Grea Alexander's Blog - Posts Tagged "science-fiction"

Cabello: Petrika comes out 05/15/19....just a short time after the release of the original. (cough. cough). In line with my vow to keep my ebook prices as affordable as possible, it will hold the $2.99 line.

It's on presale now via Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, etc.

You can also get your hands on the first chapters here: https://claims.prolificworks.com/free...








The 3rd and final book in the series, Cabello: Acadea, js slowly coming alive within the next couple of days and will go on presale (at $2.99 as well).

Find it on presale on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, etc.

Lastly, here's a handy directory of all of Grea Alexander's retailers. Click on a retailer's name and it will take you directly to her page (and thus these titles): http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com...

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Ok, so really quickly, here's a rundown of the free ebook giveaways, sales and other promotions I have stuck my fingers into for the month of May. They are on various sites, run by various promoters and have various participants.

Unless otherwise designated, it's likely a free ebook giveaway.

Want the pretty graphical version? Go here: http://seamonkeyink.com/seamonkey_ink... (May additions will update on 5/1)

Lastly, feel free to share this information with whomever you choose, however you choose.

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SCI-FI/FANTASY

- Fantasy Fix: 5/1 - 5/31 https://mybookcave.com/g/63357be9/

- Paranormal May: 5/1-5/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/z...

- Free & 99c Fantasy Firsties: 5/4 - 5/18 https://storyoriginapp.com/to/Sswd7HI3

- SFF Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 5/13-5/19 http://sffbookbonanza.com/freebooks/ This group also offers BIG prizes such as the chance to win $100 Amazon gift cards & Kindle Gift Baskets

SFF Sci-Fi & Fantasy 99c Books: 5/20 - 5/26 http://sffbookbonanza.com/99c-books/ Same group as above with the same level of prizes

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HORROR

- Mayhem: 5/1-5/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/n...

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ROMANCE

- Eternal Love: 4/25 - 12/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/G...

- Spring Into Romance: 5/1 - 5/31 https://mybookcave.com/g/ed4684ca/ Includes a chance to win a $25 giftcard

- Reading Is Sexy: 5/1 - 5/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/c... Includes Erotica (Yes, there are multiple authors, just keep scrolling down. (wink))

- Hot Girls & Ladies in Hot Books: 5/1-5/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/n... same as above

- May by Moonlight: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/2... Paranormal romance

- Summer Nights Romance Giveaway: 5/13 - 6/13 https://storyoriginapp.com/bundles/26...

- Romance, Romance & Romance: 4/28 - 5/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/s...

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HISTORICAL FICTION

- Those Who Forget the Past: 5/1 - 5/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/c... Historical Fiction & Non-Fiction

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NON-FICTION

- No Myth: 5/1 - 5/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/M...


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MULTI-GENRE

- Celebrate Diversity - Authors of Color: 5/15 - 6/15 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/t...

- The Write Stuff - Female Authors 5/15 - 6/15 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/l...

- My Summer Reading List: 5/1 - 5/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/F...

--Re-Kindle - Kindle Unlimited Authors: 5/12 - 5/18 https://storyoriginapp.com/bundles/25...
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ONGOING

- Dark Fantasy: 4/9 - 6/7 https://storyoriginapp.com/to/OYDG1G5X

- Free Romantic Suspense Books - 4/8 - 5/7: https://storyoriginapp.com/bundles/1e...

All of these run 04/11 – 05/10:

- Step into the Past - Historical Fiction: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/Z...

- Steamy Romance Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/A...

- Hell-Raising Horror Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/k...

- Love Bites - Paranormal Romance Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/I...

- Forbidden Planets - Science Fiction Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/J...

- Easter Romance Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/7...

- Discover the Magic - Fantasy Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/P...

Here are July's free giveaways and goodies. Enjoy!

Unless otherwise designated, these are free ebook giveaways.

Please note: Some are running on both Story Origin and Prolific Works at the same time. However, there are/may be different authors involved so check both of them out.

