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Accidents Happen by Sharon Karaa


Accidents
Happen
by
Sharon Karaa

Genre:
Paranormal Romance 

If
I asked you what Death would look like, you’d probably go for
something along the lines of an angry skeleton wearing a monk’s
robe and carrying a very sharp farm implement with which to rip your
soul from your body—am I right? Maybe he’d even have glowing
yellow orbs where his eyes should be and speak with a voice that
comes from his toes and goes right through you, despite the fact he
doesn’t actually have a larynx or any vocal chords to speak of. And
he’d have a strange obsession with egg-timers.
In
fact, apart from the angry bit, he was nothing like that.



Life
was a bitch, but if Tabitha Brownlee was to be believed, Death was an
alcoholic megalomaniac with a penchant for single malt and eyebrows
that met in the middle.  The problem was, that he alone had the
power to put her soul back into her body and evict the son of a bitch
who’d taken her place.








Sharon
Karaa is a mass of contradictions but two facets of her character
have always battled for supremacy; her logical self (let’s call him
Frank, he’s male, I know that makes no sense but hey, this is my
story!) and her artistic side (lets her call Misty).  
Until
recently, Frank won every battle, forcing Sharon into a life based on
most probable outcome and to give him his credit, it has led to a
fairly comfortable if rather boring life, so far. Then Misty took up
kick boxing and gave Frank a good kick in the goodies. 
Sharon
was first published at the tender age of fifteen. Flush with success,
she waited another umpteen years before making the decision to become
an independent author and publish her first book, The Last Challenge,
in 2014.  Since then, she has published a further three books
and is polishing her next offering ready for publication in the next
month. Sharon writes comedy because she needs something in her life
she can laugh at other than herself. 
Sharon
lives with her husband in a little village in the North East of
England.  She doesn't have a cat.







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Ice Massacre Mermaids of Eriana Kwai Book 1 by Tiana Warner


Ice
Massacre
Mermaids
of Eriana Kwai Book 1
by
Tiana Warner


Genre:
YA LGBT Fantasy

A
mermaid's supernatural beauty serves one purpose: to lure a sailor to
his death.


The
Massacre is supposed to bring peace to Eriana Kwai. Every year, the
island sends its warriors to battle these hostile sea demons. Every
year, the warriors fail to return. Desperate for survival, the island
must decide on a new strategy. Now, the fate of Eriana Kwai lies in
the hands of twenty battle-trained girls and their resistance to a
mermaid's allure.

Eighteen-year-old
Meela has already lost her brother to the Massacre, and she has lived
with a secret that's haunted her since childhood. For any hope of
survival, she must overcome the demons of her past and become a
ruthless mermaid killer.

For
the first time, Eriana Kwai's Massacre warriors are female, and Meela
must fight for her people's freedom on the Pacific Ocean's deadliest
battleground.








Ice
Crypt
Mermaids
of Eriana Kwai Book 2

From
award-winning author Tiana Warner comes the sequel to Ice Massacre,
the #1 Amazon Kindle Best Seller.



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Meela
has just returned from the Massacre—the annual attempt to wipe out
the mermaids threatening her people’s survival. After forming an
unlikely connection with Lysi, a mermaid she was trained to kill,
Meela is determined to stop the war between humans and merpeople for
good. She knows of a legendary weapon that could bring peace if she
uses it against King Adaro, ruler of the Pacific Ocean. But her
people have plans for future Massacres and refuse to help her uncover
it.



While
Meela works in secret to unearth the Host of Eriana, Lysi is held
captive under Adaro’s tyranny. Sent to the battlefront, Lysi joins
forces with a band of rebels that could either bring her freedom—or
have her executed for treason.



Separated
by the vast Pacific Ocean, Meela and Lysi must find a way to defeat
King Adaro and end the war that has been keeping them apart.







Ice
Kingdom
Mermaids
of Eriana Kwai Book 3


The
final adventure in the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy …


Meela
and Lysi have unleashed Sisiutl, legendary two-headed serpent of the
Pacific Northwest. It was supposed to be an ally that would help them
win the war. Instead, it has fallen under the control of King Adaro,
ruler of the Pacific Ocean. If Meela and Lysi can’t stop him, Adaro
will use the deadly serpent to rid the oceans of mankind. 


With
the American military using catastrophic weapons of their own to
retaliate, Meela and Lysi must make peace between humans and
merpeople before one race destroys the other. The journey will risk
their lives and put their relationship to the test—but the
vengeance that has been consuming Meela’s thoughts, day and night,
might prove even more dangerous.





