tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61760344432935917302024-02-20T05:29:11.201-08:00POINT OF NO RETURNCreate, Pitch, SellSharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-88092229408212586082016-07-13T07:34:00.000-07:002016-07-18T06:15:52.570-07:00What's Happening<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New covers for <b><span style="color: red;">THE CAJUN GIRL books</span></b> were recently uploaded to all venues.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I signed up for a promotional event for <span style="color: red;"><b>THE CAJUN GIRL: Part 1</b></span> that was set to run on the 8th of this month. For some reason it did not. The book wasn't featured <i>any</i>where. I'm glad I didn't have to pay them. I'm not glad I waited a week and a half for nothing. Live and learn, and don't ever use them again.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've made a list of other promo sites for <span style="color: red;"><b>TCG 1</b></span>. The list has been evenly divided so that it will cover the next five months.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My day job is still depressing.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm working on new stories for the New Year.</span>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-33733506212977377712016-05-12T11:09:00.001-07:002016-05-12T11:10:38.979-07:00Writers' Conferences & Book Festivals, 2016<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>JUNE 2016</b></u></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>June 10-12</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mysterywriterskeywestfest.com/">MYSTERY WRITERS KEY WEST FEST</a> Key West, FL</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>June 11</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.crimestory.co.uk/">CRIME STORY WEEKEND</a> Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>June 22-28</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.firn-frontignan.fr/">INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ROMAN NOIR</a> Frontignan, France</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>June 23-28</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://2016.alaannual.org/">AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE</a> Orlando, FL</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>JULY 2016</u></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>July 5-9</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://thrillerfest.com/">THRILLERFEST</a> New York, NY</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>July 15-17</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://policewriter.com/wordpress/conference/">PUBLIC SAFETY WRITERS CONFERENCE</a> Las Vegas, NV</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>July 21-24</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pulpfest.com/">PULPFEST</a> Columbus, OH</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>July 21-24</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime/">THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME FESTIVAL</a> Harrogate, UK</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>July 28-31</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bookpassage.com/mystery-writers-conference">BOOK PASSAGE MYSTERY WRITERS CONFERENCE</a> Corte Madera, CA</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>AUGUST 2016</u></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>August 13</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.suffolkmysteryauthorsfestival.com/">SUFFOLK MYSTERY AUTHORS FESTIVAL</a> Suffolk, VA</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>August 13-29</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/">EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL</a> Edinburgh, Scotland</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>August 18-21</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.killernashville.com/">KILLER NASHVILLE</a> Nashville, TN</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>SEPTEMBER 2016</u></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>September 14-18</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.agathachristiefestival.com/">INTERNATIONAL AGATHA CHRISTIE FESTIVAL</a> Torquay, Devon, UK</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>September 15-18</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bouchercon2016.com/">BOUCHERCON</a> New Orleans, LA</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>September 24</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/?PHPSESSID=b2f2166a169133cfdf1d172b67fde85e">LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BOOK FESTIVAL</a> Washington, DC</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>September 25-30</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://fallforthebook.org/">FALL FOR THE BOOK</a> George Mason University Fairfax, VA</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>September 30-October 2</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://creaturescrimesandcreativity.com/">CREATURES, CRIMES & CREATIVITY</a> Baltimore, MD</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>OCTOBER 2016</u></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>October 26-30</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.noircon.com/news/">NOIR CON</a> Philadelphia, PA</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>October 28-30</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CentersandInstitutes/EBBall/MagnaCumMurder.aspx">MAGNA CUM MURDER</a> Indianapolis, IN</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>NOVEMBER 2016</u></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>November 11-13</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://crimebake.org/">NEW ENGLAND CRIME BAKE</a> Goffstown, NH</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>November 17-20</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.icelandnoir.com/">ICELAND NOIR</a> Reykjavik, Iceland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-67547430661748644042016-05-03T06:21:00.001-07:002016-05-03T17:23:29.518-07:00Coffee Break — May 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The new mystery series has been outlined. Characters were named and assigned a role. I’m hiring an ebook cover designer. The books won’t be available until all the stories have been written and all the covers have been made. Afterward, I’m submitting them to Amazon’s CreateSpace so I’ll also have paperback copies.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However...</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I just discovered Amazon Storywriter. Right away I knew I wanted to use this free service to adapt one of my novels to a screenplay. I very much wanted to do this a couple of years ago, but I couldn’t get the hang of it. Storywriter does my thinking (and formatting) for me.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’m anxious to begin.</span><br />
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<br />Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-60480212216295970672016-03-22T06:30:00.003-07:002016-03-27T05:03:59.171-07:00What's Happening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>I am spending more time writing this year, less time with social media. </b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've begun the first in a series of novellas based on characters from my Point Jove books (CAPTIVITY, BETRAYAL, PAYBACK, KILLING SUMMER).</span></b></span>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-46340841911062895332016-03-07T06:18:00.004-08:002016-07-07T05:29:38.877-07:00March Madness Sale<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">THE CAJUN GIRL: Part 1</span></b> i<b>s FREE for a limited time</b>.<br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1080356333">iBooks</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cajun-girl-sharon-a-austin/1123346311?ean=2940152825060">Nook</a> | <a href="http://www.inktera.com/store/title/48f17b90-11d5-466a-a4c8-f40b91881922">Page Foundry</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cajun-Girl-Part-Sharon-Austin-ebook/dp/B01BILLDV4/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">Kindle</a> <br />
