Friday, November 30, 2012

Friday a Great Day to Choose From 30+ Free Kindle Digital Books: All 4.0+ Stars


Chosen By SinOut with the old and in with the new. We have 30+ new titles with many greatly exceeding our minimum requirements that are new to our The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. Grab a book or two for the weekend. All of our books listed today are free ($0.00)! As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
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Book Buzz: The Second Son by Charles Sailor – 4.8 Stars on 123 Reviews!


The Second Son“Astounding circumstances and basic philosophy renew your belief in the world around you while sharing a story about an every day man that may change your out look on life and entertaining you at the same time. ~ Mairless, Amazon Book Review

Hello Digital Book Today readers. The Book Buzz segment today features The Second Son by Charles Sailor. The Second Son is one of the most widely acclaimed New York Times bestselling novels you may never have read. With over 100 FIVE-STAR reviews, Sailor’s novel gives readers hope and inspiration in troubled times. Destined to become an American Classic, The Second Son is now available on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks. A new print edition is now available at Amazon for your library or as a welcome holiday gift. The Second Son is rated 4.8 stars on 123 reviews! We are sure you will not be disappointed.

“Second Son is a page-turning adventure with a dash of romance, unexpected twists and an unusual story that will warm your heart and leave you wanting more.” ~ Live, Laugh, Love, Amazon Book Review

“This novel should be on the reading list of anyone interested in how religious beliefs effect our daily lives.” ~ Jan Wade Vaughan, Amazon Book Review

Book Description: His name is Joseph Turner, a brave young construction worker, who rescues an imperiled co-worker trapped on a swaying iron girder twenty-four stories high-only to slip and plummet to the pavement below. Horrified onlookers are astonished and the world is stunned by what happens next…Suddenly, miraculously, Joseph Turner is granted a rematch with life. Only this time with a beautiful unusual power.

An astounding adventure, a romance of tenderness and passion, a spiritual thriller that spans time and the world-THE SECOND SON is all these, and above all, gripping edge-of-the-seat entertainment..… Read more on Amazon.

About the Author: New York Times Best Selling Author, screenwriter, and actor. Novels: The New York Times Best Seller “The Second Son”, which had an unrpessidented 1.2 million copy first printing, and his newest novel “The Man Who Rode the Tiger.” Charles Sailor is the author of more than forty scripts for television programs, including “Charlie’s Angels,” “Kojak,” “Rockford Files,” “Switch,” “Chips,” “Bronk,” “Get Christi Love,” and television pilots including “The Bureau”, and “Nu Deli”; and scripts for television films, including “The Devils of Hell Week,” “Shock Team”, “Death With Total Security”, and “The Hostage Heart.” He has also been credited under the pseudonym Alexander Stewart.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Thrifty Thursday: A Great List 25+ Kindle Books to Download – No Charge!


Operation Bonnet: A NovelWe have a large list of 25+ new titles today most that greatly exceed our minimum guidelines. Look at the 10 books below. High ratings combined with a high number of customer reviews. Looking for highly reviewed Kindle books to download without a charge? See the rest by visiting The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
There is a large group of authors doing a two day free promotion. Many of their titles appear below and on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. To see all of their free titles visit the Free Par-Tay website.
See the Top 80 – 100 free, handpicked titles that we update everyday on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books – updated daily. This list is not available on Amazon. Never miss a great free book again. Join our Reader Mailing List and be notified daily of The Best Free Kindle Books.
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Book Buzz: The Beautiful Evil by Robbi Bryant: A Psychological Thriller


