THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB discussion

Hi Lynn, Thanks. Currently #3 and #154...

Howdy Alex,

That is awesome news.

Lynn

My book The Diamond Seekers is definitely due out this week if any of my Goodreads colleagues would like to review it I have a PDF print copy which I can send them.
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Here is a link to what it is about http://www.barkingrainpress.org/diamo...

Alex, thanks. I added Call Sign: Wrecking Crew to my to-read list.

Jack,

Congratulations and "Bestsellers" on your new book The Diamond Seekers.

Lynn

Thank you Bob for adding our book on your TBR list. Hope you enjoy it.

Lynn

Hello everyone feel free to purchase my debut book Aliens Among Us from amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Aliens-Among-Us...

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That is so kind. I too hope this one is the one every writer waits for: a commercial success



i>Lynn wrote: "Jack,

Congratulations and "Bestsellers" on your new book The Diamond Seekers.

Lynn"

Lynn wrote: "Jack,

Congratulations and "Bestsellers" on your new book The Diamond Seekers.

Lynn"

Jack wrote:
That is so kind. I too hope this one is the one every writer waits for: a commercial success

You are most welcome. That would be terrific!

Lynn

Bob wrote: "Alex, thanks. I added Call Sign: Wrecking Crew to my to-read list."

Bob, you won't be disappointed. Good exciting read.

I am an Indie author and am wowed by the fact that there are so many of us. It is a thrill to see their books hit several book lists here on the web. I have been on a recent drive to read more indie than other. Pride, I guess for them. My book is FREE this weekend on Amazon for YA fantasy lovers. Deception

I am also an Indie author and just had my romance eBook, A Second Chance published. Looking for a great read? http://tinyurl.com/A-Second-Chance-Br...

So very impressed by the wonderful books listed above!
Terrific to have so many talented writers here!

Outside Plumbing: the Myths of Manhood is my first non-fiction book. It is a light-hearted look at what it is that makes a guy a guy. I promise it will give you a new perspective. Good sized samples at either site will rope you in. First review from a male: "You manage to discuss it without sounding bitchy." Fun with a grain of truth.

http:www.amazon.com/dp/B0098R9HPK

http:www.smashwords.com/view/233639

http://www.dittymac.blogspot.com

My debut novel Zombie Apocalypse 2012: A Political Horror Story is a horror novel oozing with political satire. You can find it in print or for all (I think) e-readers here http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

Our Novel The Diamond Seekers is fresh out with 6 five*and 4 four* reviews in its 1st few days. Available on Nook and Kindle or in TPB

When a courier for the powerful crime family descended from Niccolo Machiavelli realizes he's being followed by a rival family assassin, he takes a detour through the English countryside to shake his pursuer. He manages to hide his precious cargo a fortune in blood diamonds from Sierra Leone before his pursuer collides with an English family on a holiday drive.

The courier drowns in a swollen river; the mother and son die in the crash. The father is emotionally devastated, and retires in despair from his MI5 cipher career.

Five years later, the head of the Machiavelli crime family, Alberto Lorente, is still in pursuit of his missing diamonds and is ready to launch an ambitious scheme to recover them. What follows is a twisted trail of murder, kidnapping and layers upon layers of subterfuge.

The British Security Services are seriously compromised, but no one knows how or by whom. And suddenly, our former MI5 cipher expert is on everyone s shopping list.

Here is a link http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Seekers...

Jeff wrote: "Bob wrote: "Alex, thanks. I added Call Sign: Wrecking Crew to my to-read list."

Bob, you won't be disappointed. Good exciting read."

Thanks Jeff!

Lynn

Congratulation Jack on great ratings of The Diamond Seekers. I have to say it has kept me wondering. I hope to finish it soon.

Lynn

I would like to introduce my new eBook, Conjoined Souls. It can be found through the following link, https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

For a limited time use the following coupon code ER45W and receive this eBook for free. The coupon expires on 9/17/2012

The synopsis for Conjoined Souls:

Samantha (Sam) Brennan and Alexandra (Alex) McNulty were conjoined twins in a past life and identical twins separated at birth in this life. For ninety years, their souls had remained tethered to one another.

Days before Sam’s twentieth birthday (as well as Alex’s), Sam had ended up in a coma after becoming collateral damage of an attack on a Seattle judge.

Three years and a few months later, Alex—now a rookie police officer from Saint Louis, Missouri—gets lured into a home while being off duty and smothered by something that had a strange odor.

Sam wakes up from her coma while struggling to breath, and after realizing that she was safe in a Seattle hospital, she proclaims that she is Officer Alexandra McNulty of the Saint Louis Police Department.

As Sam’s adopted mother Pamela (Pam) Brennan attempts to convince Sam/Alex that she was Sam by showing her photos of Sam’s high school graduation and of Sam’s graduation party, Sam/Alex correctly figures out that she (while believing that she is Alex) and Sam were identical twins separated at birth, and then made a request for Pam to look up her Facebook page.

