Thursday, March 30, 2017

BLOG TOUR FEATURE: THE COTERIE DECLARATION

Genre: Young Adult/Dystopian
from Rogue Phoenix Press
The author will be awarding an ebook copy of one of his titles to one randomly drawn commenter. 

Excerpt
A sound at the door steals my attention. I wait for Gacheru to enter but nothing happens. On the floor underneath the door, an envelope sticks halfway into the room. I pick it up and work my fingers underneath the sealed flap and run my fingers the entire length.
The note reads,
Please put the twenty-five billion back.
I sit on the bed as the weight of the words hits me. Nothing in the words themselves denotes any kind of emotion. Except for maybe the "please." Still, a cursory reading initiates a panic attack in my body. A brown bag sits on the floor. I roll off the bed, hitting the floor hard. I pull the bag to my face, scrunch my body to the fetal position, and rock and breathe…

Reviews
5 Stars
From the first page the reader is dumped right into the action. This book is full of suspense and action and moves along very quickly. Well done, Mr. McClain. I highly recommend this book.
– Courtney Bears

4.5 Stars
From the first page, the reader is thrust into Dakarai’s high anxiety, speechless world. The entire novel moves at a thrilling neck breaking speed. Even when The Coterie Declaration ends the reader know it’s not over.  
– Tamara White

4.5 Stars
The Coterie Declaration begins with the action-packed FBI pursuit of Dak after he attempts to hack into a major bank...to redistribute money to charitable intuitions and organizations; a somewhat modern-day Robin Hood...sentenced to a so-called rich-kid reform school, he soon becomes a pawn in a sinister plot...Dak comes into connection with several characters...all of whom have secrets and pieces of the puzzle Dak needs to figure out what is going on. The action and intrigue continues at a fast pace...The reader empathizes with the young Dak...to not only survive, but to put a stop to the secret plans of the Coterie Declaration.  
– J.C.
Author Bio
Richard C. McClain II, "The Storyteller"—an advocate of imagination and a deliverer of truth through creative writing. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Richard is one of five children who was taught to dream and believe that anything is possible. This thought premise inspired Richard to pursue the creative arts through music, theatre and writing. Richard later became a pastor, where from the pulpit he used his storytelling abilities to bring the word to life in the hearts of the congregation. Richard is the husband of Sharon, and father of Nicholas, Nicola, Nathan, Natalie, and Nadia. He has had the privilege of honing his storytelling craft and understands the balance between imagination, fantasy, and real life.

"Consider this, before the story is ever heard, it is active, pulsating, and full of passion. It needs but the storyteller to tell it."

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Friday, March 17, 2017

NEW COVER FOR ST. BATZY!

In honor of St. Patrick's Day
I'm introducing a new cover for
ST. BATZY & THE TIME MACHINE

Digital versions only 99 cents!
(print version also available)

An eccentric inventor is determined to reclaim his wayward time machine 
and save his beloved wife from her latest misadventure. 
If only they can travel safely past the black hole…

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

BLOG TOUR FEATURED TITLE: SIDE SLIP

COMMENT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!
The author will awarding a digital copy 
of one of his novels to a random commenter

BUY NOW AT ROGUE PHOENIX PRESS!

BLURB:
Stuck in paradise and he isn’t very happy about it. 
Even the beautiful lady detective that gunned down the man trying to kill them both can’t get him to stay. 
Corporal Sam Deland wants out. 
Back to work leading his squad of state troopers and home where he can take up the life he had to put on hold. 
But Sam isn’t the only one wanting him to return. 
The woman he left behind is waiting for him and so is the Russian Mob. Sam’s past is catching up with him, and he doesn’t see it coming, yet. 
Detective Christie O’Shea, the pretty Florida cop that nursed Sam back to health won’t have the time to miss him when he’s gone. 
Murder is what she’s paid to solve,
and she has to go after a killer that has sent shock waves deep into the police community around her. 
A triple play of heart stopping and heart warming suspense, action and life
as Sam, his troopers and Christie all find they are in the middle of murders and mobsters. A story that twists and turns through the investigations and the lives of characters you will grow to know, to cheer and to fear. Sharp dialogue, real characters and enough drama, humor and mystery to keep the reader up late not ready to put it down yet. 

