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A Superb Techno-Thriller – Clancy Fans will Delight
May 11, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Tom Clancy fans – take note. Today’s top-notch techno-thriller is the superbly written Amazon top ten war fiction, Fourth Crisis: The Battle for Taiwan by Peter von Bleichert. It currently has a 4.2 star rating with 12 reviews. “Fourth Crisis is an exciting, action-packed novel. The detailed descriptions add depth to the story and make all the scenes feel real, accurate, and complete. If you are at all interested in military stories and political events, Fourth Crisis is a must read.” –Amazon Reader
A Brief Synopsis of Fourth Crisis:
Since the Chinese Civil War, Beijing has considered Taiwan–a renegade province. A conquest-hungry Chinese general preps for invasion, and the battle for Taiwan has begun. The United States scrambles to protect its charge, and finds its Pacific bases and supercarriers under the gun. Though China seems to be the new Pacific power, American and Taiwanese warriors defend the island, and drive the invaders back across the Strait. However, the Chinese general is willing to do anything to bring Taiwan back into the fold, even by rubbing the nuclear genie’s lamp.
About the Author:
Pete currently resides in northern California with his wife and daughter. Pete earned a master’s degree in International Relations, interned as a staff writer with the Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies, and is currently a freelance writer (policy and role-playing games), a PhD candidate (Public Policy & Administration/Homeland Security), and a political science instructor. Contact the author at: 4thCrisis@gmail.com
What Fans Are Saying About Fourth Crisis:
“There’s a reason why Peter von Bleichert’s `Fourth Crisis’ is listed in Amazon’s top ten war fiction kindle titles…it’s top notch reading, particularly if you’re a fan of this genre.” –Thalia
“This novel impresses on a number of levels, from the technical details, to the way the author builds up the tension. And while the story is clearly one of fiction, there is enough here to blur the boundaries between fiction and reality.” –Ester
“Peter von Bleichert strikes a good balance between technical accuracy and good storytelling. A must-have in my opinion for a techno-thriller.” –Jan Heart
Don’t hesitate. Pick up your copy of Fourth Crisis: The Battle for Taiwan today.
A Wonderful Tale of Love and Second Chances
March 25, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Kindle friends, take a look at today’s tale of love and second chances, our HOT NEW Release, Stardust Summer by Lauren Clark. It already has a whopping 4.6 star rating with 15 reviews. “Stardust Summer is a wonderful story of family, love and lessons learned, it is a story that will touch your heart, and make you ponder your own relationships, it is a story that will resonate with you for a long time.” -Jersey Girl Book Reviews
A Brief Synopsis about Stardust Summer:
Single mom Grace Mason doesn’t believe in miracles, magic, or love at first sight. She likes the quiet life, complete with her eight-year-old son, their tiny house, and her teaching job. Then, one thousand miles away, tragedy strikes. Stardust Summer explores the complexities of forgiveness, what it means to be a family, and the fabulous possibility of falling in love – again.
What Readers Are Saying About Stardust Summer:
“This was a book I fully immersed myself in, and was sorry to see end. I’d like to spend more time on Keuka Lake.” -Liz Wodrich
“I did not want to put this story down. I was up very late one night reading this and still read while cooking and would stop cleaning to “rest” and read!” –Tobi
“Lauren is a wonderful writer who takes you, the reader, away to the nice, beautiful setting that she creates, filled with likable characters that you really come to love. Lauren has become one of my favorite authors and I definitely plan to read every book she writes.” –Susan R. Schleicher
Make sure to grab your copy of Stardust Summer today.
A Chilling & Fast-Paced Mystery
March 5, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Kindle readers, if suspense is your thing, today’s feature novel will keep you guessing until the end. Take a look at Disappear by Iain Edward Henn. It has a 4 star rating with 39 reviews and was ranked as a top 5 bestselling Crime Thriller & Mystery in Amazon UK. “A stylish, craftily-worded thriller…crossing time, social class, love, loss, indulgence, greed, and …pure evil…a fantastic read.” – Martin Treanor, author of The Silver Mist
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A Brief Description about Disappear:
On a rain-drenched night, a young husband leaves home to run to the corner store – and never comes back.
Eighteen years later, his body reappears wearing the exact same clothes, and on the same street from which he went missing. He appears to be the victim of a hit/run driver. He looks exactly the same as the day he vanished. His widow, Jennifer Parkes, is determined to solve this mystery. Other bodies emerge; all have been missing for eighteen years. None have aged.
On the trail of a venomous killer, Jennifer and homicide detective Neil Lachlan are pulled into unfathomable deception and terror; into a dark mystery that baffles the police and defies logic. Investigating at the forefront of scientific and medical technologies, they confront a threat that is closer than either of them could ever have imagined.
About the Author:
Iain Edward Henn has a background in newspaper and magazine publishing. His short suspense fiction has been published by magazines in England, North America, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Australia and New Zealand, and includes ‘Private Day,’ which has appeared with the Scandinavian University Press. His novel, ‘The Delta Chain,’ was an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist, and has appeared on the Amazon UK’s Mystery and Thrillers lists.
What Fans are Saying about Disappear:
“This is an interesting and complex mystery story. It was well written, and very well-edited, which made for an enjoyable read.” –Georgeanna
“One of the best page turners I’ve read in years.” – Tricia Lee, author of A Caribbean Summer
“Every thing you would want in a mystery! Grabs you and holds you. Could not put it down. Highly recommend it for those who love mysteries!!!” –Diane
If you love a chilling mystery, pick up your copy of Disappear today.
