An Expatriate's Blog - GRANT LEISHMAN

books go social - blog tour: silently in the night by clayton graham

24/2/2018

silently in the night

A collection of tantalizing tales with more twists than braided hair:
Here you will find mystery, murder and mayhem – plus a moment of romance. All the stories will make you stop and think, even question your role in the world and the universe. Just what are we doing here, and where are we going? Easy questions with problematic answers.
This anthology of sixteen short and thrilling tales of unusual, extraterrestrial and conspiratorial stories is the latest compilation from Clayton Graham, the author of science fiction novels Milijun and the soon to come Saving Paludis. The characters in this eclectic collection are mostly ordinary people whose reactions to their fears and to unexpected events will have you guessing at every turn of the page.

happy valentine's day promotion from scarlett flame

12/2/2018

happy valentine's day!

To celebrate Valentine's Day, I have one of my top 100 bestselling books on offer for you.

A Valentine's Bind: Manchester Dominants and submissives.
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#NEWRELEASE: the sins of maggie black by howard petote - Books Go Social Blog tour

4/2/2018

Origins: An Irish Girl Named Maggie By Howard Petote

In 1968 the state of Missouri was blessed with the arrival of a baby girl, a one-year-old lifted from the arms of nuns in the west of Ireland. Her name was Maggie, and her adoptive parents— strict Catholics—wanted her to be perfect. But Maggie Black was not perfect, she was merely human—an earthy, feral child who one day realized she would never earn their love. Drifting into drugs, con artists and petty crime, she becomes a single mother stuck in the gritty world of door-to-door sales—dangerously tied to a bad man.

#newRelease: marked (running toward illumia book 4) by angel leya - books go social blog tour

4/2/2018

Hi, I’m Angel Leya, and I write clean young adult stories with (at least) a touch of magic and romance. My latest story is Running Toward Illumia, Astrea’s tale of finding herself while running from the one thing she wants most: To find her sense of belonging.

Astrea’s lived in the Mist all her life, and she loves it there. In fact, she’d do just about anything to feel like she fits in with her Rudan people, even hunt a unicorn to feed her starving tribe.

Illumia is the first city beyond the Mist, just past the Dragon Range. Astrea’s come up with 10 reasons to never go to Illumia. I’ll let her tell you more.

#newrelease - the timeslot by chris turner: books go social blog tour

3/2/2018

Human vs Alien!

A pilot stranded on a faraway planet, timelost. An alien seeking symbiosis.
Visceral alien battles, planetary wars. Experience the adventure...along with edge-of-the-seat SF audio in this Star Wars meets Alien thriller.
In 2014, I started sequencing original SFF to audio using the Booktrack free studio tool, and it offered up a unique, creative experience. I was amazed at how the placement of some well-crafted audio, synced by word, sentence or paragraph could make a story come alive—in the same way a soundtrack makes a movie come alive. To date, I have produced a few dozen, text-and-audio renditions of my stories, drawing on the wide variety of sound clips from the Booktrack audio library.
The Timelost, my most recent production, is a gritty, dystopian foray into the macabre.

books go social - blog tour: Online Danger: Protecting Yourself and Your Loved Ones from the Evil Side of the Internet by dr. eric cole

2/2/2018

3 Things Every Parent should do to Protect Their Children in Cyber Space

Online activity is second nature to today’s kids, but most of us with children didn’t grow up with the Internet. So it may be difficult to know how to advise them and monitor their safety online, especially when a lot of their school work and social life is centered on being connected. There is a lot that’s great about the Internet and the educational and recreational opportunities out there, but there’s also a lot that’s dark, evil, and dangerous. As parents, we need to help our kids make the right decisions and stay safe online.
In his new book, Online Danger: Protecting Yourself and Your Loved Ones from the Evil Side of the Internet, cyber security expert, Dr. Eric Cole, devotes an entire chapter to the ways that parents can safeguard their kids’ online activities. Here are some of his top suggestions.

