Connecting Readers and Writers discussion

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* Please only use this thread for your post. Individual threads will be left alone in a graveyard to see what happens.

Shameless self promotion here but for once it doesn't bother me - I really think this is the best book I've ever written. It's set in the greater Phoenix Valley in the year 2053. It's a mix of #sci-fi and a mystery / hard boiled detective story.

Here's the blurb:
The only thing hotter than the summers in Phoenix is the temper of a police detective who can’t figure out why young girls keep disappearing. Katalina Wimple is that detective. Her obsession with the missing girls makes her the best person for the job, but it also serves as a refuge from the problems in her own life.

Battling her own demons offers coincidences impossible to ignore. Rescuing the missing girls will require Kat figuring out how much coincidence is too much, as well as fighting her desire for what she can’t have.


It's only available in an ebook format at the moment, and the link to find it at Amazon is here:
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Girls-Dark...

If you're interest but just not sure, check out the sample on my website:
http://www.booksbyjason.com/darkearth...

Thanks for your time!

Jason Halstead
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web: http://www.booksbyjason.com
blog: http://booksbyjason.wordpress.com

My collection of horror stories:

Killers and Demons:
Come spend some time with the homicidal and savour their kills, dance with demons as they hunt and watch the blood drip slowly, sweetly from their fingers. Five horror stories where the macabre murderers don’t get caught and evil triumphs.

What a great initiative!
hello readers and writers,
Let me tell you a little about what I do in life. For one, I am an author. (I know, not very original when on Goodreads!)
My first novel, a fast-paced political thriller titled ETA-Estimated Time of Arrest was published just a year ago. You can read more about it, as well as reviews and interviews at www.missnyet.com or on my goodreads page of course. It is available everywhere in hardcover format, also as an ebook as of last December (kindle + B&N)

I also invite you to read the prologue for free at http://www.missnyet.com/Prologue.pdf

I was the recipient of the French in Chicago community Award in 2010 in the category “Arts and culture” for my novel. I am also an event reporter in Chicago for France Amerique magazine, I write articles and features for several international scuba diving publications, I am a scuba diving instructor and I also am the founder and manager of the small press Miss Nyet Publishing, LLC.
And last but not least, I am also a budding movie actress. I like all outdoors sports and “extreme’ sports in general. In short I like keeping busy and live my life to the fullest. I also enjoy reading novels in my spare time, either on my ipad when I am on the go, or holding a good old book when I am relaxing at home.

If you are on twitter, this is me
http://twitter.com/#!/missnyet
And I hope we become friends on facebook via my fan page. Just click on:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Delphin...

I hope you will be interested in checking out my novel and perhaps add it to your to-read shelf should it be of interest to you.

I look forward to hearing from you soon,
All the best,
Delphine Pontvieux
www.missnyet.com

I think this thread will fit me nicely.

I have two books out. For the sake of simplicity (for you, because I care) here is my Smashwords profile. Both books are available for download, plus there are links to where you can buy print copies. Best of all, the first 20% of each novel is free, and can be downloaded straight to your computer so you can take those babies for a test drive before you shell out your hard earned cash. See? I told you I cared. ^_~

Here are the blurbs...

Haunted: (my novella, only $0.99) Three friends break into a manor with a dark history in order to answer the question; Do ghosts exist? A violent storm brews as the one believer amongst them begins to experience unsettling phenomena. Soon, she will discover that the house isn't the only one with secrets.

Caged: (my full length novel, $2.99) A small island off the coast of Texas, Lycaon is famous for its legendary Beast, as well as its wonderful tourist attractions. Visitors are welcomed warmly. However... Please remember that non-locals are strictly forbidden from venturing into Lycaon's interior. All outsiders must be on the last ferry to the mainland, which leaves promptly at sunset. Enjoy your stay.


Thanks for noticing me!

This Devil's Dice

You can thank a twenty-seven year old heartbroken prodigy for the evolution of crime.

