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My Ya high fantasy THE RISING-THE LOST CHILDREN of MANAGRAIL is a character driven series that engages in the struggles between siblings after becoming lost in an unknown land. Lila's whims bring about the destruction of their utopian city, unleashes ancient beasts hungering for human flesh, and awakens an evil sorceress from another realm. A secret is revealed about the heirs' powerful talismans the Light Bringers changing them for ever.
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Even if you don't get all 50,000 in one month - the folks and challenges can really help you get moving. I also like to do a "flash fiction" challenge now and then (take four or five different, unrelated words and write a short short story in less than 600 words). I try to relate mine back to my novel series just to keep folks guessing.
Anti-SentientThis is my first book and it began as a writing assignment while I was in graduate school. I shopped it around and found a publisher, Spore Press.
It's the tale of clinical trial studies, bipolar disorder, strained family relationships, and zombies. I had so much fun writing it that I'm working on a sequel.
I am traditionally published and self-published. My novel - The Second Choice - is available on print only in India. But e-book versions are available in smashwords and amazon.
I also write children's books.
My books on amazon
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Thanks for this opportunity to promote here.
Lakshmi
I have a newly published YA fantasy called ON A WING AND A DARE. Here's a teaser:
When tradition and parental disapproval threaten the very existence of the flying horses of medieval Wales, three teenage friends must fight to discover a way to save the mystical creatures and break free of their parents’ reins. Sixteen-year-old Emma longs to become the rider of a winged colt born in the barn of her father’s biggest rival. She also dreams of the rival’s sons, not sure which she loves: Evan, the exciting but insensitive one, or Davyd, the dependable one. Risking public humiliation and his family’s disappointment, Davyd must accept his fear of heights and plan an alternate future that does not include becoming a rider. When the horses begin to die, Evan discovers a way to save them, but his position as a junior rider hinders acceptance of his idea. The teenagers must put aside their self-doubts and work together to execute Evan’s plan before all the winged horses in the world are gone forever.
I have a review blog too: http://mrsulleseit.wordpress.com/
and I'd love to trade reviews with you. I will only do YA or middle grade books.
Hi allI'm the author of The Super Spud Trilogy, a fast paced action adventure packed with humour. Looking forward to interacting with readers and discussing the book!
The Super Spud Trilogy
INTRODUCTION
My name is John Cowan, a baseball writer, but in the summer and fall of 2015 I had to reinvent myself as a half-assed lawyer to do my job. I spent more time attending press conferences and interviewing attorneys than I did analyzing baseball box scores. It was not something I ever imagined would happen, but then who could have foreseen the cascading events that unfolded that year. I got to know some of the participants in a drama that began on a baseball diamond and ended in a legal debate. As I write the story that I hope you will read, maybe you will find the answers that still evade me.
I was doing a story about the stellar crop of rookie prospects that year and I found myself in Philadelphia to watch a young pitcher for the Phillies by the name of Tim Charles. It was the last game of a three game series on a Sunday night with the Mets, and I was there to evaluate first hand for my readers whether the kid was a legit future star, or just another overly paid, one-year wonder.
I never did get to write the story about the other rookies because what happened that night made me abandon my efforts, and redirect them to the story I am about to tell you. Rather than use the first person style of narrative, I would rather you learn what happened without me as an intermediary. I’ll simply give you the facts as they played out on and off the field. I had the benefit of sitting down for long periods with many of the people you will meet in a short while. It is their eyewitness accounts, including court testimony, which provided me with the ability to share the events of those days with you.
The real enigma, as I reflect upon that baseball season, is how the sport lasted so long, apart from labor-management disputes, free from judicial intervention. My hope is that I never live to cover a story like it again.
There is one final warning. To grasp the heart of this story I have had to provide baseball background that may be alien to some. I ask your forbearance, but I have no doubt, as lawyers are fond to say, you need to know the facts to understand the issues.
Hello, my name is Harold Kasselman first time author. The above is the introduction to my novel A Pitch For Justice.I examine what would happen today if a major league pitcher threw a bean ball pitch that led to a fataality. It examines the code of baseball in the context of retaliation, a topic common in all sports today. The novel follows the pitcher,widow and lead prosecutor in this indictment for murder.The first of its kind.The novel is available as an e-book only.
