Win-a-Book Wednesday: Palm Trees & Snowflakes

Posted on December 30, 2015 Written by
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By Scott Bury

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For Win-a-Book Wednesday this week, you could score a free e-copy of Scott Bury’s latest published work, Palm Trees & Snowflakes, just by answering this question in the Comments section below:

Without worrying about cost or how much vacation time you have, which Hawaiian Island would you most like to visit tomorrow?

Don’t forget to leave your email address.

What is Palm Trees & Snowflakes about?

A Lei Crime Kindle World Hawaii mystery 

Snowflake has a whole new meaning in Hawaii. The new designer drug being trafficked through Oahu gives users the perfect high–and slowly kills them.

In Honolulu, where the palm trees are strung with lights for the holidays, FBI Special Agents Vanessa Storm and Ken Yamada have their hands full trying to stop this deadly flow. Faulty intel brings the agents into a deadly firefight, which yields even more puzzles.

How do the drug lords change their smuggling routes and methods with every single shipment? Vanessa’s handsome, charming, and untrustworthy ex-boyfriend might have the answer.

Get Palm Trees & Snowflakes exclusively on Amazon.com.

About Amazon Kindle Worlds

Kindle Worlds is an Amazon initiative that allows authors to publish stories set in another author’s fictional universe. The Lei Crime Kindle World is based on the Lei Crime series, created by bestselling author Toby Neal.

About the author

Scott BuryScott Bury can’t stay in one category.

After a 20-year career in journalism, he turned to writing fiction. “Sam, the Strawb Part,” a children’s story, came out in 2011, with all the proceeds going to an autism charity. Next was a paranormal short story for grown-ups, “Dark Clouds.”

The Bones of the Earth, a historical fantasy, came out in 2012. It was followed in 2013 with One Shade of Red, an erotic romance.

Army of Worn Soles, published in 2014, tells the true story of Maurice Bury, a Canadian drafted into the USSR’s Red Army to face the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

Invited to participate in two Kindle Worlds, he published Torn Roots: A Lei Crime Kindle World Novella and Jet – Stealth: A Jet Kindle World Novella. Both came out in July 2015. His latest is another story in the Lei Crime Kindle World, Palm Trees & Snowflakes.

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Win-A-Book Wednesday: A Very Marienstadt Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2015 Written by
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ChristmasMarienstadt-500pxThis is a PAPERBACK copy of the 2014 Limited Edition book by Kathleen Valentine. It contains three Christmas themed stories, The Reluctant Belsnickel of Opelt’s Wood (story), The Christmas Daughter (novel), and Treeing (story) PLUS a selection of recipes for the delicious confections served in Lola’s Strudel Shop, the most popular gathering place in Marienstadt.

To win, just comment below and tell us a favorite Christmas memory!

About the book:

It’s Christmas time in the Pennsylvania Dutch town of Marienstadt and everything is sparkling. You are invited to come spend the holidays in a community of people where tradition is strong and love is all around.

  •  When The Reluctant Belsnickel of Opelt’s Wood was released in 2011 it quickly climbed Amazon’s charts to #1 in Folklore. This novella tells the story of a sad, lonely man who finds joy and love when he is persuaded to play the folkloric role of Belsnickel for the children of Marienstadt.
  • Published in 2013 The Christmas Daughter: A Marienstadt Story, is a novel about Boone Wilde, a former biker and heartthrob, who discovers he has a 12 year old daughter who needs him–a daughter that he comes to need even more.
  • New for 2014 is the story, Treeing, in which a solitary antiques dealer is on a quest to find a holiday punch bowl for a traditional Marienstadt Treeing party and who finds much more in the process.
  • In addition, Lola Eckert, the founder of Lola’s Strudel Shop, a Marienstadt institution, shares with readers a collection of her most requested holiday recipes. Included are instructions for making strudel, including five strudels mentioned in the stories, plus keuchels, apple and peach dumplings, rhubarb tarts and more.