Meet Ethan. Stroke survivor. Scientific student supreme and the first to fabricate genetic identity, a discovery that will change humanity forever. Headhunted and financed by the Baron Vladimir Medvedkov, Ethan is given his chance to shun the scientific community and stun the world with his work. As intellectually wired as young Ethan is, he never suspects that the string of unusual murders rocking the city is linked to his cherished research. Because his only true aspiration is to find her. But is the reason he can't more frightening than losing her in the first place?

This Devil's Dice is a psychological thriller that spins out the consequences of the choices we make within the circumstances we're dealt. Rather than conventional chapters, this novel is divided into six sections. Alternative and unique in look, style and feel, it is delirious with description, subdivided by ink-stained visuals, and self-reflexive as it gets.

Hi folks, my name is Valerie Douglas and I'd like to offer you something a little different - Heart of the Gods, a thriller with a touch of horror and romance.

Tales of the fabled Tomb of the Djinn and its Guardian have fascinated archaeologist Ky Farrar since a visit to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo when he was a boy. The story of the star-crossed lovers and their battle to save ancient Egypt from the Djinn made him choose his career. He believes he’s finally found it - only to discover the Tomb's Guardian is all too real. And she's as lovely as she is lethal.
Ky, however, isn't the only one searching. It's a race to reach the Tomb before the others accidentally unleash what's imprisoned there in their effort to claim the ancient artifacts which lie within - the legendary Horn of the Djinn and the Heart of the Gods.
Heart of the Gods

My name is Eileen Thornton. My novel, The Trojan Project is an edge of the seat thriller and was first published in the UK in 2008. However, it is soon to be published in the USA. It has been re-edited for the USA market and has a brand new cover.

A peaceful night is disturbed when a strange green light rises from behind the Cheviot Hills. To Sarah, the light is frightening enough, but then a green mist descends across the valley. Its swirling tendrils, seeming to bear a life of their own as they snake across the land, can only be an omen of something sinister and evil. Her fears seem confirmed when her husband fails to return home from working on the land, and when he is still missing the following morning, she and her children set out to search for him. A terrifying discovery awaits her in the valley below her home and before long Sarah and her children find themselves caught up in a desperate search, not only for her husband, Pete, but also for the meaning of the green light. Finding herself pursued by the military, she slowly begins to realise her life, and the lives of those she loves, are in mortal danger. The Trojan Project takes us into a nightmare world where no one is quite what they seem and trust becomes a word with little meaning. Beware the green light in the sky; you never know what it hides!

More details can be found on http://www.the-trojan-project.webs.com

Hello mystery readers. If you're looking for something different try Baby Jane, a murder mystery with a paranormal twist. Here's the synopsis:

There’s more to good and evil than meets the eye...

When human remains are found in her pre-war fixer-upper in an east Vancouver neighbourhood, Claire Dawson’s grand plans to fix the house – and her life – take a disturbing turn. Suspicious there might exist a relationship between the discovery and her own tragic past, Claire insinuates herself into the investigation, unknowingly placing herself in harm’s way and Homicide’s Detective Dylan Lewis in an impossible conflict of interest. And when Dylan’s grandmother, a Coast Salish medicine woman, wades into the mystery, challenging the demon whose earthly form is behind the murder, the three find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes battle where lines are blurred and worlds collide – but souls are ultimately freed.

You can check out my Goodreads page [image error] or you can also visit the dedicated site for Baby Jane, www.mademers.com/babyjane.

Cheers,
Michelle

Hello everyone,

My latest novel, The Monster Of Silver Creek, has just been released. It is a mystery romance/romantic suspense.


Silver Creek is known for its miles of pristine shoreline. Tourists flock every summer to partake in the water activities and fun in the sun.
But a sinister killer is on the loose. A killer who feeds off of young women's fear...and leaves a most unusual calling card.
Police Chief Nathan Sommers is on the hunt, but every road leads to a dead end.