THE BEAUTIFUL EVIL“It’s a “stealth” thriller. No heavy blood and gore, but more of what happens in our minds. Those silent thoughts we think nobody will ever know about.” ~ John Moser, Amazon Review
Hello Digital Book Today readers. The Book Buzz segment today features the Amazon Best Seller The Beautiful Evil by Robbi Bryant. This book is an emotionally and psychologically intense thriller that has been grabbing readers and not letting them go (and sometimes not to sleep!). If you are a fan of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, or Twin Peaks, then The Beautiful Evil will be a perfect choice of a book to read. It is currently rated 3.9 stars with 58 reviews. For the lovers of thrillers and suspense, The Beautiful Evil is a great choice of a read for a cold winter night. Grab a copy today.
“Ms. Bryant’s writing style is excellent, with realistic dialogue and characters. I reluctantly read the first few pages then I was hooked until the end!” ~ Joan Slone, Amazon Reviews
“A dark thriller, reminiscent of Stephen King, it sucks you into the undertow and tosses you out the other side, creeped-out and reeling.” ~ Ann Carranza, Amazon Reviews
Book Description: Constance Sartone Jacobson never recovered the sudden death of her father when she was only five. Devastated by her husband’s death and the scandal that ensues, Constance’s mother, Madeline, does little to comfort her scared and lonely daughter. With nowhere to turn, Constance protects herself by closing off her emotions.
Through vivid dreams and daytime visions Constance’s father calls to her from a horse-drawn stagecoach. These visions help Constance cope with her humdrum life and failing marriage. But things are about to change. On a business trip with her husband, she purchases an antique Greek vase. Upon opening it, a stream of purple light hisses from the vase and a tribe of wasp-like creatures pour out. One of the creatures shape-shifts into a ravishing fairy and offers Constance a way out. Desperate to feel anything, Constance listens to the fairy’s advice. .… Read more on Amazon.
About the Author: Say what you will, The Beautiful Evil, has created quite the buzz. Whether you believe it’s a “stunning psychological thriller” or “the worst book you ever read,” you will definitely have a strong reaction. And apparently, no matter what, will be compelled to finish it.
It seems that some get “confused,” “don’t understand the character,” “hated the end,” or “want to slap the author.” Others call The Beautiful Evil “brilliant,” “unique” and “like no other book they’ve ever read.” Good. I wanted strong reactions and that’s what I got.

Author Interview #135: Paris Adieu by Rozsa Gaston – FREE on 11/29/2012


Paris AdieuOur interview today is with Rozsa Gaston author of Paris Adieu (4.7 stars, 23 reviews, FREE on 11/29/2012). Before we get to the interview a brief book description: The first time Ava Fodor visits Paris as a nineteen-year old au pair, she has no idea who she is. Paris introduces Ava to the type of woman she’d like to become. Her French boyfriend introduces her to the concept of being comfortable in her own skin. She’s intrigued. If only she knew how… When she gets into Yale, she returns home, but four years later she’s back for an encounter with a Frenchman that awakens her to womanhood. If only she could stay…
Five years later, Ava returns to Paris as a singer/pianist. She meets Arnaud, a foreign correspondent, who captures her heart, but tortures her with long absences. While he’s away, she throws herself into songwriting where she achieves an authenticity she doesn’t feel onstage. With the help of Arnaud’s childhood friend Pierre, who appreciates Ava’s original songs in a way Arnaud doesn’t, Ava takes the reins of her own future. Armed with the lessons Paris has taught her, she bids adieu to Arnaud, Pierre and her very first love—the City of Light. But will the one man who truly understands her follow?

Interview with Rozsa Gaston.

Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I always wanted to be someone else when I was a child. I was raised by my grandparents as an only child, and I always wanted to have brothers and sisters and a father and mother around. I think a lot of readers may relate to those unfulfilled longings.
Where did you grow up? West Hartford, Connecticut.
What is your fondest childhood memory? Sitting out on the back patio in the summertime with my grandmother, looking at the sun go down over Avon Mountain while sipping black cows. I wrote a short story about it — “Black Cows at Sunset.”
When did you begin writing? Eight years ago in July, our daughter received a diagnosis of a permanent condition. I couldn’t process it. That August I holed up in our study for the entire month and wrote my first book, Mystique. I was hooked on writing after that.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

35+ Free Highly Rated Kindle eBooks For Wednesday


Mad Dog HouseWe have 35+ New Free Books all exceed our minimum standard and most greatly exceed these minimums. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours). Always make sure that the price is $0.00 when downloading.
There is a large group of authors doing a two day free promotion. Many of their titles appear below and on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. To see all of their free titles visit the Free Par-Tay website.
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How is Digital Changing Cookbooks?