 

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Win-A-Book Wednesday: Watch Over Me

Posted on December 16, 2015 Written by
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By Sydney Landon

WatchOverMeYou could win a free e-copy of Sydney Landon’s bestselling Watch Over Me. All you have to do is to answer this question in the Comments section:

What is the first name of Gwen’s boss in this book?

About Watch Over Me

Gwen Day has never been lucky in love, but now she’s betting on one man ready to care for her like no one ever has…

Fresh off of the most humiliating romantic disaster of her life, Gwen sees no reason not to get tipsy and throw herself at her sexy bad boy neighbor. But she never expected their one night stand to have consequences that would keep them together…or for his concern to turn into something that feels like it could last.

Dominic Brady has always admired Gwen from afar, and now that she’s single, he has no reservations about saying yes to one wild night. Soon he’s interested in a real relationship. But when their future is uncertain, Dominic is determined to show her that he takes care of what’s his. And that no matter what happens, he’s one man she can’t lose.

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About the author

Sydney Landon is the New York Times & USA Today Best Selling author of:  Weekends Required, Not Planning on You, Fall For Me, Fighting For You, Betting on You, No Denying You, Always Loving You, Pierced and Fractured.  Sydney is currently working on the next book in the Danvers’ Series as well as the Pierced Series. When she isn’t writing, Sydney enjoys reading, swimming and the beach.  She lives with her family in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Win a Book Wednesday! Book Blog Tours: An Essential Marketing Tool for Authors

Posted on December 9, 2015 Written by
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Welcome to Win A Book Wednesday!

Leave a comment to enter to win a copy of Book Blog Tours: An Essential Marketing Tool for Authors, 2nd Edition. Hot off the press – published on  Amazon yesterday! This new edition covers both tours carried out by tour companies as well as DIY tours. Filled with helpful tips and even spreadsheets to help you organize your next tour!
BD_coverdesign05_FINALWhat’s your verdict on Book Blog Tours? 

Great idea…or a waste of time and money?

Not sure what a book blog tour can do for your visibility as an author or the promotion of your book? Are you considering trying out a Book Blog Tour to market your newest release? Do you want a primer that will help you take confident steps into the book promotion world?

Book Blog Tours teaches you about Tours (either hired or DIY) from the point of view of a Blogger and a Reader?

Book Blog Tours covers topics such as:

  • The Hows and Whys of book blog tours
  • Book Marketing on blogs
  • How to set goals for a blog tour
  • Giveaways from the point of view of a blogger and a reader
  • How to plan a DIY blog tour
  • Contains spreadsheets and checklists that will help you organize your tour

˃˃˃ Work your way through the topic of book blog tours in a step-by-step fashion, both from the point of view of hiring a service as well as the DIY type of tour.

Book Blog Tours looks at blog tours differently than other books. This book challenges commonly held beliefs and has you thinking and planning before acting on your next tour.

Book Blog Tours is available on Amazon

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BarbDrozdowichPicSocial Media and WordPress Consultant Barb Drozdowich has taught in colleges, universities and in the banking industry. More recently, she brings her 15+ years of teaching experience and a deep love of books to help authors develop the social media platform needed to succeed in today’s fast evolving publishing world. She owns Bakerview Consulting and manages the popular blog, Sugarbeat’s Books, where she talks about Romance – mostly Regency.

She is the author of 6 books and over 20 YouTube videos all focused on helping authors and bloggers. Barb lives in the mountains of British Columbia with her family.

 

Author Website: http://barbdrozdowich.com

Business Blog: http://bakerviewconsulting.com

Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/BarbDrozdowichAuthor

Twitter: http://twitter.com/sugarbeatbc

Google+: https://plus.google.com/110824499539694941768/posts

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sugarbeatsbooks/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7234554.Barb_Drozdowich

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSgVt36XlVAHWj5dkSd0Zyw

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Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Barb-Drozdowich/e/B00EN3CIDM/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1437240887&sr=1-2

 

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Win-a-Book Wednesday: Shadow Harvest

Posted on December 2, 2015 Written by
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By Emily Kimelman

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You could WIN a free paperback copy of the latest Sydney Rye novel, Shadow Harvest. All you have to do is to share the blurb  below on social media, and then leave the link to your post in the Comments section below. And don’t forget to include your email address, so we can send you the book!

