The holidays are swiftly coming up.
A lot of you are writers. Writers with books out. Novels, comics, collections. Hell, we can even expand this to indie games, or Kickstarters, or whatever you want, long as it’s you writing it and it’s something that tells a story.
So, here’s your chance to promote that thing in the comments below.
Tell us about it! Tell us why we should check it out! Get excited.
(And don’t forget to give us a link to click. By the way, giving us links to click may hold your comment in administration for a short time. Do not panic! I’ll administer throughout the day.)
But, this promotion thing: it has rules.
First: keep it short. Like, one paragraph short. And not one of those paragraphs with the size and density of a brick. Keep it lean and mean — back cover copy. A hook in our mouth to drag us forth.
Second: you must also promote another book (or comic, or KS, or game, or whatever) by someone else. So, one of yours, one of someone else’s. Failure to do this may open you to a surly side-eye, straight-up mockery, or a trip right to the spam oubliette.
Comment section is open.
GET THE TO THE PROMO CANNONS.
Christiana says:
LOL! This is fantastic! Thanks, Chuck!
http://www.amazon.com/Somebody-Tell-Tillie-Witch-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B004XTS58I/
SOMEBODY TELL AUNT TILLIE SHE’S DEAD by Christiana Miller
A little magic can go a long way — to really screwing up a girl’s life!
Mara is having the worst month of her life. At least, that’s what her cards tell her and they’ve never been wrong. She’s evicted from her apartment, loses her job and is banned from Beverly Hills. So when the tarot cards predict her imminent demise, she uses a little magic to make her world right.
Suddenly, an aunt she’s never met dies, leaving Mara as her sole heir. But when Mara moves into her inherited home, she discovers Aunt Tillie never moved out. She’s still one pissed-off old lady, even post-mortem, and she blames Mara’s magical meddling for her death!
http://www.amazon.com/Candidates-Daughter-Catherine-Lea-ebook/dp/B00D3DDNJQ/
THE CANDIDATE’S DAUGHTER by Catherine Lea
The plan is simple: kidnap the daughter of Senate candidate Richard McClaine, take the money and run. Nobody gets hurt, the kid goes home alive.
Twenty-two-year-old car thief Kelsey Money thinks it’s the worst idea Matt and his drug-fueled brother have ever come up with. But Matt’s the planner. He’s the one Kelsey has always depended on.
Then she discovers the part of the plan she wasn’t told, that six-year-old Holly McClaine won’t be found alive. So Kelsey makes a decision. Saving Holly means betraying Matt. It’s a dangerous move. Especially when she realizes that Holly isn’t the only one who’s become expendable.
Across town, Elizabeth McClaine has no idea what her daughter was wearing when she disappeared. When Holly was born with Down syndrome and a cleft palate, Elizabeth placed her only child in the care of a nanny while she fought postpartum depression.
But when Holly is kidnapped and Elizabeth discovers the detective leading the hunt has already failed one kidnapped child, Elizabeth knows she cannot fail hers.
Now both women have twenty-four hours to find Holly. Because in twenty-five, she’ll be dead.
November 17, 2014 — 3:17 PM
Leigh K. Hunt says:
Awesomesauce opportunity – Thanks Chuck!
TIJUANA NIGHTS: Getting shot at was never on McKenna Carmichael’s bucket list, but then neither was being hunted by a Mexican Cartel.
After missing her flight, and then watching it blow up mid-air, Mack is stuck in Mexico and the only people she can trust are the ones that put her in this position in the first place.
River, Chase, and Gabriel offer Mack protection while they bring the El Diablo Cartel to its knees, and only by assisting them with yet another job will she gain the skills she needs to save her own life.
Her trip to Tijuana began as a simple game of distraction. Now it’s a game of survival.
Enter Mack’s world in this action packed thriller. This is an edgy and well-written, fast paced action thriller with plenty of tension. Tijuana Nights is the first stand-alone novel in The Nights Series, which blends action, humour, suspense, and romance. A definite must read for action and crime book lovers, The Nights Series will keep you on the edge of your seat with its plethora of thrills and kills.
http://goo.gl/BxW1Rv
And as for a recommendation…. There are just SO many out there that I have seriously enjoyed reading lately! I’m giving THREE recommendations here… because I just couldn’t pick one. Butterflies Wake was well written, and a very gripping read. Skin Deep is dark, thrilling, and a little bit of fun. And Night’s Favour – Well – what can I say? Seriously freaking cool.
BUTTERFLIES WAKE: An underground female mafia rights the wrongs of an unjust society in this gripping story of everyday women taking matters into their own hands where the justice system has failed. http://goo.gl/njKWdP
SKIN DEEP: Warning: Mature reader recommendation- this book contains violence & torture! http://goo.gl/fofHX8
NIGHT’S FAVOUR: Valentine’s an ordinary guy with ordinary problems. His boss is an asshole. He’s an alcoholic. And he’s getting that middle age spread just a bit too early. One night — the one night he can’t remember — changes everything. http://goo.gl/DQbJCE
November 17, 2014 — 3:20 PM
izanobu says:
I don’t really need to promote my own books, but I’d love to give a shout-out to a writer friend of mine who has a new release out. Hopefully I’m allowed to just promo someone else’s work?
It’s post-apocalyptic urban fantasy, which is like the best blend ever in my totally not humble opinion. Here’s the book description and link:
A CURSE OF WINGS by Kara Legend
Sometimes the truth can be the most terrible weapon of all…
Only a fool wouldn’t be afraid of the demonic fehin who’ve overrun the Earth, but Bliss Daluna has learned how to deal with the broken, sometimes terrifying, half-human, mostly demonic shifters and turn the situation to a profit.
Until the night all hell breaks loose when the fehin turn on her and a mysterious stranger saves her life. Gryffin walks through fire unscathed and wields fearsome magic with careless ease. But Bliss fears he’s like all the other men in this world—scarred by the terrible things he’s had to do to survive. Walking away from Gryffin is the smart thing to do, but she can’t forget him any more than she understands the magic between them.
Long ago, Gryffin failed to protect the woman who calls herself Bliss Daluna. He’s vowed he won’t fail her again, even if he has to break her heart to do so.
This novella opens a new paranormal romance/urban fantasy series that explores the relationship between Bliss and the mysterious warrior who loves her. The love scenes are fully realized and the risks Bliss and Gryffin face in a dangerous world are not for the faint of heart. Intended for readers 18+
link: http://www.amazon.com/Curse-Wings-Bliss-Daluna-Book-ebook/dp/B00PKVPEE6/
November 17, 2014 — 3:24 PM
susannefromsweden says:
Thank you for this opportunity! I’d like to present my own co-written Boston-Irish political suspense novel, Full Irish. http://www.amazon.com/Full-Irish-Pete-Morin-ebook/dp/B00PCTYIE8/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1416255684&sr=1-4&keywords=susanne+o%27leary
A Dublin reporter is on a mission to find the murderer of an honest politician and close friend. A Boston lawyer is hired to dig up dirt on a conniving Irish competitor.
When the two collide at a famous County Kerry castle and discover their mutual interests, the ensuing game plan is more Pink Panther than Hercule Poirot.
Full Irish marks the return of Paul Forté and his wife, Shannon, and the introduction of Finola McGee. In a sometimes madcap, sometimes dark adventure, Shannon lands a blow against lecherous politicians, McGee shows off her pole dancing prowess, an Anglo-Irish butler turns double-agent, and the zygomatic bone takes disproportionate abuse. But can the trio unravel the web of conspiracy stretching from the back corridors of Leinster House to the polished inner sanctum of the Massachusetts Senate?
Against the backdrop of the windswept west coast of Ireland and the watering holes of Dublin and Boston, Full Irish exposes a rivalry that goes to the very heart of politics.
And also the latest romantic comedy by Beth Orsoff: http://www.amazon.com/Game-Changer-Beth-Orsoff-ebook/dp/B00OO7AXO8/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1416255841&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=Beth+Orosoff
When it comes to relationships Samantha Haller has seen it all. As a top LA divorce attorney she knows love doesn’t last. On a rare night out at a Hollywood nightclub she isn’t looking for love, or even a relationship, but with the help of a spiked drink she may just let loose and have some fun for a change.
For sports agent extraordinaire Jake Jensen dating means sex, nothing more. That’s why his “relationships” last, on average, two weeks. As long as the women go away quietly and don’t make a scene, he’s fine with that. Finding a new one to take the former’s place is never a problem for a handsome, generous, eligible bachelor.
They both want sex with no attachment—what could possibly go wrong? They could fall in love . . .
November 17, 2014 — 3:25 PM
lisacle says:
I am having so much fun perusing all the items here. I sense some holiday shopping in my future!