From Publishers Weekly.
The digital changes facing cookbook publishers were at the forefront of the latest in the PW Discussion Series, “The Digital Kitchen: Adapting Cookbooks in the App Age,” held November 16 and hosted by Mark Rotella, editor of PW’s Cooking the Books newsletter. “Cookbooks used to be a one-way relationship,” said panelist Amanda Hesser, cofounder of Food52.com, a Web site that uses a community-based model for its recipes, which it has turned into two cookbooks (the second is due in December 2012) and two apps (priced at $3.99 each, which they settled on after much experimentation). When asked how Food52.com deals with crowdsourced content, relinquishing a measure of control, Hesser said, “There’s a certain level of trust,” but countered by saying that Food52.com’s staff views curation as a prime role, and that “if you open up the doors all the way, you turn into Allrecipes.com” (Hesser stated there are 20,000 recipes on Food52.com compared to the 200,000 on Allrecipes.com). Because of the increasing flow of cookbook and recipe information out there, Hesser said, people are looking for direction.
Doris Cooper, v-p and editorial director of Clarkson Potter and Potter Style, agreed with Hesser, and added that people go to cookbook apps to “solve problems,” using the example that if you have buttermilk in your fridge, you’re going to go to an app to find out how you can use it, rather than pick up a cookbook, which, Cooper said, is more of a reading experience.
The divergent purposes of print vs. digital cookbooks kept coming up during the panel. Melissa Clark, author and staff writer for The New York Times, who both writes and does video for the Times, said she has a different audience for each medium. “I don’t want to do one without the other,” Clark said, noting that younger people tend to watch her cooking videos, while older cooks tend toward her print columns. With the doors that digital has opened, Clark noted, people now first seek a brand they like, and then find the form they like, whether it be online, through apps, or in print.
Positives, as well as uncertainties, are in the future of cookbooks in the digital age. For one, the cookbooks category has experienced 4% growth year-over-year since 2000, said Cooper, and the process of creating digital cookbook content is becoming more and more refined as content creators and publishers gain “muscle memory” from continuing to put out content. But there’s still somewhat of a disconnect between consumers and cookbook apps and e-books. For apps, many consumers are still hesitant to put a $399 iPad on the kitchen counter; for e-books, consumers are still having a difficult time understanding the difference between an e-book and an enhanced e-book, and, at Clarkson Potter, no cookbook e-book has outsold its print counterpart, Cooper noted.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Day After Cyber Monday: Tuesday Kindle Books: 25+ New Titles: 4.0+ Stars: Cost=$0.00


Sister of SilenceTuesday morning brings our readers a new selection of 25+ books to choose from for their Kindle that cost $0.00 (free). The Top 10 Free Kindle Digital Books listed below is a great start, but don’t forget to check out the rest of The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
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Author Interview #134: Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa Locke


Maids of Misfortune: A Victorian San Francisco MysteryOur interview today is with M. Louisa Locke author if several books including Maids of Misfortune: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery (4.2 stars, 146 reviews). Before we get to the interview a brief book description: It’s the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie’s husband squandered her fortune before committing suicide five years earlier, and one of his creditors is now threatening to take the boardinghouse she owns to pay off a debt. Annie Fuller also has a secret. She supplements her income by giving domestic and business advice as Madam Sibyl, one of San Francisco’s most exclusive clairvoyants, and one of Madam Sibyl’s clients, Matthew Voss, has died. The police believe his death was suicide brought upon by bankruptcy, but Annie believes Voss has been murdered and that his assets have been stolen.
Nate Dawson has a problem. As the Voss family lawyer, he would love to believe that Matthew Voss didn’t leave his grieving family destitute. But that would mean working with Annie Fuller, a woman who alternatively attracts and infuriates him as she shatters every notion he ever had of proper ladylike behavior. Sparks fly as Anne and Nate pursue the truth about the murder of Matthew Voss in this light-hearted historical mystery set in the foggy gas-lit world of Victorian San Francisco.