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She survived a horrific childhood only to wind up trapped in a bitter, loveless marriage. Determined to find independence BJ Donovan, a French Quarter restaurateur, pens a work of fiction. Her book is a hit. But not for long. While interest in her debut crime novel continues to wane she comes up with a plan for how to top the bestseller list again. Using her position as a young executive chef to blend in with the community she embarks on a killing spree, by means of witchcraft, and uses details of the murders to begin the first book in a thriller series.<br />
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<b>Excerpt from Chapter One:</b><br />
Virgil awoke late at night to find his wife gone. He kicked off cold and clammy bedcovers, box springs screeched when he got up. A steady breeze, weighed down with humidity, carried the vanilla-like fragrance of Joe-Pye weed and the barely audible sound of laughter through an open window. He stood behind fluttering white sheers and watched Marie trot across the back yard, her long black curls bouncing with each footfall. The opaque security light above the barn doors cast an eerie pallor through the limbs of an old elm draped with Spanish moss. He noticed her belly, in the narrow space between her shirt and shorts, seemed rounder than normal. He lazily scratched his ass, wondered what the hell she’s doing.<br />
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A Psychological Suspense Novel<br />
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Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-18543807956182101892016-03-03T13:55:00.000-08:002016-07-07T05:15:44.718-07:00New Release - A Watery Death<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">A WATERY DEATH</span></b></div>
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A Sci-Fi Horror Short Story</div>
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A recognized tournament is coming to Redmoon Lake. If word gets out that an abnormally large alligator gar has not only taken over the lake it has taken someone’s life the event would surely be called off. More than likely it would never be rescheduled. The members of an amateur anglers fishing club plan to take matters into their own hands.<br />
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<b>Excerpt:</b><br />
Lee Jackson, a thirteen-year-old budding geologist, moved farther away from his younger brother and the shoreline, as he continued on his quest to find more rocks and gemstones to add to his growing collection. “Chal-ced-o-ny.” He pulled a spiral tablet from his hip pocket. Flipped through the pages until he found what he was looking for. “Yep. Chalcedony. Includes many varieties of, um, crypto-crys-tal-line... cryptocrystalline quartz gemstones.” He stuffed the tablet in his pocket. Following a worn trail around a curve he glanced back in time to see his brother, Tate, casting his line into the water.<br />
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<a href="http://www.inktera.com/store/title/95a2cfd3-b6a2-4474-86cf-abb57150504c">Page Foundry</a> | iBooks | Kindle | Amazon UK | NookSharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-54584182679606024342016-02-17T08:06:00.001-08:002016-03-03T13:56:38.090-08:00New Release - A Haunting At Wentzel Farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">A HAUNTING AT WENTZEL FARM</span><br />
Psychological Suspense</div>
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</i> Based on the character Evelyn Adrian from <b>THE CAJUN GIRL</b></div>
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A woman is left homeless after a fire destroys her apartment building in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the same time, a severe thunderstorm warning is issued. Trying to get out of the city at night in a downpour while caught in heavy traffic she makes a wrong turn. Evelyn finds a farmhouse by accident. About to knock and ask directions, the door creaks open.<br />
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The old dark house stood alone on the right side of a dirt road. Power lines came down when severe thunderstorms tore through southern Louisiana earlier in the day. She got a flashlight from the trunk of her car, and climbed the steps to the wraparound porch. A cool breeze rippled her T-shirt. Lightning cast her elongated shadow onto the door. About to knock and ask directions, the door creaked open. Evelyn backed up. A wind gust whipped her long hair in a frenzy. She took a deep breath and quickly exhaled. “Hello?” she called out in a soft tone, nudging the door open wider with the flashlight.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BMR6Y72?*Version*=1&*entries*=0">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BMR6Y72?*Version*=1&*entries*=0">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-haunting-at-wentzel-farm-sharon-a-austin/1123394743?ean=2940152792980">Nook</a> | <a href="http://www.inktera.com/store/title/3aed9c10-bbe7-41c6-902b-6f32e7e31333">Page Foundry</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-haunting-at-wentzel-farm/id1083109992?mt=11">iBooks</a> | <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/a-haunting-at-wentzel-farm">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://www.24symbols.com/book/english/sharon-a-austin/a-haunting-at-wentzel-farm?id=1105715">24Symbols</a> | <a href="http://www.thalia.de/shop/home/suchartikel/a_haunting_at_wentzel_farm/sharon_a_austin/EAN9781524280161/ID44726707.html;jsessionid=DB9B66E48606BA7EECC86643CA433501.tc2pc?jumpId=16202888&suchId=8388a883-8f83-438b-b730-efd433f0cad9">Tolino</a> | <a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/298880885/A-Haunting-at-Wentzel-Farm">Scribd</a></div>
Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-60238218660100972572016-02-07T03:33:00.002-08:002016-03-02T16:04:43.377-08:00New Release - The Cajun Girl<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">THE CAJUN GIRL: Part 1 of 2 - A Psychological Suspense Novel</span></div>
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She survived a horrific childhood only to wind up trapped in a bitter, loveless marriage. Determined to find independence BJ Donovan, a French Quarter restaurateur, pens a work of fiction. Her book is a hit. But not for long. While interest in her debut crime novel continues to wane she comes up with a plan for how to top the bestseller list again. Using her position as a young executive chef to blend in with the community, she embarks on a killing spree, by means of witchcraft, and uses details of the murders to begin the first book in a thriller series.</div>
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cajun-girl-sharon-a-austin/1123346311?ean=2940152825060">Nook</a> | <a href="http://www.inktera.com/store/title/48f17b90-11d5-466a-a4c8-f40b91881922">Page Foundry</a> | <a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/297494388/The-Cajun-Girl-Part-1-of-2">Scribd</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1080356333">iBooks</a> | <a href="https://www.24symbols.com/book/english/sharon-a-austin/the-cajun-girl-part-1-of-2?id=1056263">24Symbols</a> | <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-cajun-girl-part-1-of-2">Kobo</a> | <a href="http://www.thalia.de/shop/home/suchartikel/the_cajun_girl_part_1_of_2/sharon_a_austin/EAN9781524253394/ID44664512.html;jsessionid=283DF64E72128989A3D423C469081A95.tc2pc?jumpId=7152060&suchId=7d18843f-bfb1-4c97-8910-217ef98939f0">Tolino</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BILLDV4?*Version*=1&*entries*=0">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BILLDV4?*Version*=1&*entries*=0">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">THE CAJUN GIRL: Part 2 of 2 - Twelve Gripping Episodes</span></div>
