Who Likes Free Stuff?

Look what just came in the mail today. Five copies of the brand new unabridged audio edition of When I Found You. Not yet released.

If you follow this blog regularly, you'll know that I like to keep two copies of every edition in my archive. Send me more than that, and I host a giveaway.

So here goes. Three of these are up for grabs. Leave a comment below if you'd like to win one, and you're entered. I'll leave this open until about the middle of October. Then I'll draw three names.

As always, enter your name in the "author" field of the comment form, not mine. (It means author of the comment.) Do leave your email address in the form, where it won't show publicly. I don't keep a mailing list, and I will use it only to notify you if you win, not for any other purpose. Don't leave it in the body of the comment, because then it will show publicly.

And that's it! Good luck, and pass it on. 

Update on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 9:11AM by Catherine

I'm going to be away on a hiking trip the week of the 14th-18th, so I'm going to extend this giveaway by a few days, which seems fairer than cutting it short. So if you're wondering why it's mid-month and I haven't chosen winners yet, thank you for your little extra bit of patience. Check back on the 19th. I'll have names. 

Update on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8:06AM by Catherine

Aaaaand ... the winners are ...

Okay, this is where I have to stop and tell you that I hate this part. I look at all the great comments from the people whose names I didn't pull, and I wish I had thirty of these. But I don't. I have three. To those who left great comments but didn't win, as always, keep an eye on this blog. There's always more to give away down the road.

Now:

1) Connie Henderson

2) Neva Clennan

3) Sue Ward

'Til next time!

Don't Let Me Go Deal Continues

Some of you may have noticed that it's the 24th of September, and the Don't Let Me Go ebook is still only 99 cents. We've decided to extend the promotion to a full month. Through the 20th of October.

So, if you haven't read it, grab a copy. If you've read and enjoyed the book, here's what you can do to help. Tell your friends on Twitter, Facebook, or in real life. Or, if you follow a "free and discount" book site, account, or service, please let them know that this deal exists, and will go on for a while.

When I Found You certainly made good use of a whole month on discount, and brought me literally over a hundred thousand new readers. I'm not saying Don't Let Me Go will do all that, but it pays to help the books be discovered by those who don't know my work yet. And for those of you who do, you deserve books you can afford.

All word-spreading efforts will be much appreciated! As always, happy reading!

Don't Let Me Go for 99 cents!

For those of you who may not have read Don't Let Me Go, it's one of my best-received novels, with over 675 Amazon reader reviews averaging 4.6 stars. And today through Sunday the Kindle ebook is only 99 cents. A little incentive to give a new Kindle book a try.

I say it a lot, but you don't need a Kindle to enjoy a Kindle ebook. You can download free Kindle Reading Apps HERE for your computer, tablet or smartphone. And if you have a Nook, or other non-Kindle ereader, there are instructions for converting a Kindle ebook HERE.

Hope you enjoy Don't Let Me Go, and please let me know what you think. Happy reading!

And the New One is Free

My newest novel, Where We Belong, has actually been for sale on Amazon (ebook and paperback) for a couple of months. But we postponed promoting it, or shouting about it, because there was so much going on with the two Amazon Publishing titles, When I Found You and Walk Me Home. If you don't know what was going on with them, click back a post or two.

Now. Where We Belong's time has come.

From now through midnight on the 20th, the Kindle ebook edition is free to readers in the U.S. and Canada. (This is another one of those times when I must apologize to  my UK readers. The UK rights are owned by a traditional publisher, and I can't give their books away for free.)

Hopefully you know by now that Kindle books can be converted for Nooks and other ereaders, and that you don't need an ereader at all to take advantage of this offer.

Go grab a copy, and let me know what you think!

More News of When I Found You and Where We Belong

I know some of you are still waiting for that free promotion for the Kindle ebook of my newest novel, Where We Belong. In my last post, I said it would happen in the middle of July.

Yes, the middle of July has come and gone.

The promotion will still happen, but it's been rescheduled for the 18th of August. And for such wonderful reasons!

As I also mentioned in my last post, Amazon Publishing put my Amazon Encore edition of When I Found You on a special $.99 promotion for the whole month of July. It started July 1st. And on July 1st, the ebook jumped up into the Kindle Top 100. And on July 3rd, it jumped into the top 10. And on July 18th, it jumped up to #2, right behind the book J.K. Rowling was just revealed to have written under a pseudonym. And it's been there since.

It's best to space promotions out a bit, so please be patient until the 18th of August, and I'll remind everyone again when the Where We Belong ebook is free. In the meantime, if you haven't read When I Found You, it's still only $.99! 

A New Story Collection...Free

I wish I knew why so many people don't seem interested in short stories. You would think that, with our world getting busier and our attention spans getting more compact, short fiction would be the perfect form of reading entertainment. Yet most people tell me they still want a big, thick novel, despite barely having time to read.

Then again, an awful lot of people tell me they don't want to read an ebook because they "love the feel of a book in their hands." Nothing wrong with that sentiment, but often if I ask whether they've tried an ebook, it turns out they haven't.

So for those of you who enjoy reading short stories, this new collection of mine, Subway Dancer and Other Stories, is free in Kindle ebook format today, tomorrow and Wednesday. For those of you who don't, I have to ask: When's the last time you read a collection of stories? Maybe it's one of those changes worth trying. After all, at this price, you don't have much to lose. 

If you have a Nook, or other non-Kindle reading device, CLICK HERE for conversion information.

Try something new in your reading today. It's on me.