Showing posts with label Audiobooks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audiobooks. Show all posts
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Great Read!: Time is Relative for a Knight of Time
I haven't exactly been doing a fantastic job of finishing my latest work in progress but I have been doing a great deal of reading and keeping my senses honed. Well, some reading and a lot of audiobooks. The latest one I read is by an author I wasn't familiar with beforehand, Brett Matthew Williams, and I was very impressed with his work. The book that I "read" was written for teens, but the writing was so rich, any adult should appreciate it. It was called "Time is Relative for a Knight of Time" and I really enjoyed it!
I LOVED the adventure in the book, but I also loved that Brett touched on some of society's weaker points (homelessness, treatment of slaves, poor parenting, etc.) - something that I think is really important, or at least is a great thing to do, in books for teenagers. It also included a great deal of history and trips through time that should spark the imagination and the thinking of any teenagers and heck, some adults, who take the time to read or listen to the book.
Spring break will be here before you know it and at about 14 hours this audiobook will make a great travel companion or even a great book to read while enjoying vacation. That's one of the great things about audiobooks. I was doing all types of stuff as I listened to this one - driving, cleaning, cooking, etc.! If you have an audiobook on a phone or some other sort of mp3 device you can download these books and keep it moving. Who doesn't like that?!
Anyway, check Brett out! I think you'll like it and I mean that for both adults and teenagers. It's always good for adults to have their imaginations heightened, anyway. Life keeps us stodgy enough as it is. A great, well-written teenage fantasy book is probably just the ticket to get the proverbial stick out of your bum and bring you back down to earth. If you sign up for an Audible trial, you can even check it out for free and that's even better! Let me know what you think!
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Win a $50 NYC MetroCard! #Rafflecopter
We've been pretty slack, eh? No excuses, here! We'll do better going forward. A lot's happened in the past couple months since we last graced this place with our presence! Shana James has released a new audiobook version of her debut novel 'Deferred Consumption' and you do not want to miss it! Check it out, here at Audible.
J.A. Fraser is actively working to finalize a new project that is sure to have the college girls talking and Shana is putting the finishing touches on the masterpiece she started during November's #NanoWriMo! So, stay tuned!
In the meantime, give the Rafflecopter below a shot and let us know what you think after you've had a chance to check out Shana's new release!
J.A. Fraser is actively working to finalize a new project that is sure to have the college girls talking and Shana is putting the finishing touches on the masterpiece she started during November's #NanoWriMo! So, stay tuned!
In the meantime, give the Rafflecopter below a shot and let us know what you think after you've had a chance to check out Shana's new release!
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
YouTube Sample: The Inconvenient Bride
On sale, soon, at iTunes,
Audible and Amazon!
Description
A one year marriage to her best friend. It was the
perfect plan, until he fell in love.
To receive the key to the McCray Empire, 29 year old,
hot and single multimillionaire developer Dylan McCray must find a bride before
his thirtieth birthday or risk losing everything. Out of options, and
determined to stay attachment free, he forges an improbable arrangement with
his best friend of nearly twenty years, Carrie Heights. It’s the perfect “no
strings” marriage. Or, so he thinks.
For 29 year old, school teacher Carrie Heights, the
only man that could ever scratch her sexual itch is her best friend, Dylan. The
problem is, he doesn't have a clue that she's been secretly yearning for his
intimate touch, since she was a teen. When Dylan begs her to play the part of
his bride for a year, Carrie reluctantly agrees, but not before forcing him to
agree to her own set of “secret” terms and conditions that she adamantly
refuses to announce until their wedding night.
With each seductive glance, erotic touch, and
flirtatious gesture, Dylan wonders why his manhood is stirring wildly over his “Inconvenient Bride”. He's forced to
ask the question: Will their one year marriage end with them still being
friends or will he want much more?
SoundCloud Sample: The Inconvenient Bride
Rated: Spicy, Sexy, and Enjoyable!
Ever wonder what it would be like to make passionate love to your best friend? Well, stop daydreaming and start listening. In just a few days, the highly anticipated audio version of J.A. Fraser's The Inconvenient Bride will have you locking your door and caressing your...eardrums!
Oh, la, la! Narrated by Paige Turner this book is sure to be the buzz around any "mature" Thanksgiving table so don't be the odd man out..buy a copy now.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
SoundCloud Sample: Pocket Pep Talk: Get Over that Breakup, Today!
Want to download this sample and take it on the go with your SoundCloud app? Check it out, below! Enjoy! --Shana James
Buy at: iTunes, Audible or Amazon!
Buy at: iTunes, Audible or Amazon!
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YouTube Sample: Pocket Pep Talk: Get Over that Breakup, TODAY!
Check out this sample of Pocket Pep Talk: Get Over that Breakup, TODAY! on YouTube! Enjoy! --Shana James
Buy at: iTunes, Audible or Amazon!
Buy at: iTunes, Audible or Amazon!
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Monday, October 19, 2015
Self-Publishing: My Experience as an African-American Writer
Today
marks six months since I self-published my very first novel, Deferred Consumption. So, I thought I'd mark the occasion with a quick blog post about
what it's been like as an African-American author. To put it mildly, it’s
been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life. But, it’s also been
one of the most rewarding and most exciting. When I first
set out to write Deferred Consumption, I really had no idea what I was getting
myself into. I just assumed that
everyone loved me and they would buy my book in record numbers. Boy was I wrong. Not that everyone doesn’t love me J, but that
they cared enough to buy my book the moment I said it was available for
purchase.
There
I was around 11:00pm on a Sunday night, hands all shaking, as a hit "publish" at
Amazon dot com, then proceeded to publish elsewhere around the internet (Barnes
and Noble, Google Books, Smashwords, etc.).
Hell, I had such a high opinion of myself, I thought I’d wake up the
next morning to find that hundreds, if not thousands, of random strangers who
had never even heard of me had purchased my book. I mean, why not? I had already made a great living writing just
about everything else, so why wouldn’t my books sell? Oh, foolish, foolish girl. I guess I figured some magical fairy was
going to sprinkle some dust into the eyes and ears of every potential buyer out
there and convince them that my book was the one they should get as they
tinkered around on some website looking for a book to buy.
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Saturday, October 10, 2015
Officer Bad Boy: SoundCloud Audio Excerpt
Would you rather sink your teeth into this 10 minute audio sampling of Officer Bad Boy on the go without some of YouTube's viewing restrictions? Check out the SoundCloud video, below, then head over to my SoundCloud page and give those like and follow buttons a little tickle! Smooches! --Shana James
YouTube Sample: Officer Bad Boy
Still not sure you're ready to make the move towards audiobooks? Listen to the sample from Officer Bad Boy, below, and see if this isn't all the convincing you need. --Shana James
Officer Bad Boy: Now Available in Audiobook Format!
Everyday, I become more and more excited about self-publishing. The liberation I feel when I see my work published, pretty much ANYWHERE, is unbelievable. I published my short, Officer Bad Boy, a few months ago and, now, it's available in Audiobook format at Audible.com, Amazon.com and on Apple's iTunes! I found a wonderful voiceover artist in Ms. Paige Turner and she worked efficiently and quickly to produce the finished product. I'm eternally grateful to her and I will never forget it. Her price was fair and she was the consummate professional.
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