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Kindle eBook of the Day: “If you like Indiana Jones action, a Lara Croft style heroine and a mystery steeped in Christian myth and mysticism, then Pentecost is the book for you.” Joanna Penn’s Pentecost: A Thriller – 19 5-Star Reviews – Just 99 cents on Kindle!

June 12, 2011 by KND

Here’s the set-up for Joanna Penn’s Pentecost, just 99 Cents on Kindle:

A powerful secret kept for 2000 years. A brotherhood broken by murder. A woman who stands to lose everything.

When Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead, the Apostles took stones from his tomb as a symbol of their brotherhood. At Pentecost, the fire of the Holy Spirit empowered the stones and the Apostles performed miracles in God’s name throughout the Empire.

Forged in the fire and blood of the Christian martyrs, the Pentecost stones were handed down through generations of Keepers who kept their power and locations secret.

Until now.

The Keepers are being murdered, the stones stolen by those who would use them for evil in a world transformed by religious fundamentalism. Oxford University psychologist Morgan Sierra is forced into the search when her sister and niece are held hostage. She is helped by Jake Timber from the mysterious ARKANE, a British government agency specializing in paranormal and religious experience.

From ancient Christian sites in Spain, Italy and Israel to the far reaches of Iran and Tunisia, Morgan and Jake must track down the stones through the myths of the early church in a race against time before a new Pentecost is summoned, this time powered by the fire of evil.

From the reviewers:

“If you like Indiana Jones action, a Lora Croft style heroine and a mystery steeped in Christian myth and mysticism, then Pentecost is the book for you.Full of fast-paced action this book hits the ground running from the beginning.” –Review by Virginia Ripple

“If you enjoy a fast-paced thriller that brings an intriguing mix of history and fiction, then Pentecost by Joanna Penn should be on your list of must reads”.– Review by CG Lawrence

“This book has elements that will appeal to all thriller fans – there’s a bit of Indiana Jones, a bit of Wilbur Smith, a bit of Dan Brown and a lot of Joanna Penn and I have no hesitation in recommending it. It’s a rollicking good read..”– Review by Alan Baxter

“Penn has a gift for describing the various cathedrals, basilicas, and lands that Morgan and Jake journey to, making the setting vibrant and alive throughout the book. Penn is also a master at weaving in religious information throughout the story that pushes the plot along. The pacing of the story is unparalleled …”– Review by Melanie Hawthorne

“The most awesome book I have read in a long time. A page turner from the beginning to the end. Even the author’s note is interesting.”– Review by Sharon Flood

“I happen to love books with religious themes. I couldn’t put down Dan Brown’s books. I couldn’t put this book down either. A strong woman, a lot of action, and unfamiliar religious history hooked me. I knew nothing about the religious background behind this story and I found it very interesting. If you love action, and esoteric religious history, you will really like this book.”– Review by Janis Friesler

“Joanna Penn hooked me immediately with her understanding of church history, and geography and historical documentation. PENTECOST is more than a fictional pleasure read; it is the stuff that movie producers drool over, keeping them up at night wondering why they hadn’t thought of such an intriguing premise.” –Review by Jeff Bennington

“Intriguing, Dramatic, Suspenseful…these are the first words that come to mind when recalling Joanna’s Pentecost. This book has been compared to Dan Brown and Indiana Jones. However, as I read it I was reminded of two of my favorite authors, Sidney Sheldon and Dean Koontz, despite the different genres they all write in.” –Review by Cynthia Tucker

Visit Amazon’s Joanna Penn Page

I’m an author, speaker and business consultant based in Brisbane, Australia although I’m British. I’ve just started writing religious thriller novels and my first one is Pentecost.

I’m passionate about digital publishing and using the internet to build a platform, market and promote books worldwide. It is an exciting time in publishing! Authors have the chance to get their work out worldwide using new technologies. Brilliant!