Once Pam became convinced that Sam/Alex was Alex in Sam’s body, Pam had helped Sam/Alex to get to Saint Louis so that Sam/Alex could figure out who had attacked her.

Lynn wrote: "Congratulation Jack on great ratings of The Diamond Seekers. I have to say it has kept me wondering. I hope to finish it soon.

Lynn"

I'm so pleased it is keeping you entertained. Thanks for the progress report.
Jack

PIERCING the ELASTIC LIMIT, my newest Epic Fable is FREE on Kindle until Wed October 3rd & if you don’t have one, it’s been picked as the October free giveaway by the Time Travel Group, so enter the contest & if you win I’ll send you a copy that has been signed by me in this, my current Time Frame.

If you have a Kindle & win, I’ll still send you one if you wish, no problem there.

My Epic Fables are page-turners, simply told tales that encompass larger, universal human concerns & the term Elastic Limit has several connotations, one being your own imagination.

This book has gotten great feedback & for other than the normal SiFi reasons, given that real people are involved in such an adventurous historical mystery & all with an added, deeper meaning.

It’s also free for members of Kindle Library until late October & I’ll reup if the response dictates, but for 5 days it’s a totally free download for Kindle users.

It’d be a great weekend read for free.

Jack wrote: "Our Novel The Diamond Seekers is fresh out with 6 five*and 4 four* reviews...

Those are very good numbers and well deserved I might add. Hope the reviews keep rolling in.

Lynn

Hello, all,

Autumn Celebration going on here! the Murray of Letho series of historical crime fiction set in Scotland is at a bargain price for October - 99c per book on Amazon Kindle.

Death in a Scarlet Gown
Knowledge of Sins Past
Service of the Heir
An Abandoned Woman
all by Lexie Conyngham.

If you like your crime not quite noir but not cosy, intelligent and witty, give these a go - and if you like them, please leave a review!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Scarlet...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Knowledge-Sin...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Service-Heir-...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Abandoned-Wom...

I do read Indie authors and sometimes I find a good one, often here on Goodreads. I have a freebie today and tomorrow, if you like action/adventure thrillers. On Kindle The Lance 21 reviews, 4.7 rating on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/The-Lance-PROJE....
Here's a link to a trailer you might enjoy...

http://youtu.be/TwI5g2esnyk

Last day of the Free Kindle download of my newest Epic Fable, ‘Piercing the Elastic Limit,’ subject of this month’s Time Travel Group contest.

Great response so far, thanks:

http://www.amazon.com/Piercing-the-El...

In these tough, polarizing political days, stress often rears its ugly head. We all know that laughter is healthy, so why not take a break and get some some good, healthy laughs in at the expense of the eccentric folks at Famous Union College, where, for the price of a hamburger, you can get a few hours respite from the toils of the day.

A ROLLICKING ROMP THROUGH THE HALLS OF ACADEMIA, the comically paralyzed setting is a microcosm of today's often seemingly dysfunctional society at large.

Famous Union is a pretty little college with expensive fountains, cute coeds, and brand new artificial turf on the football field. It seems like the perfect place to work, but not all is as it seems, especially when bungling administrators create theater-of-the-absurd conditions in this once very proud institution of higher learning. Hampered by severe budgetary problems, the powers-that-be at Famous Union College create situations that bring about comical chaos for faculty and students alike. How will the often eccentric characters cope with the drastic changes suddenly thrust upon them, where compromise is a four-letter word? Famous Union College is a place where what is what is not.

At Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Famous-Unio...

For the Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-f...

Go to https://www.smashwords.com/books/view... and use the following UR89K code and get my ebook "Conjoined Souls" for a $1.00. Normal Price $4.99. Coupon expires, November 15.

This is something you may wish to share. It essentially helps readers understand how to use the Amazon book page to support/promote their favourite books...

http://www.writers-and-publishers.com...

Congratulations Jack Everett on, The Diamond Seekers. Best of all good things ahead :-)

Thanks to D.M. Andrews for the information on Amazon. Such a complicated world.

Shelley, Rain: A Dust Bowl Story
http://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.com

SUPERB BOOKS ALL!!!

I've read quite a few indies and liked most of what I've read. Shea MacLeod, Tara West, Stephanie Abbott to name a few.

Being an indie is anything but easy, that's for sure. Getting proper cover art done and hiring professional editor is all time consuming, but for those of us who love writing, there is not question about doing it.

As for me, I write a few different genres. From Fantasy to paranormal to horror. I'm also dabbling in a new paranormal detective story. :) Feel free to visit my site www.rgporter.net (its had a nice make over done.)

For those of you who enjoy reading indie authors who write true crime, here are my first two books: Walking Among the Dead and Standing In Death's Shadows.