Here’s my contribution to the mix:
Writing as LC Feeney – By the Queen’s Command, the Romance/High Fantasy novel I wrote during NaNoWriMo last year. The Amazon link is here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K41Z1J0.
Quick summary – Brenna Samuels is a healer and priestess of the Old Ways. Summoned by the Queen, she travels halfway across the kingdom to attend the King on his deathbed. Life at the castle is very different from life at the Abbey, however, and Brenna finds herself embroiled in the political machinations of the Grand Court. Then, of course, there is the mysterious guide she hires for the journey, Garan Lyons.
Writing as Gayle Yukon – Little Head, a very NSFW horror short story I wrote in response to a writing prompt from Stephen King. It contains violence, explicit language and a graphic rape scene. It may not be suitable for readers who are sensitive to those things. The Amazon link is here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GVLL24A.
Quick summary – When a man stops thinking with his big head and starts thinking with his little head, all thought and reason are lost. Little Head takes the classic tale of an abusive relationship and gives it a twist. What happens when the wife is the abuser and the husband is the victim? Richard and Jane have a relationship built on sex, but it’s about to come to a terrifyingly violent end.
A cool short story and author you should totally check out – Darkling, by Alexandre Stone http://www.amazon.com/Darkling-Alexandre-Stone-ebook/dp/B00GVJGOV8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1416256003&sr=8-3&keywords=Alexandre+stone
Quick summary – Who is he? Where did he come from? And why does everyone want him dead? The story of a darkling child and the powerful forces who want his hide. A dark tale of sorcery and salvation. You won’t want to miss it.
Finally, anything by Dayle A. Dermatis is a must-read! She has 100+ novels and short stories out, so your best bet is to visit her website (www.dayledermatis.com). You’re sure to find something there you like.
November 17, 2014 — 3:34 PM
Laylah says:
What perfect timing – today is release day for my debut novel!
Spoiled young aristocrat Colin Harwood has always enjoyed flirting with danger, but he’s always been able to retreat to safety—until bad decisions and a chance encounter plunge him into a world far more savage than his own. Gabriel is an urban legend, famous in the underworld for his unpredictability and violence. He’s also a believer fairy tales, and quick to decide to the handsome stranger who came to his aid must be good luck. With few other options remaining, Colin will need to keep his wits about him to learn to survive in Gabriel’s City. http://www.amazon.com/Gabriels-City-Laylah-Hunter/dp/162649164X/
And one by a friend, who self-published this completely lush fantasy:
For centuries in the Temple of Valnon, young men have paid a tremendous price to be chosen as Songbirds. Every twelve years, a new Lark and Thrush are castrated for their heavenly voices, but few men have ever been capable of claiming the title of Dove: the holy avatar of Saint Alveron himself. In the six hundred years since the Temple’s founding, Willim is only the third to buy the Evensong with his blood. A virtual prisoner of the Temple for the duration of his term, Willim pays little heed to anything but his duty to sing for Valnon. That all changes with the murder of the Songbirds’ loyal bodyguard and Willim’s rescue by Nicholas Grayson, a sell-sword who brings whispers of Temple scandal and ancient prophecy in his wake.
Plagued by ghosts and nightmares, betrayed by a fellow Temple Bird and forced into exile, Willim struggles to unravel the tangled history of his title in the hopes of understanding what it truly means to be Valnon’s Dove. With his friends scattered and Valnon poised on the brink of war, Willim’s only hope lies in summoning the ancient power of his saint: to Sing Down from Heaven a music that can fell an army in its tracks, or wipe a city from the surface of the earth. But the song of Saint Alveron is as unpredictable as it is powerful. Whether Willim’s Song will bring salvation for his city or the destruction of everything he holds dear, only Heaven knows. http://www.amazon.com/Evensongs-Heir-Songbirds-Valnon-Book-ebook/dp/B00CD7AW4M/
Read mine if you liked Swordspoint. Read hers if you liked Luck in the Shadows. 😉
November 17, 2014 — 3:50 PM
Samantha Bryant says:
Good Lord! I’m going to have to quit my job and start reading immediately.
November 17, 2014 — 4:20 PM
Ray Wenck says:
Random Survival
Ray Wenck
If the world as you know it ended today, how would you survive?
“Why am I special?” Mark wonders, when everyone begins to die around him. The only other survivors try to kill him, not wanting to share the available food and water. Mark is forced to fend for himself, hunting for and stockpiling his own supplies. But as water and food become scarce, Mark knows it will be a matter of time before the others start hunting him.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Random+Survival
Resurrecting Harry
Constance Phillips
Devastated by Harry Houdini’s unexpected death, his widow, Bess, clings to his promise to deliver a coded message from beyond the grave. She’s determined to provide the bridge for him to cross, just like she assisted him on the stage, even if that means befriending her husband’s sworn enemy.
In order to save the only woman he’s ever loved from self-destruction, Harry puts his afterlife on the line by entering a wager with purgatory’s keeper, who gives Harry a younger face and body, and a new name: Erich Welch. Even with Harry’s soul and memories, Erich feels out-of-place and disconnected from everything he once called his own.
Will Erich be able to help Bess recover from her loss and will any good come from resurrecting Harry?
http://www.amazon.com/Resurrecting-Harry-Constance-Phillips-ebook/dp/B00BLBKDDQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1416259040&sr=8-5&keywords=constance+phillips
November 17, 2014 — 4:24 PM
Wynne McLaughlin says:
Kindle Free Promo tomorrow, Tuesday November 18th, and again on Thursday, November 20th! Ten five star reviews on Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OW7AMFU
THE BONE FEUD
by Wynne McLaughlin
At the height of the American Wild West, two friends and scientific colleagues went to war. Each scrambled to out-wit and out-discover the other in a race to unearth the skeletal remains of dozens of previously undiscovered species of dinosaurs. What began with spying, bribery, and theft, quickly exploded into a bitter feud involving hired gunfighters, secret deals, and sticks of dynamite. Scientist-adventurers Edward Cope and O.C. Marsh inadvertently unleashed “dinosaur fever” across the globe, and their amazing discoveries became the subject of bidding wars by universities, museums, and even the great showman P.T. Barnum. Their story has never been told, until now.
THE BONE FEUD is an action-packed Wild West adventure based on real historic events.
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And, a great new urban fantasy, just $3.99 on Amazon.com! 5 stars!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MQ38D2Q
MIND OF THE BEAST
by Brian and Juliet Freyermuth
When a vampire asks Nick St. James to investigate his friend’s murder, the answer should have been easy, right? NO. Okay, not so easy. How do you say no to a friend like Felix?
Besides, with Thelma by his side, what could go wrong? She’s got that, umm … cute pink backpack of Voodoo magic. Of course it hurts that she manages to look good even when she accidentally conjures and gets possessed by a drunk loa. No, it won’t be at all distracting to have her along.
Since no good deed goes unpunished, a crazy man with starry eyes jumps out of the shadows at the victim’s apartment and pummels them. Their attacker doesn’t just beat them up but also infects them with some bad mojo that’s killing Thelma and making Nick angry … angrier.
If the trail to the suspect—the Green Man—is any indication, they’ll be killed before the poison finishes the job. The old gods are more dangerous than helpful. The Watchers—even the one who seems to have a brain—are always a hazard. And what’s with the all the minions? Who has minions anymore? Not to mention the rapid progression of the infection that quickly upgrades Nick’s condition to ‘blind-rage-filled.’
Why couldn’t Felix have just asked Nick to help him move?
November 17, 2014 — 4:27 PM
Wynne McLaughlin says:
And thank you, Chuck! Awesome idea!
November 17, 2014 — 4:32 PM
Tristan J Tarwater says:
Here’s the blurb for my graphic novel, SHAMSEE: A Fistful of Lunars
Shamsee’s a small time thief short on common sense. When he crosses The Blighter, a powerful gangster, Shamsee finds himself in debt and in trouble. While calling upon his resources and stumbling across luck both good and bad, the criminal underworld threatens to come out from under him. Business associates, old flames and new flings all want something from Shamsee, and he’s willing to give: for the right price. Songs are sung, jobs are blown and blood is spilled in the quest for A FISTFUL OF LUNARS.
A crime and comedy comic set in the same world as my fantasy series, The Valley of Ten Crescents. You can find it at http://www.shamseecomics.com, where it updates every Wednesday but you can buy the whole comic on
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shamsee-Fistful-Tristan-J-Tarwater/dp/0984008969/ref=sr_1_1
Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/shamsee
As far as other stuff that is awesome, Agents of the Realm is a magical girl webcomic put out by my friend Mildred. Mildred is a super talented writer and artist who puts out multiple pages of this action packed story a week. The tale of a group of young women, finding each other and coming into their powers as they band together to fight monsters!
