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Published: Tue, 12/24/13

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Our newsletter is aimed to help authors spread the word about their books. Below you will see about 20 or so books and/or podcast that interview authors. These authors share their best tips for getting your book in the hands of new readers. If you just submitted your book and don't see it below odds are you will see it in the next newsletter. 
 
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  1. Retribution by Gemma James

    RetributionCoverAbout Retribution by Gemma James:

    Kayla Sutton thinks it’s over. She now holds the leverage she believes will end her contract with her blackmailer, but Gage Channing isn’t going down without a fight. He’s turned the tables on her, cleverly making her submit under the guise of giving her a choice, and Kayla soon discovers that retribution isn’t so black and white when everyone around her has secrets.

    She faced sexual servitude in Ultimatum. In Enslaved she was seduced into craving it. Now she must find the strength to either accept the part of her that craves him still, or walk away for good…

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    http://twitter.com/cjmichaels80
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    Author Bio:
    Gemma James (a pseudonym for Christina Jean Michaels) loves to explore the darker side of sex in her fiction. She’s morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy and enjoys exploring the deviant side of human nature. Her stories have been described as being “not for the faint of heart.”

    She lives with her husband and their four children–three rambunctious UFC/wrestling-loving boys and one girl who steals everyone’s attention.

    Retribution by Gemma James is a post from Awesome Gang

  2. Samuel Visits the Farm: Winter Wonderland by Sarah M. Matthias

    WINTER-Wonderland-coversmallAbout Samuel Visits the Farm: Winter Wonderland by Sarah M. Matthias:

    Join young Samuel for more exciting adventures on Grandpa and Grandma’s farm. Winter brings an all new variety of experiences. High up in the mountains, there is always an abundance of snow and cold during the winter months. There is extra work to be done in order to stay warm and cozy. There are also many fun activities that can only be enjoyed in the snow.

    Samuel spends winter days on the farm helping out with gathering firewood, shoveling snow, and clearing the roads. He has fun sledding, ice skating, building a snowman, riding a horse-drawn sleigh, and more.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Sarah M. Matthias started writing short stories and children’s books at a very young age. When her son was born, she started writing a series that would “grow up” with her son. Five years later, she published her first book, Samuel Visits the Farm: Fall-time Fun.

    Sarah lives in Texas with her husband and son. She spends much of her time home-schooling her son. She enjoys writing and illustrating children’s books, reading, shooting firearms, riding horses, hiking, boating, fishing, and traveling.

    Samuel Visits the Farm: Winter Wonderland by Sarah M. Matthias is a post from Awesome Gang

  3. Once Upon a Tiger by Kat Simons

    KatSimons_OnceUponATiger_800pxAbout Once Upon a Tiger by Kat Simons:

    Out Now! Book #1 in the Tiger Shifters series, a new paranormal romance series about a species struggling against extinction and the loves and lusts that move their lives. This first novella is only $0.99!

    She’ll never run.

    Among the tiger shifters, Alexis Tarasova is regarded as fierce and dangerous, with a reputation that would make even the most daring tiger think twice about challenging her. Female tiger shifters may be rare and the mating run a critical part of their species’s survival, but Alexis is the only female Tracker and will not back down, even at the threat of tiger law. She will not be forced to mate. So when a handful of males band together to force her to participate in the run, Alexis chooses to stand her ground and fight instead.

    He’s forbidden to run.

    Outcast from the tiger shifters after a vicious childhood attack left him mute, Victor Romanov has never taken part in the mate run. He’s never particularly cared, though, since the woman he loves refuses to take a mate. However, when he learns Alexis may be in danger, all bets are off. Nothing will keep him from her side.

    Together, they’re unmovable.

    The chemistry between them burns wickedly hot and forges them into an unbeatable pair. Alexis knows that being with Victor means she will have to break another one of her people’s laws—a move that might push the tigers too far. But, for Victor, she will risk everything, including her life, and do what she thought she’d never do—run.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Kat Simons earned her BA in Zoology studying dolphins in Hawaii and her Ph.D. in animal behavior studying deer in Ireland. She takes that background and turns nature on its ear in her paranormal romances. Her Tiger Shifter series follows the struggles of the tiger shapeshifters to survive in the face of extinction and how they handle love, lust and survival. When not writing, Kat loves to read, bake, travel, play with her sons, and go to sporting events with her family. She also plays entirely too much Sudoku. Currently, Kat lives in New York with her family, her funny little dog, and a library’s worth of books.