books go social blog tour: the long road to publication by anna belle rose

30/12/2017

Years and years ago, actually decades ago, I was a stay-at-home mom for a bit, with my then youngest child who would not fall asleep at nap time. Over time, I realized that while he wouldn’t sleep, he would sit in his crib for a bit each afternoon, listening to Yanni at the Acropolis, looking at story books, and I could sit and write. And write I did. I wrote and wrote and wrote over many months. By then, my youngest was talking, and he somehow understood that Mommy was writing a book, and he kept nagging me to keep going. And I did.

books go social blog tour: earth to centauri - alien hunt by kumar l

30/12/2017

The year is 2118. The First Journey from Earth into interstellar space has been successful, but the explosive secret carried aboard Voyager 1 will have grave consequences.

books go social blog tour - the lost mccaw by b. l. blair

18/12/2017

Today, we meet author B.L. Blair and her latest novella in her series: The Lost McCaw

The Lost Macaw is the fourth novella in the Lost and Found Pets series. Alexandra Prescott is a licensed private investigator specializing in finding missing animals. Reuniting pet and owner is more than just a job.
A former client hires Alex to find her lost parrot. The bright colored bird has flown away before, but this time there is evidence that Molly was kidnapped. The demand is simple—the bird for the pictures.
When her client suffers a stroke, Alex is left with a ransom note, a missing bird, and some very incriminating photos. She is in a race against time to solve the mystery of the lost Macaw.

books go social blog tour: World-Building 101 by Simon Lindley

6/12/2017

Today, I'm thrilled to bring you an article from Simon Lindley titled, World-Building 101.

Simon's new book, Mannethorn's Key, the first in the Key of Life Trilogy will be available on January 5th.

You can pre-order Mannethorn's Key, here on Amazon:

Pre-Order Mannethorn's Key

books go social blog tour - #preorder: silent song by jaci wheeler

5/12/2017

Today, I'm looking to help out a colleague who wants to tell you all about her new release, which is available now for pre-order.

SILENT SONG by JACI WHEELER

books go social blog tour: the stella bruno investigates crime series by peter mulraney

19/11/2017

Author Peter Mulraney

Stella Bruno Investigates is a series of quick reads - books designed to be read in one sitting. Each book in the series only takes around an hour and a half to two hours to read. So, there’s no waiting for days to find out who did it.
The series is set in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and centres on criminal investigations led by Detective Sergeant Stella Bruno. I have the inside information on Adelaide - it’s my home town.
Stella is assisted by Detective Constable Brian Rhodes, who’s approaching retirement, harassed by Detective Inspector Frank Williams, and distracted by Shaun Porter from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
In addition to all the crime, the stories also follow Stella’s developing relationship with Shaun and provide insights into her life as a single mother with a fourteen-year old son. You’ll also discover some of the benefits she enjoys by being part of an extended Italian family.
If you’ve never been to Australia, these stories will give you a little taste of life ‘down under’ where you can experience the North Wind as hot and blustery and winters without snow and ice.

books go social blog tour: wise before their time (people with aids and hiv talk about their lives) by ann richardson

18/11/2017

“As Powerful As Any Great Classic Of Fiction”

So said Sir Ian McKellen in his Foreword to my book. And it is.
Do you remember the terrible times of AIDS and HIV in the 1980s and 1990s? If not, are you curious to learn what it was like for those diagnosed?
Wise Before their Time, first published in 1992, shows in moving detail what it was like to live with HIV/AIDS when there was no real treatment for this life-threatening illness. It tells the true stories of over forty young men and women from all over the world, attending an international conference of people with HIV and AIDS in London in 1991.
I have added a new cover and a short introduction to the new version, but the book remains essentially the same.

books go social blog tour: calliope jones and the forests of mist by haylie machado hanson