Nathan is battling his own personal demons as he tries to cope with the death of his wife. Two years have passed since, but he
feels her dying was a direct result of his actions and he is consumed by guilt.

His life becomes more complicated when he meets Katie, the pretty new owner of the bakery. Nathan slowly builds a relationship
with her, but still struggles with Jenny's death.

As he draws nearer to the killer, everything in his life suddenly comes undone. He is forced to deal with his feelings for Katie and his love for
his dead wife.


You can read a few excerpts on my website. I also have listed several free author resources that I've come across.
https://sites.google.com/site/belinda...

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Thanks,
Belinda

Hi everyone! I'm Renee Pawlish and I want to thank you for the opportunity to tell you a bit about my books.
I write the Reed Ferguson mystery series.
Book 1

This Doesn't Happen In The Movies



A wannabe private eye with a love of film noir and detective fiction.
A rich, attractive femme fatale.
A missing husband.
A rollicking ride to a dark and daring ending.

REVIEWS

I hope you revel in the vicarious thrills as much as I did. The plot works on all levels, the supporting cast is great, and Pawlish reveals key elements of Reeds character with light brush strokes and a master's touch.
RJ McDonnell, author of The Rock & Roll mysteries

This Doesn't Happen in the Movies isn't a typical mystery/detective story and that makes it rather refreshing...I laughed, I cringed and I enjoyed this fast-paced mystery. I look forward to reading more about Reed Ferguson's shenanigans in the future.
The Book Diva

Oh how I've missed the Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe characters that saw me with a flashlight in the dead of night flipping pages to see what happened next. Thank you Ms. Pawlish for bringing back to life this long-lost art of the detective battling against all odds and getting to the bottom of things.
Maureen with zencherry book reviews

The next book in the series, REEL ESTATE RIP-OFF, is also available.

I also have the NEPHILIM GENESIS OF EVIL, the first in the Nephilim trilogy (paranormal thrillers), TAKE FVE, a short story collection with a Reed Ferguson mystery, and THE SALLIE HOUSE: EXPOSING THE BEAST WITHIN, a non-fiction account of a haunted house investigation in Kansas.
Free samples are available at Amazon or Smashwords.

Please consider adding one (or all) of my books to your shelves and let me know what you think of them, good, bad, or indifferent. All I ask is for honest opinions. Thanks!
Renee Pawlish

Thanks for the opportunity to shamelessly promote my books. ;-)

I write the 'Justice' series, the main character is DI Lorne Simpkins.


Cruel Justice #1

A serial killer taunts the police...And he has his sights on DI
Lorne Simpkins

The headless body of a wealthy widow is discovered decomposing in
Chelling Forest.

Detective Inspector Lorne Simpkins and her partner, DS Pete Childs
are assigned to the case.

A few days later another victim, this time a young girl, is
discovered. Who could the killer be and what's the connection
between the two victims?

Then after a third murder, the killer contacts Lorne with a grisly
surprise. It looks like Lorne has a serial killer on her hands - and
one that has become fixated on her.

As she tries to solve the crimes, Lorne is also coping with a
failing marriage and a new, unsympathetic boss with whom she has a
secret past. Then, as she begins to despair at the lack of clues,
help arrives from an unlikely source.

Approx 88,000 words
Impeding Justice
Final Justice

Hope you enjoy them.

Mel ;-)

My novel, The Awakening, is a thriller about a young woman whose mysterious pregnancy may bring the world its first female messiah -- or trigger the Apocalypse.

The Awakening is available for the Kindle or the Nook:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CDXXY0

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-a...

Thanks for the chance to post! I'm looking forward to being part of this group.

Lisa M. Lilly
www.lisalilly.com

Read the author’s blog at http://lisamlillypad.blogspot.com/

Lisa wrote: "My novel, The Awakening, is a thriller about a young woman whose mysterious pregnancy may bring the world its first female messiah -- or trigger the Apocalypse.

