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Shannon – Authors should be able to “gift” their book to me via Kindle or send a hard copy upon request.
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Peter – Epub files that will work with a Sony Ereader, “Free” Coupon to your book on Smashwords, or hard copy.
Sunni – Hard copy only at this time.
Dan – Hard copy or Kindle gift.
Daniel – Ebook or Hard copy (must be mailed to the UK)
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GENRES OF BOOKS WE ARE NOT CONSIDERING AT THIS TIME:
Christian
How-to Books
Business
Screen Plays
Educational Textbooks
Most of us don’t read Sci Fi either, but we are looking for a Sci Fi reviewer.
We will read and review poetry, however, your book of poetry must contain at least 25 poems and must already be available for sale on Amazon.com with an ISBN number. LuluPress Marketplace Poetry books without an ISBN will not be considered.
In the spirit of making changes, there is one more change that we would like to introuduce to the LL Book Review – Pick Me! Statuses. Since we receive questions on a fairly regular basis asking for the status of whether or not a book will be reviewed, we will now add on the status of the submitted works. The statuses will be:
– Self-explanatory.
The below is a status update for those books which have had their Pick Me! entries removed while under the old format – the list should give everyone an understanding as to why it sometimes takes awhile for your book to be read and reviewed. The entries will be removed from the list once the review goes live or a declined notification is sent.
Title: Snowybrook Inn: Book One
Author: Scott Reeves
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 978-1463750251
Genre: Fantasy
Print: http://amzn.to/qFjnXe
Kindle: http://amzn.to/rteWHk
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/75350
Welcome to the magical land of Snowybrook Vale! While you’re here, enjoy the good company, fine drink and elegant lodging to be had at the Vale’s premier vacation spot, Snowybrook Inn. But if you venture into the countryside, watch the shadows! Because Goblins lurk behind every rock, and Imperial soldiers are always around, looking to teach an unruly frontiersman a lesson.
Snowybrook Inn is an ongoing whimsical fantasy series in episodic format. Each book consists of four to five stand-alone short stories featuring the same main characters.
In this first book, Snowybrook Inn receives a visit from a time traveler. Goblins trash the inn. Dragons make life hard for everyone. Mikel Fairdawn is cursed by a witch, and lastly, he searches for a piece of the moon to prove his love to a fairy.
20,000 words = approx 66 print pages
Status - Being Read by Sunni
RUN
Patti Larsen
Smashwords and Amazon.com
(from the back cover)
Kidnapped
Alone, Reid gasps in one deep breath, another. It hurts his ribs, his lungs. He manages to roll over on his right side and regrets it. His shoulder screams in protest. Still, he is finally able to wriggle his numb hands loose from what holds him and claws at the cloth around his eyes.
Darkness. But not complete. The moon is up. Trees loom over him, the smell of spruce and fresh air so sharp it almost hurts. He jerks at the plastic ties around his ankles while. his vision swims through a veil of pain-laden tears. He manages somehow to force his screaming hands to work the ties loose and he is free.
Sixteen-year-old Reid thinks life is back to normal. His sister Lucy pulls herself together and cuts him free from a year of foster care. She promises to take care of him, that her new boss and her new life are what they both needed to start again. Until Reid is taken in the middle of the night, dumped in a wild stretch of forest far from home with no idea why he is there. Lost and afraid, he learns to run from the hunters who prowl the darkness, their only pleasure chasing down kids like him. And killing them.
You can find RUN on Smashwords here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/82356
And Amazon.com here: http://www.amazon.com/Run-The-Hunted-ebook/dp/B005HZJX9W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316899587&sr=8-1
If you like a non-stop action, heart pounding, pulse racing read that will keep you up at night, you’ll love RUN. Thank you for considering it for review.
Status – Under Consideration by Sunni
My name is Stephen Brayton. My first book, Night Shadows, was released earlier this year. My second book, Beta, was published October 10. Would you consider doing a review for each?
Beta: Private Investigator Mallory Petersen, a fourth degree black belt with her own taekwondo school in Des Moines, Iowa, splits her time between teaching martial arts and her often inane cases. It’s not that she wants bad things to happen to people, but it makes life more interesting when they do.
When Mallory accepts a case to find Cheryl McGee’s kidnapped eight year old daughter, she is pulled into the dark underworld of child pornography. The trail soon leads to the Quad Cities, where Mallory partners with an officer from the Special Case Squad. As the investigation deepens, Mallory discovers there’s more to the girl’s disappearance than her client let on.
Night Shadows: Des Moines Homicide detective Harry Reznik and F.B.I. agent, Lori Campisi, have their hands more than a little full when they team up to investigate a series of gruesome murders.
With life throwing them one obstacle after another, the unlikely pair has no choice but to put their personal issues aside as they battle malevolent creatures from another dimension. With everything to lose, they have no one but each other to count on in a wicked game of survival.
Each is published by Echelon Press and an excerpt of both can be found at Omnilit.com. As each is an eBook, I can email you a pdf file.
If you need further information, please visit my website at http://www.stephenbrayton.com.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Cordially,
Stephen L. Brayton
http://www.stephenbrayton.com
SLB.
Status – Review of BETA scheduled for February 23rd.
Title: The Last Way Station: Hitler’s Final Journey
Author: Jon Reisfeld
When Adolf Hitler killed himself, he denied the world a chance to hold him accountable for his countless crimes against humanity. The Last Way Station, a 13,000 word novelette (2-hour read) attempts, fictionally, to remedy that situation, by telling the story of his final judgment in Hell. I would describe the book, which I’m self-publishing, as literature/historical fiction/fantasy. (It also has a surprise ending.)
Publishers:
Paperback: CreateSpace.com . Release date: 11/15/11. (ISBN #:978-1466452930)
Ebook (5/11): Smashwords.com (ISBN: 978-1-4580-1272-2)
Amazon Kindle (5/11) (ASIN #: B004ZR9KSW)
Overview:
On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler, one of the most notorious mass-murderers in history, retired to his room in his bunker, 25 feet beneath the old Reich Chancery garden. Above him, the Red Army was encircling Berlin as his dream of a thousand-year Aryan empire lay in ruins.
Hitler placed a glass cyanide capsule between his teeth and pointed a loaded service pistol at his right temple. Then, smugly believing he had both evaded capture and escaped all accountability for his crimes, he bit down and pulled the trigger. He was wrong!
The Last Way Station begins moments after Hitler’s successful suicide, when the Führer finds himself mysteriously transported to a numbingly cold, solitary holding cell in the afterworld. There, he meets his caseworker, a supernatural being tasked with helping him face, and work through, his sins. The caseworker explains that Hitler will remain in solitary confinement indefinitely, as he prepares his soul for eventual return to the material world. The method, Hitler learns, involves seeking enlightenment through physically embodying his victims and then personally reliving the atrocities committed against them in his name.
This speculative, historical fantasy narrative explores Hitler’s psychology, the psychology of evil and asks, ‘What, if anything, constitutes fitting punishment for the ‘super evil?’
Booklink: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ZR9KSW
Website: http://www.jonreisfeld.com
Blog: http://www.Writeatyou.wordpress.com
Preview available at: http://bit.ly/j8MD0A
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_exzT9CoZM
Thanks for your consideration,
Jon Reisfeld
Status – Review Scheduled for March 3rd, 2012
Book Title: Alone Among Many by Spargo Postle – Paperback & eBook – A collection of contemporary, modern poetry that tend to have a lonely, isolated, sometimes haunted slant to them. This book tries to articulate to reader’s that there are others out there that feel as they do and that it is ok to be who we are. In some areas the poems can be deep but the language used is as simple and pragmatic as is possible because the poems are simply thoughts (of Spargo Postle) that yearn to connect with others. We can be lonely in the most crowded of places and among the most loving of families.
Website / Blog: No to both, I know this is sacrilege to the author world but good words stated correctly should be enough for the time being. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95182
https://www.createspace.com/3685601
Other Work Published: Thoughts & Emotion Poetry Pocket eBook (eBook, also published in mandarin) – why don’t you see Me… (eBook) – 6 x individual poems all free via smashwords.com.
If at all possible I would like it to be reviewed before the end of November as the book is mainly aimed at those that feel lonely, isolated, detached, living on the edge of the lives around them. Unfortunately Christmas is the best time to reach out and say to people “others feel the same, it is ok.” By the way it is not a religious book and I also recognise that I am likely to be in a very long queue so November is a wish more than anything else.
Kind Regards
Spargo Postle
Status – Review Scheduled for March 31st
Dear LL Book Review,
I hope you will consider my novel, Ephemera, for review. It has been well received by reviewers and readers, and, I hope will be enjoyed by a member of your staff. I’ve included all of the information below and look forward to hearing from you.
Jeffery Anderson
Ephemera
by Jeffery M. Anderson
List Price: $15.99
6″ x 9″ (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Publisher: Createspace (May 4, 2011)
420 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1453870815
ISBN-10: 1453870814
BISAC: Fiction / General
About the book:
Ephemera is not a 1984, knock off dystopian novel. It is dark, gritty and satirical future fiction, performed by a cast of the strangest characters encountered in recent literature. This is future fiction in the hands of a talented literary writer.
Nester Cab, a second rate magazine writer, goes about his mundane life, disenfranchised and hiding from the roaring city he lives in. But, a mysterious note left in his office awakens his ravenous curiosity and sets him on a journey to find a missing soldier. In his travels, he becomes entangled with a clandestine anti-government organization, witnesses a delusional and violent American society and stumbles ever deeper into unfathomable government conspiracies.
