If you wish to send us books for next week's promo, please email to bookpimping at outlook dot com. If you feel a need to re-promo the same book do so no more than once every six months (unless you're me or my relative. Deal.) One book per author per week. Amazon links only. Oh, yeah, by clicking through and buying (anything, actually) through one of the links below, you will at no cost to you be giving a portion of your purchase to support ATH through our associates number. A COMMISSION IS EARNED FROM EACH PURCHASE.*Note that I haven't read most of these books (my reading is eclectic and "craving led",) and apply the usual cautions to buying. I reserve the right not to run any submission, if cover, blurb or anything else made me decide not to, at my sole discretion.– SAH
FROM MACKEY CHANDLER: A Reluctant Sovereign (Family Law Book 7)
When North America attacked the space habitats beyond the Moon they had no plan B if they failed. The Earth Claims Commission was already suffering a credibility crisis and North America's disastrous failure and defeat left them with no muscle. Far flung worlds and stations were abandoned with no banking, no supply, and no news. The explorers who were owed royalties were cut off too. Lee and her father Gordon weren't about to sit still for that. If you can repossess a ground car, why not a planet? Lee had standing to be sovereign of Providence but wasn't all that fond of planets. She didn't want to be bogged down with the day to day drudgery of sovereignty like her friend Heather on the Moon. Was there any reason she couldn't have her cake and eat it too? None that she could see.
FROM C. V. WALTER: The Alien's Major Dilemma (Alien Brides: The Chelion Conspiracy Book 1)
When an elite Chelion scout crashes on an uncharted planet, the last thing Cooper expects is to find his mate. But after kidnapping a fiery human Marine named Marissa, he discovers an unbreakable bond forming between them that defies all logic.
Stranded together and hunted by mysterious forces, Cooper and Marissa must navigate a web of intrigue that stretches across the stars. With the help of unlikely allies, they uncover shocking secrets about Cooper's own people, the Chelions, and their ancient enemies, the Dragor.
As the pair grow closer, Marissa helps Cooper question everything he thought he knew. But when a long-lost Chelion artifact resurfaces, it puts a target on Cooper's back and threatens to tear the lovers apart forever.
In a world of danger and deception, can Cooper and Marissa's newfound bond survive? Or will the truth of the Chelions' past destroy any hope for their future?
Strap in for a wild ride across the galaxy in this steamy sci-fi romance, where two hearts from different worlds discover that love knows no bounds, and the greatest adventure of all is letting yourself trust another.
FROM J. M. ANJERWIERDEN: Mech Bunny
Humans won the war against the Blues, thanks in large part to the neural link they stole from the aliens. Few people can use it properly, though, and anyone with the right kind of brain gets conscripted immediately -- even ordinary high school kids.
All Sophie wanted to do was be a dancer. She definitely hadn't planned on piloting a sixty-foot ANGEL mech with only a cranky rabbit mechanic to talk to, or fighting the genetically engineered foxes and wolves that had turned on the humans once the aliens were gone.
She's lost count of the battlefields she's seen, but this next one is the worst yet. Ordered to defend a crucial forward operating base on a volcanic planet, forces are stretched thin, so she'll have only infantry and artillery support, no other ANGELs.
One girl, one rabbit, and one giant robot up against creatures designed to be relentless soldiers.
Creatures who have mechs of their own.
Great.
FROM SCOTT MCCREA: U.S. Marshal Ezra Flint: Cold As Flint: A Western Adventure (A U.S. Marshal Ezra Flint Western Book 2
The second Western adventure in a brand new series from Scott McCrea!
U.S. Marshal Ezra Flint is on a cross-country trek with a madman in custody and a pack of hired killers in hot pursuit!
When Cass Malone is convicted of murdering a child, a doctor convinces the governor that the man is insane. Flint and the doctor are ordered to transport the lunatic to the state asylum.
But the victim's father has other plans. He hires a group of badmen to stop Flint and kill the killer.
But … what if the man is innocent? Flint has his doubts and will fight to save an innocent man while dealing with gunmen, rogue Cheyenne and a know-it-all doctor.
