tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70856022024-03-12T17:45:22.110-07:00The suspense is killing me!<b>SUSPENSE, MYSTERY, PARANORMAL, THRILLER</b>Cheryl Tardifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160526951596806898noreply@blogger.comBlogger1059125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085602.post-29695056936474169252019-08-20T13:11:00.002-07:002019-08-20T13:14:30.397-07:00An Author's Journey to Diagnosis of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, hEDS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>"You can't slay the beast if you don't know what it is."</b><br />
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This is what I say when someone asks me about pursuing a diagnosis of any kind.<br />
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It's not easy to be completely vulnerable and admit to the world that your body is defective, that it is being destroyed from the inside out, and that there is NO cure.<br />
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Even worse is discovering that most professionals in the health industry have no idea what <a href="https://ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/hEDSvHSD.pdf" target="_blank">hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome</a> is or how to treat it.<br />
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My journey to find out what was wrong started over 15 years ago, though I had symptoms even as a child. My ankles were weak and rolled easily. I was highly flexible, but the muscles were often not strong enough to bring me back to a stable position. I could do the splits. I could sit on the floor, legs in a V, forehead or the side of my face touching the floor. My thumbs curved backwards; back then they considered it double-jointed. Back pain, sensitivity to bumps in mattress, super sensitive skin. My skin is so sensitive I can feel the tiniest crumb in my bed. I used to laugh and say I had "Princess and the Pea" Syndrome.<br />
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In my thirties, I experienced a lot of lower back pain. I was advised to go to a chiropractor. And I did. BIG mistake! The chiropractor did manipulations I later discovered were dangerous for someone with hEDS. He didn't know. And I did what I was told. I was on the chiropractor merry-go-round for over a year--and I was in constant pain. Some days I could barely walk. When I stopped going to the chiropractor, I got better. Not cured, but far less pain. I'll never go back!<br />
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Some people have a mild form of <a href="https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-hsd/" target="_blank">Hypermobile Spectrum Disorder</a>, often with little pain and no dislocations. At the far end of that scale is hEDS, and that affects every part of your body. My collagen is defective. I liken it to knitting a blanket and dropping stitches along the way. My skin is stretchy, I scar easily, I bruise easily, and my joints can dislocate any time.<br />
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As you can imagine, when dealing with something like this and all the testing that's needed, it affects every part of your life. hEDS has reduced my mobility. I can walk but not long distances. I need to sit with my legs raised as much as possible during the day. I also have dysautonomia, common with hEDS, and that can be scary. I've now had a number of fainting episodes. The first time it happened, I ended up in the hospital. Dysautonomia also makes my body temperature control go all wonky; it looks like a hot flash but worse because it doesn't turn off for hours sometimes.<br />
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The good news? EDSes of all kinds (13) are now being researched around the globe, and the most helpful website for information is the <a href="https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/" target="_blank">Ehlers-Danlos Society</a>. A couple of years ago there were several breakthroughs in EDS research, and new criteria and diagnostics emerged. Out of the 13 types, only one is not easily identified by a marker--and of course, that's the one I have.<br />
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hEDS isn't easy to diagnose if you don't know what to look for. Thankfully, there's a <a href="https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/heds-diagnostic-checklist/" target="_blank">diagnostic checklist</a> that can help. If you suspect you or someone you know has hEDS, please bring this form to your doctor. If you meet the criteria, you'll have your beast.<br />
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As you can imagine, hEDS has affected my life in ways I wasn't expecting. I'm 56, a bestselling writer with numerous plots sitting on my computer. I experience brain fog and extreme fatigue during the day. I cannot write in a fog...so my work has suffered.<br />
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But here's the thing...<br />
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Writing fulfills my soul like nothing else, so I will continue to write when I can. I still have dreams I want to pursue, goals to fulfill and a television crime series script to finish. And I will pursue them, because I have always said: "Dare to Dream...and Dream BIG!" That has been my motto since my first book was published.<br />
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So if I need thumb splints, wrist splints, ankle splints, knee splints etc., and mobility aids like a cane and a scooter, then I will use them because that improves quality of life. And QUALITY of life is what it's about, not quantity.<br />
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There is still a lot I need to learn about my beast, hEDS, but I'm getting there.<br />
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So if you were wondering where I've been or what I'm doing, now you know. The main reason why I decided to blog about something so deeply personal is to educate others about EDS. The more we know, the more people will be helped.<br />
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Live a good life, be kind to those less fortunate, love those you love.<br />
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~Cheryl<div class="blogger-post-footer">Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a bestselling Canadian suspense author.
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a bestselling Canadian suspense author.
<a href="http://www.cherylktardif.com">www.cherylktardif.com</a>
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<b>Judy Penz Sheluk’s latest release is <i>Skeletons in the Attic</i>, the first book in the Marketville Mystery
Series, and her first title with Imajin Books. The protagonist in <i>Skeletons</i> is Calamity (Callie) Barnstable,
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it wasn’t my idea. My father died recently in an at-work accident and he left
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<b>Callie:</b> That
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let me finish. In order to inherit, I have to try and find out who murdered my
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<b>Callie: </b>I’m sure
it was hard on my dad, especially since her body was never found and he was
considered a suspect. But until the reading of the will, I always thought my
mother had left us for the milkman or some other male equivalent. So the big
shocker was finding out that my dad had kept the true story away from me all
these years. I suppose that’s why we moved to Toronto when I was seven. I don’t
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<b>Callie:</b> Hardly.
Before I moved here, I worked in a bank call center. But I’ve already found a
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<b>Callie: </b>[laughs]
There’s this self-proclaimed psychic, Misty Rivers. She managed to convince my
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<a href="http://www.cherylktardif.com">www.cherylktardif.com</a>
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Allison Montgomery is wrapping up a career as a successful entrepreneur when she’s brutally kidnapped and whisked to South Korea. To ensure her survival, she gradually forges a bond with Carbon, her smooth-talking but abusive captor, a bond that over time proves incredibly strong. Jail time, death threats, counselling—nothing can convince Allie to betray her illicit lover.<br />
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However, a team of dedicated cops, an understanding lawyer, her ex-husband— there are those who persist in believing she can break free of Carbon’s hold. She must. Justice for six massacred men depends on it.<br />
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<i>She ran her fingers over
the embossed lettering on the cover of her book, Lancelot’s Lady by Cherish
D’Angelo. Tim had the dark hair and deep eyes of the handsome hero, but he
wasn’t rugged like the cover model. Tim was gentle, both in appearance and
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extensive travel involved in running their business had often kept her and Tim
apart. He had offered to change things—sell the company, hire more help,
downsize. She’d tried to envision their marriage returning to the way it had
been in the early years. However, she knew that it could never be the same.
They were no longer young and full of energy and dreaming and sharing dreams
and chasing dreams. They were old and worn and destined to walk in separate,
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<i>Allie traced the firm
jaw of the hero on the cover. Love ought to be forever but seldom was. She had
fought a dark, churning, growing feeling of doom for what seemed like a decade
before they had split….<o:p></o:p></i><br />
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<i>There was no doubt Tim
loved her. He respected her. Allie thumbed through the first chapters of her
book to refresh her memory. Tim wanted her, like Lancelot was driven to possess
his lady on the Caribbean island. When her doorbell rang, she greeted her
guests with her eyes still on the page…<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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eventually must face it—the truth about ‘happily ever after.’ The reality of
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I thank Cheryl Kaye Tardif for allowing me to use her romance
novel <i>Lancelot’s Lady</i> released under
her pen name, <i>Cherish D’Angelo,</i> to help
me shine light on the contrast between the fantasy and the reality in matters
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novel. It somehow makes Allie more real. In fact, she becomes desperately real,
uncomfortable so for some.<o:p></o:p><br />
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We see in her our weaknesses, and our desperation. Her poor decisions
become ours, her illicit love ours…and we know none of it should be, because we
are strong, we are woman.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Yet in reality we fail and flail and fall. And at times, do
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We are victimized, manipulated, lied to, and loved…all by the
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addition to SHADOW RIDERS, Canadian author, Eileen Schuh </span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">has published three novels in her
ongoing gritty Young Adult BackTracker Series: <i>The Traz, Fatal Error</i> and <i>Firewalls.</i>
<i>The Traz</i> also comes in a School
Edition. As well, she has to her credit two adult science fiction novellas, <i>Schrödinger's Cat</i> and <i>Dispassionate Lies.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Born Eileen Fairbrother on a small
farm near Tofield, Alberta, Canada, she now lives with her husband in Alberta’s
northern boreal forest in the St. Paul area. In addition to writing, she enjoys speaking to
youth and adults about the magic of literacy and the social and personal issues
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Schuh recently retired from a life
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a bestselling Canadian suspense author.