My name is John Cowan, a baseball writer, but in the summer and fall of 2015 I had to reinvent myself as a half-assed lawyer to do my job. I spent more time attending press conferences and interviewing attorneys than I did analyzing baseball box scores. It was not something I ever imagined would happen, but then who could have foreseen the cascading events that unfolded that year. I got to know some of the participants in a drama that began on a baseball diamond and ended in a legal debate. As I write the story that I hope you will read, maybe you will find the answers that still evade me.
I was doing a story about the stellar crop of rookie prospects that year and I found myself in Philadelphia to watch a young pitcher for the Phillies by the name of Tim Charles. It was the last game of a three game series on a Sunday night with the Mets, and I was there to evaluate first hand for my readers whether the kid was a legit future star, or just another overly paid, one-year wonder.
I never did get to write the story about the other rookies because what happened that night made me abandon my efforts, and redirect them to the story I am about to tell you. Rather than use the first person style of narrative, I would rather you learn what happened without me as an intermediary. I’ll simply give you the facts as they played out on and off the field. I had the benefit of sitting down for long periods with many of the people you will meet in a short while. It is their eyewitness accounts, including court testimony, which provided me with the ability to share the events of those days with you.
The real enigma, as I reflect upon that baseball season, is how the sport lasted so long, apart from labor-management disputes, free from judicial intervention. My hope is that I never live to cover a story like it again.
There is one final warning. To grasp the heart of this story I have had to provide baseball background that may be alien to some. I ask your forbearance, but I have no doubt, as lawyers are fond to say, you need to know the facts to understand the issues.
Hello, my name is Harold Kasselman first time author. The above is the introduction to my novel A Pitch For Justice.I examine what would happen today if a major league pitcher threw a bean ball pitch that led to a fataality. It examines the code of baseball in the context of retaliation, a topic common in all sports today. The novel follows the pitcher,widow and lead prosecutor in this indictment for murder.The first of its kind.The novel is available as an e-book only.
Posted Apr 15, 2012 by Bob D'Angelo Tampa Tribune reporter
Updated Apr 15, 2012 at 09:44 PM
Pitching high and tight is a dangerous, yet acceptable part of baseball. Pitchers like Sal Maglie, Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson made their living off chin music, reasoning that fear and intimidation could tip the balance in their favor.
But what if the unthinkable happens and a "purpose pitch" causes a batter's death?
It has happened before. On Aug. 16, 1920, Ray Chapman of the Indians was hit in the head by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays and died the next day from a severe skull fracture. Mays voluntarily turned himself in to the police, and even though he had a reputation as a headhunter, he was quickly exonerated of all blame.
"I've always been haunted by Carl Mays and Ray Chapman," Sarasota-based author Harold Kasselman said.
If that incident happened now in today's litigation-happy society, would criminal charges be filed? Would there be a trial? Would it be prosecuted as manslaughter or as a homicide? And what would be the verdict?
"The verdict would come down to a value judgment as to whether the pitch was worthy of condemnation in a criminal court," Kasselman writes in "A Pitch For Justice," a thought-provoking novel that combines baseball and legal themes. It is available as an e-book for $2.99 on Amazon.com.
Kasselman, 67, is a lifetime Phillies fan who "cried like a baby" when Philadelphia beat the Rays in the 2008 World Series. He came up with the idea for "A Pitch For Justice" while watching a testy game between the Phils and the New York Mets.
"I was like a man possessed," Kasselman said from his Sarasota home. "I'm not a writer, not in a million years.
"I sat down and it all came out."
He wrote his original draft in three months, and then revised it by putting in another subplot just before publication.
Kasselman is no novice to the legal system. For 30 years, he worked for the Camden County (N.J.) prosecutor's office, spending his final eight years as deputy first assistant prosecutor until he retired from the post in October 2004. He then worked in a private practice until retiring in 2010. Since 2005, he and his wife Robin have spent their winters in Sarasota.
"A Pitch For Justice" is the story of Tim Charles, a Sarasota-born pitcher with pinpoint control and even more sharply defined, high moral values. Charles begins the 2015 season in the majors as a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies. In a key, late-season series against the New York Mets, the 6-foot-6, 210-pounder is thrust into an uncomfortable position by his tough, old-school manager, Buck Sawyer.