    Once Upon a Tiger by Kat Simons is a post from Awesome Gang

  4. Three, Four … Better lock your door. (Rebekka Franck #2)

    three-four-lilleAbout Three, Four … Better lock your door. (Rebekka Franck #2):

    INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLING SCANDINAVIAN MYSTERY

    Downloaded more than 60.000 times!

    It was supposed to be a night of fun, pleasure, lust and pain for Susanne Larsen when she agreed to meet with a stranger from a S&M chatroom. She met him for dinner that later led to casual, anonymous sex at the hotel-room at the local inn.

    But someone else showed up in the room and suddenly it was no longer a game.

    Zeeland Times star-reporter Rebekka Franck and her photographer Sune are covering the case for the news-paper and soon they find themselves deeply involved in a story of terrifying horror and ugly secrets.

    Three, Four … Better lock your door is a thrilling Scandinavian Mystery-novel from the International Bestselling author Willow Rose. It is the sequel to the International bestseller One, Two … He is coming from you. It is followed by the third book in this series called Five, Six … Grab your crucifix and Seven, Eight … Gonna stay up late. Willow Rose’s Horrorstories from Denmark is a collection of heart-stopping horror short-stories all related to Rebekka Franck and her Danish hometown.

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Willow Rose is an international Best-selling author. She writes Mystery/Suspense/Horror, Paranormal Romance and fantasy. Originally from Denmark she now lives on Florida’s Space Coast with her husband and two daughters. She is a huge fan of Stephen King, Anne Rice and Isabel Allende. When she is not writing or reading she enjoys watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Her books have been downloaded in more than 400.000 copies.

    Books by the author:

    MYSTERY/HORROR NOVELS:

    ONE, TWO … HE IS COMING FOR YOU (Rebekka Frank #1) – http://www.amazon.com/One, two …

    THREE, FOUR … BETTER LOCK YOUR DOOR (Rebekka Frank #2) – http://www.amazon.com/Three, Four …

    FIVE, SIX … GRAB YOUR CRUCIFIX (Rebekka Frank #3) – http://www.amazon.com/Five, Six …

    SEVEN, EIGHT … GONNA STAY UP LATE (Rebekka Frank #4) – http://www.amazon.com/Seven, eight …

    NINE, TEN … NEVER SLEEP AGAIN (Rebekka Frank #5) – http://www.amazon.com/Nine, Ten

    ITSY BITSY SPIDER (Emma Frost #1) – http://www.amazon.com/Itsy Bitsy Spider

    MISS DOLLY HAD A DOLLY (Emma Frost #2)- http://www.amazon.com/Miss Polly

    RUN RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN (Emma Frost #3) – http://www.amazon.com/Run run

    HORROR SHORT STORIES:

    EENIE, MEENIE – http://www.amazon.com/Eenie, Meenie

    ROCK-A-BYE BABY- http://www.amazon.com/Rock-a-bye

    NIBBLE, NIBBLE, CRUNCH – http://www.amazon.com/Nibble, Crunch

    HUMPTY, DUMPTY – http://www.amazon.com/Humpty, Dumpty

    CHAIN LETTER – http://www.amazon.com/Chain Letter

    PARANORMAL ROMANCE/SUSPENSE/FANTASY NOVELS:

    BEYOND (AFTERLIFE #1) – http://www.amazon.com/Beyond

    SERENITY (AFTERLIFE #2) – http://www.amazon.com/Serenity

    ENDURANCE (AFTERLIFE #3) – http://www.amazon.com/Endurance

    COURAGEOUS (AFTERLIFE #4) – http://www.amazon.com/Courageous

    SAVAGE (Daughters of the Jaguar #1) – http://www.amazon.com/Savage

    BROKEN (Daughters of the Jaguar #2) – http://www.amazon.com/Broken

    A GYPSY SONG (The Wolfboy Chronicles) – http://www.amazon.com/A Gypsy song

    I AM WOLF (The Wolfboy Chronicles) – http://www.amazon.com/I am WOLF

    BOX SETS:

    REBEKKA FRANCK SERIES – http://www.amazon.com/Rebekka Franck

    DAUGHTERS OF THE JAGUAR – http://www.amazon.com/Daughtersof the Jaguar

    THE AFTERLIFE SERIES – http://www.amazon.com/Afterlife

    HORROR STORIES FROM DENMARK – http://www.amazon.com/Horror Stories

    THE WOLFBOY CHRONICLES – http://www.amazon.com/THE WOLFBOY CHRONICLES

    Connect with Willow online:

    http://www.willow-rose.blogspot.com

    http://www.facebook.com/willowredrose

    https://twitter.com/madamwillowrose

    http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4804769.Willow_Rose

    Three, Four … Better lock your door. (Rebekka Franck #2) is a post from Awesome Gang

