Showing posts with label Suspense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suspense. Show all posts

Wednesday

A Box Set of Thrills! for $5.99

These books have been red hot sellers individually for a while now.  Here’s all three in Christopher Smith’s NYC cycle of Thrillers for one low price (Box Set for E-book only).



From the Amazon page on the first novel in the set,  Fifth Avenue
Look beneath all the power and all the wealth that represents New York City's Fifth Avenue, and you'll find greed, blood, revenge. In the international best-selling thriller "Fifth Avenue," each intermingles within a revered society that is unprepared for what's in store for it when one man finally strikes in an effort to destroy another man for murdering his wife thirty-one years ago.

Louis Ryan is that man. George Redman, his wife, two daughters and their close friends are his targets. Both men are self-made billionaires who came from nothing to stake their claim to Fifth Avenue. But when Louis Ryan hires an international assassin to literally rip the Redman family apart, a series of events that can't be stopped catapults them all through a fast-paced, hard-edged thriller in which nobody is safe.

Secrets are revealed. Sex lives are exposed. The Mafia get involved. And George's two daughters, Celina and Leana Redman, come to the forefront. More than anyone, it's they who are caught in the throes of their father's past as Louis Ryan's blind desire to kill them all takes surprising turns in his all-out effort to see them dead.

"Fifth Avenue" is 145,000 words, or about 450 printed pages.

A #4 TOP 100 INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER.

A TOP 100 INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER FOR SEVEN MONTHS.

#1 INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER IN "MYSTERIES & THRILLERS"

THE BEST-SELLING SEQUEL TO FIFTH AVENUE,"RUNNING OF THE BULLS," IS OUT.

THE THIRD BOOK IN THE SERIES, THE NOVELLA "FROM MANHATTAN WITH LOVE," IS OUT.

Excerpts from RUNNING OF THE BULLS and FROM MANHATTAN WITH LOVE are included with this edition of FIFTH AVENUE.

***PLANET KINDLE ON CHRISTOPHER SMITH***


"Fifth Avenue," the first novel by penned Christopher Smith, is a fantastic first effort and was the reason I was simply unable to put my Kindle down over this Christmas period. And I would go as far to say that it ranks as one of the best first novels I've ever read."--PLANET KINDLE

***P.M. RICHTER ON CHRISTOPHER SMITH***

"Fifth Avenue". A big, big novel. A blockbuster? Yes. A bestseller. It should be.

About the Author

Christopher Smith is the #1 international best-selling author of "Fifth Avenue," its sequels "Running of the Bulls, "From Manhattan with Love" and "From Manhattan with Revenge," as well as "Bullied," "Revenge," "Witch" and "War," all four of which deal with the subject of bullying. 

His thriller "A Rush to Violence" is the first in a three-book series that will also include "A Rush to Murder" and "A Rush to Vengeance."

Prior to writing novels, for fourteen years, Smith was the film critic for a major newspaper in the Northeast. For eight years, he appeared weekly on NBC affiliates, and two years nationally on the E! network. He has written over 4,000 reviews and he has been named Best Critic for 2010 by the MPA. He has published two previous books in his Netflix "Queued" series, which are compilations of hundreds of his film reviews. He lives in Maine.

Tuesday

WISHBONE - by Brooklyn Hudson

A Manhattan power couple survive a tragedy and attempt a fresh start only to be plagued by unexplained and disastrous occurrences...be careful what you wish for.



(Special Edition with additional scenes from screen adaption)

NFE Note: How about this? 52 customers reviews, 4 of which are 4 stars. The rest?  All 5 stars!


At the age of nine, growing up in the French countryside, Julien Grenier witnessed the brutal murder of his grandfather. Now, at forty-five, he continues to be plagued by horrific nightmares and reenactments of that tragic event.

Living a successful though austere lifestyle on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Julien has recreated himself, building emotional walls that even his young wife cannot penetrate.
Though somewhat moody, Julien is a good man with a heart of gold, and a great sense of loyalty and responsibility; enabling his wife, Rachael, to turn a blind eye to his tightly-kept secrets.
Rachael is thirty-two years old; an art dealer and playful free spirit, but after a home invasion assault leaves her emotionally unstable and destroys their care-free and content world, they relocate to a safer environment with the hope of a fresh start.
Kings Hollow is a quaint town, nestled in the serene Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. At first, their new home appears to be the miracle they prayed for, until a traditional children's game begins to destroy their bliss; Rachael is no longer herself and Julien is experiencing a string of bad luck and unfortunate accidents.
At the center of it all is seventeen-year-old Sarah, a part-time caretaker on the property. 
Can Julien and Rachael escape the nightmare of Kings Hollow...or is this just Wishful thinking?