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A homicide detective’s interest in her goes beyond a string of unsolved murders. BJ can’t allow him to get too close. Under the guise of a book signing tour for her debut novel, she makes monthly trips to twelve specific cities in order to gather enough real-life material to complete her episodic thriller which she believes has bestseller potential. Will she also find the freedom she seeks? Or will she spend the rest of her life paying a debt she never owed?</div>
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cajun-girl-sharon-a-austin/1123356375?ean=2940152768381">Nook</a> | <a href="http://www.inktera.com/store/title/05f6cb97-8ed0-42d8-8461-b4c84b7e956d">Page Foundry</a> | <a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/297620386/The-Cajun-Girl-Part-2-of-2">Scribd</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-cajun-girl-part-2-of-2/id1080653966?mt=11">iBooks</a> | 24Symbols | <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-cajun-girl-part-2-of-2">Kobo</a> | Tolino | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BI04LPK?*Version*=1&*entries*=0">Amazon US</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BI04LPK?*Version*=1&*entries*=0">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
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<b>Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Part 1:</b><br />
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Virgil awoke late at night to find his wife gone. He kicked off cold and clammy bedcovers, box springs screeched when he got up. A steady breeze, weighed down with humidity, carried the vanilla-like fragrance of Joe-Pye weed and the barely audible sound of laughter through an open window. He stood behind fluttering white sheers and watched Marie trot across the back yard, her long black curls bouncing with each footfall. The opaque security light above the barn doors cast an eerie pallor through the limbs of an old elm draped with Spanish moss. He noticed her belly, in the narrow space between her shirt and shorts, seemed rounder than normal. He lazily scratched his ass, wondered what the hell she’s doing.</div>
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Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-55134630013303183302016-01-24T10:08:00.001-08:002016-01-25T08:33:16.824-08:00Coming Soon<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-13466860150175573172016-01-06T08:43:00.000-08:002016-01-06T08:49:31.572-08:00Writers' Conferences & Book Festivals, 2016<b><span style="color: blue;">JANUARY</span></b><br />
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Jan. 16-23: Writers in Paradise conference, St. Petersburg, Florida<br />
http://writersinparadise.eckerd.edu/<br />
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Jan. 22-24: San Diego State University Writers’ Conference, San Diego Marriott, Mission Valley<br />
http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/wc<br />
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Jan. 24-30: Todos Santos Writers Workshop, Todos Santos, Baja Mexico<br />
www.todossantoswritersworkshop.com<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>FEBRUARY</b></span><br />
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Feb. 10-14: San Miguel Writers' Conference and Literary Festival, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico<br />
www.sanmiguelwritersconference.org<br />
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Feb. 11-14: Savannah Book Festival, Savannah, Georgia<br />
http://www.savannahbookfestival.org/<br />
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Feb. 11-15: San Francisco Writers Conference, San Francisco, California<br />
www.SFWriters.org<br />
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Feb. 19-21: Galiano Literary Festival, Galiano Island, BC, Canada<br />
galianoliteraryfestival.com <br />
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Feb. 20: Atlanta Writing Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia<br />
http://atlantawritingworkshop.com/<br />
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Feb. 20: Birmingham Local Authors Expo and Book Fair, Birmingham, Alabama<br />
http://www.bham.lib.al.us/programs/LocalAuthors/<br />
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Feb. 25-28: Left Coast Crime’s annual mystery convention in Phoenix, Arizona<br />
http://www.leftcoastcrime2016.com/<br />
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Feb. 25-28: Sleuthfest, Deerfield Beach, Florida<br />
http://sleuthfest.com/<br />
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Feb. 26-28: Digital Author and Indie Publishing Conference, Van Nuys, California<br />
www.wcwriters.com/da<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">MARCH</span></b><br />
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March 5: Writing Festival, Wordcrafters in Eugene Writers’ Conference, Eugene, Oregon<br />
http://wordcraftersineugene.org/conference/<br />
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March 5: The Augusta Literary Festival, Augusta, Georgia<br />
http://www.augustaliteraryfestival.org/<br />
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March 12: Florida Authors & Publishers Spring Conference, Orlando, Florida<br />
https://fpa.memberclicks.net/spring-conference<br />
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March 12-13: The Dahlonega Book Festival, Dahlonega, Georgia<br />
http://dahlonegaliteraryfestival.wordpress.com/<br />
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March 12-16: The Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, Arizona<br />
http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/<br />
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March 16-20: The Algonkian Novel Retreat, Sterling, Virginia<br />
algonkianconferences.com/AlgonkianWriterRetreat<br />
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March 25: Tampa Writers Conference, Tampa, Florida<br />
http://floridawritingworkshops.com/<br />
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March 26: Fort Lauderdale Conference for Writers, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida<br />
http://floridawritingworkshops.com/<br />
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March 30 | April 2: AWP Writers’ Conference and Bookfair, Los Angeles, California<br />
http://awpwriter.org/conference/<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">APRIL</span></b><br />
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April 7-9: The Write Stuff writers’ conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania<br />
www.glvwg.org<br />
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April 8: Writing by Writers Workshop at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado<br />
www.writingxwriters.org<br />
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April 8-9: IBPA Publishing University, Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
http://ibpapublishinguniversity.com/index.html <br />
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April 8-9: North Texas Book Festival, Denton, Texas<br />
www.ntbf.org<br />
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April 8-9: Maine Crime Wave, Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, Portland, Maine<br />