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ALL OR MULTI-GENRE

7/1 - 7/31: My Historic, Horrific, Romantic, Fantastic, Suspenseful, Contemporary, Erotic, Fictitious, Non-fiction Summer! Ebooks from all genres to pass the summer days
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/z5Q8Nu5
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/e...


7/1 - 7/31: Star-Crossed: Opposites Attract or Unexpected Partnerships or Romances -requited & unrequited like, love, lust, respect.
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/60LnIuW
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/0...


7/14 - 7/20: Re-Kindle: Kindle Unlimited Ebook Showcase Books available on Kindle Unlimited https://storyoriginapp.com/to/2ZwPoJaK

7/15 - 8/15: A Different World - Ethnic major/main characters
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/D_UD0mvI
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/n...

7/15 - 8/15: With Friends Like These - Books featuring a major betrayal.
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/vgJI5VV8
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/t...


SCI-FI/FANTASY

7/15 - 7/21: SFF Sci-Fi & Fantasy Best chance ever at winning a mega prize in value from $100 plus such as $100 Kindle Giftcards or Mega Kindle baskets that include e-readers (sometimes BOTH). The entry banners are hidden between the books on offer. http://sffbookbonanza.com/freebooks/

--ONGOING--

ALL OR MUTLI-GENRE

6/15 - 7/15 Indie-pendence: Independently published books - All Genres
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/3u4Y01R8
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/i...

6/15 - 7/15 Fabulous, Feisty & Female: Strong Female Main Characters - All Genres
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/PSmqxJPW
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/U...

ROMANCE/EROTICA

6/1 - 8/30 Paranormal Fantasy Romantic Giveaway https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/H...

Reading is Sexy: thru 8/31 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/c... Steamy romance & erotica. Yes, there is more than one author. (Keep scrolling downward).

6/1 - 8/31 Hot Girls, Hot Ladies, Hot Books, Hot Summer!!! Steamy Romance & Erotica https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/h... Yes, there are more authors, just keep scrolling.

Eternal Love: thru December 31st: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/G...

Now that you're all done calling out to "Son of SeaMonkey" three times while staring into your bathroom mirror - naked and bathed only in candlelight...while intermittently gargling a Bloody Mary....

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Gimme Gimme Free!

Well, it's that time of the month again!

No, not the time of the month where your (or your significant...or insignificant other's) feminine hygiene products help you have the best life ever. You know the one where you (or she) frolic in the cooling surf of a disturbingly beautiful beach... in complete and utter self-absorbed, oblivious joy - all the while attracting the local shark population in closer to shore?

No, instead, it's time to peruse the August free ebook offers!

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Want some free ebooks but don’t have a kindle or other mobi capable device?

Amazon has a free app that lets you read Kindle ebooks on your laptop, tablet, computer, mobile or toilet.

In short, if you can read this posting, you can read any kindle ebook...that's in a language you actually know how to read.

How do you get it?

From here: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp

Want a free epub ebook reader that does the same thing except that it does it for .epub files (such as Nook)? https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook...

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As usual: Unless otherwise designated, these are free ebook giveaways.

Please note: Some promotions are running on both Story Origin and Prolific Works (AKA the Website Formerly Known as Instafreebie) at the same time. However, there are/may be different authors involved so check both of them out.

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ALL OR MULTI-GENRE

8/1 - 8/31: Love Geometry: Emotional triangles, squares....octogons
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/tLdDxkN
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/2...


8/11 - 8/17 Re-Kindle: Kindle Unlimited Ebook Showcase: Books available to read for free on Kindle Unlimited https://storyoriginapp.com/to/xhJvHrsR


8/15 - 9/15: Mommy Dearest -Parental figures only V.C. Andrews and Walt Disney could love.
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/2bFdCrd
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/b...


8/15 - 9/15: Damsels Who Cause Distress - Books featuring female characters who actually do all or most of the rescuing/problem solving.
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/SUZeOq5
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/n...

