"The Shameless Promotion and Endless Plug-Your-Novel Thread"

[Lucid_Dreamer]

“Now and then in the course of living a life, a person brushes up against something they can’t explain, something so far outside the norm that in a sane world it ought not exist. Enclosed here are thirteen stories about this unholy interaction of the Mundane and the world Beyond:

…And the Truth Shall Make You Free – A mysterious video wends its way through the digital world, leaving nothing but madness in destruction in its wake.

Plop! – Is it merely a dream? Or is it a horrific glimpse into Outer Darkness?

Beyond the Veil – A mysterious stranger and horrible sounds from the night give the briefest glimpse into the horrors of the Beyond.

Where the Darkest of Dark Things Dwell – Sometimes it isn’t the monster outside that gets you. Sometimes it’s the one inside.

Murphy’s Law – A modern day Frankenstein learns the price of hubris.

The Bite – Nothing can save you now. You’ve been bitten…

Benton’s Station -A sleepy little mining town conceals a horrible truth.

It Came At Midnight – The nighttime fancies of childhood sometimes turn out to be all too real.

Death At a Train Crossing – A paranormal enthusiast gets much more than he bargained for.

The Thing That Smiles – It lurks in the woods. Watching. Waiting.

Black Eyed Kids – An eccentric author receives a pair of strange visitors one rainy night.

The Spirit Box – A mysterious box reveals Everything…but for a price…

Pandemic Hysteria – A journalist learns the truth about a devastating plague that has swept the world.

There you have it. Thirteen stories to chill the blood. Thirteen stories that lay bear the strange reaches of our world and the dark ways beyond it.

Won’t you walk with me On Dark Paths?”

It’s available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords.

Smashwords is set up so you can download it as a PDF or view it on the web. And I was pleasantly surprised to find that Kindle can be downloaded to your PC for free (something I will definitely capitalize on myself.)

Thanks and I hope you enjoy!

[PamelaMary]

Big Al's review of THE LIVING IMAGE is on his blog today!

Here's part of it:



Description:

Fashion designer Sabrina Miller falls asleep at a tanning salon and wakes up face to face with her double. Sabrina names her Eve (for all the obvious reasons) and discovers she is a clone with enhancements. While sharing the same DNA, Eve is physically much sturdier and stronger. A computer implanted in her brain and loaded with Sabrina’s memories makes her smarter, at least in pure knowledge. Things get dicey for both when the CIA, KGB, and a Japanese businessman all decide they want the technology used to create Eve for their own uses.

Appraisal:

The Living Image, at its core, is a generic - but well executed - thriller. Multiple organizations want Eve, and the protagonist’s goal is to avoid any of them getting her. Unofficial ties between the organizations add complexity and dimension to the basic plot.

What makes the story unique is the development of the relationship between Sabrina and Eve along with the way Eve changes, becoming “more human,” as the story progresses. Imagine trying to understand why someone reacts to the world the way they do if you have no understanding of emotions and don’t experience them yourself. Put yourself in the place of Sabrina’s boyfriend Mark who suddenly has a person who looks like his girlfriend and shares all her memories. How would you react when you realize this interloper knows the details of all the intimate experiences you and your girlfriend have shared?

[Simon Wood]

Amazon has cut the price on a number of my thrillers to 99cents.

http://www.amazon.com/Simon-Wood/e/B0028OMCMK/

[GlennGThater]

Below is some info on my epic fantasy series, Harbinger of Doom. BTW - Book 1, The Gateway, won 3rd Best Fantasy Novel of 2009 in the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll.

Summary of Reader Reviews:

“...as good as any fantasy tale you will read, it honors the tradition, and adds to our lore a story so good, so well told, I hope it will be remembered forever.” --- Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands

“...fast paced and exciting with characters real enough to leap out of the pages...leaves the reader craving more.” --- Franz McLaren, author of Demon Drift and A Night of Dark Delicacies

“...Non-stop action that is written so well you can't stop reading it!” -- G.A. Endless, author of Issla: A Vampire Living in the 21st Century

“...The author paints each scene and battle so clearly that I felt I was in the middle of the action.” --- Mike Monahan, author of Barracuda.

