Tag: New Release

Sneak Peek: You Can’t Shatter Me

You Can't Shatter MeToday we have a sneak peek from author Tahlia Newland’s new young adult magical realism book, You Can’t Shatter Me.

Sixteen year old Carly wants to be a superhero, but when she stands up to a bully, he turns on her and forces her to battle flying hooks, giant thistles, doubt dragons and a suffocating closet. Dylan, a karate-trained nerd who supports her stand, turns out to be a secret admirer, and while he struggles to control his inner caveman, Carly searches for her own way to stop the bully. But will she find it before her knight in shining armour risks all in a battle with a fire-breathing dragon?

You Can’t Shatter Me is available on Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords as an e-book.

And now, an excerpt from You Can’t Shatter Me: Continue reading “Sneak Peek: You Can’t Shatter Me”

C.M. Skiera Announces New Release

Crimson and Cream Author C.M. Skiera is pleased to announce the release of his epic fantasy book, Crimson & Cream.

Crimson & Cream recounts an unlucky orphan boy’s adventurous tale of flight and discovery as he unravels his tortured past while securing his tenuous future. The murder of Eadriel and Elvar’s parents forfeited their birthright and sent them fleeing for their lives. The fugitive twin brothers were adopted by an underground orphan gang. During a risky foray, a sentry chased the twin intruders into an unfamiliar cavern. Lost underground, they encounter a strange beast that changes their lives forever, and starts a harrowing journey for survival.

Crimson & Cream was published in August 2012 and is endorsed by Grub Street Reads. It is available on Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and other online booksellers.

Patrick Turley Announces New Release

WELCOME TO HELLAuthor Patrick Turley is pleased to announce the release of his new book, Welcome to Hell: Three and a Half Months of Marine Corps Boot Camp.

The only existing first-person, insider account of Marine Corps Boot Camp, documenting the good, the bad, the ugly and the hilarious in the making of the Few and the Proud. Patrick Turley captured it in his forthcoming book “Welcome to Hell: Three and a Half Months of Marine Corps Boot Camp”. John Patrick Shanley said it only as a former Marine and Pulitzer Prize winner could: “It’s great to have gone to Marine Corps boot camp. It’s terrible to be in Marine Corps boot camp. It’s fun to read about Marine Corps boot camp.”

“This well-told and entertaining insider’s description of the deadly serious and also sometimes humorous process of making Marines will bring back memories to all former Corps members and provide some understanding of their special quality to those who only occasionally glimpse them in an airport.” – Publisher’s Weekly

Welcome to Hell: Three and a Half Months of Marine Corps Boot Camp was released on on August 14, 2012 by Chronology Books (an imprint of History Publishing Co.). It is available on Amazon.com, Amazon UK, and Barnes & Noble in print and as an e-book.

Katherine L. Holmes Announces New Release

Curiosity Killed the Sphinx and Other StoriesAuthor Katherine L. Holmes is pleased to announce the release of her short story collection, Curiosity Killed the Sphinx and Other Stories.

Curiosity Killed the Sphinx and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction exploring the complexities of life. Laying the profound beside the mundane, author Katherine L. Holmes creates rich and complicated characters who search for identity, meaning, and purpose within a world often dangerous and sometimes even cruel.

A couple clashing with early computers, a divorced woman finding her scattered family to be strangers, a girl running away to the shop where her parents’ antiques were sold, Midwestern college students in weather and water emergencies – these are some of the conflicts examined by the author.

Curiosity Killed the Sphinx and Other Stories was published as a paperback in late May, 2012, and in Kindle and ebook in August 2012 by Hollywood Books International, the fiction imprint of Press Americana. It is available on Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers.