Check Out The Indie Book Fair! Great Reads For Your New E-reader!






Did you find a new Kindle, Nook, or iPad under the Christmas tree? Browse the Indie Book Fair and find a new ebook to break in that reader!


These great new books were released Nov 2011-Feb 2012 by Indie authors, priced right so that taking a chance on a new author doesn’t have to break your wallet. (Check out my previous Internet Book Fair for other great Indie finds.)

[Indie = self-published or small-publisher, for the purposes of this post, because no matter how we’re published, we’re all in this together, trying to get the word out about our books]

Note: Links are given for Amazon, but most authors publish across all e-book formats. Click on the author’s name for additional purchasing options, including paper copies.



For Your Browsing Pleasure


Contemporary (Adult)




Build a Man by Talli Roland (Chick Lit) 


Slave to the rich, rude and deluded, cosmetic surgery receptionist Serenity Holland

longs for the day she's a high-flying tabloid reporter. Unfortunately, every

pitch she sends out disappears like her clients' liposuctioned fat, never to be

seen again. Then she meets Jeremy Ritchie -- the hang-dog man determined to be

Britain's Most Eligible Bachelor by making himself over from head to toe and

everything in between -- giving Serenity a story no editor could

resist. With London's biggest tabloid on board and her very own column

tracking Jeremy's progress from dud to dude, Serenity is determined to be a

success, even going undercover to gain intimate access to Jeremy's life. But

when Jeremy's surgery goes drastically wrong and Serenity is ordered to cover

all the car-crash goriness, she must decide how far she really will go for her

dream job.
 $0.99

on Amazon




The

Golden Sky 
by Elisa

Hirsch
 (Memoir) 

The night I met Cade I never would’ve thought that two years later, after we

were homeless street musicians in Hawaii, we would have a little girl and

another baby on the way.  Our son was born with the type of birth

defects that make televangelists cringe. The “death home” gave him a really

nice funeral, the kind I’d never wished to attend. We lost it after that,

totally cemented in our grief.  Cade got into drugs, joined a rock

and roll band, and I kicked him out of the house. That was how I met: Earl

(an old man and unlikely best friend), the “big sag” (a middle aged woman

who still flashed folks), Todda (the stripper next door), and Chris

(a cowboy who fell in love with me). It wasn’t until I killed a rogue

skunk, and my daughter nearly choked on a fry, that I gave my husband

another chance.  But could our marriage recover from the death of our

son?
$2.99 onAmazon





Someone

Else’s Fairytale 
by E.M. Tippetts (Contemporary Romance) 


Jason

Vanderholt is the hottest actor under thirty with legions of screaming fans.

Chloe Winters is a college student who hasn't gotten around to watching most of

his movies. When they meet by chance, he is smitten, but it just

isn't her fairytale. In fact, it could be her worst nightmare as her past,

attracted by the bright lights of the media, comes back to haunt her.
$0.99 on Amazon


Historical Romance

(Adult)




The Duke’s Divorce by Anne Gallagher Available late January 2012


A

simple trip to the Scottish Highlands finds the Duke of Cantin with a bride he

does not want.  With her impeccable beauty and fiery disposition, Fiona

takes Society by storm.  As their prearranged divorce proceedings draw

near, can Fiona change his mind? Check author's website.


Literary Fiction





String Bridge by Jessica Bell 


Greek cuisine, smog and
 

domestic drudgery was not the life Australian musician, Melody, was expecting

when she married a Greek music promoter and settled in Athens, Greece. Keen to

play in her new shoes, though, Melody trades her guitar for a 'proper' career

and her music for motherhood. That is, until she can bear it no longer and

plots a return to the stage—and the person she used to be. However, the

obstacles she faces along the way are nothing compared to the tragedy that

awaits ...
 $6.99

on Amazon 
ALSO:  Music Sample!