Taking inspiration from internet conspiracy theorists, talk radio and the media, Anderson has created an edgy and frightening world where no one and nothing are as they appear. It is a world where the extreme is the every day, where the preoccupation with the meaningless novelty has consumed society. Meanwhile, the government conducts its business behind the curtain, with ominous intentions, All of it will feel uncomfortably familiar to the modern reader. Darkly humorous and palpably real, Ephemera is an epic journey that will have you believing even the most outrageous conspiracies just might happen.
About the Author:
Jeffery M. Anderson is a graduate of the University of Iowa and the former Senior Publicity Director for the publicity firm FSB Associates. A stay at home dad and writer, he lives with his wife and son in New Jersey. Excerpts are available at http://www.theephemera.com
“Surreal is a good description of the twists and turns in this thriller, based on conspiracy after conspiracy, technology and consumerism run amok.” – Newark Star-Ledger
“Ephemera is a fine read with plenty of twists and turns, very highly recommended.” – Midwest Book Review
“Anderson’s vision is bleak and incredibly well drawn and part of the journey here is just hanging on and seeing what he throws at us next…Part of the delight of Ephemera is Anderson’s rich imagination, well-shared. Ephemera is darkly dystopic and the truth Nester must search for is illusive and always just out of his grasp, but Anderson’s clear voice makes a challenging journey worthwhile.” – January Magazine
“Anderson has crafted a winning novel outside of the mainstream publishing industry and presumably with limited professional assistance. Compared to the average self-published effort, Ephemera is a solid novel that won’t disappoint the reader.” – Enter Stage Right
“Anderson is particularly adept at character description and the dialogue rings true…Your interest will be grabbed from the beginning to the end of this novel.” – Bookviews
“…Ephemera is a workmanlike dystopian set piece that finds a credible basis in modern America…an entertaining read…” – Blog Critics
“Reminding me of Blade Runner and Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano: A Novel, the sophisticated literary voice and postmodern antihero require more of the reader. This is the gritty, dark, unpleasant side of life…” – Wordsmithpages
Status – Review Scheduled for April 7th
I’m a writer with a story to tell. It’s a new kind of story that doesn’t get much press.
An ebook sample can be found here:
http://www.amazon.com/Growing-Up-Wired-ebook/dp/B005BYEVDM/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2
Here’s the product description from Amazon:
“In a broadband world of instant access, can traditional relationships survive?
The college student, Victor Hastings, provides the outward appearances of being on top of his game. So why’s he always online, staring at girls?
Wait – is he online admiring the same girl he’s dating?
And is she sexting for everyone to see as well?
What kind of courtship is this?
…the new kind.
Set in a fraternity whose Nineteenth Century rituals are being outpaced by peer-to-peer rumors and smartphone secrets, these so-called brothers begin to act more like server hubs than boisterous college kids.
Growing up Wired explores the pharmaceutical, social and sexual addictions of the digital age. Pills are popped, rebellions spark, fists fly, coeds leave their keyboards for new discoveries – youthful passions infuse with the whirl of technology in this new twist on literary romance.”
Here’s a little about me:
David Wallace Fleming studied mechanical engineering at Iowa State University. He’s worked in aerospace research and development in Indiana and Virginia. He enjoys running, karaoke and sand volleyball. His short stories have appeared in Out of the Gutter’s Hard Times Issue and Escape Velocity’s anthology.
Here’s a link to my site which features short stories and other writing samples:
http://www.davidwallacefleming.com
twitter handle: DWallaceFleming
70K words, 280 Pages
Publisher: Amazon DTP
Price: $3.87 USD (no international restrictions)
Author: David Wallace Fleming
Title: Growing up Wired
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
David
Status – Review Scheduled for February 9th, 2012
Why should you pick me? Besides the fact I would be so honored, The Secrets They Kept is an engaging, character driven novel that you will enjoy reading. Not to mention I have not committed any of the sins on the Top Ten Book Boo Boos List. More importantly it has been well received in the reviews thus far.
I self-published at the end of September, using CreateSpace for the print, KindlePub for the Kindle version and Smashwords for distribution to Barnes and Noble and iTunes.
Here is a link to the Amazon page where you can preview the first chapter.
http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-They-Kept-Joanne-Tombrakos/dp/0984007601/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_p?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317064509&sr=1-1
Here is the synopsis:
Every family has its secrets. Elena Poulous knew that. As an attorney she witnessed such deception every day. But she never thought her Greek-American family was like everybody else’s. She believed she knew everything there was to know about them – until the Saturday morning, the police knock on the door of her New York City apartment. Her otherwise organized and controlled life is suddenly disrupted as they inform her of the death of Yannis Poulous, a man she had never heard of, a man who has listed her as his next of kin.
As Elena sets out to settle his affairs, she encounters a web of secrets that have been silenced for a lifetime. A box of old letters she unearths in his Brooklyn apartment begin to help unravel the mystery. But the biggest part of the puzzle – why everyone in her family, especially her mother Kristina refuses to talk about him – proves the most difficult to discover.
The story unfolds over the course of the forty days that follow Yannis’ death, a time when according to the beliefs of the Greek Orthodox religion, the soul of the deceased remains close to the earth and to those it loves as it asks for the forgiveness of its sins.
The Secrets They Kept is a multi-generational story, of mothers and daughters, of cultural and religious influences that still exercise power, of hearts closing and opening, of secrets kept and discovered, all in the name of love and of family.
Do hope to get “picked”!
jt
Status – Review Scheduled for February 17th, 2012
Would you be interested in reading my new zombie apocalypse thriller “Zombie Maelstrom,” which is due out on December 19, 2011?
The link to Amazon is http://www.amzn.com/1467931365
The ISBN is 9781467931366
The price is $21.95
Published by Create Space
Virulent pockets of plague, first reported in China, break out worldwide and spread with mind-boggling speed. CIA black ops agent Chad Halverson flies to Los Angeles to visit his brother after receiving a call that his brother has been hospitalized after a car accident. Halverson’s Boeing 737 crash-lands in an eerie Los Angeles shrouded with an impenetrable haze of smog. But that is only the tip of the iceberg of Halverson’s nightmare. Lurking in this mist are legions of plague-infected living dead who are driven by an all-consuming lust for human flesh. Halverson’s reunion with his brother must take second place to his own struggle to stay alive.
As civilization crumbles into chaos, it will take all the skills and wits Halverson and his fellow passengers possess for their hunted party to survive in a world overrun with hordes of flesh-craving zombies. Which will pose a bigger threat to Halverson and his ever-dwindling band–their own bickering as they try to organize and defend themselves, their enemies the living dead, or the new “civilization” of men that is superseding the old?
Status -Review Scheduled For February 7th
Hello!
I’m an independent UK author with a science fiction book that I hope you might like to review. If the summary below interests you, let me know and I’ll send a copy – I can provide any e-format, as well as paperback.
Title: The Last Man On Earth Club
Author: Paul R. Hardy
Genre: Science Fiction
Word Count: 170,000
Page Count: 418
ISBN: 1466361824
ISBN-13: 978-1466361829
Ebook editions are published via Amazon and Smashwords
Paperback edition is published via CreateSpace
Summary:
Six people are gathered for a therapy group deep in the countryside. Six people who share a unique and terrible trauma: each one is the last survivor of an apocalypse.
Each of them was rescued from a parallel universe where humanity was wiped out. They’ve survived nuclear war, machine uprisings, mass suicide, the reanimated dead, and more. They’ve been given sanctuary on the homeworld of the Interversal Union and placed with Dr. Asha Singh, a therapist who works with survivors of doomed worlds.
To help them, she’ll have to figure out what they’ve been through, what they’ve suffered, and the secrets they’re hiding. She can’t cure them of being the last man or woman on Earth. But she can help them learn to live with the horrors they survived.
‘This one won’t leave you with the warm and fuzzies, but it will leave you thinking, and for me that’s the mark of great science fiction.’ – Sift Book Reviews
The book can be found in these fine places:
Amazon US (ebook, $2.99): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00520977U
Amazon US (paperback, $13.99): http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466361824/
Amazon UK (ebook, £1.99): http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00520977U
Smashwords (ebook, $2.99): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/61144
For more info (and a free sample), please visit my blog: http://lastmanonblog.blogspot.com/
Thanks!
-Paul R Hardy
Status – Review Scheduled for February 21st, 2012
Hello,
I was wondering if you had the time and interest to review the first two books of my Evil Trilogy?
Book Information:
* Title Instrument of Evil
* Author Lori Lowthert
* Format: E-book
* Publisher & Year self-published, October, 2011
* ISBN 1466418168
* Genre Thriller
* Summary/Overview
Instrument of Evil is about Rebekah Johnson, a fledgling serial killer. It briefly reviews her essentially normal childhood, her college years when she really starts to notice that she is not like other people, and her path to killing. Surprisingly, she falls in love for the first time, with Scott, her boyfriend, and is faced with a moral dilemma–break up with him and continue killing, or stop killing.Rebekah commits several murders throughout the book, using different methods, trying figure out what method she likes the best. This is the first book in a trilogy.