<a href="http://www.cherylktardif.com">www.cherylktardif.com</a>
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<b><i>A special welcome to author Jesse Giles Christiansen, who is sharing (in his own unique way) his newest release, REVENGE OF THE SEA...</i></b><br />
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Address Unknown </div>
Dear Land Misfits,<br />
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I should like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Cheryl Kaye Tardif, owner and acquisitions editor of Imajin Books, for allowing me the opportunity to share a few words with you today. I am writing this from a location I am strictly forbidden to disclose, both for the protection of your emotional well-being and out of the deepest respect for the entity whom I serve.<br />
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First and foremost, I encourage everyone not to be altogether unsettled by the book cover. Things are not always as they appear. For example, I took great pains to present myself in a reasonable and favorable manner, but my actions around the sea earned me a shady status among all of you, something of which I shall remain always regretful. Furthermore, it is of no fault of mine that I possess such a dynamic personality that the lightning seems incapable of being shooed away from me, especially on deliciously darker, rainy days.<br />
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Secondly, those of you reading these words should in no way whatsoever hold me directly responsible for any dark, negative, or otherwise untoward feelings you may experience as a result of reading my story. Both here and during the days laid out in the novel, Revenge of the Sea, I always made great efforts to be polite and agreeable toward you, despite the awful circumstances which all of you deservedly rained upon yourselves.<br />
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Finally, the release date of December 1st, 2015 was in no way intended to disturb anyone during the Holiday Season, and I shall kindly ask each and every one of you to duly note that villains are made, not born, and that you already had plenty of devils skipping jovially about Christmas long before I arrived.<br />
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In closing, I should like to make one humble request, which I think is perfectly reasonable under the circumstances. Please keep an open mind when reading my story, for when you judge others you also judge yourselves—and while you may think you stand outside the bars of the prison of your own convictions, you may realize all too soon that your cell is tragically less comfortable than ever imagined.<br />
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Yours truly,
Mr. DM
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<b><b><b>REVENGE OF THE SEA by Jesse Giles Christiansen</b></b></b></div>
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<i><b>Beware of what the tide may bring…</b></i><br />
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Ethan Hodges is deeply unsettled when thousands of decomposed starfish inexplicably wash up along the shore of Pelican Bay. As the ominous sea epidemic spreads to other marine life, he continues to see a suspicious-looking man loitering on the beach.<br />
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To solve the mystery, Ethan seeks help from longtime friend, Sheriff Dansby, and Reagan Langsley, a beautiful marine biologist from Lighthouse Point. Spurred by curiosity and jealousy, Ethan’s estranged wife, Morgan, joins them in the investigation.<br />
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When the elusive outsider is finally arrested, an enigmatic relationship develops between Ethan and the man. With cautious prodding, Ethan learns that the fate of the world appears to rest in the hands of the tall stranger named…Mr. DM.<br />
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Amazon Book Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Captain-Shelby-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B017Y41K4Y" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Captain-Shelby-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B017Y41K4Y</a><br />
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<b>About Jesse:</b><br />
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#1 bestselling author in sea adventures, Jesse Giles Christiansen is an American author whose page-turning fiction weaves the real with the surreal, while also speaking to the human condition. He was hailed by New York Times bestselling author, William R. Forstchen, as "leaving readers so tantalized by the story lines, they think the events actually happened—a demonstration of skill surely to launch this author into the big leagues." <br />
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Jesse was born in Miami, FL, playing on beaches as a boy, the sky bronzing him forever and the sea turning his heart lyrical. After spending a summer in Alaska before graduating from Florida State University with a degree in literature and philosophy, he wrote his first novel, Journey into the Mystic. <br />
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He feels he is haunted by Hemingway's ghost, not just by the poster in his writing studio that stares at him, saying, "What else you got?" but also by having a café called Hemingway's in the small European city where he writes. Finally, Hemingway became his neighbor on Amazon when his novel, Pelican Bay, outsold Old Man and the Sea.<br />
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He currently lives in Lüneburg, Germany, with his wife and their precocious White Siamese cat. <br />
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To learn more about this author, visit him at <a href="http://www.jessegileschristiansen.com/" target="_blank">www.jessegileschristiansen.com</a><br />
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Author Blog: <a href="http://www.jgchristiansen.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">www.jgchristiansen.wordpress.com</a><br />
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Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseGilesChris" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/JesseGilesChris</a><br />
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Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jesse.gileschristiansen.7?ref=tn_tnmn" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/jesse.gileschristiansen.7</a></div>
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As a Canadian author using <a href="https://kdp.amazon.com/" target="_blank">Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)</a>, my journey has been less than hassle free, so I'm posting today to help other non-US authors get through the headache of withholding taxes and IRS forms.<br />
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If you're a non-US author and you've noticed your royalty checks don't match your numbers online, it's most likely because a withholding tax has been implemented--30% on average. But there's a solution.<br />
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First, a non-US resident and DTP publisher/author does NOT need a US address or a US bank account. Amazon will mail you a check or via direct deposit.<br />
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However, Amazon will withhold approx. 30% of all earnings of non-US residents UNLESS authors have an ITIN or EIN, which you must get from the IRS.<br />
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FYI, this is how I did it a few years ago when everyone said I needed an ITIN. But I should warn you--it's much easier now, and I'll tell you exactly what you need to do after I share my experience.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Don't apply for an ITIN!!!</span></b></div>
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1. I contacted an "Acceptance Agent" in my city. There's a list of <a href="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96839,00.html">Canadian Acceptance Agents</a> (and <a href="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96304,00.html">US and International Acceptance Agents</a>) on the IRS website.<br />
2. I had Smashwords send me a letter stating I was selling my books through them. You need one letter only from one distributor, and when I asked Amazon they were completely uncooperative and refused to send me the letter.<br />
3. I filled out the W-7 form at the Agent's office, he photocopied my passport and he sent these out along with the letter from Smashwords (who are aweseome about giving letters).<br />
4. It took about 7 weeks before I got my letter from the IRS with my ITIN.<br />
5. Then I filled out the W-8BEN form and sent one to each US distributor (Amazon, Smashwords etc). From that point on, I've received 100% of my royalties due; no tax was withheld.<br />
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<a href="http://www.smashwords.com/">Smashwords</a> has great <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq#Royalties">instructions</a> on all this on their site. I don't know why Amazon hasn't done the same. Smashwords also has links to all the forms and the address for sending the W-8BEN. Again, Amazon could take some pointers on customer service.<br />
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As per Smashwords, here are the important links you need:<br />
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Download form W-7</a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw7.pdf" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Download W-7 Instructions</a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/about/taxforms" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Send us your completed W-8BEN</a></li>
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Is this a hassle? Most definitely. That's why I no longer recommend this way. <b>Get an EIN!!!</b><br />
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Is it worth it to get an EIN? Yes. Why should 1/3 of my earnings be held back? I'm Canadian, I pay my taxes here.<br />
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Does anyone know the correct mailing address for sending in the W-8BEN form to Amazon?<br />
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"We need to receive a physical copy (paper form) of the W8 that contains a US tax id and that is signed in <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><u>blue ink</u></span></b>. Please put the supplier code/vendor code, vendor code: <b>DUVNS</b> in the upper right hand corner and then mail it to the below address. As soon as we receive it, we will update the account and reimburse withholding that has been deducted this year. Note: withholding can only be paid back in the current year it was deducted.<br />
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Amazon Digital Services<br />
Attn: Vendor Maintenance<br />
PO Box 80683<br />
Seattle, WA 98108-0683<br />
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If you have further questions, please write back to us at <a href="mailto:dtp-support@amazon.com">dtp-support@amazon.com</a>."<br />