http://mainewriters.org/2016-maine-crime-wave<br />
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April 8-10: Okanagan Valley Writers’ Festival, Penticton, BC, Canada<br />
http://okanaganvalleywritersfestival.com/<br />
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April 8-10: Word of South Festival of Literature and Music, Tallahassee, Florida<br />
http://www.wordofsouthfestival.com/about/<br />
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April 12-17: Romantic Times Book Lovers’ Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada<br />
http://www.rtconvention.com<br />
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April 14-17: Arkansas Literary Festival. Little Rock, Arkansas<br />
http://www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/<br />
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April 15-17: Pikes Peak Writers’ Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado<br />
http://www.pikespeakwriters.com/ppwc/<br />
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April 15-17: Story Circle Network Women’s Writing Conference, Austin, Texas<br />
http://www.storycircle.org/Conference/<br />
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April 15-17: Writer’s Institute, Madison, Wisconsin<br />
https://uwwritersinstitute.wisc.edu/<br />
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April 23: Alabama Book Festival, Montgomery, Alabama<br />
http://www.alabamabookfestival.org/<br />
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April 23-24: DFW Writers Conference, Fort Worth Convention Center, Texas<br />
http://www.dfwcon.org<br />
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April 28-30: 2016—Las Vegas Writers Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada<br />
www.lasvegaswritersconference.com<br />
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April 29 | May 1: Malice Domestic, annual mystery fan convention, in Bethesda, Maryland<br />
www.malicedomestic.org<br />
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April 29 | May 1: Grub Street’s “Muse and the Marketplace” Conference, Boston, Massachusetts<br />
https://www.grubstreet.org/muse/<br />
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April 29 | May 1: Chanticleer Authors Conference, Bellingham, Washington<br />
www.chantireviews.com<br />
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April 30 | May 1: Ontario Writers Conference, Ajax, Ontario, Canada<br />
http://thewritersconference.com/ Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-25802796218025782572016-01-06T06:33:00.002-08:002016-01-06T08:44:53.983-08:00Get It While It's Hot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I gave KILLING SUMMER a new look, and then kept this mystery novel in Amazon's KDP Select/KU program.<br />
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The 5-Day Free Event begins today.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Tagline:</span></b><br />
Blackmailed for murder, unable to prove his innocence, a man involves a small town sheriff in his plan for revenge.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Synopsis:</span></b><br />
On a hot night in July a young woman named Summer is murdered. She’ll be found one month later by two roofers, her lifeless eyes staring at the moldy interior of a rundown tool shed. The men responsible for her being there are two unlikely partners in crime, each with something to prove. One is the cowardly son of a decorated police officer. The other is a bully with a violent history. High on drugs and alcohol, neither knows who dealt the deathblow.<br />
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Fearing a confrontation, one of them agrees to pay the other for his vow of silence. But as time goes by, a hard life takes its toll on him. In order to put an end to the blackmail he’d have to take a risk. A risk that could easily backfire. Driven by hate and anger, he writes an anonymous letter to the sheriff recounting that killing summer.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Summer-Sharon-Austin-ebook/dp/B00S6EFDOK/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><b><span style="color: #990000;">KILLING SUMMER</span></b></a><br />
<i>They weren't there to hand-fish</i>.Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-47794616179227481002016-01-06T04:21:00.002-08:002016-01-06T08:44:42.503-08:00What's Happening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My trilogy, Backwoods Justice, a small town murder mystery, is available on <b><span style="color: red;">24Symbols</span></b>.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.24symbols.com/book/x/x/x?id=932480">CAPTIVITY</a></b> — A sheriff tracks a psychopath targeting members of a retired mariner’s family. (Still available for Free)<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.24symbols.com/book/x/x/x?id=932651">BETRAYAL</a></b> — A reporter furthers his budding career as a crime scene photographer by filming new construction being set ablaze by his older brother, who has a dark secret of his own.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.24symbols.com/book/x/x/x?id=932666">PAYBACK</a></b> — Deadly game of geocaching goes awry when hidden clues to the whereabouts of a kidnapped victim are swept away in a flash flood.<br />
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Featuring Sheriff Joshua Wolfe of KILLING SUMMER.<br />
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I intend to unpublish all thirteen books in the Bad Mojo series, reduce them to just two books, change the titles, and then make them available only on Amazon for a limited time.<br />
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Rested and raring to go, I'm even more determined to write my way out of my day job. So, I am spending more time writing this year, less time worrying about sales, and less time with social media.<br />
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CheersSharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-86421562140013988782015-12-10T13:47:00.002-08:002015-12-10T13:48:14.166-08:002-week Winter Hiatus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv76L2Ix5HCeAi0oRUKC8FldlnigoUA1jtSw8TrJ5GkYBKHhyphenhyphenDINMOdfDO5qqfDuaHtSZ8klPr9Gp6fz4WHZ9qeXusszcmUQyUJA8E4RqZ1qPYCE8Sb2Xqs8g9Uu-vFDIH9npsE5tkxB0/s1600/winter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv76L2Ix5HCeAi0oRUKC8FldlnigoUA1jtSw8TrJ5GkYBKHhyphenhyphenDINMOdfDO5qqfDuaHtSZ8klPr9Gp6fz4WHZ9qeXusszcmUQyUJA8E4RqZ1qPYCE8Sb2Xqs8g9Uu-vFDIH9npsE5tkxB0/s320/winter.jpg" /></a></div>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-73451301433264133862015-11-25T13:33:00.002-08:002015-12-10T13:51:12.299-08:00Writing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have several projects lined up for 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That's all I have to say, for now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheers</span>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-71440032092916494922015-11-21T04:08:00.001-08:002015-11-21T04:09:40.550-08:00New Release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEZ8MD45QstgcPo0KEIPhoeAqU2ZJEYISC3SrIrvcu7B0uN88Sd-YoUK2UksQQBOQ_JmSPOhSP3lZAeMozjmA5IAE9iDt5nsDg8lDHD1gNuXLTkBGHS0HtmqBrp-eqWn640zj1xR_-Wo/s1600/atribg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEZ8MD45QstgcPo0KEIPhoeAqU2ZJEYISC3SrIrvcu7B0uN88Sd-YoUK2UksQQBOQ_JmSPOhSP3lZAeMozjmA5IAE9iDt5nsDg8lDHD1gNuXLTkBGHS0HtmqBrp-eqWn640zj1xR_-Wo/s320/atribg.jpg" /></a></div><b>A BACKWOODS JUSTICE <a href="http://sharonaustin.blogspot.com/p/backwoods-justice_5059.html">MYSTERY SET</a></b> is now available.<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">CAPTIVITY</span></b><br />
A small-town sheriff tracks a psychopath targeting members of a retired mariner’s family.<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">BETRAYAL</span></b><br />
