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I’d planned to do these book announcements last Friday, but it just became too much for one post, so I’m giving them their due today. Congratulations to Nick, Mark, and Chad. Help them make a splashing success. Then meet me over at Misha’s.
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Overcoming Adversity
You’ll find a story by me in here, too.
A collection of seventy moving and uplifting original pieces – real life, flash fiction, and poetry – about battling against the odds and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. The contributors include Amazon bestselling authors Alex J. Cavanaugh and Kyra Lennon, and the cream of upcoming talent.
The anthology is part of a fundraising effort to send the editor’s stepson, Andrew McNaughton, to a specialist college in England. Andrew has cerebral palsy, and is a remarkable young man with a promising future. However, the free further education options offered in his own country of Scotland will not challenge him and allow him to progress. In order to access the education he deserves, Andrew will have to pay exorbitant fees, thus creating a situation of discrimination.
Help us get Andrew to college by buying a book that runs the full gamut of human emotions, ultimately leaving you inspired and glad to be alive. Whatever struggles you are going through, our sincere hope is that this book will help.
Nick Wilford is a writer and stay-at-home dad. Once a journalist, he now makes use of those rare times when the house is quiet to explore the realms of fiction. When not writing he can usually be found spending time with his family or cleaning something. He has four short stories published in Writer’s Muse magazine. Nick is also co-running a campaign to get a dedicated specialist college built in Scotland. Visit him at http://nickwilford.
The Serapis Fraktur by Mark Grove
A rich collector awakens from cryogenic sleep in 2460 to find himself the leader of a galaxy-wide business conglomerate based on his strong sense of ethics and integrity. A new time machine comes online about the same time. Because of his interest in history, art, and antiques, he uses the time machine to recover the lost contents of ancient libraries and extract historical figures like Edison.
Available from Smashwords
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The Inventor’s Secret
Taken from Laura Eno‘s blog who totally took it from Elizabeth Seckman‘s blog, who totally took it from Peggy Eddleman‘s blog:
A call for help from one writer to all the others!! We have a comrade in need: Chad Morris.
While Chad’s book is launching, he’s not busy marketing… he’s fighting along side his nine-year-old daughter as she battles a brain tumor.
*The above are Elizabeth’s words *
Chad can’t be all over the net right now, but WE can!!!
Imagine a school in the year 2074 where students don’t read history, but watch it happen around them; where running in gym class isn’t around a track, but up a virtual mountain; and where learning about animals means becoming one through an avatar.
Welcome to Cragbridge Hall, the most advanced and prestigious school in the world. Twin siblings Abby and Derick Cragbridge are excited as new students to use their famed grandfather’s inventions that make Cragbridge Hall so incredible. But when their grandfather and parents go missing, the twins begin following a trail of clues left by their grandfather. They must find out where their family is, learn who they can trust, and discover what secrets are hidden within Cragbridge Hall.
Abby and Derick soon realize they are caught in a race with a fierce adversary to discover their grandfather’s greatest secret–a dangerous discovery that could alter both history and reality.
Chad Morris grew up wanting to become a professional basketball player or a rock star. (Inspired by Animal from the Muppets, he’s been banging on drums since he was eight years old.) After high school, he wrote and performed sketch comedy while going to college, and eventually he became a teacher and a curriculum writer. He lives in Utah with his wife and five kids. Chad would love to teach at Cragbridge Hall. Unlike Oscar Cragbridge, however, he hasn’t really invented anything, though his son once sketched out blueprints for a machine that would turn celery into cookies.
Where to find him: Blog Facebook Twitter Website
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Congratulations to all three! There’s been a lot of support for Chad the past few weeks,
What awesome support! Go, Nick, Mark, and Chad!
The cover of Mark’s book rocks!
Wouldn’t it be great to see “who totally took it from” repeated twenty times on that post? :)
Three wonderful books to highlight!
And that must feel pretty good to be the inspiration for a novel. :)
What a wonderful compliment to your Backworlds series that it helped inspire Mark’s book. Awesome!
Congratulations and best of luck to Nick, Mark, and Chad. It’s amazing how many great books are coming out!
Heading to Miss Misha’s now. :)
So excited for all of these authors. Both Chad and Nick have such inspirational personal stories to go along with their work, and I hope everyone really supports them both.
And Mark’s cover makes me smile for some reason! :)
Yaay! for these guys! That Overcoming Adversity project just touches my heart. And I know you’re digging that Serapis Fraktur! The Inventor’s Secret looks awesome for my daughters. Here’s wishing them best of luck~ :o) <3
Congratulations- Those books look wonderful I hope success for all. Thank you for posting about them M.
~Summer
A lot of great books, Alex
That would be great, Laura. Mark’s cover is neat and the plot sounds really cool. I have my copy.
That was a very nice surprise, LG
Mark’s been an awesome fan, Julie
I hope they get the support, too, EJ, and I do like Mark’s cover
Lots of great reading, Leigh
Happy Monday to you, Summer
I really like the cover for Serapis Fractur. I’m not just saying that. It has the right amount of elements to make me want to stare at it for several minutes. It’s like my eyeballs never get tired of it.
Lots of good books this month.
My best wishes on all of the releases!
Thanks for the Monday triple treat!
Yay for Nick and Andrew!
I’m off to Misha’s place now!
Congrats to all. I missed being part of Nick’s efforts.
Good luck to both writers!
It is an appealing cover, Michael
Many, many, Diane
Happy Monday, Suze :)
Great to see you, Michelle, and you, Rekha
Happy Monday, Lee :)
Congrats to everyone with new books. And prayers for Chad, his daughter, and their family. Now I’m heading to Misha’s.
Best of luck to Chad’s daughter. That book looks amazing!
The Serapis Fraktur by Mark sounds awesome! Congrats to all and all the best for Nick.
I’m getting Chad’s book for my kids – they will love it!
I hope his daughter heals quickly, Carol.
It does look awesome, Libby.
I have it on my Nook, Maurice
I’m sure they will, Jay
Congrats to all. Heading to Misha’s to read your post!
Yep familiar with these and will tweet it right now. Such deserving authors!
I wish the best of luck to all the authors/books. They all look good. My prayers are with Chad, his daughter, and his family.
Congrats to them all. It’s fantastic you’re highlighting these books. I have Nick’s and will look into the others.
Woohoo! Congrats to all three! :)
Great to see you stopping in, Adriana
They’ve all done great work, PK
Mine, too, Holly
I look forward to reading them all, Medeia
Yup, woots all around, Cherie
Thanks for telling us about Marks book The Serapis Fraktur. I read the blurb on Smashwords… and was hooked! Bought it, and bumped it to the top of my “to read” list. :-D
I love “different”, and his was definitely different. Right up there with yours!
Hi Mary .. got two of the three – well waiting for them! I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s entries in the anthology …
I’m pleased to see that Maddie is at home now and things are slightly easier for them – the Inventor’s Secret sounds a fun read ..
Cheers Hilary