Site: http://www.agentsoftherealm.com/
Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aotrcomic
Thanks for doing this!
November 17, 2014 — 4:53 PM
Marcus Richardson says:
Thanks for doing this, Chuck! Here’s my book:
http://www.amazon.com/Apache-Dawn-Book-Wildfire-Saga-ebook/dp/B00N3IK3P8/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=02R18JWMHZ1STPWZXJ1C
Blurb:
Ten years after the deadliest pandemic in human history, the same devastating strain of influenza strikes America without warning. One man holds the key to stopping the deadly outbreak in its tracks and the governments of the world–including his own–will stop at nothing to find him.
From Los Angeles, to Boston, to the Northern Rockies–follow Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and average Americans as they struggle to save America and themselves. Apache Dawn is the story of America’s fight for survival against a terrible virus, foreign invasion, and political intrigue.
Book recommendation:
The Plantagenets
http://www.amazon.com/Plantagenets-Warrior-Kings-Queens-England-ebook/dp/B008EKMBJG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1416261278&sr=1-1&keywords=the+plantagenets+by+dan+jones
blurb:
The first Plantagenet kings inherited a blood-soaked realm from the Normans and transformed it into an empire that stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this epic narrative history of courage, treachery, ambition, and deception, Dan Jones resurrects the unruly royal dynasty that preceded the Tudors. They produced England’s best and worst kings: Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice a queen and the most famous woman in Christendom; their son Richard the Lionheart, who fought Saladin in the Third Crusade; and his conniving brother King John, who was forced to grant his people new rights under the Magna Carta, the basis for our own bill of rights. Combining the latest academic research with a gift for storytelling, Jones vividly recreates the great battles of Bannockburn, Crécy, and Sluys and reveals how the maligned kings Edward II and Richard II met their downfalls. This is the era of chivalry and the Black Death, the Knights Templar, the founding of parliament, and the Hundred Years’ War, when England’s national identity was forged by the sword.
November 17, 2014 — 4:55 PM
Brooke Lynn says:
************ Intense, Emotionally Gripping and Life Changing……*********
“Raised by Strangers” by Brooke Lynn ; just released on November 1st, 2014
When I was just five years old, I was kidnapped and forced to live a life burdened with cruel and bizarre physical and emotional abuse. My will to survive, inspired by an invisible hope, helped me fight the demons and stay alive as I endured haunting experiences. Mine is a story of forbidden secrets driven by darkness and deception. First birthed into a marriage of teenage parents and their destructive relationship, I was later kidnapped, given away, and ultimately raised by strangers who tortured me. In a desperate attempt to escape my abuse and evil caretaker, I tried to murder her.
My life story will help others find the courage and strength for healing within themselves, to face their fears, forgive offenses, and live a life of freedom. People will learn their past doesn’t have to define them or forecast their future.
http://www.amazon.com/Raised-By-Strangers-Brooke-Lynn/dp/1611531284/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1414012161&sr=8-1-spell
“Crash the Chatterbox”: Hearing God’s Voice Above All Others by Steven Furtick
Crashing the chatterbox = Overpowering lies of insecurity, fear, condemnation, and discouragement with the promises of God.
“I used to think that someone who struggled with the kinds of weaknesses I deal with daily was useless to God. I felt so often like I was drowning in internal dialogue I couldn’t control. It had been the soundtrack of my life for as long as I could remember.
Yet everything changed when I began to realize God has given us the ability to choose the dialogue we believe and respond to. And once we learn how, we can switch from lies to truth as deliberately as we can choose the Beatles over Miley Cyrus on satellite radio.
This is the key to pressing ahead and doing God’s will anyway, even as you are bombarded with thoughts, feelings, and even facts about why you can’t do it.
I’m now awakening to the reality that we can access the power of God’s promises to constantly crash the system of our broken beliefs. I’m learning how to overpower the shouts of the Enemy by bending my ear to the whisper of God’s supernatural truths about my identity in Him and His strength in me.”
-STEVEN FURTICK, from Crash the Chatterbox
http://www.amazon.com/Crash-Chatterbox-Hearing-Voice-Others/dp/1601424566
November 17, 2014 — 5:12 PM
Grae Lily says:
Thanks! Promoting a book by Caddy Rowland http://www.amazon.com/House-Pleasure-Rowland-Psychological-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00J3HDOMW/ref=sr_1_7
Book 1 of There Was a House saga, a continuing psychological thriller about revenge and redemption.
Fueled by rage and disgust, Phoenix runs away from home. The situation there had become unbearable. In fact, things couldn’t get any worse.
But they do. Betrayed in New York by a boy who she thought was a new friend, she finds herself taken prisoner by a low-class pimp. Then, when she thinks she’s on her way to her first seedy trick, Phoenix winds up locked in a limo with no way out. She wakes up in an illegal brothel in New Orleans. Phoenix vows she will find a way to destroy Antoine, the owner of the brothel. Instead of being Antoine’s prostitute, she’ll become his lover, his confidante, and pretty soon, his manager. And then, when he least suspects it, she’ll bring the entire house down.
She better be damn good.
There will only be one chance.
And, my own novella:
http://www.amazon.com/Fools-Errand-Marked-Prey-Book-ebook/dp/B00O0GS10G/ref=sr_1_2
Criminology Professor, Emmy Moreno, built her reputation on being one of the most sought after criminology scholars in the United States, despite the brutal relationship she’d escaped not so long ago. When her troubled past finds her, she is forced back into the world of a sadistic animal, bent on victimizing her again. Rescued by an unlikely love interest, Emmy must withstand more than she could have ever imagined to live the life she’d always dreamed of having.
Happy Holidays!
November 17, 2014 — 5:13 PM
lornafaith says:
Love this… thanks Chuck 🙂
http://amzn.to/1yeNa0p
ANSWERING ANNAVETA by Lorna Faith
Annaveta Travotsky, a young girl in 1913 Russia, is poised at the dawn of womanhood.
Then, In the span of a few short weeks, Annaveta finds her world turned upside down. Prevailing over trauma, tragedy and loss she moves on, but the guilt and rejection she carries from past abusive relationships, cause her to struggle with feelings of unworthiness.
Her heart holds her back from receiving the love of the one man who longs to protect her.
As her past catches up with her, Annaveta flees to St.Petersburg, a place where she seeks safety. However, unrest in Russia makes the country ripe for an uprising, where terrorist groups like the Black Hand are flourishing. In the middle of this city filled with turmoil and rebellion, Annaveta and Alex discover a murderous plot devised by members of the Black Hand. Their lives are threatened by Terrorists and she faces an impossible choice.
http://amzn.to/1xyftKb
DAY OF THE VIKINGS. A THRILLER by J.F. Penn
A ritual murder on a remote island under the shifting skies of the aurora borealis. A staff of power that can summon Ragnarok, the Viking apocalypse.
** From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author J.F.Penn **
When Neo-Viking terrorists invade the British Museum in London to reclaim the staff of Skara Brae, ARKANE agent Dr. Morgan Sierra is trapped in the building along with hostages under mortal threat.
As the slaughter begins, Morgan works alongside psychic Blake Daniel to discern the past of the staff, dating back to islands invaded by the Vikings generations ago.
˃˃˃ Can Morgan and Blake uncover the truth before Ragnarok is unleashed, consuming all in its wake?
Loved this book! Excellent short Novella 🙂
Thanks so much Chuck – it’s been so fun to browse through the book links!
November 17, 2014 — 5:25 PM
Annie Howland says:
Wow. I just had my book go up on Amazon two days ago, so this is like, serenditpity or something. It’s a non-fiction, but don’t let that scare you away…it’s called “Hobo Annie Hits the Road” and is a compilation of all my travel journals (ten years, eight countries) in one book…(your eyes are wandering, aren’t they? But wait–I ate termites, for God’s sake. You MUST be interested.) Anyway, I like to think they’re a pleasant, funny, very intimate read. So, if you wanna travel along with a very scared to leave home but did it anyway traveler, check it out at: http://goo.gl/Da9qMc
AND my friend Ellie Ann has a book that I would definitely recommend you read before the sequel comes out. (There better be one, it’s a great story, sci-fi and a bit steampunky) It’s called The Silver Sickle and can be found here: http://goo.gl/875uVN
November 17, 2014 — 5:26 PM
Roland! says:
My book, Man on Top, is a weight loss lifestyle book, but it’s more like my story and philosophy put into action steps for you to follow. I was fat for my first 35 years, lost it all 12 years ago, and here I am actually living, teaching, and writing about fitness and nutrition as a 2nd career.
