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Check out my audiobook trailer for the romantic mystery, Southern Greed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIF88nLq5kA

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From bestselling author R. Barri Flowers comes Vampire Classmates, filled with romance, mystery, and--what else?--vampires!

Available now!

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Just made this dark chocolate bundt cake using the recipe from my latest audiobook, “Easy Coffee Cake Recipes.”

Want to make it yourself? Get the recipe in a handy hands-free format! Buy the audiobook today!

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Just in time for the holidays! Easy Coffee Cake Recipes audiobook on sale now! Just 3.95! Perfect for a gift, or for recipe ideas for the upcoming festivities! With over 10 recipes, there is something inside for everyone, from Apple Cake to Red Velvet to Pineapple Upside-Down Cake.

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Getting ready to travel for the holidays? Try an audiobook while packing, driving, or flying! Witcha’be on sale now!

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Mystery. Romance. Danger. Southern Greed Audiobook, on sale now!  #thriller #romance #audiobooks #excitement

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The Poppet and the Lune audiobook is the perfect way to get in the mood for the spooky, chilly weather of Fall! Get the best-selling book in audio form today!

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Vampire Classmates Audiobook!

Going to school with vampires? Easy. Living with one? Not so much. From best-selling author R. Barri Flowers comes the Vampire Classmates audiobook, on sale now!

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99 Cents for One More Day!

LAST DAY! Don’t miss your chance to buy the Perchance to Dream ebook for a reduced price of $0.99! (Four dollars off the regular price!) Read it on your kindles, computers, and smart phones with the Kindle App!

And don’t forget to enter the Goodreads Giveaway for a chance to win a free copy of the paperback! The Giveaway ends October 3rd!

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SECOND TO LAST DAY

The sale is on for two more days! The kindle version of Perchance to Dream, the hit young adult anthology with eleven stories based on the works of the Bard himself, William Shakespeare, is just $0.99 through the 30th! Read it on your computer, kindle, or smart phone with the kindle app!

When Letta’s mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is shocked that her Aunt Claudia assumes her role as Captain of the spaceship Elsinore. Can Letta prove to everyone on board--and her own father--that Claudia is not only unfit to be Captain, but a murderer as well?

Her father trails off as Letta nods her head. She takes his hand and he squeezes it. She’s reminded of all the times she walked to the Education Center, hand in hand, with her father. They would pass by the observation deck and take a moment to look out the wide, clear windows at the universe beyond. Galaxies unfurling, being created and destroyed—it was all happening out there. The universe is infinite and ever-expanding, so why not imagine the inevitable? Even at that age, she knew she was but one of thousands on board a tin can in a galaxy that did not care whether or not the human race survived. When Letta got too scared by these thoughts, when the black emptiness right outside seemed only to be the yawning maw of an unseen beast, he would take the time to squeeze her hand and tell her that everything would be okay. That he would protect her. The gesture now brings up these same old feelings, but Letta can’t make herself trust them anymore. She just keeps nodding her head and hoping she won’t be punished.

Read “Star Walker,” a scifi retelling of Hamlet, by Alex Irwin.

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Don’t miss out on entering the Goodreads Giveaway for a chance to win a free copy of the paperback!

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The sale is on for two more days! The kindle version of Perchance to Dream, the hit young adult anthology with eleven stories based on the works of the Bard himself, William Shakespeare, is just $0.99 through the 30th! Read it on your computer, kindle, or smart phone with the kindle app!

Where Puck is just a high school guy trying to use some mind-control technology to get a date with the hottest girl in school. What could go wrong?

Mitch had the sense to keep his mouth shut until the door sealed. “She is totally and completely out of your league, you realize this. She’s never even given her phone number to anyone.” “That’s about to change,” Tuck said. “And you think no one is going to notice that the most unreachable girl in the school suddenly falls head over heels for the science geek? Coincidentally, on the one night he invited her over to try out the new virtual reality simulation with deep dark government brainwashing subroutines built into it?”

Read “A Midwinter Night’s Brainwashing,” a hilarious retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Allan Davis.

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Enter the Goodreads Giveaway for your chance to score a free copy of the paperback!

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99 Cents, Y’all

The kindle version of Perchance to Dream, the hit young adult anthology with eleven stories based on the works of the Bard himself, William Shakespeare, is on sale from now until the 30th for just $0.99!

Featuring Macbeth re-imagined as a young girl named Lisbeth, who visits a tent with her best friend Bianca during a Dia de Los Muertos festival, where they are given a prophecy...

The tree groaned as it released the last of its leaves to the wind. In the distance the sun was giving in to sleep, the night ready to come alive. The children ran and tossed sweet breads at each other until their mothers slapped their hands, pointing to the graves. Lisbeth kneeled in front of her parents’ tombstones, roughly made from stacked concrete blocks and etched clumsily, but luminous with soft flowers and packs of tamales tied with ribbons. She looked around to search for Abuelo’s red flannel shirt and Abuela’s bright green dress, and, when she was certain they were not near, reached over to touch the tombstones. Closing her eyes, Lisbeth imagined the souls of her parents coming through the concrete, if only for tonight. Her throat tightened and she pulled away. 

Read “Lisbeth”, a re-telling of Macbeth, by Selenia Paz.

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And don’t forget about the Goodreads Giveaway for your chance to win a copy of the paperback!

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Still only 99 cents!

The kindle version of Perchance to Dream, the popular YA Anthology of stories based on some of Shakespeare’s greatest works, is on sale until the 30th for only 99 cents (four dollars off the regular price!) Read it on your kindle, computer, or smartphone with the kindle app!