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Please note that you may want to check to ensure that the "supplier code" is the same for everyone. I have no idea if it is or if it's linked to my account only. If you know the answer, please email me at cherylktardif (at) shaw.ca.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">UPDATE 3: Sept 29, 2015 - Forget the ITIN. Get an EIN instead. It's much easier and FREE!</span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: start;">Get an EIN by phone via the IRS's toll-free number: (800) 829-4933.</b></div>
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<b>UPDATE 2: One writer reported to me that the supplier code was different than mine, so your best bet is to email DTP support and ask them.</b><br />
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<b>UPDATE: May 18, 2011 -<br />- Createspace will send you the letter you need to get the ITIn rolling, if you sell your books via them.<br />- Smashwords has a Google Chrome bug that is preventing emails to go through to them via the customer support link at the top of Smashwords.com. If you've emailed them about this or any other matter and haven't heard back from them in 3-5 days, your email may never have reached them. They're working on this issue. In the meantime, try IE or another browser.</b><br />
<b>- From Mark Coker at Smashwords: "At Smashwords, authors request the letters through their payee profile at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/account/payee">https://www.smashwords.com/account/payee</a>. They can request the letter once their account balance reaches $10.00."</b><br />
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<i><b>Today I'm featuring a special guest--author Andy Peloquin. Andy is participating in a blog tour to promote his newest release, BLADE OF THE DESTROYER, book 1 in The Last Bucelarii series.</b></i><br />
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<b>When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?</b><br />
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I think the writing bug hit me around the age of 15. I had a lot of free time at that age, and no real friends to speak of. I gravitated more to solo activities. I was always pretty handy with the computer. When I saw that many of my online "friends" were writing, I thought I'd give it a try. I found it wasn't bad at it--even won an online competition with a short piece of prose.<br />
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I wrote off and on until the age of 20, when life conspired to fill my time with a host of other activities. I didn't start writing fiction again until the age of 25, but once I picked up that creative pen, I was totally hooked. Hardly a day has gone by since that I haven't written something! <br />
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<b>What is your work schedule like when you're writing?</b><br />
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Well, it really depends on the day of the week. :D<br />
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Monday through Thursday, I can usually only fit in about two hours of writing--one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. <br />
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Friday, I can fit a couple of hours in the morning, and I've reserved Friday afternoon as sacred writing time. I usually get between 2 and 3 hours Friday PM before my family wants to go out.<br />
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Saturday morning is also reserved for writing. My wife works from 6 to 10 AM, so I'll usually take advantage of that time to sit down and get some writing in--even if it means getting up at 6 AM on a Saturday!<br />
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<b>How long on average does it take you to write a book?</b><br />
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That's an interesting question…<br />
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It really depends on how much time I can dedicate to it. I will usually take about 6 weeks per draft, with a break of 6 weeks between each draft. So right now, I'm 75% of the way done with Book 2, working through Book 3, and writing a second unrelated series. I've got it down to a fine art. Usually from the moment I start writing the first word of the rough draft until it's ready for submission to the editor/publisher will be about six months. <br />
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<b>If this book is part of a series, tell us a little about it?</b><br />
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This book is part of a series, and one that I'm very excited to write.<br />
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The first book starts out in the city of Voramis, and lots of fascinating, intriguing, and heart-wrenching things happen. The Hunter finds out more about the past he has forgotten, discovers the truth of his demonic heritage, and realizes that he's more than just a remorseless killing machine.<br />
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Over the next 4 or 5 books (still not sure how many it will end up being), he continues to evolve as a person while finding more about his past, his "destiny" (which he is totally averse to fulfilling), and the truth of demons on the world of Einan.<br />
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There's plenty of story to keep you interested, but I'm trying to make it a character-driven piece. It's all about the Hunter and his personal journey.<br />
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<b>The main character in your book is covered in scars--one for each person he has killed using his accursed dagger. Do you have any scars? What are they from?</b><br />
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I don't have quite as many scars as the Hunter does, but I have my fair share!<br />
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My hands are covered in scars from various car accidents, stupid childish things (playing with knives), work scars, etc.<br />
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My right elbow had a shard of glass embedded in it for about two months, so the scar is still visible.<br />
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I put my right knee through a pane of glass.<br />
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Those are probably the most visible scars.<br />
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<b>What are your thoughts on writing a book series?</b><br />
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I LOVE series--probably more than standalone books. I feel like a series is the best way to really get to know and fall in love with a character. I have read many excellent standalone novels, but for me and my writing abilities, I like what a series enables me to do with the character and his journey.<br />
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<b>Do you proofread/edit all your own books or do you get someone to do that for you?</b><br />
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I proofread and edit my own work multiple times, but I also have a professional editor to do it as well. Thanks to my publisher--J Ellington Ashton Press--I get at least two wonderful editors to slice and dice the book and polish the writing. <br />
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<b>Do you think that the cover plays an important part in the buying process?</b><br />
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ABSOLUTELY! In fact, the cover is almost more important than the book itself, especially in the world of online marketing/sales. A good cover can sell a book that may be a bit iffy. Of course, I'm not relying on my AMAZING cover to sell the book. I'm definitely making sure that it's as good as I can make it--on par with the works published by the bigger houses and more famous authors.<br />
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<b>How are you publishing this book and why (e.g. Indie, traditional or both)?</b><br />
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I indie published my first book, but with this book (and the series), I wanted to go with a publishing house. I wanted multiple eyes to help me polish the final product, because I know that it has the potential to be something truly great. <br />
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<b>What are your thoughts on good/bad reviews?</b><br />
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I LOVE both! Good reviews always make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, but bad reviews help me to improve my writing. I got a few bad reviews on my first novel, and I used them to improve my writing style, plot, and overall writing ability for this book. It's thanks to those bad reviews that this new novel is as good as it is!<br />
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<b>Do you read your reviews? Do you respond to them, good or bad? Do you have any advice on how to deal with the bad?</b><br />
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I absolutely read the reviews. There will always be the occasional "troll" who leaves a crappy review just for the heck of it. But for the most part, the reviews offer at least a glimpse into what made the book less than appealing to that person. If I can make the next book better, I will turn that person into a reader/fan.<br />
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<b>Do you think that giving books away free works and why?</b><br />
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I love giving away books! I'm actually giving away my first novel--<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Days-Tale-Forgotten-Continent-ebook/dp/B00J8U5JZO/">In the Days: A Tale of the Forgotten Continent</a>--on my website (<a href="http://andypeloquin.com/books">http://andypeloquin.com/books</a>) right now. I feel like my book is something that people will enjoy, so I want to get it into as many people's hands as possible. It may not earn me a ton of money, but it's a way to build my platform as an author and get more fans.<br />
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<b>How do you relax?</b><br />
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I'm a total comic book nerd! I love to read just about anything Marvel puts out, and I keep up with all of the latest digital comics. I'm a TV buff, but I like to hit the gym, cook for my family, lounge around with a good book, or relax on the beach. I've got relaxing down to a pretty fine art.<br />
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<b>Here's an oddball for you: If you were an animal in a zoo, what would you be?</b><br />
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Ask anyone who knows me, and they'd probably say "a
bear"--and I'd agree. I'm a large, hairy, friendly guy, with a pretty mild
temperament but hella fierce when I get pissed off. Definitely a bear!<br />
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<i>Thank you, Andy, for sharing a piece of yourself here on The Suspense is Killing Me.</i><br />
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<b>And now, more about BLADE OF THE DESTROYER by Andy Peloquin...</b><br />
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The Hunter of Voramis is the perfect assassin: ruthless, unrelenting, immortal. Yet he is haunted by lost memories, bonded to a cursed dagger that feeds him power yet denies him peace of mind. Within him rages an unquenchable need for blood and death.<br />