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Top-Lose-Control-Weight-ebook/dp/B00AMLL96G
I’m currently reading Sixth Cycle, which is my friend Carl Sinclair’s first published book, written with another friend, Darren Wearmouth. Both good chaps (I hope I’m using that right) and great writers. I expect more great work from each of them.
Sixth Cycle is post apocalyptic at it’s finest! There hasn’t been a good ‘astronaut lands on earth to find that it’s all be destroyed’ since Planet of the Apes!
http://www.amazon.com/Sixth-Cycle-Darren-Wearmouth-ebook/dp/B00NVKD9OU
November 17, 2014 — 5:28 PM
soulfulbard says:
So awesome, thank you!
A GIRL AND HER MONSTER (Rune Breaker #1)
Taylin is a freshly escaped slave. Both fortunately and unfortunately, she just stumbled across Ru Brakar, an ancient evil wizard who is bound by spells to serve anyone who finds him.
Although she doesn’t want a treat anyone like a slave, she’s going to have to learn to work with him if they’re going to survive being thrust into the World of Ere, a place where magic and technology have collided into a genre we like to call Dungeon Punk.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088Q10FW
And I’d like to plug my friend’s awesome book:
THE STEAMPUNK by JA Childress
His Blurb: At sixteen, all Yulo wants is time spent with his surrogate family, and a place to work on his inventions (and not have them explode or destroy the barn…again). Those things and more were lost when the Empire took over. Now even the most simple wants, like going a day without being treated like an animal or spat on by Imperial foreigners, prove too much to hope for.
When Yulo’s adoptive father becomes addicted to a substance known as the Inner Light, a deadly, hallucinogenic drug that is decimating the lower classes and wiping out entire families, it seems that his one source of sanctuary may be destroyed along with everything else. Worse, Yulo discovers that those responsible for the drug sit in the highest positions of power, protected by magic-wielding crooks, otherworldly demons, and the might of the Imperial Legion.
Putting all of his engineering and mechanical knowledge to use, Yulo constructs a powerful clockwork and magic-powered suit of armor to combat the Empire’s corrupt servants. To complicate matters, he must keep his new secret identity and vigilantism from his best friend and relatives, and still make time for school, all while trying to find a cure for the Inner Light. Because if he can’t find one, he may lose what’s left of his family and his home.
But what you need to know: STEAMPUNK SUPERHERO!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0091HXU8C/
November 17, 2014 — 5:30 PM
gbbyrne says:
This is for NINE PLANETS, by Greg Byrne.
Peter Blackwell wakes from a coma into a world he doesn’t recognise or understand, where hopelessness prevails and suicide is normal. Without memory or identity, all he has are nine random images. Nine planets.Eight he can see although he does not understand them, but the impenetrable ninth is the secret that two opposing and hidden brotherhoods have been searching for for nearly two millennia. In a time-hidden parallel reality on the edges of our visible world, pursued and betrayed, Blackwell has twelve days to unlock his ninth planet and prevent terminal worldwide suicide. And his only ally is a manic assassin sent out to extract the secret and kill him.
Nine Planets is Jason Bourne meets Bethlehem, a miraculous thriller, the most unusual book you’ll ever read this Christmas.
Available at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00N9NWCYC
I’d also like to give a shout out to LEX TALIONIS, by Rhonda Garcia, a cracker of a sci fi debut, starred by Publishers Weekly and well worth a read!
November 17, 2014 — 5:48 PM
Roslyn Woods says:
Thanks for doing this, Chuck!
THE MURDER MOTIF by Roslyn Woods (Michelle Hodge Series book 1) http://www.amzn.com/B00NYISCY6
When Shell Hodge moves to Austin, she is ready to start a new life as a single woman with her focus squarely on her art career. After reuniting with her best friend Margie and renting a house from Margie’s older brother Dean, Shell believes life will be as uncomplicated as moving in and getting back to her painting. But Margie’s older brother is distractingly handsome, and he has a charming dog that wins her heart. More importantly, a murder charge is looming over Dean, and trying to find the real killer is drawing Shell into a world of intrigue and danger.
My recommendation: KNIFE SKILLS by Julie Adler
http://www.amzn.com/B00PFWEOHI
If you enjoy a cozy culinary mystery, put this one at the top of your list! I love this book by Julie Adler. It appears to be her first novel, but she has the voice of someone quite knowledgeable in the world of culinary arts, and I enjoyed this book more than any I’ve read in this genre for some time. This book has a great mystery, wonderful characters, lots of humor, and a touch of romance.
November 17, 2014 — 5:57 PM
Vickie Knob says:
I just published my first children’s book! I’m so excited for everyone to read it. It’s middle grade fantasy, but I think it’s for everyone 9 and up http://www.amazon.com/Constant-Buzzing-My-Ear/dp/1502731347/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416265256&sr=1-1&keywords=a+constant+buzzing+in+my+ear Logan Cross is no hero. In fact, he’s your typical 12 year old kid, with some pretty big problems. When he runs away from his family’s cabin into the Colorado wilderness, he runs straight into more trouble. He finds some extremely crazy things waiting for him. Including some weird new friends who help him figure out what’s most important in life. Follow Logan on this fantastic adventure in A Constant Buzzing In My Ear, an amazing middle grade fantasy
November 17, 2014 — 6:05 PM
Steven Paul Leiva says:
Thanks for this opportunity, Chuck.
My book:
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Pretty-Steven-Paul-Leiva/dp/product-description/1937530418/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
BLOOD IS PRETTY: THE FIRST FIXXER ADVENTURE by Steven Paul Leiva
Meet the Fixxer – with wit and aplomb he works the fruitful fields of Hollywood fixing the sins and correcting the stupidities of the denizens therein. In Blood is Pretty he comes to the rescue of “the most beautiful woman I have ever seen” to extricate her from the grip of the soul-sucking sexual desires of a producer born in slime. And HE takes on the task of buying off–with money and muscle–a film geek who won’t cooperate with a director of minuscule talent who simply wants to claim “V”–the geek’s “Holy Grail” of a film treatment–as his own.
When the film geek is discovered dismembered in a pool of blood, the Fixxer is compelled to know why, and finds worlds of evil–both real and virtual–centering around a computer program called Veritas.
With the aid of Roee, his colleague and chef who can kill quickly and silently in several different ways; the Captain, officially with the Los Angeles Police Department, unofficially with the Fixxer; Petey, extraordinarily brilliant and comically strange; and “the most beautiful woman I have ever seen,” the Fixxer goes forth to do battle.
And
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Things-O-C-L-T-Melissa-Scott/dp/1937530035/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
LOST THINGS by Melissa Scott and Jo Graham
In 1929 archaeologists began draining Lake Nemi in search of the mysterious ships that have been glimpsed beneath its waters since the reign of Claudius. What they awakened had been drowned for two thousand years. For a very good reason. Veteran aviator Lewis Segura has been drifting since the Great War ended, fetched up at last at the small company run by fellow veterans and pilots Alma Gilchrist and Mitchell Sorley, assisted by their old friend Dr. Jerry Ballard, an archeologist who lost his career when he lost part of his leg. It’s a living, and if it’s not quite what any of them had dreamed of, it’s better than much that they’ve already survived. But Lewis has always dreamed true, and what he sees in his dreams will take them on a dangerous chase from Hollywood to New York to an airship over the Atlantic, and finally to the Groves of Diana Herself…. The world is full of lost treasures. Some of them are better off not found.
November 17, 2014 — 6:15 PM
Robert Dahlen says:
My book: The first novel in the Monkey Queen comic adventure series, Of Introductions And Abductions. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NAKJUG2
“How would you like to help me save the world?” That was not a phrase that Beth McGill, college student and geek girl, had ever expected to hear, even on a Friday. But when Michiko, the teenage hero called the Monkey Queen, rescues Beth from an ogre, her life gets turned upside down. And when a mutual friend is kidnapped, Michiko and Beth will have to deal with faeries, hobgoblins, a ravenous troll and a sarcastic guinea pig to find him…and the dark masterminds behind the abduction. It’ll be a weekend they’ll never forget…if they survive to see Monday morning.
And my recommendation is Kate Danley’s Maggie For Hire, the first book in the Maggie MacKay series. Urban fantasy with lots of action and a great sense of humor. You’ll never look at elves the same way again! http://www.amazon.com/Maggie-Hire-MacKay-Magical-Tracker-ebook/dp/B005MZ1F8E
November 17, 2014 — 6:19 PM
Karen Faris says:
What a great idea! Thank you for the chance to highlight books that might otherwise slip through the cracks. (Having said that, blurbs are not my specialty and I guarantee that the actual book is better than anything I can say about it!)