A reporter furthers his budding career as a crime scene photographer by filming new construction being set ablaze by his older brother, who has a dark secret of his own.<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">PAYBACK</span></b><br />
A deadly game of geocaching goes awry when hidden clues to the whereabouts of a kidnapped victim are swept away in a flash flood.<br />
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Interwoven novels of mystery, murder, and suspense.Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-77761727834196244502015-11-16T09:24:00.000-08:002015-11-16T09:24:23.641-08:00What's Happening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3uFzg6-dlE5p5pQKUgIR9V210O3DOMajXBtbk4YxWXP6_TSWE0_6ha75kXnHLyxw3ruwICJQ5XXjP25rKSaMunTONABtlwkS-NO9JPgzTWqi12PihWvgnoU9MCwWLrObbSSPzb_6zoA/s1600/ambg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3uFzg6-dlE5p5pQKUgIR9V210O3DOMajXBtbk4YxWXP6_TSWE0_6ha75kXnHLyxw3ruwICJQ5XXjP25rKSaMunTONABtlwkS-NO9JPgzTWqi12PihWvgnoU9MCwWLrObbSSPzb_6zoA/s320/ambg.jpg" /></a></div>I was busy promoting MAGIC MOON: A Mystery, the first book in the Bad Mojo series, throughout the 5-day Free event (Nov. 11-15) with Amazon's KDP Select program, so I needed to put my work-in-progress on hold.<br />
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To everyone at these promotional Twitter addresses...<br />
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@DigitalBKToday | @KindleEbooksUK | @bookpugUK | @KindleFreeBook | @FreeReadFeed | #BookBuzzr | @Amazon | @FreeKindleDaily | @kindleebooks | @zwoodlebooks | #BookGiveaway | @novelspot | @Kindlestuff | @KindleBookKing | @kindlepost | @4FreeKindleBook | @ereaderperks<br />
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...Thank you, for your help in making this event a success.<br />
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I had hoped to use these sites to promote my books...<br />
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Centsless Books | Awesome Gang | Book Daily | Kindle Nation Daily | eReader Utopia | Flurries of Words | eBook Lister | Addicted To eBooks | Just Kindle Books | Digital Book Today | Ebooks Habit | Ereader Café | Free Books Hub | Freebooksky | Daily Cheap Reads (also in UK) | Book Bub | Free eBooks Daily<br />
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...But for one reason or another I couldn't. Maybe next time.<br />
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CheersSharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-81005742718009393982015-11-04T04:16:00.001-08:002015-11-05T07:23:50.573-08:00Kindle Unlimited<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">BAD MOJO</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don’t mess with Bonnie June. She’ll put a spell on you. Or worse.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">>+<</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All 13 dark tales in the </span><a href="http://sharonaustin.blogspot.com/p/bad-mojo-series_13.html" style="font-size: large;">Bad Mojo series</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> are available exclusively through Amazon.</span></div></div><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">#1 </span><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47;">MAGIC MOON</span></b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><i style="text-align: left;">December</i><span style="text-align: left;"> New Orleans, Louisiana</span><br />
Moved by the success of her debut crime novel, twenty-seven-year-old BJ Donovan can’t handle the thought of being a one-hit wonder and never feeling special ever again. Using her position as the executive chef and owner of a popular restaurant in the French Quarter to blend in with the community, she embarks on a killing spree by means of voodoo magic. Traveling across the country under the guise of a book signing tour, she uses details of the murders to help maintain her best-seller status with an upcoming episodic thriller series.<br />
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#2 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">METAMORPHOSIS MOON</span></b> <i>January</i> St. Augustine, Florida<br />
BJ goes on a murderous rampage after someone at a writers retreat steals her handwritten manuscript of a new novel containing details of a true crime that were never made public.<br />
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#3 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MOURNFUL MOON</span></b> <i>February</i> Savannah, Georgia<br />
With a little help from BJ, Alma LeJeune exacts revenge on the descendants of the people who had willingly participated in the unfair conviction and public hanging of a young Irish woman in 1735.<br />
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#4 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MASTERMINDS MOON</span></b> <i>March</i> Key West, Florida<br />
Made the brunt of a sick joke by The Six, a group of snobbish writers, BJ shows them what make believe is all about when she uses the legendary Robby the Doll, a child’s toy created by voodoo magic, to hit back.<br />
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#5 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MESMERIZING MOON</span></b> <i>April</i> Charleston, South Carolina<br />
Possessed by the ghost of a female serial killer from the 1800s, Alma drugs traveling businessmen then feeds their dismembered body parts to her pet, a great white alligator.<br />
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#6 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MALEVOLENCE MOON</span></b> <i>May</i> Salem, Massachusetts<br />
A strange conversation between BJ and the descendant of a Salem witch leads Alma to believe that BJ is being drawn into a web of lies and deceit.<br />
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#7 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MAYHEM MOON</span></b> <i>June</i> Cincinnati, Ohio<br />
BJ grows suspicious of an elderly woman’s true motives after she asks her to help get her granddaughter away from her cruel husband, a notorious gangster.<br />
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#8 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MESSENGER MOON</span></b> <i>July</i> Chicago, Illinois<br />
After a devastating hurricane hits New Orleans BJ decides to get on the road and finish her promotional tour, unaware someone is lying in wait.<br />
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#9 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MEANNESS MOON</span></b> <i>August</i> Portland, Oregon<br />
BJ is about to wage war on two animal abusers when something extraordinary happens.<br />
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#10 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MAKE-BELIEVE MOON</span></b> <i>September</i> Hollywood, California<br />
A playwright’s misuse of BJ’s thriller series infuriates her.<br />
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#11 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MASQUERADE MOON</span></b> <i>October</i> Las Vegas, Nevada<br />
An unexpected invitation to a murder mystery dinner party makes BJ wonder if she is the intended victim.<br />
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#12 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MONSTER MOON</span></b> <i>November</i> Truth or Consequences, New Mexico<br />
BJ soon regrets her decision to help a woman who claims she had just escaped from a torture chamber in the desert.<br />
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#13 <b><span style="color: #741b47;">MELANCHOLY MOON</span></b> <i>December</i> Chalmette, Louisiana<br />
