The Great INDIE Summer Read Giveaway – Day #45

Day #45

A book is a part of life, a manifestation of life, just as much as a tree or a horse or a star. It obeys its own rhythms, its own laws, whether it be a novel, a play, or a diary. The deep, hidden rhythm of life is always there — that of the pulse, the heart beat.
-Henry Miller

Hildenbrand, Heather – Across The Galaxy

Orphaned as a young girl, Alina Leone has spent the last few years in dusty Arizona, being raised by her guardian, Peter, and wishing for a friendship that isn’t filled with lies and deception about exactly what she really is. Just before she can begin senior year she meets someone from her past – a talking wolf from another galaxy who won’t stop calling her ‘Empress’ – and in a single moment, her future is changed forever. She becomes a fugitive, on the run from the Shadows, the same monsters who killed her parents, and flees to the safety of the planet Bardawulf for refuge. But not everyone in this magically protected fortress is what they seem.

Website: http://www.heatherhildenbrand.blogspot.com/
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Richter, Pam – Midnight Reflections

Julia’s midnight reflections actually happened about four in the morning. She was far from home, lonely, watching a handsome man sleeping in her bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Robin, the handsome sleeping man, had put himself in terrible danger so she could solve a mystery. She had managed to rescue him, but now she was feeling guilty as hell

Julia was playing a dangerous undercover role herself, working to complete her late brother’s manuscript for a famous movie producer, while trying to find out why her brother was murdered. The other mystery was who this man, Robin, really was. She feared he might be much more than the simple mechanic he proclaimed himself to be. Can she really trust him?

Robin, while helping her in the investigation, actually is playing a role of his own, hiding his true identity, trying to win her heart.

Together, Julia and Robin manage to uncover information so explosive they are forced to flee a furiously angry and influential politician, who rules an army of people willing to do anything to get in his good graces. Even murder.

Website: http://pamelamary.wordpress.com
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Russell, Todd – Mental Shrillness

The Mental Shrillness ward will shock with six twist ending horror tales:

Memorial Day Descent – experience a showdown between an old mansion and a soldier’s painful, recurring war memories. A first place story contest winner.

Pains in the Glass – Tim and Wanda love each other but neither sees the cracks in their flawed marriage looking glass. Today is the day one learns of betrayal so powerful that it will shatter, cut and bleed the other to pieces.

Dead Warmed Over – learn if it’s possible that a tortured man can love his wife too much. Ben’s intense love for wife Jackie is realized in a haunted bathtub. Another first place story contest winner.

Falling the Bobbitt Way – Tracy and John’s sweet marriage vow warps into sinister sadomasochism. Find out if they can break the vow and ever be the same.

Dueling Eyes – GAZE upon an unmoving glass eye compelling its host to entertain self-mutilation tendencies. WATCH as Madison tries to save Killroy in the dark, dirty alley from the glint of a malevolent mugger’s blade. STARE helpless as the cold steel and the glass eye attempt to complete a shocking mission.

The Illusion – There are things Damon Brooks wishes he could change about his life. He thinks he has it bad until a dying, misshapen creature shows him that the other side wants much more to change their deaths. Prepare for a nightmarish struggle at a carnival between good and evil.

At the end of Mental Shrillness author notes are provided for readers interested in each story’s history and what motivated the author to pen these strange, dark tales.

BONUS MATERIAL
- Includes four additional stories written during the same era:

Father Knows Winners Best
The Clock Called Fate
$$$ Knowledge & Power $$$
Politically Correct – exclusive e-book story!

- Bonus Mental Shrillness Author Notes

Website: http://toddrwrite.com/
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Shaw, L.A. – The Advice Girl

Kira and Sophia have been best friends since they were five years old. They share an apartment together, and tell each other everything.

Everyone loves Sophia, and she is often called the advice girl by people who know her. Kira believes she knows her friend better than anyone. But in a mysterious accident, Sophia loses her life.

Kira is mourning the devastating loss when she finds a note addressed to her from beyond the grave. Kira realizes she doesn’t know her friend as well as she thought, as she starts to uncover the truth. She falls into a deep depression, confused and lost, until a visit from a strange man puts her in the middle of a war between two secret societies.

Kira soon understands that she is in danger, and doesn’t know who to trust. She has to fight for her own life now.

Website: http://lashleyshaw.blogspot.com/
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Swanson, Cidney – Rippler

Samantha Ruiz has a freak gene that makes her turn invisible, or ripple. She can’t control it, and it’s getting worse. Afraid of becoming a lab-rat, Sam keeps her ability secret, until fellow runner Will Baker sees her vanish into thin air. Will promises secrecy and help, and Sam begins to fall in love.

Together, the two discover there are worse things than being a scientific curiosity. Someone’s been killing people who possess Sam’s gene. A mysterious man from France sends letters that offer hope for safety, but also reveal a sinister connection with Nazi experiments.

The more time Sam spends with Will, the less she can imagine life without him. When Sam uncovers secrets from her past, she must choose between keeping Will in her life or keeping Will safe.

Website: http://www.cidneyswanson.blogspot.com/
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FIRST TIME HERE?

How can you win? Simply by filling out this form and you’re then in the drawing that will happen when the giveaway is over on 31st of July.

You can gain extra entries. The daily posts will have snippets of the books in the giveaway, guest posts and interviews. Each day you will get links to webpages relevant to the presented books. You get extra entries by commenting on the daily posts, following the linked author blogs/websites. You need to tell on your daily comment if you’ve done some of the other things granting you extra entries. It’s important for you to use the same nickname & email combination throughout the giveaway so all the extra entries can be added up.

You can also gain extra entries by tweeting the giveaway! You can use the example tweets to tweet on the daily posts if you don’t want to come up with something of your own. Always remember to use the #INDIEsummer hashtag.

Prizes!

1st winner will receive 10 different books
2nd & 3rd winners will receive 5 different books
4th & 5th winners will receive 3 different books
6th – 10th winners will receive 2 different books

Others will win one book each as long as there’s books to give out. And there’s lots of them! Some authors are giving away several copies.