Aid an indie #14: Maxwell Street Blues by Marc Krulewitch

Grabbing snapshots of cheating spouses and hunting down bail jumpers provides a comfortable living for Jules Landau—until his estranged father knocks on the door. Second-rate con man Bernie Landau reports Jules’s beloved “Uncle Snook” has taken five bullets in the head. The newspapers dismiss the victim as another bean counter for the mob caught skimming off the top. But Jules isn’t buying it.

Sure, his uncle’s accounting practice included shady characters, but the wise-guys loved Snooky and not just for his money-laundering skills. With Snooky you had a devoted friend—a regular hoodlum’s therapist.

From the start, Bernie criticizes his son’s brash approach to the investigation. But despite their conflicts, father and son uncover Snooky’s entanglements in a convoluted world of crooked politics, corrupt police, and drug trafficking. And those who stand to benefit from Snooky’s death reads like a Who’s Who of Chicago power elite.

Links to book:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0048EK2FM

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0048EK2FM

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/27708

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/books/product.aspx?ean=2940011859427

Aid an indie writer. Week #6. Looking for trouble by Erin Kern

When Noah McDermott, owner of McDermott Construction, walks out into the bright morning sunshine, the last thing he expects is to get run over by a careless woman in a yellow Mercedes.  His anger quickly fades into curiosity when the driver turns out to have endless legs and bottomless brown eyes.

Avery Price, daughter of a publishing millionaire, should have followed her instinct and kept driving instead of stopping at a dot on the map.  But Trouble, Wyoming is growing on her and she needs a job – fast.  So what is she thinking by accepting a job from the man she knocked over with her back bumper?

As the two of them work together, the sparks fly.  Surely they can be professional and keep from acting on their impulses.   Sometimes Noah gets the feeling Avery isn’t who she says she is.  Is she just a girl looking for a change or is there more going on than she’s telling him?

Avery quickly adapts to her new life in the middle of nowhere.  She has a job for the first time in her life and a boss who turns her on more than her ex-fiancé ever did. But did she make the right choice by leaving home or is she falling deeper into trouble?

Buy ‘Looking for trouble’ here:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/26717

http://www.amazon.com/Looking-For-Trouble-ebook/dp/B00472O74M

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Looking-For-Trouble-ebook/dp/B00472O74M

Aid an indie writer week #2: Lovestruck Succubus by Ellison James

Ok, here’s indie author week #2′s offering:

Lovestruck Succubus by Ellison James

Genre:  Paranormal Erotic Fantasy

Her Love is “to die for.” Azra just wants a loving relationship, But her kind of love kills. Ousted from her world, pursued by a Police Detective for crimes against men, her prospects of mortal love look bleak. That is, until she finds the one man strong enough to survive her. But he’s the one chasing her, and he harbors a dark secret of his own. Can they survive each other or will their secrets destroy them both? See the book trailer on the author page, or on youtube.

Purchase links:

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004EBTGEM/

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EBTGEM/

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/30020

The book is available in ebook format and paperback through Amazon US. Price for ebook is $2.99 US/2.26 UK

Price at Barnes & Noble dot com is $3.99 

Price for paperback at Amazon US: $6.99

 

Author Ellison James is offering a FREE download code to anyone who is willing to leave a review in exchange.

 

Please contact him at:  author.ellison.james@gmail.com for more details.

Aid an Indie writer week #1: Into the Shadows by Karly Kirkpatrick

Ok, I promised that each week I would host a book by a fellow indie-writer on my blog. Here it is, the first one:

Into the Shadows – by Karly Kirkpatrick

(YA Paranormal)

Paivi Anderson has it all—friends, a spot on the varsity basketball
team, wonderful parents, and quite possibly, her first boyfriend.  It
was everything a freshman in high school could ask for.  Her perfect
life begins to crumble when she discovers her name on a list
distributed by a power-hungry presidential candidate. How could anyone
think of Paivi as an Enemy of the State?  Could it be because of her
special powers?  No one was supposed to know about them, but the
mysterious messages in her tater tots say otherwise.  In INTO THE
SHADOWS, Paivi quickly learns who her friends are and is forced into a
reality she didn’t see coming.

Purchase Info:

Ebook: $2.99

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Into-Shadows-Karly-Kirkpatrick/dp/1456341030/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294757049&sr=8-2#_

B&N:  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Into-the-Shadows/Karly-Kirkpatrick/e/2940011912733/?itm=1&USRI=karly+kirkpatrick

Amazon UK:  (1.71 GBP)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Into-the-Shadows/dp/B00480OJR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1294757175&sr=8-1

Smashwords:  http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/27298

Paperback: $11.00

CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/3499871

Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Into-Shadows-Karly-Kirkpatrick/dp/1456341030/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294757049&sr=8-2

Author Info

Karly Kirkpatrick lives in Elgin, Illinois, with her husband and
daughter.  INTO THE SHADOWS is the first of many books to come. 

Find out more at www.karlykirkpatrick.com or www.darksidepublishing.com.

Writers read?

Everyone tells you, that to be a writer, you MUST read – it is essential.

Not only do you learn more about the craft every time you open a book, but you also get to see what else is out there, listen to someone else’s voice.

I love reading. I have to make time for it and I often feel guilty for reading instead of writing, but it gives my brain a break and if you read great books, chances are, you might be able to write them too.

Here’s my bookshelf (and then some): I expect that they might not get much more crowded as I now have a Kindle, but I still love the sight of books on shelves. What are you reading?

Amazon Kindle for Christmas?

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Hello!

So, as an indie author using Amazon Kindle to publish on (as well as other platforms such as Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Diesel, Sony, Kobo, Apple etc) I am hoping that the Kindle is the best-selling Christmas gift this year.

I love mine and use it all the time.

What do you think of yours and will they replace books eventually?

Saffina.

PS. I am pleased to announce that I have now reached the 100 download mark with S&S. You can still get it free here for ANY e-reader (or read it on your PC) for a limited period.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/29616

Code: KZ49B – enjoy!

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Premium status!

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Good morning!

Well, after weeks of hard work and formatting, Sugar & Spice has finally achieved premium status with Smashwords and will now be distributed to all the major, online retailers such as: Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, Apple etc……

To all those other poor souls out there who are going through the same, frustrating e-book formatting progress, I have one piece of advice: Keep at it! I hope it will be worth it… I’ll keep you posted.

Saffy.