Book Information:
* Title Judgment of Evil
* Author Lori Lowthert
* Format: E-book
* Publisher & Year self-published, 2011 (upcoming 11/2011)
* ISBN–not yet assigned
* Genre Thriller
* Summary/Overview
Rebekah had vowed to stop killing for love, but she finds herself unable to stop. Scott still knows nothing about her secret life.She is happily attending graduate school when the unthinkable happens–she is arrested and charged for one of the murders she committed last year. She spends a few nights in jail before she goes in front of a judge, who sets the bail at an exorbitant $1 million. Her father and Scott are able to raise the necessary money and get her out on bail. She kills again, even when she is out on bail. Rebekah has hired an excellent criminal defense attorney, but she’s afraid it won’t be enough and she’ll go back to jail.
It would be great if you would consider these for review. I have several reviews lined up for Instrument of Evil, and am trying to line things up for Judgment of Evil. I know that many people do not like to read part of a series book out of order, which is why I proposed both books. However, if you feel like you can only accommodate one request, I understand.
About me: After being trained as a psychiatrist, which gives me insight into the darker side of human nature, I turned to writing. I live in Connecticut with my husband and our four cats. We don’t think we’ve crossed the threshold into “crazy cat person” territory yet. I am currently at work on the fourth book about my protagonist, Rebekah. I plan to publish the third book of the trilogy, Redemption of Evil, in December 2011.
Thank you for your time,
Status – Review Scheduled for February 29th and March 1st
I would like to request a review of my novel Carnival of Hope, please. It meets the requirements of your Top Ten Lulu Boo Boos, and I believe your reviewers would enjoy the book. The details are listed below.
Thanks for your consideration
George Hamilton
Author: George Hamilton
Book Title: Carnival of Hope
Publication date: 20 November 2011
Publisher: Browsing Rhino Ltd
Pages / word count: 292 pages / 107,000 words
Genre Category: Fiction – Contemporary Thriller
Author Website: browsingrhino.com
Email: ghamilton@browsingrhino.com
Carnival of Hope page: Carnival of Hope page
Sample Chapters: Carnival of Hope sample download
Amazon.com URL: Amazon.com Listing
Book Synopsis:
In a small shantytown in the arid Northeast countryside of Brazil in the 1990s, less than a decade after the book burning military dictators returned to their barracks, Tomas, a poor idealist, teaches in secret in order to uplift the people and survive deprivations, despite teaching being banned by the town’s mayor. Thereza, the spirited young woman who Tomas loves, dreams of escape to Rio in the South, where she believes they will both have better opportunities. For Thereza, carnival provides hope. She conceals her entry into the carnival dance competition, in an attempt to win one of the coveted places on the bus going south, to a promised job and a better future. But the gang leader Giomar, in cahoots with Mayor Don Giovanni, controls who wins these precious places, and the future that awaits many of the winners, is more shocking than any could have dreamed.
Status – Review Scheduled for March 9th, 2012
Query: Request for Review
Title: A Dog’s Religion
IISBN 13: 9781460932179
ISBN 10: 146093217X
Publisher: CreateSpace
Available in paperback and Kindle
Category: Literary Fiction
When Grant’s ex-girlfriend, Emily, found herself homeless, he felt compelled to take her in. Since they shared so much in common, it seemed only natural that he would develop feelings for her again.
His life, like hers, lacked a foundation: his beliefs were mixed up; he had no contact with his family; and he had no clear direction. If anything was sustaining him, it had to be the shelter.
In dogs, Grant recognized an extraordinary irony. As far as animals go, dogs are the perfect conductor of unconditional love, and yet they are reliant on fate as to whether or not that love ever finds an object.
By advocating for lonely dogs, Grant is able to find a renewed sense of purpose. The job, however, comes with a heavy emotional toll that is preventing his relationship with Emily from blossoming into something more.
With Emily threatening to leave and the demands of his job catching up to him, Grant knows the choices he makes during this period of transition will have lifelong implications.
Comments:
The way you depict relationships reminded me of a very modern take on DH Lawrence.
I (quite literally) laughed and cried (although not simultaneously).
If there are any heroes in this book it would be the castaway dogs that Grant, the central character, attempts to rescue, and loves from the depths of his soul!
Amazon URL: http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Religion-Joel-Robitaille/dp/146093217X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322410321&sr=1-1
I think A Dog’s Religion would make for an interesting review because it provides a unique perspective on the personal sacrifice required by those who choose to care for homeless animals. Also, many readers will be able to relate the idealized love dynamic to relationships they have either been in or witnessed where everyone but the participants are aware of the dysfunction. Although there are some deep themes being explored, the book reads rather light, and the off-the-wall characters are as loveable as the dogs themselves.
Status – Review Scheduled for March 19th
The Shah of Iran. Imelda Marcos. Bobby Kennedy. Harry
Truman. Jayne Mansfield. Gene Autry. Nikita Khrushchev.
Who do all of these people have in common? Jack Lindquist.
Jack Lindquist handed Bobby Kennedy a briefcase full of
cash, convinced Gene Autry to sell the Anaheim Angels to the
Disney Company, and was gently reprimanded by Imelda Marcos.
While helping to bring the masses to Disneyland, Jack
Lindquist rubbed shoulders with the movers and shakers of every
decade that he worked for the Disney Company. His biggest
adventures are chronicled in this delightful memoir, “In Service
to the Mouse.”
The book chronicles Jack Lindquist’s rise
from being the first advertising manager of Disneyland just
months after its opening to ending his career as the first
president of the park. “In Service to the Mouse” not only discusses his
interactions with celebrities and politicians, but also explores
his adventures and misadventures in working for the Disney
Company. And throughout his thirty-five year career with the
company, Jack took risks—some successful, some not so successful
—but always with his characteristic humor and joie de vivre.
Jack goes beyond the typical behind-the-scenes story of
Disneyland and blends his inside view of the park and the Disney
company with the history of Orange County, the United States,
and the world. “In Service to the Mouse” includes chapters on
subjects ranging from the Shah of Iran, to Anaheim before the
invasion of Disneyland, to some of the much-publicized problems
at the park in the eighties—all told by a skilled storyteller
with a unique perspective.
Disneyland and Walt Disney World serves as the backdrop for
Jack’s experiences, as he established himself as a maverick and
helped establish the large slice of Americana dominated by
Disney. Jack opens up about his interactions with dignitaries,
celebrities, and park designers and goes into the thinking
behind the creation of events like Disneyland’s Grad Night and
gives the inside view of happenings like the time the park was
taken over by Yippies (Youth International Party).
The book is available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Service-Mouse-Unexpected-Disneylands-President/dp/0615410812/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322703485&sr=1-1
And on Barnes and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-service-to-the-mouse-jack-lindquist/1030867952?ean=9780615410814&itm=2&usri=in+service+to+the+mouse
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I hope to hear from you soon.
Melinda J. Combs
http://www.melindajcombs.com
Status – Being Read by Bob
Is this where one ask for his book to be reviewed. If so — consider my request.
My name is Michael Bockman. I am a professional writer and filmmaker with both published books and produced films to my credit.
“The Plan” is an historical thriller — highly researched facts combined with an
intriguing narrative; a combination of Eric Larson (Devil In the White City, In the
Garden of the Beasts) E.L. Doctorow (Ragtime) with a pinch of John Grisham thrown in. The time period is the first decade of the 20th Century, the major characters are the giants of the era: J. Pierpont Morgan, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Emma Goldman, Big Bill Haywood and others.
For an overview of the book, you can go to the website: http://www.theplannovel.com
Take a look at the short ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp_X4r1Tyjw
A more detailed synopsis of the book can be found on the book’s Amazon page:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Plan-ebook/dp/B0061MS0FI/ref=sr_1_1 ie=UTF8&qid=1323430542&sr=8-1
Or on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/98023
Thanks,
Michael
P.S. After reviewing your reviewers, I would imagine Peter, Dan or Amanda would fit the bill for this book — though all would enjoy (I would hope)
Status – Review Scheduled for March 17th.
Hi,
I’m contacting you to see if you are interested in reviewing my upcoming dark fantasy novel, information and links below. Copies are available (free obviously) in all ebook formats or a paper ARC.
Thank you
Andy Gavin
http://all-things-andy-gavin.com
http://twitter.com/asgavin
Author: Andy Gavin
Title: The Darkening Dream
Website: thedarkeningdream.com
Publisher: Mascherato
Publication: 12/31/11 E-book
01/30/12 Hardcover
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Category: Novel
Length: 95,000 words, approximately 400 pages
Summary: An ominous vision and the discovery of a gruesome corpse lead seventeen year-old Sarah Engelmann into a terrifying encounter with thesupernatural in 1913 Salem, Massachusetts. With help from Alex, an attractive Greek immigrant, Sarah sets out to track the evil to its source, never guessing that she will take on a conspiracy involving not only a 900-year vampire, but also a demon-loving Puritan warlock, disgruntled Egyptian gods, and an immortal sorcerer, all on a quest to recover the holy trumpet of the Archangel Gabriel. Relying on the wisdom of an elderly vampire hunter, Sarah’s rabbi father, and her own disturbing visions, Sarah must fight a millennia-old battle between unspeakable forces, where the ultimate prize might be herself.
One Line: As the modern world establishes itself and pushes the supernatural into the shadows, the supernatural fights back.
Audience: Long-time readers of dark historical fantasy (Tim Powers, Guy Gavriel Kay, Katherine Kurtz) will appreciate how Gavin weaves mythology, occult, and religion, while younger readers and fans of HBO dramas (True Blood, Carnivàle) or urban fantasy (Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher) will be drawn to Gavin’s twisted imagination, graphic action, and romantic tension.