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SCI-FI/FANTASY

08/1 - 08/31: Recess of the Mind: Speculative Fiction (which means Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy and all of the little perverts that like to hide under their skirt)
Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/1NxL545
Prolific Works: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/c...


08/12 - 08/18: SFF Sci-Fi & Fantasy - All Science Fiction & Fantasy subgenres including: Action & Adventure, Space Opera, Hard Sci-Fi, Military Sci-Fi, Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic, Cyberpunk & Steampunk, Sci-Fi Romance, Epic Fantasy & Sword & Sorcery, Urban Fantasy, Horror, Fables & Mythology, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance, Science Fantasy, Humor Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Young Adult, Kids

This is also your best chance ever at winning a mega prize in value from $100 plus such as $100 Kindle Giftcards or Mega Kindle baskets that include e-readers (sometimes BOTH). The entry banners are hidden between the books on offer. http://sffbookbonanza.com/freebooks/

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SNEAK A PEEK

Here are the new covers for the Sedition Trilogy (AKA Rebellion: The Next Generation): https://www.goodreads.com/series/2673...
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SHAMELESS AUGUST FARROW PLUG
August Farrow has recently released her 4th brand new photobook series. The photos in these books have been taken by August Farrow with cameras of varying powers over a number of years (including, rarely, a cell phone) and depict the crazy variety of flora and fauna she's seen over the years.

NEWEST

Wildlife (excludes birds, insects & spiders but includes (in some books) awesome things like bobcat and bear): http://augustfarrow.seamonkeyink.com/...

RECENT

Birds: http://augustfarrow.seamonkeyink.com/...

Insects & Spiders (Arthropods): http://augustfarrow.seamonkeyink.com/...

Houston Garden Center: http://augustfarrow.seamonkeyink.com/...

It's not a "historically" this has been here or its range should extend to there, it's a what is actually y there that a non Erwin or Cousteau can actually see if they visit, are very blessed and/or lucky and they put in a bit of effort.

Some of the insects depicted are only a few millimeters long in reality. In addition, rare and endangered species are included within the wildlife, bird and arthropod series.

Series on scenic vistas AKA landscapes will be coming out over the course of the next few months.

Best of all, all August Farrow titles are available to peruse for free with Kindle Unlimited,

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Until next month!

I, troublemaker that I am, managed to get myself involved in a couple more promotions, including a very good chance for you to rack up a ridiculous number of entries to potentially win one of TWO $100 Amazon gift cards.

I know. Naughty, naughty Grea deserves a good spanking. However, who couldn't use a free $100 to spend right about now, right?

I know I sure could. (sob. sob.)

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Don't have a kindle or other mobi capable device?

Liar! Any device you can read this email on can be instantly transformed into a kindle or mobi capable device with the click of a link....and the acceptance of an app download complete with more permissions than you can shake a stick at....or than you give your significant other.

Amazon has a free app that lets you read Kindle or mobi ebooks on your laptop, tablet, computer, mobile phone and/or toilet. In short, if you can read this post, you can read any mobi ebook...that's in a language you actually know how to read.

How do you get it? From here: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp

Want a free epub (such as Nook) ebook reader that does the same thing except for .epub files? https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook...

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Now, on to what you're actually all here for. (And crazily enough, some of these are ebooks and authors are ones you won't actually be embarrassed for others to catch you reading....)

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ALL OR MULTI-GENRE

Please Note: The full list participating authors and titles will be available approximately 2 days prior to the start date.



6/9-15: Re-Kindle: Kindle Unlimited Authors Books you can currently read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription

Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/FLy17zM



6/12-26: The Entire Country is One Giant Daycare! E-Books Under $6

Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/NWGZl7G

Oh wait, I'm forgetting something aren't I?

No, not my happy pills.

This!



Enter to win one of TWO $100 Amazon Gift Cards: https://sffbookbonanza.com/win-amazon...

Good luck & please feel free to reply to this post if one of you wins. Only then can I rub it in the faces of other authors.

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Who the hell am I?