WISHBONE is a multi-layered thriller incorporating several sub-plots; in the vein of Pet Sematary, What Lies Beneath, Misery and Stir of Echoes. Dramatic horror at its best, Brooklyn Hudson takes you on a suspenseful roller coaster ride of emotional turmoil and shocking events.

About the Author

Brooklyn Hudson was born and raised in New York City. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she produces replica-rock tribute shows. She has penned thirteen horror thrillers and credits Stephen King for her devout adoration of adult dramatic horror. She is currently fast at work on the WISHBONE screen adaption and WISHBONE Part II. www.brooklynhudson.com www.brooklynhudson.blogspot.com

Friday

THE LAST POLICEMAN by Ben H. Winters

This one just sounds really cool...


(Works for us!)

What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway?
 
Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact.
 
The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job—but not Hank Palace. He’s investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week—except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares. 
 
The first in a trilogy, The Last Policeman offers a mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse. As Palace’s investigation plays out under the shadow of 2011GV1, we’re confronted by hard questions way beyond “whodunit.” What basis does civilization rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered?

Amazon Best Books of the Month, July 2012: It’s not often you hear a book described as a pre-apocalyptic police procedural. But in the hands of Ben Winters (Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters), the mash-up of murder mystery and gloomy end-of-world melodrama works perfectly. Detective Hank Palace knows the world will likely be destroyed in six months by the meteor headed toward earth like a bullet. But unlike those who are giving up, quitting jobs, doing drugs, running away, or killing themselves, Palace has a job to do. He’s got a murder to solve. So he keeps plugging away, unwilling to let the looming apocalypse distract him from finding the killer. Palace is an appealingly off-kilter character, more goofball than hard-boiled. So it’s a very good thing that this is the first in a planned trilogy. --Neal Thompson

Throttle by Joe Hill and Stephen King



Inspired by Richard Matheson's classic "Duel," "Throttle," by Joe Hill and Stephen King, is a duel of a different kind, pitting a faceless trucker against a tribe of motorcycle outlaws in the simmering Nevada desert. Their battle is fought out on twenty miles of the most lonely road in the country, a place where the only thing worse than not knowing what you're up against, is slowing down . . .

Thursday

HER FORGOTTEN BETRAYAL by Anna DeStefano PLUS 3 GOOD QUESTIONS

ROMANCE WEEK Continues and the temperature in here is still rising!

Here’s the latest release from Anna DeStefano!


$2.99 for Nook


Shaw Cassidy’s nightmares are shredding her sanity. Her global empire, her freedom from federal prosecution for espionage, and her life are all on the line. Long-ago secrets of love and betrayal swirl like living fire through her dreams until she doesn't know whom she can trust, or who is out to hurt her.

Federal Marshal Cole Marino has one mission: infiltrate his former lover's mountain retreat and force her to remember the shooting that triggered her amnesia. But when Shaw questions Cole's motives, and his lies are revealed, will the connection they've begun to forge be torn apart, or will the soul-deep bond they once had save them both and crash through Shaw's amnesia, once and for all?




And here’s 3 Good Questions with Anna DeStefano:


NFE:  What book or books kept you up all night reading?

Anna DeStefano:  Classics like Wuthering Heights, Jayne Eyre, Rebecca... Contemporary romances like Dream a Little Dream, It Had to be You and Ain't She Sweet by Susan Elizabeth Phillips... Category romance from Linda Howard (the Mackenzie Family series) and Suzanne Brockmann (her Tall, Dark and Dangerous books)... Nora Robert's Chesapeake Bay series keeps me up every time I re-read it... Anything Pat Conroy or Kristin Hannah write... A sci-fi/fantasy favorite is the Honor Harrington series... Neil Gaiman...
I'm a pretty eclectic reader. I gravitate towards characters that dig deep inside you and never let go. Beyond that, I'm in love with fiction and have spent just as many nights reading it as I have writing it. More, probably, since I started reading late as a kid under the covers with a flashlight. Insomnia and I have been fast friends for a long time ;o)

NFE:  Would Her Forgotten Betrayal keep you up all night reading if you hadn’t written it?  Why?

Ann DeStefano:  It would. The depth of character and the richness of the gothic symbols and theme in Her Forgotten Betrayal make it exactly the kind of contemporary story I love to read. In addition to the kick-ass suspense plot and the romance arc, there's so much more to explore and draw you in. You're never sure exactly what's going to happen next, even though it's a romance and you know 'twill all end well for our haunted couple. The returning home, second chance, fighting the past to make the future possible story arcs are exactly what I look for when I'm browsing for my next read--I'd love discovering them in HFB and would definitely keep turning the pages.