The Awakening is available for th..."

Ooh, interesting!

I just published my second novel, a gritty espionage thriller. Available in every format imaginable (except audio) blackflaggedseries.com



Black Flagged...

Book One of the Black Flagged series.

A graduate of the Department of Defense's experimental Black Flag program, Daniel Petrovich carries a secret he'd rather keep buried. A secret his government has hidden in the deepest vaults of the Pentagon. Unfortunately for Daniel, some secrets carry a debt that can never be repaid, and certain acquired skills will always hold their value. Someone is trying to raise Black Flag from the dead, and bring Daniel back with it. Someone who knows all of his darkest secrets.

In exchange for the promise of a clean slate, and a chance to keep the life he has built with the woman he loves, he agrees to carry out one final mission. Now Daniel has an even bigger problem. The assassination of Mohammed Ghani, a wealthy Muslim importer, wasn't the uncomplicated mission he had been promised. Seven other prominent Muslim businessmen are killed on the same night along the East Coast, suddenly extinguishing Task Force HYDRA, the most significant counter-terrorism investigation in recent FBI history.

Daniel's life is about to disintegrate, as he becomes the focus of a relentless FBI manhunt, and the target of a vengeful CIA agent. To survive, he'll be forced to release a dark side he fought for years to keep suppressed. A dark side with few boundaries, and even fewer loyalties.

For a limited time only, at the introductory price of $ .99

My second novel is an apocalyptic thriller with strong horror themes. Available in all formats (except audio). jakartapandemic.com



The Jakarta Pandemic...

In the late fall of 2013, a lethal pandemic virus emerges from the Islamic Republic of Indonesia and rages unchecked across every continent. When the Jakarta Flu threatens his picture perfect Maine neighborhood, Alex Fletcher, Iraq War veteran, is ready to do whatever it takes to keep his family safe. As a seasoned sales representative for Biosphere Pharmaceuticals, makers of a leading flu virus treatment, Alex understands what a deadly pandemic means for all of them. He particularly knows that strict isolation is the only guaranteed way to protect his family from the new disease.

With his family and home prepared for an extended period of seclusion, Alex has few real concerns about the growing pandemic. But as the deadliest pandemic in human history ravages northern New England, and starts to unravel the fabric of their Maine neighborhood, he starts to realize that the flu itself is the least of his problems. A mounting scarcity of food and critical supplies turns most of the neighbors against him, and Alex is forced to confront their unexpected hostility before it goes too far. Just when he thinks it can’t get any worse, the very face of human evil arrives on Durham Rd. and threatens to destroy them all. Alex and his few remaining friends band together to protect the neighborhood from a threat far deadlier than the flu, as they edge closer to the inevitable confrontation that will test the limits of their humanity.

Howdy everybody. I wanted to tell everyone who doesn't already know, about my two literary efforts Mad Gods & it's most recent sequel, Commitment. They're both well represented at my webpage: www.mad-gods.com and are available @:

Mad Gods:

The Antichrist lives. He is wanted dead or alive by Satanists, the Catholic Church and the Dark Nobility.

Kostadino must save him or let the world turn into hell on earth.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QOA768
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

Commitment:

Adam watched Mad Gods drag his father to Hell.

Melusine Rothschild, Grande Dame of the Black Nobility wants to raise him. She is part of the World Elite that live by Predatory Ethics and seek to guide him in wielding the power and influence of his dark birthright.

Adam, the teenage Antichrist/AntiXos, wants none of this. He watches his TV shows in one of Danvers Mental Hospital's nice padded rooms, snugly dressed in his own long sleeved, buckled, canvas jacket. He feels safe here away from a hostile, ravaging outside world.

He's horribly wrong.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006098CSC/
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

Set in a wintry Germany, DON'T LOOK DOWN is a fast-paced thriller that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until the icy denouement in a cave high in a hillside.