First my promo author is Jenn Lyons because she and her book Blood Chimera are fabulous and I absolutely want people to read her story. http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Chimera-Volume-Jenn-Lyons/dp/0692249184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412863398&sr=8-1&keywords=blood+chimera
This is one of those stories where you pick up the book and find yourself hiding out under the covers and avoiding phone calls in order to keep reading! A paranormal tale that defies expectations, it is filled with creature after strange paranormal creature caught in a war we, and often they, don’t seem to understand. With boiled down noir prose, Lyons delivers her world through the eyes of Jackson, a newbie creature with a keen sense of smell. There is surprise after surprise in this novel and they aren’t over yet because book 2 Blood Sin was just released. It’s on my Christmas list. http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sin-Chimera-Book-ebook/dp/B00NXGIQFE
And now for something completely different, Grumbles The Novel http://www.amazon.com/Grumbles-Trilogy-Book-One-Three-ebook/dp/B00P46BJKK. A serious comedy, these books take you to the world of Pret-A-Porter where The Weatherman has gone and done what no politician has ever done before and fulfilled an election promise. With the world 72 & sunny, forever and always, our secret op agent Pettie Grumbles with her side kick Toga, the ten or eleven or thirteen year old boy, must foil the man who brings fries to the masses and guarantees them an easy life of processed food and eighties big hair songs. Pettie’s mission is to make it snow and maybe locate her missing boyfriend while she’s at it. Comedy interacts with food politics, pirates, politicians, environmental quagmires and social justice to produce a one of a kind world that will leave you laughing. Or crying. Or wishing that the world wasn’t quite so greasy.
November 17, 2014 — 6:21 PM
Jenn Lyons says:
Karen! You wonderful woman!
Let me second that you should definitely read Karen’s Grumbles series. It’s weird, odd, witty, and VERY off-beat.
And let me describe the Grumbles series for you, because it’s simple:
The Grumbles Trilogy is a James Bond novel if the main character was female, the world was a GMO-infused environmental hell, and Terry Gilliam was tapped to make the movie adaptation.
*drops mic*
*walks away*
Wait, let me come back and share one more:
I’m also going to call out another book, which I’m all kinds of biased about (because it was written by my husband.)
http://www.amazon.com/Operation-Rabbit-Hole-Ironhands-Book-ebook/dp/B00I0XQF5I
Operation: Rabbit Hole by Mike Lyons chronicles the adventures of a special forces team who discover that literary worlds — or at least the fantastic world described by Lewis Carroll — really exist (and are really dangerous) when they are sent to rescue the kidnapped daughter of an American ambassador.
Their training may have prepared them for hot zones around the world, but it never prepared them for Wonderland.
It’s kind of Stargate meets well, Alice in Wonderland.
November 18, 2014 — 10:43 AM
hclick2014 says:
Here’s one of mine:
THE BAD BOX
Sarah Temple hopes to find a bit of peace and quiet when she leaves her abusive boyfriend, but instead she finds a world of horror. It’s bad enough that a sadistic serial killer and another maniac are both trying to murder her, but what’s worse is the mysterious Solitary One who controls both of them, a malevolent entity that the serial killer describes as a living darkness, a man and yet not a man, something that’s alive and yet not alive, something that wants to appall the world.
Trying to flee from the two killers, Sarah finds herself running deeper and deeper into a deadly supernatural trap, a place where people are buried alive, where ghastly apparitions mutter in the dark, where demented killers prowl, where a crumbling haunted house can drive its victims mad with terror, and where something buried for a very long time may walk again.
http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Box-Harvey-Click-ebook/dp/B00DLIIBLI
And here’s one by John Monk:
KICK
Dan Jenkins returns from death for a chance to live again.
The stolen bodies of killers are his rides:
…an enforcer for the Howlers Motorcycle Club, a violent criminal organization in Memphis spilling mayhem into the lives of innocent people.
…a deranged killer in the desert racking up a body count one young woman at a time.
…a twenty-something junkie in Florida, part of a three person team of sociopaths terrorizing a beach community.
Before he’s kicked out, Dan needs to stop his hosts from hurting anyone else. It’s one of the rules if he wants more rides. More rides means more movies and fishing trips, and more of those little apple pies they sell at gas stations and convenience stores, because they’re just that good.
For a dead guy, it’s a pretty good gig…until someone changes the rules.
http://www.amazon.com/Kick-Jenkins-Cycle-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00DSPPTA0
November 17, 2014 — 6:28 PM
roelke says:
I have a story in the Kindle Scout program. If it gets enough votes, Amazon’s publishing arm might bring it out. It’s a science fiction mystery about a private eye in space with some memory issues, a dark past, and a dangerous young ship captain who desperately needs his help…if she doesn’t end up killing him first. There’s also a bunch of stuff about robots and shit.
https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/34HOSPG16WAL7
For my recommendation, I’d like to offer my favorite hard-boiled detective novel with a robot as the hero, of course: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013FSJWC/ The Automatic Detective, by A. Lee Martinez.
(Is anyone else still miserable that he’s not going to make this into a series??)
November 17, 2014 — 6:44 PM
Stan Morris says:
48 teenagers are trapped at a camp in the Sierra Nevada Mountains by a mysterious brown fog covering the Earth below. Where will they live when winter arrives? What will they eat? How will they defend their camp from others? How does a gang become a tribe and then a community?
A free book.
http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-the-Fog-ebook/dp/B001V9KG4E/
The High Duties of Pacia by Boy Craton
I’m about three fourth of the way through this book, and it is turning into a rare gem with a rich world, delightful characters, and hideous villains.
http://www.amazon.com/The-High-Duties-Pacia-Complete-ebook/dp/B00HNDDZMC
November 17, 2014 — 6:45 PM
Lisa Oliver says:
Not sure I would have much of an audience here, but hey, you never know. I write gay romances with wolf shifters, so if you are keen check out my short blurb below and one from my favorite author.
The Reluctant Wolf – Kane never thought he would find a mate, but when he does, Shawn has something to hide. While hunters are looking to kill the man he is destined to be with for life, Kane also has to help Shawn come to terms with who he really is. Available on Amazon and AllRomanceebooks – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IND9DJA
One of my favorite MM authors is Stormy Glenn – in her book Man to Man which is part of the Wolf Creek Pack series (Book 3) two previously straight men, with family expectations, find that their mates – not sure how anything works, they muddle through and it is a truly funny and great story. But then I haven’t read anything from Stormy Glenn I didn’t like 🙂
November 17, 2014 — 6:50 PM
epbeaumont says:
MY BOOK:
TALES FROM THE INHABITED WORLDS
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Inhabited-Worlds-Collected-Universe-ebook/dp/B00LXO1FQ0
Welcome to the complex landscape of the Inhabited Worlds. Survivors of a failed terraforming project have developed a brilliant culture organized around music, dance, and safety. An immortal dictator rules a fortress planet. Sentient starships dance in space. Aristocratic clans vie for control of the Mother of Worlds. Rumored space pirates lurk at the margins. Three different cultures stand on the brink of catastrophic change, in these nine tales of politics, family relationships, star-crossed love, space battle, and would-be empire.
This collection of multicultural science-fiction stories introduces the world and characters of E. P. Beaumont’s forthcoming Ship’s Heart Trilogy. The prelude (stories ‘Headspace,’ ‘Bad Parents,’ and ‘Poetics’) were created in response to Terribleminds Flash Fiction challenges.
BOOKS YOU MUST BUY AND NOM NOM NOM AND COME SQUEE WITH ME ABOUT
Nothing I love more than bodacious younguns taking names in the post-apocalypse. So here we have two amazing examples, because I could not choose between them any more than I can choose between my nephew and my niece.
KILLER OF ENEMIES by Joseph Bruchac
https://www.leeandlow.com/books/2832
Lozen is a teenage superhero who’s taken on a gig as a monster-killer for the evil overlords of a survivalist compound, while plotting to free her family who are being held hostage. Set in Apache country, this story is deeply rooted in landscape and traditional lore. Or as I put it when (as now) I’m seriously selling you this book: Post-apocalyptic Apache steampunk! With MONSTERS! And the sweetest young ROMANCE you’ll ever read! And a BIBLIOGRAPHY so you can read more about Apache history and culture! Also, if you are a word monkey of any description, you seriously need to read everything Joseph Bruchac has written, because he is a master storyteller with millennia of tales behind him, and you will learn things about the telling of Thrilling Tales. Ignore the label that says ‘for kids.’
If you are interested in awesome books to read yourself or give to the young readers in your immediate circle, check out the Lee & Low website. They are doing what publishers are supposed to do: collecting awesome books by equally awesome authors, so that when you finish one, you know where to go for your next story fix.