The Phillies and Mets have been having a contentious three-game series, with knockdown pitches and spike-flashing slides. Sawyer wants retribution and tells Charles to deliver the message during a Sunday night game that was being televised nationally by ESPN.
Mets sparkplug Kenny Leyton is the victim. He squares to bunt with two runners on base in the sixth inning, but Charles comes inside and hits him in the head with a 95 mph fastball. Leyton apparently froze as the pitch was delivered, and Charles reacts with dismay and tells the umpire that he did not mean to hit the batter.
Leyton is taken to the hospital and later sent home, apparently with nothing more serious than a concussion. But the incident sparks debate in the sports talk show community and poses this question:
Does that intentional beaning, even if it is part of baseball's unwritten code, rise to the level of criminality?
That answer comes swiftly enough, as Leyton's condition deteriorates and he dies from swelling of the brain shortly after returning home. For the first time, the question of prosecution becomes real.
That's where "A Pitch For Justice" takes off. Kasselman uses his legal expertise to take the reader through the grand jury process, with prosecutor Jaime Brooks assuming the lead role. It's a fascinating read, and if you've ever wondered how a grand jury works, this is a good way to find out.
Kasselman introduces some interesting characters, including Brooks, a prosecutor who envisions a career someday as a singer in a piano bar; Theresa Leyton, the widow of the Mets player who pushes the prosecution and contemplates taking matters into her own hands; Barbara Jay, a dismissed grand juror who becomes the romantic interest; and Chris Meyer, a corrupt grand juror who will play an interesting role as the novel steams to its conclusion.
Sawyer is a cantankerous character who cannot believe he is even in court. During one memorable exchange, he opts to "take the Fifth Commandment," to the amusement of the lawyers and the courtroom audience.
"That actually happened in court, but not by a baseball player," Kasselman laughed.
Sawyer reminded me of Dallas Green, who led the Phillies to their first World Series title in 1980, but Kasselman said the character was mostly a composite of managers from the 1930s era.
Kasselman is a lifetime Phillies fan, who idolized pitcher Robin Roberts and saw his first game at Shibe Park in 1951, a doubleheader against the Pirates (the Phils won both games that day -- June 3 -- 11-2 and 8-3).
"I saw Ralph Kiner that day. I loved it. When I saw that green field, I was in heaven," Kasselman said.
While taking his father to a World Series game in 1980 was a big thrill, Kasselman said his biggest baseball thrill was meeting members of the Milwaukee Braves in 1957 at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.
Back to the book. The romantic subplot between Jaime and Barbara is a good diversion from the legal battles in the courtroom, and Kasselman writes it in a sly, winking style. He switches sports metaphors in one passage, writing that "after some heavy-duty breathing on the couch, just shy of the goal posts, Jamie headed back home ..."
I have to admit I had a good laugh out of that line.
"I still fantasize that George Clooney will play Jaime Brooks in the film of the book," Kasselman said.
And who plays the Barbara Jay role?
"Maybe Jennifer Aniston. When I sign over the movie rights, I'll let them worry about it," he laughed.
It's hard not to have sympathy for Charles, who exudes a wholesome, Tim Tebow-like quality. And surprisingly, it is easy not to have sympathy for Theresa Leyton, whose outbursts during the trial and inflammatory comments to the media make the widow a very abrasive character.
"You do come across a true believer and it's understandable," Kasselman said. "Where they are totally inflexible."
So how does the book end? Is there a conviction? Is a legal precedent set?
Sorry, I am taking the Fifth Commandment on that one. You will have to buy the book to find out. The ending might surprise you. Thanks Bob for the review,Harold
Updated Apr 15, 2012 at 09:44 PM
Pitching high and tight is a dangerous, yet acceptable part of baseball. Pitchers like Sal Maglie, Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson made their living off chin music, reasoning that fear and intimidation could tip the balance in their favor.
But what if the unthinkable happens and a "purpose pitch" causes a batter's death?
It has happened before. On Aug. 16, 1920, Ray Chapman of the Indians was hit in the head by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays and died the next day from a severe skull fracture. Mays voluntarily turned himself in to the police, and even though he had a reputation as a headhunter, he was quickly exonerated of all blame.
"I've always been haunted by Carl Mays and Ray Chapman," Sarasota-based author Harold Kasselman said.