I love books, podcasts, self development learning, scuba diving, travel, my cat Shmi, writers festivals, Lindt & Sprungli chocolate, Indian saris made into skirts, funky jewelry and my iPhone.–Joanna Penn
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Kindle eBook of the Day: Slices of Life from the Romantic to the Paranormal to the Everyday in in Mary Astor’s collection, A Chance Encounter and Other Stories – 4.3 Stars, just 99 cents on Kindle, and here’s a free sample!

June 10, 2011 by KND

Here’s the set-up for Mary Astor’s A Chance Encounter And Other Stories, just 99 Cents on Kindle:

Mary Astor’s debut collection of short stories is a gripping read that runs the gamut from relationships to everyday life to the supernatural.

*Two former lovers make peace with long forgotten versions of their younger selves,
*an unemployed producer finds her life turning for the better after an encounter with an enigmatic old lady,
*an overworked employee gets even with his manipulative boss,
*a Las Vegas cabbie tells a story of a mysterious woman who changed his luck forever,
*a lonely secretary confronts her controlling mother and finds unexpected romance at a bus stop,
*a wannabe trader returns to his hometown and learns that success has many definitions,
*a divorced mother finds love with the help of an optimistic babysitter,
*a former homecoming queen confronts her cheating husband,
… and the list goes on.

This collection of twelve stories will keep you turning the pages as you follow a diverse cast of characters struggling with love, loss, jealousy, anger, but ultimately triumphing over adversity and finding hope in the process.

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Mary Astor is a die-hard romantic who wholeheartedly believes in true love, which is why she writes in the contemporary romance genre.

In addition to being a writer, Mary is an avid hiker, an excellent swimmer, a good skier, and a capable badminton player. Currently, Mary is working on her next novel – stay tuned for details! Mary can be reached at maryastorbk@gmail.com.

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Reminiscent of the short fiction of Raymond Carver and Richard Ford, E. Thomas Finan’s collection takes on the human condition with grit, humor, and insight. THE OTHER SIDE is our Kindle eBook of the Day – 4.3 Stars and Just 99 cents on Kindle!

June 9, 2011 by KND

A feeling rose within her during that silence, a feeling that, somehow, there could be a way. Somehow, they could step beyond. Somehow, they could meet the deep life, the life they had both thirsted for, that they had both feared…

Here’s the set-up E. Thomas Finan’s The Other Side, just 99 Cents on Kindle:

This debut collection of seven short stories (30,000 words) by a rising young voice in American letters takes on the human condition with grit, humor, and insight. In “Lucy di Sartoria,” a woman’s marital infidelities prompt her to reevaluate her life. The title character of “Billy Stevens is 28” faces twenty-something angst, as the weight of missed opportunities falls squarely on his shoulders. “An Aria of Windrows” shows an office worker obsessing about a voice mail, and “Motley Black” is the comic tale of a melancholy man taking a cross-country bus trip. In the title story of the collection, a young wife afflicted with debilitating headaches notices strange things happening in her house.

The stories of The Other Side explore our connections and disjunctions with other people. Refusing the glib comforts of rote despair or a false happiness, The Other Side focuses on moments of personal growth as well as times of falling short—on the emotional hinges, defeats, and victories of life.

From the reviewers:

Defeat is another way to grow. “The Other Side” is a collection of short stories from E. Thomas Finn, who focuses on the losses and disappointments of life and how they change our path through it all. With profound storytelling on this common individual who will resonate well with readers, “The Other Side” is a must addition to any short fiction collection. –The Midwest Book Review

This beautifully written short story collection catches people at crucial moments in their lives when they begin to see things from a new perspective, or from “the other side.” Decisions are made to either leap forward with change, or to remain stuck in habit and routine.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about life situations that make you wonder … What if … ???

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E. Thomas Finan is currently a lecturer at the University of Miami. Born and raised in Massachusetts, he holds undergraduate degrees from Cape Cod Community College and Boston University.

He holds a PhD in literature and philosophy from Boston University. He has also taught at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

His short play “Reunion” premiered at the Provincetown Theater Company in 2009.

