New Release: Dark Waters by Shannon Mayer + $200 in prizes

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Jan 072012

My writing buddy, Shannon Mayer, released Dark Waters last month. Now when it comes to sexy covers, this one does it for me. What do you think? Hot, right?

Dark Waters

The bonds of family are stretched to the breaking point as legendary monsters, a deadly prophecy, and soul swallowing fears threaten to destroy them. Magic, secrets, sensuality and mind numbing terror all rolled into one to keep the pages flying.

Loved “The Hunger Games”? Hated what happened to Prim and Katniss? Then this book is for you!

Dark Waters is available at: Amazon

I know how much you all love giveaways. It’s okay. I’m a giveaway junkie too. haha And yes, I’m entering this one.

Ms. Mayer is having a review drive for Dark Waters. Lots of ways to win and a nice chunk of change on the line. For complete details, check out her Goodreads Event. For now, I’ve made things a little easy by copying some of the information here:

$150 to one luck winner, and 5 $10 gift certificates to runners up.

How do you get in on this fabulous contest?

Just by purchasing Dark Waters and sending Ms. Mayer a copy of the proof of purchase, you’ll get 10 entries into the contest. (motionsrider@yahoo.ca)

Write a review for Dark Waters on Amazon, email Ms. Mayer the link, and get an additional 20 entries!!

There’s no purchase necessary, you can sign up for Ms. Mayer’s NEWSLETTER (Which only goes out once a month) to get 1 entry into this contest. How do you sign up? Email Ms. Mayer at motionsrider@yahoo.ca to tell her you want to be a part of her newsletter OR you can sign up off her Facebook Fan Page. (Shannon Mayer Author)

Want another free entry? “Like” Ms. Mayer’s Facebook Fan Page and she’ll give you an additional entry.

Phew. That’s a lot of chances to win, so good luck, and happy reading.

The Fine Print

This contest is open internationally, and will run from December 29th/2011 – January 29th 2012. Winners
will be announced February 5th 2012.

*All reviews and purchase links NOT emailed to Ms. Mayer will NOT be entered into the contest.*

*Entries through Facebook and the Newsletter sign up need not send any additional emails in order to be entered into the contest*

Saturday Special: Happy Release Day!

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Dec 312011

My buddy Mark Fassett (developer of my favorite writing program, StoryBox), came through for you fantasy lovers!

That’s right! He’s released his second fantasy novel today. Take some time to check out his new series (Lords of Genova). Make it your first read of the new year.

On the run from an Empire he once served, Lord Questioner Petyr Ocyna stumbles across the mutilated body of a young woman in the middle of the forest, not far from a strange barrier known as the Fringe. Despite the urgings of his companion Alec, Petyr chooses to risk a possible trip to the gallows in order to discover the killer. But the truth he uncovers in the small logging town of Dunsriver might not only lead to the end of his own life, it justmight lead to the destruction of the Empire.

Available in E-Book at: Amazon and BN.com

Happy reading!

Happy Release Day: Glassman by Jocelyn Adams

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Oct 152011

A little birdie told me, I’m late on the ball. My writer buddy Jocelyn Adams released her debut this month, The Glass Man, a little early. Woot. If you haven’t checked it out, now’s the time to do so. A little about The Glass Man.

Lila Gray is just a human—at least that’s her mantra when she accidentally topples a building or bends a paranoid local’s gun into modern art. That she can sense and control the minds around her doesn’t prove anything, either. Unwilling to put others at risk, she hides in the wilderness from the beautiful creature who hunts her, one who sees her as his ultimate prize.

Alone, the egocentric Glass Man can kill with a thought. Mated with Lila, he’s a supernatural weapon prepared to annihilate the humans he loathes.

Caught in the Glass Man’s latest scheme, Lila is plunged into a hidden fae realm, faced with a secret birthright and a forbidden romance. With the Glass Man threatening everyone she loves, can Lila accept who she is in time to end his bloody reign? Or will she succumb to his dark power and become the vehicle of destruction for the human race?

Find The Glass Man by Jocelyn Adams at: Barnes & Nobles and The Book Depository

So check out The Glass Man, hop over to Ms. Adams’ blog, and give her a hearty congrats!

Saturday Special: Martin King’s #100blogfest

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Aug 272011

Have you heard? Martin King is attempting to write 100 guest posts for 100 different websites, and he’s close. Oh boy is he close to meeting that goal. Last time I checked, he was at #77. Today he’s here. For those who follow Who Art Thou Thursdays, you probably remember this question: Cursive or Print? Let’s see what Mr. Martin has to say.

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I must have the worst writing in the whole world. People use the phrase spider writing, but this is more a case of squashed spider writing. But it wasn’t always that way. This story begins when I was seven.

I had just moved from primary to junior school and I had gone from being a big fish in a little pond to a small fish in an ocean.

So one day I was in my new Englishy-type lesson when the teacher announced we would be doing a hand writing competition. Back then you weren’t allowed to use biros in class, it had to be real fountain pens. The desks still had ink wells in them to have your little ink pots, but by now cartridge pens were all the rage. That was the days when school you to provide blotting paper – you remember that bitty pink stuff.

Well I was desperate to win and I tried so hard. I pulled out every beautiful curve imaginable. And you never guess what… I actually won. My prize was a really posh Parker ink pen with a spare set of cartridges. And from that moment on I was the best hand writer in the whole year.

Wow – that is a lovely story you may think, but I can tell by the puzzled expressions on your faces you are wondering what happened? How come I went from being so good at writing to being so poor? The answer is joined up letters. I could painstakingly craft any individual letter with great care and craft but the day we had to join them all together, the spiders came to lodge.

These blogs are all about fun and sharing. Thank you for reading a ‘#100blogfest’ blog. Please follow this link to find the next blog in the series: http://martinkingauthor.com/blog/7094550076

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