Tiana
Warner is the best selling author of the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai
trilogy. Her books have been acclaimed by Writer’s Digest, Foreword
Reviews, and the Dante Rossetti Awards. She holds a bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia.
Tiana enjoys riding her horse, Bailey, and is an active supporter of
animal welfare.






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Uncanny Valley by C.A. Gray

Author: C.A. Gray

Narrator: Melissa Williams

Length: 8 hours and 45 minutes

Publisher: Wanderlust Publishing

Released: Mar. 27, 2018

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction



Rebecca Cordeaux knows exactly what her future will hold: she will marry Andy, her crush of the last five years. Once Andy is ready to settle down, she's sure he will discover that she is his soulmate. After several small parts on stage, Rebecca knows she can become a renowned actress. Her writing also shows promise as a future author. Robots perform most human jobs that can be automated, leaving many free to pursue their personal creative interests.

But Rebecca's mother Karen fears the new world of robots, and insists her brilliant daughter join a university research team, studying the hazards of a complete robotic economy. Rebecca's father Quentin was obsessed with the subject to a degree that even her mother considered absurd, prior to his untimely death. So long as she can reserve enough of her time to pursue her true passions on the side, Rebecca half-heartedly agrees to join the research team, if only to please her widowed mother. There she joins a post-doc named Liam, whose conspiracy theories rival even those of her late father.

Liam is convinced that world Republic leader William Halpert's worldwide challenge for researchers to develop synthetic creativity will lead not to the promised utopia, in which every kind of human suffering has been eradicated, but rather to an apocalypse. Rebecca, whose best friend is her own companion bot Madeline, writes Liam off as a bot-hating conspiracy theorist, just like her father was...until she learns that her father's death might not have been due to mere happenstance.

With Liam's help, Rebecca learns of an underground organization known as The Renegades, where Quentin Cordeaux was considered a legend. While Liam attempts to stop Halpert's challenge if he can, Rebecca tries to unravel the mystery of what happened to her father. Did he and many of his contemporaries die for something they knew? Who is the mysterious informant who calls himself John Doe, and only seems to want to drive her out of harm’s way? And if Halpert’s challenge is answered, will it usher in a brave new chapter in humanity’s history… or were Quentin Cordeaux’s dire predictions right all along?
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By day, C.A. Gray is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor (NMD) with a primary care practice in Tucson, AZ, and she writes medical books under her real name (Dr. Lauren Deville). She lives with her husband, with whom she maintains a facetiously contentious movie review blog, and travels as often as they can get away. When not writing or seeing patients, she does yoga, drinks red wine while eating dark chocolate, and consumes audiobooks like there’s no tomorrow!


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Narrator Bio


Melissa lives with her family, including two dogs and a cat, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains near Denver, Colorado.

After having a corporate job for most of her life, and as a self-proclaimed introvert, she decided to leave corporate America to work from home. Voice overs had always tugged at her heart as something she would like to explore, so she attended some classes and landed with a company that taught her how to break in to the industry.

Loving to read, she explored the fast growing world of audiobooks and fell in love with it. She has ten audiobooks under her belt and is currently working on the 11th. Understanding that she should always be learning how to improve her skills, she is currently working with Sean Pratt.

When not talking to herself in a padded room, she can be found walking her dog, singing or fishing the Arkansas River.

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My Name Is Nelson by Dylan Fairchild

Author: Dylan Fairchild

Narrator: Erik Johnson

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Publisher: James George

Released: June 18, 2018

Genre: Humor, Fiction


From The Indie View: “A brilliant and unique novel…in terms of sheer storytelling mastery, it's one of the best books we've seen in awhile. We give My Name Is Nelson five-plus stars and look forward to an equally well-written sequel...it's a tremendously entertaining storyline with rich characterization and cinematic action scenes. It's safe to say the author's crafted a potential bestseller - and, possibly, a hit movie." (Don Sloan)

President Andrew MacIntyre was having a pretty good first year in the Oval Office. Suddenly, during what should have been a peaceful Christmas season, he's facing one of the worst national security crises in American history. And, it's being masterminded out of a sleazy New Mexico strip joint? What the hell?

Is this a political thriller? Is it science fiction? A zany comedy? Perhaps it's a love story. Whatever it is, it's a riveting listen with a little sex appeal and a lot of laughter. It's little wonder White House National Security Advisor Chet Addington* said this was, "Pretty much the best novel ever."**

* Absolutely, positively, not a real person
** He's been known to be wrong about stuff



Dylan Fairchild is the pen name of a Virginia-based author. He usually writes much more serious books in a different genre.