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When he accepts a contract to avenge the stolen innocence of a girl, the Hunter becomes the prey. The death of a seemingly random target sends him hurtling toward destruction, yet could his path also lead to the truth of his buried past?</div>
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<b>Order your copy today!</b></div>
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Amazon Kindle: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Destroyer-Last-Bucelarii-Book-ebook/dp/B012EI9M4A/">http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Destroyer-Last-Bucelarii-Book-ebook/dp/B012EI9M4A</a><br />
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Amazon Paperback: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Destroyer-Last-Bucelarii-Book/dp/1515038955/">http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Destroyer-Last-Bucelarii-Book/dp/1515038955</a><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25269614-blade-of-the-destroyer"><br /></a><b>More about Andy:</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Andy Peloquin's website: <a href="http://www.andypeloquin.com/">http://www.andypeloquin.com</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyPeloquin">https://twitter.com/AndyPeloquin</a> <br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/andyqpeloquin">https://www.facebook.com/andyqpeloquin</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/andrew.peloquin.1">https://www.facebook.com/andrew.peloquin.1</a> <br />
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<i><b>A condensed version of the article below originally appeared as a guest post on <a href="http://unbound.bookbub.com/post/110896953765/how-i-sold-130x-more-books-with-a-bookbub">BookBub's Unbound blog</a>.</b></i></div>
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As a bestselling suspense author who has been indie published since 2003, I've learned that being flexible and open to learning and adapting to change is key to being successful in this industry, and success for a professional career author should be defined by sales and income, though there are other indicators of success. <br />
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Too many authors schedule discount sales, post a couple of <a href="https://facebook.com/cherylkayetardif" target="_blank">Facebook</a> posts and send out a few tweets and then complain about lack of sales. Some do many small promotions, paying for 1-2 inexpensive advertising spots each time, and again don’t see high sales. Promos like these might get your book on a Top 100 genre bestseller list on Amazon, but they’re not enough to produce high sales. <br />
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You need to understand that watering down the impact of a discount sale by doing them too often just isn’t the way to go. You’re better off saving your advertising budget for a MAJOR promotion, and by “MAJOR” I mean spending $600-1200, and running 1-2 major promos a year per title. This is an investment in your career, in your work and in you. <br />
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Today, I’ll share some stats on my last major <a href="http://bookbub.com/" target="_blank">BookBub </a>promotion, detailing my recent experience with a BookBub promo, so that you can see what advertising on book sites can do for sales. <br />
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<b>Organizing and setting up my promotion:</b><br />
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First, I selected a book that has sold well but had never been on BookBub before or priced at $0.99 for many months. I chose <a href="http://getbook.at/submerged">SUBMERGED</a>, a standalone thriller with tie-ins to my #1 bestseller, CHILDREN OF THE FOG. When I run a promotion for one title, there is always a strong possibility that some of my other titles will see an increase in sales too. <br />
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I decided to run a Countdown/BookBub combination promo, since Countdown deals get extra exposure from Amazon, and they create a bit more excitement. I determined I would only run this promo if BookBub accepted SUBMERGED (they'd turned it down numerous times in the past), so the first thing I did was pitch my book to BookBub, letting them know that my dates were very flexible. I requested a date close to the end of the month—payday. <b>I did not book any other ads until after I had a BookBub date. </b><br />
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Once my BookBub ad was secured, I used that date as Day 1 of my Countdown promo and set up both US and UK Amazons. (Since we only get one Countdown promo every 90 days, you may as well do both Amazons.) I used all 7 days because it can take a few days to get into the overall Top 100 on Amazon, and I wanted to stay there as long as possible, building momentum. <br />
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My promo for SUBMERGED was set for the last few days of October and first few days of November, from October 28 - November 3rd (evening). This worked out great because most people are paid at the end of the month. I’ve found better success when I run a promo during a payday—15th and 30th. <br />
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I priced SUBMERGED at $0.99. I selected this price as this title had only been on sale for $0.99 once before, and that was when the SUBMERGED was first published, 8 months earlier.<br />
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Then I purchased other advertising, including Kindle Nation Daily, Fussy Librarian, BookSends, Story Finds, Bargain Booksy, Digital Book Today, Ereader News Today, The Kindle Book Review and more. <br />
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5 ads ran on Day 1 (Tuesday)<br />
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4 ads ran on Day 2 (Wednesday)<br />
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2 ads ran on Day 3 (Thursday)<br />
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4 ads ran on Day 4 (Friday)<br />
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3 ads ran on Day 5 (Saturday)<br />
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2 ads ran on Day 6 (Sunday)<br />
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2 ads ran on Day 7 (Monday)<br />
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Four of the above ads were free for various reasons; 18 ads were paid. <b>I paid a total of $1214 for 22 ads.</b><br />
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I also set up various tweets to go out every couple of hours at random times each day of the promotion. During the promotion, I posted various updates to my Facebook pages, creating excitement and getting my readers and fans involved in where I was in my promotion. I used screen captures to show them when I made the lists. I had screen captures that showed where my book stood in relation to other Big-Name authors.<br />
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It’s important to note that prior to this promo and during the first 27 days of October, I had only sold 26 copies of SUBMERGED across Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.<br />
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<b>Results of my BookBub/Countdown promotion:</b><br />
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On Day 1 (Tuesday) SUBMERGED made Amazon's Top 100 overall bestseller list, which provides extra exposure to potential new readers. (This is the first time I made the Top 100 overall on the 1st day of a promo.) SUBMERGED remained in the Top 100 overall for the first 3 days of my promo. It remained in the Top 1000 overall for a week and in the Top 5000 overall for almost 2 weeks.<br />
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SUBMERGED also made Amazon.com’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers list, which provides extra exposure to potential new readers.<br />
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In the first 4 days of my promo (October 28-31) I sold* 2421 copies of SUBMERGED. Approx. 500 copies of SUBMERGED sold* in the first week of November (Nov 1-3). In the first 17 days of November I sold* 1000 copies of SUBMERGED. I sold* a total of 3421 copies of SUBMERGED on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk during my promo and in the 14 days afterward.<br />
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Three of my other titles’ sales increased approx. 50% during and after the time SUBMERGED was on the Countdown deal. <br />
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SUBMERGED, sold from October 28 to November 3 inclusive, was on sale for $0.99, which earned me a 70% royalty (a perk of the Countdown deals) for most, or were KOLL/KU sales. I earned $1633 for SUBMERGED sales* in October; the majority of that income was created in the last 4 days of October. <br />
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When my Countdown deal was over, SUBMERGED sold for $4.99, which also earned me 70% royalties for most. I earned approx. $3000 for SUBMERGED sales* in the first 2 weeks of November. And even after those first 2 weeks, I still saw an increase in sales of SUBMERGED. Many of my other titles continued to sell at a higher rate than before this Countdown/BookBub promo.<br />
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I earned an approx. total of $4633 for SUBMERGED sales* during my BookBub/Countdown promo and in the 2 weeks following. I averaged a royalty of $1.36/sale.* From the $4633 I earned during this promo from one single title, I paid $1214 for 22 ads, which results in a $3419 profit. If I had to split my profit with a publisher at 50%, I still would have earned $1709.50 for this one single title and I still would’ve seen a profit.<br />
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<b>My takeaway: RUNNING A BOOKBUB PROMO WITH A SELECT COUNTDOWN DEAL WORKS! I will do this again…and again.</b><br />
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PS: If BookBub turns one of your books down, try, try again!<br />
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*Sales data marked with an asterisk includes Countdown sales or after-Countdown sales plus KOLL and KU.<br />
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<b>To summarize, I put SUBMERGED (a psychological thriller) on sale for $0.99 via a KDP Countdown deal on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk from October 28 to November 17, 2015, and I sold 3421 copies. I paid $1214 for 22 ads (including BookBub--$500 Thrillers category), leaving me with a profit of $3419.</b><br />
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Authors: Submit your book to <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/partners/overview" target="_blank">BookBub</a>, and follow a similar marketing plan if they accept your work. I am sure you'll see great results.<br />
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<i><b>PS: I recently did a similar BookBub promo for my <a href="http://getbook.at/divinetrilogy" target="_blank">DIVINE TRILOGY</a>, and it too was a success and sold thousands of copies during my promo--and after.</b></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a bestselling Canadian suspense author.
