In my last post I told you about Awesome Indies new website http://awesomeindies.net/ and the sale
they were running to launch it. Well the bad news is that their sale is now
finished. But the good news is that I have decided to keep my two sale books
available for the rest of November.
These books have never been discounted before – ever. So,
they are genuine bargains. Let me tell you about them.
The two books I decided to reduce are Night Watcher and A Salt
Splashed Cradle, and they’ve both been reduced from $4.99/£3.03 down to
$2.99/£1.92.
Night Watcher is
the first book in my Dundee Crime Series, featuring DS Bill Murphy. The whole
series is very popular, and DS Murphy has quite a following. Night Watcher is a story of two
stalkers, both with the same target, Nicole, who is rather partial to male
company and is not too concerned about whose husband she steals. I’ve already
said there were two stalkers – there is the woman with revenge on her mind
playing mind games, and then there is the deranged and dangerous Night Watcher.
But who kills Nicole? Read it and find out. Link for Night
Watcher.
Here are a couple of
reviews of Night Watcher:
Night watcher is the
sort of novel that keeps the reader glued to its pages, frantically guessing as
the plot takes numerous twists and turns. – Alex Gray, Crime Writer
This is a complex and
very well crafted tale, beautifully put together -full of a sense of
foreboding, and full of menace. – Catherine
Czerkawska
A Salt Splashed Cradle
is different. It is not my usual crime story. It is a historical saga set in
1830s Scotland in an east coast fishing village which does not welcome
newcomers in their midst. This story reflects the living conditions and the
morals of the ordinary fishing folk of that time. It starts when Jimmie Watt
brings his new bride home to his horrified parents. This is because fishermen
are expected to marry within their own community, and Belle is an incomer from
the town across the water. Belle, an emotionally damaged and beautiful girl,
struggles to find acceptance in the village but she is fighting a losing
battle, and when Jimmie leaves the fishing village to sail to the Arctic with a whaling ship, she becomes increasingly
isolated. With Jimmie gone, Belle falls for the charms of Lachlan ,
the Laird’s son and embarks on a tempestuous affair with him. When Jimmie
returns she struggles with her feelings for him and for Lachlan .
The women in the village now regard Belle as a Jezebel who will tempt their men
away. A mood of hysteria engulfs them and they turn against Belle, in an
attempt to force her out of the village. What will Belle do? And will she
survive? Read it to find out.
Link for A
Salt Splashed Cradle
Here are some reviews of A
Salt Splashed Cradle:
There is some
beautiful poetic writing and the complex life of the heroine, Belle, had me
gripped from the beginning. Some of the loveliest writing is in the whaling
sequences -one can feel the cold - and among the whalers she creates some
outstanding characters – Eileen
Ramsay, novelist
Chris Longmuir's books so far have been mysterious,
suspenseful stories concerned with some of the darker depths of human nature.
So it's surprising to learn that this latest is a romance. But fans won't be
disappointed. Yes, it's a romance but the murkier motives and actions are still
in evidence – Bill Kirton, crime writer
A Salt-Splashed Cradle drips with historical accuracy, and
even the scenes aboard a whaling ship seem to have been recounted directly from
an 1800's whaler, almost as if Chris Longmuir boarded those ships and chopped
them free from the arctic ice herself – Tim Greaton
Why did I decide to keep these two books on offer? Well,
that’s easy, I wanted to reward my faithful followers and readers, as well as
trying to tempt some new readers into my gang. Why not try one or other of the
books, or both if you feel so inclined. And don’t forget to tell me what you
think of them.