  5. Into the Darkness: an Anthology

    IntoTheDarkness_600x900About Into the Darkness: an Anthology:

    Magic. Darkness. Choices. Whether or not you believe, there are more mysteries in the universe than man will ever be able to explain. From wanting the truth, to facing demons, Into the Darkness is a dark paranormal story that will take you on a journey to explore your psyche, thrill you, scare you, and leave you with a satisfying read that haunts you. The stories all revolve around a magic object—cursed or blessed, you make the decision.

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    Ignorance is Bliss by Missy Jane

    Discovering your boyfriend has been unfaithful is never easy, but for Natalie it’s a complete shocker. As if his confession of infidelity isn’t bad enough, suddenly everyone she meets is telling her their deep, dark secrets. She soon realizes the trinket she bought at the flea market is more than a harmless lump of metal. Now she has to decide if always knowing the truth is worth the heartache or if ignorance is truly bliss.

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    Tracking Magic by Shannon Mayer

    “My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker.”

    When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.

    A missing girl and a deadly item belonging to a power-mad demon need to be found before the killing begins. The problem? This is my first salvage.

    And I have no idea what I’m doing.

    These were the moments that began to define me, my skills, and my drive to face down the darkest side of the supernatural in order to bring children home.

    This is where my journey began . . . .

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    The Tattoo by R.C. Murphy

    Being a medium isn’t all Hollywood promised it’d be—spending the day conjuring ghosts to reunite them with their loves so they can make ceramic bowls together.

    After a spur-of-the-moment tattoo opens his mind, giving him the ability to speak with the dead, Paul Doyle misses his boring old life. He wishes his time with girlfriend Isabel Flores was spent doing normal couple things, walks in the park, picnics, maybe even a movie marathon on her couch. Instead, he is thrown into the world of the dead. His new ghostly companion is Raul Delgado, Isabel’s ex-boyfriend who’s been missing for weeks. Or so they believe. How much does Paul really know about Isabel? Not enough to keep him on the corporeal side of life.

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    The Token by N.L. Gervasio

    When Patience receives an unwanted token from a stranger, she doesn’t expect the life-altering events that follow, but after her few days of good luck turn sour, she’s more than willing to rid herself of the thing and the shadows that come with it. After her friend is murdered by the demon himself, Patience runs scared, but can’t find anyone to take the token.

    Will she be able to pass it along before losing her sanity? And is she smart enough to outwit a demon?

    Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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    Author Bio:
    Ms. Missy Jane is the alter ego of a married mother of four who was born and raised in Texas. A few years ago she finished reading a book by Mercedes Lackey and thought “Now, what if…” and a monster was created. Missy now spends most of her time lost in worlds of her own making, alternately loving and hating such creatures as vampires, shape-shifters and gargoyles (to name a few). When not writing, she spends her time reading, taking photos of her beautiful daughters and training her husband to believe she’s always right.

    Shannon Mayer lives in the southwestern tip of Canada with her husband, dog, cats, horse, and cows. When not writing she spends her time staring at immense amounts of rain, herding old people (similar to herding cats) and attempting to stay out of trouble. Especially that last is difficult for her. She is the bestselling author of High Risk Love, Ninety-Eight, The Nevermore Trilogy, The Rylee Adamson Novels, and the Celtic Legacy series.

    R.C. Murphy spends nights writing urban fantasy novels and a slew of short stories for her blog, The Path of a Struggling Writer. By day she is a not so mild-mannered housewife wrangling vampires, demons, and various other nasty creatures. R.C. is a commander with the Zombie Survival Crew where she writes reviews, as well as articles on important survival skills.

    NL “Jinxie” Gervasio is a creator and destroyer of worlds. She is a freelance editor, an author, and has discovered she’s quite good at the romance thing—writing it, that is—along with vampires, werewolves, zombies, angels and demons. Born on Friday the 13th, her dad wanted to call her Jinx. Her mom said no. After discovering the nickname 34 years later, she’s grown quite attached to it. She lives in Tempe, Arizona with Umi (her mother), whom she cares for, enjoys riding her beach cruiser “The Betty” around downtown Tempe, loves a good pub crawl, and has had the pleasure and the heartache of experiencing a love far greater than she could have ever imagined. She welcomes you to her worlds.

    Into the Darkness: an Anthology is a post from Awesome Gang

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