AuthorBio: Andy Gavin is an unstoppable storyteller who studied for his Ph.D. at M.I.T. and founded video game developer Naughty Dog, Inc. at the age of fifteen, serving as co-president for two decades. There he created, produced, and directed over a dozen video games, including the award winning and best selling Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter franchises, selling over 40 million units worldwide. He sleeps little, reads novels and histories, watches media obsessively, travels, and of course, writes.
Status – Under Consideration by Jaime
Title: The Path Book I: Spirit and Mind
Author: Eric A. Smith
Genre: Psychology/self-development
Web site: getonthepath.blogspot.com
Publisher: Polyglot Studios, KK via Lightning Source/Ingram
Formats: B&W paperback, 560 pages, pre-orders available; full-color PDF available now.
Lushly illustrated guidebook that walks the complete novice through from an understanding of the most basic to the most advanced levels of contemporary science and how to apply these principles to personal evolution.
A completely unique, fascinating and comprehensive guide to becoming a fully self-actualized, powerful, fulfilled human being.
Website and purchase links: http://getonthepath.blogspot.com/
Online Samples: http://www.blogger.com/profile/15305725151734856223
Status – Under Consideration by Nick
I am seeking an independent review of my first self-published novel, FRACTURED PERSONA.
Title: Fractured Persona
Author: Harry James Krebs (Self)
Type: Paperback or Kindle eBook
Publisher: Createspace
Publish Date: 11-14-2011
Word Count: 101,000
Genre: Fiction/Mystery
Blurb:
A west coast structural engineer, Richard Fornek, awakens from a coma in a North Carolina hospital in full possession of a lifetime of memories—including the recollection of his rocky thirteen-year marriage—but not in possession of his body. A glimpse in a mirror and the evidence of a driver’s license prove that Fornek is trapped in the body of warehouse worker Daniel Curtis. Frightened and enraged, Fornek insists that he is not Curtis, that somehow his persona became interchanged with that of another man. To avoid being admitted into a psychiatric hospital, Fornek has no choice but to live as Curtis; including accepting his marriage to Curtis’s spunky wife, Elizabeth. Their relationship develops, and it isn’t long before he falls in love with her. However, Fornek’s newfound happiness is decimated when he becomes the lead suspect in a homicide when the Holly Springs police find the strangled body of Curtis’s pregnant lover. All evidence points to Curtis as the woman’s killer. Fornek is now facing the death penalty, and time is running short. Refusing to believe he could be a delusional killer and dealing with the wake of personal destruction that Curtis left behind, Fornek’s search for answers forces him to reveal his true identity to his only confidante, a Baptist minister named Reverend Walters. A mystery with many layers, Fractured Persona takes numerous twists and unexpected turns before reaching a climax guaranteed to keep readers on the edge of their seats to the very end.
The characters in this novel are developed with personalities that readers readily identify with. The characters are then exposed to a series of horrific and humorous experiences. I got the idea for the story line from a recurring dream where I would wake up in someone else’s body and life.
I can provide either a Kindle version or a published book.
Thank you for your consideration.
Harry J. Krebs
Status – Under Consideration by Jaime
REQUEST TO REVIEW DEATH MATCH! THE GREATEST PRO WRESTLING THRILLER OF ALL TIME!
A friend’s death at a pro wrestling show sends gutter journalist and punk rock hasbeen Spar Battersea back to the underground of the city to find the killer. Along the way he rams into a washed up grappler deadlier than a snake bite, a dominatrix who dresses like June Cleaver, and the freak of nature who may be the killer, the mime known as Johnny Silent. To get to the truth, Spar will have to contend with each and then survive his very own . . . Death Match!
Advance Praise for DEATH MATCH!
“A brash, fresh, and entertaining talent steps into the ring.”– Scott Nicholson, Liquid Fear
“Death Match is a rock ‘em sock ‘em addition to the noir canon. Gritty, relentless, and wry as hell, Ridler brings the pain.” Laird Barron, award winning author of The Light is the Darkness
“Death Match is a literary beatdown that takes you to the top rope and piledrives you face-first onto a box of flaming thumbtacks — in a good way.” –Ben Thompson, Bad Ass: Birth of a Legend, and the website, Bad Ass of the Week.
“Fast, breezy and barbarous, Death Match is a fine, innovative noir from an exciting new writer. Reading the book is like eating a corn dog while watching a lard fire run through a greasy-spoon, it’s both tasty and nasty.” –Lucius Shepard, multiple-award-winning author of A Handbook of American Prayer
“A swift blow to the head. Ridler’s Death Match is a fast-paced battle royal of such character and action that even once you’re bleeding profusely, you don’t want him to ring the final bell.” Trent Zelazny, author of To Sleep Gently
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jason S. Ridler is the author of Death Match, the first Spar Battersea thriller, and has published over forty short stories in such magazines and anthologies as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Brain Harvest, Not One of Us, Chilling Tales, Tesseracts Thirteen, and more. His popular non-fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Dark Scribe, and the Internet Review of Science Fiction. A former punk rock musician and cemetery groundskeeper, Mr. Ridler holds a Ph.D. in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. Visit him at his writing blog, Ridlerville (www.jridler.com), on facebook, and on twitter at http://twitter.com/JayRidler
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Match-Battersea-Wrestling-ebook/dp/B005IGX7OW
Status – Review Scheduled for March 27th
For your consideration:
The Dionysian Alliance, A Novel of Sex, Religion, and Murder
By Jack Rinella
ISBN 0-940267-23-3
$19.95
Published by Rinella Editorial Services
Genre: Adult Murder Mystery
Amazon Link http://www.amazon.com/Dionysian-Alliance-Novel-Religion-Murder/dp/0940267233/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1324399934&sr=8-7
Excerpt at http://www.leatherviews.com/images/MonksPreview.pdf
Website: http://www.LeatherViews.com
Blog: LeatherMusings.blogspot.com
Benjamin Kramer knew that his Great-uncle Jonathan was a monk and not much more than that. When he found an old theology book in his mother’s basement he decided he would track down the old man. His search led him to discover a secretive fertility-rite cult that worshipped Bacchus/Dionysos, the Roman/Greek god of wine.
He began his search looking for the monks from Eagle Ridge, finding instead sex, ecstasy, theology and murder.
Join Benjamin in this sensuous, provocative and mysterious journey. Looking for his uncle led him to find family, love, and death in the most unlikely of places.
Status – Under Consideration by Nick
Title: Surviving Emily
Author: Laurie Bellesheim
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Pages: 232
ISBN: 978-145750-562-1
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Author website: http://www.survivingemily.com (Excerpt available on website)
Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/pAbMVN
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/surviving-emily-laurie-bellesheim/1105847187?ean=9781457505621&itm=1&usri=surviving+emily
I would very much appreciate a review of my newly self-published novel, Surviving Emily. Full of heartbreak and loss but ultimately hope, Surviving Emily is a compelling story that explores the meaning of everlasting friendship and the healing power of love.
Synopsis:
Abigail Hooper and Stephen Sparks had never heard of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy until one fatal morning in November when it crushed their hopes and dreams. Twelve years after the devastating loss of their dearest friend Emily, they find themselves still affected by the trauma.
Abigail, married and newly pregnant, helps others through her work for the Department of Children and Families. When a new client with epilepsy unexpectedly forces her to re-examine the past, Abigail realizes she’s the one who needs saving. Stephen has struggled emotionally, physically and spiritually after losing the love of his life, and the long-term effects of his grief have kept him from truly living and finding love again.
As the two search for redemption and the power to heal, their paths cross once again. Emily’s presence so long ago still has meaning in their own lives, teaching them the meaning of true friendship and what’s really important. Drawing on her own experience with a close friend with epilepsy who died, author Laurie Bellesheim raises awareness about the disease in this compelling tale told partially through flashbacks.
Surviving Emily is available as a PDF, or can be sent as a hard copy.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Laurie Bellesheim
Status – Review Scheduled for March 23rd, 2012
Hi there,
My novel ‘Roppongi’ is scheduled for Amazon release on February 11th, 2012.
Shortly before that I will be mailing out pre-publication copies for review purposes.
I would be happy to have my novel reviewed here if possible.
I am not in a mad hurry for the review. Whenever anyone has time would be fine by me.
All the information you might need to know about ‘Roppongi’ can be found on the website, but I have also included a brief description below.
Roppongi is an ‘adventure-travel-fiction’ story, exploring the crazy and often dangerous world which is living and working as a foreigner in the Roppongi nightlife industry of Tokyo, Japan. The novel follows the (mis)adventures of its travel-addicted protagonist Zack, and in that respect is similar thematically to Alex Garland’s ‘The Beach’ or Gregory David Roberts’s ‘Shantaram’. Accordingly, the reader is viscerally transported into the surreal realms of Roppongi, as Zack attempts to come to terms with a series of life-changing events unfolding at rapid pace. In the process, the novel punches through the impossibly glamorous surface of Roppongi and plunges the reader deep into its seedy underbelly … showing a disturbing side of Japan not often written about in the English language.
I look forward to being advised of your interest. If interested, please let me know where and to whom I should address the review copy. Incidentally, for me to be able to mail this review copy, I need you to let me know yay or nay, by the end of January 2012 at the latest.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course. And thanks, by the way, for putting together such a cool website with people so enthusiastic and willing to give of their precious time. Excellent job.
Best wishes,
Nick
Status – Pending Consideration
My Temporary Life is available here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006O2P13O
Heroes are not born, they’re made. With strength forged by years of enduring schoolyard bullying and neglect at the hands of a promiscuous carefree mother, Malcolm Stewart learns to stand up for himself and for his friends. But sometime between his years growing up in Scotland, with his staunch Scottish father and his adulthood in Canada, Malcolm gave up on life. When beautiful Heather,with her red hair, wearing a t-shirt that reads “I Am the Revolution,” andcombat boots enters his life – everything in his world changes.