"My Name is Nelson" is the author's first thriller. It's a genre-busting blend of comedy, action, romance, politics, and science fiction. "The Indie View" awarded it "five-plus" stars and said, "In terms of sheer storytelling mastery, it's one of the best books we've seen in a while."

The author is happy to respond to any questions and witty comments about his awesome author photo.

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Narrator Bio



Erik Johnson grew up in a “show biz” household, the son and grandson to a family of actors, singers, and dancers. This pretty much guaranteed that normal job prospects were out of the question.

Erik is a voiceover professional for clients such as McDonalds and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casinos, an audiobook narrator and producer, and a singer/songwriter with his hard rock band Bombay Black. He also works as a session player and singer for other rock acts.

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Q&A with Narrator Erik Johnson
  • How did you wind up narrating audiobooks? Was it always your goal or was it something you stumbled into by chance?
    I got into it at the urging of a couple of radio colleagues who had also ventured into the industry. It wasn’t a goal as I hadn’t even really considered it a possibility, but the more they pushed me on it, the more I began to see the practicality of it since I have my own studio that I normally used for music production.
  • A lot of narrators seem to have a background in theatre. Is that something you think is essential to a successful narration career?
    Absolutely. Audiobook narration is a form of acting, except you are creating the experience yourself. It’s not enough to simply ‘read’ the book. I’ve heard several autobiographies read by the rock stars who wrote them and they tend to approach it all with the enthusiasm of a tired sloth. Sure, I’m enjoying the tales they tell, but where’s the joy? Where’s the drama? You have to make it breathe. That’s what makes an audiobook more than just a recitation of the written text. It’s pitch, accent, inflection, and most of all… pacing. All of that goes into performance.
  • How do you manage to avoid burn-out? What do you do to maintain your enthusiasm for narrating?
    I don’t really do a lot of books in a year. I know narrators who’ll talk about how they knocked out forty or so shorter pieces last year (I’m assuming they don’t do their own editing/mastering) and I can’t imagine doing that. Also, I’m probably entirely too picky for my own good when it comes to choosing what I’ll audition for. As a result, I might peruse 600 books in a week that are up for auditions, choose eight or ten of them based on titles and cover art, and then audition for half of them or fewer depending on the story description and preferred voice that the author is looking for. These are all self-published works instead of being contracted by the big publishers. Maybe someday I’ll be amongst the elite. (sigh)
  • Are you an audiobook listener? What about the audiobook format appeals to you?
    I do enjoy an audiobook on occasion, the most recent being the Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor and read by Ray Porter. R.C. Bray’s performance of “The Martian” and Robertson Dean’s reading of “I Am Legend” are permanently on my iPod for long trips. Since starting in this industry, I spend more time listening to samples of high-rated works or books that I didn’t get chosen for so I can learn. It’s a lot like being a young musician: you listen to the greats and adapt/borrow/steal from them. When I was a kid, I had some longform dramatizations of the Star Wars films as well as a smattering of the read-alongs where you knew it was time to turn the page when the chimes rang. I’m sure those have something to do with me doing this.
  • Is there a particular genre you feel unsuited for?
    I’ve never felt my voice was a match to many of the male narrators that I’ve heard in the Romance category. They’re all so… manly-sounding, as if they only wear leather vests and old jeans and sweat testosterone when they record. I have a younger, quirkier sound as opposed to these guys that seem to have vocal cords that resonate an octave or two down from mine. That said, I’ve done a few Romance pieces and no one’s blinked yet, so I guess I’m not all that bad. 
  • What about this title compelled you to audition as narrator?
    The lunacy of the premise. It struck me as a very “Mars Attacks!” sort of piece and I like stuff like that. Also, the title: “My Name is Nelson: Probably the Best Novel Ever”. The title got my attention because of the attitude. The story idea got me to audition.
  • How did you decide how each character should sound in this title?
    I like to cast each book character using characters from films and television. For example, the voice for Chet Addington’s lines sounded like Rip Torn in “Men in Black” to me in my head, so I went with that. The strip club owner is pretty much every New Jersey Union representative/Mafia wise guy in any film in the 90’s.
  • Has anyone ever recognized you from your voice?
    Not from audiobooks. I’ve run into people where I live who’ll hear me talk and recognize me as being one of the DJs at the radio station I fill in at. Sometimes, they connect me to my rock band, Bombay Black, which <shamelessplug> you can find on Youtube, iTunes, and at bombayblackmusic.com.</shamelessplug>
  • How does audiobook narration differ from other types of voiceover work you've done?
    Unlike my commercial voiceover business where I’m often working with an engineer and a client or several clients either in the control room or over a conference call or Skype, I’m pretty much left to my own devices in the studio for audiobooks. This is good as most of my outtakes aren’t safe for public consumption. Plus, commercial VO is about quick vignettes. Audiobooks are about sustained listening and trying to keep it interesting even during the slow moments in a piece.
  • Do you read reviews for your audiobooks?
    Sometimes, I get curious and I’ll scope out what people are saying but I do my best not to let it bother me, positively or negatively, beyond that moment. The worst thing I can do is to let a few reviews change how I operate. I learned that lesson making albums with Bombay Black (see shameless plug in Question #8). You’ve gotta do what you do and be what you are. You cannot please everyone but you can get pretty close. If you demand a high level of yourself and your work and can be objective enough to know when something’s off and fix it, that’s enough.

