The Nexus discussion

Self Promotion

Tana, do you want authors to start their own threads or just all say "Hi!" in this threat?

Go ahead and start a thread, Kristine.

I love Tana!

hahaha thats the nicest thing anyone has said to me for awhile lol....thanks Luke

Self-Promotion OK says I get to tell you...

My book is ALL STORMS PASS; the Anti Meditations.
It is a meditation book that deals with struggles, personal spirituality and relationships.

It has been up on Amazon since January 10 and the Reviews have been great (I am so happy to say).

Today it came out in the Kindle version for $0.99.

I love this book. It's made out of one of my ribs and it is extremely personal and poetic.

most of all I want it READ.


Luke Benoit

http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...

Tana wrote: "hahaha thats the nicest thing anyone has said to me for awhile lol....thanks Luke"

that is so silly! I don't believe it.

lol ok well it is one of the nicest things someone has said lately lol...your book looks good I've never really read a meditation book.

you'd like it. Download it or I can email you a PDF?
I don't know how to gift it yet?

Tana wrote: "lol ok well it is one of the nicest things someone has said lately lol...your book looks good I've never really read a meditation book."

or Duh, I have a hardcopy

REVIEWS FROM AMAZON:

http://www.amazon.com/Storms-Pass-Ant...

ok I bought it off amazon, so far I am 2% into it. Kindle's I hate that they have no page numbers.

I hate that too. But I am so glad you're reading it! Thank you.

Tana is wonderful, I know that much.

Two of my books are free this weekend and next.
http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Christie/...

My newest children's book has just been released, The Nutt Family: An Acorny Adventure. Chess Nutt and his sister Praline are always pretending to have crazy adventures. What happens when these two acorn siblings have an unexpected real life adventure on their own? Things get a little nutty!

BOOKSIGNING - TOMORROW NIGHT - ALL STORMS PASS - Venice CA
REMINDER ABOUT FRIDAY...

the BOOK SIGNING and READING for
ALL STORMS PASS: The Anti-Meditations 
will be taking place 

this Friday from 7-9 p.m at the 
MYSTIC JOURNEY BOOKSTORE in Venice CA 
1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291

If you are close enough that it's geographically possible, 
we would love to see you there and have you take part 
in the discussions about several chosen meditations 
from the book.

Best always,


Luke Benoit CC, CPH

Author, ALL STORMS PASS
the Anti-Meditations

Certified Life Coach
Certified Professional Hypnotist
NLP Practitioner

 562/618-3099

www.lukebenoit.com
www.lukethecoach.com

Twitter: @LukeBenoit12

Amazon $21.95
Kindle - Intro Price - $0.99

Amazon Book Link with REVIEWS:
http://www.amazon.com/Storms-Pass-Anti-M...

-- phone credit card orders available as well - 562-618-3099
ALL STORMS PASS; The Anti-Meditations
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The Ninth Orphan
This thriller novel is FREE for Kindle readers now to March 19 PST.

A regular on Amazon’s bestseller list in its Conspiracy Books category, it’s a high-octane thriller with an edge.

How do you catch a man who is never the same man twice? That is the question posed in The Ninth Orphan...

An orphan grows up to become an assassin for a highly secretive organization. When he tries to break free and live a normal life, he is hunted by his mentor and father figure, and by a female orphan he spent his childhood with. On the run, the mysterious man's life becomes entwined with his beautiful French-African hostage and a shocking past riddled with the darkest of conspiracies is revealed.

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More reviews are welcomed!

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Best from

Lance & James –
authors of The Ninth Orphan and Fiji

Can you put quotes from you book on this thread?

Was the question for the mods, Sammy?

Midu wrote: "Was the question for the mods, Sammy?"

Yeah. :)

Hi All, I do love a little shameless self promotion. I'm sort of new to the game, I'm having the hardest time getting reviews my sad Amazon page has one review, it had 2 but one dissapeared I don't understand that at all. So ok here it goes...

A Demon Love Story Part One: The Obsession

This is the kindle version on Amazon for $4.99 I do have a paperback version if prefered...
http://www.amazon.com/Demon-Love-Stor...

And last but not least here's a little blurb.

"She never wanted anyone, or anything, more than him."