A Powerful & Historical Irish Love Story
January 22, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Kindle readers, take a look at today’s powerful featured book, Bird of Passage by award-winning author Catherine Czerkawska. A novel which tackles a shameful piece of Irish history, as well as a powerful and explicit story of cruelty, loss and enduring love against all the odds. “It’s not just a cracking read, it’s a genuinely powerful one, and once you stumble over the great love story at its centre you won’t be able to put this book down. A story that … has as many harsh and knotted bits as deliciously sweet ones, you will be taken to a different world by it, but one as real as your own.” –Dr David Manderson, University of the West of Scotland.
A Brief Summary of Bird of Passage:
In present day Scotland, a successful folk musician named India travels back to the small island where she was born, in an attempt to unravel the tragic love story which has coloured her whole life. She finds more than she bargained for.
Back in 1960s Scotland, young Finn O’Malley travels from Ireland to work on a Scottish farm. He and Kirsty, the farmer’s red-headed grand-daughter, become firm friends. But Finn is damaged by a childhood so traumatic that he can only recover his memories slowly. What happened at the brutal Irish Industrial School to which he was committed while still a little boy? For the sake of his sanity, Finn must find out why he was taken into care and what became of the mother he loved and lost.
Time passes, Kirsty moves away and the threads that have bound these two friends so closely together begin to unravel. Only her ambitions as an artist can give her the fulfilment she seeks, but her work is tied up with her love for her home and for Finn, who comes and goes like the corncrake each summer.
About the Author:
Catherine Czerkawska is an award-winning writer of historical novels, short stories, poems and many plays for the stage and for BBC Radio 4. Her novel The Curiosity Cabinet, a love story set in the Western Isles of Scotland and spanning several centuries, was one of three finalists for the Dundee Book Prize. It was published by Polygon, but is now available on Kindle, while God’s Islanders, a major hardback study of the history of the Hebridean Isle of Gigha, was published by Birlinn in November 2006. You’ll find a brand new novel called Bird of Passage, only on Kindle, as well as some small collections of short stories: A Quiet Afternoon in the Museum of Torture, and a trio of ghost stories called Stained Glass.
What Readers Are Saying About Bird of Passage:
“This would be a wonderful book for a book club discussion. There are many questions answered but there are also many more that the author has used to build the characters in the book and it is interesting to watch these two children grow and mature and how there later lives are still reflections of their past. An excellent read.” –Buttons
“The story kept my interest, and it was well written. I would recommend this author to all. I’m looking forward to reading more of her novels.” –Amazon Reader
“…tells an important story about Ireland, one we tend to forget when we wax romantic about the wee people and the Guinness and the Blarney Stone. It hangs out Ireland’s dirty laundry for all to see in the context of a powerful story of two people, inseparable in spirit, obsessed with each other, truly destined for each other: Finn and Kirsty.” — Leila Smith
Make sure to pick up your copy of Bird of Passage today.
An Original and Imaginative Read
January 19, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Kindle friends, take a look at today’s featured novel, The Ups and Downs of Being Dead by M.R. Cornelius. It currently has a 4.2 star rating with over 75 reviews. “The author is very creative and has many unexpected twists and turns in the book which kept me reading with delight. Her exploration of ways to savour life, while dead, such as tasting, touching, enjoying a good drink, and yes, even how to make love, are imaginative and entertaining. The end result is a warm, humorous tale that leaves you wishing the book would never end.” –An Amazon Reader
A Brief Summary of The Ups and Downs of Being Dead:
Fifty-seven year old Robert Malone is the CEO of a successful clothing store chain and married to a former model. When his doctor tells him he is dying of cancer, he refuses to go quietly. Instead of death, Robert chooses cryonics. He knows it’s a long shot. His frozen body will be stored in liquid nitrogen for the next seventy-five years, and then he’ll wake up in the future. That is, if technology develops a way to bring him back. He’s willing to take that gamble. What he doesn’t realize is that he won’t lie in some dreamless state all that time. His soul is very much awake, just like the others who were frozen before him. And like these souls in limbo, Robert begins a new kind of life outside his physical body. He discovers that he can ride in the cockpit with the pilots, but he can’t turn the page of a magazine. He can sit in the oval office with the president, but he can’t prevent a child from dashing in front of a car. He doesn’t work, or eat, or sleep. He can’t smell, or taste, or touch. These obstacles make it difficult to experience love, and virtually impossible to reconcile with the living. Over the next several decades, Robert Malone will have plenty of time to figure out The Ups and Downs of Being Dead.
About the Author:
After working for fifteen years as a cafeteria manager in an elementary school, M.R. Cornelius turned in her non-skid shoes for a bathrobe and slippers. Now she works at home, writing novels, ranting on Facebook and Twitter, and occasionally whisking a Swiffer across dusty surfaces. Like thousands of others, she thought she could write romance, but soon discovered she was a dismal failure. She did increase her repertoire of adjectives such as throbbing, pulsing, thrumming, vibrating, hammering, pumping . . .
What Fans Are Saying About The Ups and Downs of Being Dead:
“I loved every minute of this book! The concept is so creative and the author did a great job conveying the absurdity of being dead, but not dead. There are some really painful moments involving watching the family left behind, but it’s not melodramatic – it’s very realistic. This story kept me glued to my phone (Kindle app) because I was dying to know how things would turn out. This is by far one of the best books I’ve read this year.” –An Amazon Reader
“Overall this book was incredible. The characters felt like they were your friends, the settings felt so real, and it was so creative! And the ending is great.” –Rachel
“The concepts brought out in this book were intriguing. Cornelius does a great job of presenting the afterlife and it’s conundrums.” –RCM
Make sure to grab your copy of The Ups and Downs of Being Dead today.
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