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Kindle eBook of the Day: Colleen Helme’s CARROTS, just $3.99 on Kindle – The ability to “hear” other people’s thoughts can hurt your feelings. It can even lead you to question your husband’s faithfulness. And sometimes, it can get you killed.

June 7, 2011 by KND

Shelby Nichols is Everywoman until a terrifying trip to the market for carrots leaves her with an uncanny ability that pulls her even deeper into danger … in Colleen Helme’s Carrots – 4.8 Stars and just $3.99 on Kindle!

Here’s the set-up:

Shelby Nichols is an average woman who is married to the only guy she ever fell for. Her life is organized and predictable, revolving around her husband and two children. All that changes the day she stops at the grocery store for some carrots.

As the cashier rings up her purchases, a gunman is busy robbing the bank inside the store. When a customer grabs the robber’s mask, he is shot and everyone runs for cover. Everyone except Shelby, who finds herself face to face with the killer. The next thing she knows, she’s lying on the floor with a bullet wound to her head.

Luckily, the bullet only grazes her scalp, and she doesn’t suspect any lasting affects until later, when she suddenly ‘hears’ what people are thinking. With this uncanny ability, her life takes on a whole new dimension. Her kids think she’s bossy and too old to understand them, but that’s nothing compared to her husband. He says he loves her, but what is it about the redhead at work that he doesn’t want her to know?

As if that isn’t enough, the gunman knows she can identify him, and he’s out to silence her forever. In her fight to stay alive, she is saved from certain death by a handsome hit-man with ties to organized crime. This pulls Shelby even deeper into danger, where knowing someone’s thoughts can not only hurt your feelings, but get you killed.

From the reviewers:

I loved this book! “Carrots” is one of my all time favorite books! I loved reading it! Shelby is a wonderful, if a bit frustrating character.

Tons of fun! I love Carrots, it starts out with a bang and never lets up! Imagine what it would be like to hear people’s thoughts. In some ways it might be cool, but would you really want to know what they’re thinking? Especially about you?

Housewife meets mindreading meets mob – great combo!!!

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Colleen has always been fascinated with the idea of magic and as a child pretended she was a princess who could make things happen with just a wave of her wand.

She has since learned that if you want to accomplish anything worthwhile it comes through a lot of hard work and effort. Which isn’t all bad – the secret is to find joy in the journey. That’s real magic!

She lives in Utah with her family and enjoys a good book, drawing, bicycling, and of course, music.

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22 out of 25 5-Star Reviews for our 99-cent Kindle eBook of the Day The Gravy Train by David Lender, the hottest new suspense novelist on Kindle

June 6, 2011 by KND

Just 99 cents for The Gravy Train by David Lender, author of Trojan Horse and Bull Street.

Here’s the set-up:

Finn Keane is a novice investment banker who helps an aging Chairman try to buy his company back, while the ruthless Wall Street sharks who drove it into bankruptcy do all they can to stop them so the Wall Streeters can carve it up for themselves.

The Gravy Train is a 50,000 word novella of suspense, about 150 pages long. An excerpt from Bull Street, David Lender’s thriller set on Wall Street during the financial crisis, follows the text of The Gravy Train.

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David Lender is the author of the bestselling thriller, Trojan Horse. He writes thrillers set in the financial sector based on his over 25-year career as a Wall Street investment banker. David draws on an insider’s knowledge from his career in mergers and acquisitions with Merrill Lynch, Rothschild and Bank of America for the international settings, obsessively driven personalities and real-world financial intrigues of his novels.

His characters range from David Baldacci-like corporate power brokers to Elmore Leonard-esque misfits and scam artists. His plots reveal the egos and ruthlessness that motivate the players in the financial sector, as well as the inner workings of the most powerful of our financial institutions.

David began writing novels over ten years ago. At one point a friend sent his first novel to a prominent New York literary agent, whose reaction was, “Not bad for somebody who doesn’t know what he’s doing yet.” She introduced David to a seasoned thriller editor and publisher who had edited Robert Ludlum’s first nine thrillers; David spent the next 18 months working with him to learn his craft.