PANTHER IN THE HIVE by Oliva A. Cole
http://www.amazon.com/Panther-Hive-Olivia-Cole-ebook/dp/B00JHRYTJ0
Call this one the Zombie Apocalypse of the One Percent, with the rest of us left to fend for ourselves against mindless killers in upscale duds. This story opens in Chicago a few days after things have gone to hell, with protagonist Tasha figuring out the landscape, learning survival skills on the fly, and chasing a long-shot chance that takes her on a perilous quest on foot from the North Side to the South Side. I lived in Chicago and have walked parts of the route in the story, but never with zombies chasing me.
My detailed review on Amazon (“Not Your Daddy’s Zombie Apocalypse”)
http://www.amazon.com/review/RADYYQS1IWZCF/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00JHRYTJ0&nodeID=283155&store=books
November 17, 2014 — 6:51 PM
Noah Mullette-Gillman says:
Farther Than We Dreamed Book One: The Secrets of the Universe
The Universe is impossibly vast.
Even with warp drive, teleportation, & worm holes,
There are places you could never go.
But you could broadcast a signal out across forever,
You could tell the distant molecules and atoms to create new people on the other side
And send them off exploring…..
Charlie Daemon was a late 21st century rock n roll star.
One day he was ripped out of his life, away from the woman he loved, and woke up in the far future, the captain of a spaceship/moon on the other side of the cosmos. His crew is made up of twelve of the greatest artists, scientists, and leaders of the next eight hundred years: The doctor who invented the Martian race, the Queen of the British Corporation, a Chinese cyborg-warlord, an eight foot tall Australian Aborigine, a post-human physicist covered in white fur.
Together they must understand why they are there, explore the galaxies, explore reality, and come to grips with the results of lives they don’t even remember living.
Read this book and ride a radio wave out past the other side of forever.
Read this book and The Secrets of the Universe will be revealed to you.
508 pages. 103,000 words. This volume contains episodes 1-4 of the Farther Than We Dreamed saga: Clay, Waves, Crystal, and Cosmic Shag.
http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Universe-Farther-Than-Dreamed-ebook/dp/B00O3TTEJ2/ref=la_B003U1MCWU_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416265179&sr=1-10
and
Four men.
Four Days.
For the fight of their lives.
It was just a walk in the desert to a place 100, 000 years in the past.
They thought they knew what to expect but they were wrong.
Now a team of scientists is trapped in a world they were not prepared
for and can never return from.
Their only hope lies in quartet of former US Army Rangers willing to
travel to prehistoric Nevada and face unknown horrors and impossible
odds bring them home from Bad Times.
New York Times bestselling author Chuck Dixon presents the first in a new original science fiction series featuring the kind of action, breakneck pacing and suspense that millions of readers around the world have come to expect.
Following up on his Kindle sensation series of SEAL Team 6 books, Chuck creates a new cast of characters and a new universe of adventure starting here with Cannibal Gold.
http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Gold-Bad-Times-Book-ebook/dp/B00F4DHLQE/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1416268321&sr=1-3&keywords=chuck+dixon+bad+times
November 17, 2014 — 6:52 PM
Thomm Quackenbush says:
Get ready for the third, best, and most standalone of the Night’s Dream series, ARTIFICIAL GODS by Thomm Quackenbush:
http://goo.gl/rwVPpB
Jasmine Woods knew a few things for certain: she was owed a break before her senior year of college; her younger sister Chrys was an enormous pain; and Pine Bush, her home, was a boring town. On her first night of summer break, she sees a UFO. Soon, she is pestered by discomfiting Men in Black, who want her to destroy a photo she never took. The Woods sisters have to uncover the connections between the objects in the sky, the MIB pouring into their town, and the local abduction support group before a paranormal conspiracy can sacrifice their town and the sisters’ sanity.
And, a book I didn’t write, Song of Simon by CA Sanders:
http://goo.gl/PpJGB3
Life was never sweet for Simon. He lived in suburban New York, dodging high school bullies and strumming his guitar. Things were about to get much worse. Simon is drawn into the land of Algavar, where High Priestess Teretha has imprisoned their god in amber. He falls into a holy war led by Ilyana, a renegade priestess who claims to be the Messiah. Simon agrees to accompany Ilyana on a quest to kill Teretha, and he sinks hip deep into the violence and despair that permeate Algavar. Will Simon become the hero Ilyana believes he is, or will he lose his soul in a bloody world so different from his own?
November 17, 2014 — 7:04 PM
smkay70 says:
So many books to check out! My to-be-read list is already long enough! I will be checking back here for future reference. Chuck you are awesome. You do so much for writers! One day I will have something to add to this list. : )
November 17, 2014 — 7:06 PM
DebE says:
I’d be a dummy not to, wouldn’t I? So, here goes…
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DJE8NSK/
Llew has a gift. Her body heals itself from any injury – but at a cost to anyone nearby.
Healer’s Touch (by me) is a fast-paced mix of fantasy, steampunk and Wild West adventure – and even a dash of romance!
and…
http://www.amazon.com/Search-Gods-Heroes-Children-Nalowyn-ebook/dp/B00KZ6DHZY/
Buried in the scriptures of Ibea lies a story of rivalry, betrayal, stolen love, and the bitter division of the gods into two factions. This rift forced the lesser deities to pledge their divine loyalty either to the shining Eternal Kingdom or the darkness of the Underworld. In Search of Gods and Heroes (by Sammy HK Smith), Book One of Children of Nalowyn, is a true epic of sweeping proportions which becomes progressively darker as the baser side of human nature is explored, the failings and ambitions of the gods is revealed, and lines between sensuality and sadism, love and lust are blurred.
November 17, 2014 — 7:07 PM
Victoria Champion says:
First up for promotion is my zombie novel, a story which focuses on the emotional struggles of a cast of characters who find themselves faced with horrifying situations.
ZOMBIE FLOOD: DISASTER OF THE DEAD
http://amzn.to/1vWiynm
A storm of undead is coming to the Louisiana swamps.
In the churning fury of the strong winds and rain of a natural disaster, an unnatural contagion is born. The sickness is carried within the storm surge’s relentlessly advancing tide.
As the first wall of the hurricane assaults the lush swampland, humans and innocent creatures are infected. Their resultant mutation brings with it an insatiable and shocking hunger. The savage herd of monstrosities goes in search of food.
Guided by one-hundred and thirteen mile-per-hour winds at their backs, the gruesome horde slogs towards a small rural town known for its alligator tours.
Stranded by the flooding in Lustre Perle, federal agents fight alongside local Cajuns against the horrifying and deadly invasion, and although they are from different worlds, they must overcome their prejudices, fears, and distrust and rely on each other if they are to survive.
As for other authors’ books, I have read a lot of zombie fiction. I recently read and recommend Rhiannon Frater’s AS THE WORLD DIES http://amzn.to/1vlcofZ
Character-driven fiction with plenty of action, it’s entertaining and fun. I devoured the first two and am anticipating reading the third book in the trilogy.
Here’s an excerpt of her blurb:
“The morning that the world ends, Katie is getting ready for court and housewife Jenni is taking care of her family. Less than two hours later, they are fleeing for their lives from a zombie horde. … Fast-paced and exciting, filled with characters who grab your heart, The First Days: As the World Dies is the beginning of a frightening trilogy.”
Thank you, Chuck for the signal boost.
November 17, 2014 — 7:28 PM
William Massa says:
Sounds like a great idea!
http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Light-William-Massa-ebook/dp/B00G52LXN0
FEAR THE LIGHT by William Massa
WHO MURDERED DRACULA?
Over the centuries, many had tried to kill the Count. All had failed. Until now…
Eight vampires — all the spawn of Dracula — gather at their master’s estate to solve the mystery of his murder. But as a new day dawns, a voice cries out and another creature of the night is slain. Trapped, the sun burning bright outside, the apex predators realize they have met their match – a diabolical killer who plans on picking them off one by one.
A THRILLER WHERE THE VAMPIRES ARE THE VICTIMS.
November 17, 2014 — 7:36 PM
andreaspeed says:
Right now, my gay mystery/urban fantasy story, Infected: Prey, is just .99 cents on Amazon!
In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.
The murder of a former cop draws Roan into an odd case where an unidentifiable species of cat appears to be showing an unusual level of intelligence. He juggles that with trying to find a missing teenage boy, who, unbeknownst to his parents, was “cat” obsessed. And when someone is brutally murdering infecteds, Eli Winters, leader of the Church of the Divine Transformation, hires Roan to find the killer before he closes in on Eli.
