Category: Hindsight

Hindsight, “a high-stakes suspense novel”, is Free Again!

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Fracture, my second novel, has just been released into the wild. To celebrate, I’m giving away my first novel, Hindsight, for free!

Kirkus Reviews has called Hindsight, “a high-stakes suspense novel with a breakneck pace and a strong voice.” Other reviewers say the same:

“The author has taken care with his characters to give them good backstories and then continue to develop them throughout the novel. They are humourous and unerringly human, full of all the quirks and flaws that make a great character.” – Cate’s Book Nut Hut

“What follows is a staccato beat of furious double-crosses, stunning revelations and gritty action.” John Ling, author of The Blasphemer

“I ended up binge reading it in 2 days because I had to know how it ended.” -Josiah M. (Amazon 5 star review)

“It has a taste of the inner turmoil and reflection of a Dostoevsky novel mixed with a fast paced and action packed narrative with an attention to detail. I was scheduled to go to the biggest beach party in the world and almost missed it because I couldn’t put this book down.” -Seth (Amazon 5 star review)

“Gripping and ‘can’t put it down for a second’, Hindsight is the book for you!” – Diane (Amazon 5 star review)

“One of the best thrillers in a long time.” -Shadow (Amazon 5 star review)

Fracture is the second in the series, so, if you haven’t read Hindsight yet, be sure to pick that up before cracking open Fracture. This giveaway will run from June 4-6. Be sure to leave me a note, a comment, or a review to let me know what you think!

Thank you for downloading!

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Sending out a huge thank you to the over 3,500 of you who downloaded your free copy of Hindsight this past week. High fives all around! Hope you enjoy the ride! When you’re done, let me know what you think, either in a private message, a comment, or (better yet!) a review. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Fracture is Coming

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Hindsight finished on a note of broken bones and shattered glass, teeth on the pavement and the sound of sirens. That wasn’t the end of the story for Shirley, though, or his sister Haley. Their stories continue in Fracture, coming out at the end of this month. Stay tuned, and in the meantime, if you haven’t picked up Hindsight, make sure you grab that first!

Buy it here for Kindle, only $2.99

Get a printed version here: $12.97

Review: Hindsight ~ Owen Banner

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Stumbled across this “four thumbs up” review for my novel, Hindsight, today on catesbooknuthut.com. Cate is one of the members I go to on Goodreads for clear, incisive book reviews. If she doesn’t like it, I don’t bother. If she does like it, it’s usually pretty quickly on my shelf. It’s nice to know she enjoyed Hindsight.

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Hindsight“I am hurtling eight stories to the pavement. There’s a bullet in my left shoulder and another chewing through my lung. I am going to die.” – Shirley O’Shea

When Shirley got out of prison three years ago, he committed himself to being there for his sister, Haley, and his aunt, Winnie–the only family he has left. Then he met Isaac, a man with connections to his grandfather and to the IRA. Isaac said he owed Shirley’s family a favor: deliver a package and get some money. But things are never that simple, are they? What should have been an easy drop-off blows Shirley’s world apart. Now he’s on the run, a continent away from those he loves, trying to figure out what he’s gotten himself into, who he can trust and how far he’s willing to go in order to keep his family safe.

But Shirley has a few…

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Happy “Get Horse-Faced and Talk Like a Leprechaun” Day!

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Celebrate Saint Paddy’s day this year with a pint and a good book.

Hindsight is set in Ireland with vivid descriptions of the land and “humorous and unerringly human [personalities], full of all the quirks and flaws that make a great character”. It boasts a white-knuckle plot with visceral action that hinges on old grudges and buried family pain. Best of all, it’s only $2.99, which saves you plenty of money to pay the bartender or to get that ill-decided shamrock tattoo.

Pick up Hindsight here for a perfect toast to Ireland without the crippling hangover.

Hindsight $.99 Sale

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I’ve gotten some good love from reviewers lately. Lines like this one keep my fingers pounding out the pages on the keyboard, “Surprisingly for a novel in this genre it is more importantly unpredictable in its twists and turns, and this kept me turning the pages until I finished the book.”

