Thursday 31 May 2012

Character...


So true... :-)

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book Listing: 31 May 2012



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99 CENT BOOK FIND: Green Tea (Fourth Book in the Tea Series) by Sheila Horgan


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
The characters in the Tea Series are people you'd like to know and part of a family that welcomes you with open arms.  More than 80,000 copies of the books in this series have been sold.  You will find that each book in the series is a fast and fun read.  Each installment is a hybrid of the traditional novel and the serial novel (each is a full-length novel and leads directly into the next installment.)

Green Tea - the fourth book in the Tea Series picks up right where Iced Tea left off.

Cara and Teagan are more determined than ever, but determination without focus doesn't get you very far.

There's a wedding just days away.  A time to celebrate and enjoy family and tradition, but Cara keeps her distance as situations outside of her control threaten her in ways she is just beginning to recognize.  Things are changing quickly and Cara needs to come to terms with the fact that one of the people she loves most may not be around much longer.

Cara and Teagan finally get to the bottom of one mystery, only to find another much closer to home.

Green Tea is followed directly by Peppermint Tea

Green Tea is approximately 69,000 words and is now professionally edited and formatted.

FREE BOOK FIND: The Twelve Stones by RJ Johnson

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Twenty two years ago, Alex McCray found the first of the Twelve Stones, a set of powerful artifacts left for Humanity to find and use to save Earth from certain destruction. 

Returning to his hometown of Onyx, California, Alex reunites with his father who returns the stone Alex found so many years ago. Their reunion is cut short however after Alex's father is murdered by billionaire industrialist Rupert Kline, a madman who will stop at nothing to collect all twelve stones for himself.

Driven by revenge, Alex McCray vows to bring his father's killer to justice and keep the remaining Twelve Stones out of Kline's hands.

A thrilling tale that mixes romance, cutting edge science, and oh yeah, the fate of human civilization.

FREE BOOK FIND: Speed Dating with the Dead by Scott Nicholson


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
When Digger Wilson brings his paranormal team Spirit Seekers International to the White Horse Inn, he is skeptical that his dead wife will keep her half of the bargain. He doesn’t believe in ghosts, and just before she died, she promised to meet him there.

But when one of the conference guests channels a mysterious presence and an Ouija board spells out a pet phrase known only to Digger and his wife, his convictions are challenged.

And when guests start to disappear, Digger and his daughter Kendra must face the circle of demons that view the hotel as their personal playground. Because soon the inn will be closing for good, angels can’t be trusted, and demons don’t like to play alone . . .

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Karen is a young widow, still mourning her husband ten months after his death. Financial difficulties force her to work long hours at a job she hates. The one bright spot in her life is her little daughter, Cindi. 

One morning, Karen decides to pick herself up and start again. The first step is to go back to college. If she finishes her degree, she can have the career she wants, as a teacher of French. The problem is: she can’t afford to take time off, unless she finds a cheaper place to live. A solution arrives in the form of her old friend, Jim. He’s on a tight budget, too, and he needs someone to share his apartment. Karen foresees difficulties, if she moves in with a man. Jim, though, reassures her. There’s no chemistry, no spark. It should be easy to live together as “just friends.” 

Thinking matters over, Karen agrees. After all, Jim is the kind of man she calls a “Mr Nice Guy”—good-natured and funny, but not physically attractive.

Soon she and her daughter have settled in. Life is pleasant, but dull, until the employment agency calls with an ideal assignment: six days at a legal conference in Venice. In that dream-like city, she meets Mark Lebrun, a man she sees as a fairy-tale prince. Handsome and rich, he makes life easy for Karen. Unfortunately, her friend, Manon, dislikes him. And Karen herself begins to notice flaws in his character. But she confronts Mark and he promises to change. 

In the meantime, Jim has been dating Manon. She encourages him to lose weight and work out at the gym. Soon women begin to notice him. And Karen is one of them. 

As problems worsen with Mark, she wonders: has she been looking for love in the wrong place? And when she decides what she really wants, will it be too late?

FREE BOOK FIND: All Jacked Up (All Jacked Up Series) by L.A. Tripp


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
A good life. You know...a nice home, dependable vehicle and, if fate smiles kindly, a good looking woman. Not picky, just a comfortable existence with a decent job that you don't hate. Is that too much to ask? For Jack, it is.