Malcolm falls in love with Heather. And after hearing about her abusive childhood and the daughter she was forced to leave behind, Malcolm knows he must help her get the little girl back. He has no choice– that’s what heroes do. Their journey takes them to a remote corner of Canada, where Malcolm faces trouble from being accused of kidnapping to being run off of a snowy road by an enraged psycho. Heather’s story proves to be more tragic than Malcolm ever imagined. But his love for her and a little girl he has never met, gives Malcolm an opportunity to become the hero he never thought he could be.
Genre: Romance/Suspense
Status – Review Scheduled for April 3rd
Please consider my new YA novel Energy Book 1: Jasmine for review, interview, give away or anything else your brilliant mind can conceive! It is 48,755 words, available as an eBook and released by Sanguine Publishing in January of 2012.
Here’s the skinny:
When Jasmine moves to Omaha, Nebraska with her Colonel father so he can work on top secret projects at Offut Airforce Base, she anticipates a lonely existence at yet another address. After meeting Yumi, the exotic and mysterious girl in art class, Jasmine discovers an escape from her dreary nomadic life.
The only obstacle to finding stability and bliss is convincing Yumi’s housemates to accept her. Jasmine is shocked by their response and struggles to earn their approval until she figures out that they have a secret. As Yumi weakens from an illness, Jasmine risks her safety to help heal her and finally obtain the security and happiness she has missed since her mother’s death.
You can read the first few chapters at http://www.sabrinasumsion.com/index.php/products/23-energy-book-1-jasmine-is-released .
Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to hearing back from you!
Status – Pending Consideration
Somewhere, far away, and perhaps right around the corner, is a peddler who deals in emotions…people who have lost their wings…and various souls who follow what they hope are the right paths for them.
Padraic Keohane creates tales with a wry look at the human journey. He shines a light on our foibles, not to judge or condemn, but so that we may feel comfortable looking at ourselves. Possessing one of the most off-beat minds in storytelling, he will lead you through a humorous labyrinth of tales that will leave you wondering just what happened to you when you reach the other side.
A preview can be found on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Sagacity-Wit-Padraic-Keohane/dp/1456369962/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1325807724&sr=8-3.
Thank you.
Padraic Keohane
Status – Pending Consideration
Title: Mastering a Healthy Self Image: The Guidebook to Real Happiness and Enormous Success
Author: Darrell Knoch
Book Description: What does it take to reach all your dreams? Darrell believes that it takes a Healthy Self-Image to achieve your dreams. Darrell Knoch’s inspiring and motivational book, will set you on a path for greater success and help you to reinvent yourself. With Darrell’s tips and blue print for change, you can create a healthy self-image that empowers you in everything you do.
Book Available in eBook & Print:
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Healthy-Image-Darrell-Knoch/dp/0615540597/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325865086&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Healthy-Self-Image-ebook/dp/B0060QSV0O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325865086&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Healthy-Self-Image-ebook/dp/B0060QSV0O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325865086&sr=8-2
Author Bio:
Darrell Knoch, author of Mastering a Healthy Self Image: The Guidebook to Real Happiness and Enormous Success, is an investor, author, coach, real estate authority, financier and entrepreneur. He has overcome formidable obstacles to become an astounding and inspirational success story.
Growing up in extreme poverty with a disfigured face and an often absent and horribly abusive father, Darrell overcame anger issues and a crippling lack of self-esteem to develop businesses that generated billions of dollars in revenue.
The secret to his success? Developing an unstoppable self-confidence and healthy self-image!
Sustained by the words of an encouraging mother, supportive brothers and an arsenal of self-help tapes and books, Darrell learned how to transform his negative thoughts and patterns and become healthy in mind and body. Once that was accomplished his wallet became healthy as well! Darrell is committed to the idea of “healthy mind, healthy body, healthy wallet.”.
In an easy to understand, entertaining and inspirational way, Darrell shows how you can be unstoppable in everything you do and truly enjoy each day of your life. The key is in realizing that self-esteem and prosperity go hand in hand.
Complete promotional materials are available to assist you promote the book. You can also watch some of his video interviews. Check them out here
http://www.truewealthuniversity.com/Press%20&%20Media.php
Status – Pending Consideration
Hi all, I published some time ago a very personal collection of poems, I would like you to review, it has an ISBN number and has been distributed though amazon.com. The book has less than 25 poems, but it is 68 pages long, which makes it as a normal book of poetry, mainly because the poems are quite long.
This is the text of the press-release:
“Biography of Desire is a trip from childhood to maturity, a journey through an ocean sometimes unruly, sometimes calm, with heaps of storms, generally inner ones, inspired by the poet own experiences, and by writers such as Sylvia Plath, Auden, HC Andersen, Luis Cernuda, Miguel Hernández, Maya Angelou or Paul Celan.
The experience of this inner journey through different states of being starts with a rape, a childhood sexual abuse which marks the tides and the waves erasing happy memories.
The poetic-I is a broken voice, sometimes on the verge of existentialism, some others speaking from depression and mental disorder; almost always from the strangeness of a world which is too beautiful and sinister at the same time, which he is unable to understand.
Biography of Desire is an attempt to understand such duality.
Due to the topics related in these poems, for each book sold, Adrià Guinart will donate a 33 % of the creator’s revenue to RAINN, the nation’s largest anti sexual organization. More info about RAINN can be found at http://www.rainn.org.
From the afterword by the own poet: “Sexual abuse is sometimes confused with sexual initiation, but there are small differences, I will not write this as another testimonial, the poetic-I speaks for myself. I was aware of the abuse thanks to a Suzanne Vega song, and I found out an association to support sexual abuse victims, rape or incest through Tori Amos: RAINN. My first contact was through their online help service, and from there a trail was drawn, where I could find therapists, people who had gone through the same, who helped me. Even so, I still hurt myself from time to time. And I keep on working on that.”
this is the link to the book website: http://biographyofdesire.tk
this is the link to the amazon webpage:
http://www.amazon.com/Biography-Desire-Adri%C3%A0/dp/1447852192/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325942839&sr=8-2
Status – Pending Consideration
January 8, 2012
Subject: Requesting Book Review
An Impossible Dream Story
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-14575-0680-2
Dear Reviewers of LL Book Review,
With both pride and hope, it is a distinct pleasure to present my recently released novel An Impossible Dream Story to you for review consideration on http://www.LLbookreview.com . You will find love, laughter and loss; spirituality, spirit-crushing and spirited conversation, and you will even hear spirits in one believable paranormal event. You may find it “pleasantly” different from everyday love stories.
Many of us suffer broken dreams and loves in our lives, but when a lifetime of busted dreams is essential to achieving the “big-time” impossible; then we, like my lead protagonist Vinny Pirelli, become daydream believers. Without arrogance, I am confident that many readers will gain something personal when exploring An Impossible Dream Story, thereby adding to their own journeys.
Encouraged to pursue Main Street notice of this story, by a host of early readers, with a variety of side street backgrounds, perhaps the most cherished praise to date flaunted the term “relevant”. Other expressions included “entertaining”, “uplifting”, “fun and funny”, “worthy”, “captivating” and simply “thank you”. Many have liked the uniqueness of each chapter ending with a set of original lyrics or simple poem, (both light and dark), which enhances the story. It is time to test-ride this bigger review avenue.
Please find my video trailer and website links below. I can provide you with your preferred personal copy (signed or not), PDF by email, or Kindle gift. Kindly select, and send me a mailing address if appropriate. A copy of the recent Press Release will accompany any submission, or beforehand, if preferred.
Thank you in advance for your thoughtful consideration in taking this bicycle love story for a trial spin. I sincerely hope you enjoy the ride, and that I win your decision to write a professional review. You may be sure I will jump at an opportunity to tour by blog, or comply with any book contests. I gladly keep my commitments.
Warm regards,
J.V. Petretta
http://www.animpossibledreamstory.com (website)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z27TdZoXbNs (video trailer)
Status – Pending Consideration
I would like to request a review for my book, The Light Within Me.
Genre/Sub-genre: Romance/Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word Count: 78,167
Publication date: November 1, 2011
Publisher: Westward Publishing/Carly Fall
Formats available: Kindle, PDF
For a brief excerpt, you can visit here: http://www.carlyfall.com/?p=337
Synopsis: When Abby and Noah meet, there is an explosive attraction
between them that neither can deny…
As a shy, awkward, social misfit, Abby has gone her whole life feeling
as though she’s different from everyone else and she simply doesn’t
fit in well with society as a whole. She longs to feel a real
connection with someone, and she finally does when she meets Noah.
Unbeknownst to Abby, Noah is from another world and his sole purpose
is to hunt down the evil of his people that was unleashed on Earth
hundreds of years ago. He’s certain he isn’t going to be able to
return to his home, and anger and the need for revenge are his
constant companions. His focus has been eradicating the evil and
making them pay for taking his life on his world away from him.
Noah tries desperately to fight his attraction to Abby so he can keep
his focus on his mission. But when Abby gets dragged into the evil and
mayhem from Noah’s world, he realizes that maybe with Abby he can find
a home here on Earth…if he can save her in time.
Thank you for your consideration!