If that incident happened now in today's litigation-happy society, would criminal charges be filed? Would there be a trial? Would it be prosecuted as manslaughter or as a homicide? And what would be the verdict?
"The verdict would come down to a value judgment as to whether the pitch was worthy of condemnation in a criminal court," Kasselman writes in "A Pitch For Justice," a thought-provoking novel that combines baseball and legal themes. It is available as an e-book for $2.99 on Amazon.com.
Kasselman, 67, is a lifetime Phillies fan who "cried like a baby" when Philadelphia beat the Rays in the 2008 World Series. He came up with the idea for "A Pitch For Justice" while watching a testy game between the Phils and the New York Mets.
"I was like a man possessed," Kasselman said from his Sarasota home. "I'm not a writer, not in a million years.
"I sat down and it all came out."
He wrote his original draft in three months, and then revised it by putting in another subplot just before publication.
Kasselman is no novice to the legal system. For 30 years, he worked for the Camden County (N.J.) prosecutor's office, spending his final eight years as deputy first assistant prosecutor until he retired from the post in October 2004. He then worked in a private practice until retiring in 2010. Since 2005, he and his wife Robin have spent their winters in Sarasota.
"A Pitch For Justice" is the story of Tim Charles, a Sarasota-born pitcher with pinpoint control and even more sharply defined, high moral values. Charles begins the 2015 season in the majors as a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies. In a key, late-season series against the New York Mets, the 6-foot-6, 210-pounder is thrust into an uncomfortable position by his tough, old-school manager, Buck Sawyer.
The Phillies and Mets have been having a contentious three-game series, with knockdown pitches and spike-flashing slides. Sawyer wants retribution and tells Charles to deliver the message during a Sunday night game that was being televised nationally by ESPN.
Mets sparkplug Kenny Leyton is the victim. He squares to bunt with two runners on base in the sixth inning, but Charles comes inside and hits him in the head with a 95 mph fastball. Leyton apparently froze as the pitch was delivered, and Charles reacts with dismay and tells the umpire that he did not mean to hit the batter.
Leyton is taken to the hospital and later sent home, apparently with nothing more serious than a concussion. But the incident sparks debate in the sports talk show community and poses this question:
Does that intentional beaning, even if it is part of baseball's unwritten code, rise to the level of criminality?
That answer comes swiftly enough, as Leyton's condition deteriorates and he dies from swelling of the brain shortly after returning home. For the first time, the question of prosecution becomes real.
That's where "A Pitch For Justice" takes off. Kasselman uses his legal expertise to take the reader through the grand jury process, with prosecutor Jaime Brooks assuming the lead role. It's a fascinating read, and if you've ever wondered how a grand jury works, this is a good way to find out.
Kasselman introduces some interesting characters, including Brooks, a prosecutor who envisions a career someday as a singer in a piano bar; Theresa Leyton, the widow of the Mets player who pushes the prosecution and contemplates taking matters into her own hands; Barbara Jay, a dismissed grand juror who becomes the romantic interest; and Chris Meyer, a corrupt grand juror who will play an interesting role as the novel steams to its conclusion.
Sawyer is a cantankerous character who cannot believe he is even in court. During one memorable exchange, he opts to "take the Fifth Commandment," to the amusement of the lawyers and the courtroom audience.
"That actually happened in court, but not by a baseball player," Kasselman laughed.
Sawyer reminded me of Dallas Green, who led the Phillies to their first World Series title in 1980, but Kasselman said the character was mostly a composite of managers from the 1930s era.
Kasselman is a lifetime Phillies fan, who idolized pitcher Robin Roberts and saw his first game at Shibe Park in 1951, a doubleheader against the Pirates (the Phils won both games that day -- June 3 -- 11-2 and 8-3).
"I saw Ralph Kiner that day. I loved it. When I saw that green field, I was in heaven," Kasselman said.
While taking his father to a World Series game in 1980 was a big thrill, Kasselman said his biggest baseball thrill was meeting members of the Milwaukee Braves in 1957 at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.
Back to the book. The romantic subplot between Jaime and Barbara is a good diversion from the legal battles in the courtroom, and Kasselman writes it in a sly, winking style. He switches sports metaphors in one passage, writing that "after some heavy-duty breathing on the couch, just shy of the goal posts, Jamie headed back home ..."
