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AMAZON TOP 10 BESTSELLERS: AUGUST 2015
The month of August saw a new hot debut emerging as a total dominating force at Kindle Amazon rankings. The Good Neighbor by A. J. Banner gathered a rare maximum of 80 points score and was unanimous winner of our chart. The Girl on the Train returned in the Top 3. Few other titles also made their comeback in the chart which is a guaranty for their quality.
Land of Books took some time for the Summer vacation, but as always we are presenting to you the best books for the hottest month of the year.
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ANDREW PETERSON: THRILLER HEROES HAVE TO BE BIGGER THAN LIFE
Andrew Peterson’s new novel Contract to Kill was published few days ago. The fifth book of The Nathan McBride series received superb reviews and is standing solidly with average 4.7 Amazon stars.
Our next guest is a native of San Diego. He is known for his books donations to
wounded warriors and troops serving overseas. It’s a great pleasure to welcome Andrew Peterson at Land of Books.
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– Andrew, what is your new release “Contract to Kill” about?
– Ognian, first let me thank you for inviting me to blog with your readers. I appreciate the opportunity to interact with them.
I brought back some characters from my debut novel, FIRST TO KILL, and it was fun getting reacquainted with them! Okay, here’s the cover copy synopsis of CONTRACT TO KILL:
When Toby Haynes witnesses a double murder—and suspects his boss, Tanner Mason, as the perpetrator of the crime—he does the only thing he can think of: he calls in Nathan McBride. CIA special ops veteran McBride and his partner, Harvey Fontana, respond to their friend’s plea. As they launch a covert investigation into Mason, the security chief for one of the nation’s leading private military contractors, they discover that not everything is as it appears. Mason and his inner circle are leading a top-secret operation to tackle a wave of crime plaguing the US-Mexican border, and the murder may have been part of their complicated strategy—or part of a more menacing agenda. Soon McBride and Fontana find themselves engaged in a deadly game. With a powerful politician behind it all, stopping Mason could mean joining a secret war—with truly global stakes.
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AMY MORIN: PRACTICE GRATITUDE EVERY DAY
Amy Morin is a professional psychotherapist, college psychology instructor and social worker. The huge experience was summarized in her amazing debut 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do. The book was accepted very well by the readers, who gave average 4.5 Amazon stars from almost 100 reviews. It’s a great pleasure to welcome at Land of Books our next guest – Lady Amy Morin.
– Amy, what is your book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do about?
– My book explains the common pitfalls that we’re all prone to doing at one time or another. These bad habits, however, can hold us back from reaching our greatest potential.
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MELISSA F. MILLER: THE WRITING IS PERSONALLY FULFILLING
Melissa F. Miller already established as one of the top legal thriller writers on the planet. Her Sasha McCandless series continuing with a novella about the main character. The new title A Mingled Yarn was published in July and is standing solidly with average 4.8 Amazon stars from 30 plus reviews. Our next guest is USA Today bestselling author. It’s a great joy to welcome Melissa Miller at Land of Books .
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– Melissa, what is your book A Mingled Yarn about?
– My latest release, A Mingled Yarn, is actually a novella that takes place between two full-length novels in my Sasha McCandless legal thriller series. This is the third novella I’ve written in this series. The novellas focus more on the characters’ personal relationships rather than the plot-driven thrillers. In this novella, Sasha is about to give birth, and the experience has her reconsidering her views on issues ranging from responsible gun ownership to working motherhood.
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A.J. BANNER: I’M THRILLED BY THE REVIEWS OF THE GOOD NEIGHBOR
The Good Neighbor occupied the top of Kindle Amazon list since the start of August. The debut novel of A.J. Banner already received 700 reviews despite the fact that the official release of the book is set to September 1. “Captivating story”, “This book had everything”, “Fascinating mystery,” are some of the readers’ opinions about it.
It’s a great pleasure to welcome the current #1 Amazon Bestselling author at Land of Books.
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– A.J., Tell us about your new book, The Good Neighbor. What is it about?
– The Good Neighbor is a novel of psychological suspense, in which a young woman suffers a tragedy and is forced to question everything she thought was true about her friends, her neighbors – and even her husband. The novel is set in the Pacific Northwest in the blustery days of autumn.
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ROBERT ELLIS: CITY OF ECHOES IS AN EPIC THRILLER
Robert Ellis’s next novel City of Echoes will have an official premiere on September 1. The book is already in the market for pre-sales and thanks to Kindle first program the first reviews already came. “I couldn’t put it down”, “Excellent read” and “Classic LA Noir” are just few of the opinions by readers. The novel received pretty nice rating with 4.1 Amazon stars from 181 reviews.
The American writer became a bestselling author with his novel The Dead Room. In one of the coolest interviews ever at Land of Books our next guest reveals interesting facts about his books and his future plans.
– Robert, what is your next book City of Echoes about?