Carly
Buy links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Light-Within-Six-Saviors-ebook/dp/B00629TU18/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1321758334&sr=1-1
Barnes and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-light-within-me-carly-fall/1107064098?ean=2940013215450&cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-je6NUbpObpQ-_-10:1
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13067909-the-light-within-me
Status – Pending Consideration
Book: Gnome On The Range
My name: Jennifer Zane
Links to purchase:
http://amzn.to/vrvUI3
http://bit.ly/zDAVM5
Link to excerpt: http://jenniferzane.com/?page_id=77
Blurb:
Once you get the zing you can’t go back.
Jane West has everything a woman could want. A job in a small Montana town’s only adult store, two busy young boys and one dead husband. Everything except a little excitement–a little zing. But that changes one summer morning at a garage sale when her kids buy some garden gnomes.
Now someone wants those gnomes and will let nothing get in their way. Including Jane. This new excitement for Jane spells trouble for a relationship with new neighbor–and hot fireman–Ty Strickland. Can Jane and Ty handle a relationship meddling mother-in-law, crazy kids, and stay alive while trying to solve the mystery of the garden gnomes?
Why should you read my book?
It crosses several romance boundaries; humor, mystery and Western. It’s quirky and definitely different!
Thanks!
Jennifer Zane
Status – Pending Consideration
My revolutionary novel, ‘American Fever: A Tale of Romance & Pestilence’ (Arterial Witness, 2012) will be published on Monday, Jan. 16, in print and various ebook formats throughout the English-reading world and in Europe. (Trade paper, ISBN: 9780984678006, plus all ebook formats; 306 pages.) ‘American Fever’ presents an East Village blogger’s view of an H5N1 avian flu pandemic that rocks America and unleashes national repression, even as his personal life explodes with promise.
Praise from TeleRead’s Court Merrigan: “By far the best stab at the future of the novel I’ve seen … The story of a flu-obsessed blogger who predicts a flu pandemic and then records its ravages, Hall taps into a deep literary vein of paranoia … This novel-as-blog soon had me wiping down every surface in reach with disinfectant … You’re missing something if you miss American Fever.”
Synopsis:
“A young libertarian flu fighter huddles at home in New York’s East Village, blogging about a devastating avian flu pandemic as he sells masks, gloves, and goggles over the Internet. An intriguing, vexing woman stalks him while he delves into the mysteries of influenza and serves up colorful commentary on the chaos swirling around—and within—his world.
“When ‘Count Blogula’ gets involved with some lively community flu activists, he collides with a government bent on controlling Americans as if they were viral intruders. With the U.S. staggering through a kind of national Katrina—Chinatown a smoky ruin, Atlanta evacuated, Houston blown up—he must fight both the system and the contagion to save his life and love.”
‘American Fever’ is presented in blog format, with live links furnished on its website and in ebook versions. The site contains a gallery of art contributed by creative souls around the world.
‘American Fever’’s introduction will get you started. Then please send us your address and we’ll send a paperback (or gift an ebook as of 1/16) for your informed pleasure.
Peter Christian Hall is a writer and filmmaker who was raised in upstate New York and now lives in New York City. He has written for ‘Rolling Stone,’ the ‘Village Voice,’ the ‘New York Times,’ Reuters.com, and ‘The Big Money’ and served as executive editor at Financial World.
Hall wrote, produced, and directed ‘Delinquent,’ a feature film (with an original score from Gang of Four) that the Los Angeles Times called “a highly accomplished work [that] marks a stunning feature debut for writer-director Peter Hall, who never makes a false move as he builds suspense right from the start.”
Hall’s latest article, at Reuters.com, challenges the U.S. government’s efforts to suppress H5N1 avian flu-transmission research:
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2012/01/09/as-a-biological-weapon-h5n1-is-for-the-birds/
So pick me, please! You won’t regret it.
Status – Under Consideration by C.V.
Hi,
I’m submitting my latest work, DARK POOL, for your consideration. The e-flap copy follows:
Forty Billion Reasons to Kill
By this time in her life, Maggie Fender expected to be on her way to law school. Instead she’s far from any degree, waiting tables to support her teenage half-brother and their ailing father. With early onset Alzheimer’s, her father’s lucid moments are few and unpredictable.
Her brother’s legal defense for felony hacking charges strained their finances to a snap. In spite of the conviction, he claims he was framed. But now that he’s on parole, he also claims their father is sending them messages.
Maggie’s tired of the struggle, but she’s everybody’s legal guardian. Slowing down will lead to disaster. She can hustle. Or face financial ruin.
This isn’t the life she envisioned.
In the news, disgraced hedge fund manager Patty O’Mara awaits trial for bilking investors out of forty billion dollars. The legendary dark pool wizard offered phenomenal profits until the SEC examined his books. Then they discovered O’Mara didn’t make any legitimate trades on the market.
O’Mara ran his hedge fund the way Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff ran theirs. It was all a fraud.
One wealthy investor rallies the troop of irate victims by hiring a noted private investigator to find the missing pot of gold. A Russian mobster, out thirty million in cash, prefers to search for the money alone and without witnesses. Their competing efforts sift the same set of facts.
So why are they interested in Maggie Fender’s incoherent father?
While SEC officials try to rebuild credibility for allowing the financial scandal to rage unchecked, the private investigator and the Russian mobster vie to answer a solitary question:
What happened to all that money?
My novel is published through my company Domino INK. The first chapter is excerpted at my website: http://www.helenhanson.com/excerpts/ The Amazon link is here: http://www.amazon.com/DARK-POOL-ebook/dp/B0063HW9BC/
Why pick me?
DARK POOL is a multi-POV cyber thriller with characters who use technology to advance their positions. (I’m told that) I’m able to explain the relevant points of the technology employed in a way that is enjoyable for the reader. My characters are smart, witty through the straits, and as flawed as the rest of us. Or at least me.
I know reading an entire novel is a sincere commitment of effort. Either way, I appreciate your time in reading this request. Thank you.
Best regards,
Helen Hanson
Status – Pending Consideration
My debut novel, Death of a Serpent (A Serafina Florio Mystery) is available as an ebook on Amazon at http://amzn.to/zJvYFr
Meet Serafina, the Sicilian Sleuth in a mystery that takes place on the northwest coast of Sicily near Palermo during the fall of 1866.
Story premise:
When the police do nothing to solve the murders of three prostitutes knifed to death in 1866 Sicily, a midwife-turned-sleuth unmasks the killer, but not before uncovering burdensome truths of her own.
Short synopsis:
It is six years after Unification and Sicily is in chaos. Bandits rule the hills. Waves of cholera kill thousands. The mafia begins its reign of organized terror, raping a population squeezed by conscription, crippling taxes, and corrupt officials.
At a high-class house, three prostitutes have been knifed to death, their foreheads slashed with a strange mark, their bodies dumped on the madam’s doorstep. When the chief inspector does little to solve the case, the madam summons her lifelong friend and asks her to catch the killer.
A forty-something widow with seven children and diminishing funds, Serafina decides she must help her friend. She plunges into the investigation, gathering evidence, following leads. She meets with relatives and friends of the deceased and discovers a thread common to all three victims.
But when a fourth victim is strangled, Serafina’s hopes for a quick resolution are dashed. Her emotional low is short-lived, however. In a defiant meeting with the don, she makes an important discovery. Convinced of the murderer’s identity, she conceives a daring plan and, with the help of her daughter, unmasks the killer.
If you are interested in reviewing, I’d love it.
Thanks,
Susan
Status – Pending Consideration
Please consider my new romantic comedy for review. Weathering Evan is currently available only for kindle, but print and wider ebook distribution is planned soon.
Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/Weathering-Evan-ebook/dp/B006XE95TO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1326562199&sr=1-1
and the blurb: Tammy Janeway is having some issues. Evan Knightly is at the root of all of them. Of course it’s not his fault that she has a massive crush on him. But she can’t even be sure he deserves her adoration. One minute he’s undeniably sweet and charming, the next he acts like a creep.
Tammy is tired of feeling like a nervous teenager in her professional life. She knows she’s making a fool of herself in front of the co-worker who is already dating Evan. She knows she can’t stop thinking about him and she knows she wants to. But the one thing she doesn’t know just might be the key to finding a fresh start.
Thanks for looking!
Amanda Hamm
Status – Pending Consideration
The Communion of Saints
“It was very genial, very soothing-I know that. Here it comes again! It is no devil, I assure you; or if it be, it has put on the robes of an angel of light. I think I must admit so fair a guest when it asks entrance to my heart.”
“Distrust it, sir; it is not a true angel.” – Charlotte Bronte
Modern times may be lambasted as lacking real danger, but only for those who never find themselves Underground. Out of an island prison a legend of old has escaped. Two souls, long departed from Earth, make a troublesome reunion. Seraphim from the beginning of time become visible to mere mortals while a wounded Rahab continues to lurk in the shadows. As the lights of the city dim and celestial beings once again battle for the heart of man, a world-class mediocrity must rise to his potential, or never live at all.
http://www.amazon.com/Communion-Saints-Thriller-Last-ebook/dp/B006VOQBIO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1326585830&sr=1-1
Status – Under Consideration by Sue
Rabbit in the Road, by Danika D. Potts and Oliver Campbell
Kindle Edition: http://www.amazon.com/Rabbit-in-the-Road-ebook/dp/B005VXJ7EG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326603852&sr=8-2
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rabbit-in-the-road-danika-d-potts/1106946977?ean=2940013209589&itm=1&usri=rabbit+in+the+road
Thanks for taking a look at our request. We’d like to hear what you think of our novella, Rabbit in the Road. It’s a 35,000 word story about a young woman named Bevie Foster. Things are going just fine for Bevie, until the night she meets Ray.
