Saturday 6 April 2024

APRIL NEWSLETTER: FREE AND BARGAIN BOOKS

APRIL NEWSLETTER 

 FREE and BARGAIN BOOKS for you.

The Yellow eyed Penguins have just finished their moult and can go back to sea. They've been starving for most of March and early April whilst their new feathers grew in and became waterproof. Their babies this year weren't healthy great fat fluffy grey offspring and had to be fed to raise them to survival weight – not enough fish - and inoculated against a new disease which arrived with the raised sea temperature. The local sea temps are so much higher we don't need wetsuits for a swim. We sure did 17 years ago when I retuned from Japan..

But there's a Hurray for April. The YA Edo period Japanese novella is with my editor, my human editor. It's already been to an A.I. editor who can do things very quickly that a human editor would not or could not do. A.I. can be a writer's friend for all those boring analytical tasks like trawling through Amazon algorithms, or checking all the key words of the best sellers in similar books to mine which A.I does in a flash, and which really help me. But it's the human editor who turns the story into a warm, emotional readable story, and corrects my misplaced commas!

URGENT! URGENT! ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT. ends April 16th!

In order to access all the authors' newsletters to get the 300 plus FREE books you have to click on and download from the START HERE button at the top of the giveaway.So dear readers hit the Heel in the picture at the top of the giveaway. and away you'll go. It's a bit fiddly but the only way to access all the promotions in all the n ews letters and all books are FREE.  know why the organisers got to be so tricky but there are some great books in the giveaway.

ends April 16th!

DEADLINE

HISTORICAL FICTION

SINGLE HISTORICAL FICTION NOVELS

1

'Trolley Dodgers'

Need a laugh? Rumour has it a film is on its way. I'm looking forward to it.

It all started as a joke. Andy Bennett wrote a tongue-in-cheek article on how the town of Bloomington could buy the LA Dodgers. And they believed him! Now there's a hilarious scramble to raise $300 million in a very short time frame,

HUMOUR

2

'The Indenture - a novel of early America'

Captured at Culloden. Imprisoned in Inverness. Sold at Norfolk.
CULLODEN

3

'Ellie & The War On Powder Creek'

It’s 1891 and the feisty Ellie Dolan Parker, who finds herself caught up in the middle of the Wyoming Cattle Wars.

CATTLE WARS

4

'Bad Blood'

Eunan Maguire lives in a small village in Fermanagh. He is mistreated by his parents and then taken to Enniskillen as a hostage to ensure his father's loyalty. He returns after being trained as a Galloglass warrior to confront his parents and to ensure his father pledges to the prospective new Maguire. But before he can do that the English raid his village, his parents are killed, he flees to save himself, and he blames himself for their death.

BAD DLOOD


GENERAL FICTION

1.

On top of the world

A collection of 7 books involving animals real or fantaSy.

PETS

2.

DEADLINE APRIL 16th

'StoryOrigin's Biggest All-Genre (Clean) Giveaway Ever'

one part of the giveaway.

A group of us authors got together to offer free books to help a charity.

DEADLINE

SHORT STORIES

1

Take a New Adventure with Each of These Seven Stories by Seven Authors

FREE

2

'Quick Reads for Busy People'

FREE


CRIME FICTION

1

21 Books IN A PRIZE GIVAWAY

CRIME

2

Chilling thrillers.

26 books

BARGAINS

3

Searching for an action-packed thrill ride or a twisty whodunnit??

Look no further!

These mystery, thriller, and suspense writers
have teamed up o bring you these FREE books!

106 mystery novels

FREE

4

Lost in a Cozy: A Cozy Mystery Book Fair

33 Bargains on offer

COSYS

SINGLE THRILLER NOVELS

1

'Catch a Falling Star'

Stolen artifacts, criminals, cops, and murder—college towns are anything but quiet—or safe!

STAR

2

'Renegrade'

a K9 cop story

DOGS

REVIEWS PLEASE.

Reviews are so important. It's how you chose your books so please help us writers make a few more sales with just a few sentences.

15 FREE books

AND

A new order of books has arrived at the library. I found the Australian historical novel 'The Star on the Grave' by Linda Margolin Roya. A fascinating read based on her family's WWII history and what happens when some family members try to hide the past. Alas traditionally published the Kindle is outrageously expensive.

 

Enjoy your Spring as I revel in Autumn colours
Happy Reading

p.d.r. lindsay

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Friday 1 March 2024

Review

I'm back reviewing for fellow Story origin authors. 


