Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

Friday, December 20, 2013

New Release + Giveaways (Kindle Fire/Paperwhite): Insanity by Cameron Jace

My dear author friend, Cameron Jace, is back to tell us about one of his latest books, Insanity.  He's giving away an ebook copy of it to one of  MY readers!  Woohoo!!!  Plus he's sharing his book launch giveaway link to enter for a chance to win awesome goodies ..Kindle Fire or Paper White Kindle, 2 ~$10 Amazon gift cards, and 10 ~ebook copies of Insanity.  See Rafflecopter forms below to enter.

Don't have much luck with contests (like me!)?  Then you might want to consider purchasing the ebook now while it's on a promotional sale for $0.99 (here)!!  Decide soon 'cause the sale ends in four days.  Oh, and for TWO DAYS ONLY his other new ebook, Pentimento, is FREE (here) ..and I Am Alive, (here)!!

Release Date: December 20, 2013
Promotional Sale: 12/20-12/24 for $0.99, HERE!!

Blurb:
After accidentally killing everyone in her class, Alice Wonder is now a patient in the Radcliffe Lunatic Asylum. No one doubts her insanity. Only a hookah-smoking professor believes otherwise; that he can prove her sanity by decoding Lewis Carroll's paintings, photographs, and find Wonderland's real whereabouts. Professor Caterpillar persuades the asylum that Alice can save lives and catch the wonderland monsters now reincarnated in modern day criminals. In order to do so, Alice leads a double life: an Oxford university student by day, a mad girl in an asylum by night. The line between sanity and insanity thins when she meets Jack Diamond, an arrogant college student who believes that nonsense is an actual science.





Author Cameron Jace:


The author has generously offered an ebook GIVEAWAY of this book for my readers. Yay!! ~Thanks Cam!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Giveaway managed by author:

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Thursday, December 12, 2013

Author-Book Profile: The Amazing Crystal by Gérald Lizée

Here's one for the sci-fi fans. Check it out!


The Amazing Crystal: Revelations by Gérald Lizée, translated by Robert Dykes, Science fiction novel, first book in a trilogy, 233p
Purchase at: Amazon

In the summer of 2025, Lydia’s grandfather sent her a strange diamond pendant admonishing her to handle it with utmost care. From the moment that she receives the small package, her life changes. She becomes engulfed in a series of life-threatening events that lead her to realize the incredible properties of the pendant. Slowly she learns that the diamond contains an alien intelligence able to communicate directly with the human brain. Rumors of its powers spread, the Mafia designs a Machiavellian plot to seize the extraterrestrial gem, whose value is estimated at $100 billion. An unprecedented confrontation occurs between mercenaries hired by the Mafia and American security services. As rumors continue to grow, the American authorities are forced to release stunning revelations about the life and mission of the alien genius to the peoples and nations of the world. The news throws the scientific world into turmoil. Economic and political ideologies are brought into question and religious beliefs are shaken. But the Mafia wants to have the last say: confrontation is inevitable.

This science fiction novel addresses questions relevant to a growing number of readers. Recent discoveries in astrophysics suggest that there is a large number of exoplanets likely to contain liquid water and a breathable atmosphere able to contribute to the emergence of life. If aliens exist, are they scientifically and technologically ahead of Earth by thousands, millions or even billions of years? If so, have they already colonized or visited Earth? How could they overcome intergalactic distances given the limitations inherent in the barrier provided by the speed of light? Is it possible that aliens have been present on earth for billions of years? If so, what form would they take? Can they communicate with us? If the answers to these questions are positive, how would humans react when informed of these facts via a large television news chain? What would your own answers be after reading "The Amazing Crystal"?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND THE TRANSLATOR

Both the author, Gérald Lizée, and the translator, Robert Dykes, are scientists who give credibility to the science fiction novel.

Born in Montreal, GĂ©rald LizĂ©e built a career in physics and in information technologies. Having obtained a degree in theoretical physics from the UniversitĂ© Laval, he taught in several universities and Community colleges in Quebec before moving to information technologies. Today, he is president of his own firm, Cyberconcept, which provides consulting services in information technologies and notably commercializes his writings in science fiction. This book, the first volume of a trilogy of intergalactic adventures, describes the psychosocial impacts of an extraterrestrial presence on Earth. Gerald’s Amazon author page is: http://amazon.com/author/geraldlizee.

Robert Dykes, an American by birth, with a bachelor’s degree in Psychophysiology from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, acquired French as a second language while following a career as a neuroscientist, entrepreneur and educator in Montreal. Presently he operates a consultancy that plans and executes innovative projects that improve an individual’s capacity to contribute to the post-industrial society. Contact: Robert.dykes@mcgill.ca

A FEW WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR


I started thinking about this book ten years ago. I was and still am very preoccupied by the fact that humanity could destroy itself before the end of this century: mass destruction arms, both nuclear and biological, proliferate, intercultural and religious hatred increases, terrorism expands itself over the world; Earth is getting warmer and warmer because the modern man is sending more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, it could foster and already generates catastrophic events such as highly destructive tsunamis and hurricanes. This is why The Amazing Crystal tells the story of a superior intelligence who has been accompanying secretly Earth evolution for billions of years and suddenly decides to communicate directly with humanity. His mission: help us save our planet.


When I first read the novel, I realized that there was action and adventure, but more deeply, I realized that GĂ©rald was exploring an idea that has fascinated man for centuries. Extraterrestrials may have made a positive contribution to humanity over a time frame measured in centuries. Now, mankind is at a crossroads that may determine its destiny. This story addresses what might happen if mankind were to discover that there is another intelligent entity on Earth. The discovery could change the course of human history, perhaps for the better.