12/11/2017

Hello, readers! I’d like to apologize in advance if this blog is incoherent. I’m bone-tired from being up all hours of the night feeding Girl Spawn, who coincidentally came early on launch week. Two October babies for me, what a lucky gal I am!
The biggest news I have (writing-wise, I happen to think Girl Spawn joining the world is pretty big news) is that Calliope Jones and The Forests of Mist launched on Amazon on October 21st!* I’m so excited for you guys to be able to download it and read it. I hope you love it. I know I do, but I’m biased. So please, download it, read it, review it! Beta feedback was this book is better than the first, and I tend to agree.
And with that, I’m off, since Girl Spawn forgot I just fed her, like, 15 minutes ago. My literary baby is far less demanding. And doesn’t keep me up all night. Well, I can’t promise my literary baby won’t keep you up all might until you finish it. In fact, I wish you many sleepless nights as you Dive into Callie’s exciting new adventure!

books go social blog tour: a view from memory hill by paul toolan

11/11/2017

‘Where do your stories come from?’

If only I received royalties every time a reader asks me this!
Here, there and everywhere is the true but unhelpful answer. In ‘A View from Memory Hill’, there’s a story called Old Man, Young Pub that was triggered by seeing…an old man in a young pub!
I was at the Brighton Festival [Brighton, England - I used to live there] with old friends/fellow retirees. We dropped in to a wonderful, low-ceilinged pub called The Basketmakers, whose decor has barely been touched since it opened. I remember thinking we were the oldest people there, among many young and lively folk, some dressed in the trendiest fashion, some so far ahead they were next year.
It was a hot day, but as I looked around I spotted an old gentleman in a tweed jacket and tie, standing at the bar, quietly sipping his pint. All around him, bright young things were loud and full of energy. They squatted on bar stools, but no-one offered a seat to the old guy, and his legs could have used one. I wondered about his silent thoughts.

books go social blog tour - who the f*ck am I by stephen bentley

5/11/2017

Well, I guess, as covers and titles go, they don't get much more controversial than this. So, how about we just dive in and find out a little more about this book and its creator Stephen Bentley.

books go social blog tour - her brother's keeper by kitty boyes

4/11/2017

Have you ever helped out a stranger only to have it turn your normal life into something that resembles a nightmare?
Arina did.

the cost of survival (book 1 of genesis rising) by J. L. Stowers

30/10/2017

Today, I'd like to introduce you to a fellow author J.L. Stowers whose amazing dystopian, science fiction novel, The Cost of Survival is now available.
This book is the first of a planned trilogy called Genesis Rising.
The author would love to tell you a little about this book and the future installments.

kings series book 3: heartless by alena des

4/10/2017

Today I want to give you a heads-up about an exciting new release from a wonderful author by the name of Alena Des.
Alena has just released the latest book in the Kings Series - Heartless and she'd like to tell you a little bit about it today.

Take A Look at THE KINGS SERIES by ALENA DES

phoenix (the peradon fantasy series book one) by daccari Buchelli - the blog tour

12/5/2017

Today, I am thrilled to bits to be part of my good friend Daccari Buchelli's Blog Tour for his recently re-released fantasy book, Phoenix.
I have read the old version of Phoenix and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have no doubt the new version will be even better and brighter than before.
So, without further ado, I'll hand my blog over to Daccari (Dax) Buchelli

PHOENIX!

No power is greater than the one you're willing to sacrifice

Princess Violetta Flame lives her life according to rule, but those rules require her to pay a heavy price. Haunted by a devastating loss, she longs for freedom. When a handsome ruler takes a special interest in her, she senses greater things lie ahead, but behind the handsome façade lies a dark secret – one that can usurp her efforts and cast her back into the life she detested.
The throne was never promised to Emperor Ryore Frost, but now that he has ultimate power, his world is filled with possibilities. Citizens bow at his feet, but their fleeting adoration is no match for his obsession with the young Flame Princess. As his feelings for the staunchly independent princess grow, a new threat emerges, bent on undermining his efforts and betraying his sensibilities.
When past tragedies, malevolent behaviour, and strong wills collide, which will reign supreme?

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