I've just enjoyed:

The Prince and Dai
by Gloria Oliver

 'The Prince and Dai' is a pleasant easy read, a simple story simply told. Dai and her friend Jaques make a discovery during a thunderstorm. The story makes a useful addition to the Daiyu Wu mystery series revealing more about Dai and her friend Jacques.

Tuesday 13 February 2024

FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER FREE and BARGAIN BOOKS

 

FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER 

 FREE and BARGAIN BOOKS for you.

The baby fur seals are back and living on the safe rocks whilst their mums go fishing. The water in the cove is too shallow to let sharks, orca, or dolphins get close. Even leopard seals have a problem hunting the babies here. There's a safe enclosed pool behind their rocks where they can cool off. It's been a sizzling summer so I've been in the sea too or under a shady tree with a book. Thank goodness there are some good books available.Check them out.

AGAIN BEWARE, WATCH the deadlines! Most of the books are free and I hope you'll find a few to enjoy.

 

FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

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HISTORICAL FICTION

1.

Historical Fiction Giveaway

Get these books fast!

FREE

2.

A group of mainly historical romance writers who offer free books.

FREE

3.

Fancy Seeing You here!

Free mainly historicals

Deadline February 16th

URGENT

4.

HISTORICAL FICTION

bargain prices.

BOOKS

 

SINGLE HISTORICAL NOVELS

1.

A YA Apocalypse in Ancient Byzantium:Heroic young characters, a secret cache of scrolls, a mysterious conspiracy, & forbidden love.

FREE

2.

Britannia AD 61: The Battle of Mona

A gritty historical fiction short story. Prequel to BRETHREN

FREE

3.

Acre (Hospitaller Saga Book 1)

FREE

4.

The Humbling of Meredith Martin: The biography of an Edwardian actress (Modern women: breaking the mould Book 5)

FREE

 

DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY NOVELS

1.

DEADLINE Feb 19th.

A collection of crime fiction.

MIXED PRICES

2.

Mystery Extravagance

Mostly free. BE QUICK!

ENDS FEB 14th

3.

Free Cosy Mysteries. URGENT DEADLINE

only 2 DAYS

4.

Crime Pays

A Mix of Crime

 

SHORT STORIES

March 2nd Deadline

FREE

ALSO

I've found another source of free and bargain ebooks at BookRaid

Discounted & Free Bestselling Ebooks

AND

G.J. Berger, best selling and prize winning historical fiction author, and my colleague in Writer's Choice (that's our writers' historical fiction publishing co-operative) is skiting away about the success of his mother's memoir, 'To Steal a Moment's Time'. It's been hitting the best seller lists. His mother was Katharina Berger, a most sought-after stage and film actress in Germany at the outbreak of WWII. I can genuinely recommend it as a fascinating read.

'To Steal a Moment's Time'

AND

Another book I've just enjoyed is an Australian historical novel set during the 1930s and 1940s.

Called 'Limberlost' by Robbie Arnott it's a gentle, thoughtful read. Alas it is expensive but cheapest at Kobo.com

 

Dodge the shocking weather, keep warm and enjoy a good book.

p.d.r. lindsay

Writer's Choice for p.d.r. lindsay-salmon author p.d.r. lindsay | 39, Lune street. South Hill, Oamaru
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Saturday 6 January 2024

JANUARY NEWSLETTER FREE and BARGAIN BOOKS for you.

 

JANUARY NEWSLETTER 

 FREE and BARGAIN BOOKS for you.

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Summer in my neck of the woods. Winter for most of you. You'll be keeping warm and longing for Spring whilst I'm enjoy tramping, surfing, sea, sun and the mountains, all in easy reach. Or I should be. Alas I'm just out of hospital having had a min-stroke. A calm quiet existence for me and lots of nasty pills. This is what stress does to one when one is older. I'll be joining you in choosing enough books to fill my reader although it's a thinner offering than usual. Everyone's on holiday.

AGAIN BEWARE, WATCH the 1ST two offerings' deadlines! Most of the books are free and I hope you'll find a few to enjoy.

 

JANUARY NEWSLETTER

HISTORICAL FICTION

URGENT!!!

DEADLINES IN 2 OR 3 DAYS

1

A nice mix

FREE

2

Tales from the Past

FREE

MONTHLY DEADLINES

3

HISTORICAL MYSTERIES

Historical Detective Fiction

KU read

4

Single read.