“...The Gateway delivers straight up heroic fantasy with unapologetic hack and slash action.” -- Tracy Falbe, author of The Rys Chronicles

“...fast-paced, action-packed fantasy.” --- Debra Purdy Kong, author of Taxed to Death and Fatal Encryption

“...An adventure into magic and fantasy that pulls you in and does not let go...left me wanting more.”
--- R.M. Putnam, author of Destiny’s Warriors

“...the action never stops.” --- Susan McLeod, author of Soul and Shadow

Thater tells this tale “...in a voice as pretentious as Tolkein’s.” -- Dennis Batchelder, author of Soul Identity and Soul Intent.

“...an excellent foray into dark story adventure.” -- Jacamo Peterson, author of A Hard Place: A Sergeant's Tale, and Blademaster of Norda.

THE HARBINGER OF DOOM SAGA

The Harbinger of Doom saga centers around one Lord Angle Theta, an enigmatic warrior of unknown origins and mystical power. No mortal man is his match in battle. No sorcery can contain or confound him. No scholar or sage can outwit him. But for all his skills, he is but one of us; a man, a human, who shares our faults, our dreams, and our ambitions. He boldly strides across the land, fearless, peerless, and cloaked in mystery; all his will bent on righting such wrongs as he deems fit.

Until the day the Gateway opened and turned the world on its head. On that fateful day, Korrgonn came and washed away our dreams. And his outre' realms of chaos set their unholy mark upon our world and claimed it for their own.

Only Theta and his companions see the enemies aligning against us. Only they foresee our end coming -- the end of civilization, the end of the world of man. Only they can hope to turn the tide of madness and preserve all that we hold dear.

But no man, not even our greatest hero, can stand against the Lords of Chaos and the dark armies of Nifleheim at their command. Fiends that infiltrate unseen within our ranks, that tear down our temples and our traditions; that devour us from within, unseen, unknown, unheralded, and unopposed until the hour grows far too late.

Through the murk and mist that hangs before our eyes, one man only sees true. One man pierces the veil of magic that blinds us all and marks the world as it truly is, revealing secrets, secrets of Angle Theta, so horrifying as to shatter a man's mind and call into question the very nature of good and evil.
Join us now on our journey back to the days of high adventure.

Book 1: The Gateway (only .99 cents on Kindle)
[[ASIN:B0017H1LCQ THE GATEWAY (Harbinger of Doom Volume 1)]]

Book 2: The Fallen Angle
[[ASIN:B0018G55BY THE FALLEN ANGLE (Harbinger of Doom Volume 2)]]

Book 3: Knight Eternal
[[ASIN:B002TG4NN8 Knight Eternal (Harbinger of Doom Volume 3)]]

Books 1 & 2 combined: Harbinger of Doom
[[ASIN:B0017RHXAK HARBINGER OF DOOM (Harbinger of Doom, Volumes 1 and 2)]]

Book 4+ (forthcoming)

Glenn G. Thater
www.glenngthater.com

[pdurrant]

It's been a month or two, so I think it's time I mentioned it again:

The Treasure Hunter of Santiago

Napolean's armies are on the move over Spain and Portugal, looting and pillaging, but because of an unexpected forced retreat, the treasure must be cast aside to lighten the load..... or perhaps it can be buried, to be retrieved later, when the fortunes of war turn again?

The men who buried it are now dead, but one of them passed on the location of the treasure to a companion.... and the French armies never returned.

This is the story of the man who brought such a tale to a Spanish Government in desperate need of money, and obtained the support of the Minister of Finance for an expedition to retrieve the fortune buried by Napolean's retreating armies.

It examines carefully the origins of the treasure, and whether it's possible that, if it ever existed, it's still there.... waiting for someone to find it.

A fascinating tale of 19th Century Spain and Portugal, with an intriguing explanation for why the treasure hasn't been discovered.... yet.