Mystery






Sherwood Ltd. by Anne R. Allen


Sherwood. The name immediately

conjures up images of Richard Greene, Michael Praed and Russell Crowe. Or maybe

that sly fox in the Disney version. Only, in Anne R. Allen's latest rom-com

mystery the fox is a coyote and there's no Robin Hood. Or is there? In her

usual inimitable fashion Allen peels back the layers, one hilarious subplot

after another, until you just never know what's real and what's not. Rather

like the Robin Hood legend. When the Manners Doctor, Camilla Randall, flies

into Robin Hood airport with a suitcase in one hand and a book contract in the

other she thinks she's leaving all her problems behind and is about to start a

new life. If you look very carefully you may just spot the Sheriff of

Nottingham, Maid Marian and even Little John hidden away. But as for Robin Hood

himself... You'll just have to read it and find out.
  $2.99

on Amazon



Short Stories and Anthologies





The Initiate (Cloud

Prophet Trilogy)
 by  Megg Jensen (YA Fantasy)


Over

a thousand years ago, the gods left Eloh's people and took their magic with

them. To win back their favor, her people sacrifice ten female initiates every

ten years. No has ever survived. There has never been a Chosen One. Forced into

becoming an initiate, Eloh will try to find a way to beat the odds, stay with

her boyfriend, and survive the fires that threaten to consume her. But will her

lack of faith in the gods and her disbelief in their magic doom her to a

painful death? $0.99 on Amazon






Eight by Karly Kirkpatrick (YA Paranormal Short Story Collection)


Prepare

to be thrilled and chilled by Kirkpatrick's eight short tales in EIGHT. These

eight stories, while short, pack a big punch. There are demon spirits, zombies,

and even some human baddies. Each story comes complete with author's

commentary. It also includes the previously unreleased short Grenades. $0.99

on Amazon


{CoverComingSoon} In His Eyes by The Indelibles (YA Anthology) - Available February 14th


Just

in time for Valentines Day, The Indelibles bring you a one-of-a-kind young

adult anthology! Twenty original short stories, all from the point of view of

our favorite male characters - some are old flames from our novels and some

were dreamed up especially for this anthology. Let these imminently crushable,

swoon-worthy guys show you what romance looks like – in his eyes. Add to Goodreads

TBR

The contributors to IN HIS EYES include

award winners, frequent “Top 100” placers, and hot 2011 debut authors:
S.R. Wells, C.K.

Bryant, Elle Strauss, Susan Kaye Quinn, Jessie Harrell, Magan Vernon, Lisa

Nowak, Heather McCorkle, RaShelle Workman, Ali Cross, Karen Amanda Hooper, Cory

Putman Oakes, Laura Pauling, Stacey Wallace Benefiel, Sarra Cannon, Katie Klein,

Cheri Lasota





Transcendent: Tales of

the Paranormal
 by

Lani Woodland, Melonie Piper, Rita Webb, Wendy Swore, Melanie Marks, Heather McCubbin and Evan Joseph (YA Anthology)


Discover the secrets of a siren, fly with a hawk

girl over the mountains of Montana, and flee supernatural party-crashers as the

décor comes to life in this magical journey through paranormal stories. Along

the way, watch for ghosts in a haunted house, or ride through the moonlight

with a stranger. Save a comatose boy who has lost his soul, and don’t forget to

bring your garlic and wolfsbane—you never know when the shadows will snag you.
Transcendent

includes eight stories of magic, love, death, and choice by some of the newest

names in young adult fiction.
$0.99

on Amazon



Young Adult




Open Minds by Susan Kaye Quinn (Paranormal/Science Fiction) 


When everyone reads

minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep. 
Sixteen-year-old Kira Moore is a zero, someone

who can’t read thoughts or be read by others. Zeros are outcasts who can’t be

trusted, leaving her no chance with Raf, a regular mindreader and the best

friend she secretly loves. When she accidentally controls Raf’s mind and nearly

kills him, Kira tries to hide her frightening new ability from her family and

an increasingly suspicious Raf. But lies tangle around her, and she’s dragged

deep into a hidden world of mindjackers, where having to mind control everyone

she loves is just the beginning of the deadly choices before her. $2.99 on Amazon





Bound by C.K. Bryant (Paranormal Romance) 


When a photo shoot ends

in tragedy, Kira discovers her best friend, Lydia,has been keeping a secret.