Working the crimes will lead Roan through a maze of hate, personal grudges, and mortal danger. With help from his tiger-strain infected partner, Paris Lehane, he does his best to survive in a world that hates and fears their kind… and occasionally worships them. http://www.amazon.com/Infected-Prey-Andrea-Speed-ebook/dp/B00NJRJZGG/ref=zg_bs_7130633011_1
And may I signal boost the fabulous Maplecroft: The Borden Dispatches by Cherie Priest? It’s a great mash up of the Lizzie Borden tale and the Cthulhu mythos, with Lizzie as our last defense against a mysterious threat from the sea. It’s a slow builder, but one of my favorite reads of the year. http://www.amazon.com/Maplecroft-Borden-Dispatches-Cherie-Priest-ebook/dp/B00IOE3NMG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1416271425&sr=1-1&keywords=maplecroft
November 17, 2014 — 7:45 PM
Mark says:
Here is our latest book, which is the third volume in our Twisted Flash Fiction series:
http://Go2Azon.com/g/B00O5982Y8-FLASHFICTION
(This is not an affiliate link, in case you were wondering. (It merely lets us track clicks.)
Twisted Flash Fiction (Volume 3) contains 10 x 500-word short stories, each of which has a surprise twist at the end.
Titles include “Scarified To Death”, “Crypt Tick”, “Whatever Sickles Your Fancy”, and my personal favourite, “Trick Or Treat”.
As for someone else’s book, then I would have to go with my all-time favourite, “The Dice Man” by Luke Rhinehart:
http://www.amazon.com/Dice-Man-Luke-Rhinehart/dp/0879518642/
While the book does contain a lot of sex, it’s not erotica per se – I love it because of the premise and because it resonates with me.
November 17, 2014 — 7:46 PM
Sheri Savill says:
My thing is a little different. I’ve written some “adult” stuff (cough). But my real thing is humor and my background is publishing (as in serious news and law too). So I got kinda bored writing smut, did a parody of the smut writing thing. And lately I’ve done humor “non-interview interviews” with some smut authors. Hey, someone has to do it. So this is it. For now. I hate being pigeon-holed. I should be the female version of Chuck Wendig, but, you know, invisibility. Here’s a sample anyway. NSFW blah blah.
http://sherisavill.com/under-the-bare-light-bulb-6/
November 17, 2014 — 7:49 PM
Lauralynn Elliott says:
Here’s mine-Fire Wizard, a paranormal romance:
When an arsonist sets a series of fires hotter than anything the local firefighters have ever seen, Finn McLain becomes the prime suspect. But all he’s trying to do is find out which of his fellow fire wizards is really guilty. Niki Hansen is a firefighter who rushes into fires to save those trapped inside but always remains unscathed. She wants nothing more than to find out who’s setting these fires that burn everything down to ash, including the bodies of the victims. When Finn sees Niki, he realizes she may be the first female fire wizard in a century. When she accuses him of setting the fires, he convinces her he’s innocent. But will he be able to convince her to embrace her unique abilities? While they try to find out who’s behind the fires, they end up starting a few fires of their own. http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Wizard-Lauralynn-Elliott-ebook/dp/B00O0A74IW/
And if you like music and steamy contemporary romance, here’s Encore! by Jamie Salisbury:
Mary Stuart and Daniel Kennedy have not seen each other since attending a prestigious performing arts school. Now a world renowned violinist, and married to his career, Daniel stumbles across Mary through her images at a London gallery. He is in need of a photographer with vision – she is a photographer in need of clients. Mary has all but given up the stage – or has she? Her photographs pay the bills far more than her fancy musical education. But Mary has secrets. . .secrets she dare not share with even the roguish Mr. Kennedy. A roving paparazzi lens changes all that for them. . .
Can Daniel forgive Mary for hiding her past – and her present? Will their relationship break like a violin string – or will their love endure the chaos? http://www.amazon.com/Encore-Tudor-Saga-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00LEY7MPC/
November 17, 2014 — 7:50 PM
cnlesley says:
My Book: Shadow Over Avalon by C.N.Lesley. Beyond the mists of time, a dying warrior binds his soul to his sword with an oath to protect his people. His shade rides with the Wild Hunt while he waits for the call of greatest need, but when it comes, he doesn’t know it is a lie. In the undersea city of Avalon, Arthur nears the end of his acolyte training. But he doesn’t want to spend his life serving the Archive, he wants to fight side by side with the air-breathing people to defeat the predators who are determined to ensure their own survival no matter the cost. Ashira, War Maid princess of the surface-world, is ready to sacrifice her life to defend her kin, but when she is betrayed she must choose whether to die with honor or become one of the creatures her kinsmen fear and loathe. Fortune twists in the strongest hands. This is no repeat; this is what happens next. http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Over-Avalon-C-N-Lesley-ebook/dp/B00GAN6HMG/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_3
My Friend’s Book: Lex Talionis by R. S. A Garcia
A battered young woman wakes from a coma in a space port hospital with no memories of her
past. The only thing she remembers are two words: Lex Talionis—the Law of Revenge. To
discover her identity, she must re-live the nightmares of her past, and face the only survivor of
a terrible massacre that connects her with her abductors. This fast-paced stunning debut takes the readers through an emotional roller-coaster as Lex relives her ordeal and the shocking aftermath. Everything she learns draws her nearer to the person who almost destroyed her: the only man she has ever loved. http://www.amazon.com/Lex-Talionis-R-S-Garcia-ebook/dp/B00KGKEYR4/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_7
November 17, 2014 — 7:54 PM
Linda Williams Stirling says:
My own novel is in progress, so I will promote someone else’s: “Beggars In The Streets Of Time” by Joseph D. Stirling. Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble in paperback, Kindle, and Nook. An amazing read with a fresh, original story for those who don’t mind nightmares!
“You cannot win the game you have to play.”
Bailey doesn’t remember how he got to this strange land, but he feels at home amongst the beggars in the Streets. But, more goes on in this strange place than first meets the eye. Along the Streets of Time, beggars sell their sweet dreams for coin to live. While in the shadows, the Dream-Eater waits to consume their nightmares, and their very souls. As life in the Streets spirals down, once again, to its horrific end, Bailey and his friends search desperately for a way to save their world. A way to stop the spreading plague of nightmares and ensuing deaths. A way to stop a madman. A way to stop the Bone Man. Most important of all, they must find Blythe. If they can locate him, their greatest challenge awaits. How do they stop Blythe’s Game?
http://www.amazon.com/Beggars-Streets-Time-Joseph-Stirling/dp/1491284234/ and http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beggars-in-the-streets-of-time-joseph-d-stirling/1116451488
November 17, 2014 — 8:18 PM
Thomas Weaver says:
This isn’t MY novel, but the author is my clone (identical twin), which ought to be close enough to count. 🙂
http://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Awakening-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00LJN3GLM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416274549&sr=8-2&keywords=paul+b+spence
THE FALLEN: Lt. Commander Hrothgar Tebrey has returned to duty in Special Operations, but he finds it harder to fight in the name of a government he no longer feels is just – one that orders purges against its own citizens. Meanwhile, dissension is growing within the ranks of the Earth Federation Fleet. Ships continue to go missing, and the military needs someone to blame. A war with the Sentient Concord seems inevitable. But if the Earth Federation destroys the Sentient Concord, who will fight the true enemy? For the Sentient Concord is the only government that knows the truth about the hellish Theta entities… Entities that want Tebrey dead, and are willing murder entire worlds to make it happen.
And here’s a second book, an epic fantasy by Gregory S. Close:
http://www.amazon.com/Siege-Daylight-Compendium-Light-Shadow-ebook/dp/B00D0TFNZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416274471&sr=8-1&keywords=gregory+s+close
IN SIEGE OF DAYLIGHT: A dead wizard’s menacing prophecy reveals that an all-encompassing dark magic has already been loosed upon the world, and there is only one way to stop it. Calvraign, the hero of the tale, and his friend Callagh must protect the life of the crown prince, at all costs. They are forced to contend with the realities of the king’s court—a constantly shifting web of intrigue, romance, and carefully executed maneuvers hidden behind the glittering façade of royal life—while simultaneously battling dark forces to keep Hiruld alive. Calvraign must find a way to ensure that all is not lost and that evil cannot triumph for all eternity. And Callagh must keep him alive long enough to do it….