NFE:  Give us a link to your website or blog so we can find out more about you!

Anna DeStefano:  I’m active on Facebook and Twitter (just look for my name). My website is www.annawrites.com. And I blog regularly on a array of topics at www.annawrites.com/blog: Dream Theories (like the dreams in Her Forgotten Betrayal), Things My Teenagers Says, The Soul of the Matter, How We Write, and more.
Also, for more spooky goodness about Her Forgotten Betrayal, check out its Pinterest page: http://bit.ly/IIejQc. There are tons of articles and guest blog posts to explore (like its feature in USA Today's Happily Ever After blog), plus pics that inspired the scenery, videos that share the soundtrack that kept running through my head as I wrote, and more!

NFE:  Thanks for stopping by Anna! 

Wednesday

DEADLY OBSESSION by Kristine Cayne - PLUS 3 GOOD QUESTIONS



ROMANCE WEEK at NFE continues with the first book in the "Deadly Vices” series of Romantic Suspense novels from Kristine Cayne.



When an Oscar-winning movie star meets a department-store photographer…

Movie star Nic Lamoureux appears to have a playboy’s perfect life. But it’s a part he plays, an act designed to conceal a dark secret he carries on his shoulders. His empty days and nights are a meaningless blur until he meets the woman who fulfills all his dreams. She and her son are the family he’s always wanted—if she can forgive a horrible mistake from his past. 

A Hollywood dream…

Lauren James, a widowed single mother, earns barely enough money to support herself and her son. When she wins a photography contest and meets Nic, the man who stars in all her fantasies, her dreams, both professional and personal, are on the verge of becoming real. The attraction between Lauren and Nic is instant—and mutual. Their chemistry burns out of control during a photo shoot that could put Lauren on the fast track to a lucrative career. 

Becomes a Hollywood nightmare
But an ill-advised kiss makes front-page news, and the lurid headlines threaten everything Nic and Lauren have hoped for. Before they know what’s happening, their relationship is further rocked by an obsessed and cunning stalker who’ll stop at nothing—not even murder—to have Nic to herself. When Nic falls for Lauren, the stalker zeroes in on her as the competition. 

And the competition must be eliminated.

NFE NOTES:  Yow, there are some totally window-fogging excerpts on Kristine Cayne’s blog, but we’re just going to link to them because our Moms read this website. ;)

Oh, and there is also a chance on her blog to win a paperback copy of Book 2 in the series, DEADLY ADDICTION, in a Goodreads giveaway!




3 Good Questions with Author Kristine Cayne

NFE: What book(s) kept you up all night reading?

Kristine Cayne:  So many books have kept me up all night! Some of the most recent have been: Larissa Ione's Eternal Rider, J.R. Ward's Lover Reborn, and Riptide by Cherry Adair. All of these books successfully marry romance and suspense or intrigue from the first page to the last. The authors are masters of giving readers just enough information to satisfy, but not enough to answer all the readers' questions. This is what keeps us turning the pages well past our bedtimes.

I have to admit, I had a hard time putting down Lorelei James' All Jacked Up, but that might have been for an entirely different reason :)

NFE:  Would Deadly Obsession keep you up all night reading if you hadn’t written it?  Why?

Kristine Cayne:  Deadly Obsession and Deadly Addiction are both page-turners. New layers are revealed as the story moves forward and unpredictable twists and turns will keep the reader on the edge of his or her seat. At the same time, the romance aspects of the book ratchet up in lock-step with the danger. I write stories exactly like the ones I love to read--fast paced, relatable well-developed heroes and heroines, and protagonists with believable motivations that drive their actions.

NFE:   Give us a link to your website or blog so we can find out more about you!

Kristine Cayne:  My pleasure! My website is: http://www.kristinecayne.com and my blog is http://kristinecayne.blogspot.com

I'd also love to connect with your on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KristineCayneAuthor or on Twitter: @KristineCayne

I hope you will come visit me :)

***NFE ALERT***

**Book Lovers!  Stop in at the Open Book Challenge where lots of new and established writers (including Kristine!) are playing hard, posting randomly selected snippets (Bookstore Browsing Style) from their latest works.  Read, Comment on what you like, and register for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate from Amazon!**

Monday

Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor - Plus 3 Good Questions!

It’s Romance Week at New Fiction Engine!


We’re starting it off with something Red Hot (in more ways than one!)  Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor is not only hot the way Romantic Suspense should be, it’s also the first in a series currently burning up the charts at Amazon.  

