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

[UntreedReads]

Untreed Reads is pleased to announce that we've obtained the international publishing rights to Carolyn Crane's first two titles in her bestselling series The Disillusionists Trilogy. The series is available in print and US/Canada ebook distribution from Random House.

About Mind Games (Book 1):

Justine Jones has a secret. A hardcore hypochondriac, she's convinced a blood vessel is about to burst in her brain. Then, out of the blue, a startlingly handsome man named Packard peers into Justine's soul and invites her to join his private crime-fighting team. It's a once-in-a-lifetime deal. With a little of Packard's hands-on training, Justine can weaponize her neurosis, turning it outward on Midcity's worst criminals, and finally get the freedom from fear she's always craved. End of problem.

Or is it? In Midcity, a dashing police chief is fighting a unique breed of outlaw with more than human powers. And while Justine's first missions, including one against a nymphomaniac husband-killer, are thrilling successes, there is more to Packard than meets the eye. Soon, while battling her attraction to two very different men, Justine is plunging deeper into a world of wizardry, eroticism, and cosmic secrets. With Packard's help, Justine has freed herself from her madness-only to discover a reality more frightening than anyone's worst fears.

About Double Cross (Book 2):

Justine Jones lived her life as a fearful hypochondriac until she was lured into the web of a mysterious mastermind named Packard, who gifts her with extraordinary mental powers-dooming her to fight Midcity's shadowy war on paranormal crime in order to find the peace she so desperately craves.

But now serial killers with unheard-of skills are terrorizing the most powerful beings in Midcity, including mastermind Packard and his oldest friend and worst enemy, Midcity's new mayor, who has the ability to bend matter itself to his will.

As the body count grows, Justine faces a crisis of conscience as she tests the limits of her new powers and faces an impossible choice between two flawed but brilliant men-one on a journey of redemption, the other descending into a pit of moral depravity.

How to Purchase Mind Games and Double Cross:

Both titles are available for $4.99 each in The Untreed Reads Store (http://store.untreedreads.com/). You'll also find them at Amazon UK, Amazon Germany and virtually all ebook retailers outside of the US and Canada.

[crich70]

Sounds interesting though I imagine reviews might be uneven depending on if a person has the need for a particular ebook (for example if they don't smoke they probably won't find a ebook on stopping personally useful). That said I'd be interested in looking at them. Kindle is the most convenient format for me as looking at a computer screen for too long gives me eye strain and I've found that PDF's don't always read well on Kindle for some reason.

[UntreedReads]

About Season for Singing:

Mother’s Day is an unhappy time for Stella, who is approaching mid-life and is grieving the loss of her mother and her job. After reminiscing on the history of her larger-than-life mum, Stella looks to find the courage to believe her ‘season for singing’ has finally arrived. A work of short fiction from our Nibs literary line.

How to Purchase Season for Singing:

Season for Singing 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 Season for Singing 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.

[DrDln]

Originally Posted by Tome Keeper

Hi DrDln, I review non-fiction books and would be interested in reviewing a few of your titles, especially Science, Religion and Spirituality and Industrial Leaks and Air Pollution. I trained as a toxicologist, so the latter would be particularly interesting.
My blog can be viewed here : http://tomesofthesoul.blogspot.com/
Let me know if your interested.

Thanks for your interest. Please email with your email address as a private message.

I will send you the book as an attachment. Thanks.

[Stoneforger]

Since it's a shameless self-promotion, I'll repeat myself once again, but this time add more strange new facts. Except from the fact that my science fiction/fantasy novel "Forge of Stones" is available for free from Smashwords.com (http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/50974, coupon code HH32Y - I updated the relevant post - offer ends July 1st), the book is also available from Amazon US,UK and DE. If you do get it and read it, a simple like or even better a review would be much appreciated.

Thank you in advance. I hope you download and enjoy my novel.

[peterjmerrigan]

Shamelessly plugging my wares...

"The Camel Trail" by Peter J. Merrigan: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

I've now got two fantastic reviews on the UK Amazon site - one of which, I'll admit, is a friend (bless her little illiterate heart), but the other (the 4-star review) is from God-knows who. I will have his or her babies if I track them down! lol.

The novel is general fiction / thriller ("but with more depth" according to the reviewer!). I'm happy to give you guys a free review copy if you're interested. Click the Amazon links above to see the book's blurb

[DrDln]

Although it's shame-less self-promotion, but over promotion can often hurt rather than helping, IMO.

I understand that people have to know that your books exist. But they don't want to be bombarded all the time.

[Bconvisdmd]

Pandora’s Children Book 4: The Wretched Ones

Meet a man who learns the consequences of pretending to be what he isn’t by the very people he is impersonating (Stolen Honor, 10,000 words)

Meet a housewife who breaks her home's sewer system and discovers an unpleasant truth about her house (SM Services, 6,000 words)

Meet a rapist and murder who is offered a second chance at a new beginning by a mysterious man (Pandora's Children, 17,500 words)

If you’ve read the first three, pick this one up soon: The price will be going up to $1.99 in a month when I release the final volume, Speaking To The Dead.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0053GC3RE



Pandora’s Children: Dark Interludes

Don’t want to download from Smashwords? Dark Interludes is available on Amazon for the first time. Seven stories, 20,000 words, endless horror.

