#AmReading - Dead Hunger by Eric A. Shelman @AuthorShelman

Dead Hunger by Eric A. Shelman Amazon This is the second book in the Dead Hunger series. Just thought we'd make it clear in case you found this one first . . . As Flex, his niece Trina, Gem, Hemp and Charlie brave the wild world teeming with the walking dead, they make up the rules as they go along. Flex Sheridan was an electrician before the world took a nasty turn; Gem, an artist. Hemp is a scientist who specializes in epidemics and also...

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Author Interview - Ava Zavora @avazavora

What is your greatest strength as a writer? Most positive comments seem to fall into two areas. Readers are drawn to my lyrical writing style and/or they remark about my unexpected endings. How did you come up with the title? Since I knew the novel was going to be in a semi-epistolary format utilizing e-mails (as well as chats and texts), Dear Adam came to me very early. I love the title for its simplicity and symbolism. Can you tell us about your...

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#Free - Hannah’s Dream by Lenore Butler @ALJambor

Hannah’s Dream by Lenore Butler Amazon Kindle US Genre – Historical Romance Rating – PG 5 (6 reviews) Free until 30 December 2013 A sweet historical set in 1895 Hannah Dawes is an enchanting strawberry blond who is betrothed to the boy next door.  When his father sends him a hundred miles away to become a doctor, Hannah vows to wait for him.  When he marries another, she's hurt, but she's not down for long.  Hannah has a...

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#AmReading - The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty @adrianmckinty

The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty Amazon Spring 1981. Northern Ireland. Belfast on the verge of outright civil war. The Thatcher government has flooded the area with soldiers, but nightly there are riots, bombings, and sectarian attacks. In the midst of the chaos, Sean Duffy, a young, witty, Catholic detective in the almost entirely Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary, is trying to track down a serial killer who is targeting gay men. As...

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10 Tips to Become a Better Writer – Diane Mulligan @Mulligan_writes

10 Tips to Become a Better Writer Ever since I published my first novel, people have been asking me what they should do if they, too, wish to write a novel. A worthy question, and one that I’ve thought about. Allow me to distill my best advice to ten things that I think will put you on the right path. 1. Set goals for yourself. If you want to become a better writer, the first thing you need to do is figure out what that vague, fuzzy idea of...

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Living The Testimony by Deidre Havrelock @deidrehavrelock

My Personal Testimony I grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as a Cree/Irish borderline Catholic girl, meaning this half-breed rarely went to Mass. However, I did pray every night. I absolutely loved God and believed in Him deeply. Being Catholic, I had heard about Jesus. In fact, my favorite song was “Away in a Manger.” Whenever I was scared, which was often, I would sing this song. But I imagined Jesus to be a fairytale—a fantasy about a perfect...

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The Colors of Friendship by K. R. Raye @KRRaye

Moving On Lance flicked his wrist and checked his watch.  Yes, 5:00 p.m. on the dot.  With a smile he knocked on the girls’ dorm room door ready to tackle their English study session.  Even though they each pursued different majors: Melody, Communications; Imani, Chemical Engineering; and he studied Business; they all made a vow at orientation to align their core Freshmen classes and liberal arts electives whenever possible. ...

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Yves Fey – Villainous Inspiration @YvesFey

Villainous Inspiration Gilles de Laval, baron de Rais and his decadent crimes are the inspiration for my fin-de-siècle murderer in Floats the Dark Shadow. Gilles de Rais is France’s most evil and prolific serial killer, but few people have heard of him—among mystery buffs, at least. Some devotees of horror are more sanguine, though his name is often missing from the “worst serial killers” lists. This is despite his having one of the most flamboyant...

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Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space by H. Peter Alesso

CHAPTER 5 The hours in a day were never enough. Each watch, report, and exam seemed like an organized disruption to Gallant’s desire for food and sleep. Each irreverent “Attention Midshipman Gallant” that blared over his head, called him away to some new obligation. A week after re-qualifying, Gallant joined the other midshipmen in an advanced flight training session conducted by Lieutenant Mather. Mather was going to review the ship’s computer...

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#AmReading - Magician’s End by Raymond E. Feist @refeist

Magician’s End by Raymond E. Feist Amazon Three decades . . . Five Riftwars . . . One magnificent saga: From New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist comes Magician's End, the final book in the epic Riftwar Cycle. Thirty years ago, Feist's first novel, Magician, introduced us to an orphan boy named Pug, who rises from slavery to become a Master Magician, and to Midkemia and the Riftwar, an epic series of battles between Good and Evil...

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Elliot C. Mason – 12 Tips for Becoming a Better Writer @ArthurRay44

12 Tips for Becoming a Better Writer Drink more. Shake off any friends you once had. Stare at people for a long time, letting cigarette smoke diffuse into your eyes. When you meet people ask things like ‘How many times on average do you masturbate per day?’ or ‘When was the last time you shit and did you look at the dirtied toilet paper?’ just to gage their reaction and let them know that you are a writer now -  you have no...

