Ducks love oatmeal like readers love deals...
August news from Sherry D. Ramsey
While making the most of summer, I made a friend at the park...
This newsletter is mailing out a bit late because today I discovered a wasp's nest in my office window. I'm thinking that juxtaposition of the friendly duck and the intrusive wasps represent the kind of summer this has been...
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Free Paranormal Reads Promo
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If you love paranormal tales of all varieties, this is the promotion for you! These books are free until September 1st! This promo offers almost 50 free books to round out your summer reading needs.
Included in the promo is my novelette, "Dead Hungry."
 Acacia Sheridan is a private detective with a special gift for communicating with the supernatural. When patrons of a local homeless shelter start turning up dead, with suspicious-looking bite marks on their necks, a local vampire is an obvious suspect. But as Acacia digs deeper into the case she starts to wonder…could even more sinister forces be at work?
Check out Dead Hungry and all the other great books in this promo.
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You literally have one day left to grab these deals! This promo ends August 19th, so act fast to fill your e-reader with pawsome sci-fi, fantasy, and folklore with a non-human hero, sidekick, or familiar. (And although the promo hasn't officially started yet, I think you can access it early with this link: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/USpJnuJ
My story in this promo is "Winter Bewitched," a fantasy tale with a noir detective sensibility.
https://storyoriginapp.com/to/USpJnuJ https://storyoriginapp.com/to/USpJnuJ https://storyoriginapp.com/to/USpJnuJ https://storyoriginapp.com/to/USpJnuJ The land of Aleram has been witch-cursed by a strange, unending winter, and people are becoming desperate. When Jalia, traveling scribe and occasional mystery-solver, arrives in Aleram with her cat Gemmin, she's hired by the local Keliph, who is willing to try almost anything to lift the curse. As Jalia unravels the tale of star-crossed lovers, unhappy witches, secrets and lies, she hatches a plan to bring the end of winter with the help of Gemmin...whom no-one suspects is much more than a simple cat...
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Ah, summer, when I plan to accomplish so much and usually accomplish so little.
Well, that's not really true. It all depends on how you define accomplishments, and this summer I've managed to stay relatively sane and cheerful despite pandemic and world worries. I've worked in my gardens, supported my daughters in their work-from-home summer, kept the household running and managed to have some safe and socially-distanced fun. I also completed the markups on my novel and am currently transferring all those changes to the digital file for final polishing. Work on other projects has been intermittent, but nothing had dropped off the "current" list, so I'll count that as a win.
With the fall semester and more university teaching on the horizon (entirely online for now), I'm making plans for preparing and juggling those duties while not letting my writing slide. The teaching was extremely time-consuming at the beginning of the year, but with one term under my belt, I feel better equipped heading into the next one. Time management is about to become my new best friend. :)
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It's been a good reading summer for me so far (and it's not over yet!).
What are you reading?
Lately, I finished the massive science fiction Hellhole trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the fun but poignant Worlds of Ink and Shadow by Lena Coakley, and some new Janet Evanovich fun in Look Alive Twenty-Five. Now I'm exploring a new Sherlock Holmes outing, Unquiet Spirits by Bonnie MacBird, and the intriguingly-told Illuminae by Amie Kaufman. My TBR pile is precariously large as usual, but I'd still love to hear what's on your summer reading list, particularly from marginalized or under-represented voices.
If you'd like to connect on Goodreads, there's a link to find me just a little further down this newsletter.
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Catch some great deals from other writers! You might find your favourite summer read right here:
In space no one can hear you purr.
What if Jelly the Cat is their only chance?
Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, may be where the lost expedition Space Opera Alpha crashed. It was assumed they’d all died, but a strange message left Mission Control with hope. Why wouldn’t survivors send a longer distress call?
It was only two words…
What do they mean?
The rescue team includes Star Cat, a feline tested for agility, prowess, obedience and combat. She has been fitted with Infinity Claws. The crew has no idea how important the little fuzzball is to their success.
Grab your copy here!
 Raven Born by Bree Moore
Paranormals are illegal. Naturalization is deadly. Can Harper evade capture and keep her wings?
Supernatural beings like Harper are arrested every day, a fate she’s dodged so far. But when a single miscalculation lands her in a Naturalization camp, she must choose: be Naturalized or be killed.
Between magical wards that imprison her at the camp and a rebellion brewing, can she find a way to escape before her wings or her life are taken from her?
Get your copy now!
 The Complete Gargoyle & Sorceress Box Set by Lisa Blackwood (.99)
When Lillian finds herself facing off against demons out of mythology, help comes from an unlikely source—the stone gargoyle who has been sleeping in her garden for the last twelve years.
After the battle, Lillian learns the humans she thought were her family are actually a powerful coven of witches at war with the demonic Riven. Lillian is something more than human, a Sorceress and Avatar to the gods. The gargoyle has been her protector for many lifetimes, but when she was still a child, troubles in their homeland forced him to flee with her to the human world.
But something from her childhood has followed them to this world.
Get your copy now!
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 You can find/follow me on all sorts of social media! I'd love to be friends on Goodreads! I've caught up and am on track with my 2020 Reading Challenge goal! You can see what I've read so far in 2020 right here.
Follow my writing news page on Facebook here. Of course, for more pithy musings and glimpses into my life, I'm @sdramsey on Twitter and Instagram. You'll see lots of garden pics on my Instagram these days! :)
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 Well, we've reached the end of another newsletter. I've been taking my work to my "outside office" as much as possible as the warm weather endures. The fresh air clears my head, and I've read that a good store of vitamin D may help protect against or ameliorate the worst effects of the virus. Hope you can get outside and get some sun, too! Let's keep supporting each other and working toward better times for all. If you are in a dark place right now, remember that there are many of us who want to help and are doing what we can.
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