Month: June 2012

Sneak Peek: A Kiss in the Rain by Dacia Wilkinson

A kiss in the rain COVERToday we have a sneak peek from Dacia Wilkinson’s inspirational fiction/romance novel A Kiss in the Rain:

A love lost. Sent to live in disgrace with her grandmother, Danielle Cotton withdraws from life … until she is forced to take her daughter back to her hometown to start life painfully anew. Once there, she meets Adeline, a woman sixty years her senior, who helps Danielle to start living again and Danielle finds the kind of love she thought she’d lost. “A Kiss in the Rain” is about the intermingling of love, faith, and friendship in everyday life–finding friendship in unexpected places. Every woman, at every age, deserves love—even Adeline.

A Kiss in the Rain is available through Amazon.com. Continue reading “Sneak Peek: A Kiss in the Rain by Dacia Wilkinson”

Book Brief: Drawing Breath

Drawing Breath
by Laurie Boris
Genre: Contemporary fiction, coming-of-age story
49,000 words

Students often fall in love with their teachers. Despite warnings from her mother, that’s exactly what 16-year-old Caitlin Kelly does. But Daniel Benedetto isn’t just any art teacher. Not only is he more than twice Caitlin’s age, he rents the Kellys’ upstairs apartment and suffers from cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening disease. Caitlin watches in torment as other people, especially women, treat Daniel like a freak because of his condition. To Caitlin, Daniel is not a disease, not someone to pity or take care of but someone to care for, a friend, her first love. He, however, seems oblivious to her adoration. In a well-meaning yet naive gesture, Caitlin crosses the line and interferes with his private life, sparking a chain of events with devastating consequences. Neither of them will ever be the same again.

This title is available from Amazon US and Amazon UK. Continue reading “Book Brief: Drawing Breath”

Agents – who’d have ’em?

John Barlow
Author John Barlow

There’s been some interesting discussion about literary agents recently, not least following the letter from the AAR to the DoP, which got a good old fashioned mauling from Joe Konrath.

For a decade I had a New York literary agent. I recently switched to a London-based agency, although having decided to give indie publishing a try I have yet to produce anything that she might actually sell, and clearly this puts us both in an awkward position.

The question for indie writers, given the current state of the literary market, is how exactly an agent might fit into your plans. Do you need an agent at all? Let’s be clear: Joe Konrath has not sacked his agent, and Barry Eisler is married to his. The role of agents might be changing, but I don’t think they’re going away any time soon. Continue reading “Agents – who’d have ’em?”

Vote for Book Trailer of the Week (June 23rd)

Three different video book trailers were featured this week on Indies Unlimited. Now it is your turn to vote for the one you felt was best. No money—no prizes—all for the glory.

This week’s entrants are:

1. Immortalis Series by Katie Salidas

2. Daedalian Muse by Jamie Crothall 

3. Nimpentoad by Henry, Josh and Harrison Herz

 

Vote for your favorite video book trailer featured this week on Indies Unlimited (6/23)

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