Bonnie June is coming home, but to what end?<br />
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<b>Author Note: </b><br />
<b>To get the full effect of the series the stories must be read in numerical order. </b><br />
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These stories are also available in a set: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Mojo-Complete-Sharon-Austin-ebook/dp/B00XTILXF6/ref=la_B004HW1RI6_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446495832&sr=1-8"><b>BAD MOJO: THE COMPLETE SERIES</b></a> <br />
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</b> <b>Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Book 1, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017HS62X6?*Version*=1&*entries*=0">MAGIC MOON: A Mystery</a></b><br />
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Virgil awoke late at night to find his wife gone. He kicked off cold and clammy bedcovers, box springs screeched when he got up. A steady breeze, weighed down with humidity, carried the vanilla-like fragrance of Joe-Pye weed and the barely audible sound of laughter through an open window.<br />
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He stood behind fluttering white sheers and watched Marie trot across the back yard, her long black curls bouncing with each footfall. The opaque security light above the barn doors cast an eerie pallor through the limbs of an old elm draped with Spanish moss. He noticed her belly, in the narrow space between her shirt and shorts, seemed rounder than normal. He lazily scratched his ass, wondered what the hell she’s doing.<br />
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A man stepped out of the shadows, and drew her into an embrace. They kissed for a moment, then entered the barn.<br />
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Marie came back out. She turned her head side to side, looked up. Virgil leaned back without thinking.<br />
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The man clasped her hand. “C’mere, baby.” He brought a shiny metal flask to his lips and took a long swig.<br />
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She giggled again. “Gimme some.”<br />
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“<i>Sh</i>! Not now.” He pulled her into the barn, loosely swung one door shut, the other already latched at the top.<br />
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Virgil slipped through the half closed door. Stood beneath the loft and listened to the rough’n ready sounds of raw lust. Glossy photos in his dog-eared girlie magazines flashed through his mind. He hiked the leather rifle strap onto his shoulder, gripped the sides of the wooden ladder. Slowly mounted the rungs; aware one always squeaks.<br />
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He found them in a clearing behind short stacks of hay. Virgil recognized him. He was the same slick salesman who’d come sniffing around last April trying to sell them some kitcheny crap. He didn’t know if his wife got any. He’d left the house to spend the rest of the mild and sunny morning planting eggplants to be sold at the farmers market and to local chefs.<br />
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A July heat wave made the guy come a-knocking again.<br />
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Update:<br />
This project is on hold.<br />
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Previous:<br />
Put on my writer hat.<br />
Started a new series.<br />
Something different.<br />
That's all you're getting. :)Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-48552826183946235162015-10-30T06:14:00.001-07:002015-12-15T04:05:21.450-08:00Special Announcement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My mystery novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Summer-Sharon-Austin-ebook/dp/B00S6EFDOK/ref=la_B004HW1RI6_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444045111&sr=1-13&refinements=p_82%3AB004HW1RI6">Killing Summer</a>, is still available through Kindle Unlimited. Thank you to everyone who has downloaded a copy so far. The response has been overwhelming.<br />
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To @FreeEbooksDaily, @Goodkindles @DigitalBkToday, @KindleEbooksUK, @KindleFreeBook, @FreeReadFeed, @FreeKindleDaily, thank you for your support.<br />
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Killing Summer <br />
<b>Synopsis:</b><br />
On a hot night in July a young woman named Summer is murdered. She’ll be found one month later by two roofers, her lifeless eyes staring at the moldy interior of a rundown tool shed. The men responsible for her being there are two unlikely partners in crime, each with something to prove. One is the cowardly son of a decorated police officer. The other is a bully with a violent history. High on drugs and alcohol, neither knows who dealt the deathblow. Fearing a confrontation, one of them agrees to pay the other for his vow of silence. But as time goes by, a hard life takes its toll on him. In order to put an end to the blackmail he’d have to take a risk. A risk that could easily backfire. Driven by hate and anger, he writes an anonymous letter to the sheriff recounting that killing summer.<br />
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<b>Chapter 1:</b><br />
Stripped down to their underwear and socks, the two men walked into the chilly, snake infested waters of White River swatting mosquitoes every step of the way. Moving slowly through a shallow, rocky area with only their head and shoulders above the surface, they stayed close to the bank using their hands to feel around under submerged boulders. A half a mile or so upstream from where they had slung the rest of their clothing over a tree branch, the man in the lead, twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Rayland, took a deep breath, and dove under the water.<br />
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More than happy to play the role of spotter, Jasper Monroe kept a watchful eye out for game wardens who don’t care the practice of noodling has been legal in Missouri for quite a while. Since most flathead catfish are on the nest when they’re noodled, wildlife fanatics continue to argue that too many eggs are being destroyed, and this ridiculous and dangerous style of fishing must end.<br />
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They weren’t there to hand-fish. Not today. If they get caught, not tomorrow either.<br />
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Kevin shot up out of the water, gasping for air. Swiped a hand down his face. “Found one.”<br />
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Jasper got behind him, and tucked his hands under Kevin’s arms to help him keep his balance while he twisted sideways to put his leg in the catfish hole. “Yep, it’s empty.” Jasper let go. Kevin fell backward, scraping his knee. Went under again trying to gain his footing. Angrily smacked the water with the side of his hand.<br />
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“Take it easy. Don’t be stirring up any damn leeches.” Jasper broke off a sturdy twig full of stiff brown leaves, stabbed the end in the ground above the hole to mark the spot. Piled rocks around the base for added support. “Let’s get this over with.”<br />
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In the waning daylight the men trudged back to their starting point, on guard for venomous snakes swimming about. “Good thing it rained,” Kevin whispered. “It turned the water brown. Maybe they won’t see us coming.” He shuddered, knowing how easy it would be to encounter snakes or beavers that have taken over abandoned holes. A sock won’t prevent sharp teeth or fangs from sinking into his flesh. Snapping turtles can also inflict a lot of misery by biting off a finger or two.<br />