Another thrilling Sam Deland crime novel from the author of Sink Rate and Rope Break.

AUTHOR BIO

After writing professional documents for many years, Mike has finally devoted time to his true passion, writing fiction where the story and characters come alive in the reader’s mind. While his days were filled with authoring hundreds of detailed crime reports, arrest affidavits, search warrants and grand jury presentments, he took some of his own time and devoured books by the dozens. Reading not only was a rewarding diversion, it provided him with the added education he needed to function at a high level in his profession.

This has led to the creation of Mike’s crime/suspense/detective novels Sink Rate, Rope Break and Side Slip, the first three in the Sam Deland Crime Novel series. All are expected to be published in 2015 and 2016 by Rogue Phoenix Press. 

Mike writes with the real life experience that many years of law enforcement shaped and influenced. The stories may be fiction but are based on how things happen in the real world.  His books are honest and captivating novels written with a unique voice that will both chill and charm.

Mike is a veteran police detective. He did it all from rookie patrolman to Senior Special Agent. His life has been enriched by a wonderful marriage, parenting, work, flying, sailing and good books. Mike is a lifelong outdoorsman, an experienced tactical firearms instructor, champion sailplane pilot and the captain of his own sailboat. All of these skills have made his novels vivid, exciting and real. Now retired after a career with three law enforcement agencies, Mike enjoys winters writing in Naples, Florida and summers sailing, writing and researching the next novel at his rural Pennsylvania home.

On Twitter:  @mikefullerwrite 

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

BLOG TOUR FEATURE: THE BLACK COACH

5 out of 5 stars!
Nickie Fleming’s crisp and colorful words thrust the reader back into a time where horse drawn coaches were the mode of transportation...The Black Coach offers its readers mystery, hope, intrigue, and a quiet love story.

–Tamara White

Buy The Black Coach at: Rogue Phoenix Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble

You could win!
AUTHOR NICKIE FLEMING WILL GIVE 
AN EBOOK COPY OF ONE OF HER BOOKS 
TO A RANDOMLY DRAWN COMMENTER.
Just leave a comment to be entered.

The Devil is riding his black coach across the moors of Yorkshire and hunting virgins. Or is this so?

Strange things are happening in the village of Pickering, Yorkshire. Two girls are found murdered, and there is talk about strange going-ons at night. Caught in the middle of this turmoil is Maggie Thompson, an orphan, who needs to fend for herself. Running away from an employer who maltreated her, she nearly dies during a winter storm. She is rescued by a man who lives in a nearly abandoned house. Neil Harrington has his own secrets however. Maggie will have to trust on her feelings to know what is right or wrong. And she can’t forget there is a killer on the rampage…


Author Bio
Nickie Fleming was born and raised in the historical town of Dendermonde, Belgium, home of the legendary Horse Bayard. Nickie read English and Dutch Literature and Linguistics at the University of Ghent, where she took her master's degree in 1978. She began work as a teacher of languages to 16-18 year-olds and has done so during her long career. She has been writing since she could hold a pen in her hand, but only came to publication when she was well over 50—mainly because she was not actively seeking it. Besides writing, Nickie spends her time with the things she loves—and those she doesn't like so much: housekeeping, reading (favorites are thrillers and good romances), listening to good music, going to see shows and concerts, travelling, food and wine... Nickie is single and shares her house with her only sister, who is equally single. The two ladies get along just fine and do most things together.

Buy The Black Coach at: Rogue Phoenix Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble

Cover art: Designs by Ms. G
About the cover from the author:
"I really like the cover!"
–Nickie Fleming