Alex Giardi is a sexy, headstrong, career focused woman who spends her nights with take-out and a deadline. Liam is an overwhelmingly-handsome colleague sent “from across the pond” to help relieve some of her work stress. Instantly, there is an undeniable attraction—but while Alex is determined to keep it strictly professional, Liam has other ideas in mind. Stuck with Liam in close quarters, Alex’s waking hours are full of deflected questions and stolen glances. But the dark hours of sleep bring her to a terrifying conclusion: Liam has a power over her. And soon, Alex knows — without question — that he will end her.

Tana--you are awesome and thank you so much for giving us indie writers a place to do this and not feel bad about it. :)

@ Sammy:
sure, go ahead!

Extract:

“Let's see how many New York Times bestsellers you got in here,” Jerry said to himself pulling a few of them out and reading the covers. “Werewolves, Shapeshifters and Skinwalkers...” he put them down on the table still finding it hard to believe that this stuff was actually real. "Poltergeist and other Vengeful Spirits.”

Goose joined in and pulled a few books out to check the titles. “The Truth of Omens...Form-Formica-I can't even read that...”

“The Book of Fae, what the hell's Fae?” Jerry asked looking like he was staring at Chinese instructions to a DVD player.

“Fairies,” Claire said simply causing both Jerry and Goose to look at her like she'd lost her mind.

“Fairies? Are you serious?” Goose laughed.

She was serious.

“But Fairies? Come on! You've been watching too many Disney movies, right?” Jerry shook his head.

“Fraid not.”

“And we just got one step closer to Narnia,” Goose grumbled.

“Fairies, really?” he just couldn't get there.

“Watch yourself around them. They can be vicious little bastards when they wanna be,” Claire warned.

“Yeah, well, Tinkerbell comes near me; she's gettin' both barrels and no clapping!” Jerry quipped.

Claire giggled as Goose went back to the box.

“Witches, Necromancers and Mages...Are these like those ‘For Dummies’ books? Can we get them on Kindle or something?” Goose asked in all seriousness.



Warning: This book contains violence, strong-ish language, mild sexual scenes, some substance abuse, buckets of pop-culture references and enough sarcasm to sink a cruise liner.

Another warning: This book does NOT contain perfect heroes, weak females, love at first sight, love-triangels, puppies, kittens, deus ex machina or happily ever afters.

Sammy, why don't you make a thread for yourself in this folder like Kristine has done?
like this?

Midu wrote: "Sammy, why don't you make a thread for yourself in this folder like Kristine has done?
like this?"

Probably will when I have finished the 2nd novel, which I hope will be soon. :)

good luck!

Midu wrote: "good luck!"

Thank you! About 80% complete. But life keeps jumping up and distracting me! Stupid real world! :(

Sammy, that looks great...

Jason Z. wrote: "Sammy, that looks great..."

Thanks very much. :D

Hi Sammy I agree with Jason looks good.

Tana wrote: "Hi Sammy I agree with Jason looks good."

Thank you. I'm still giving away free PDF copies so that people can read and review if anyone is intrested?

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A Demon Love Story Part One: The Obsession

Thanks!

Just wanted to let people know that I have a new book out.

I am also hosting a giveaway for it. Giving away 2 signed copies. http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Frogs, Snails, And A Lot Of Wails

My latest children's book, The Pig Princess, has been released this week in honor of National Princess Week. You can snag a free copy on April 27th on Amazon for the little princess in your life. Enjoy!

The Macabre Masterpiece: Poems of Horror and Gore

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Got this review from a friend that agreed to proof read the 2nd novel in my series. I'm so happy that I couldn't stop myself from sharing it.

Review:

I got an ARC of this novel simply because Shortt wanted me to proof read it.

It's been said that true love is one soul inhabiting two bodies. Masses of romance novels are based on the concept of soul mates but there are those rare few where the soul mates aren't lovers but in fact enemies. I'm not talking about Romeo and Juliet; I'm talking about Sherlock and Moriarty, Clarice and Hannibal, Batman and The Joker.

A hero and a villain whose lives quite literally revolve around each other.

That is exactly what we get in Blood Heavy: Ascension.

Aria only made a short cameo at the end of the first novel (when she detonated a vampire with her mind) but she is the main focus of this second instalment and she has climbed to the top of my greatest villains list. She has a truly dark sense of humour that is reminiscent of Heath Ledger's Joker from The Dark Knight that is found only in a person that is fully aware of their own madness. Aria is a truly refreshing villainess for many reasons but most notably because:

1. She has style.
2. She has a wicked sense of humour.
3. She does everything for herself (no henchmen to be seen anywhere)
4. She's different and because her motives are extremely simple yet highly original. I don't think I've ever seen a bad guy or in this case 'girl' do what they did for the reasons in this book.

Sorry, not going to spoil it for you.

Basically, this book is like Silence of the Lambs. You're cheering for the hero but it's the villain that leaves a lasting impression on you. The only real weakness is that she doesn't appear for about the first seventy-five pages and you don't really get to see Aria in all her glory until the very end of the book.

NOT ENOUGH BAD GIRL!

But...thankfully. The other characters and plot more than fill the void. Jerry is back and more sarcastic than ever and this book has so many pop culture references that I actually had Google on standby just to fully understand them all. All the characters have little moments where they shine through and although Jerry in the main character, Goose and Joe are the ones that tug your heart strings in this. Unless of course they are compared to the mother/son relationship that has developed between Jerry and Sophinia which you might need the Kleenex on hand for.

This instalment also gives us what the last one lacked: ROMANCE! Although it's not a focal point, it is very present and is not just endearing but hilarious at times. I'm just wondering when we get to see the other characters find their other halves. By the way, this novel should come with a warning label. Some of the scenes in this had me laughing so hard that I almost peed a little. Once again, the dialogue and character actions are inspired by Joss Whendon and are easily some of the best I've ever read. The 'faecist' scene was brilliant.

As for the plot...Hmm...so far it's all been a survival game for Jerry. He got dropped into the middle of a shark tank and the story has been about him trying to swim out. This one isn't much different except that you get the foreboding sense that this is all leading to something much much bigger. I'm happy to report that the whole 'Destiny' thing is handled very well in this novel with no prophecies or hints of what the future holds but instead with an underlying promise that it does mean something.

Some people may have already guessed some of the 'twists' in this novel but I can guarantee, nobody will see the ending coming. Aria's big reveal at the end left me speechless. Along with a few elements that are very uncommon in YA fiction today such as an alcholic six-hundred year old Irish mage going the crew, an encounter with a Wyvern, a hobo priest and Jerry getting a bomb strapped to his chest to name but a few.

The only other complaint I have about this novel is the sheer breakneck speed that it moves at. Once the action starts (which happens on about page four) you literally don't have a chance to breath. There's plenty of character development but I would have liked to see it flushed out a bit more. As soon as a character reaches a turning point, they are forces into a life or death situation before they can fully come to grips with it which sucks for them. Still, the action is too good not to love. In fact, the final fight is so intense that it makes the Hunger Games look like a playground scrap because none of the fighters are reluctant in this. They're all out for blood which pretty much sums up the title of the book.

All in all: Blood Heavy: Ascension is the type of thing I want to see coming soon in IMAX 3D.

This has now got me working my ass off to get the book out as fast as possible! :D

woohoo! :-D best of luck!

Midu wrote: "woohoo! :-D best of luck!"

Thanks very much. =D

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Have fun!

Thanks for sharing!

Here is the 3rd stop of the Making Connections DEADLY EYES blog tour. What a site!
Mike
http://kasonndraleigh.blogspot.com/

I agree!

, Justin Bienvenue

, The Macabre Masterpiece: Poems of Horror and Gore

Http://jbienvenue.webs.com/
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Jaye FrancesThe Possibilities of Amy

My new book, Bull City, was just released. It's a literary thriller about race, post-9/11 America, and the urban South. I'm a high school creative writing teacher, and the book is based in large part on the many incredible stories my students have told me over the years about what it's like living in such a diverse community as Durham, NC. Bull City is available in paperback and ebook through my web site, www.stuartalbright.com. Thanks so much for your interest.Bull City

Blood Heavy: Ascension is now avalible on Amazon. :)

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Let me know what you think

Hello Everyone,
The following is a link to my Goodreads Author page, which has a book description at the top and a discussion of the book's theme in the blog and topic areas. Thank you for your interest!

Awake in the Mad World

My international thriller novel The Ninth Orphan is currently FREE to download on Amazon Kindle. The Kindle edition will remain FREE until midnight Wed June 13 (PST), so be sure to download it asap if you enjoy thrillers.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056I4FKC

Meanwhile, the book's Amazon page (above) needs a bit of love, so if anyone can LIKE some of the 4 and 5 star reviews and/or dislike the few negative reviews, that would be greatly appreciated. Not too fussed about tags, it's more likes for the title's positive reviews that I'm seeking.

Thanks and happy reading!