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When they reached the rocky shoal, Jasper remained in the water. “Go on, get her.” Focused on the lengthening shadows in the surrounding woods he thought he saw movement. He leaned in, squinted his eyes, then pulled back. “Hurry the hell up,” he said in a low tone.<br />
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Kevin ran over to the boulder where they’d hidden the twenty-something ticket taker. He grasped her by her wrists, dragged her to the water’s edge. Jasper took hold of her hands, pulled her headfirst into the water. Kevin jumped in, reached under and found her feet. Her long hair flowed across her face like corn-yellow seaweed stems. The water washed blood from her wounds and marked her passing, as they floated her to the hole in the riverbank.<br />
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Jasper crossed her arms over her bare chest then pressed down hard, pushing her under. Banged her head against the rocky wall several times trying to find the opening.<br />
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“What’re you doing?”<br />
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“I don’t think she’s going to fit.”<br />
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“Sure she will. You’re just too chickenshit to duck under and do it the right way.”<br />
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“Oh yeah?” Jasper went down, and worked her head and shoulders into the mouth of the hole. Shoved her in as far as she’d go. Jumped up and sucked in a lungful of air. “There’s not enough room for her feet.” He glanced at the concave bank of the meandering river. “I don’t see anything we can use to cover her with.”<br />
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“So what? It’d take one hell of a drought for the water to recede enough for someone to see her feet sticking out of there. That could be many years from now. I don’t see the little waterfall up ahead going dry any time soon. Besides, it won’t be long before critters start feasting on her.”<br />
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“Whatever. Frickin’ knowitall. C’mon, it’s getting dark. I sure as hell don’t want to be in here when it is. I could use a smoke and a beer, anyway. If we hurry, we’ll have time to stop by Roadhouse Redd before the fireworks begin.”<br />
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Jasper raced ahead.<br />
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Kevin stood still waiting for the ripples to subside. He looked intently at the muddy water trying to see through it. Tried to imagine lying in that dark hole for all of eternity. Tried to remember exactly why Jasper thought they should remove her clothes. Tried to remember where they stashed them. He felt sorry for her. Just a little. What was her name? Carly? Charley? He shook his head in disdain. What woman goes off with two guys she’d just met? Harley, was it?<br />
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<i>Screw it. It isn’t my fault why she tripped and fell down</i>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Summer-Sharon-Austin-ebook/dp/B00S6EFDOK/ref=la_B004HW1RI6_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444045111&sr=1-13&refinements=p_82%3AB004HW1RI6">Killing Summer</a><br />
Get it while it's hot!<br />
And if you love the story, please consider posting a review on Amazon. Thank you.Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-91245800799144621292015-10-15T06:19:00.000-07:002015-10-15T06:21:58.230-07:00Halloween Horror<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2000 ** THE CELL – RICKY 6 – BATTLE ROYALE – GINGER SNAPS <br />
2001 ** JEEPERS CREEPERS – THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE – SESSION 9 – FRAILTY <br />
2002 ** THE GRUDGE – THE RING – 28 DAYS LATER – DOG SOLDIERS <br />
2003 ** OPEN WATER – DEAD END – WRONG TURN – JEEPERS CREEPERS 2<br />
2004 ** SAW – THE ORDEAL – SHUTTER – DEAD BIRDS <br />
2005 ** THE DESCENT – THE DEVIL'S REJECTS – BOO – WOLF CREEK <br />
2006 ** TAXIDERMIA – THE HILLS HAVE EYES – THE HOST – SILENT HILL<br />
2007 ** THE MIST – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY – VACANCY – TRICK 'R TREAT <br />
2008 ** EDEN LAKE – LET THE RIGHT ONE IN – MARTYRS – SPLINTER <br />
2009 ** DRAG ME TO HELL – THIRST – ZOMBIELAND – THE COLLECTOR <br />
2010 ** THE CRAZIES – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 – LET ME IN – MY SOUL TAKE <br />
2011 ** THE RITE – INSIDIOUS – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 – 11-11-11<br />
2012 ** CHERNOBYL DIARIES – SILENT HOUSE – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 – SINISTER<br />
2013 ** THE CONJURING – WORLD WAR Z – THE PURGE – MAMA – INSIDIOUS 2<br />
2014 ** ANNABELLE – AS ABOVE, SO BELOW – THE PURGE: ANARCHY – TUSK – DELIVER US FROM EVIL<br />
2015 ** INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 – THE GREEN INFERNO – HIDDEN – IT FOLLOWS – SINISTER 2 – CRIMSON PEAKSharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-60616492202093906292015-10-14T04:08:00.000-07:002015-12-15T04:07:54.164-08:00Exclusively On Amazon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>KILLING SUMMER</b> is now available only through Amazon’s KDP Select | Kindle Unlimited program.<br />
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Blackmailed for murder, unable to prove his innocence, a man involves a rural sheriff in his plan for revenge.<br />
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Available exclusively on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Summer-Sharon-Austin-ebook/dp/B00S6EFDOK/ref=la_B004HW1RI6_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444179763&sr=1-11">Amazon</a>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-62558311287487758682015-10-01T04:40:00.003-07:002015-10-01T04:41:37.062-07:00New Mystery Book Releases<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqTnGfPrcCnFMRyanDdTBwTZaAyWLgClnmrbNcZD0l3dmsllBda-WIDtQf6-J8lvIhv5K85QBKmBveDVGY0J9jiK4_HlxtFp7XTiHvqrlDBCWfrJv1ttvj4lOpV0iZQe30LyDwGycvpY/s1600/fllbk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqTnGfPrcCnFMRyanDdTBwTZaAyWLgClnmrbNcZD0l3dmsllBda-WIDtQf6-J8lvIhv5K85QBKmBveDVGY0J9jiK4_HlxtFp7XTiHvqrlDBCWfrJv1ttvj4lOpV0iZQe30LyDwGycvpY/s320/fllbk.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>WHAT YOU SEE</b>: A Jane Ryland Novel by Hank Phillippi Ryan</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765374951/httpwwwmarkes-20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>WHEN SECRETS STRIKE</b> by Marta Perry</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00TXM1EAQ/httpwwwmarkes-20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MURDER BY SUSPICION</b>: An Ellie Quicke British Murder Mystery by Veronica Heley</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0727885243/httpwwwmarkes-20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>THE THAMES RIVER MURDERS</b> (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Book 10) by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B012TXYXU8/httpwwwmarkes-20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>AUTUMN THORNS</b> (Whisper Hollow) by Yasmine Galenorn</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00SI02BHO/httpwwwmarkes-20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>DEATH ON THE PRAIRIE</b> (A Chloe Ellefson Mystery) by Kathleen Ernst http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738744700/httpwwwmarkes-20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A SHADOWED EVIL</b>: A Hawkenlye Medieval Mystery by Alys Clare http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0727885200/httpwwwmarkes-20 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A PERILOUS ALLIANCE</b>: A Tudor mystery featuring Ursula Blanchard by Fiona Buckley</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1780290764/httpwwwmarkes-20</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>THE CORPSE WITH THE DIAMOND HAND</b> (A Cait Morgan Mystery) by Cathy Ace http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1771511443/httpwwwmarkes-20</div>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-26948586499332662742015-09-30T06:45:00.000-07:002015-10-29T11:54:05.645-07:00Special Offer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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MAGIC MOON, Book One in the Bad Mojo Series, is Free for a limited time on all venues.<br />