<a href="http://www.cherylktardif.com">www.cherylktardif.com</a>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_18?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cheryl+kaye+tardif&sprefix=cheryl+kaye+tardif">Check out Cheryl Kaye Tardif's novels!</a></div>Cheryl Tardifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160526951596806898noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085602.post-25545454034520800162015-03-05T06:00:00.000-08:002015-03-05T18:23:29.312-08:00FOR SALE: Executive Bungalow in Tamarack (SE Edmonton) Only $609,900<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Currently owned and designed by an international bestselling author and built in 2010, this four-year-old <b>Executive 4-bedroom-plus-den bungalow has 3250 sq. ft. of living
space on one of the largest lots in Tamarack/Meadows</b>, central A/C
throughout, air circulation system, tankless hot water system, water filtration
and softener system, in-floor heating in basement & garage, an abundance of
storage space on both levels and a separate entrance to lower level. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">A wrap-around deck with zero-maintenance
composite decking, glass panels, aluminum rails and a gas barbecue hookup is
perfect for outdoor entertaining and surrounds a 5-person hot tub with stereo,
lights and lid, plus there’s plenty of room for outdoor furniture. Enjoy a
glass of wine on your deck, while neighbors admire your fully fenced, oversized
backyard that is fully landscaped with shrubs and trees, brick trim and a large
shed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The insulated triple car garage with
in-floor heating, drain, built-in work bench & shelves plus 4 upper storage
areas is perfect for your vehicles and toys, and there’s room for 2 more
vehicles in the driveway. This house has one neighbor on left, a walking path
on right and backs on to walking paths and grassy areas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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include TV cable, phone and internet outlets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Includes all window coverings except sheers
and toppers in master bedroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Access to Whitemud and Anthony Henday
highways, transit, shopping centers, and new Meadows rec centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">*By appointment only. Serious, qualified
buyers only. No realtors looking for real estate to sell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">3715-14
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Cheryl or Marc Tardif</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The main floor (1650 sq. ft.) features an open
kitchen, dining and living room concept with 10’ ceiling, lots of natural
light, a gas fireplace, ceiling fan and high-grade laminate flooring that looks
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The kitchen is perfect for the home chef
and features maple cupboards/drawers (some with slide-out shelves) in a cherry
wood stain, a massive kitchen island, garburator, extra-large sink, granite
counters and ceramic tile backsplash that ties in to fireplace tiles. Two
pantries provide extra storage space. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">LG appliance package includes: oversized steam
washer & steam dryer, microwave, dishwasher, Ceran-top stove with
convection oven, and double-door refrigerator with lower freezer and filtered/softened
ice/water from dispenser on front door.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The spacious master bedroom with ceiling
fan gives you plenty of room and will easily fit a king-size bed and other
furniture. The en-suite bathroom features an oversized ceramic tile & glass
shower, a large granite counter with sink and upper and lower cabinets, plus a
separate granite makeup counter.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">For your guests, the main floor bathroom
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The large main floor laundry room has a
tiled floor, large sink, single door fridge/freezer, plenty of extra counter,
cupboards and drawers. This room has been mistaken for a kitchen, it’s that
big!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A bright den/office has plenty of storage
space in the workstation counter/drawers and in the two wide side-by-side
closets. This room is sure to inspire anyone who works from home. If an office
doesn’t appeal to you, this room could be easily converted into a bedroom or
sitting room.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This house features a built-in vacuum
system with 2 complete vacuum accessory packages, plus 3 vacuum pans in
kitchen, laundry room and master bathroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The lower level/basement (1600 sq. ft.) is
completely finished and features a 9’ ceiling and an extra-large family room
with artistic shelves & niches along one wall and deluxe carpeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Three bedrooms (one with a walk-in closet
and sliding pocket door to bathroom, and another with 2 large closets—one with
shelves and drawers), mechanical room, storage under the stairs and a small
room that could be used for storage or as a sitting, reading or craft room. A
separate entrance leads outside. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The oversized full bathroom features a large L-shaped counter with makeup area, sink, walk-in shower and a large
closet for storage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">*The
lower level could be renovated as a 2-3 bedroom in-law or rental suite.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Dining room and kitchen</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13.6000003814697px;">Master bedroom w. walk-in closet and en suite</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master walk-in closet & en suite bathroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make-up counter in master en suite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master en suite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Massive master en suite shower for 2!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.6000003814697px;">Tons of storage in the office!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.6000003814697px;">Hall 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.6000003814697px;">Main floor laundry w. LG Steam Washer/Dryer<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.6000003814697px;">This laundry room has been mistaken for a kitchen!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.6000003814697px;">Tons of storage space in laundry room plus extra fridge/freezer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main floor laundry room - extra fridge/freezer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main floor full bathroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main floor full bath</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot tub on deck (dog not included with sale)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.Backyard party, anyone?</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Eileen picked up the phone and grimaced as a twinge of pain shot
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<span lang="EN-US">“Really, Eileen? Is that the best you can do?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“—after the beep. <i>Beeeep.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">She sighed and adjusted her reading glasses. “I hope this is a crank
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<span lang="EN-US">“I need a favor. I need you to find a street kid named Zipper.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“You do know this is Family Day weekend <i>and</i> my first weekend off in forever.”<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Eileen leaned back in the chair and glanced across the room. The
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<span lang="EN-US">Larry chuckled. “You’re in your office. I can hear your printer
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<span lang="EN-US">She glared at the hefty, aging machine that was busy groaning and
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an exorcism. Papers scattered on the floor told her she’d forgotten to extend
the catch tray again. Another sheet shot out, and she caught it before it hit
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<span lang="EN-US">“It works fine. Now what’s so important about this Zippy kid?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Zipper.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“What did he do—kill someone?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“No, the opposite. We think he witnessed a murder.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Poor kid.” She sighed. “What do you know about him?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Not much. He’s about fourteen. No priors. His mother is dead.
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<span lang="EN-US">Eileen scribbled notes on the back of the paper. “What’s his real
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<span lang="EN-US">“No idea. He was raised by the street. Everyone calls him Zipper.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“No. He’s just fast on a skateboard.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Then they should have called him Zippy. Tell me about the murder.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“You know I’m not supposed to talk about an active GTF
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<span lang="EN-US">“I need to know what I’m dealing with.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Okay,” Larry said, lowering his voice, “but you didn’t hear this
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<span lang="EN-US">“Hear what?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Launching Imajin Books’ new Imajin Qwickies™ imprint, international bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif introduces us to her E.Y.E. Spy Mystery series with Book 1, E.Y.E. OF THE SCORPION…</b><br /><br />When Eileen Edwards, a former-cop-turned-PI, is given the task to find a missing street kid named Zipper, she has no idea what she has let into her life. Not only did the boy witness a murder, he’s now being hunted by at least one motorcycle gang. Finding Zipper is the easy part; keeping him alive is the challenge.<br /><br />As a killer prowls the streets of Vancouver looking for the kid, Eileen discovers that Zipper not only can’t remember what he saw, he’s also hiding a shocking secret. With the assistance of Constable Larry Norman from Eileen’s old Gang Task Force unit, she helps to expose a ruthless killer, and in the process, Eileen learns that sometimes one must let go of the past in order to move forward.<br /><br /><b>Reserve your copy at Amazon today! <a href="http://getbook.at/EYEScorpion">http://getbook.at/EYEScorpion</a></b><div class="blogger-post-footer">Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a bestselling Canadian suspense author.
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<b><span lang="EN-US">GOTH TOWN by Jesse Giles Christiansen</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">PROLOGUE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">JAKE RAYNER is
the only one, other than Samantha Bryant, who had the vision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">He’ll never
forget the first time it happened. He was out for a walk in the woods by
himself, a practice highly discouraged by the Overseers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">He was always
surprised at how little everyone questioned the rules of the Overseers. Many of
them seemed so ridiculous. Then again, they owed everything to them. There
would have been no life here at all, if not for them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">That afternoon
the hazy air was happy and it seemed to seep into everything. Jake was reckless
to allow it to seep into him. His feet, his legs, his fingers, even his
thoughts, were reckless. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I know they’re
going to find me. I just know it. Then they’re going to hook me up to the
Recalibration Machine again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But that day he
didn’t care about a single thing. He was mad with life. Life was mad in his
veins. Life was livid in his veins. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Everything spoke
to him. The birds’ songs were like shrilly operas stuck in fortissimo. The
creek sneaking along by his side crackled and popped the way a long-asleep
radio wakes up hungry and eager to play. The wind in the pines moaned softly
like a lonely lover. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Then it
happened. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">He felt dizzy at
first, his head so light he thought it might float away. Something surged
inside him that could have been swallowed lightning, rising, writhing, and
climbing up to his head. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The memory came.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Memories were
demons; they were even more forbidden than being all alone; they were not
allowed to even start. When they went in for their weekly screening, any
evidence of memories prior to the Anti-Emotion Movement was immediately erased.