Author Interview with M. Louisa Locke.

1. Was there a basis for your story? A previous experience? Something else?
The inspiration for my Victorian San Francisco Mystery series came from my work on my doctorate in history. I wrote my dissertation on women who worked in San Francisco, Portland and Los Angeles at the end of the 19th century, and I thought it would be fun to eventually write a mystery series that featured the occupations held by women of that period. The inspiration for the first book in the series, Maids of Misfortune, was a diary entry by a servant who complained about not being able to get in the house after her night out to start breakfast. This gave me the idea for a locked door mystery. In Maids of Misfortune, my main protagonist is Annie Fuller, who supplements her income as a boarding house keeper by giving business advice as Madam Sibyl, a clairvoyant. Annie Fuller goes under cover as a domestic servant to find out the truth behind the death of one of Madam Sibyl’s client.
2. What was unique about the setting of the book and how did it enhance or take away from the story?
The setting of my books are Victorian San Francisco, 1879-1880, and I have found that readers really respond well to reading about a city that so many people have read about and visited. While much of the city that existed in 1880 was wiped out by the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, the basic geography and feel of San Francisco, with its hills, cable cars, and fog, remain the same. As a professional historian, I pride myself in recreating the feel of what it was like to live and work and walk around a gas-lit city.
3. What specific themes do you emphasize throughout the novel?

Monday, November 26, 2012

Cyber Monday Mania: Why Pay When They Are Free – 35+ Highly Reviewed eBooks


Sister of SilenceIt is Cyber Monday. We have the best Cyber Monday Deals. 35+ highly reviewed books that are all free today! You can’t get a better deal than that. Stock up for your holiday reading needs as we have a great selection of the best free books for the Kindle, iPad, and Kindle Fire on our The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
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Sharon Osbourne, Grace & Heroes


Children of the FogA guest blog post by Cheryl Kaye Tardif author of several books including Children of the Fog (4.4 stars, 304 reviews).

I’ve never met Sharon Osbourne, MrsSOsbourne on Twitter, and I probably never will. She’s known worldwide and I am only a small Canadian writer. I doubt she’s ever read any of my novels, though I really wish she’d read WHALE SONG because it has impacted so many people’s lives and I believe she would love it.

I’d love to meet Sharon, but that’s not why I’m writing this post. The chance of Sharon Osbourne “dropping by” my little piece of the blogosphere is slim to none. And I can pretty much assure you she’s never heard of Cheryl Kaye Tardif, or read my blog or my books before.

The reason I’m blogging about a woman I’ve never met is that she inspires me. Truly. Deeply.
Sharon inspires me because of all she has accomplished and overcome in her life. She has managed countless performers, including her husband and famous rocker Ozzy. Yeah, I bet that hasn’t been easy. I can barely manage to get my husband to take out the trash some days.

I do share one thing in common with Sharon. We both have red hair. Okay, two things maybe. I love music. Almost any genre, young or old performers, professional and those just starting their dreams.

Sharon has raised her children, and any parent will tell you that’s not easy. Sure, they’ve had their ups and downs, but don’t we all? Through everything, through the grime of celebrity, Sharon rises above with grace and genuine caring. Just watch her on America’s Got Talent! She wants people to find their dreams.
So do I. I’ve always been a dreamer. My motto has been “Dare to Dream…and Dream BIG!” I have that on the wall of my office. Being a part of someone’s dream might mean giving them advice or a little direction or a caring word or encouragement to keep on keeping on.

I’m sure Sharon has had her awful days. I’m sure she’s lost her cool at times. She’s probably done things she regrets. Haven’t we all? I know I have.

I suspect Sharon has had some ungraceful moments. But again, haven’t we all?

I love Sharon Osbourne. Not the crazy kind of fan worship love, but just one human being to another. She epitomizes grace, selflessness, determination, persistence and more, and I strive to be just like her “when I grow up”.

Book Buzz: The Zen Man – A Semifinalist for the Best Indie Books of 2012 – Free on 11/26/2012!