Knowing the truth, and accepting it, will change Kira’s life forever and thrust

her into a world of ancient curses, magical objects, and savage enemies. What

happens next will challenge everything Kira knows about her world, herself and

the shape-shifting warrior she’s falling in love with. No longer the timid

mouse her mother accused her of being, but a woman who finds the mental and

physical strength to endure and survive. 
$3.99 on Amazon





Become by Ali Cross (YA Urban Fantasy)


Sixteen-year old

Desolation Black wants nothing more than to stay in Hell where it’s cold and

lonely and totally predictable. Instead, she’s sent back to Earth where she

Becomes the evil she despises and the good she always feared. When Desi is

forced to embrace her inner demon, she assumes her Choice has been made—that

she has no hope of being anything other than what her father, Lucifer, has

created her to be. What she doesn’t count on, is a reason to want to

change—something she’s never had before—a friend.
$3.99

on Amazon




Exiled by RaShelle Workman (YA SF Romance) 


Worlds

divided them. Chance brought them together. Only love will save them.


An alien princess exiled to Earth. An arrogant boy. One week to get back to her

planet or she'll die. And, her only chance for survival? She must help the boy

find his soul mate.


Piece of cake! $0.99

on Kindle





The Secret of Spruce

Knoll
 by Heather McCorkle (Urban Fantasy)


Following

the tragic death of her parents, Eren Donovan moves to Spruce Knoll

to live with an aunt she’s never met. Little does Eren know the entire

town of Spruce Knoll is filled with “channelers”—a magical group of

people who immigrated to the small Colorado town when they

were driven out of their own lands. Channelers are tied to the fate

of the world. As the world slowly dies, so do they—and they alone

have the power to stop the destruction of Earth. Soon, Eren learns

she not only lives among them, but she is one. When she meets local boy Aiden,

his charm convinces her that being a channeler may not be all bad though.
$4.99 on

Amazon 





Destined by Jessie Harrell (Retelling) 


When

Psyche receives a prophecy gone horribly wrong, she learns that even the most

beautiful girl in Greece can have a hideous future. Her fate? Fall in love with

the one creature even the gods fear. As she feels herself slipping closer into

the arms of the prophecy, Psyche must choose between the terrifyingly tender

touch she feels almost powerless to resist and the one constant she's come to

expect out of life: you cannot escape what is destined.
  $0.99 on Amazon






Darkspell by Elizabeth Mueller (Paranormal Romance) 


Winter Sky believes she

is everything ordinary . . . until she is kissed by Alex Stormhold. As

seer of Stormhold Coven, Alex is sworn to be Winter’s protector against the

darkness that hunts her.  Violently thrust into a magickal realm she

always thought impossible, she stumbles upon a disturbing secret of her own.

Will love prove thicker than magick?
$3.99 on Amazon





Untraceable by S. R. Johannes (Thriller) 


Grace has lived in the

Smokies all her life, patrolling with her forest ranger father who taught her

about wildlife, tracking, and wilderness survival. When her dad goes missing on a routine

patrol, Grace refuses to believe he’s dead and fights the town authorities,

tribal officials, and nature to find him. One day, while out tracking clues,

Grace is rescued from danger by Mo, a hot guy with an intoxicating accent and a

secret. As her feelings between him and her ex-boyfriend get muddled, Grace

travels deep into the wilderness to escape and find her father. Along the way, Grace learns terrible secrets that sever relationships and

lives. Soon she’s enmeshed in a web of conspiracy, deception, and murder. And

it’s going to take a lot more than a compass and a motorcycle (named Lucifer)

for this kick-butting heroine to save everything she loves.
$2.99

on Amazon





Rival Demons (Book 5 of

the Peachville High Demons Series)
 by Sarra Cannon (Paranormal Romance) Available January 20th