I have to admit I had a good laugh out of that line.
"I still fantasize that George Clooney will play Jaime Brooks in the film of the book," Kasselman said.
And who plays the Barbara Jay role?
"Maybe Jennifer Aniston. When I sign over the movie rights, I'll let them worry about it," he laughed.
It's hard not to have sympathy for Charles, who exudes a wholesome, Tim Tebow-like quality. And surprisingly, it is easy not to have sympathy for Theresa Leyton, whose outbursts during the trial and inflammatory comments to the media make the widow a very abrasive character.
"You do come across a true believer and it's understandable," Kasselman said. "Where they are totally inflexible."
So how does the book end? Is there a conviction? Is a legal precedent set?
Sorry, I am taking the Fifth Commandment on that one. You will have to buy the book to find out. The ending might surprise you. Thanks Bob for the review,Harold
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Am I an author? Aren't we all? Of our lives, at the very least.
www.eveonalimb.com on anything that moves me
www.margaretofthenorth.wordpress.com on a book I self-published
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Synopsis:
The Sheol - the first book in The Wanderer Trilogy.
Being a trained killer, Kala can handle most things the world throws at her. However, when she murders her fiance, Kala's life is thrown into chaos. Forced to leave everything behind, she runs from city to city, in fear of her psychotic boss who is seeking her death. If that wasn't enough, she also has to cope with the re-appearance of her dead fiance who is struggling to keep a hold on his sanity as he strives for revenge.
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Thought For Today - June 23
Does God forget us?
Read Psalm 22: 1-31.
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them." Psalm 22: 1-4.
Even as David prayed and wondered why it was that it seemed that God had forsaken him in his times of great distress, we sometimes pose the same question.
This prayer of David was a forerunner of the prayer of Christ when he was hanging on the cross. In his humanity he cried out: "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?".
When we are in pain or troubles, and it seems that no help comes, does it not seem that God has forsaken us? In these times of darkness and desperation we must keep trusting and believing God and we shall be delivered.
God delivered David from the hand of Saul and made him a great king, and God delivered his own son, the Lord Jesus Christ from the power of the grave, and gave him power over death for all of us. So, even in darkness we must keep our faith in the promises of God and continue to live in the light of his word, and be assured that we will be delivered.
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The FATE of STARS, a romance
The Fate of Stars; a Romance
Exiled (a novella)
Exiled
The FATE of STARS, a romance
The Fate of Stars; a Romance
Exiled (a novella)
Exiled
I am an author that just published my first e-book this spring. It's a genre-bending, post-apocalyptic novel, written in a very realistic and gritty style.Oh... and long... it's very long... like any good adventure. You don't know the end until the last page. :)
Jessiqua Wittman
A Memoir of Love
Jessiqua wrote: "I am an author that just published my first e-book this spring. It's a genre-bending, post-apocalyptic novel, written in a very realistic and gritty style.Oh... and long... it's very long... like ..."
I love the cover.
I am an author. My recent book- "Morning Thoughts And Meditations - by Robert A Searles is available online through major booksellers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others, also available through www.telehelppublications.com and http:www.telehelppublications.com/morningd...
Hello.I am an author with one published work Solstice Night and one short free read Chaos Children
The first three chapters of 'Solstice Night' can be read free at GoodReads.
So far all I have released is Paranormal Fiction, but I'm writing a Sci-fi novel right now and hope to release a thriller this fall.
I'm an author with one published work King's Warrior. It is the first of a completed 4-book fantasy series. (For some reason goodreads isn't sharing the cover art... anyone know how to fix that?)
Sadie wrote: "Jessiqua wrote: "I am an author that just published my first e-book this spring. It's a genre-bending, post-apocalyptic novel, written in a very realistic and gritty style.Oh... and long... it's v..."
thanks. me too! :)
The five pics on the inside are even better. ;)
I've been a Goodreads member for a long time but am just learning to use it properly. Thank you all so much for loving books and reading!Female Science Fiction Writer (Short Story Collection)
Collected Stories 2001-2012
Amy Sterling Casil
June 26, 2012 $4.99 ISBN: 978-1-61138-188-7
Mint-addicted aliens. Talking horses. Little girls in wheelchairs who get the chance to pilot starships. Odd little jade carvers who save the last great Mayan city by magic. A sexy wolf girl who saves a teddy bear boy and her clown boyfriend's heart. A famous director who cloned herself and now is dying of cancer, only she's raised her clone like a normal child. Guys at the end of the world who discover they're not the world's greatest poet, they're about as bad as it gets. Fourteen stories by award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer Amy Sterling Casil.