Top 10 List
Dylan Fairchild's Top Ten Reasons to listen to this audiobook
  1. Who doesn’t love particle physics? Muons, neutrinos, quarks...c’mon people!
  2. The BLT game!
  3. Exotic dancers, politicians, doomsday weapons, fighter pilots, infobabes, small town sheriffs, and exotic dancers.
  4. The opportunity to hear one narrator perform dozens of different voices, at no additional cost to the listener!
  5. Jagoffs.
  6. Presidential stress eating.
  7. Zesty Jims (yum!)
  8. Even Abraham Lincoln makes an appearance!
  9. The opportunity to shed not one, but two tears.
  10. It’s pretty much the best novel ever.

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Bluebonnet Ballerina by Carol Kilgore

Bluebonnet Ballerina
by Carol Kilgore


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GENRE: Mystery and Romance


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Gracie Hofner returns, and chaos reigns—including a couple of ghosts trying to save their granddaughter. But as Gracie dances from problem to problem, she’s unaware the music has been orchestrated into a murderous symphony.



When a different melody reaches Gracie’s ears from a guitar played by the new tenant living in her garage apartment, her tension vanishes. She listens unseen, cocooned in the shadows on her patio, and wonders who he’s longing for—and how it would feel for someone to crave her that much.



She can’t dwell on those thoughts, however. Problems of murder and missing prisoners abound. To say nothing of the ghosts. No one ever said being a law enforcement consultant would be easy.



Bluebonnet Ballerina follows Jalapeno Cupcake Wench and is the second book in The Amazing Gracie Trilogy.


Read an Excerpt:
“I don’t even know where to begin. Oh, yes I do! With this.” Gracie pulled out her phone and found Donovan’s photo. She handed it across.

A smile spread across Ariana’s face. “Look at those eyes. Does this sexy hunk have a name?”

“Donovan Beck.”

“Tell me you like him and he likes you and it’s not some kind of police thing.”

“I thought I liked him, but…”

“Gracie.” Ariana motioned with her fingers for Gracie to tell her more, but Gracie kept her mouth shut. “Come on, spit it out.”

“He’s a good kisser.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means that I met him on the job, but he wasn’t the reason I was on the job. Bastion sent me to a bakery—Jalapeno Cupcake—and Donovan was there helping his sister. She’s the owner and just had a baby.”

Ariana sipped her water. “Does he know what you do?”

“Sort of.”

“And?”

“He doesn’t like it.”

“Is that why you think you don’t like him?”

Gracie shook her head. “He’s controlling. We went out once—probably not again.”

“Is he really controlling, or is that an excuse?”

“No excuse. A combination of thinking he can tell me how to do my job, spend my time, and even unwarranted jealousy.”

Ariana leaned forward. “Who’s he jealous of?”

“The guy who came to look at your old apartment.”

“I see. Tell me about him.” She smiled again.

“My mother sent him.”



About the Author:

Carol Kilgore is the award-winning author of The Amazing Gracie Trilogy. In addition, she is the author of In Name Only (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FC8OG2), Solomon’s Compass (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C0F8DZ2), and Secrets of Honor (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH0QTO6), three standalone romantic suspense novels set along the Texas Gulf Coast.



She and her husband live in San Antonio, the setting for the Amazing Gracie books, with two quirky herding dogs who still require help opening the food bin and the door.



You can learn more about Carol and be the first to know when the third book in the Amazing Gracie Trilogy will be released by visiting her website and subscribing to her newsletter at http://www.carolkilgore.net or connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.



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Carol is a member of Romance Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.

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