- DEADLY TRADE by Michael Paulson and
- A FULL ENGLISH PROBLEM by Anthony Perham
- New Contest Wins
Kristina O'Donnelly's KORINNA won the Woman's Fiction category of the POW! contest and is also a finalist in the Eppie contest, sponsored by the electronic authors association. Congratulations, Kristina.
- Best-Sellers
A FULL ENGLISH PROBLEM, DEAD ON, and DEADLY TRADE were all high on the Fictionwise Mystery best-seller's list in December. Congratulations Anthony Perham and Michael Paulson.
- Listed on Amazon: Check out our Amazon store where you can buy books from our authors from this great retailer.
- What our authors are up to.
- Rob Preece will speak on ePublishing to the North Texas Romance Writers of America at their March meeting,
- Rob Preece will present his on-line workshop on the Kick-Ass heroine for the "Kiss of Death" Mystery/Suspense Chapter's "Murder One" series in July.
- Karen Leabo will be speaking on the three-act structure for writers at the Dreamin' in Dallas Conference on April 5.
- Karen Leabo will be speaking on Being an Xtremely Productive Writer to the DFW Writers Conference (Grapevine, TX) on February 23/24.
- Michael Kechula, author of A FULL DECK OF ZOMBIES sold nearly 100 stories in 2007--and is off to a great start in 2008.
- Lea Schizas (editor of THE CARPATHIAN SHADOWS Vol. 1) manages the MuseItUp Club for writers. Check them out.
- Authors--keep me posted on your activities so I can include them in the newsletter.
- Romance/Women's Fiction
- BITE ME IF YOU CAN by Lynsay Sands Avon, January 2007 *** Reviewed 12/12/07
- A RANDALL HERO by Judy Christenberry Harlequin American Romance #1193, January 2008 **** Reviewed 12/10/07
- HEART DANCE by Robin D. Owens Berkley Sensation, July 2007 ** Reviewed 12/04/07
- Science Fiction/Fantasy
- ANTI-GRAV UNLIMITED by Duncan Long Avon, August 1988 *** Reviewed 12/26/07
- WISDOM OF THE FOX by Harry Turtledove Baen, November 1999 *** Reviewed 12/26/07
- THE FAR SIDE OF THE STARS by David Drake Baen, October 2003 *** Reviewed 12/23/07
- THE TIME TRADERS by Andre Norton. Baen, July 2001 **** Reviewed 12/18/07
- THE PHOENIX UNCHAINED by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory. Tor, October 2007 **** Reviewed 12/10/07
- Mystery/Thriller
- GOT THE LOOK by James Grippando Harper, January 2006 **** Reviewed 12/16/07
- CREATION IN DEATH by Nora Roberts G. P. Putnam's Sons, November 2007 **** Reviewed 12/05/07
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BooksForABuck.com Newsletter--January, 2008
It's a new year. Did you make your New Years resolutions? One resolution I always make is that I'll make reading a priority, even though there's always a lot else going on. I've cut back on my TV-watching. I find that reading is a lot more efficient both in terms of information per minute and in terms of entertainment value. Whether you read eBooks from BooksForABuck.com or books from any other publisher, I hope you'll consider joining me in this resolution.
Most of our books are now available for the new Amazon Kindle. Learn more about this cool eBook Reader here. I didn't get one for Christmas but it isn't too late.
2007 was a big year for BooksForABuck.com--especially in the mystery area. In 2008, we'll continue to expand our mystery line (already on schedule--new books by Amy Eastlake and Anthony Perham). We'll also accelerate our romance and science fiction/fantasy lines. So, check back often. Remember, for the first month after a book's publication, it'll be available exclusively from BooksForABuck.com--and exclusively for $1.
New Books
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We'll be adding two new fantasy novels during January. AFTER THE DRAGON by Wendy Palmer tells of a DarkElf and the unwilling priest of the Goddess Luck. REDOUBT OF GHOSTS by J. E. Bruce is a futuristic time travel story as an aging human civilization seeks to recover from designer viruses.
New in Paperback
Look for new paperback publications in late January or early February. We'll be producing:
Our Contest
This Month's Contest
Check every month for the lastest contest--and a chance to win a free eBook of your choice from our publishing list. Answer the question, send the answer to us by e-mail, and we'll randomly pick the winner from the list of correct answers.
Last month's question was "What type of business does Rick Engle run in Robyn Anders's The Truth About Cats?" For the second month in a row, the winner was Vicki Hale who knew that Rick ran a dot-com tattoo business. Congratulations, Vicki. (This has to be the world's easiest contest--I don't get many entries so your chances of winning are fantastic).
This month's question. In VEIL OF THE GODDESS by Rob Preece, Ivy Newland and Zack Herrera find something surprising under a bombed mosque in Iraq. What is it? (If you need a hint, check here.) If you think you know the answer, send it to me at publisher "@" booksforabuck.com (removing the quotes and spaces).
What's Happening
New Reviews We added reviews of the following books during December: