Showing posts with label The Hysteria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Hysteria. Show all posts

Monday, February 1, 2016

Special Offer - $0.99 for The Unearthed


Hey folks - Just a quick announcement that the first book in my paranormal series, The Unearthed, is available for the low, low price of $0.99 but for a limited time only.

Plenty of readers took advantage of this great deal yesterday, bringing the book all the way down to #232 on the Amazon bestseller list! Can't believe it? I took a screen shot -->


Already read The Unearthed? I've also got a deal running on Book 4, The Hysteria right now. It'll be $0.99 for a few more hours...

And last--but certainly not least--Book 6, The Dream Machine, releases today. It's still at its pre-order price but not for long...







Thursday, March 26, 2015

...the traveler...

The fifth book in the Eddie McCloskey books, The Traveler, will be out soon. I'm working with my editor on the final draft and we're pushing hard to get a March release.

Eddie is still reeling from what happened to him in The Hysteria. Out of respect for the spoiler, I won't go into details about that book (it's still fairly new!). As I've done with this series and what readers seem to really enjoy, Eddie evolves from one book to the next and to remain true to that I couldn't ignore the traumatic events in #4.

So readers will be treated to the good, old Eddie they know and have come to love, only this Eddie is suffering from new psychological issues, which will have a major impact in this story.

In The Traveler, Eddie is not only hunting a ghost. He's also hunting the person that is helping the ghost kill. It's a fun, scary, fast read and we get to peer deeper into Eddie's psyche than ever before. Look for it soon!



Thursday, February 19, 2015

Dear Nook Owners, I Haven't Forgotten About You

Amazon dominates the ebook market, so naturally I focused my efforts initially on getting my books available there to reach the widest audience possible. All my novels and short stories are currently available on Amazon and for one quick easy link, you can go to my Author Page to see.

From the get-go, I made sure to offer all my stories DRM-free. Said another way, even if you didn't own a Kindle, you could still buy the books through Amazon and then read them on whatever device you chose.

But readers have asked that the books be available through other outlets for a number of reasons (file conversion is annoying, they want to support this store or that store, etc.) and I'm excited to say that two of my stories are available electronically through Barnes & Noble now.

Get The Hysteria on your Nook

Get Morale Was Down on your Nook

This is an experiment of sorts to see if the readers I pick up through B&N more than make up for the loss of borrows through the Kindle Unlimited program (which requires books be exclusive with Amazon). Only time will tell but I wanted to let all you Nook readers out there know I haven't forgotten about you!

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Character Evolution

When I write thrillers, my main goal is to create a plot that moves at light speed. Readers that can't stop turning the pages are satisfied, and there's nothing more loyal than a satisfied reader.

Beyond that, though, I try to make my characters three-dimensional and give them a wider purpose, something that is happening to them in addition to the main events of the story. That's why Eddie McCloskey, protagonist in The Unearthed series, faces different personal challenges in each book.

HERE BE (VERY MINOR) SPOILERS SO STOP READING NOW IF YOU HATE SPOILERS

In The Unearthed, Eddie shows promise as a paranormal investigator but everyone can see where he's headed: nowhere good, and nowhere fast.

In The Lost, Eddie is a drifter trying to live a quiet existence and piece his life back together. During the course of his paranormal investigation, he is forced to take a long look in the mirror and find his greater purpose.

In The Accused and the Damned, Eddie's paranormal investigation business is struggling and the bills are piling up. He gets the opportunity to go head-to-head with a big-time talk show personality. If he succeeds, his business will thrive. If he doesn't, he has to find a new line of work.

The Hysteria poses a new challenge for Eddie: working with a team again. Except this time it's not his team and the job takes Eddie way outside his comfort zone.

BONUS OFFER: For the next month, anyone that leaves an honest review (good, bad, indifferent, doesn't matter) on Amazon of any of the Eddie McCloskey books is entitled to a free copy of my comedic short story about the absurdity of office life, Morale Was Down.

Here's what two reviewers said about Morale Was Down:

"This is, without a doubt, the most profane and utterly hilarious short story I've read in a very long time."

"Hilarious short story that reminded me a bit of the movies Office Space and Clockwatchers. Nice spoof of an investigation, with all the ridiculous office politics and corporate banalities mixed in. Quick read!"