The Zen Man“Readers of mystery are going to love Colleen Collins’s novel The Zen Man. It is a fast paced who-done-it that will keep you turning pages and guessing to the very end. ~ Mrs. Mommy Booknerd’s Book Reviews

Hello Digital Book Today readers. The Book Buzz segment today features The Zen Man by award-winning author Colleen Collins (see all of her books). This mystery was a Semifinalist for the Best Indie Books of 2012 on The Kindle Book Review. This is a brilliant mystery novel with fast-pasted writing that will keep you turning pages until the very end of the book. The Zen Man is a murder mystery involving private eyes and written by a real-life Private Investigator. Fans of the mystery genre will surely be pleased with this fun mystery. The Zen Man will not disappoint the reader who enjoys an entertaining “whodunit”. BONUS: The Zen Man is FREE on 11/26/2012.

“What I didn’t expect were the touches of romantic language, as delicate and erotic as a glance by Humphrey Bogart from under his hat. I also didn’t expect the humorous touches in what is essentially one man’s life-or-death fight to save his soul, his business and the love of his life.” ~ Bonnie Ramthun, Mystery and YA author

“A brilliant mystery novel…I eagerly await the return of The Zen Man.” ~ Becky Sherrif, The Kindle Book Review

Book Description: Just as washed-up criminal defense attorney, life-long Deadhead (nickname “The Zen Man”), and current PI Rick Levine decides to get relicensed as a lawyer, he’s charged with killing one and ends up in the slammer with a half-mil bail.
Released on bond, Rick and his girlfriend Laura have 30 days to find the real killer. In the course of their investigations, they dig for dirt among Denver’s shady legal backrooms to its tony corporate centers. Dodging bullets, a kidnapping, trumped-up charges and the FBI’s unwanted intervention, Rick and Laura continue tracking key suspects who have motive…eventually learning that true redemption begins at home.… Read more on Amazon.

About the Author: Colleen Collins is an award-winning author who’s written 21 novels and anthologies for Harlequin and Dorchester. She has also indie-published a mystery novel (“The Zen Man”) and two nonfiction books on private investigations (“How Do Private Eyes Do That?” and “How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths”). Her books have placed first in the Colorado Gold, Romancing the Rockies, and Top of the Peak contests, and placed in the finals for the Holt Medallion, Coeur de Bois Readers Choice, Award of Excellence, More than Magic, and Romance Writers of America RITA contests.

Colleen graduated with honors from the University of California Santa Barbara and completed graduate work in telecommunications. She has worked as a film production assistant, improv comic, telecommunications manager, technical writer/editor, speech writer, and private investigator. All these experiences play into her writing.

She’s a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.
Get your copy of The Zen Man on Amazon

Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Best of the Sunday Free Kindle eBooks: 25+ New Books


Sister of SilenceWe have 25+ new free Kindle ebooks for Sunday. We only add books with a minimum of 13+ stars and 4.0+ reviews. A great chance to grab a book or two for last day of the weekend. All of our books listed today are free ($0.00) on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Smile More Intensely for a Healthier, Happier Life


Reality Shifts: When Consciousness Changes the Physical WorldA guest blog post by Cynthia Sue Larson (visit her blog) author of Reality Shifts.
I’ve been feeling inspired this month after reading about a psychology study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, showing that the more widely a person smiles on their facebook profile photo, the better the chances are that their next several years will be satisfying to them. If it’s true that Facebook Profile Pics Predict Future Happiness, and that fate smiles on those who smile most, it seems only prudent to find ways to feel happier now, so the next several years will be be good ones!
Not only does this smile intensity / life satisfaction research confirm the results of an earlier study from 2001, which found a link between smile intensity of a group of female college students in 1958 and 1960 and their self-reported life satisfaction three decades later… it also lends a fresh perspective on a research study from last year of baseball players that found those who smiled intensely in early-career headshots lived seven years longer on average than those with small or nonexistent smiles.
Wow! Who would have guessed that increasing the intensity of one’s smile could have such far-reaching effects on one’s life satisfaction and longevity? This news encourages me to keep on smiling intensely, even though sometimes I’ll see a picture of myself smiling so much I think I look slightly crazed… apparently, such smiling zeal is good for me in many ways!
I sometimes have smiled so much that people have asked me, “Why are you so happy?” and “What are you smiling about?” The truth is that I’m often feeling a great deal of bliss from my awareness of just how fortunate I am to be here right now, on such a wonderful planet in such an amazing universe. I frequently feel a nearly overwhelming sense of reverence for the great mystery that is life, and for a sense of eternal love I feel around me every day.
I hope reading about smile intensity research encourages you to smile more, which in turn will likely encourage others to smile more… which can have a wonderful domino effect and help make the world a friendlier, happier, healthier place for us all.
As I love to ask… just how good can it get?!