It was for their own good. Really. They had to believe in the Overseers. They
gave them everything, and asked for so little in return. The Overseers picked
them up after the Great Fog. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">He just stood
there and could not stop the memory. Oh, it was so warm. That swallowed
lightning curled up, balled up in his head and took to nuclear fusion, forming
a miniature sun to melt all the work of the entire Overseers’ brilliant
technology. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But what an
afternoon it was. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first flash
was of shiny boxes wrapped in fancy bows under a tree that someone had stuck in
a living room. What a bizarre image. Why would someone put a perfectly good
tree in a living room? Perfect madness. Perfect madness, indeed. And the poor,
poor tree. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The tree was
wrapped with winking lights, and as he stood there, letting this memory take
root, he could see the pines around him dressed the same. They were beautiful,
and he overflowed with the urge to take all the pines in the forest, shrink
them down, and put them into everyone’s homes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ridiculous.
Utterly ridiculous. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">He heard
footsteps, and the beautiful, horrible, absurd memory vanished. The memory
vanished like the scent of a woman riding with you on a train—a woman you know
you will never see again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">He waited for
the Goth Town Police to arrest him. And he cherished those seconds as the taste
of a curious and wild memory remained for a few seconds on his lips. Those few
seconds were more blissful than the rambunctious air that crept all through the
forest that afternoon and shot rays of perilous hope into everything. In those
few seconds, he tried to chase the echo that was home to that taste. That scent
of a woman on a train. He tried to return to it with the desperation of a
legless man waking from a Boston Marathon dream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But at least the
taste was there when they handcuffed him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At least the
flicker.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">A gray haunt … at least … </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IjxtOEuPJc4/VG5gEL8lr4I/AAAAAAAAEQs/SAb9POV_L8U/s1600/JGCAuthorPhoto300dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IjxtOEuPJc4/VG5gEL8lr4I/AAAAAAAAEQs/SAb9POV_L8U/s1600/JGCAuthorPhoto300dpi.jpg" height="200" width="198" /></a><i>Jesse Giles Christiansen is an American author who writes compelling literary fiction that weaves the real with the surreal. He attended Florida State University where he received his B.A. in English literature. He is the author of Pelican Bay, an Amazon #1 list bestseller, outselling Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. One of Christiansen's literary goals is to write at least fifty novels, and he always reminds himself of something that Ray Bradbury once said: "You fail only if you stop writing."</i><br />
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<i>Today's special guest post is from American author Jesse Giles Christiansen, and he has a great blog tour lined up for his newest release, GOTH TOWN. Welcome, Jesse! :-)</i><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Character
Interview: Inside the Mind of GOTH TOWN’s Founder, Lord Gothly<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">JGC: Why
Christmaslessness around the whole world? Isn’t Goth Town enough? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">LG: Ha-ha. Your thinking is so limited. What a
lousy physicist you would have made! My grandfather’s vision was to not just
stop pesky, debilitating emotions in one small place, but everywhere. You see,
Goth Town was only the testing ground, so to speak. The world is suffering from
omnipresent locusts. Oh, you cannot see them, dear fellow, but they are just as
devouring. Tell me, would you stop global locusts in only one place? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">If
you were to stop all emotions, wouldn’t you stop all thinking, too? Memories?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ha! Not so dull-witted as I expected! Of
course, you boldly assume that thoughts and feelings are hopelessly tied
together. How erroneous you are, dear fellow! Yes, thoughts breed emotions, but
there are pure thoughts that have no emotions. No sappy, disabling memories …
just those of truth and unequivocal existence. What bliss they are! They flow
like the quiet symphony that accompanies the swift movements of logic. They
walk like barefoot women through Times Square! Only 33 days left! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">How
do you plan to accomplish such a feat? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Again, such limited thinking! I would not
expect someone like you to understand dark physics, especially one who thinks in
such two-dimensional terms. <i>Accomplish</i>.
Ha-ha! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">How
could the world exist without fond memories? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We define <i>fond</i> quite differently, let me assure you. Take this hideous,
pitiable thing called <i>Christmas</i>, for
example. Is it fond? Really? The primary components of Christmas are love and
giving. Yuck! It turns my stomach to event think of such things! Do love and
giving make the world a better place? Do they save the environment? Allow for
interstellar travel? Do they keep one warm at night? No! I shall tell you what
they do. They make the world stronger rather than weaker. One day the world
will see that they have had it all quite reversed. They will thank me! To love
someone is to erase his or her purpose and individuality. To give to them keeps
them from fending for themselves. Do you not see? Christmas is really not good
for the world. My grandfather believed it was the root of the failure of
humanity.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">GOTH
TOWN has already sold over 100 copies, and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. How
do you feel about that? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I am so tired of hearing about this <i>book</i>. I am positively sick with it! You
see, this is the pathetic sentimentality that I am trying to save everyone
from. Do you not see how pitifully absurd the notion is? As if a <i>book</i> is going to stop anything. A
hundred you said? Ha! How many stars are there? How much dark energy can we
siphon from a black hole? Take your books and burn them; perhaps they might
warm a small group of Christmas urchins! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">You
seem very emotional. Isn’t that a contradiction? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You seem to have an extremely impoverished
sense of time. You promised fifteen minutes. I have work to do. The Global
Re-Constitution Device must be ready on Christmas morning. I bid thee adieu!</span><br />
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<i>Jesse Giles Christiansen is an American author who writes compelling literary fiction that weaves the real with the surreal. He attended Florida State University where he received his B.A. in English literature. He is the author of Pelican Bay, an Amazon #1 list bestseller, outselling Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. One of Christiansen's literary goals is to write at least fifty novels, and he always reminds himself of something that Ray Bradbury once said: "You fail only if you stop writing."<br /> </i><br />
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Web Site: <a href="http://www.jessegileschristiansen.com/">www.jessegileschristiansen.com</a> Blog: <a href="http://www.jgchristiansen.wordpress.com/">www.jgchristiansen.wordpress.com</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseGilesChris">https://twitter.com/JesseGilesChris</a>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jesse.gileschristiansen.7">http://www.facebook.com/jesse.gileschristiansen.7</a>Goodreads: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5261095.Jesse_Giles_Christiansen">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5261095.Jesse_Giles_Christiansen</a></blockquote>
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Canadian author Cheryl Kaye Tardif has joined a number of well-known authors, including fellow Canadian Margaret Atwood, in an "Immortality Auction" to support Freedom from Torture, an organization dedicated to assisting those affected by torture and other organized abuses. This includes violence by different races or religions that do not acknowledge the basic human rights most of us enjoy.<br />
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<b>What's an Immortality Auction?</b><br />
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You can be "immortalized" in one of the participating authors' upcoming books. Each author has donated one or more characters to be named after the highest bidders. Think of it! Your name as one of the characters--and perhaps your wife's, husband's, daughter's etc.<br />
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<b>Cheryl's auction:</b><br />
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The highest bidder will name <b><u>2 characters</u></b> in Cheryl's upcoming new thriller, THE 6th PLAGUE, which is set in Banff, Alberta, Canada, during the Banff World Media Festival. THE 6th PLAGUE will be released in the summer/fall of 2015.<br />
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<b>Why is Cheryl participating?</b><br />
<i><br />"As an author who writes suspense, I am often influenced (and horrified) by true stories in the media, and it stuns me that human beings can be so cruel to one another, especially since torture is not only conducted in war zones but in civilized countries. We all bleed the same color; we all live and we all die, and those who have suffered at the hands of others need support and compassion."</i><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Chapter One<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<i><span lang="EN-US">Edson, AB – Thursday, June 13, 2013 – 10:55 AM<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Sitting on the
threadbare carpet in front of the living room fireplace, Marcus Taylor stroked
a military issue Browning 9mm pistol against his leg, the thirteen-round
magazine in his other hand. For an instant, he contemplated loading the gun―and
then using it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"But then
who'd feed you?" he asked his companion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Arizona, a
five-year-old red Irish setter, gave him an inquisitive look, then curled up
and went back to sleep on the couch. She was a rescue hound he'd picked up
about a year after Ryan and Jane had died. The house had been too damned quiet.