[Helping authors promote their books.  Being profiled does not necessarily mean I recommend the book.]

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Guest Post: Graham Parke's Kindle Fire HD Giveaway for Charity

I am pleased to have author Graham Parke back with us today.  This conscientious author has a lovely idea to help make our world a little better.  He's putting this idea to work and himself getting the ball rolling.  Let's help him go far. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I'm very polite by nature, even the voices in my head let each other finish their sentences.” – from Completely Flappable


Don’t you just hate it when you have a thousand little thoughts rattling around your brain, good for nothing but keeping you up at night? Ideas, worries, mental reminders for the next day? My voices can get pretty insistent, and mostly this is a nuisance, but sometimes it’s okay, when there’s a story idea or two among the ramblings. And rarely, very rarely, I get what I think is a really good idea, but one that I don't know what to do with.

For instance, a while ago it occurred to me that it’s probably not governments or big corporations that wield the world’s greatest financial power. I think it’s us. All the little people together. Then I started wondering what could happen if we all decided to set 1 month of our incomes aside towards fixing this place up a bit. How many of the world’s problems could we actually solve permanently? Half of them, maybe? All of them? That's a pretty cool picture.

But I’m a pretty dim light when it comes to implementing even small ideas, never mind the big ones. So I’m not sure how to get that ball rolling (heck, I'm not even sure where we keep the balls). But I can certainly start with myself. That’s easy enough (I’ve been in close contact with myself for years; I didn't have much trouble convincing myself.)

So, this December, all proceeds of all my novels will go to Child Helpline International. The CHI is pretty cool because they support toll-free child helplines worldwide and they help highlight gaps in child protection systems. They do all this on donations (click the image below for more information.)


But what does all this have to do with you? Well, I'm raffling off some prizes and giving out some freebees to boost the donation (expenses out of my own pocket, not the donation :P )

So what's in it for you, besides that warm, fuzzy feeling you'll get knowing the Xmas presents you’re buying include an automatic donation? Well, how about I give you the new edition to the award winning No Hope for Gomez saga completely free?

 
And how about a Kindle Fire HD raffle ticket with every purchase while we’re at it?


Simply forward your receipt emails to nohopeforgomez@gmail.com to participate.

And now, on to the pitch. This is the bit where I try to convince you, using only my words, that my novels don’t suck (or at least, not too much.) That they won’t only tickle your brain, but they’ll actually make your life better, if only marginally. That they are, in fact, worthy donation material. Here goes (fingers crossed)...


Paper: $6.08
Kindle:$2.99
(uk paper, kindle)

No Hope for Gomez!

Winner of the Forewords Book of the Year Awards, featured on Kirkus Best Indie List 2011, IBA and USA Book News Award nominee.
It's the age-old tale:

  Boy meets girl.
  Boy stalks girl.
  Girl already has a stalker.
  Boy becomes her stalker-stalker.

We've seen it all before, many times, but this time it's different. If only slightly.
"Extremely witty writing containing keen insights into human nature." --California Chronicle
"Challenges the way we think about, and interact with, the world around us." --Kirkus Discoveries
"The antics in this book will leave the reader laughing. Graham Parke is a genius."--Reader's Favorite

Unspent Time

Warning: reading this novel may make you more attractive and elevate your random luck by about 9.332%*
(*These statements have not been evaluated by anyone of consequence)
Permeating the cracks between the past and the present is the realm of Unspent Time. Time that was allotted but never spent. In this realm we find the stories that could have been true. Such as the story of the designer of the color scheme used inside your shoe, or the story of Goki Feng Ho: the Chinese art of decoding the secret meaning of car license plates.


Paper: $6.08
Kindle:$2.99
ePub : $2.99
(uk paper, kindle)
“Captivating. Each story fired up my imagination.” – Alan H. Jordan, author.
"Delightfully mad. Graham's vibrant characters shine from the first page." --Tahlia Newland, author.


Free with this event

Completely Flappable

“He’s completely flappable!”
“Don’t you mean he’s unflappable?”
“Not really. He can very easily be flapped.”
Gomez has never been on a date. In his 27 years on the planet he’s never been able to quite close the deal. For some reason, circumstances always conspire to make his meet-ups with women less than official dates. But now a blond German girl with freckles has moved into his building and he decides it’s time to get his act together.

If you've read this far, you're already my hero ;)
I hope you like my idea enough to join me in this fun adventure. Let's see how much we can raise this Xmas ;)

Kind regards,

Graham Parke

Monday, December 2, 2013

Cyber Monday Deals at Amazon

Haha, not even 24hrs yet and I'm back. Well, just briefly to tell you about Cyber Monday at Amazon ...just couldn't pass up sharing.  Like ... $50 off Kindle Fire HDX ... was $229, now $179!!!  That's a heck of a deal!

Happy shopping!! :)



Sunday, December 1, 2013

Taking December Off


This is what I want for Christmas ...spa massage in Hawaii!!  A girl can dream ...sigh.

Balancing "real" life with the commitments of book blogging have been doing a number on me again so, I need to step back and take a breather.  The plan is to take December off from blogging and book review requests (though I have a prescheduled post this week).  I'm hoping it's enough time to fully evaluate and develop a plan for the future of this blog.  Ergo, I'll see you next year!

Have a great month and a very Merry Christmas (don't be surprise if I sneak a post on Christmas day too ..I foresee missing you too much)!!

Lub ya'll,


WINNERS of Gratitude Giveaways Hop

Random.org has spoken.  Congratulations Denise Z., Fairy Princess, and Leigha V.!  You are my Gratitude Giveaways Hop winners. 

Thank you to those who entered and for the follows.  I truly appreciate the support. 

Happy reading everyone!!

Template by:
Free Blog Templates