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Paloma: A Retrieval Artist Novel Reissued
Paloma: A Retrieval Artist Novel has just hit e-book. A trade paper will follow later this year. But you can now read the next Miles Flint adventure by downloading from all e-bookstores, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. The wonderful cover is again by Jonathan Kort. Here’s the book’s back cover copy: Retrieval Artist Miles Flint gets an urgent message from his mentor, Paloma. But by the time he arrives at her apartment, she’s dead, the victim of a terrible murder. The police, already on the scene, think Flint’s connected to the death. Effectively frozen out of the investigation, he starts one of his own, and discovers secrets that Paloma kept, secrets that make Flint question everything he knew about her, everything she taught him about honor, ethics, and being a Retrieval … Read entire article »
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And Even More Free Fiction: Hero Dust
Last February, BBC4 ran a Short History of Vampires and included my story, “Hero Dust.” They’re rerunning the series this month (I wonder why?) and you can listen to “Hero Dust” for free until Sunday. Just follow this link. You can also get your own e-book copy of “Hero Dust” from fine e-booksellers everywhere. … Read entire article »
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More Free Fiction: Unnatural Disaster
Read The Entire Story More free fiction! And it isn’t even Monday! You can find my newest Oregon Coast fantasy story in the October, 2011, issue of Fantasy Magazine. You can order a copy here or read the story online here. If you like this story, check out these e-book stories as well: “The Women of Whale Rock,” “Strange Creatures,” “The Light at Whale Cove,” and Fantasy Life, … Read entire article »
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Free E-Book
First the news, then the analysis. Sourcebooks has changed the price of the Kindle and Nook editions of Wickedly Charming to free for just this week. (Sale ends 10/9.) So if you’ve been wanting to try my Grayson books, now is the time to do it. t Sourcebooks made Wickedly Charming free to promote the release of Utterly Charming this week, hoping to bump that book’s sales. To my surprise, yesterday, the first day of the sale, Wickedly Charming hit the Kindle Bestseller list for all free books. Every since late yesterday, it’s been in the top 10. I’ve said in my business blog that I’ve planned to do a loss leader for some time now. A loss leader is giving something away for free to encourage sales. I had planned to do it with … Read entire article »
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Stealth: A New Story in the Diving Universe
Asimov’s SF Magazine has just published “Stealth,” a new story in the Diving Universe. This story features Squishy, and reveals some secrets about the stealth tech, as well as bits about Squishy’s past. You can find the magazine in electronic editions on Kindle and Nook, as well as in digest form. For ordering information, go here. If you would like to read an excerpt, you can find it here. … Read entire article »
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Thoroughly Kissed: The Cover
I know, I know. You’re all awaiting the publication of Utterly Charming in a few days, but Sourcebooks just sent me the cover for Thoroughly Kissed, which will be out in June. So I thought I’d share. It’s gorgeous. I’ll share the name of cover artist/designer as soon as I get it. … Read entire article »
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