Award Winning Novelist Laura Taylor has also graciously agreed to be the very first participant in our 3 Good Questions Interview series.  Hear directly from Laura in a moment, but first...

Intimate Strangers is...


 (pardon us while we let the suspense build)


School teacher and advocate of abused children Hannah Cassidy invades a private retreat in the N. Nevada wilderness. Ignoring posted No Trespassing signs and the property's angry owner, she dismisses his threats and demands that he reveal her missing brother's location.

Nicholas Benteen, ex-mercenary and former CIA covert operative, assumes she is yet another adversary intent on exacting lethal revenge for his past deeds.

He will fight to the death to protect the sanctuary he has created for himself and those from his past he has vowed to safeguard. Even as Hannah penetrates Nicholas’s isolation and melts the ice that encases his weary heart, she is seduced by the sensual, battle scarred veteran and the dark secrets of his past.



NFE NOTES:  Laura Taylor is a multiple award winning author for her work in both Romantic and Mainstream Fiction.  Some of these awards include...


* Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award as Best New Contemporary Mainstream Fiction Author

* RWA Rita Award Mainstream Fiction Finalist

* Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Certificate of Excellence for Series Romance

*  Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Bantam Loveswept Novel

* Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Best Series Romantic Adventure Novel

* Romantic Times Career Achievement Certificate of Excellence as Series Storyteller of the Year

* Romantic Times Career Achievement Certificate of Excellence for Best Series Romantic Suspense...



And the list goes on.  You’re in good hands here, people.  Plus, there are four more books in the series available now, with more to come soon, each at a great price!  



3 GOOD QUESTIONS with Author LAURA TAYLOR

NFE: What book or books kept you up all night reading?  And Why?

LAURA TAYLOR:  Most recently?  Barry Eisler's THE DETACHMENT.  I live a double life as a veteran women's fiction author and as a veteran freelance editor. In my editorial practice, I work primarily (and confidentially) with international thriller writers, both established and about-to-debut authors.  I'm also a dedicated thriller reader.  THE DETACHMENT is the most recent book from Barry Eisler for his John Rain series, and it did not disappoint!  What sets the novel apart for me is that the author exceeded the high standard he established in previous books in the series in his first foray into the ranks of indie book writers, having declined a lucrative book contract from a traditional publisher with whom he had an established relationship.  This reader will remain faithful to Barry Eisler, because he fully grasps and embraces his responsibilities to his readers.  He is a gifted storyteller who excels at characterization, story tension, and layered personal and situational conflict.  Barry Eisler also possesses a gift for conveying a viscerally satisfying, albeit pragmatic, code of honor that resonates in the life and death decisions made within the framework of each one of his books. 

NFE: Would this book (Intimate Strangers) keep you up all night if you hadn’t written it?  And Why?

LAURA TAYLOR:  In a nutshell, yes!  Like Barry Eisler and most other writers, I endeavor to pen a tale in such a compelling manner that readers cannot set aside the book until they reach the final sentence of the story.   When I wrote Intimate Strangers, I deliberately created an emotionally intense and sensual novel for my established global audience of romance readers.  Recognition of my name by romance readers conveys an implicit promise that I will meet their expectations of a sensual, dramatic, and well-crafted story with a happily-ever-after conclusion.  With 22 published books to my credit, you can probably tell that I take quite seriously my responsibilities to my readers.  The ultimate reward, aside from being able to indulge my own creative passion, occurs when romance readers praise my books and eagerly await the next one.

NFE:  Give us some links where we can find out more about you?  (See, isn’t this an easy Interview?) 

LAURA TAYLOR:  Easiest ever.  Thanks.  And I love to hear from readers.  You can reach me on Twitter @AuthorLTaylor  
and on Facebook right HERE

Saturday

ENEMY IN BLUE by Derek Blass - Gets 5 STARS from TRT

NFE is looking far and wide to help you find great reads for under 6 bucks.  We’ve sent out a call to book reviewers to become a part of our Network of trusted opinions.  

The first to answer that call...

An excellent review blog for all you Book Lovers who take a little adrenaline with your coffee...


Announcement to follow, but first, here’s a high-octane gem they recently found for you...




Do you know who your enemy is?

What if the good guys weren't good?

The streets aren't safe when your enemy wears a blue uniform and a gold badge.


"…it will make you think and that might make you angry, or upset, or even shock you. Still though, I would give it a 5 star rating because of those very things. A book should make us think, and that’s exactly what Enemy in Blue does.”


NFE Notes... Yeah, that sounds pretty good to us!  And we love that cover too.  

Click the link to for the full review and find many more Thrills and Chills @ 

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