Lifeless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Great to
know you have an opinion."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Setting the gun
and magazine down on the floor, Marcus propped a photo album against his legs
and took a deep breath. <i>The photo album
of death. </i>The album only saw daylight three times a year. The other three
hundred and sixty-two days it was hidden in a steel foot locker that doubled as
his coffee table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Today was Paul's
forty-sixth birthday. Or it would have been, except Paul was dead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Taking another
measured breath, Marcus felt for the chain that marked a page and opened the
album. "Hey, Bro."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">In the photo,
Corporal Paul Taylor stood on the shoulder of a deserted street on the
outskirts of a nondescript town in Afghanistan, a sniper rifle braced across
his chest and the Browning in his hand. He'd been killed that same day, his
limbs ripped apart by a roadside bomb. The IED had been buried in six inches of
dust and dirt when Paul, distracted by a crying kid, had unwittingly stepped on
it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">One stupid mistake
could end in death, separating son from parents and brother from brother.
Resentment could separate siblings too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I wish I
could tell you how sorry I am," Marcus said, blinking back a tear.
"We wasted so much time being pissed at each other."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">As a young kid,
he'd hidden his older brother's toy soldiers so he could play with them when
Paul was at school. In high school, Marcus had hidden how smart he was, always
downplaying his intelligence in favor of being the cool, younger brother of
senior hockey legend Paul Taylor. Marcus had learned to hide his jealousy too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Until his brother
was killed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He stared at the
warped dog tag at the end of the chain. It was all that was left of his
brother. There was nothing to be jealous of now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He glanced at the
gun. Okay, he had that too. He'd inherited the Browning from Paul. One of his
brother's war buddies had personally delivered it. "Your brother said you
can play with his toys now," the guy had said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Paul always had a
warped sense of humor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Happy
birthday, Paul."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He knew his
parents, who were currently cruising in the Mediterranean, would be raising a
toast in Paul's honor, so he did the same. "I miss you, bro."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Then he dropped
the tag and flipped to the next set of photos in the album. A brunette with
short, choppy hair and luminous green eyes smiled back at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<i><span lang="EN-US">Jane.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Hello,
Elf."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He traced her
face, recalling the way her mouth tilted upward on the left and how she'd watch
a chick flick tearjerker, while tears steamed unnoticed down her face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Marcus turned to
the next set of photos and sucked in a breath. A handsome boy beamed a
brilliant smile and waved back at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Hey, little
buddy."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He recalled the
day the photo had been taken. His son, Ryan, a rookie goalie on his junior high
hockey team, had shut out his opponents, giving his team a three-goal lead.
Jane had snapped the picture at the exact second when Ryan had found his father
in the crowd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I love
you." Marcus's voice cracked. "And I miss you so much."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He couldn't hide
that. Not ever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">There was one other
thing he couldn't hide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He had killed
Jane. <i>And</i> Ryan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">For the past six
years, whenever Marcus slept, his dead wife and son came to visit, taunting him
with their spectral images, teasing him with familiar phrases, twisting his
mind and gut into a guilt-infested cesspool. The only way to escape their
accusing glares and spiteful smiles was to wake up. Or not go to sleep. Sleep
was the enemy. He did his best to avoid it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Marcus glanced at
the antique clock on the mantle. 11:06.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Another
twenty-four minutes and he'd have to head to the Yellowhead County Emergency
Center, where he worked as a 911 dispatcher. He'd been working there for almost
six months. He was halfway through five twelve-hour shifts that ran from noon
to midnight. He worked them with his best friend, Leo, who would undoubtedly be
in a good mood again. Leo liked sleeping in and starting his day at noon, while
Marcus preferred the midnight-to-noon shift, the one everyone else hated. It
gave him something to do at night, since sleeping didn't come easily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He closed the
photo album, stood slowly and stretched his cramped muscles. As he placed the
album and the gun and magazine back in the foot locker, a small cedar box with
a medical insignia embossed on the top caught his eye, though he did his best
to ignore it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Even Arizona knew
that box was trouble. She froze at the sight of it, her hackles raised.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I
know," Marcus said. "I can resist temptation."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">That box had
gotten him into trouble on more than one occasion. It represented a past he'd
give anything to erase. But he couldn't toss it in the trash. It had too firm a
grip on him. Even now it called to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<i><span lang="EN-US">"Marcus…"<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"No!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He slammed the
foot locker lid with his fist. The sound reverberated across the room, clanging
like a jail cell door, trapping him in his own private prison.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Behind him,
Arizona whimpered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Sorry,
girl."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">One day he'd get
rid of the box with the insignia and be done with it once and for all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<i><span lang="EN-US">But not yet.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Shaking off a bout
of guilt, he took the stairs two at a time to the second floor and entered the
master bedroom of the two-bedroom rented duplex. It was devoid of all things
feminine, stripped down to the barest essentials. A bed, nightstand and tall
dresser. Metal blinds, no flowered curtains like the ones in the house in
Edmonton that he'd bought with Jane. The bedspread was a mishmash of brown
tones, and it had been hauled up over the single pillow. There were none of the
decorative pillows that Jane had loved so much. No silk flowers on the dresser.
No citrus Febreeze lingering in the air. No sign of Jane.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He'd hidden her
too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Stepping into the
en suite bathroom, Marcus stared into the mirror. He took in the untrimmed
moustache and beard that was threatening to engulf his face. Leaning closer, he
examined his eyes, which were more gray than blue. He turned his face to catch
the light. "I am <i>not</i>
tired."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">The dark circles
under his eyes betrayed him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Ignoring Arizona's
watchful gaze, he opened the medicine cabinet and grabbed the tube of
Preparation H, a trick he'd learned from his wife Jane. Before he'd killed her.
A little dab under the eyes, no smiling or frowning, and within seconds the
crevices in his skin softened. Some of Jane's "White Out"—as she used
to call the tube of cosmetic concealer—and the shadows would disappear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Camouflage
on," he said to his reflection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">A memory of Jane
surfaced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">It was the night
of the BioWare awards banquet, nineteen years ago. Jane, dressed in a pink
housecoat, sat at the bathroom vanity curling her hair, while Marcus struggled
with his tie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He'd let out a
curse. "I can never get this right."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Here, let
me." Pushing the chair behind him, Jane climbed up before he could
protest. She caught his gaze in the mirror over the sink and reached around his
shoulders, her gaze wandering to the twisted lump he'd made of the full
Windsor. "You shouldn't be so impatient."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"<i>You</i> shouldn't be climbing up on
chairs."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I'm fine,
Marcus."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"You're
pregnant, that's what you are."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"You calling
me fat, buster?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Five months
pregnant with Ryan, Jane had never looked so beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I'd never do
that," he replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">She cocked her
head and arched one brow. "Never? How about in four months when I can't
walk up the stairs to the bedroom?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I'll carry
you."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"What about
when I can't see my toes and can't paint my toenails?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I'll paint
them for you."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"What about
when―"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He turned his head
and kissed her. That shut her up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">With a laugh, she
pushed him away, gave the tie a smooth tug and slid the knot expertly into
place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He groaned.
"Now why can't I do that?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Because you
have me. Now quit distracting me. I still have to put on my dress and
makeup."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Marcus sat on the
edge of the bed and waited. Jane always made it worth the wait, and that night
she didn't disappoint him. When she emerged from the bathroom, she was a vision
of sultry goddess in a designer dress from a shop in West Edmonton Mall. The
baby bump in front was barely noticeable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"How do I
look?" she asked, nervously fingering the fresh gold highlights in her
hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Sexy as
hell."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">She spun in a slow
circle to show off the sleek black dress with its plunging back. Peering over
one glitter-powdered shoulder, she said, "So you like my new dress?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I'd like it
better," he said in a soft voice, "if it was on the floor."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Minutes later,
they were entwined in the sheets, out of breath and laughing like teenagers.
