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27 crime authors, 1 deadly deal

[NOTE: Sales levels updated July 20, 11:11 AM]

Exciting news: My NOIR anthology is currently being featured as part of the first-ever fiction bundle being offered at Groupees.com!

The NOIR anthology is a great collection of established and up-and-coming crime fiction writers, which I published last year with my friend and co-editor Jimmy Callaway. The ebook is normally $2.99 all on its own, via Amazon, Smashwords or straight from the Black Heart website, but guess what? Now you can get this amazing anthology PLUS five additional books for whatever price you choose.

Now that’s a summer reading deal!

In case you’ve never heard of them, Groupees is a site where you can name your own price when buying indie media. Though they have mainly focused on musical offerings thus far, today they’ve launched the first ebook bundle, which includes a whopping 27 crime fiction authors all in one place.

The Crime Fiction Ebook Bundle includes all of the following books:

  • My awesome NOIR anthology;
  • 4 Funny Detective Stories Starring Maynard Soloman by Benjamin Sobieck (the fabulous organizer of this deal, so you’ll see more of his name later on);
  • Kick It With Conviction by Fiona “McDroll” Johnson;
  • Cleansing Eden: The Celebrity Murders by Benjamin Sobieck;
  • Wild Bill by Dana King; and
  • Banal by Vincent Zandri

Depending on how much you decide to pay for this amazing bundle, there are also added bonuses available. Once the bundle reaches a total of $250 in sales, additional books will be “unlocked” for those who’ve bought in. At the $250 level you’ll also receive 4 Odd Crime Stories by Benjamin Sobieck. At the $500 level you’ll get another book by Ben, Maynard Soloman Legalizes Gay Knot-Tying. At the $1,000 level you’ll receive my Montreal Stories, a collection of humorous erotic stories. And at the $2,000 level you’ll receive Ben’s book Maynard Soloman Takes the Bus to a Strip Club.

Additionally, the top contributor overall will receive an autographed, one-of-a-kind, handmade by the author print edition of Wild Bill by Dana King. How cool is that?

And, if all of that wasn’t enough to convince you, there’s this: 20% of the total sales will be donated to the National Kidney Foundation. Good summer reading and a good cause at crazy prices—how can you say no?

Obviously, this deal can’t last forever, so hit up the Groupees site and name your price by July 31 to enjoy this crime fiction bundle.

Read an Ebook Week, March 4–10

Canadians have all the fun: By order of Parliament, they’ve actually designated March as “Read an Ebook Month.”

While the U.S. hasn’t quite embraced the ebook phenomenon like our neighbors to the north, we’ve still got some tricks up our sleeves. This week (March 4 through 10) is Read an Ebook Week, which means we get to participate in seven days worth of e-reading fun!

In honor of Read an Ebook Week, all of my books published on Smashwords are available for free.

That’s right, my entire catalog of ebooks—including my novel, Rebels of the 512—will be available for download completely and totally gratis for your reading pleasure. No catch, no fine print, no haggling. No kidding! Just awesome ebooks to get you hooked on the wild and crazy stories that seep from my brain.

Choose from any of the following:

Take one or take ‘em all with coupon code RE100—and don’t forget to write a review to let me know what you think when you’re done reading!

Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll nominations

Guess what? I’ve been nominated in several categories for this year’s Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll!

The poll is an annual tradition, and boasts a variety of categories on everything from books to short fiction and poetry to digital publications—including online magazines and e-books.

So I turn to you, dear readers, for support. If you like my writing or my magazine, Black Heart, give these projects some love by voting in the following categories:

I also have a piece nominated in the Nonfiction Article category, “Top 5 Reasons You Can’t Get Laid in Montreal,” which I published as part of my “quickies” series at Amazon and Smashwords. If you’d like to vote for this piece, I would also be eternally grateful for your support.

To facilitate voting for something you’ve actually read and enjoyed, you can currently download a free copy of “Top 5 Reasons You Can’t Get Laid in Montreal” from Smashwords by clicking here and using the code JL28B (only until January 11). It’s available in all formats, including PDF, so you can read it on your computer or with your favorite e-reader.

And then, remember to vote by January 10!