Book Buzz: How I Made Over $42,000 in 1 Month Selling My Kindle eBooks


How I Made Over $42,000 in 1 Month Selling My Kindle eBooks“I read this book before I went free with KDP Select. It has so much useful information for the newbie. Thank you to Cheryl Tardif for putting all this important information together in one place. ~ Stephanie Hale, Author

Hello Digital Book Today readers. The Book Buzz segment today features How I Made Over $42,000 in 1 Month Selling My Kindle eBooks by Amazon Top 100 Bestseller and international bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif. The #1 Marketing book specifically designed for Amazon’s KDP Select program — *now contains over 110 resources for promoting your free days. If you in the process of publishing your first book, then this is a must have resource. Already publishing books on Amazon? Looking for ideas on how to market your book? What hurdles to avoid? Grab a copy of How I Made Over $42,000 in 1 Month Selling My Kindle eBooks and profit by Cheryl Kaye Tardif’s successes. Don’t forget to check out some of Cheryl’s other books including: Children of the Fog, Divine Intervention, The River, and Whale Song.

“I really got some great information from this book. Some I’ve been doing but need to punch it up a notch. I also discovered some new tips and can’t wait to try them out.” ~ hawkssr “Bon Rose”, Amazon Review

“Great read, great pep talk, great numbers ~ John Ottini, Amazon Review

Book Description: This is her story… My name is Cheryl Kaye Tardif and I am an international bestselling suspense author who earned over $42,000 dollars in March 2012 selling ebooks via Amazon’s KDP Select program, captured the interest of a major literary agency, and went on to sign with an agent at Trident Media. And I’m about to tell you HOW I did all that.

I don’t normally tell people how much money I make, but I believe writers need to know it IS possible to earn a real income from your books. Seriously, if I can do it, anyone can–if you have the right combination of criteria and techniques. In this book, I’ll share with you what I believe are four key elements you must have in place to see high sales. And I’ll reveal the strategic techniques I used during my KDP Select promotions that resulted in earning over $42,000–with $32,000 of that from ONE title alone. Not only did I earn over $42,000 in ebook sales, I was contacted by Trident Media, one of the leading literary agencies in New York. The chairman, Robert Gottlieb, saw my success when my one title made #4 in the Top 100 Bestselling Kindle ebooks, right under The Hunger Games trilogy. I am now represented by agent Adrienne Lombardo. So, if you’re ready to earn some real money with Select, let’s begin…

**SPECIAL FEATURE: A new, updated resource list of websites where you can promote your free ebooks. Read more on Amazon.

About the Author: Cheryl Kaye Tardif is an international bestselling suspense author from Canada who enthusiastically tackles sensitive questions and terrifying scenarios that most people don’t like to even think about. From psychic investigators, abuse in the foster care system, serial killers, fountain of youth serums, nanotechnology, conspiracies, bullying, racism, assisted suicide, child abductions, sexual assault, alcoholism, drug addiction, mind control and more, she delves into the human psyche and picks at our worst fears.
Cheryl’s published novels include:

Frankenprefix!


The Sun ZebraA guest post from Rolando Garcia author of The Sun Zebra (4.7 stars, 51 reviews).