Available in Hardback (£20), Paperback (£10), and as a special introductory offer, as a well-formatted, DRM-free, Kindle ebook for just $0.99/£0.74

For Kindle at Amazon UK: £0.74
For Kindle at Amazon US: $0.99

[Mel Comley]

Both my thrillers are still on offer for 99 cents and the third book in the series is due to be unleashed soon.

Here's the description for Impeding Justice. The main character has been likened to a female Jack Bauer or Jane Tennison from 'Prime Suspect'.

Detective Inspector Lorne Simpkins comes up against her long-time nemesis, The Unicorn. After leading Simpkins and her partner into a trap, in which Pete is killed, Lorne comes to the conclusion the criminal is obtaining insider information, enabling him to stay one step ahead of them.

Can Lorne uncover who the mole is before The Unicorn harms her daughter?

Hope you like it.

Mel ;-)

[joycedb]

Where Dreams are Born, is available in print or e-book.

After enduring traumatic childhoods, a single mom and a widower struggle to create a stable family life for their children despite those who would do them harm.

“There is a rather intriguing story involving a cast of characters that have very real problems. Life isn’t neat and predictable and neither is this story. DeBacco does a really good job of getting the reader invested in the outcome of this unusual pairing. Enjoy.” S. Wurman of Night Owl Reviews.

First two chapters on joycedebacco.com. Thanks for reading.

[Peter Salisbury]

Great shameless news!

Not only has my limerick book actually gone free for real in the US this time:
The First Completely Electronic And Robot Science Fiction Limerick Book

but also my very latest and newest book is out already:
The Old Store: A Science Fiction Anthology at Amazon US
The Old Store: A Science Fiction Anthology at smashwords
The Old Store: A Science Fiction Anthology at Amazon UK

Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the stories have been written as episodes. They are in a logical sequence but mostly are separate stories about the same people in the same place. They don't all join up like chapters in a novel, although some run on to the next. 54,000 words (equivalent to 74 paperback pages).

A couple of snippets:

'Like I said, I ain't no lady!' Nina held Snake's gun at arm's length, with the muzzle against the back of his head. She pulled back the hammer on the over-sized, chrome-plated revolver.
'Take it easy,' Snake said.
'Don't 'easy' me,' Nina said. 'You're the one making trouble.' The others saw from her face that she was in deadly earnest. 'Now move that truck, or your boss gets it.'
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Was Stink's plan just a bluff? Was he really trying to take over from Snake or was he playing a game to throw Nina off guard? While they were distracted, Nina moved again, so fast they didn't see it coming. She drew her own gun and pointed it straight at Stink.
Stink spat on the ground. 'Jeez, she's fast,' he said.
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[UntreedReads]

About Wasting Time:

With her beloved husband, Mark, terminally ill and under the care of the hospice, Sally struggles to maintain a normal life for their three children. Her days are spent working long hours to keep the roof over their heads and protecting them from the awful truth of just how ill their father really is. Opportunities to visit Mark are few and far between, coming only when time and money allow, making every one a moment to be savored.

On her latest visit, Sally is alarmed to see just how much Mark has deteriorated and vows to make the most of the time they have left. But, when the doctors tell her of a new miracle drug that will slow the progression of his illness, her hope is rekindled. Can love be stronger than medicine? A short story from our Candlelight literary romance line.

About Author Lorraine Sears:

Lorraine joined Untreed Reads publishing in 2010 with her flash fiction story A Daughter’s Love. She followed this up with the Thanksgiving flash story Pumpkin Lie. Her next story, Big Red, is slated for summer of 2011.

How to Purchase Wasting Time:

Wasting Time has a retail price of $1.50, and is available from The Untreed Reads Store (http://store.untreedreads.com)in EPUB, MOBI (Kindle), LIT (Microsoft Reader), PDF, PDB (Palm Reader), HTML and RB (Rocket eBook/Fictionwise Reader) formats.

You’ll also find Wasting Time at Amazon, BarnesAndNoble.com and OmniLit.com. It will soon be available at most of the great retailers listed on the right side of our site.