These are true homicide investigations I handled while working as a homicide detective near Baltimore, MD. The final book of the series, Death Comes Uninvited is scheduled to be released Oct 30, 2012. This book wraps up my time in the unit.

COMPETITION.
Today Kristi Louks stops by my blog on her blog tour. She talks about her writing and debut novel A Life Interrupted. Want to win an EBook of A Life Interrupted? It's simple. Just click on the link to read more and answer one indulgent question...
http://www.melissawray.blogspot.com.a...

I'm offering a FREE EBOOK DOWNLOAD this Saturday & Sunday Oct. 27th & 28th from the Amazon Kindle store. If you do download & read this, please leave me a comment at the Amazon page. Thanks. ~ Glenda
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Get the book being hailed as the next Harry Potter for your children for FREE!
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Enter code SE73R
Check out the site! www.seanjquirk.weebly.com
and follow on Twitter https://twitter.com/SeanJQuirk

It's been a long time coming, but the release day for Red Lory will soon be here. Nov 2 is the magic date.

Reviewers have commented that the story is a book version of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. I hope you'll look at the reviews and see if this is something up your alley.

You can see the book trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_FB...

I review indie books for B.R.A.G. Medallion. The latest one, "Dirt" by S. L. Dwyer, was exceptionally good. I am also a self-published author and have devoted most of my website to new authors. http://www.florenceosmund.com

Hi, all! Please find my newest release on amazon, From Caïna to Jedecca, available now. This Victorian romantic tragedy is a departure from my usual forays into speculative fiction. It concerns the love and affairs of a Pre-Raphaelite painter in Victorian England. This novel is the culmination of many years of study of the Pre-Raphaelites which began in my earlier college days as a student in a senior research seminar on Victorian Art & Literature. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it or see your reviews. Enjoy!

COVERT DREAMS, an international suspense thriller, is free today, Saturday, November 3rd.
Mike Meyer
http://www.amazon.com/Covert-Dreams-e...

great books all!!

just read the Unwanted Wife - The Unwanted Wife - it is by an indie and was so good! So was How to Get a Literary Agent in Two Murders or Less.

P.S. I'm sponsoring a giveaway - one Kindle Fire (or $200 VISA gift card) and four $25 gift cards - only 100 entries so far so your chances of winning are pretty good....7 days left in the sweepstakes. http://apps.facebook.com/sweepsapps/s...

Forrest wrote: "Hi, all! Please find my newest release on amazon, From Caïna to Jedecca, available now. This Victorian romantic tragedy is a departure from my usual forays into speculative fiction. It concerns the..."

LOOKS LIKE A WINNER!!

As an Indie author, I often wonder how readers come to select the eBooks they download. There are over a million self-published ebooks on Amazon alone. I'm sure there are a lot of outstanding publications out there that will forever remain hidden under the pile.

Hi there! I just wanted to let you all know that my book Blessed and Betrayed is free!! See the link: http://www.sandyappleyard.com/2012/12...

Rick wrote: "LOOKS LIKE A WINNER!!"

Thanks, Rick! Would love to know what you and others think of it. :)

Deluge of the Dead is climbing the rankings again on it's 2nd day in the Kindle Store and received its 1st review (5***** Yay!)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,282 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#93 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Science Fiction > Adventure

"5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT...LOVE IT! December 14, 2012 By Amazonian:
I read this book constantly not wanting to put it down and now I'm done. It's fantastic! I laughed, cried, yelled and even wanted to reach through my Kindle and shoot some people myself. Old characters are back and new ones ... some good and some bad. New adversaries and old ones, new friends also. I don't think I'll ever get tired of this saga. Looking forward to the next part."

The series should be read in the following order:
Voyage of the Dead
Flotilla of the Dead
Deluge of the Dead

Just to let people know that my 12th C historical novel 'Song at Dawn' is free on Christmas promo if you use coupon FF49C at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
It won the Global Ebooks Award for Best Historical Fiction. Feel free to spread the word and hope you enjoy it! Catch up with you on the forums.

Richard wrote: "As an Indie author, I often wonder how readers come to select the eBooks they download. There are over a million self-published ebooks on Amazon alone. I'm sure there are a lot of outstanding publi..."

Before I became an indie author, I shopped online based on what Amazon featured on the ebook screen--books that are already doing well. After publishing my own book, I started sampling indie authors I encountered on other sites and following notices of free books. My book has done very well locally, where people know my name and go to a store and ask for it. Online, buyers started with family and friends and their friends. It's moved a little beyond that, but not much, I think. Going free on Christmas day--we'll see if the circle widens significantly.

Carol wrote: "Richard wrote: "As an Indie author, I often wonder how readers come to select the eBooks they download. There are over a million self-published ebooks on Amazon alone. I'm sure there are a lot of o..."

my very best wishes for much success Carol!
and make sure to post info and link for your book!