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Another year gallops on. Already it's the NOVEMBER Newsletter
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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
HISTORICAL FICTION
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'Blood of Druids'
Britannia AD 61: The Battle of Mona
2
The American Wife series
Epic, heartbreaking and unputdownable World War 2 fiction
Book One
FREE
Book Two
FREE
Book Three
FREE
3
Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, 'Pilgrim' follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land.
FREE for a REVIEW
4
KINDLE UNLIMITED
Bloodaxe: A Viking historical fiction adventure (Vikings of Norway)
FREE TO READ on KINDLE
VIKING NEWS FROM Åsli & Bakkejord
In other news, I'm nearing the end of 'Home,' which is Book 4 of the Viking Ventures series. If you'd like to be a beta reader for this upcoming release, simply click on the image below. There are 10 chapters ready by now, and I will be adding new chapters (almost) every day going forward.
And if you haven't read it here is: 'Harald Fairhair'
FREE
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
1
A Robbery in an English Castle: A fun reading and activity book for Grades 3-5 Kindle Edition
COSTS $0.91
2
A Disappearance in Paris: A Fun Reading and Language Book for Grades 3-5 Kindle Edition
COSTS $1.94
MIXED GENRES
1
Hot Drink, Warm Sweater, and a Great Page-Turner!
65 FREEBIES
2
Friendship Fiction under $5
19 BOOKS
3
Spring Wake-up or Winter Snuggle-in: books to cheer.
8 FREEBIES
4
KINDLE UNLIMITED
Mixed genres
43 BOOKS
5
Can You Keep a Secret?
FREE
32 BOOKS
REVIEWS PLEASE
I know - you hate doing reviews but that's how you readers choose a book. Help us authors out please. Just a few words are all that's needed.
Get a free ebook and leave a review
10 REVIEWS please.
AUTHORS' NEWSLETTERS
1
Rebecca' Newsletter
'The Map Colourist'
Lovely book, wonderful story, but expensive.
In 1660, Amsterdam is the trading and map-printing capital of the world. Anneke van Brug is one of the colorists paid to enhance black-and-white maps for a growing number of collectors.
NEWSLETTER
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Mike & Kathleen are gentle friendly people and not pushy. I quite often find something worth reading in their newsletter and have enjoyed their online literary events, Isn't their newsletter title clever?
LitNuts is a free newsletter which promotes indie books, giveaways, and online literary events. Give LitNuts a try in November and you will automatically be entered into a giveaway for a chance to win a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card!
LitNuts
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And on behalf of AUTHOR colleague, Jill C. Acton:
have a look at her thriller, it's thrilling!
'Blinded Trust: The Au Pair Nightmare'
THRILLER
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Also on behalf of AUTHOR colleague, A. J. Faris:
'Don't Look Back: A Psychological Thriller'
Another thrilling thriller to give you goose bumps.
THRILLER
Stay safe, stay well and happy reading
p.d.r. lindsay
Please browse my website and follow the progress of our writers' co-operative experiment with digital publishing. Or just enjoy following the ups and downs of a writer's life. Do you enjoy reading historical novels? Check out mine. I cover the 17thC in Britain, and the Victorian 19thC around the world. Just click on a title cover to read about them. Click again to buy one.
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