“In 1966, there is a record store clerk who loves her life just the way it is.
One night on a train, she meets her soul mate, the man who is the key to
unlocking her latent ESP, something she never thought possible.
She will spend the next 14 years of her life trying to get away from him
by any means necessary.”
Why pick Rabbit? Because it’s a lean, fast-paced little thriller that defies expectations, it’s our very first novel, and it’s not like anything else out there.
Thank you for your time.
Status – Under Consideration by Sue
Title: Magic Artinia
Genre: Humorous Fantasy
Publisher: New to the Public
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=magic+artinia&x=0&y=0
Have you ever been fascinated by the idea of a parallel world? If so, you should be happy to know that there is a faraway planet almost exactly like Earth, except that everyone has superpowers. Unimaginable superpowers, like dissolving space-time and traveling to nonexistent lands and turning living organisms inside out. Except John, whose boring power lets him live a mediocre life as a network executive’s assistant. His most exciting adventure is grabbing a beer at his favorite bar, something his immortal coworker Borneo attempts to change by dragging John into awkward and “life-enhancing” situations against his will. But unlike Borneo, John can’t get any girl he wants, receive at least three hundred emails daily from adoring fans, or reject invitations from foreign presidents. And that’s alright with John; he wants a simple life. It’s the very fact of not being blinded by his power that lets John see when their world takes a sharp turn towards insanity as everyone else runs amok.
A humorous fantasy that’s heavy on the humor, light on the fantasy. Filled with satire, pop culture, experimental writing styles, and plenty of ideas to chew over. Available in paperback and ebook formats. Preview at: http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Artinia-ebook/dp/B004R1Q3D6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326861790&sr=8-2
Thanks for your time and consideration for review!
Status – Pending Consideration
HI there, thanks for considering my submission:
Book: Matadors
Author: Steve Bauman
Publisher: Manic Press Thrills
ISBN: 978-0-9849963-3-9
Formats: Print (Kindle/CreateSpace, Lulu), digital (Kindle/MOBI, Nook, Smashwords/EPUB)
Website: http://www.matadorsnovel.com
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Matadors-ebook/dp/B006R522U8/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
Genre: A contemporary fiction/comedy/(b)romance kind of thing, only with more Ghostbusters references than most.
Blurbage: Michael Norton has been seeing ghosts.
Not the romantic or friendly variety, of course. These are the Ghostbusters kind, creating chaos whenever they appear. They keep him up at night and his ambitions down at his low-end retail job in lovely and scenic Vermont.
Mostly, they keep his social calendar empty as he pines over wasted years and lost loves. Lots and lots of pining. Piles of pine, even. Enough to build a nice end table with.
As Michael stumbles towards his 40th birthday, he creates a Facebook account. While everyone else uses it as a social hub, it serves as his daily reminder that he’s getting older, less photogenic, and more anti-social.
Before he’s able to delete his account, he’s contacted on the site by an old roommate, a fellow “Matador” from college, and before he knows it he has an actual social engagement. As the drink count rises, what starts out as a night of catching-up quickly spirals out of control as decades-old secrets are revealed, militant vegans go on the attack, boxes are opened and then quickly closed, stoners philosophize about videogames, and Michael finds himself in the arms of a pierced college student. It’s a night that will either save him or expose the boiling sea of crazy that he’s always trying to suppress.
Matadors is a humorous and heartbreaking novel about reconnecting with your past and trying to maintain some measure of dignity, even when you had none in the first place.
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Thanks for the opportunity!
Status – Under Consideration by Peter
Hello LL Book Review,
My name is Gregory. I’ve written a book, “Four D” (edited and published by CreateSpace). http://www.facebook.com/FourD1 Its fiction/mystery book (four interconnected stories question happiness, death, ability to make right choice during challenging times), 180 pages. If you think you might be interested in reading my book and posting an honest review of it, I’ll gladly send a complimentary copy (or pdf file or Kindle Version via e-mail) if you’ll reply with your postal mailing address. There is no obligation, of course.
Best Regards,
Sincerely,
Gregory
Links
http://gregorymorrison.net/
http://www.amazon.com/Gregory-Morrison/e/B006MIVMTC/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
http://www.amazon.com/Four-D-ebook/dp/B006M1SP6W/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326047634&sr=1-1
Status – Under Consideration by Sue
Author: Sharon E Mamolo
Genre: Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance
Title: A Lady of the Realm
Formats: e-book (MOBI,PDF,ePub)
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Realm-House-DeDe-ebook/dp/B006KJHWJ2/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_t_1
Book 1 of the House of DeDe series
Bethany Boudreaux is tired of being a damn peasant. Her mother, a born again human who rejects her witch bloodline, has kept Beth secluded and ignorant for most of her life. Beth wants to eat, preferably twice a day. She’d like a grand home, with a fully stocked bar. She’s tired of eking out an existence while the rich freaks get all the breaks. She’ll do anything to claim what is, by law, hers. She needs help, lots of it, because paperwork can be a bitch.
When Beth learns Lord Aleksander is coming to visit her club, she grabs a stiff drink and waits. The dark elf of Losalfar is the perfect solution to her current legal problems. He’s obscenely rich, a top member of the hierarchy, about to inherit region two, including New Orleans, but most importantly to her … he’s a man. Men are so easy, regardless of race. With his help, she can attain the privileges and powers only those with a title are born with. All she needs to do to gain his assistance is agree to three measly conditions.
Status – Pending Consideration
Hello. Thank you for your time.
Author: Ryan Collins
Title: Narrative Loserdom: (From Journal One)
Format: Paperback, PDF e-book, Kindle forthcoming
Synopsis:
Justin Taggart doesn’t know anything (about being a loser). He likes girls and plays sports and has some friends. Unfortunately his fear of rejection outweighs his ability to deal with these well. Mostly there’s Sterling, the girl of his dreams who knows how to stop his heart by not knowing he likes her. Another thing is trying to get money with Adam, who’s rich anyway so it’s more about hanging out. As for Justin, he makes ends meet by mowing people’s yards with Adam, and sometimes by breaking into vending machines and selling late-night cable programming to peers (also with Adam). But it’s not like he doesn’t feel bad about it, since Jesus died for his sins. School is pretty terrible with all the work and practice, but there are a few people there worth mentioning. Anyone who picks up his journal will be in for something, if they feel like getting through a lot of grammar and spelling problems. They’ll probably end up seeing that they shouldn’t have looked at it anyway, because this is someone’s private anthem of girls, grass, and loserdom.
Self-Publishing Company: CreateSpace
In the midst of the paranormal young adult genre, booming as it is right now, I would like to take you on a momentary detour back to a place we know to be true. Narrative Loserdom is my attempt to emulate the adolescent American journal in its most base form, stripped and presented as a condition experienced by a 15-year-old boy at the start of our millennium.
As a whole, I think I can add a male perspective to the YA genre, inasmuch as it is wanted.
Amazon Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Narrative-Loserdom-Journal-Ryan-Collins/dp/1463684959/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327019246&sr=8-1
Status – Pending Consideration
Title: Stories from the Asphalt
Genre: Literary Fiction
Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/dp/097986500X
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SHJ74Q
Easy Riders meets On the Road on the way to A Million Little Pieces
After his father skips out on his eighth birthday never to return, Johnny’s mother shuts down emotionally and buries her boredom in a decade of alcohol and men. Two months shy of his eighteenth birthday, his high school girlfriend dies in a bad drag between a car and a train. Devastated, Johnny sets off on his Harley to search for the remnants of family on the road between destruction and enlightenment.
Through an interconnected collage of short stories, flash fiction, poetry and artwork, readers take a motorcycle road trip across the country and into the lives of saints, dealers, junkies and whores; abandoned and lost souls looking for something, anything, to fill the void along the pursuit of happiness in the underbelly of the American Dream.
book site: http://www.storiesfromtheasphalt.com
author site: http://www.johnsparger.com
book promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tg2xhcaUj8
Status – Pending Consideration
Attn: Peter
I am interested in having you review my second novel Stagger Bay.
Markus, Stagger Bay’s protagonist, is a man who overcame a horrendous childhood and criminal youth to go straight and raise a family. His violent past makes him an easy fall guy to frame for a gruesome mass murder and he’s sentenced to life without parole, losing his family in the process.
Exonerated and freed on DNA evidence after seven years, Markus is shortly thrust into a bloody do-or-die fracas during an elementary school hostage situation, becoming an overnight hero. Everyone wants in on the media feeding frenzy; to his dismay, paparazzi and news crews hound him wherever he goes. Unfortunately they’re not the only ones stalking him.
Can Markus find the path back into his estranged son’s heart? What’s Markus supposed to do, when he discovers fifteen minutes of fame is the worst thing that could ever happen to him? What can he do, now that his town is hunting ground to serial killers and rogue cops working together – and the shadowy force behind them is turning its cold, deadly eye straight at him?
Stagger Bay is a battle of wills, where every moral choice seems only to increase the body count. It’s in the tradition of Paul Cain’s break-neck-paced Fast One, or Geoffrey Household’s feral man-against-the-world Rogue Male. Stagger Bay should appeal to readers looking for a fast paced, hyper-violent thriller.
Ken Bruen (author of Blitz starring Jason Statham; and of London Boulevard, soon to be a major motion picture): “Stagger Bay proves what noir purists have known for a long time: Pearce Hansen is the new Prince of Noir. For years he’s been turning out stunning nuggets of sheer black gold, and now he finally comes into his ascendancy with this mesmerizing novel.
