Month: March 2015

Indie Reads – March 2015

Indies Unlimited does not review books, but we do have a couple of renowned reviewers on staff. We thought a great way to celebrate indie writing would be to ask those reviewers for their top indie picks of the month. Here are this month’s top picks from our experts:

The Body Market by DV Berkom 120x177The Body Market by DV Berkom

“[Berkom] manages to inch your derrière right onto the edge of your seat and keep it there from page one through to the very end…”

Read the rest of the review by Cathy Speight.

The Body Market is available through Amazon.com..

The Glasgow Grin by Martin Stanley 120x177 The Glasgow Grin by Martin Stanley

“…a belter of novel with a crashing narrative, bloody and sweary from the first page and doesn’t let up until the final pages.”

Read the rest of the review by Keith Nixon.

The Glasgow Grin is available through Amazon.com.
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Conjure Womans Cat by Malcolm R Campbell 120x177 Conjure Woman’s Cat by Malcolm R. Campbell

“…a realistic and moving story that will break your heart but then try to make you whole again.”

Read the rest of the review by ?wazithinkin.

Conjure Woman’s Cat is available on Amazon.com..
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Polarity in Motion by Brenda Vicars 120x177Polarity in Motion by Brenda Vicars

“…a tale that is tension filled, with well developed, realistic characters, and a protagonist that everyone should love.”

Read the rest of the review by BigAl.

Polarity in Motion is available at Amazon.com.
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retaliation by imogen rose 120x177Retaliation by Imogen Rose

“The complexity of the world and plot, plus the intensity of the conflict continues ramping up.”

Read the rest of the review by BigAl.

Retaliation is available through Amazon.com.
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Saturday Book Showcase: The Spider and the Stone

Spider and the Stone by Glen CraneyThe Spider and the Stone:
A Novel of Scotland’s Black Douglas
by Glen Craney
Genre: Historical Fiction
433 pages

As the 14th century dawns, Scotland’s survival hangs by a spider’s thread. While the clans scrap over their empty throne, the brutal Edward Longshanks of England invades the weakened northern kingdom, scheming to annex it to his powerful realm.

But one frail lad stands in the Plantagenet monarch’s path.

The beleaguered Scots cherish James Douglas as their “Good Sir James.” Yet in England, his slashing raids deep into Yorkshire wreak such terror that he is branded the Black Douglas with a reward placed on his head.

As a boy, James falls in love with the ravishing Isabelle MacDuff, whose clan has long inaugurated Scottish monarchs on the hallowed Stone of Destiny. But James’s world is upturned when he befriends Robert Bruce, a bitter enemy of the MacDuffs. Forced to choose between love and clan loyalty, he and Isabelle must make fateful decisions that will draw the opposing armies to the bloody field of Bannockburn.

The Spider and the Stone: A Novel of Scotland’s Black Douglas is available at Amazon.com, Smashwords, Amazon UK, and most online booksellers.

Exclusive excerpt from The Spider and the Stone by Glen Craney

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Take the Money and Fall

2014 May Day 5 Crater Lake steep Flash Fiction Prompt
Crater Lake photo copyright K. S. Brooks. Do not use without attribution.

When the chute opened, the harness tightened and yanked against the wound in Paul’s shoulder. The pain caused him to lose his grip on the satchel, and the money went plummeting to the earth ahead of him.

He tried to watch for where it landed, but he couldn’t pull on the cords with his left arm at all to guide his descent in that direction. Worse yet, the plane he’d just been kicked out of was circling back…

Welcome to the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. In 250 words or less, write a story incorporating the elements in the picture and the written prompt above. Do not include the prompt in your entry. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

Please keep language and subject matter to a PG-13 level.

Use the comment section below to submit your entry. Entries will be accepted until Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time. No political or religious entries, please.

On Tuesday night, judges will select the strongest entries, and on Wednesday afternoon, we will open voting to the public with an online poll so they may choose the winner. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.

On Friday afternoon, the winner will be recognized as we post the winning entry along with the picture as a feature. Then, at year end, the winners will be featured in an anthology like this one. Best of luck to you all in your writing!

Entries only in the comment section. Other comments will be deleted. See HERE for additional information and terms. Please note the rule changes for 2015.

The Sun Magazine Is Accepting Submissions

the sun magazineThe Sun Magazine publishes essays, interviews, fiction, and poetry. They tend to favor personal writing, but are also looking for provocative pieces on political and cultural issues. They rarely run anything longer than seven thousand words; there’s no minimum length.
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Deadline: None stated.

Entry fee: None noted.

Payment: $300 to $2,500 for nonfiction, from $300 to $1,500 for fiction, from $100 to $250 for poetry, and from $1,000 to $2,000 for interviews. Contributors also receive a complimentary one-year subscription to The Sun.

For more information, please visit their website.

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