Marie Shelley probably did not know what she would get started 195 years ago when she published her novel “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.” Her tale of a man playing God and the nasty consequences captured the imagination of the public, and her work became a literary success that would later move into the realms of theater and then film and television almost as soon as these were invented. It was in the 1931 film, where the master of horror Boris Karloff played the monster, that the current view of what the monster looks like was cemented in the popular culture. Since then the vast majority of visual references to Frankenstein have those emblematic electrode bolts sticking out of the sides of his neck.

There are two interrelated aspects to the cultural impact of this book that I find very interesting. One is that the name Frankenstein became synonymous with “monster,” although in the book the monster does not have this name or any name for that matter. Frankenstein is the name of its creator Victor Frankenstein. The second aspect is that the word “Frankenstein” has also come to mean a creation (work or entity) that breaks free from the control of its creator and acquires a life of its own sometimes bringing hardship or ruin upon the creator. In modern society there are many instances where both of these aspects of the Frankenstein ethos, either real or suggested, are bestowed upon the creation by preceding its name with the prefix “Franken.”
When my daughter was in middle school she brought home a project from her ceramics class. It was a strange dark green shape with two knobs sticking out at right angles and what appeared to be stiches on its surface. I asked her what it was and she replied, “It’s a Frankenapple.”

Environmentalist and consumer advocacy groups often refer to genetically modified foods as “Frankenfoods” and to genetically modified crops as “Frankencrops.” Related to this, a rumor got started back in 2000 that involved the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain of restaurants. When the franchise began calling itself “KFC” to reflect that it offered a wider variety of food choices, the rumor originated that they did this because they were not serving chicken anymore in their restaurants but a genetically modified organism that they could not legally call “chicken.”

So what were they rumored to be serving? Frankenchicken.

Friday, November 23, 2012

World of Words

Black Water Tales: The Secret KeepersOur guest post is by JeanNicole Rivers (visit her blog) author of Black Water Tales.
There is no greater value in reading than that of learning. There is no greater gift than an education about self and about the world. Through reading you can tour the universe from a cozy corner of your home, while peeking over the lip of your favorite coffee mug through the curtain of steam from your chai tea. Without ever leaving your city limits, you can explore wildlife native only to the other side of the earth with the flip of a page. You can understand an infinite number of relationships that you may or may not have had the honor or misfortune of experiencing personally, all through simple words strung together in a sentence.
It’s amazing.
Stranded on an island for the rest of my days, there is no question, I would choose a book if I were allowed only one companion.
Learning about everything in the world outside of you is a gift that can only be overshadowed by the gift of learning about everything that is inside of you. Reading takes you on a journey around the world, while fortifying the concept that everything that the world can be at the pinnacle of its beautiful magnificence is already inside of you and only needs to be brought to life.
If you never go any further than your imagination, you have gone far enough.

Book Buzz: Jimmy Stu Lives! by Kent McDaniel


Jimmy Stu Lives!“Fans of the subgenre Southern Science Fiction will have a good time following Jimmy Stu as he literally stumbles from one mishap to the next, all while trying to figure out his own place in this confusing future time and win the heart of self-sufficient, self-defensive Connie Lee. ~ Ophelia Julien, Amazon Review
 
Our book buzz segment today features Jimmy Stu Lives! by Kent McDaniel. This is the perfect book for readers who enjoy the Science Fiction, Futuristic fantasy, and satire genres. Jimmy Stu Sloan, minister of a nondenominational mega-church in Nashville, loses his faith in old age. He convinces his congregation and TV followers that God has a mission for him in the far future and wants Jimmy Stu preserved via cryonics after his death. 140 years after dying, Jimmy Stu is reanimated to find that his church has become a major faith, which views him as a prophet, churches have assumed the functions of political parties, and the US has fragmented into their spheres of influence. Further, his church controls seven states in the upper south, and its leaders, who had not wanted him reanimated, are itching to return him to “suspended animation.” He would prefer they not. Trying to survive involves him in mystery, conspiracy, and new love, as he tries to confront the church he founded, deal with his own guilt, and cope with the Twenty-second Century. Readers have given Jimmy Stu Lives! a rating of 4.6 stars on 14 reviews. Jimmy Stu Lives! is a “page turning adventure in the future” that will keep you interested till the last page.
 