November 17, 2014 — 8:45 PM
samulraney says:
Danny Dirks and the Heir of Pendragon is a modern twist on the Arthurian legend. 15-year-old Danny wants nothing more than to play baseball now that school’s out. Trouble is, he’s started hearing voices, seeing visions, and he’s pretty sure the cute girl next door is more than what she seems. Danny is about to find out that he’s the lynchpin in an ancient pact between man and dragons, some of whom aren’t happy to have been trapped on Earth for so long. Danny must learn to channel his new powers and stop a dragon army from coming through a portal to rule the earth. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MR5ENG8
Are you a photographer or know someone who is? Be sure to check out this great little book about taking a photo a day for a year. Photographer and artist James Cornette offers tips and motivation for accomplishing the challenge of “doing the do” or taking a photograph every day for 365 days. http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Year-practical-steps-doing-ebook/dp/B00P9RUI06
November 17, 2014 — 8:47 PM
Cherise Kelley says:
Dog Aliens 1
Clem is a dog who is really a space alien! For children aged 9-12, get them into sci-fi!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ABAXFCY/
But Can You Drink The Water? (Droll, witty, and utterly British)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003PPCSJ8/
November 17, 2014 — 9:01 PM
Sarah_Madison says:
This might well be the day Chuck Wendig broke the internet. 😀
November 17, 2014 — 9:13 PM
terribleminds says:
Yay!
November 17, 2014 — 9:15 PM
Frankie Bow says:
Thanks for this, Chuck! I’m enjoying all of the recommendations.
My first, The Musubi Murder, is coming in August from Five Star/Cengage and can be preordered here:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1432830740/
The Musubi Murder is, as far as I know, the first campus murder mystery set in Hawaii.
“Our guest of honor, Jimmy Tanaka, may have been “The Most Hated Man in Hawaii,” but he was also the biggest donor in the history of the College of Commerce. We were in no position to be picky about the moral character of our benefactors. Not after the latest round of budget cuts.”
In the remote college town of Mahina, Hawaii, Molly Barda just wants to stay out of trouble until she gets tenure, but there’s a problem. A grisly prank targeting a controversial donor puts her college in financial jeopardy. Molly’s hapless ex is implicated, and Molly soon finds herself neck-deep in a stew of corruption, revenge, and murder. Along the way, she finds herself drawn to a local fast-food entrepreneur, the too-good-to-be-true Donnie Gonsalves, who seems to like her for all the wrong reasons–and has a few secrets of his own.
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I recommend:
Illustrated Special Relativity Through Its Paradoxes: Deluxe Edition: A Fusion of Linear Algebra, Graphics, and Reality.
This accessible work, with its plethora of full-color illustrations by the author, shows that linear algebra — actually, 2×2 matrices — provide a natural language for special relativity. The book includes an overview of linear algebra with all basic definitions and necessary theorems. There are exercises with hints for each chapter along with supplemental animations at special-relativity-illustrated.com
http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Special-Relativity-Through-Paradoxes/dp/0692280596/
I’m recommending the deluxe (blue cover) edition over the regular (red cover) edition because the deluxe edition has extra material including a surprisingly accurate way to measure the speed of light using equipment you probably already have in your kitchen.
November 17, 2014 — 9:20 PM
tiffanycherney says:
First off, thanks so much for the chance of a signal boost, Chuck.
My book- Vengeance of Segennya- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFXEXQW
Excerpt from the back blurb:
But peace isn’t meant to last in Segennya…
One night Liz’s entire world crashes down, her code of honor shatters and she is sent fleeing from a burning city. Questions need answers, but first Liz must reunite her family that survived and decide what lies ahead. As things become clearer Liz’s mission is decided—those responsible must pay.
Setting out to parts unknown, Liz finds herself the rallying point to something much larger. Threads are being cast all over Segennya, entwining strangers as allies for the first time in years. The success of their mission hinges on Liz’s answer to one question. A question that has a right answer, but it is one that Liz must choose between the need for better odds and personal comfort to give.
My recommendation- The Hunted One by Meg Collett http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HWFLY9C
I’m just finishing this book up and am definitely looking forward to getting the rest of the series. I enjoyed the different play on the end of days, the relationships of the angels and how human she makes these supernatural, powerful beings.
Excerpt from the blurb:
One simple mistake with a thousand consequences.
Dragged to Earth by an Archangel turned fallen, Michaela will do anything to return to Heaven and save it. In her fervor, she kills the Archangel—something no angel has ever done before. Wingless, without any hope, Michaela welcomes death when an unlikely human ally, Clark, finds her. With the help of Clark and Gabriel, an innocent Archangel whose friendship deepens into something far more torrid and unexpected on Earth, Michaela must prove the holy angels have their own plan for Heaven, and it is one that may prove to be the End of the Days.
November 17, 2014 — 9:32 PM
changterhune says:
My books are all on Lulu.com and you’ll like ’em oh yes you will! There’s my Transparent Ones series containing the books Harvestman, The Astrogatrix and Augusta, Mother Of Salt. Oh you can also get them on Amazon for the Kindle if’n you want!
November 17, 2014 — 9:49 PM
terribleminds says:
And are you going to promote someone else?
November 17, 2014 — 9:50 PM
Bonita Gutierrez says:
Looks cool. Buying it on Kindle now. Hey, if you like urban fantasy novels with shotgun-toting, muscle car-driving, evil-fighting kick-ass female protagonists, check out Camilla Oclan and my book The Werewolf Whisperer. http://www.amazon.com/Werewolf-Whisperer-Book-ebook/dp/B00OAKIPX0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416294468&sr=8-1&keywords=the+werewolf+whisperer
Look forward to reading Harvestman!
November 18, 2014 — 2:09 AM
J Tullos Hennig says:
Here are two for some signal-boosting. Thanks for the opportunity, Chuck!
WOLF’S OWN, book 1: GHOST by Carole Cummings
Untouchable. Ghost. Assassin. Mad. Fen Jacin-rei is all these and none. His mind is host to the spirits of long-dead magicians, and Fen’s fate should be one of madness and ignoble death. So how is it Fen lives, carrying out shadowy vengeance for his subjugated people and protecting the family he loves?
Kamen Malick means to find out. When Malick and his own small band of assassins ambush Fen in an alley, Malick offers Fen a choice: Join us or die.
http://www.amazon.com/Wolfs-own-Ghost-Carole-Cummings-ebook/dp/B00O2DJM1O/ref=la_B004HCDK4K_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416278977&sr=1-1&tag=donations09-20
and my own offering:
GREENWODE by J Tullos Hennig
This debut novel of a darkly magical series re-imagining the legend of Robin Hood is “a gutsy twist on a timeless classic”, bringing a welcome new perspective to a well-loved tale of fantasy, history, and romance, of myth, magic and ancient ballad.
http://www.amazon.com/Greenwode-J-Tullos-Hennig/dp/1623803039/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=14R5304BQB0GZ4WD90BG&tag=donations09-20
November 17, 2014 — 10:18 PM
Jana Denardo says:
Wow, this is an awesome opportunity. Thank you.
My book is Kept Tears (urban fantasy/LGBT) http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4659 (if you follow this link you’ll see one to the ebook if that’s your preference)
Having left most of his arm and his self-confidence behind in the Afghanistan desert, young veteran Aaron Santori has enough on his plate learning to use his prosthetic arm. Attending graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh makes life both interesting and challenging. Mentally, he’s ill prepared for meeting Rhys Edwards, a young-adult novelist from Wales and everything Aaron could want in a man. Between the scars from the explosion and his PTSD, he’s reluctant to date. Ready or not, though, Aaron finds himself jumping into the deep end of the relationship waters. What Aaron couldn’t possibly know is that Rhys isn’t human at all. As a prince of the Tylwyth Teg, Rhys is fae, with a list of enemies he’s accumulated over the past few centuries—among them a former lover, Morcant, who is back to make Rhys’s life miserable. An unwitting pawn in their Machiavellian fae politics, Aaron only knows he’s falling in love, never suspecting love might be his death sentence.
And my other promotion is for a friend of mine (I mean, why not help out a friend, right?)
Mark R. Hunter’s book Storm Chaser (rom/com) http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Chaser-Mark-R-Hunter-ebook/dp/B0056U41F4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416280712&sr=8-1&keywords=mark+r+hunter
The black funnel of an approaching tornado makes all other troubles seem small. But when Indiana State Trooper Chance Hamlin “rescues” Allie Craine from a twister, his troubles are just beginning—Allie, a disaster photographer, rescues him when he drives into the storm’s path.
Chance doesn’t like being rescued, he doesn’t like photographers, and he definitely doesn’t like being stuck with Allie when she wants to stay in calm, peaceful Indiana. Too bad his family, friends, and even the other members of Chance’s volunteer fire department think she’s great. Suspicious of Allie’s motives, he decides to drive her away out of sheer boredom—but that’s not so easy when someone begins causing fires and other catastrophes around the area. That someone might be Allie, who has plans of her own…
Thanks again!
November 17, 2014 — 10:29 PM