When Lauren Keane is kidnapped during a winter break in Nuremberg, she doesn't take it personally. The kidnappers have, after all, mistaken her for her friend Katti. When she finds a dead Albanian cleaning woman in her shower, however, she figures it's time to fight back. Especially as she is now in the frame for the murder.

Along with Wolf, her ex, who's now engaged to the frigid Ingrid, and Gunther, an undercover-or-is-he?-policeman, Lauren sets about trying to find the vanished Katti, nail a bunch of sex-traffickers and discover why the cleaner was brutally murdered.

Not that she delights in putting herself in danger but, if she's ever going to get the chance to buy her presents at the Nuremberg Christmas market, she's going to have to get the mess sorted out somehow.

DON'T LOOK DOWN by Barbara Scott Emmett

Hey guys. My name is Brett Talley, and I am the author of That Which Should Not Be. Check out the book trailer and let me know what you think. http://youtu.be/3jsOYlIhIk0

Brett wrote: "Hey guys. My name is Brett Talley, and I am the author of That Which Should Not Be. Check out the book trailer and let me know what you think. http://youtu.be/3jsOYlIhIk0"

Just watched the trailer for That Which Should Not Be
what an awesome trailer, I have this book on my tbr list

Here's something hot for the cold winter evenings. Packed full of page turning, action and adventure. Six months as an Amazon UK Top 100 technothriller. Check out the sample chapters.

A myth has been unleased: now it's after blood.

I have two whodunnits e-published and available in multiple formats from most of the ebook retailers: Amazon, Smashwords, ibooks, B&N, Kobo and Sony.

The Hunter Rayne highway mystery series are (so far) mainly set on the West Coast of North America, primarily in the Pacific Northwest. The main character is a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police homicide detective who is now driving a big rig for a living (running away from his past, according to his ex-wife).

The first in the series is Slow Curve on the Coquihalla and the second is Ice on the Grapevine.

At present, they are both available to Goodreads mystery fans in multiple formats at Smashwords.com for free until January 15th. You will require a coupon code to download a free copy, so please send me a message and I'll give you the coupons.

Enjoy!

Imagine Philip Marlow woke up one day with the mother of all hangovers and discovered he'd been turned into a Glaswegian. And not only that but he's saddled with a partner in the shape of his devious fat friend, The Bumble. Well, that's how our Narrator feels.

After finding a dead man hanging from a door, discovering a stash of Nazi memorabilia, and surviving a run-in with a psychotic hoodlum, the Narrator is in no mood for any more nonsense. The Bumble's explanations involving the mysterious flight of Rudolph Hess to Scotland, a deceased Glasgow car dealer, and a hoard of Nazi gold just don't ring true...

The Bumble's End is a black, humourous tale of greed, death and toffees in the run up to Christmas, Femmes fatales, old Nazis, missing gold and a Rottweiler called Tango chase through the pages. Also on the trail are three unwise men watched over by a corrupt cop with a head cold.

The Season of Goodwill just doesn't get any more funpacked than this.



The Bumble's End by Jimmy Bain
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RK0T9G
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004RK0T9G

R.E. wrote: "I have two whodunnits e-published and available in multiple formats from most of the ebook retailers: Amazon, Smashwords, ibooks, B&N, Kobo and Sony.

The Hunter Rayne highway mystery series are (s..."
I would very much like to read your books as I love mysteries.
Deb

Hi everybody. It's the first weekend of 2012 and I wanted to celebrate it by offering free copies of my debut horror short story, Dead Man Walking.

It's available in multiple formats at Smashwords so drop me a comment here or on my blog to receive the coupon code for your free eBook.


Dead Man Walking

Okay... Not sure where my work lives, there should be a transgressive section, or bad section...

Malice in Blunderland is being billedas the most controversial book of 2012, and is being hailed as the funniest book of 2012. It is stupid, dark, twisted, explicit, shocking - with drugs, violence, sex...

Have a peek: http://www.book2look.com/vBook.aspx?i...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&am...

What they are saying:
http://jonnygibbings.wordpress.com/wh...

I keep pissing people off. They have things to do, but once they start reading my novel, Medusa, they can't put it down. Why it hasn't hit the best-seller list is beyond me.... (insert smiley-face here)

Medusa: A Caitlin McHugh Mystery

Deb -

I'd be happy to have you read and review my mysteries. I've been getting some great feedback (see my blog at http://redonald.com) but haven't had any reviews on Goodreads yet. Did you get them yet? I didn't see your message earlier, but the coupon numbers are on the "Free Books for January" folder.

Ruth

Deb wrote: "R.E. wrote: "I have two whodunnits e-published and available in multiple formats from most of the ebook retailers: Amazon, Smashwords, ibooks, B&N, Kobo and Sony.

The Hunter Rayne highway mystery ..."

"Dying Days" zombie novella...

Sunny Florida, vacant beaches, no traffic on A1A... just zombies on the dunes searching for the living...

Darlene Bobich is rying to stay alive, find food and shelter, and ammo for her Desert Eagle before the undead find her...

Only $2.99

Dying Days

R.E. wrote: "Deb -

I'd be happy to have you read and review my mysteries. I've been getting some great feedback (see my blog at http://redonald.com) but haven't had any reviews on Goodreads yet. Did you get..."
Yes thank you I got the books will be reading them soon as the holidays are now over and I have a lot of time on my hands

Marty wrote: "Hi everybody. It's the first weekend of 2012 and I wanted to celebrate it by offering free copies of my debut horror short story, Dead Man Walking.

It's available in multiple formats at Smashwords..."
I would love to read your book thank you for the offer
[email protected]

Hi Deb.

I sent the coupon code your way so it should be waiting in your inbox. Hope you enjoy the story.

Did my first radio-blog interview.

http://t.co/iQzONKSD

Really weird to hear your own voice that way. I didn't realize I sounded that ethnic, not much I can do about that.

Congrats on the radio-blog interview, Athanasios. Not sure I'd be brave enough for that. I can't even stand my voice on answering machines.

Marty wrote: "Hi Deb.

I sent the coupon code your way so it should be waiting in your inbox. Hope you enjoy the story."

Hi Marty
I have tried the coupon a few times and it keeps saying
coupon is not valid
Deb

My thriller Only the Innocent has 26 reviews on Amazon UK and 6 on Amazon US with an average rating of 4.875 (to be absolutely precise!). There are three reviews on the Goodreads site too.

A man is dead. The killer is a woman. But what secrets lie beneath the surface - so dark that a man has to die?

Women are rarely cold blooded killers. But when famous philanthropist Hugo Fletcher is found dead, there is no doubt in anybody’s mind that the killer is a woman. And it is clear from the precision of the planning that this was no crime of passion. It was an execution.

The victim was revered the world over for his charitable work with trafficked Eastern European prostitutes, and as at least one of these girls is missing, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Douglas is certain that there has to be a connection.

But nothing is as it appears on the surface. A web of complex relationships is gradually revealed and it seems that everybody has something to hide. As each horrific secret is exposed, Tom Douglas begins to realise that this is much more than a simple murder case. And he has a terrible dilemma to face - whether to punish the guilty, or protect the innocent.

Some quick review extracts :

"I love thrillers, and have read many of them, and this one stands out as one of the best."

"The plot has a number of twists and is a roller coaster of tension."

"the plot is superb, nothing is given away to the reader"


available in all ebook formats

Rachel wrote: "My thriller Only the Innocent has 26 reviews on Amazon UK and 6 on Amazon US with an average rating of 4.875 (to be absolutely precise!). There are three reviews on the Goodreads si..."