A child's playhouse that contains something it shouldn't (As Seen on Craig's List)
A thirty-year reunion between Vietnam Vets (For Don)
A horrific traffic accident (On the Curb)
An intersection in New Orleans that shouldn't exist (Four Corners)
A woodchipper (Woodchipper Blues)
An earthquake survivor trying to save his sanity (By the Skin of His Teeth)
A holiday grinch that gets what's coming to him (Naughty and Nice)

"Naughty and Nice" previously published in Suspense Magazine

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005347KBK

[GlennGThater]

The Gateway, Book 1 of my epic fantasy series Harbinger of Doom is now available for FREE from Amazon! See link below. Get yours while you can!

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
http://www.amazon.com/GATEWAY-Harbin.../dp/B0017H1LCQ

Book 2: The Fallen Angle
http://www.amazon.com/FALLEN-ANGLE-H.../dp/B0018G55BY

Book 3: Knight Eternal
http://www.amazon.com/Knight-Eternal.../dp/B002TG4NN8

Books 1 & 2 combined: Harbinger of Doom
http://www.amazon.com/HARBINGER-DOOM.../dp/B0017RHXAK


Glenn G. Thater
www.glenngthater.com

[Eric C]

Crack-Up is my self-published psychological thriller, now in the hands of nearly 20,000 readers. 44 reviews on Amazon USA (4.5 stars), 11 on Amazon UK (4.8 stars), and 3 on Smashwords (5.0 stars). Check the links to read the blurb:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HMCLFQ
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002HMCLFQ
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5363

[Bconvisdmd]

Dogs of War: A Ghost Story



“Some crimes are too terrible to go unpunished, no matter the cost”

A brutal, heart-wrenching tale of love, sacrifice and revenge

Dogs of War has earned several good reviews (2 five star and 1 four star) at the book’s Amazon page, which you can read if you click over that way. But the story has received good reviews from all around the web:

“A really original take on the ghost story. The dogs (esp. Molly) were fantastic characters in their own right, which went well with the theme of the narrator being along for the ride, there to assist sometimes but not truly interfere as the dogs complete their mission” - Stephanie Rabig, Smashwords

“Bradley Convissar's book Dogs of war is brilliant! The writing is breathtakingly precise and painful. A ghost story way up on the line with my personal favorite Stephen King books: Cujo and the Pet Sematary.” – Natalie Valentina, Goodreads

“I found myself comparing him to Stephen King, mainly because I have a hard time getting into his books, but once I do I am hooked. And it was this way with Dogs of War. I felt there was a lot of detail in the house that wasn’t necessary, honestly I didn’t need to know the colors of the sheet and bedding, but the tale of Molly and the ghosts that haunted her was riveting. I felt the horror that Gary felt when he allowed Molly out on the second ghostly visit and he witnessed her interaction with them. I was horrified when he made a ghastly discovery in the basement and understood Molly’s and the ghosts need for vengeance. It all led up to an ending that did have me hooked, unable to put my kindle down until the conclusion.” -Lisa McCourt Hollar, Jezri’s Nightmares (if you choose to read the full review, the error mentioned has been fixed)

If you are a fan a ghost stories and are looking for something a little different, pick up Dog’s of War.

If you’ve ever looked into your dog’s face and seen something human in their eyes, pick up Dog’s of War.

If the whole Michael Vick saga made you ill, made you feel like justice was not served, pick up Dog’s of War.

If you’re looking for good, old fashioned psychological horror free of zombies, viruses and vampires, pick up Dogs of War.

Only $.99

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SHNS0

[MikeConn]

If you like a laugh and you're not easily offended, you can download a copy of my novel - "Bad Faith" - for absolutely nothing between now and June 25. Just go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/13775 and use the promotional code JK44J. Any reviews would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy!

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by erinlale

My new sf series Punch is coming at the beginning of summer! 1 book will be published a month until the end of the year for a total of 7.

Ex-Marine Carla Punch travels to alien space to get over a fear of aliens and succeeds beyond her wildest nightmares.

The Punch series is part of the Time Yarns shared world science fiction transmedia universe. Time Yarns is still accepting submissions of short stories for the Time Yarns anthologies.

That sounds interesting. Please keep us informed, and link to it when it becomes available.

[Marioninyc]

Haven't been here in AGES. Just stopping by to tell you that my novella, The Death Trip is once again FREE on Smashwords. It's still 99 cents for now on Amazon, but I hope they'll change it soon.

It's a quick read, medical-techno-thriller that I hope reminds people a little more of Philip K. Dick than Michael Crichton, although either comparison is probably a stretch!

Meantime, my full-length novel, Loisaida -- A New York Story continues to be on sale at Amazon for 99 cents/71 pence. I raised the price back to $2.99, but Amazon kept it low. It's $2.99 on Smashwords.

Loisaida has gotten some great reviews in the past few weeks including at Big Al's Books and Pals.. It's a gritty story inspired by true events, set over twenty years ago in New York's Lower East Side/East Village, which is now one of the City's hottest and most upscale neighborhoods, but back then was flooded with drugs and real estate speculation. The mix proved fatal at times.

[bhartman36]

Hi, Everyone.

My short story, "Tuesday", is now available on Amazon and Smashwords.

Here's the description, from Amazon:

Dave Riggler is having a typical Tuesday. But as he rolls into work, everything changes. Because today is Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, and it looks like this may be the last Tuesday. Ever.

"Tuesday" is a window into one man's perspective of September 11th, as told from a seated position.

Have a look and let me know what you think!