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<b>Synopsis:</b><br />
Moved by the success of her debut crime novel, twenty-seven-year-old BJ Donovan can’t handle the thought of being a one-hit wonder and never feeling special ever again. Using her position as the executive chef and owner of a popular restaurant in the French Quarter to blend in with the community, she embarks on a killing spree, by means of voodoo magic, and uses details of the murders to help maintain her best-seller status with an upcoming episodic thriller series.<br />
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<b>Opening scene:</b><br />
Virgil awoke late at night to find his wife gone. He kicked off cold and clammy bedcovers, box springs screeched when he got up. A steady breeze, weighed down with humidity, carried the vanilla-like fragrance of Joe-Pye weed and the barely audible sound of laughter through an open window.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>New Orleans, Louisiana</b></span>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-70544394583117552842015-09-17T10:06:00.001-07:002015-09-17T10:13:48.995-07:00What's Happening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Curious to know if Bad Mojo really is a good story, I gathered up all of the “moon” books in the series, put them into one book, set it for Free, then let it run wild for most of the summer.<br />
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The results? Not only was the book downloaded many times on all venues, but it received four beautiful reviews on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Mojo-Complete-Sharon-Austin-ebook/dp/B00XTILXF6/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">Amazon</a>. I am stoked!<br />
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The first book, <i>Magic Moon</i> — originally titled <i>Serial Quiller,</i> then <i>Long Night Moon</i> — was written in only one month. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning typing, then headed off to work an eight-hour shift. The story grabbed me from the beginning and wouldn’t let go until I typed The End.<br />
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This happened at the same time I learned about Amazon Kindle eBooks. Previously, I had wasted more than ten years of my life trying to get New York and/or California to sit up and take notice of my work. The final straw was when I waited a full year to hear back from a well-established literary agent in New York City on the full manuscript I had mailed to her. Mailed, as in “through the post office using my hard-earned money”. I sent her an email. She responded by telling me to email the full MS. Two hours later, she sent me a form rejection. The only clue provided was that the story wasn’t suspenseful. So my <i>mystery</i> novel (genre clearly stated in the query) was rejected based on the 5-page sample (mailed with the query) that had gotten me the “request for a full” in the first place??? What the hell? This was the day I deleted everything filed under Query Hell, and focused my attention on eBooks. I have no regrets other than never getting back those 10+ years.<br />
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But I digress.<br />
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At the same time <i>Bad Mojo: The Complete Series</i> came off free I put <i>Magic Moon</i> on Free with all retailers. I haven’t decided yet if I want this book to be permafree, since it is a full-length novel. The rest of the moon books are short ‘episodes’.<br />
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Like last September, I’m getting my books ready for the upcoming holiday shopping season. I’m making a few new covers, changing prices, and tweaking blurbs. Some of the new stuff will go up as early as next week (after <i>Captivity</i> comes off Free).<br />
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<i>The Lodger</i> was the last new story I wrote this year. While I have a few others in various stages of beginning or ending, I’m not releasing anything until after the New Year. I want to have something available at that time, especially with all the new eReaders that will be underneath the Christmas tree.<br />
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On November 1, I’m setting one more book at Free, and letting it run until mid-January 2016. I’m currently making a new cover and changes to the content.<br />
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I am able to type faster now (since breaking my wrist last January). I still make a lot of errors, which slow me down and irate the hell out of me, but not as many as before. So this is a good thing.<br />
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I have a full-time job. Putting out freight for a major retailer. The job is physically demanding. Just wanted everyone to know one of the reasons why I’m not cranking out one story after another on a regular basis.<br />
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Big changes are on the horizon.<br />
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CheersSharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176034443293591730.post-36480151161700569862015-09-17T05:13:00.000-07:002015-09-24T05:54:38.060-07:00Captivity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <b>free</b> event for my mystery novel <b><i>Captivity</i></b>, book one in the Backwoods Justice trilogy, ends September 21, 2015.<br />
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<b>About This Book:</b><br />
The gruesome discovery of a woman’s corpse in the small, tourist resort of Point Jove, Missouri draws Sheriff Josh Wolfe, a widower who enjoys tinkering with his award winning hot rod, into the most perilous case of his career. Hounded by the townsfolk and media, Wolfe exhausts every conventional method for solving the crime.<br />
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The investigation comes to a standstill. Then, four more residents disappear. Everyone is convinced Rhone County is harboring a serial kidnapper who chooses his victims by chance. Wolfe believes the people are not only related to one another but are somehow tied to the last surviving member of the county’s namesake. Time is not only running out for Sheriff Wolfe but for his lover, dissatisfied wife of a homebuilder, held against her will at the Rhone family’s abandoned sawmill where spilled gasoline awaits a lighted match.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Captivity-Backwoods-Justice-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B00THDD0EY/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">Kindle</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/captivity/id886662264?mt=11">iBooks</a> | <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/captivity-formerly-titled-smoke-on-the-water">Kobo</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/captivity-sharon-a-austin/1119698332?ean=9781498998185">Nook</a></span></b>Sharon A. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476789308617207767noreply@blogger.com