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Standing Stark: The Willingness to Engage by Carla Woody @CarlaWoody1

Chapter Two: Beyond Words I was leading a very mainstream life. While I had some sense of purpose, I additionally had an underlying feeling that something was seriously lacking. Even though there was a recognition of incompletion, I can’t say that it was a conscious realization, more of a sense of things not expressed, blocked or segregated. The previous year I’d left the large government agency where I’d worked nearly my entire career up...

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Kevin Sterling – Writing in the Mountains @ksterlingwriter

“Writing in the Mountains” A few years ago, my wife and I permanently relocated from the big city to our vacation home in the Colorado Rockies with our Golden Retriever, Shelby. We’re in the middle of nowhere on the top of a mountain and completely off-the-grid, so life has been quite interesting to say the least. You would think it’s a cakewalk to sit here and write books – no hustle and bustle, no distractions, beautiful scenery, fresh air, delightful...

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Jack Canon’s American Destiny by Greg Sandora @gregsandora

This is an excerpt from my upcoming novel, Gabby, Angel of God. “You think we have a strong bond, Gabby?” “Of course, we’ve been inseparable, and I know you like me.” “Love.” I answered softly. Gabby pouted, “I told you, Bo, not to fall in love with me.” “Well it’s too late, I already have, and I promise you…” “What’s that, Bo? What do you promise?” “That I’ll love you forever.” “You won’t allow yourself the possibility...

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Loving Conor: A Clairvoyant’s Memoir on Loving, Bonding and Healing by Tami Urbanek @tamiurbanek

Chapter Three: Surviving Life I woke up to the phone ringing in the middle of the night. “Tami, you need to pick me up,” I heard Nyle say. “Where are you?” “I’m at 7-11,” he said, slurring his words. He told me the street and packing Bethany into the car, I drove through a light snowstorm to find him. I located the correct 7-11 and I walked in looking around for Nyle. “Hey, are you looking for that drunk?” The 7-11 clerk asked as he...

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#AmReading - Deadly Coast by R.E. McDermott @RobtMcD

Deadly Coast by R.E. McDermott Amazon Dugan thought Somali pirates were bad news. Then it got worse. As Tom Dugan and Alex Kairouz, his partner and best friend, struggle to ransom their ship and crew from murderous Somali pirates, things take a turn for the worse. A US Navy contracted tanker with a full load of jet fuel is also hijacked, not by garden variety pirates, but by terrorists with links to Al Qaeda, changing the playing field completely....

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The King of Sunday Morning by J.B. McCauley @MccauleyJay

The Mile End Mambo 1990 He held him in his arms and looked into the glassy eyes. Yellow flecks dotted the cornea. This boy was dead a long time before Roger had run him through. He knew the look. Too much top shelf and not enough down time. The body from which life dramatically seeped away began to convulse. It would not be a Hollywood death. It would be a harsh demise for this gangster. Unexpected but unavoidable. He had stepped on the wrong toes...

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#MustRead - Stark Warning by James Raven @JamesRaven9

Stark Warning by James Raven Amazon Kindle US Genre – Thriller Rating – PG13 4.5 (26 reviews) “Every time you appear on screen someone will die.” That’s the stark warning given to Jessica Lee, host of a confessional talk show on network television with millions of fans. But one deranged viewer is out to destroy her career. He demands that her programme be scrapped and tells her to stop appearing on TV. To prove he means business he claims...

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sandy Nathan @sandyonathan

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sandy Nathan I’m not a well-known author, so you probably don’t know much of anything about me. I’ll fill in the blanks. 1. I am old. This may seem like a suicidal thing to say in an industry that considers authors kaput at thirty-five. I’m pushing seventy. I’m supremely happy and comfortable in my skin, more than I’ve ever been. I couldn’t write what I do when I was younger. I didn’t have the depth of understanding...

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#AmReading - Eliza’s Home by Rachael Herron @RachaelHerron

Eliza’s Home by Rachael Herron Amazon Home isn’t always a place… It's 1945, the war is over, the GIs are returning , and Eliza is on the run. At least, she would be if her truck hadn't broken down in the middle of nowhere and her money hadn't, quite literally, flown out the window. So when Joshua Carpenter, a cowboy with the most brilliant blue eyes she has ever seen, stops to offer her help, Eliza can't afford to say no… Joshua, it seems,...

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Becoming Human (The Exilon 5 Trilogy, Book 1) by Eliza Green @elizagreenbooks

Two Worlds. Two Species. One Terrifying Secret. In 2163, a polluted and overcrowded Earth forces humans to search for a new home. But the exoplanet they target, Exilon 5, is occupied. Having already begun a massive relocation programme, Bill Taggart is sent to monitor the Indigenes, the race that lives there. He is a man on the edge. He believes the Indigenes killed his wife, but he doesn’t know why. His surveillance focuses on the Indigene Stephen,...

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