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Wondering what the Awesome Indies is? Post by Chris Longmuir

October 31, 2014 by Tahlia Newland

I thought I'd share this post that Chris Longmuir wrote about the Awesome Indies. She puts it very well. Pop over to her blog here. http://chrislongmuir.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/awesome-new-website-for-awesome-indies_27.html   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awesome Indies, new website, What is it?

Join the Awesome Indies Readers’ Club

September 22, 2014 by Tahlia Newland

The best in independent fiction – straight to your inbox Want to know when the best independent books are discounted? The Awesome Indies newsletter helps you find the best deals and brings you special discounts on handpicked book bundles. Sign up now and we'll send you updates on free and discounted books at the right time - on the day when you can get the deals. Take action there and then. We'll send you the links so all you have to do is click through: All books have been independently reviewed - only the best are chosen. Discover the best in new fiction - books you'll love, which intrigue and excite and set your pulse racing. Save money with alerts about free books and discounted deals. We only tell you about the kind of books that you've indicated you'll be interested in. The monthly Awesome Indies Approved Readers' Club Bundle offers a special discount on the month’s hottest titles for a bulk price – but it's only available for newsletter subscribers. Your email address is … [Read more...]

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Meet the Awesome Monsters

October 31, 2013 by Tahlia Newland

Happy Halloween The hosts of the Awesome Indies party have some mean bad guys hiding among their pages. Today, some of the  authors open their books and let their monsters take a peek outside. Click on over to the Awesome Indies, read the descriptions and vote for the monster you think is the creepiest. Don't forget to visit the Monster Sale. Lethal Inheritance is only 99c until the end of Nov 1st. Pick it up at your nearest Kindle store. And Stalking Shadows, book two in the Diamond Peak Series has $2 off on Kindle until the end of the weekend. Get it at your local Kindle store for $2.99 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awesome Indies, ebook sale, Halloween party, monsters

Book Review: Matinicus, an island mystery by Darcy Scott

July 8, 2012 by Tahlia Newland

As part of the Celebration of Indie Excellence today I'm sharing my review of Awesome Indie author, Darcy Scott's mystery, Martinicus, and on her site, she is posting her review of my book, You Can't Shatter Me. So pop on over there and see what she has to say about my little offering to the world. Here's what I thought of Matinicus. This is a terrific, well written mystery with richly drawn characters and a surprising and thought provoking conclusion. Matinicus is one of those stories that, like the subtle flavours of an excellent meal, stays with you long after it ends. I found it a little slow to start, but that is probably because I usually read young adult books where major action generally starts early in the story. Here, we take time to get to know Gil, the main character, and the others on the island. They’re a motley crew, lobster fishermen united by their island birth and long family history there. Gil is an outsider, a summer tourist but tolerated because he’s been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: mystery, Reviews Tagged With: an island mystery by Darcy Scott, Awesome Indies, Book Review, Matinicus, mystery, novel

Interview with Emily Devenport, author of Spirits of Glory.

June 30, 2012 by Tahlia Newland

Today I have an interview with one Emily Devenport, of the wonderful authors who have a book listed on the Awesome Indies site. Pop on over and take a look at my post on her site Have the courage to write what you want. Emily Devenport has been published under three pen names in the U.S., the U.K., Italy, and Israel.  Her novels are Shade, Larissa, Scorpianne, EggHeads, The Kronos Condition, GodHeads, Broken Time (which was nominated for the Philip K. Dick award), Belarus, Enemies, and (exclusively in ebook) The Night Shifters, Spirits Of Glory, and Pale Lady. Tell me about your book. What is it about?           A very scary thing happens to the colonists on the world of Jigsaw: one morning the people in the North wake up and the people in the South are gone.  The cities where they lived stand silent and empty, and the highway that led to them has been shattered, as if someone picked it up and cracked it like a whip.  Everyone is pretty sure the gods of the South are responsible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book talk Tagged With: Author interview, Awesome Indies, Emily Devenport, hints for self publishers, Science fiction, Spirits of Glory

Review: Unspent time by Graham Parke, buy for 99c & enter to win a Kindle Fire or a Kindle Touch

May 14, 2012 by Tahlia Newland

Book title: Unspent Time Author: Graham Parke Publisher: OutskirstPress (pb) Amazon (eb) Genre: Fantasy Warning: reading this novel may make you more attractive and elevate your random luck by about 9.332%* (*These statements have not been evaluated by anyone of consequence.) If this catch line for Unspent Time gives you a giggle, you’re in for a treat.   Unspent Time is a collection of short stories and I loved it for its humour, originality and general craziness. If you have a prejudice against short stories, drop it and read this. It’s highly entertaining and the author’s commentary links the stories into a unified and satisfying whole. The blurb is a good indicator of the subject matter, so I’ve included it here. Blurb: From the award winning author of ‘No Hope for Gomez!’ comes a collection of 20 impossible tales. Permeating the cracks between the past and the present is the realm of Unspent Time. Pockets of ‘should have been’s and ‘might have happened’s. Time that was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 5 stars, Reviews Tagged With: 5 stars, Awesome Indies, Book Review, fantasy, Graham Parke, Short stories, win a Kindle Fire or a Kindle Touch

Fabulous Indie book reviews

March 25, 2012 by Tahlia Newland

I've been posting Indie reviews on the Awesome Indies site, so it you haven't got over there to read them, here's the links. These three books are excellent and well worth a read. The Unauthorised Biography of   Michelle Bachmann by Ken Brosky – Contemporary fiction short stories Lichgates by SM Boyce – fantasy The Warlock (and the Wysard) by Deborah Lightfoot - fantasy   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 5 stars, Reviews Tagged With: 5 stars, Awesome Indies, Book Review, contemporary fiction, Fantasy novels

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Fantasy Book Review: The High Priestess by Val Tobin

The High Priestess: Persephone’s Return is the third book in Val Tobin’s Tales from the Unmasqued World Series, and in it she deepens and expands the stories from the previous two book. The book has two central story arcs based around characters we’ve met before. One arc follows Kelsey (a human) who is with Josh […]

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