You’re here for this reason, though. Kirkus Reviews has called Hindsight, “A high-stakes suspense novel with a breakneck pace and strong voice.” They have selected the novel as one of their Indie Books of the Month. It’s for this reason that I’m going to give some love back to you, my reading friends. This week till Friday, I’ll be dropping the price of Hindsight to $.99. At less than a movie rental, you can enjoy a whole weekend of “a staccato beat of furious double-crosses, stunning revelations and gritty action.” Just follow the link here, and be sure to leave me a review or drop me a comment letting me know what you think of the novel.

Kirkus Calls Hindsight, “A high-stakes suspense novel with a breakneck pace and a strong voice.”

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Kirkus Reviews has published the review of Hindsight and it’s stunning. The good news doesn’t stop there. They’ve chosen Hindsight for the “Kirkus’ Indie Books of the Month Selection,” which you’ll be seeing mid-March.

“A debut novel about an Irish-American ex-con combines the appeal of the thriller and noir fiction genres in a style similar to that of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books… Featuring some insightful character development and pedal-to-the-metal pacing, this novel gets its real power from its gritty narrative voice, which is simultaneously jaded and principled… A high-stakes suspense novel with a breakneck pace and strong voice.” – Kirkus Reviews

Click here to purchase Hindsight on Kindle for the low price of $2.99. If you’re a part of the Amazon Lending Library, then you can pick it up for free.

Blog Tour Update

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Yes, I apologize for it every time. There is an upcoming New Year’s resolution to be a better blogger in the works. I am at work on my second novel Fracture and have been on blog tour these past few months. I’ll be posting again very soon, but, in the meantime, you can check out the following links for a few insights into Hindsight, my debut novel, and into my life as a globetrotting author.

Read an excerpt of Chapter 1 at Victory in Books

Read an excerpt of Chapter 3 at Black and White Pages

Read an excerpt of Chapter 7 here at eInk Reviews or here at The Book Connoisseur

Find out about Shirley, the lead character of Hindsight at Life Altering Reads

Tips on Writing in First Person at Writers and Authors

How I Write at Reading Dream Life

What Has Influenced My Writing at Living4Books

The Benefits of Travel as a Writer at Need to Stop Reading

Catching Up

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I apologize for the absence. I’ve been wearing down the heels of my digital boots trekking around the web on a blog tour. Author interviews and guest posts galore. Here are a few highlights.

  1. 9 Tips on Making Your Work Area Inspire You over at Blogalicious Authors
  2. Hindsight featured on Awesome Gang
  3. Featured on Kindle Nook Books
  4. Dreaming Pages interviews me on the craft of writing, the art of living, and the work that goes into both.
  5. Happiness, table manners and the craft of writing. My author interview at Gentleman Reads.
  6. An interview with the fine folks over at IndieAuthorLand on the who’s, what’s and why’s of Hindsight
  7. Exotic dancing, successful writing, and my new book, Hindsight.  An author interview at Paws on Books
  8. Writing tools and tips at Nose in Books

 

 

Blog Tour: Week One Wrapup

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Howdy! Don’t be shy. Come on closer to the campfire. Shake the dust off your boots and sit a while. I’ve got a pot of coffee on and some tobacco to roll if you like. Beautiful night isn’t it? Where am I coming from? I’m caravanning on a month long blog tour. I’ve been to a few nice places this past week. Let me tell you about them.

I started off with a guest post on writing in first person POV over at my friend, Ravina’s blog. Hindsight, my novel, is written in first person, after all. I left four tips for writers who’d like to tackle the perspective or those who’d just like to refine their knowledge of it.

Then I rolled into Bunny’s Reviews for a little sit down and chat–an author interview, if you like–about my family, about fears, and failure.

I stopped over at Author’s Friend with another guest post of six tips for less procrastinating and more doing.

And just before I got here, I found my way onto The Reading Cat for another author interview. (And yes, it did sound an awful lot like the first one, so if you’ve read my interview on Bunny’s Reviews, you know the answer to these questions).

I’ll be sure to keep the posts coming your way as I continue to stop off and visit with all the fine folks I meet along the way. Meanwhile, how ’bout a drop of whiskey in that coffee?