Rachel, if you love thrillers, see mine on my blog, http://geraldggriffin.blogspot.com . My latest blog posting there, a New Year's resolution for women who love to read, may be of interest to you. Surprising and different. Worth a visit.

Should Night Come by MH Gerber
In this book we meet Sherry, a woman barely mentioned in Night Walks Softly. Sherry is dynamic, smart and scared at first. She has lost her husband in an unimaginable way that has caused her to question her marriage and herself. Then, she must take the reins of his company and try to save it from bankruptcy all while dealing with her personal life, her children and helping her mother with her sick father. Sherry finds that she has a strength and resilience she never expected. This is her story, filled with tenderness and suspense.

Silent Night by MH Gerber

Deb's life is finally on track. She is dating, running a business and looking forward. Then, just before Christmas, the other shoe drops. She learns that Gary is back in town and that she may have breast cancer. How will she find and keep love now? And when will Gary pop in and destroy it all? Deb's story is filled with romance, suspense and hope. We meet new characters and revisit old favorites as the story unfolds in this third book of the Yellow River series.

Night Walks Softly by MH Gerber

Night Walks Softly is Anne’s story. When Anne arrives in Yellow River eager to begin married life, she expects a peaceful existence in the quiet town. Little does she know that the very day she arrives, Judy Wallburn, the French teacher who will become her predecessor, has been murdered for knowing too much. As Anne starts fixing up her old farmhouse, getting used to her mother-in-law, and writing lesson plans, she walks step by step into the same danger. From finding a “Help me” plea to meeting intriguing new people such as Deb, Christina, and Dorthea, Anne’s story meshes her first year of marriage with the sinister backdrop of crime and murder in a small town.

CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR...

Happy Birthday Promotion of my cross-genre' thriller/romantic suspense novels.
Treat yourself.
Paula

I'm Robert Downs, and I just had my first mystery novel, Falling Immortality, published last August. My publisher and I are hoping it is the first in an ongoing series.

Book Description:

Debut, hard-boiled mystery fiction for men. Stephen King’s son describes a fitting genre as MANfiction (the opposite of Chick lit).

Casey Holden, former cop, current PI in Virginia Beach, VA, screens his clients the way he screens his women, based on whichever drop-dead gorgeous woman happens to waltz through his door first and manages to hold his attention. So when Felicity Farren, widow-at-large, struts into his office asking him to solve the two-year-old murder of her husband Artis, she intrigues him. When Casey starts digging, he learns the murder isn’t what it seems to be and he doesn’t have a big enough shovel to unearth the truth. And to top it all off, his former rival at the police department, Greg Gilman, is determined to disrupt his investigation. Casey's challenge is to learn what really happened to Artis, and why Gilman can’t seem to remove his head from his butt. And he’ll need all of his wits to complete the task.

"Think of Mike Hammer. Then think of James Bond (as portrayed in the films, not the one in the books). Merge them into a single character and you have Casey Holden, PI. Add a plot that could have come from the pen of Mickey Spillane. A cold case, sexy women, and dialog that races along like Holden's Viper fast, flashy, and eye-popping. Falling Immortality is, for fans of macho, slick talking, wise cracking sleuths, a must read." --Frederick Ramsay, author of the Ike Schwartz mysteries (Poisoned Pen Press)

"Like a post-modern Mike Hammer, Holden doesn't lack self-confidence or the quick comeback or the tendency to find trouble. Robert Downs' debut novel, Falling Immortality, skillfully tips its fedora at the hard-boiled mystery genre. It's fast-paced, tightly structured and keeps you guessing until the end. This will be a writer and series to watch." --Jon Talton, author of the David Mapstone Mysteries and the Cincinnati Casebooks

Robert Downs
http://www.RobertDowns.net
http://www.facebook.com/RobertDownsBooks

Congratulations, Robert! Delighted to know you and to know about your book.

