KHAMSIN and SIROCCO Featured

KHAMSIN, The Devil Wind of The Nile,

is being featured at 

eBookSoda - 

http://www.ebooksoda.com/ebook-deals/
as their Historical Fiction selection 
on SUNDAY, August 17

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SIROCCO, Storm Over Land and Sea

is being featured at

The Fussy Librarian - 
http://www.thefussylibrarian.com/for-readers/books/

as their Action & Adventure selection on

SUNDAY, August 17.

Readers:
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Poor old CATACLYSM -- needs two more reviews to be featured --

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IT70KCE

Any kind souls out there who have read--and hopefully liked--it?

Can't be featured unless it has 10 reviews...ghost ship, rats, another bad storm and - of course - the Ancient Golden Tablets.

"Like a Dirk Pitt novel, only better..." wrote a reviewer...

So, how about it, friends?
Want to read it for free and review it? 
Just contact me.

KHAMSIN on HNS Award Short List

In August of 2012, 

Khamsin

was enthusiastically reviewed and

selected as an Editor's Choice

by the prestigious

Historical Novel Society;

that was quite thrilling.

(I  have since changed the cover, eliminated quite a few pesky "nits" and formatting issues in the print version, and shortened several of my "Germanic" convoluted sentences.)

But not until I received an e-mail from the organizers of the First Annual Historical Fiction Indie Award did I realize that my 'beloved' Ancient Egyptian novel had been placed on their short list of nine books for their award.

They actually asked if I "wanted to participate" .... 
Well, duh! I posthaste complied with a few additional requirements - and now am gnawing on my knuckles. It is all up to the judges now who will reveal the winner in September - at their London Conference (I do so wish I could be there).

Competition is an awesome array of offerings - and you can check me on this here:
http://tinyurl.com/oyssz78

I also hope that, maybe, it will encourage my HF writer-friends to seeks reviews from the Society; they are a tough bunch, but a nod from them goes a long way.

 While it may not do much for increased sales - 

it surely is balm on the solitary writer's heart.