About the Authoress: http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com...

Goodreads: www.GoodReads.com/GreaAlexander It's where my reviews live.

Library Thing: http://www.librarything.com/author/al... It's where I once had a drunken 1 night stand & left behind some review babies (that I'm not entirely sure are mine).

SeaMonkey Ink: http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com/ It's my first & main online property. Ok, so it's a seedy faux physical address store front where I get my mail.

Online at ebook retailers such as Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kobo and many others. The most current listing and direct links to my pages on most all of my retailers is here: http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com...

Am I going to send out one of these again anytime soon? Who the hell knows?

However, you can get your Special Promotion fix over here any time: http://seamonkeyink.com/seamonkey_ink...

Cheers!

Grea Alexander.

SeaMonkey Ink

Please note: The views, opinions and words written by Grea Alexander do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or words that would have been chosen by SeaMonkey Ink had she not tied all of us up and locked us in the cellar.

Let's face it. I don't post too often; because, well, who has the time - what with building the next Scientology type cult and plotting to take over the world - one adjective at a time.

But fear not, for all is not lost! I somehow managed to get my hand caught in a couple more cookie jars. As a result, I am granting you, dearest reader, the chance to win a bunch of random crap you can pass off as (insert December holiday here) gifts you actually paid for! These include a very good chance for you to rack up a ridiculous number of entries to potentially win one of TWO $100 Amazon gift cards and miscellaneous other things you are too stingy to pay for out of pocket. (You cheap bastards!)

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Though most of these offers are ebook centered, you can always Mr. Monopoly it, sell Park Place and buy the paperback version instead.

But Grea, I can't read ebooks because I don’t have a kindle or other mobi capable device.

Liar!

Any device you can read this blog post on can be instantly transformed into a kindle or mobi capable device with the click of a link....and the acceptance of an app download complete with more permissions than you can shake a stick at....or than you give your significant other.

Amazon has a free app that lets you read Kindle or mobi ebooks on your laptop, tablet, computer, mobile phone and/or toilet. In short, if you can read this post, you can read any mobi ebook...that's in a language you actually know how to read.

How do you get it? From here: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp

Want a free epub (such as Nook) ebook reader that does the same thing except for .epub files? https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook...

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Now, on with the shameless self promotion.

Please note: These are sci-fi and fantasy titles 'cause well, I'm whoring my dark fantasy/horror books these days like a high class pimp who just bought stock in a condom factory.

Win one of TWO $100 Amazon Gift Cards: http://sffbookbonanza.com/amazon-gift...



Sure they'll want your name, email address and the soul of your first born, but let's face it, you never really liked that kid anyway and just think of how much you'll save on not having to take them to church anymore! #WinWin

99 Cent Ebooks

For those of you ballin' enough to buy Velveeta to go with your boxed wines, SFF is also featuring a haphazardly curated collection of 99 cent Sci-Fi and Fantasy titles thru 11/29: http://sffbookbonanza.com/99c-books/



And yes, this time I do have a dog in this race.

Which one?

Why the one with the wag-a-ly tail of course:

Miael: The Couturier

Is this a story about a poor mountain man named Jed? No.

But I will tell you what it is. The Couturier is a really hard to spell and troublesome to pronounce word describing a sexy little paranormal romance short story I put together as a supplement to Miael: Lovers.

I had so much fun with it, in fact, that I've decided to create a new prequel trilogy using the protagonists in Miael as the stars....eventually.



Synopsis:

As the hour came now upon midnight, as Duchess Cressida Courtlandt stood alone on the nearly deserted London street, she could not quite compel herself to enter the Groversner Hotel - to carry on towards the couturier's penthouse suite and some horrible temptation, some horrible ruination worse than anything Bedlam had to offer.
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On Goodreads, the Miael series is rated 4.02 based on 44 ratings & reviews.

This short read is available at all the usual suspects for only 99 cents: http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com...

If it's not, you take that retailer aside and you shake a mighty stick at them!