Can he overcome psychotic co-workers, a boss that covers the truth, and falling on the wrong side of the fence? Not to mention interfering parents, trying to climb the rat-race ladder, and a girl that knows a little too much about him.

It all adds up to sleepless nights and a can of beans for his one meal per day.

How will Jack get out of this?

Reader beware: This has a cliff-hanger ending.

FREE BOOK FIND: Freezing Point by Karen Dionne


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
The battle for control of Antarctica's ice quickly turns into a fight for survival in this uneven debut thriller. Idealistic and controversial (but corporate) environmentalist Ben Maki wants to bring fresh water to millions by melting the Antarctic icebergs. As Maki's trial run progresses, a group of scientists studying the icebergs begin falling prey to a deadly illness and to packs of vicious Antarctic rats. Maki and his colleagues must abandon their efforts, hoping only to get out of Antarctica alive. While the scientific and ethical themes are fascinating and timely and the remoteness of the Antarctic makes an ideal thriller setting, readers will find it difficult to suspend their disbelief long enough to find the rats scary rather than silly. Dionne would have done better to stick to the human capacity for monstrosity—something she touches on, but never fully explores—and the surprisingly complex and overlapping motivations of the characters.

BOOK OF THE DAY: Summer Magic by Sydell Voeller


by Sydell Voeller





BOOK DESCRIPTION
When her fiance calls off their engagement, veterinarian assistant Lisa Prentice joins the circus in hopes of escaping the everyday grind. But life under the big top isn't quite what she expected. None of the veterinarian's former assistants managed to please their short-tempered boss, and Lisa fears that her days are numbered, too. Michael Figaro, a dashing young trapeze artist, is also caution about whether Lisa can stay, and because of that, he tries to keep his distance. Still, Lisa finds herself overwhelmingly attracted to him. Although Michael is the aerialist, it is Lisa who is flying on an emotional high wire. What happened to her safety net? Will their love survive?

AUTHOR BIO


Sydell Voeller grew up in Washington State, but has lived in Oregon for over thirty years. Throughout her twenty-year writing career, her published novels for teens and adults have reflected her love for the Pacific Northwest's ocean beaches, inlets and waterways, evergreen forests, and mountains. Sydell resides in Oregon with her husband. They married in 1972 and have two sons.

Pet lovers, the Voellers have provided a home for several cats, a dog, gerbils, hamsters, and a turtle--but not all at the same time! A small rodent cemetary still occupies one corner of their backyard. She and her husband enjoy camping, reading, playing Scrabble, day trips to the Oregon coast, and spending time with their granddaughter and pampered feline.

When Sydell isn't writing, she enjoys camping, walking, amateur astronomy, reading, and surfing the web. In 1987 after the publication of her first novel, she was named by the Washington County Mushaw Center, Woman of the Year in Communications.

Formerly a registered nurse, Sydell now teaches writing correspondence courses, sponsored by the Long Ridge Writer's Institute (a home study course in writing short stories and articles) in West Redding, Connecticut. Visit Sydell on her website to view her book lists, bio, and family photos: www.sydellvoeller.com

Sydell's author interview on the Avalon Books website can be found at www.avalonbooks.com


OTHER WORKS

Sandcastles of Love

Wednesday 30 May 2012

99 CENT BOOK FIND: Yseult: A Tale of Love in the Age of King Arthur by Ruth Nestvold

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
For the price of a truce, Yseult is sent to a world where magic is dying - to marry the father of the man she loves. 

Marcus's son Drystan would have saved her from a loveless marriage, but with her relatives being held hostage, Yseult cannot endanger them and must go through with the wedding. The tragic love story of Yseult and Drystan plays out against the backdrop of a violent world threatening to descend into the Dark Ages - only Arthur's battles to push back the Saxon hordes can save what is left of civilization. With her background, Yseult could act as a bridge between the old age and the new - but will the price be too high? 

BARGAIN BOOK: Mexico City the Golden Years by Dennis Fitter

We are happy to announce as a BARGAIN BOOK: Mexico City the Golden Years  by Dennis Fitter (Click here for UK purchase).   Why not grab a copy of this today?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
Fitter's novel balances historical integrity with a lusty tale of one man's adventures in life, love and survival during that celebrated decade Mexico City emerges as New York and Hollywood to the Hispanic world.

