Wednesday, July 30, 2014

"Invitation to Destiny" continues, Other Good Reads

Just a reminder that Chapter 2. "Who is Michelle" of  Invitation to Destiny, a free serial novel, will be posted on Friday, August 1.  The adventures of Vanessa with the honey colored hair are continued at www.amy-solittletime.blogspot.com.  In this chapter, she learns more about Charlie, opens the invitation from France, and her boyfriend with the darling dimples calls.


Other Good Reads 

Some e-books I recently read that I enjoyed are:

1.  The Gaugin Connection by Estelle Ryan.  This is the first in a series featuring protagonist/detective Genevieve Lenard, an autistic woman who is a genius at finding patterns and works in the fraud department of a huge insurance company.  She is dragged into helping outwit an international murderer who is killing promising young artists after they forge multimillion dollar paintings for him.  An ingenious plot, with engaging and enraging characters, but it is Genevieve's vulnerability, intelligence, and moral sense that will keep you reading past bedtime.

2.  Two Faced by Sylvia Selfman and Leigh Selfman.  Every time I thought the heroine was safe, another horrendous problem was tossed at her.  If you like twisty plots, underhanded crooks, and vulnerable heroines, you'll enjoy trying to figure out what's really going on.  Add a little romance, is he a hero or a villain, and the plot is complete.

3.  Butler Did It! by Sally Pomeroy.  An innocent young woman, photographing ocean curiosities unwittingly sees what she shouldn't, risks her life to save a human target, and becomes a target herself.   Fun and scary story and characters. An unusual adventure focusing on the adaptation of WWII vehicles, ships, and other apparatus for peace time research activities.  But they turn out to be extremely useful, too, for saving the world from the evil machinations of power mad men.  
 

Monday, July 14, 2014

How to Hug an Author

As a writer I try to support other writers.  A friend sent me an email, included below, which gives ideas on how to do that.  I did not write it, but if you love to read, it's for you.

Subject: *Hug an Author* Today! Here is how to support your favorite authors (it'll encourage them to write more books!)

Hello dear Bookworm! 
Did you know that authors need our help? 

Authors put their heart and soul into their books.  Then, after laboring over their book for many, many hours, they release their work into a world of millions of books where it is hard to get noticed. 

How can we help? 
There are many things we can do to support our favorite authors.
 Here are my top 5 suggestions:
5. Share the author and their books with your friends.
Word of mouth is powerful! 
4. Like their Facebook page and sign up for their email list. 
3. Purchase their new book when it comes out.
2. Share about their book on your blog (if you have one), in
forums, and on any social media platform you enjoy.
And the easiest and definitely one of the most effective ways
to support an author you appreciate is:
1. LEAVE A REVIEW for a book you love!
It’s the easiest way to show some love and it is immensely effective!  
Reviews will help bring more sales which in turn will help better rankings 
within Amazon...which are greatly important to your favorite author. 
So hug an author today. Leave a review!