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L B Gschwandtner’s The Naked Gardener – 21 5-star reviews and just 99 cents on Kindle! It’s our Kindle eBook of the Day, and Here’s a Free Sample

June 5, 2011 by KND

In her first novel, award winning writer L B Gschwandtner explores the push and pull of love in a subtle yet fulfilling read that leaves one feeling grateful for her circle of friends and the freedom to make the choices that drive our lives.

Here’s the set-up for L.B. Gschwandtner’s The Naked Gardener, just 99 Cents on Kindle:

Artist Katelyn Cross loves Greg Mazur and he loves her. He wants to be married but a previous relationship that went sour has made Katelyn overly cautious about any permanent commitment.

And what about Greg’s first wife? He lost her to cancer and Katelyn worries that he’s only looking for a replacement.

What’s a girl to do? Canoe down a river with five gal pals, camp out, catch fish, talk about life and men. The problem is, a river can be as unpredictable as any relationship and just as hard to manage.

On their last day, when the river turns wild, the women face the challenge of a lifetime and find that staying alive means saving themselves first while being open to help from a most unlikely source.

As Katelyn navigates the raging water, she learns how to overcome her fear of change in a world where nothing stays the same. When Katelyn returns to her garden, she’ll face one more obstacle and the naked gardener will meet the real Greg Mazur.

From the reviewers:

“In her first novel, award winning writer L B Gschwandtner explores the push and pull of love, a woman’s need to maintain her individuality within marriage, and the bonds that can make women stronger even when the world feels as if it’s breaking apart.”

“The characters are appealing, both as individuals and as a group, and I was quickly pulled into their story. 4 strong stars…”

“I would hands down read anything that L. B. Gschwandtner writes.”

“I enjoyed the book, and would recommend it. Now, whenever I see a garden, I’ll probably think, ‘That chick from The Naked Gardner book would be in the buff here.'”

“…the book surprised me in such a great way. Both the writing style combined with the interests and the voice of the book’s main character, Katelyn, spoke to me in a way that seemed incredibly close to life. The conversations these women have and their reactions to each other were yet again faithful to the way (I believe) many women actually act in real life.”

“… the novel is not really about gardening naked; it is about the freedom to make the choices that drive our lives.”

“I thought The Naked Gardener was a satisfying read with an underlying female empowerment theme. It left me feeling grateful for the circle of female friends I have and desiring a girls’ weekend with them.

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L B Gschwandtner is married, the mother of three daughters, and is a writer, magazine editor, artist, and co-owner with her husband of an integrated media business.

She has received prizes from two Writer’s Digest Writing Competitions, one from The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, and one of her stories was short listed by the Tom Howard Short Story Contest.

Her work has appeared in various journals includinge Del Sol Review and a prose poem has been included in the anthology “Oil and Water and Other things That Don’t Mix.”

She is the founder of TheNovelette.com, which offers no-fee, themed, short story contests for emerging writers. She lives in Virginia.

From the author:

I’m an avid kayaker (touring) and grew up fishing in the Florida Keys. Here’s a tidbit of interest. My husband proposed on our first and only date and we were married five weeks later. We lived in Paris, France for a time and now live on a tidal creek where we love to kayak and watch Bald eagles soar past our windows.

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Kindle eBook Of The Day: Harry Shannon’s RUNNING COLD – the latest in the popular Mick Callahan mystery series – 4.9 stars from 21 reviews and just $2.99 on Kindle! Read this free sample and you’ll never be able to turn your back on Mick Callahan….

June 4, 2011 by KND

Here’s the set-up for Harry Shannon’s Running Cold, 4.9 stars from 21 reviews and just $2.99 on Kindle:

Media psychologist Callahan is a failed Navy Seal, a recovering alcoholic and a loyal friend. He’s also a man with a hot temper and a talent for getting himself into trouble.

