Get Your Read On!

Yo Bloggolicious! Just wanted to let you know about a couple of opportunities to get your hard-core SF/F read on for zero to almost zero pennies over the next couple of days. First off, author Patty Jansen is hosting a list of over NINETY SF/F novels, of which Conviction is one, by a huge range of terrific writers. Do yourself a favor and take a look. I’m betting you’ll find so much to love you’ll be stuck in your reading nook for decades! (That’s a good thing, btw. Just make sure you bring snacks.)

And secondly, my friend and recent collaborator onForged From the Stars, G. J. Jennsen released her latest book today, Dissonance, Book 5 of the tremendously popular Aurora Rhapsody series. It’s a special day for G. S., who is one of the nicest authors I know—her birthday! Help her make it a fabulous one and buy yourself the series as a birthday present to yourself. Weird how that works, huh? I call it a win-win.

Happy reading, Bloggolites! Feel free to share the news or this post with your word-lovin' friends.

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New Release: Forged From The Stars, a sweeping three-book science fiction collection

Greetings Blogtastics! It's my pleasure to tell you of a new Science Fiction Adventure collection from three authors (at least one of whom you already know *wink-nudge*) out TODAY!

Announcing

FORGED FROM THE STARS

Brought to you by best-selling science fiction series authors G. S. Jennsen, E. J. Fisch, and me.

Collection Includes:

FOREWORD: S. E. Lehenbauer from

The Novel Commentary

STARSHINE: AURORA RISING BOOK ONE (Aurora Rhapsody 1) by G. S. Jennsen

DAKITI: ZIVA PAYVAN BOOK 1 by E. J. Fisch

CONTRACT OF DEFIANCE: SPECTRAS ARISE TRILOGY, BOOK 1 by Tammy Salyer

At

Amazon for Kindle

with a limited-time special release price of 99¢.

SOME WOMEN ARE CONSUMED BY THE FIRE.

SOME

BECOME

THE FIRE.

An elite operative. A war-hardened soldier. A daring explorer. One strikes from the shadows to protect a deadly secret. One strives to reclaim what was taken from her. One searches the void for the answers denied her.Their stories are their own, but they share a gritty determination to fight for what they believe in and an unwavering conviction that they can and will do whatever is necessary to save themselves, those they hold dear and, if worse comes to worst (as it always does), civilization itself.FORGED FROM THE STARS brings you the first books in three exciting, original space opera adventure series, Ziva Payvan, Spectras Arise, and Aurora Rising. These epic tales feature empires that stretch across the vastness of space, suspenseful action as new worlds are discovered and old ones destroyed, thrilling interstellar warfare and deadly conspiracies that promise to reshape galaxies.At the heart of the storm stand three women: Ziva Payvan. Aly Erikson. Alexis Solovy. Forged from the stars, in the face of overwhelming odds they will bend those stars to their will—or die trying.

HELP US GET THE WORD OUT

If you've already read any of the novels in the collection, then you know what a terrific set of books this is. Why not help us get the word out by:

1. Sending a Tweet or ten. Here's one you can cut and paste: Three Warriors. Three Missions. Three Novels. FORGED FROM THE STARS. http://amzn.to/1nVMNIo By @EJFisch @GSJennsen @TammySalyer #scifi

2. Leaving a review on the collection for whichever among the novels you've already read. (For instance, if you read CONTRACT OF DEFIANCE, all you have to do is cut and paste your review to the FORGED FROM THE STARS page. Easy breezy.)

3. Sharing it on Facebook.

4. And, obviously, getting your own copy here! http://amzn.to/1nVMNIo

Thanks Blogtastics! You're going to love this. And the best thing about it is, each of these novels is merely the first of a series.

To continue E. J. Fisch's Ziva Payvan series, pick up:

To continue G. S. Jennsen's Aurora Rising series, pick up:

WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO

Writing. Yep, I know it's hard to believe, given how long it's been since I dropped another book. But I wrote one, and now I'm rewriting it. Because—OCD word-nerd perfectionism. I also spoke on a writing panel last weekend at the Orange County branch of the California Writers Club, and, as usual, had a blast. If you're in the SoCal region and want to have me speak for an event, I'm all over it. Just shoot me an email and we'll set it up.

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