Southern California-based science fiction and fantasy writer Amy Sterling Casil has written 26 books, and currently teaches at Saddleback College and lives in South Orange County.
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Amy Sterling wrote: "This is my blog (and "website") http://www.asterling.com"I downloaded the sample story fromfemale science fiction writer: collected stories 2001-2012to see if I like it.
I did find your blog interesting.
Hi,My name is Owen Jones and was born in Barry, South Wales, where I lived until going to Portsmouth to study Russian at 18. After finishing I moved to s'Hertogenboschon in the Netherlands where I lived for ten years.
At 32, I moved back to Barry to work with in my family's construction company, first as a painter and then as a director, or, as the bank once corrected me, a painter and decorator. I was also office manager for ten years.
At the age of 50 I moved to Thailand to live with a Thai girl that I met while there on holiday. I married the woman and now live in her village of birth in remote northern Thailand.
You could say: 'Born in the Land of Song, living in the Land of Smiles'.
It is a good place to write and I have just self-published my first nove:
Behind The SmileAll the best,
Owen
I don't think I've commented here yet. I have ebooks: an updated/reissued romantic suspense out now along with another romantic mystery. A slightly paranormal romance comes out in November, and a hardback light mystery comes out in December.My website is www.cherylbdale.com and my blog site is cherylbdale.blogspot.com
Cheryl B. Dale
I'm an author and I'm all over the genre and category map. My latest release is The Wolfen Strain, currently holding # 1 and # 2 positions for horror and thriller at BookStrands. http://www.amazon.com/The-Wolfen-Stra...
One of my best selling titles is Planet Janitor Custodian of the Stars:
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Janitor-...
My paranormal, Gate Walker, is here:
http://www.amazon.com/Gate-Walker-ebo...
My name is R. M. Fraser. I'm an independent author and self published 2 ebooks thus far within the last year. The first, Shadow Boxer, is a collection of 23 poems that I wrote over the years. It is available at smashwords.com via this link;
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
it's also available at Barnes & Noble via this link;
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shado...
it is also available at Sony, Apple, Baker-Taylor, Diesel, and Kobo, should be coming soon to Page Foundry. Smashwords has had issues with Amazon since I published, so who knows when it will be available there.
My second book, Allesandra's Bequest, may very well be unique. Not for the story line, but for how it's delivered. It started as a pseudo rock-opera that became a short story. It's short story narrative wrapped around all the song lyrics that the album (Not yet fully realized) would have. I'm not sure how to classify it, except to say that it deals with abuse, PTSD, grief and loss, suicide, and soul mates. Here are the Smashwords and Barns & Noble Links to it;
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
B&N - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alles...
it's also available at all the same places where Shadow Boxer is.
Also worth mentioning, Smashwords.com is currently having their summer ebook promotion. I am participating in this, which means that for this entire month of July, Shadow Boxer is free with code SSWIN, while Allesandra's Bequest is half-price with code SSW50 (it costs a dollar)
Sorry for the long winded post, but am very excited to be here, already seeing a lot of great things happening in this group!
Hiya, I'm D.M.Dutcher. I self-published my first book Triune: Three as One on Amazon Kindle recently. It's a middle-grade novel about three young superheroes and an alien invasion. I blog over at http//www.dmdutcher.com about writing, issues, and children's books or movies. I'm looking forwards to chatting with you all.
Yep I am, I hope. Currently have 1 book up on Amazon and lulu however book 2 is in editing stage and book 3 is WIP. I am planning a series of maybe seven or eight plus assorted "companion" pieces - namely all the decent bits I can't use in the main stories. The genre is dark adult fantasy/romance with a good dose of erotica:) On of the companion pieces will be an erotic short.
The series is called "The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles."
My facebook page for anyone who doesn't know and cares is found on the link below.
http://www.facebook.com/DarkFantasyBe...
Sorry links are helpful:)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Light-Beyond-...
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Beyond-St...
Also available for print on demand via Lulu.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/alexandra-bu...
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