After narrowly escaping death at

the hands of the Order of Shadows, Harper finds herself thrust into the strange

and beautiful world of the shadow demons. But crossing through the portal

doesn't mean she is safe. The Order of Shadows is determined to bring her home

and transfer the Prima line to the Harris family. They send their most vicious

hunters after Harper. Hunters who will not stop until they have found their

prey. Determined to keep her safe, Jackson takes her deep into an underground

world filled with dangers of its own. Here, Harper will begin a journey that

will teach her more about herself and her own path than she ever imagined

possible. Add

to Goodreads TBR






The Legend of Victor

Standish: Under a Voodoo Moon
 by Roland D. Yeomans (Urban Fantasy/Romance) 


Can love kill? Yes

... if you love a ghoul who hungers for your flesh only slightly less than she

does your heart.  Yet to the lonely street orphan Victor Standish, who has

risked his life for a meal, to find love (even for one magical French Quarter

night) is worth dying in the morning.
$2.99 on Amazon All profits go to the Salvation Army.






Getting Sideways (Book 2 in the Full Throttle Series) by Lisa Nowak (Contemporary) 


Getting shipped off to live with his

uncle Race was the best thing that ever happened to fifteen-year-old Cody. Then

a wreck at the speedway nearly ruined everything. Cody’s making every effort to

get his life back on track—writing for the school paper, searching for the

perfect girlfriend, and counting the days until he gets his drivers’

license—but there’s no escaping the nightmares that haunt him.
A

chance to build his own car seems like the perfect distraction. Until Cody

realizes he’ll have to live up to Race’s legendary status. But that’s the least

of his worries, considering he doesn’t have his dad’s permission. All he has to

do is the impossible: keep Race from discovering his lie until he can convince his dad that racing’s safe. Yeah, sure. That’ll

be easy.
$3.99

on Amazon





Tangled Tides by Karen Hooper (Sea Monster Memoirs) 


Yara

Jones doesn’t believe in sea monsters—until she becomes one. When a hurricane

hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up

in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides

believe Yara can save them by fulfilling a broken promise and opening the

sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be

done. The selkies want to take her life. The merfolk want something far more

precious. Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at

nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people—until he falls for Yara.

The tides turn as Yara fights to save herself, hundreds of sea creatures, and

the merman who has her heart. She could lose her soul in the process—or she

might open the gateway to a love that’s deeper than the oceans. $4.99

on Amazon






Here by Denise Grover Swank (SF Romance)


Sixteen

year old Julia Phillips buries herself in guilt after killing her best friend

Monica in a car accident. Julia awoke in the hospital with a broken leg, a new

talent for drawing and false memories of the accident, in which she dies and

Monica lives. The doctors attribute this to her head injury, but no one can

explain how a bracelet engraved with her name ended up at the scene of the

accident. A bracelet no one has ever seen before. Classmate Evan Whittaker paid

Julia no attention before the accident, let alone after. Now suddenly he’s

volunteering to tutor her and offering to drive her home. She can't ignore that

his new obsession started after his two-day disappearance last week and that he

wears a pendant she’s been drawing for months. When the police show up one

night looking for Evan, he begs Julia to run with him, convincing her that

Monica is still alive. Julia agrees to go, never guessing where he’s really

from.  $2.99 on Amazon





The Veil by  Cory

Putman Oakes
(Paranormal Romance)


Seventeen-year-old

Addison Russell is in for a shock when she discovers that she can see the

invisible world of the Annorasi.  Suddenly, nothing is as it appears to

be—the house she lives in, the woman who raised her, even the most beautiful

boy in town all turn out to be more than what they seem.  And when this

strange new world forces Addy to answer for a crime that was committed long

ago, by parents she has never known, she has no choice but to trust Luc, the

mysterious Annorasi who has been sent to protect her.  Or so he says . . .