Mexico City the Golden Years is a colorful portrait of an extravagant time Mexicans will not forget. 

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book Listing: 30 May 2012


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99 CENT BOOK FIND: Iced Tea (Third Book in the Tea Series) by Sheila Horgan


Available for JUST 99 CENTS is Iced Tea (Third Book in the Tea Series)  by Sheila Horgan (Click here for UK purchase) .  Why not download this short novel now?




BOOK DESCRIPTION
The characters in the Tea Series are people you'd like to know and part of a family that welcomes you with open arms.  More than 80,000 copies of the books in this series have been sold.  You will find that each book in the series is a fast and fun read.  Each installment is a hybrid of the traditional novel and the serial novel (each is a full-length novel and leads directly into the next installment.)

Iced Tea -  the third book in the Tea Series begins right where Sweet Tea left off.

Cara and Teagan are dealing with wishes gone awry.  The serial murderer, if there is one, is still out there.  The new guys are supportive, as is the family, but Cara and Teagan don't want the people they love most in danger.  Knowing there is a serial murderer in your sphere of influence is disorienting.  What you do has consequences, but that doesn't mean you see them in advance.

The crazy cop is around more than ever.  There is a wedding to be planned and although Cara has always been the organizer of the family, she's not even kept in the loop.

Life has been spinning out of control for some time and now it's up to Cara and Teagan to put it to rights.

Iced Tea is followed directly by Green Tea

Iced Tea is approximately 70,500 words and is now professionally edited and formatted.


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Harken Cole is a highly trained Entertainment Specialist. He immerses into rendered worlds called Rend-Vs to play the hero, the villain--whatever his bosses want. To fulfill a promise to a dead friend, Hark illegally jumps into Collides, a twenty-first century Rend-V, and realizes something's not right. The host of Collides is in danger, and Hark must protect her. Hark soon learns that controversial director Miesha Preston plans to flip peaceful Collides into a horror Rend-V. If Hark can't protect the host, while still fulfilling his promise, everyone immersed will die.

FREE BOOK FIND: October Girls by Scott Nicholson


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Five days until Halloween and all hell is about to break loose.

And it’s all Crystal’s fault.

Momma warned her not to consort with the dead and tried to teach her the magic spells that would close the portal to the afterlife. But Crystal doesn’t want to be a trailer-trash witch like Momma. She has dreams of going to community college and escaping the Appalachian town of Parson’s Ford.

Her best friend Bone is only too happy to escape the afterlife and help Crystal break the rules. Bone died too young, and she’ll do whatever it takes to remain among the living.

Then a teen movie maker comes to Parson’s Ford, and he has a very special project in mind: a horror movie starring a real ghost. The kids who watch his movies turn into brainwashed zombies. And to totally complicate matters, Crystal thinks he’s kind of a hunk, and she’s afraid her boyfriend Pettigrew only loves her because of Momma’s magic spells.

Now it’s Halloween, the night when the portal to the afterlife is widest, and somebody’s been messing with Momma’s potions. The fate of the world is in Crystal’s hands, but she hasn’t been paying attention to her lessons. And a mysterious figure in the afterlife is urging Bone to stay loyal to her own kind instead of to Crystal.

The movie is rolling, the creatures are stirring, and the brainwashed teenagers are ready to welcome a new star from the other side of the grave.

Crystal and Bone must overcome drama queens, coffin cuties, and mangled magic if they want to remain best friends forever—but at this rate, forever may not last much longer.

FREE BOOK FIND: Rules of Relaxation (Stress Management) by Miriam Kinai


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Rules of Relaxation teaches you 130 medical relaxation techniques, mental stress management tactics, spiritual stress relief tips and other multiple other ways to manage stress.

It covers the A to Z of stress management from Assert yourself, Breathe deeply, Cast your burdens, Drink herbal teas, Establish social support, Formulate realistic goals, Guard your heart, Have complementary hobbies, Identify personal stressors, Jaunt, Keep the Sabbath, Listen to music, Meditate on the Word, Nab a nap, Optimize stress, Pamper yourself, Quash sin, Reason rationally, Schedule news fasts, Trust God, Use cognitive restructuring, Veto worry, Work out, eXperiment with aromatherapy, Yield to God to Zap job stress so that you can manage stress more effectively and live through stressful situations without getting distressed.

