

Dina wrote: "Victoria, I welcome any guidance you may have as I begin to explore this new adventure. I have not been at it long since my book just became available on Amazon in April. I find it all very excitin..."

I've been publishing my books for a little over 3 years. I don't claim to be anything even slightly resembling an expertt, and doubt I ever will be. However, I have a small following of fans, and those who read my books generally enjoy them, so I'm happy with that.

Anyway, if you want to know anything spacific, don't hesitate to send me a message and ask. I can't promise I'll have the answers, but I'll do my best to answer if I can.

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Aurelia

[Gary]

Hello everyone.

My name is Gary Goldstein, author of "Jew in Jail," the true story of the nearly six years I spent behind bars for robbery, based on my past addictions to alcohol, drugs and gambling.

These days, besides being an author and blogger, I am also a motivational & inspirational speaker.

Have a great day!

http://www.jewinjail.com/

[[deleted user]]

Hello my name is Jordan and i have been writing for over 2 years now and have been a member of Goodreads for as long. I am finally coming out of my shell after hiding myself away for the past two years, and hoping to meet new people who enjoy books as much as I do. Thank you

[Lynnette]

Hi everyone! My name is Lynnette. I just published Where Darkness Dwells a week ago after spending nearly a year working on it. It's a novella about two teens abducted from their high school parking lot and their struggle for survival in the middle of a horrific nightmare.

I am from the southwestern US and have lived here my whole life. I work in Oil and Gas for my day job and am a collector tattoos when I have the time and money ha! I love to travel and collect experiences as I go which sometimes lead to stories I have to write. I look forward to exploring this site as well as gaining any knowledge I can from those who are more experienced than me. :)

[Catherine]

Eleanor wrote: "Hi everyone. - reviews seem to be key! I am happy to review anyone's book and perhaps you can do the same for me!"

Eleanor, What do you read and what do you write? I would love for someone to review The Key to Her Heart, and lately I've thought of beginning to post reviews of others work on my blog. I don't know if you would be interested, and I don't know if you like romantic suspense as a genre. If you do please contact me.

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Gary, Jordan, and Lynnette!

[[deleted user]]

Victoria wrote: "Welcome to the group, Gary, Jordan, and Lynnette!"

thanks Victoria

[Lenita]

Welcome Tom, Lukas, Marshall, Dina, David, Aurelia, Gary, Jordan, and Lynnette!

[J.M.]

Nadine wrote: "Hello,

I am a full-time Systems Analyst and have become an obsessive promoter of self published fiction of all genres.
I am currently writing my own novel but it is a long way off being finished...."
Nadine. Want to read a post on my blog that summarizes my adventure in self-publishing? http://jmbrownpsychologicalthrillers....

[Lynnette]

Thanks Lenita and Victoria!

[Straton]

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[Straton]

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[Lenita]

Welcome Straton!

[Victoria]

Welcome to the group, Straton!