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MICHAEL KROFT: I ENJOY SHORT STORIES FOR THEIR QUICKNESS AND SIMPLICITY
Michael Kroft is a master of short stories. He already published two full novels – On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Jew And The Goy Boy and Still On Herring Cove Road. We’ve got a chance to speak with our next feature author about his latest book.
– Michael, What is your second book, Still On Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, Death, about?
– My second book is a story of friendship and loyalty. Dewey Dixon finds himself living in the poorer neighbourhood where he befriends two interesting kids and as their friendship grows, they find themselves on a collision path with a killer preying on children.
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DINA SILVER: THE UNIMAGINABLE WAS INSPIRED BY SOME FRIENDS OF MINE
Dina Silver’s The Unimaginable is part of Kindle First book program. The novel appeared in Top 20 rankings of Amazon Bestselling novels before the official release set for December 1. The readers showed great interest and rated pretty high the story (4,3 stars from 215 reviews). We’ve got a chance to make quick Q&A with our next featured author.
– What is your next book The Unimaginable about?
– It’s a story of love and adventure on the high seas.
– How did you decide to write the story?
– I was inspired by some friends of mine who sailed around the world. It took them four years, and it’s such an incredibly brave and humbling story.
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KATHY SHUKER: MY HUSBAND ENCOURAGES ME, HE DESERVES A MEDAL
Kathy Shuker’s debut book Deep Water, Thin Ice was published earlier this year. The novel received very high feedback with average 4.5 stars reviews in Amazon. Our next guest is a promising indie author. Let’s hear from her more about the book.
– What is your debut book Deep Water, Thin Ice about?
– It’s about Alex, a thirty-eight year old classical soprano, whose husband, Simon – a well-known conductor, throws himself under an underground train in London. She’s shocked, confused and grief-stricken, unable to work. Remembering an old house in southwest England which her husband had inherited, she escapes there to lick her wounds. Her new home, once a fine manor house, is crumbling from neglect and Alex sets out to restore it. Then Theo turns up at her door, offering to help, saying he’s Simon’s cousin; Alex didn’t know Simon had a cousin. But there’s a lot she doesn’t know: about the family, about the house, and about Theo. Theo is remarkably like Simon and Alex welcomes him into her life. How long will it be before she realises she’s making a fatal mistake?
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RYAN QUINN: I TREAT WRITING THE SAME WAY I TREAT RUNNING
Ryan Quinn’s second book End of Secrets became a big hit three weeks before its official release. The novel made a Top 10 move to Kindle Amazon Bestselling list and even spent some moments as number 1. Our next guest will be a real nice guest for every journalistic article. We’ve got a chance to speak with one future star in writing.
– Ryan, welcome to the blog. What is your next book End of Secrets about?
– I’ve always found this to be one of the hardest questions for an author to answer, simply because after hundreds of hours spent developing, thinking about, writing, and revising a novel, I’m just way too close to it. I pretty much get tongue-tied when I try to boil it down to a sentence or two.
But this question is, in fact, a totally reasonable one! So I’ll say this: On its surface, End of Secrets is a thriller that takes place in the very present-day world of cyberespionage, big data, and surveillance. Specifically, it’s about a covert agent, Kera Mersal, who has no idea what she’s getting into when she’s assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearances of several popular artists. I hope there’s a few extra layers of depth buried beneath the superficial “thriller” label, but I’ll leave that up to readers to discover and judge for themselves.
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DONALD WILSON II: I’M WORKING ON THE CROSS ROADS SEQUEL
It’s always a pleasure to have debuting authors as guests on our blog. Donald Wilson II released in August his book Cross Roads. Let’s her from the writer himself more about his book.
– What is your book Cross Roads about?
– Cross Roads is an action/adventure story about sixteen year old Shawna who learns that she is the target of a group of creatures known as the Doma. There is only one group capable of stopping them and keeping her alive. Shawn is rescued by them and soon joins their ranks. She also begins to learn more about her past, herself and what it will mean for her now that these creatures are hunting her.
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LORI SCHAFER: DEALING WITH EMOTIONS IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
Lori Schafer’s memoir On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened is a very deep and brutal book. When I read the answers in the interview it was like something scary passed through my body. The author earned my respect for the bravery to tell such a personal things. Are you ready for some real deal life story?
– Lori, What is your book On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened about?
– On Hearing of My Mother’s Death: A Daughter’s Memoir of Mental Illness commemorates my adolescent experience of my mother’s psychosis. I was sixteen when it happened, and I watched helplessly as she became violent and dangerous, to the point where I literally feared for my life. Her fears and delusions grew so powerful that for a time she took me out of our house, and even out of school. After several botched attempts at escape, I finally succeeded in running away from home just a week after graduation, only to find myself facing months of homelessness and hunger – and the ever-present fear of her finding me again.
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ALEXI LAWLESS: PASSION IS A LIFE CALLING
Alexi Lawless’s latest novel Complicated Creatures Part Two was published few days ago. The book already received astonishing 16 out of 16 5-stars Amazon reviews. Our next featured author had another very interesting story how became a full time writer. Do you want to hear it? Sit on your chair and read the Q&A.
– What is your last book Complicated Creatures Part Two about?
– Complicated Creatures Part Two continues the story of Samantha Wyatt. It’s part international thriller, part romantic suspense, and it creates as many new questions as it answers old. The action takes place in Rio, Kabul, DC, and Chicago. It has a little bit of everything: action, romance, suspense, a love triangle, cool villains, and awesome supporting characters.
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SAMANTHA LAFANTASIE: I FIND INSPIRATION IN DREAMS
Our next guest is USA Today bestselling author Samantha LaFantasie. She is writing fantasy novels. The last one Echoes of Memories was published at the end of July. It’s time for our next portion of Q&A.
– What is your book Echoes of Memories about?
– Echoes of Memories picks up right where Made to Forget left off with Elsa struggling to piece together the mystery surrounding her missing memories and the events that lead up to her forgetting in the first place.
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AMAZON TOP 10 BESTSELLERS: OCTOBER 2014
Bestseller is a book or other product that sells in very large numbers
This is the Oxford dictionary’s definition for one of the most used words in publishing business.
I’ve got an idea to present the ranks of the most popular novels in Amazon, via their kindle classification. Every first day of the month a resume of Top 10 books for the previous one will be posted on my blog.
As you know the Amazon’s system of ranking is kept in secret just like Coca-Cola’s formula. I will try to solve the secret, so will take a Top 10 from each week during the month and to make a classification from these 4 weeks.
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