And finally, more 99 cent offerings running at least between November 23-29th (as most place their books at 99 cents prior to the start date and keep it at that price for the month or longer): http://sffbookbonanza.com/99c-books/

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And the Hits Just Keep On Coming!

Now through 11/28, all Grea Alexander first in series ebooks are 50% off. No coupons needed. All platforms (not just Amazon). All countries.

All of my retailers are listed here and include the usual suspects such as Walmart, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo: http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com...

All except for Rebellion: Quay (the mammoth monster that it is) are currently only $1.99 USD. Rebellion: Quay is $2.99 USD.

This sale includes Amarna Book I: Book of Ida (currently ranging from top 5-20 in three categories of Amazon Bestseller Rankings on Amazon U.S. (though it changes hourly)), Miael: Family, Cabello: Mineau, Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay and The Pack: Addison. As many of you know, the last time I had a sale was Pre-Covid.







And well, August Farrow really went to town with these so here are some more. These are also on sale now....as in you can buy them, not as in they are discounted:









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Win Even More!

Aren't you glad you read all the way to the end of this blog post?

My Book Cave is offering a chance to win Ereaders and Giftcards (along with other consolation swag for those who don't win the big prizes) through November 26, 2020 at 10:45 pm PST. There will be a whopping 28 winners: https://mybookcave.com/giveaways/book...



Good luck & please feel free to comment below if one of you wins any of the above. Only then can I rub it in the faces of the other authors.

The End!

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Am I going to post again anytime soon? (As if I'd tell the likes of you!)

Cheers!

Grea Alexander.

SeaMonkey Ink

Please note: The views, opinions and words written by Grea Alexander do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or words that would have been chosen by SeaMonkey Ink had she not got us all drunk and made us play pin the tail on the flunky.

Happy 2022!

As 2021 wound up, I did an interview with Speculative Fiction Showcase - the 1st one I've done in quite a while. For those of you who don't know, Speculative Fiction Showcase is a blog dedicated to....showcasing speculative fiction. (wink).

What is Speculative Fiction? According to their masthead and William D. Richards: "Speculative Fiction—an all-encompassing genre created to describe stories of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and other stories that have an element of “What if...” in them. A story in speculative fiction is one that adds an element of the unreal, or asks, what would become of our society if history took a different direction at some important event? Fiction with a little something extra thrown in."

In short, this encompasses everything I've published to date with the exception of the Rebellion Books and the soon to be published Sedition:

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You can read my interview here: https://indiespecfic.blogspot.com/202...

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Also, a quick thank you to August Farrow, the multi-talented visual art...essa and photographer of all trades for the lovely banner work included in the article (as well as on my Amazon detail pages and my Author updates).

For those of you wondering: Yes, she does have more wildlife photobooks from her travels for 2020 and 2021; however, as Amazon has switched over from .mobi to .epub, that's a whole new learning curve for her.

She's aiming to find a work around by Spring 2022 at the latest.

Her other works are still available and in Kindle Unlimited for anyone interested in checking them out.

Cheers!

Grea.

Banner, banner, bo banner,
banana fanna fo fanner,
fee fi mo manner:
banners!

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Ok, so last post we mentioned that August Farrow does the graphics for SeaMonkey Ink. To refresh your memory:

"Also, a quick thank you to August Farrow, the multi-talented visual art...essa and photographer of all trades for the lovely banner work included in the article (as well as on my Amazon detail pages and my Author updates)."

In honor of her hard work, I'd like to take the opportunity to share a few more of the banners she has created for my titles. You can view them all by clicking into my product detail pages or scrolling through my "Author Updates": https://www.amazon.com/Grea-Alexander...















For those of you wondering: Yes, she does have more wildlife photobooks from her travels for 2020 and 2021; however, as Amazon has switched over from .mobi to .epub, that's a whole new learning curve for her.

She's aiming to find a work around by Spring 2022 at the latest.

Her other works are still available and in Kindle Unlimited for anyone interested in checking them out.

Cheers!

Grea.