"The Pryce of Delusion"

by Kari Bovee

FREE

SINGLE HISTORICAL NOVELS

1

"Ulv's Jól"

by Ã…sli & Bakkejord

FREE

2

Historical colouring book

50 pages of beautiful artwork inspired by the Celts, Vikings, Normans, and more.

FREE

3

"Wedding of the Torn Rose"

by Brian Mendonca

Historical fantasy

FREE

4

REVIEWS

Women's Literary Fiction for Reviews

PLEASE!

5

MIXED GENRE FREEBIES

1

Heroes Wanted

FREE

ALREADY A BEST SELLER

G.J. Berger, best selling and prize winning historical fiction author, and my colleague in Writer's Choice (that's our writers' historical fiction publishing co-operative) has just put together his mother's memoir, 'To Steal a Moment's Time'. I'm reading it to review for him. It's stunning.

Blurb:

On the brink of World War II, Katharina Berger was the most sought-after stage and film actress in Germany. As many of her colleagues fled Hitler’s madness and the devastation of war, Katharina stayed and gave birth to a healthy baby boy in 1944. From evading Nazi fanatics and helping Jews escape, to scrounging for food and shelter as she searched for her missing husband, she journaled during her son’s first year of life, surviving on the small thread of hope that she and her child might live to see a better world.

'To Steal a Moment's Time'

Still not released (Feb 8th)  but already this memoir has been listed in multiple Amazon Top 100 lists. It has reached as high as 22 in Theatre Biographies, no. 71 in Survival Biographies, and no. 69 in Historical German Biographies. These rankings change by the hour, but it's a great start, especially since readers have to wait a while to actually get the book.

AND

A couple of you have asked me what I'm reading.

Today's book is the hilarious 'Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows' by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Born and brought up in London, young Nikki is trying to avoid strict Sikh traditions without losing her culture, and trying to find out where she belongs. The widows she is employed by the Temple to teach English, but they have an awful lot to teach her!

 

Stay safe, stay well and happy reading

p.d.r. lindsay

Writer's Choice for p.d.r. lindsay-salmon author p.d.r. lindsay | 39, Lune street. South Hill, Oamaru
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Tuesday 5 December 2023

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER: HEAPS OF FREE E-BOOKS.

 

 

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Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays wherever you are! Be it snowy and cold or sunny and hot may you enjoy peace and contentment in this holiday season.

 I've found more good reads this month, BUT BEWARE, WATCH the deadlines! The first ones listed only have 2 or 3 days left. Most of the books are free and I hope you'll find a few to enjoy. 

And as a gift for your reading entertainment please download my short story, 'Christmas Spirits'.

Don't miss the last offer. Smashwords have their 1000s of books on sale from December 15th.

 

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

URGENT!!!

DEADLINES IN 2 OR 3 DAYS

1

HISTORICAL  fiction and family sagas.

3 Days!!!  Be Quick!

2

THRILLERS

3 days

HURRY!

Even if you don't win you can check out the books at the website. Many will be available at free or bargain prices.

3

HISTORICAL FICTION

THROUGH THE AGES

Ends Dec 14th

FREE

4

CHRISTMAS HISTORICAL FREEBIES

18 Historical Freebies

5

EXCITING HISTORICAL FICTION GIVEAWAY

20 books 

ALL FREE

6

'Beneath A Midwinter Moon'

by Paper Lantern Writers

The Paper Lantern Writers bring you warm and engaging reflections of holiday celebrations across seven centuries. From the United States to India and Europe, eleven stories of courage, fortitude and love are illuminated by the midwinter moon.

Anthology Amazon $4.99

7

SHORT STORY SALES SPECIAL

8 mixed genre collections

Free or a bargain offer

ANTHOLOGIES

8

DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY NOVELS

Prices Vary

9

HOLIDAY BOOKS

GONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

mixed genres 50 Freebies

FREEBIES

10

MIDWINTER HOLIDAYS

9 Freebies mixed genres

MIDWINTER

11

FREE BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS

32 freebies mixed genres

CHRISTMAS

 

REVIEWS PLEASE

a FREE BOOK in return for a little review. Be kind and help us authors. Just a few words are all that's needed.

12

REVIEWS PRETTY PLEASE.

14 free books

Mixed Genres

13

REVIEWS PLEASE

16 books

Nice Mix

14

SMASHWORDS END OF YEAR SALE

December 15, 2023 - January 1, 2024.

https://www.smashwords.com/

Find my books at p.d.r. lindsay

The Smashwords End of Year Sale page

AND

KOBO.COM

Kobo.com has 500 ebooks under $5.