FROM RACONTEUR PRESS: Moggie Noir (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 31)
The question remains whether you should tuck into this volume in a comfy chair for a bit of adventure. Well, if you like cats, there's more than a little of something you love in the pages or pixels herein because, instead of a bland all-two-legger cast, these stories feature felines as central or pivotal characters. If you are a fan of noir fiction, you'll enjoy how these authors have explored this genre and maybe stretched the bounds of what you find familiar. Some are set in the 1930s, some are present day, and some are who-knows-when.
After all, who better than a cat might convey the contradictions of a ruthless killer enrobed in the most exquisite package of sumptuous fur with glittering emerald eyes? No one, see? Cats are the ultimate expression of the noir aesthetic, and we hope you will agree, but fasten your seatbelts: it's going to be a bumpy read.
FROM HOLLY CHISM: Lizzy's Tail
A small, plush horse learns what it means to be real when a little girl chooses her and takes her home. Through adventures and accidents, Lizzy the horse becomes real to her little girl, Carrie, even though she is still a toy.
FROM LEIGH KIMMEL: Lunar Surface Blues
The High Frontier is no place for foolishness, but nature can always make a better idiot.
Four years ago, Molly's parents brought her up here to the Moon when their work brought them to Shepardsport. In the time since that move, she's earned her place here and a seat on this field trip. Only one problem -- she's been given the worst possible EVA partner.
A pencil-necked dweeb with an attitude, Benji wants to be one of the guys. But his stunts keep putting them both in danger, and the adults keep blaming Molly.
When Benji gets in over his head, can Molly save him before it costs both their lives?
A short story of the Grissom timeline.
FROM KAREN MYERS: Monsters, And More: A Science Fiction Short Story Bundle from There's a Sword for That
A Science Fiction Story Bundle from the collection There's a Sword for That
MONSTERS - Xenoarchaeologist Vartan has promised his young daughter Liza one of the many enigmatic lamedh objects that litter the site of a vanished alien civilization.
No one can figure out what they're good for, but Liza finds a use for one.
ADAPTABILITY - The Webster Marble Deluxe Woodsman, Model 820-E, has been offline for quite some time. Quite some time indeed.
Good thing Webster has a manual to consult, and a great many special functions.
Vignettes by Luke, Mary Catelli and 'Nother Mike.
So what's a vignette? You might know them as flash fiction, or even just sketches. We will provide a prompt each Sunday that you can use directly (including it in your work) or just as an inspiration. You, in turn, will write about 50 words (yes, we are going for short shorts! Not even a Drabble 100 words, just half that!). Then post it! For an additional challenge, you can aim to make it exactly 50 words, if you like.
We recommend that if you have an original vignette, you post that as a new reply. If you are commenting on someone's vignette, then post that as a reply to the vignette. Comments — this is writing practice, so comments should be aimed at helping someone be a better writer, not at crushing them. And since these are likely to be drafts, don't jump up and down too hard on typos and grammar.
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
Your writing prompt this week is: ASTONISHING
*Because these are my two weeks of fundraising, I'm obligated to add the following:
This blog is reader funded. I don't have a grant or a patron. You're my patrons and only you can compensate for the toil of keeping the blog going day after day, year after year. For the full explanation of why a funding drive, and what I intend to use it for, if you're interested, go here.
There are several ways of supporting me.
GiveSendGo, for which I make no promises meaning I'm not giving you anything for your contribution; Chapterhouse, for which I will give you my fiction that is in process and yes there will be typos, backtracking, characters who change names suddenly and other mishaps; and Patreon, for which I give you cat pspsps posts. For the more exotic ways to donate: email me for paypal address. The book promo email will do for that: bookpimping at outlook dot com. And there is the snail mail address at: Sarah A. Hoyt, 304 S Jones Blvd #6771, Las Vegas, NV 89107.
I know times are tough — for all of us — and I don't hold it against anyone who can't contribute. But all contributions are greatly appreciated. – SAH*
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