I see you're on Facebook. So am I. Maybe we can become friends there.

If you'd like to become acquainted with my work, please visit my blog, http://geraldggriffin.blogspot.com . I think you'll find it surprising, different and entertaining.

Sorry about that Deb. I had switched it over to KDP Select but thought active coupon codes on Smashwords would still work. I thought I read that somewhere on the site, anyway. I apologize for the inconvenience.

R.E. wrote: "I have two whodunnits e-published and available in multiple formats from most of the ebook retailers: Amazon, Smashwords, ibooks, B&N, Kobo and Sony.

Thanks; I enjoyed Hunter in Slow Curve very much, so just got the sequel.

Hi, I'm Joyce Harmon. About fifteen years ago, I wrote a mystery, and for various reasons I never submitted it anywhere. A few months ago, I remembered it, pulled it out of the filing cabinet, and published it on Smashwords.

Died On The Vine is the story of a tech writer married to a retired government employee; they own a winery in rural Virginia. One day, Cissy is visited by Colonel Obadiah Winslow, a man famous for believing that numerous American POWs were left alive in Vietnam. He tells Cissy that he believes her first husband, Jimmy, reported shot down and killed thirty years ago, is still alive. Three days after the visit, Cissy finds Winslow dead in the vineyard, stabbed with her current husband's pruning shears. And so the sleuthing begins...



Available at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and so on and so forth.

I blog at:

http://joyceharmon.wordpress.com/

Thanks, Rosemarie! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. I just got a 5 star review on my second mystery at: http://www.paranormalromanceguild.com...

I look forward to hearing what you think of it.

Ruth

Rosemarie wrote: "R.E. wrote: "I have two whodunnits e-published and available in multiple formats from most of the ebook retailers: Amazon, Smashwords, ibooks, B&N, Kobo and Sony.

Thanks; I enjoyed Hunter in Slow ..."

Deb wrote: "R.E. wrote: "I have two whodunnits e-published and available in multiple formats from most of the ebook retailers: Amazon, Smashwords, ibooks, B&N, Kobo and Sony.

The Hunter Rayne highway mystery ..."

Permit me to present you with my recently released horror/thriller.
Shadows of the Past.

An ancient ceremonial dagger has a disturbing effect on any who come into contact with it. Contained within the blade is the spirit of a primordial god who once ruled a young planet. Seeking a return to its former glory it searches for the only one who can release it from the shadows of the past. A brain damaged four year old whose fathomless black eyes hold a disturbing secret. It will do anything to possess this child.

Sam Hardin must come to terms with the guilt he feels over his wife's untimely death in time to protect his son from a primordial god that seeks to use him as a means to escape the shadows of the past.

Inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos, Shadows of the Past takes the reader on a pulse pounding journey that spans three days as the ongoing battle between good and evil is joined. Sam Hardin and Jack Griffith go head to head in a fight to the death from which only one can emerge victorious while in the balance hangs the future of all mankind.

I'm currently conducting a giveaway for two copies that will end on 2-22-2012.


Shadows of the Past


Starting with page number 4, Shadows of the Past is a horror-filled ride that left me white-knuckling all the way to the end! Charlene Gamble (Literary R&R)

The Abomination Assignment

What do a Palestinian gunman in Hamburg, an al-Qaida operative in Amsterdam, a Saudi bomber in Montreal and an American self-proclaimed “Prophet of the People” with a WMD and bad intentions have in common? Dr. Thomas Bowin, noted neuroscientist and occasional government-sanctioned assassin, is on a mission to hunt them down. Add the Prophet’s naked handmaiden, a seductive spy and a beautiful Royal Canadian Army Special Operation Command major. Tom Bowin’s adventures are as interesting as they are violent.

I'll be frugal in words promoting my suspense thriller OF GOOD AND EVIL.

To quote my film representative: "You have the best novel I have ever, ever read and had the pleasure to work on. I am honored."

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