– CITY OF ECHOES is the introduction of a new LAPD homicide detective, Matt Jones, on the first night of his first murder case. A man has been gunned down in a parking lot off Hollywood Boulevard. At a glance, the bullet-riddled body appears to be the work of a serial robber who’s been working the Strip for months. The crime is so grisly, the identity of the victim so outrageous, that Jones and his partner, Denny Cabrera, jump into the investigation faster than they should. Nothing about the direction they’re taking is even close to safe. As Jones uncovers evidence linking the crime to a brutal, ritualized murder that occurred eighteen months ago, he begins to suspect that there’s more going on beneath the surface, and that he and his partner are in too deep to turn back or escape. When Jones discovers how far the corruption goes, a cover-up that defies the imagination, and his own personal ties to the rising body count, he’s no longer sure he can trust anyone, not even himself.
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NANCY HERKNESS: READERS ARE ENJOYING STORIES ABOUT BILLIONAIRES
Few days ago Nancy Herkness published her latest novel The CEO Buys In. The readers’ feedback was very positive and currently is averaging 4.3 Amazon stars from 80 plus reviews. The book is the first part of Wager of Hearts series.
Our next guest received two nominations for RITA awards. She won many awards like Golden Leaf, Maggie Award and National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award. It’s a great pleasure to welcome Nancy Herkness at Land of Books.
– Nancy, what is your book The CEO Buys In about?
– The CEO Buys In is the first book in the Wager of Hearts series, the story of three fabulously wealthy men who make a wager on finding true love.
In this first book in the series, self-made billionaire Nathan Trainor feels restless and disillusioned. His company may be thriving, but he can’t find a woman who sees him for more than his wealth. With his love life in the red, he meets two other billionaire bachelors at the ultra-exclusive Bellwether Club. The three of them make a wager of the heart: they must find women who love them for who they are, not their money.
Savvy office temp Chloe Russell is trying to scrape together the money she needs to support her grandmother. So when a flu epidemic strikes Trainor Electronics and she’s promoted to Nathan Trainor’s assistant, she jumps at the lucrative opportunity. But then Nathan himself falls ill, and he and Chloe must work from his penthouse while he recuperates. Before long, it’s clear there’s genuine heat between them, and it’s more than just a fever spike. Will Nathan win Chloe’s heart—and the bet? Or will their differences destroy any chance for love?
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AMAZON TOP 10 BESTSELLERS: JULY 2015
In the middle of the summer the hottest titles around the world once again gathered their devoted solders/readers to battle for the top of Kindle Amazon ranks. The month of July was the month of Harper Lee. 65 years after her masterpiece To Kill a Mockingbird, the second novel by the author from Alabama was released. Guess what, the reception by the readers was amazing and Go Set a Watchman topped the rankings around the world.
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MARY KUBICA: I’VE LOVED WRITING SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL
Mary Kubica’s second book Pretty Baby was released few days ago. As always, Land of Books is right on the spot of the fresh titles to present some inside info about the novel. The initial feedback by the readers is pretty nice. So far the story accumulated 4.6 Amazon stars from more than 20 reviews. “Suspenseful page turner”, “Thrilling and Dark Read”, “Brilliantly written,” are just some of the opinions by the readers. Pretty Baby already finds its place at NY Times Bestselling list.
Let’s say welcome to our next guest Mary Kubica.
Mary Kubica, author “The Good Girl”
– Mary, what is your next book Pretty Baby about?
– Pretty Baby is about a Chicago mother, Heidi Wood, who comes across a young homeless girl with a baby. She becomes extremely taken with her and wants to help her with her plight, and ends up bringing this girl and her baby into her home. As she does, Heidi begins to discover who this girl is and what effect her being there will have on Heidi and her family’s lives.
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CATHERINE COULTER: NEMESIS, AS MOST OF MY FBI THRILLERS, HAS TWO MYSTERIES
Catherine Coulter’s FBI mysteries are known as one of the most thrilling stories in the genre. Her last book Nemesis was published earlier in July.
The novel was consumed right away by the fans and currently is standing solidly in Kindle Top 40 ranks with average of 4.5 Amazon stars from 220 plus reviews. “Fabulous read”, “Nail biting thriller”, and “Catherine never let me down,” are some of the readers’ opinions about Nemesis.
Our next guest is NY Times Bestselling author with 75 books behind her. We’ve got a chance to chat with Catherine Coulter for a short Q&A during her writing of the next FBI mystery.
– Catherine, what is your last book Nemesis about?
– Most of my FBI thrillers have two mysteries and NEMESIS is no exception. Special Agent Lacey Sherlock is the nemesis in this 19th FBI thriller. Not only does she bring down a terrorist at JFK Airport, working with the New York Field Office, she stops the mastermind, a hugely bad dude. You’ll appreciate that St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York is saved, as is St. Paul’s in London. Ah, but the high speed train in France — you’ll have to read NEMESIS to see what happens.
In the second mystery, Special Agent Dillon Savich–with the help of Agent Griffin Hammersmith–has his hands full trying to track down a killer who uses others to unwittingly do his bidding. But one of his minions makes a big mistake and points Savich directly to a house of Wiccans in the small town of Plackett, Virginia. Savich knows one of them is the puppet master. But which one? When there are attempts on his life and Hammersmith’s, Savich wonders if he’s killed in a dream, will he really be dead? Scary, scary stuff.
Who is really behind the bombing attacks at JFK and St. Patrick’s? Terrorists, as it seems? Or does it go much deeper? And who is the psycho path puppet master in the small innocent town of Plackett? Dive into Nemesis and prepare for a wild ride.
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