“The novel adds to the answer for what happens when we lose faith; what happens when faith gets corrupted; and what happens when God works in mysterious ways, even among the faithless.” ~ Richard Dengrove, Amazon Review
 
“Jimmy Stu Lives evokes our nightmares of where the United States could be in those one hundred plus years in the future, the technology, the mindset, but most of all a government functioning without separation of church and state.” ~ Liz, Amazon Review
 
Book Description: Ten minutes before the televised Easter Sunday service for Nashville, Tennessee’s three-thousand-strong Church of the Living Lord, Reverend James Stuart Sloan finds himself unable to come up with a sermon. Despite the urging of his car-salesman second-in-command to add some pizzazz to today’s sermon, Jimmy Stu remains uninspired.
 
Over the years he has gradually lost his faith, and after suffering a heart attack and the passing of his beloved wife two years earlier, Jimmy Stu finds himself staring down the long and lonely road to old age and death with nothing to comfort him, not even his once unshakable belief in God and the hereafter. With that fear in mind and with minutes to spare, an idea comes to him. And so he preaches about the familiar story of the resurrection of Christ, then segues into a resurrection plea of sorts for himself – calling on his followers and viewers everywhere to help fund his cryogenic preservation so that he might continue to do God’s work in the far future. More than a hundred years later, Jimmy Stu wakes up, as if from a long dream – and the real nightmare begins… Read more on Amazon.

Friday is a Great Day For Free Kindle Digital Books: 25+ Free Books: All 4.0+ Stars

Opal Fire (A Reluctant Witch Mystery: Stacy Justice Book One)
 
Out with the old and in with the new. We have 25+ new titles with many greatly exceeding our minimum requirements that are new to our The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. Grab a book or two for the weekend. All of our books listed today are free ($0.00)! As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
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Thursday, November 22, 2012

How To Post A Book Review On Amazon – Video Tutorial

Priceless Christmas: Create a Joyous Holiday for Next to Nothing (Priceless Holidays)Our guest blogger today is Connie Neal (visit her website) who is the author of many books including Priceless Christmas: Create a Joyous Holiday for Next to Nothing (FREE on Kindle November 22 – 26, 2012).
The digital book revolution up-ended the way people find and choose books. Readers no longer buy whatever is on the book jacket or blurb written by publicists.
 
We readers tend to trust other readers and look to online reviews to guide our reading and book-buying decisions. This makes online book reviews tremendously important to avid readers, online book-buyers, authors, and publishers.
 
So, help make the world a better place by adding your voice and opinions in the form of online book reviews.
 
This brief video shows you how easy it is to post a book review on Amazon.com.

Thrifty Thursday: A Great List 25+ Kindle Books to Download Without a Charge

Soul and Shadow (A Lily Evans Mystery - Book 1)We have a large list of 25+ new titles today most that greatly exceed our minimum guidelines. Look at the 10 books below. High ratings combined with a high number of customer reviews. Looking for highly reviewed Kindle books to download without a charge? See the rest by visiting The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
See the Top 80 – 100 free, handpicked titles that we update everyday on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books – updated daily. This list is not available on Amazon. Never miss a great free book again. Join our Reader Mailing List and be notified daily of The Best Free Kindle Books.
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Monday Mania: 25+ New Free eBooks: All Rated 4.0+ Stars

My Sweet SagaGood Monday morning. As usually happens on Monday, we get a nice fresh list of free titles. We have lost 25+ books from our free list but have added 25+ new free titles! Stock up for your fall reading needs as we have a great selection of the best free books for the Kindle, iPad, and Kindle Fire on our The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
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Monday Mania: 25+ New Free eBooks: All Rated 4.0+ Stars

My Sweet SagaGood Monday morning. As usually happens on Monday, we get a nice fresh list of free titles. We have lost 25+ books from our free list but have added 25+ new free titles! Stock up for your fall reading needs as we have a great selection of the best free books for the Kindle, iPad, and Kindle Fire on our The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Remember that many of the free kindle books are priced at $0.00 for a very limited time (24-48 hours).
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