Kobo Sale

 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Stay safe, stay well and happy reading

 

Friday 24 November 2023

Free e-books QUICK! Ends NOVEMBER 29TH.

 

 

 
Enter for a chance to win #historicalfiction and #familysaga books from your favorite bestselling and award-winning authors via @BookSweeps, plus a brand-new Kindle Fire! #BookGiveaway https://bit.ly/historical-fiction-nov23 
 
LOTS OF HISTORICAL FICTION AND FAMILY SAGAS 

https://www.booksweeps.com/giveaway/historical-fiction-nov23/

Thursday 9 November 2023

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 

 FREE and BARGAIN BOOKS for you.

Gardening is so satisfying. From setting the seeds to planting out, I've had a grand day. I'd had to remove cloches, and wrap the tender plants - tomatoes, aubergines, peppers and French beans in plastic protectors - see the photo above! - I do enjoy my home grown vegetables. November now is a changeable month - bloomin' climate change - and we'll have hot days and next week, snow! I was driven inside to write this newsletter by a whopping thunderstorm and hail.

Gardening aside I've found some excellent reads this month, more authors you might like and the Vikings are back. As usual there are several mixed bags of books on offer. The books are mostly free and there might be a few you'd enjoy. 

No deadlines this month, the offers are all for November.

 

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

HISTORICAL FICTION

1

'Blood of Druids'

Britannia AD 61: The Battle of Mona

2

The American Wife series

Epic, heartbreaking and unputdownable World War 2 fiction

Book One

FREE

Book Two

FREE

Book Three

FREE

3

Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, 'Pilgrim' follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land.

FREE for a REVIEW

4

KINDLE UNLIMITED

Bloodaxe: A Viking historical fiction adventure (Vikings of Norway)

FREE TO READ on KINDLE

VIKING NEWS FROM Ã…sli & Bakkejord

In other news, I'm nearing the end of 'Home,' which is Book 4 of the Viking Ventures series. If you'd like to be a beta reader for this upcoming release, simply click on the image below. There are 10 chapters ready by now, and I will be adding new chapters (almost) every day going forward.

And if you haven't read it here is:

'Harald Fairhair'

FREE

 

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

1

A Robbery in an English Castle: A fun reading and activity book for Grades 3-5 Kindle Edition

COSTS  $0.91

2

A Disappearance in Paris: A Fun Reading and Language Book for Grades 3-5 Kindle Edition

COSTS $1.94

 

MIXED GENRES

1

Hot Drink, Warm Sweater, and a Great Page-Turner!

65 FREEBIES

2

Friendship Fiction under $5

19 BOOKS

3

Spring Wake-up or Winter Snuggle-in: books to cheer.

8 FREEBIES

4

KINDLE UNLIMITED

Mixed genres

43 BOOKS

5

Can You Keep a Secret?

FREE

32 BOOKS

 

REVIEWS PLEASE

I know - you hate doing reviews but that's how you readers choose a book. Help us authors out please. Just a few words are all that's needed.

Get a free ebook and leave a review

10 REVIEWS please.

 

AUTHORS' NEWSLETTERS

1

Rebecca' Newsletter

'The Map Colourist'

Lovely book, wonderful story, but expensive.

In 1660, Amsterdam is the trading and map-printing capital of the world. Anneke van Brug is one of the colorists paid to enhance black-and-white maps for a growing number of collectors.

NEWSLETTER

2

Mike & Kathleen are gentle friendly people and not pushy. I quite often find something worth reading in their newsletter and have  enjoyed their online literary events, Isn't their newsletter title clever?

LitNuts is a free newsletter which promotes indie books, giveaways, and online literary events. Give LitNuts a try in November and you will automatically be entered into a giveaway for a chance to win a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card! 

LitNuts

3

And on behalf of AUTHOR  colleague, Jill C. Acton:

have a look at her thriller, it's thrilling!

'Blinded Trust: The Au Pair Nightmare'

THRILLER

4

Also on behalf of AUTHOR  colleague, A. J. Faris:

'Don't Look Back: A Psychological Thriller'

Another thrilling thriller to give you goose bumps.

THRILLER

 

Stay safe, stay well and happy reading

p.d.r. lindsay

Writer's Choice for p.d.r. lindsay-salmon author p.d.r. lindsay | 39, Lune street. South Hill, Oamaru
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