Shadow Harvest, the 7th Sydney Rye mystery by Emily Kimelman, now available as e-book, audiobook and paperback.

Sydney Rye is finally becoming comfortable with the vigilante network, Joyful Justice, that she inspired. On a private island in the midst of the Pacific she is studying hard, learning about the structure of the organization and their active missions, preparing to take on a leadership role.

However, when Sydney Rye’s good friend and fellow Joyful Justice council member, Merl, goes missing in Shanghai, she and her dog, Blue, rush to the People’s Republic to track him down. Following Merl’s trail leads Sydney into the darkest corners of China’s corruption where she witnesses atrocities that make her already cold blood freeze.

With time running out and powerful forces closing in on her, Sydney has to risk everything to save her friend. The question is, will everything be enough?

About Emily Kimelman

Emily (author photo)Emily Kimelman is the author of the best selling Sydney Rye Series including Unleashed, Death in the Dark, Insatiable, Strings of Glass, The Devil’s Breath and Inviting Fire. This series feature a strong female protagonist and her canine best friend, Blue. It is recommended for the 18+ who enjoy some violence, don’t mind dirty language, and are up for a dash of sex. Not to mention an awesome, rollicking good mystery!

Emily splits her time between the Hudson Valley and traveling the world with her husband and dog, Kinsey (named after Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Milhone), researching exciting locations for the Sydney Rye Series. You can follow along on their adventures through Instagram, Facebook, and on Emily’s blog.

The first book in the Sydney Rye series, Unleashed, is available as a free download on all major ebook retailers.

Emily can be found:

Website   |   Facebook    |   Twitter

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Win-a-Book Wednesday: The Migrant Report

Posted on November 25, 2015 Written by
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By Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar

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Win a free e-copy of Mohana Rajakumar’s first mystery novel. All you have to do is leave a comment below telling BestSelling Reads:

What do you like best about mysteries?

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About The Migrant Report

The penalty for stealing is losing your hand. No wonder Ali can leave his wallet overnight in his office. Yet crime hovers on the fringes of society, under the veneer of utopia. Police captain Ali’s hopes of joining the elite government forces are dashed when his childhood deformity is discovered. His demotion brings him face to face with the corruption of labor agencies and also Maryam, an aspiring journalism student, who is unlike any local girl he has ever met. Ali and his unlikely sidekick must work together to find the reason so many laborers are dying. Against the glittery backdrop of the oil rich Arabian Gulf, Ali pursues a corrupt agency that will stop at nothing to keep their profits rising. As the body count rises, so does the pressure to settle the source. Can Ali settle the score before the agency strikes again?

About the author

MohanaMohanalakshmi Rajakumar is a South Asian American who has lived in Qatar since 2005. Moving to the Arabian Desert was fortuitous in many ways since this is where she met her husband, had a baby, and made the transition from writing as a hobby to a full time passion.

Her work has been published in Variety Arabia, Brownbook Middle East, Isola Magazine, AudioFile Magazine, and Society Magazine, as well as Explore Qatar, Woman Today, The Woman, Writers and Artists Yearbook, QatarClick, and Qatar Explorer. She has been a guest on Expat Radio, and was the host for two seasons of the Cover to Cover book show on Qatar Foundation Radio. She was the Associate Editor of Vox, a fashion and lifestyle magazine.

In addition to print titles, Mohana has published five e-books including a mom-ior for first time mothers, Mommy But Still Me, a guide for aspiring writers, So You Want to Sell a Million Copies, a short story collection, Coloured and Other Stories, and a novel about women’s friendships, Saving Peace, which was a semi-finalist in the Literary category of the 2012 Kindle Review of Books.

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