$7.99

on Amazon





Embrace by Cherie Colyer (Paranormal Romance)


Madison

is familiar enough with change, and she hates everything about it. Change took

her long-term boyfriend away from her. It caused one of her friends to suddenly

hate her. It’s responsible for the death of a local along with a host of other

mysterious happenings. But when Madison meets a hot new guy, she thinks her

luck is about to improve. Madison is instantly drawn to the handsome and

intriguing Isaac Addington. She quickly realizes he’s a guy harboring a secret,

but she’s willing to risk the unknown to be with him. Her world really spins out of control, however, when

her best friend becomes delusional, seeing things that aren’t there and

desperately trying to escape their evil. When the doctors can’t find the

answers, Madison seeks her own. 
Nothing can prepare her for what

she is about to discover. 
$6.99

on Amazon





Onyx Talisman by Brenda Pandos (Paranormal Romance)


Unrest stirs deep in Scotts Valley. Filled with


uncertainty, Julia anxiously awaits Nicholas’ return. Phil, holds the pieces of

Julia’s fragile psyche together, secretly hoping Nicholas stays away forever.

But Alora secretly conspires to reclaim her talisman and strip Julia of

everything she holds dear. Little

do they know, a war is coming and more than one vampire would like to see the

Prince of Vampires overthrown. Can Julia bargain with fate? Find out how it all

ends in this explosive grand finale of The Talisman Trilogy.
$3.99 on Amazon





How

to Date an Alien 
by Magan Vernon (Science Fiction)




High

school senior Alex Bianchi's estranged father gets her an internship at Circe

Operations Center to pad her college applications. But Circe isn't your typical

military base. It's an alien-run operation center and not all of the aliens are

friendly, especially the one that tries to kill Alex on her first day. When

Ace, a dark-eyed Caltian, enters and saves the day, she can't help but be drawn

to him. Can these star-crossed lovers survive when they're on the brink of

intergalactic war?
$2.99

on Amazon






Fireseed

One 
by  Catherine Stine (Science Fiction/Thriller) 


Fireseed One is a

journey into a tricked-out near-future earth where 18 year-old Varik has

inherited a vast ocean farm, following the suspicious drowning of his Marine

biologist father. When Marisa, a beautiful and devious terrorist, destroys the

world's food source, Varik is forced to travel to a lethal hotzone, teeming

with dangerous nomads and a strange cult to search for a magical hybrid plant

that may not even exist. The catch? He must take Marisa along, the only person

who seems to know way, way too much key information.
 $2.99 on Amazon






The Missing by M.A. Leslie (Paranormal)


Eight-year-old, Ethan Doyle is just a normal kid whose biggest problem in life was to fight for the attention of his busy parents from his older twin siblings. But, after his aunt and uncle tragically die, his family takes in his teenage cousin, Kelsey, and moves to a spooky old, manor house in a new town. At first, everything seems fine, but when he begins to see and speak to a spirit named Lucas, his biggest problem becomes, just staying alive. Lucas was ten years old when the spirits of the house came to him and asked him for help setting their spirits free. Unfortunately, he never made the deadline and as a result the spirits took him and made him a part of the house as well. As he soon finds out, the only way he can save his own soul is to save the souls of the missing boys in the house. With his own deadline in place, Ethan enlists the help of his cousin Kelsey to solve the twenty-year-old mystery of THE MISSING. $0.99 on Amazon




Princess Kandake by Stephanie Jefferson (Fantasy) Available February 1, 2012


In Nubia a woman can be whatever she chooses. At 14,

Kandake knows exactly what she chooses...Prime Warrior of Nubia. But her

grandmother has said that she will follow her father on the throne. Refusing to

abandon her warrior dreams she continues to train. When her brother is kidnapped,

Kandake learns she must be both queen and warrior to win his release! 
See Author's Website 


Middle Grade



Blink of a Dragon by Eisley Jacobs (Fantasy)


Discovering she’s connected to dragons is one

thing, but when another dragon is caught hanging out in the fifth grade, Meia thinks

things couldn’t get any worse. Is she ever wrong! Trouble is brewing in the

cosmos and Deglan believes this new dragon holds the answers, but his hopes are

crushed when the leader of the exiled dark dragons ambushes them. The fate of

the dragons and possibly the whole world falls to Deglan and Meia as they

search for the only creature powerful




enough to send the dark dragons back into the

abyss. What they encounter along the way makes the adventure worth fighting

for.
$6.99

Paperback preorder




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