Featuring The Taming of the Shrew set in a high school theater class where seniors Patricia Verona and Grizz Sheridan are saddled with insufferable Kurt Minola for the one-act play, and are forced to teach this “dudebro” a lesson.

“Jealous? Of you?” Ben drew himself up to his full height of six-foot-six and stared at his brother incredulously. “I’m not the one whose grades are so far down the toilet that Mom and Dad threatened to cut me off!” “Only because you snitched! Thanks to you, I’m stuck without my Pacific Blue Jeep Wrangler Islander! With my lucky Tiki on the dash!” Kurt cried, looking desperate. Grizz cocked one eyebrow. “What the hell are you talking about?” “Oh, get over it!” Ben snapped back, rolling his eyes. “Forget about your stupid car—I’m stuck ferrying you around for the rest of forever! Or until you pass. Whichever comes first.” “Kahuna is not stupid!” Kurt exclaimed, looking genuinely hurt by Ben’s remark. Patricia had to cover her mouth to hide her laugh. “He named his car ‘Kahuna’?” Grizz whispered. 

“The Taming of the Dudebro,” by Jane Watson.

Don’t forget to enter the Goodreads Giveaway for your chance to score a free copy of the paperback!

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99 Cent Sale!

The kindle version of Perchance to Dream, the popular YA Anthology of stories based on some of Shakespeare’s greatest works, is on sale until the 30th for only 99 cents (four dollars off the regular price!) Read it on your kindle, computer, or smartphone with the kindle app!

Featuring the tale of Wakiza, a brave Native American warrior who must defeat the evil beast Kajika, a creature whose gaze can turn you to stone.

Wakiza set off to the north. His mind was still unsure that this was the right path, yet something within his heart urged him to follow it. Though the vision of the spirit of the Mountain Lion had passed, Wakiza could still feel a hint of his almighty presence, looming over him and watching closely as he traveled.

Read  “The Desperate Warrior and the Beast Who Walks Without Sound,” an original story based on Shakespeare’s Sonnet 25, by T. Damon.

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There is a Goodreads Giveaway from now until October 3rd for a chance to win a free copy of the Perchance to Dream paperback!

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The kindle version of Perchance to Dream, the hit YA Anthology of Shakespeare retellings, is on sale until the 30th for only 99 cents (four dollars off the regular price!) Read it on your kindle, computer, or smartphone with the kindle app!

With a version of The Tempest set on a different world...

I drifted off to these elated thoughts and woke in a strange, green place. It was after nightfall, but I felt calm. This dream world was not Gale, and there’d be no Watch on my heels here. It was like the place I’d seen in my vision—or had it been just a daydream?—that morning on the way to the education center. Tall plants surrounded me, their leafy tops brushing the heavens. They were different than the dry, scrubby wood-plants that grew in the desert of Gale. Alien. I pressed my hand against the trunk of one. Its skin was coarse under my palm. I made my way between the plants, looking up at the night sky. The clouds were thin and silky, not the roiling storm clouds I was accustomed to; and there was nothing more than the slightest hint of a breeze. I realized, gazing upward, that the immense yellow globe of Orbe was nowhere to be seen. I breathed a sigh of relief—no dragons here, either. In Orbe’s place, a smaller sphere was just visible through a patch of misty clouds. It shone bluish-white, like a large star.

"Gale,” Shakespeare’s The Tempest re-imagined by Lyssa Chiavari.

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And don’t forget to enter the Goodreads Giveaway for your chance to win a copy of the paperback through October 3rd!

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Othello re-imagined in Space

The kindle version of Perchance to Dream, the hit YA Anthology of Shakespeare retellings, is on sale until the 30th for only 99 cents (four dollars off the regular price!) Read it on your kindle, computer, or smartphone with the kindle app!

Read the science fiction version of Othello, where brave and noble Onyx has always been treated with suspicion by the Earth Army for his Ethelene heritage.

He smiled, something he rarely did. When they’d first met, Dia had thought his hard face intimidating and harsh. Now that she knew the secrets his lips concealed, she appreciated his usually placid expression. It made his rare smiles all the more enchanting—a perfect display of white teeth against his black-as-night skin. They called him an alien, which she supposed he was, being from another planet and all. Yet to her he seemed to possess more humanity than most people she knew. They called him odd, and believed him to be inherently evil just because of where he’d been born. But she knew better. With her, he’d never been anything but good—open, honest, loving. She couldn’t have asked for better if she’d tried.

An excerpt from “Onyx,” a retelling of Othello, by Alicia Michaels.

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And don’t forget about the Goodreads Giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the paperback through October 3rd! Enter today!

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A dark comedy to enjoy

The kindle version of Perchance to Dream, the hit YA Anthology of Shakespeare retellings, is on sale until the 30th for only 99 cents (four dollars off the regular price!) Read it on your kindle, computer, or smartphone with the kindle app!

Featuring Titan Androidicus re-imagined in a futuristic setting with Gundam-esque robots!

A diabolical plan, sir,” said Crumb. Of course he’d been able to hear everything Hank had just been thinking. “Thank you, Sergeant. We’ll unleash the Psych Plants here, and the Baslanders will have no choice but to deploy their reserves. And then we crush them, and end this war once and for all.” Crumb seemed pleased by the thought. “For King and Country!” Hank called to the rest of his platoon, attempting to ignore the discomfort of his small pants riding up his backside. “For King and Country!” agreed the men, knowing full well about his pants.

Read “Shoulders of Giants,” a satirical retelling of Titus Andronicus, by Jon Garett and Richard Walsh.

Plus there is a Goodreads Giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the paperback through October 3rd! Enter today!