Sex with Jane was always like that. Exciting. Youthful. Fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">After dressing,
Jane retreated to the bathroom to fix her hair and makeup. "Camouflage
on," she said when she returned. "Now let's get going."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Yes,
ma'am."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He heard her
whispering, "Six plus eight plus two…"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Are you
doing that numerology thing again?" he asked with a grin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Jane had gone to a
psychic fair when she'd found out she was pregnant, and a numerologist had
given her a lesson in adding dates. Ever since then, whenever something important
came up, she'd work out the numbers to determine if it was going to be a good
day or not. She even made Marcus buy lotto tickets on "three days,"
which she said meant money coming in. They hadn't won a lottery yet, but he
played along anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"What is it
today?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">She smiled.
"A seven."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Ah, lucky
seven." He arched a brow at her. "So I'm going to get lucky?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I think you
already did, mister."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">They'd been late
for the awards banquet, which didn't go over too well since Jane was the guest
of honor, the recipient of a Best Programmer award for her latest video game
creation at BioWare. When Jane had stepped up on the stage to receive her
award, Marcus didn't think he could ever be prouder. Until the night Ryan was
born.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<i><span lang="EN-US">Ryan…the son I killed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Marcus gave his
head a jerk, forcing the memories back into the shadows―where they belonged. He
picked up the can of shaving cream. His eyes rested, unfocused, on the label.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">To shave or not to shave.</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> That was the
question.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Nah, not
today," he muttered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">He hadn't shaved
in weeks. He was also overdue for a haircut. Thankfully, they weren't too
strict about appearances at work, though his supervisor would probably harp on
it again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The alarm on his
watch beeped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">He had twenty
minutes to get to the center. Then he'd get back to hiding behind the anonymity
of being a faceless voice on the phone…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">From Cheryl Kaye
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<span lang="EN-US">"<i>Submerged </i>reads like an approaching
storm, full of darkness, dread and electricity. Prepare for your skin to
crawl."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">—Andrew
Gross, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling
author of <i>15 Seconds</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Two strangers
submerged in guilt, brought together by fate…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
After a tragic car accident claims the lives of his wife, Jane, and son,
Ryan, Marcus Taylor is immersed in grief. But his family isn't the only thing
he has lost. An addiction to painkillers has taken away his career as a
paramedic. Working as a 911 operator is now the closest he gets to
redemption—until he gets a call from a woman trapped in a car.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Rebecca Kingston yearns for a quiet weekend getaway, so she can think
about her impending divorce from her abusive husband. When a mysterious truck
runs her off the road, she is pinned behind the steering wheel, unable to help
her two children in the back seat. Her only lifeline is a cell phone with a
quickly depleting battery and a stranger's calm voice on the other end telling
her everything will be all right.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a bestselling Canadian suspense author.
<a href="http://www.cherylktardif.com">www.cherylktardif.com</a>
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Let me tell you a bit
about Rebecca Kingston. She's a hardworking, devoted mother of two, with an
abusive husband who has a gambling problem. And she's had enough. Though not an
easy decision to make for most abused women, Rebecca knows she has to protect
her children and herself. So she sets things in motion…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here's a peek at the
first time you meet Rebecca:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Chapter Two<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Edmonton, AB – Thursday, June 13, 2013 – 4:37 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rebecca Kingston
folded her arms across her down-filled jacket and tried not to shiver. Though
May had ended with a heat wave, the temperatures had dropped the first week of
June. It had rained for the first five days, and an arctic chill had swept
through the city. The weatherman blamed the erratic change in weather on global
warming and a cold front sweeping down from Alaska, while locals held one
source responsible. Their lifelong rival—Calgary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">"Can we get
an ice cream, Mommy?" four-year-old Ella said with a faint lisp, the
result of her recent contribution to the tooth fairy's necklace collection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Rebecca laughed.
"It feels like winter again and you want ice cream?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Yes,
please."<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I guess we
have time."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">They hurried
across the street to the corner store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Strawberry
this time," Ella said, her blue eyes pleading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Rebecca sighed.
"Eat it slowly. Did you remember Puff?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Her daughter
nodded. "In my pocket."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">"Good
girl." Rebecca glanced at her watch. "It's almost five. Let's
go."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Her cell phone
rang. It was Carter Billingsley, her lawyer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Mr. Billingsley,"
she said. "I'm glad you got my message."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"So you've
decided to get away," he said. "That's a very good idea."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"I need a
break." She glanced at Ella. "Things are going to get ugly, aren't
they?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Unfortunately,
yes. Divorce is never pretty. But you'll get through it."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Thanks, Mr.
Billingsley."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"Take care,
Rebecca."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Carter had once
been her grandfather's lawyer and Grandpa Bob had highly recommended him—if
Rebecca ever needed someone to handle her divorce. In his late sixties, Carter
filled that father-figure left void after her father's passing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Her thoughts raced
to her twelve-year-old son. Colton's team was up against one of the toughest
junior high hockey teams from Regina. With Colton as the Edmonton team's
goalie, most of the pressure was on him. He was a brave boy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">She bit her bottom
lip, wishing she were as brave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<i><span lang="EN-US">You're a coward, Becca.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">"You're too
codependent," her mother always said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Rebecca figured
that wasn't actually her fault. She'd been fortunate to have strong male role
models in her life. Men who ran companies with iron fists and made decisions
after careful consideration. Or at least worked hard to provide for their
families. Men like Grandpa Bob and her father. Men who could be trusted to make
the right decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Not like Wesley.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">Even her
grandfather hadn't liked him. When Grandpa Bob passed away two years ago, he'd
sent a clear message to everyone that Wesley couldn't be trusted. Grandpa Bob
had lived a miser's lifestyle. No one knew how much money he'd saved for that
"rainy day"—until he was gone and Colton and Ella became
beneficiaries of over eight hundred thousand dollars from the sale of Grandpa
Bob's house and business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Grandpa Bob, in
his infinite wisdom, had added two major conditions to the inheritance. Money
could only be withdrawn from the account if it was spent on Ella or Colton. And
Rebecca was the sole person with signing power.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Wesley moped
around the house for days when he heard the conditions. Any time she bought the
kids new clothes, he'd sneer at her and say, "Hope you used your
grandfather's money for those."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Once when he'd
gambled most of his paycheck, he begged her for a "loan," and when
she'd voiced that she didn't have the money, he slapped her. "Lying bitch!
You've got almost a million dollars at your fingertips. All I'm asking for is
thirty-five hundred. I'll pay it back."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .3in;">
<span lang="EN-US">She'd refused and
paid the price, physically.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">From Cheryl Kaye
Tardif, the international bestselling author that brought you <i>CHILDREN OF THE FOG</i>, comes a terrifying psychological
thriller that will leave you breathless…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Submerged-ebook/dp/B00BJ64OHY">SUBMERGED</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">"<i>Submerged </i>reads like an approaching
storm, full of darkness, dread and electricity. Prepare for your skin to
crawl."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US">—Andrew
Gross, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling
author of <i>15 Seconds</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Two strangers
submerged in guilt, brought together by fate…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
After a tragic car accident claims the lives of his wife, Jane, and son,
Ryan, Marcus Taylor is immersed in grief. But his family isn't the only thing
he has lost. An addiction to painkillers has taken away his career as a
paramedic. Working as a 911 operator is now the closest he gets to
redemption—until he gets a call from a woman trapped in a car.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Rebecca Kingston yearns for a quiet weekend getaway, so she can think
about her impending divorce from her abusive husband. When a mysterious truck
runs her off the road, she is pinned behind the steering wheel, unable to help
her two children in the back seat. Her only lifeline is a cell phone with a quickly
depleting battery and a stranger's calm voice on the other end telling her
everything will be all right.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Learn more about Cheryl Kaye
Tardif at <a href="http://www.cherylktardif.com/">http://www.cherylktardif.com</a>
and follow her on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cherylktardif">Twitter</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a bestselling Canadian suspense author.
<a href="http://www.cherylktardif.com">www.cherylktardif.com</a>
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