FREE eBook #Thriller - Lifetime Loser - A White-Collar #Mystery #IARTG #ASMSG

Giving away eBooks has been the norm this year. My newest release - Shari's Shot - took off in the first quarter of 2015. Then Opur's Blade surprisingly shot to the #1 overall position on Free Kindle in July. That jubilant response propelled Pabby's Score to the #2 overall position on the same site.

Now a little different tactic is being used. Lifetime Loser, a white-collar drama centered around civil fraud, is being offered on several sites as a permafree eBook. The marketing strategy is different from the Kindle promotion that was utilized earlier. The title is available on several online book stores.

It is not clear how long the eBook will be available for free. Reader responses will dictate that. However, right now interested readers can download a free copy of this eBook on iBooks as well as Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Scribd, and inktera, Kindle users should be able to get a free copy of Lifetime Loser on Amazon as well.

We should know soon enough whether making the title available to readers outside the Amazon family was a wise move. Right now the number of Kindle downloads has been impressive. Let's see if the other sites can top those lofty figures.

Give Lifetime Loser a try. It was my first foray into fiction writing and one heckuva story. 

FREE #cozymystery on Kindle #Fiction crime #ASMSG #IARTG

Pabby's Score will be available for FREE to Kindle users on October 12 - 14. It is a character-based, fictional crime, cozy mystery delivered from a golf setting on the outskirts of St. Louis. Two autistic special needs children unknowingly get tangled in a web of unethical lawyers and a corrupt judge. Subplots take the reader on an online dating journey and visit the workings of a secret law society. It will challenge mystery sleuths. Try to figure out the ending! Download it today.

Readers have taken the opportunity to enjoy books from the Prairie Winds Golf Course setting this year. In July, Opur's Blade was the most downloaded book on FREE Kindle. It not only occupied the top spot overall, but it dominated the fiction, cozy mystery and sports categories as well.

Earlier in the year my latest release, Shari's Shot, enjoyed tremendous success during a similar Kindle promotional period.

If you are new to my writing style and want to take advantage of the free Kindle opportunities, then download Pabby's Score sometime between October 12 - 14. The complex plot should keep you on your toes.

Kindle FREE #cozymystery w adult dating, corruption and secret #law society #IARTG #ASMSG

What a year it has been! The free download promotion offered by Kindle has significantly increased the exposure of my books. Appearances on the Best Seller List are no longer wishful thinking.

The newest giveaway occurs on October 12-14. Pabby's Score featuring two autistic children, adult online dating, and legal corruption will be available FREE for Kindle users. It's a character-based cozy mystery that should entertain readers who enjoy memorable subject matter.

Earlier in the year the FREE Kindle promotion was instrumental in sending Shari's Shot to the top of the sports fiction, cozy mystery and teen categories.

In July readers made Opur's Blade the Number 1 most downloaded book on overall FREE Kindle. That publicity boosted the sales of all the books in the Prairie Winds Golf Course series.

We'll be putting into place the same marketing strategies that were used with those titles with hopes that Pabby's Score will top the mystery, crime fiction and overall categories. If you are a reader who is new to my style of storytelling, then I hope that you will pick up a nice addition to your Kindle library on October 12-14.

Lofty Overall Status On FREE Kindle For Opur's Blade

Embracing the Kindle Select free promotional program has been a God-send for me in that it has pushed one of my novels - Opur's Blade - to a very lofty level on Kindle. Initially my view of giving away books was met with reluctance. In my mind the thought process was that I wanted to get paid for my efforts. Any independent author would, or so I thought.

However there was one gigantic hurdle. If readers did not know that an obscure indie author existed, then how would they find that author's work? Marketing people stressed to me the importance of being "out there." The way to do that was to take advantage of the marketing tools provided by Amazon's Kindle Select program and give away ebooks.

So, I got organized, made some friends within the Free Kindle marketing companies, and gave it a coordinated effort. Opur's Blade has "taken off" during the latest promotional period which is running July 20-21. It has broken into the Top 25 in Free Kindle Overall books and sits atop the rankings in Sports Fiction, Cozy Mystery/Suspense, and Young Adult/Teen books. The downloads are off the chart. Get your free Kindle copy now on Amazon. The reviews have been fantastic.

Oh - a little about the book. It's a cozy sports mystery with an ending that will challenge any reader. If you're looking for some character-based suspense, then give it a try right here!

Opur's Blade - #FathersDay Kindle FREEBIE #IARTG #ASMSG #CozyMystery

After penning six novels from fictional Prairie Winds Golf Course I started to utilize the wonderful free download option that Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) makes available to readers who own Kindle devices. The results on my first promotional book - Shari's Shot - were outstanding. So I quickly decided to schedule another free download on a different book.

On Monday and Tuesday, June 15 and 16, readers will be able to download free Kindle copies of Opur's Blade.

A young mother is anxious to provide an exciting opportunity for her son. Her enthusiasm enrolls the lad in a summer instructional program at the local golf course. During the first lesson the head golf pro realizes that he has a child prodigy in his midst.

Thus begins a journey through family hardship, a future without aim, and a sudden love affair. When the chance of a lifetime beckons the young man calls on the advice of an old mentor. Try to figure out the ending in this cozy mystery. It will come as a surprise.

James Ross has penned six character-based novels. Laugh, cry, and feel the emotions portrayed by the Midwestern cast of regulars. More importantly, help yourself to a free download and enjoy the read!

4/23 - Last Kindle Freebie For Shari's Shot

What a ride Shari's Shot has been on. The marketing on my newest release included five free eBook download days on Kindle. Thursday, April 23 is the final promotional day. I must says the entire experience has been remarkable.

Shari's Shot, a cozy mystery with several twists and turns as well as a surprise ending, zoomed off the charts. During the last free period the downloads numbered in the thousands. The title quickly rose to the Number 1 position in the Fiction/Crime - Murder category. It held the Number 2 position in the Cozy Mystery category. The downloads were so plentiful that the book soared into the Top 50 fiction books that had been downloaded on Kindle with a ranking as high as 44. We're hoping to add to those figures on April 23.

Join us and treat yourself to a complimentary eBook. The story is about a high society divorce in St. Louis. With threatening texts, a lover's triangle, an aggressive female divorce attorney, confessions, jail time, and a liaison with a US Congresswoman does it matter that a body turns up in a carpool parking lot? The reviews have been as good as one could hope for. Visit Amazon on 4/23 for a free download!

FREE Kindle #eBook - Round Two (April 6-7)

Any author that has tried to sell a book will probably admit that marketing a book is a lot tougher than putting forth the effort to write and publish a book. On my most recent release - Shari's Shot - I jumped onto the Kindle KDP Select promotional train with a very detailed and thorough effort.

Authors that participate get 5 free days to give away their eBook product. I scheduled those days over a six week period and so far my experience has been nothing short of amazing. On the first 2 days Shari's Shot seemed to go viral. It went from obscurity (being one of a million books) and rose into the Top 500 eBooks that have been downloaded on Kindle.

We've fallen off a bit since that lofty status, but hope to soar again up the list when Stage 2 of the free giveaway takes place on April 6-7. My hope is that mystery readers, St. Louisans, and golf crazy fans at The Masters find this to be an attractive read.

Oh. The plot? After filing for divorce chaos surrounds Shari Daniels-Donnelly. Threatening texts, confessions, jail time, arrests, and a liaison with a US Congresswoman add to the twists and turns. When a body turns up in a carpool parking lot two detectives are determined to find out who was responsible.

Early reviews have been outstanding! Go to Kindle April 6-7 for a free download.