In this brand new adventure, the fourth book in the popular series, Callahan finds himself up against an angry young soldier just home from Afghanistan. Wes McCann’s father is a compulsive gambler and one of Mick’s clients. His brutal murder sets these two dangerous men on a collision course.

“A flawed and edgy hero. Dark wit, excellent writing and action-packed pace.”—The Rap Sheet, January Magazine

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The Mick Callahan Novels – 3 Complete Books in 1 for Just $4.99!

4.8 Stars from 28 reviewers!

From the reviewers:

“Mick Callahan is a man with a past, a mean right hook, and a radio talk show. He’s pretty good at giving people advice – just not necessarily good at taking it. The strength of this series is in its central characters, flawed, human, often funny, sometimes tragic, and the relationships among them.”—Mystery Scene

“Mick Callahan is not only likeable (as deemed by Library Journal) but he manages to endear himself as a very realistic hero, with a strong sense of purpose and an equal dash of vulnerability.”—Cemetery Dance

“Mick’s road to redemption is wry, bittersweet and altogether touching.”

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Harry Shannon has been an actor, a singer, an Emmy-nominated songwriter, a recording artist in Europe, a music publisher, a VP of Carolco Pictures and worked as a free-lance Music Supervisor on films such as ‘Basic Instinct’ and ‘Universal Soldier.’

He holds an MA in Psychology and is currently a counselor in private practice. Although primarily a novelist, Shannon has sold stories to a number of genre magazines including ‘Cemetery Dance,’ ‘Horror Garage,’ ‘City Slab,’ ‘Crime Spree’ and ‘Gothic.net.’ He contributed a 25,000 word mystery/horror novella to a recent Cemetery Dance limited-edition collection called ‘Brimstone Turnpike,’ as well as short fiction to several horror anthologies, including ‘Tales from the Gorezone,’ ‘Small Bites,’ ‘The Fear Within,’ and ‘On Dangerous Ground,’ a new anthology of western noir edited by veteran author Ed Gorman.

Shannon’s first signed limited edition short story collection ‘BAD SEED’ debuted in June of 2001. His debut horror novel ‘NIGHT OF THE BEAST’–the first in a pulp trilogy set in northeastern Nevada–was released in 2002. The acclaimed ‘NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF’ won the small-press Tombstone Award for Best Novel of 2003. The final book, a 2005 Delirium Books limited edition of ‘NIGHT OF THE DAEMON,’ sold out in pre-order. These ‘Night’ books are currently out of print but remain available on Kindle.

Harry Shannon’s first noir effort, ‘MEMORIAL DAY (A Mick Callahan Novel),’ takes place in fictional Dry Wells, Nevada. It was a hardcover release from Five Star First Edition Mysteries in May of 2004. New Mystery Reader called it ‘brilliant,’ also ‘wry, bittersweet and altogether touching,’ Library Journal praised it as ‘memorable,’ and Booklist said of amateur sleuth Mick Callahan ‘Let’s hope he’s around for a long run.’ The sequel, ‘EYE OF THE BURNING MAN’ came out in November, 2005 and was also well-reviewed. A third Mick Callahan novel ‘ONE OF THE WICKED’ was released in early 2008.

Shannon’s thriller ‘THE PRESSURE OF DARKNESS’ was released in November of 2006. He also scripted the horror film and novel ‘DEAD AND GONE’ for darkhaze.net fetish photographer/director Yossi Sasson, and played a bit part as the Sheriff. Lionsgate released the DVD.

Shannon’s collection of short fiction “A HOST OF SHADOWS” was published by Dark Regions Press in May of 2010 and nominated for a Stoker Award by the Horror Writer’s Association. The the novella PAIN was released that fall.

‘RUNNING COLD’ (the fourth Mick Callahan) along with The Mick Callahan Novels, a Kindle compilation of the first three books in the series, were released this year. Most recently, he has written a pulp novella called ‘THE DEAD MAN: LUST FOR BLOOD.’

His horror novel ‘CLAN’ is set for release in early 2012.

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