“Imagine James Ellroy coupled with George R. R. Martin and overseen by Charles Willeford. But PH really needs no comparison to any other writer; he’s created his own compelling dark universe that ratchets up noir to an astonishing level.”
Jason Starr (bestselling author of The Pack and The Follower): “Pearce Hansen is the real deal, the Edward Bunker of our generation. Stagger Bay is a searing, powerful, heartbreaking novel, and an important contribution to contemporary crime fiction literature.”
Anthony Neil Smith (Editor of Plots with Guns!, Associate Editor of the Mississippi Review, and author of All the Young Warriors): “Pearce is a wild man, and demands your attention. Hansen is definitely one of the gonzo crowd and deserves a stage with a loud amplifier and some bright lights.”
View it’s particulars at http://www.amazon.com/Stagger-Bay-ebook/dp/B006ZW650Q. I can supply it in Sony epub, PDF, or Word — whichever you prefer.
Thanks always,
Pearce Hansen
Status – Pending Consideration
Dear LL Book Review,
I hope you will consider reviewing my self-published urban fantasy ebook, 3 DAYS OF DEMONS, on your website.
Joseph Harper is a security expert for a corporation with out-of-this-world business arrangements when he fails a lie detector test and finds himself terminated. Though he hopes to clear his name, Harper finds himself increasingly at war with the people he signed on to protect, as well as creatures belonging to the devil princes, who have an agenda all their own. Helped by Gwen, a demon with authority issues, Harper might just have a chance at outsmarting wendigos, hellbeasts, and all-too-nefarious humans. But when no one around him smells like a rose, how does he know who to fight for?
A review copy in the electronic format of your choice is available upon request.
Thanks for your consideration,
Ed Greenberg
Amazon Product Link: http://www.amazon.com/3-Days-of-Demons-ebook/dp/B006RBOUHK
Smashwords Product Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118401
Blog Link: http://edwritingdemons.blogspot.com/
Status – Pending Consideration
Title: Agents of Change
Genre: Adult Action/Suspense/Sci-Fi
Release Date: Feb. 13
Format: PDF, Kindle gift, or Smashwords coupon
“Agents of Change is action-packed and exciting. The plot escalates quickly and keeps a good pace to the end of the book. The love story is complicated and emotional, not just lust-driven and superficial.” — Julia Peterson
An amiable corporate manager by day and a matchmaker whenever he can get around to it, Calvin Newsome’s new dream job falls into his lap when he’s recruited by a secret worldwide organization whose agents use uncanny abilities to empower and influence everyday downtrodden individuals. Disaster strikes, however, when an elaborate scheme leaves Calvin as a prime murder suspect…and his new employer is presumably to blame.
With the authorities on his heels and his life left in ruin, Calvin uses his new powers to blend in until a journey for freedom becomes a quest for peace. As the agency’s rival organization threatens the security of all of earth’s inhabitants, Calvin teams up with unlikely allies and battles startling enemies hellbent on unleashing their power in a twisted version of justice, innocent lives be damned.
Author Blog: http://www.GuyMHarrison.com
Chapter One Excerpt and Cover Art: http://www.guymharrison.com/?page_id=11
Status – Pending Consideration
Hi Shannon,
Wow. There sure are a lot of requests for review above me! Well, forging on…
My “pick me” is in reference to the debut horror novel I have written, A Satan Carol, published recently (12/11) as an ebook by Wild Child Publishing.
About the book (I read your guidelines; I don’t consider this Christian lit)…
What does the devil really want?
Nostalgic for the Inquisition and plague, Satan feels neglected by the modern world that no longer blames him for disease and death. He plans to create a new genesis, a place where people will love him. For that, his son needs just the right soul.
And there is one—unique, powerful, able to heal. To get it, Satan has a plan that begins in Ireland in the famine year, 1848, and 180 years later traps a young girl and her family in demonic forces pushing them to kill.
A Satan Carol is a horror story with a message for those who want to understand God’s apparent absence as the intersection of freewill and choice. It is a story with religious themes written for a secular reader. It is, in the end, a tale about family values–even if they originate in hell.
Publisher: Wild Child Publishing, wwww.wildchildpublishing.com
ISBN: 978-1-61798-013-8
Genre: horror
Length: 290 pages
Author contact: http://www.askessler.com email: alan@askessler.com
Publication Date: 12/11
QED Award Winner, 2011, Digital Book World
Available at amazon.com
I would be happy to send you a gift certificate for a Kindle version or PDF, no review required.
Again thank you for your time.
–Alan S. Kessler
Status – Pending Consideration
Dear LL Book Reviews,
I’m writing to request a review of my middle-grade fantasy fiction novel, The Pet Washer. It was published last month by Dreamcatcher Books. It is available in paperback and ebook formats on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and the Smashwords premium catalog. The cover art is original and the book has been professionally edited.
Here is a brief synopsis of The Pet Washer:
Polly’s life is perfect. She owns the finest dresses, the fastest horses, lives in the largest castle, and has the prettiest friends in the seven kingdoms.
Polly has no idea that a chance meeting with a poor pet washer named Cianna will soon change both of their lives forever.
As their friendship develops, the simple wisdom of the pet washer exposes the flaws in Polly’s lavish life and leads to unexpected triumph for Cianna.
I live, write and blog in Northern California. My work has been featured in Marin Magazine and The Windsor Times.
Here is a link to the Amazon page:
http://www.amazon.com/Pet-Washer-Jennifer-Lynn-Alvarez/dp/0984848487/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
Here is a link to my author blog:
http://www.jenniferlynnalvarez.com/
I am happy to provide the book in electronic or paperback formats per your request. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Alvarez
Status - Pending Consideration
Hello, I would like to submit my new fantasy novel for your review. If you are interested I’d be happy to send you a paperback or eVersion copy.
Title: Sword Bearer
Date of Publication: 11/2/2011
Genre: Fantasy
Novel Summary: Sword Bearer is Book 1 of the Seeds of a Legend trilogy. The reader follows Jonran, the main character, as he escapes the cataclysmic destruction of his highly technological world and finds himself on a more primitive planet. Entering the world through a portal his body is transformed into that of an ancient race of people not seen in over a thousand years. As he looks for a new life in this world, he befriends a skilled but questionable thief that helps him through the trials of slavery and the gladiator ring. Finally gaining his freedom, he falls in love with an Elven woman in the midst of a rebellion that splits her race. As the two escape the violence, they meet many challenges and find themselves put on a secret path by an old wizard’s apprentice. That path leads Jonran to obtain a magic sword that the apprentice hopes will save his master, who is frozen in battle with an evil invading army. That sword, combined with the crystals of the Elemental Lords, is the only hope to push back the enemy horde and save the world.
Format of the Title Submitted: Paperback (412 pages / 114,210 words) (eVersion is also available)
Author Biography: Charles Landreth, a new author living in Dallas, Texas, has been a fantasy buff from an early age. First experiencing fantasy from years of Dungeons & Dragons adventures, he expanded his story telling with influences from bestselling authors such as Tad Williams, Raymond E. Feist and many more. Being an avid reader, he draws on a diverse group of styles to create The Seeds of a Legend series.
Thank You,
Charles Landreth
Seeds of a Legend: Sword Bearer
in Paperback & Kindle
from Amazon.com
or from OutSkirtsPress.com
Here (with eBook) or Here (10% discount)
Goodreads.com: http://www.goodreads.com/charles_landreth
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Bearer-Legend-Charles-Landreth/dp/1432773887/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320276541&sr=1-2
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I’m writing to ask if you will consider reviewing my novel, Aladdin’s Samovar. It’s a humorous mystery/thriller: Amber Polaski finds a genie in an antique brass samovar and wishes to find her long-lost father, only to find out he’s on the run from the Mafia.
Book Description
A nice, normal, boring life—that’s all Amber Polaski ever wanted. One where she’s not unchaining her flaky New Age mom from endangered trees, bailing her out of jail, or getting dragged to naked pagan rituals. But when Amber finds a sexy genie in her antique brass samovar, any hope of normal goes up in smoke.
It’s just one tiny little wish—to find her long-lost father. What could go wrong?
Plenty. Dad shows up, all right—with a computer drive full of stolen data and angry mobsters hot on his trail. Now Amber has Fugitive Dad holed up in her Manville, NJ duplex, fending off the Mafia on one side and the FBI on the other. And she has Jasper the genie lounging in her blue plush recliner, conjuring chocolate chip cookies and passing himself off as her boyfriend. While Jasper is trying to tempt Amber with more disastrous wishes—and his seriously hot thousand-year-old body—Amber and her mom are forced to fight off Mafia assassins with nothing but chutzpah and household appliances.
It’s time for Amber to call in the B-team: Iggy the homeless dwarf, Tim the ecoterrorist, and Wanda the Fairy Dogmother with her pack of Happy Puppies. Together, they need to save Dad before the Mob makes him disappear again—permanently!
The book is available as an ebook only at present. I can provide you with a mobi, epub or pdf file, or an Amazon Gift.
Amazon.com book page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005PG4Q18
Author bio:
Lauren Sweet was born and raised in New Jersey, spending her formative years sneaking books under her desk to read during math class. After working in business administration for way too many years, she finally escaped to Alaska and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Lauren now lives near Portland, OR, and is a freelance writer and editor. Her other esoteric skills include astrology, figure skating, and the ability to do a perfect split.
Thank you for your time and consideration!
Status – Pending Consideration