BOOK OF THE DAY: Memories by Deanna Lynn Sletten

by Deanna Lynn Sletten






BOOK DESCRIPTION
Michael DeCara came home from the Vietnam War a wounded man, both physically and emotionally. He tried putting his life back together, but found civilian life difficult after all he’d experienced in Nam. Raising his young daughter, Vanessa, by himself after his wife left, he found it difficult to commit to one job or one woman for any length of time. Then he met a young woman who made him feel good about himself again and who fell in love with Vanessa as well. But then a life-changing event occurred and he had to choose between his past and the present. He chose to leave without a word to the young woman, believing he was doing what was best for her. Now, years later, she has walked back into his life and he believes they may have a second chance at love–except she hates him and he doesn’t understand why. 

Danielle Westerly fell in love when she was only eighteen and her heart was broken when he left her without a word. Her heartache was increased when she made a fateful decision that would alter her future, and she blamed him for her loss. Years later, she is single and has built up a successful career when she accidently runs into the man who was responsible for her past pain. Yet, their chemistry is undeniable. Can Dani give up her anger and let go of the pain of the past and fall in love again with the man she has hated all these years? 

Dani and Michael share a journey of heartache, loss and painful memories that threaten to keep them apart. Can they break past these and finally find love again?

This powerful romance comes to you by the author of the women's fiction novel "Widow, Virgin, Whore".

AUTHOR BIO


Deanna Lynn Sletten is a novelist who enjoys writing women's fiction novels and also has written one middle-grade fiction action/adventure novel. Deanna started her writing career as a freelance writer for parenting publications in the early 1990's and transitioned to writing for blogs and websites.

Deanna is married and has two grown children. When not writing, Deanna enjoys walking the trails around her northern Minnesota home with her beautiful Australian Shepherd.

Visit Deanna at her blog: www.deannalynnsletten.com or on Twitter: @DeannaLSletten

About her books:
Outlaw Heroes is geared towards kids ages 10 and up. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ride again, but this time they are taking 12-year old Will Long along with them. Will loves the old west and wishes he could go back in time and ride with the famous outlaws Butch and Sundance. On a train trip to visit his family out west, he suddenly finds himself in the midst of a train robbery by his favorite outlaws. He follows along with them on some of their most famous robberies, but soon finds out that being an old-time outlaw isn't as exciting as he'd thought. Ride along with Will to find out what happens as he tries to find his way home.

Widow, Virgin, Whore is the story of three women, two sisters and a best friend, whose lives are suddenly transformed when one of them contracts AIDS. If you are a sister or best friend - this story is a must-read.
Memories is a powerful love story of two people who once loved each other and years later find each other again, only time, loss and heartache have come between them. This is more than just a romance - it is a romance/family drama all rolled up in one.


OTHER WORKS

Outlaw Heroes

Tuesday 29 May 2012

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book Listing: 29 May 2012


The listing of FREE and $0.99 e-books available from Amazon is currently available at http://flurriesofwords.blogspot.com/p/amazoncom-free-and-99-book-listing.html.  If you're looking for a bargain, check it out! 






And many thanks to the Paupers Book Club for providing this listing

99 CENT BOOK FIND: Sweet Tea (Second book in The Tea Series) by Sheila Horgan

Available for JUST 99 CENTS is Sweet Tea (Second book in The Tea Series)  by Sheila Horgan (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not download this short novel now?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
The characters in the Tea Series are people you'd like to know and part of a family that welcomes you with open arms.  More than 80,000 copies of the books in this series have been sold.  You will find that each book in the series is a fast and fun read.  Each installment is a hybrid of the traditional novel and the serial novel (each is a full-length novel and leads directly into the next installment.)

Sweet Tea - the second book in the Tea Series begins right where Hot Tea left off.

Cara and Teagan are dealing with wishes come true.  The good news is that each of them has found the man of her dreams, unfortunately this is not news easily broken to their traditional mother.  Further compicating their lives, they find themselves in the middle of a serial murder investigation; worse still, Cara may have come to the attention of the murderer.

With their lives spinning slightly out of control, some of it good, some of it not, Cara and Teagan depend on each other, humor, their family and their not so common sense, to keep them going.

Sweet Tea is approximately 71, 800 words and is professionally edited and formatted.