Not seeing it at your favorite retailer on our list? It will be there shortly! It sometimes may take our distributors a week or two from release to post the title.

Be sure to check out our complete catalog of titles by visiting the new OUR TITLES tab at the top of our homepage, or use our new easy-to-search features in the updated Untreed Reads Store.

All Untreed Reads titles are available for every platform and device, including the iPad, nook and Kindle. All titles are compatible with all reading applications. Title selection at individual retailers may vary depending on what they choose to carry.

[Steve Anderson]

There's a new interview with me at the first-rate Scene of the Crime blog. I get to keep company with major crime authors such as Philip Kerr (a favorite), Steve Berry, Kelli Stanley and Rebecca Cantrell among others:

http://jsydneyjones.wordpress.com/20...he-fog-of-war/

I also had an interview at Bab's Hightower's World of Book Reviews:

http://babs-worldofbooks.blogspot.co...-giveaway.html


Thanks!

Steve

[Native]

Give Spiritual Fiction a try. - Stories of the Yee-Haw Nation - a bumpkin fantasy. Regular $2.99 - Free coupon expires May 13th, 2011. Use coupon code FB69B

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/36485

[simonroyle]

Tag (Book One: The Zumar Chronicles)

In the wake of Arbitrator Jonah Oliver's interrogation of Jibril Muraz, a prisoner of UNPOL, his secure life disintegrates into one of lies, corruption, conspiracy and murder due to what he learns.

Jonah is thrown into a race against the clock to stop a plot designed to eliminate two-thirds of the population. The odds are stacked against him. He soon finds his past is not what he thought it was, those closest to him cannot be trusted, and what he's learned could get him, or worse, his loved ones, killed.

On 15 March 2110, 6.3 billion people will die at the hand of one man.

A man with a twisted vision, to make humans a better, more intelligent race.

From a world where personal privacy has been forsaken comes a tale of conspiracy, love and murder - and the bond shared by brothers.
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All the reviews can be found here.

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Tag is available at: Amazon US, Amazon UK, Smashwords, and B&N.

[joycedb]

Rubies and Other Gems - the Novel. Women's fiction with a time-travel twist. On sale now.

Seeking relief from her unhappy family life, a woman travels back in time only to discover she may have put her future happiness at risk.

Jaidis Shaw of Juniper Grove says, "Rubies and Other Gems is a wonderful treat for all women, especially those who know the stresses of married life. The characters are well written and the emotions will certainly tug at your heart-strings. If you are looking for a book that is an easy read, that will help take you away from the daily stresses, then grab your favorite drink, curl up in your favorite reading chair, and let your worries slip away as you share all of Lily's ups and downs on her road to self discovery.”

First two chapters on joycedebacco.com. Thanks for reading.

[Linda S. Prather]

Free Ebook - Food To Die Smiling For. If you like short stories, flash fiction and great recipes then download your FREE copy now.

http://www.smashwords.com/b/59740

[Andrew Ashling]

Five explicit adult gay stories at 99¢



These stories are fast food, ice creams, snacks. Right after eating them, you will feel hungry again. They have no nutritious value whatsoever, but I hope you'll find them tasty.

Ever thought about how it would be if you were in love with three persons at once? And all three were in love with you? And with each other? And you lived together? And you all were guys? Wouldn't it just be like a family? That is what Alan thinks...

Alan is a bit rude and he sees and has so much sex that he talks constantly about it, almost without realizing it. If male on male sex, graphic scenes or coarse language offend you, this is probably not for you.

Every chapter is a little story by itself, but in the same setting. Yet it is best to read them in sequence, as each story tells you something more about one or more of the characters.

The stories are just a collection of slices of life. As such there is no mystery, no specific ending to be reached. They're satire, spoofs, and not to be taken too seriously.

Naturally, I hope you enjoy them. If I can make you smile once or twice, I will consider my goal accomplished.

Hell, I'll settle for a raised eyebrow.


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You can read a sample chapter online on my own website.
You can buy the book in mobi, epub or pdf format here and on Amazon for Kindle.