Desert Son Promotion

Big promotion for my Desert Son trilogy begins tomorrow. Four sites will be giving the first book of the trilogy away. Look for the free download of Desert Son. I will be posting the links tomorrow or you can go to these sites below on the given dates if your horses cannot be held and you need it before I post the links. Take advantage of this promotion and see what this paranormal romance trilogy is all about. Until tomorrow…

• • • Freebooksy Paranormal Romance 5.1.17
    • Reading Deals Romance Feature  5.1.17
    • Just Kindle Books Premium  5.1.17
    • BookSends Romance 5.1.17
    • Free Book Service Gold Package 5.2.17
    • Bargain Booksy Paranormal Romance 5.11.17

Book Two of my Desert Son series

Barnes and Noble Book Launch

Here is a link to my Barnes & Noble Book Launch for my new book, Wayward Soul. Come on out to the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester, CT on Saturday, February 6th. I will be signing copies of all three of my books from 12-4 PM. More to come!

http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780061759194-0

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Desert Son Ebook for $2.99

If you’re a fan of the Ebook, then you can now download a copy of Desert Son for $2.99 on Amazon or other online vendors. This Paranormal Romance book involves out-of-body, past-life-regression and reincarnation. See what the reviewers are saying about this book on Amazon, and download a copy. The sequel, Wayward Soul is even more action packed and eerie, and was just released on January 4th, 2016. Here’s the link to Desert Son:

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1IaoJuQ

http://www.glennmaynard.weebly.com/

On the First Day of Christmas, a Reviewer Gave to Me…Five Golden Stars…TWICE!

Under the gun due with an approaching deadline for my publisher, this reviewer hunkered down and read Desert Son and Wayward Soul in two sittings. As she explains in her reviews, it was her fascination with the subject matter and the way I put  spin on it that kept her glued. Read more, and Merry Christmas to you!

Here are the links to the reviews for each book:

Desert Son:  http://readingwritings.blogspot.com/2015/12/desert-son.html

Wayward Soul: http://readingwritings.blogspot.com/2015/12/wayward-soul.html

 

 

Glenn Maynard

Website: http://www.glennmaynard.weebly.com/
Desert Son: http://amzn.to/1XqHOzC
Wayward Soul: http://www.blackrosewriting.com/romance/wayward-soul

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First Draft of Book Four: Check.

As I prepare to lock down the text for my third book, Wayward Soul, I have been back and forth with my publisher (Black Rose Writing) with a December 29th deadline. I’ve also been back and forth with their Cover Designer. Today I received a great looking cover, but asked for some changes so that the cover was more in line with the theme of the book. It looked awesome, but just minor tweaks needed. I also finished the first draft of my fourth book, which is book three of the Desert Son trilogy (untitled). The books grew in size from the first to the last, and here is the breakdown:

Desert Son: 60,000 words.

Wayward Soul: 88,000 words.

Book three: 101,500 words.

There will not be a fourth book to my trilogy. Carter and Brenda are my main characters, and they’ve been through hell and back. After the third book, they will be ready to retire anyway.

Note on my first published book, nonfiction, Strapped Into An American Dream (Strategic Book Publishing): I am currently slated to not only have a book signing at the CT RV Show in January, but I will be speaking four times during the weekend, and look for me in the advertising. We’re currently in the works to set up a book giveaway for the first #people to pass through the door. The number of books they will be purchasing is in the works, but could be triple digits. The owner of the publishing company for this book is also trying to get my book in rv parks/campgrounds with a kiosk of books. Things are starting to happen for book #1. All of this has been a ton of work, but if you keep on keeping on, good things will start to happen, and that time is starting to bloom for me.

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Desert Son wins Cover Wars Book of the Week!

After a hard fought battle, Desert Son came up victorious in the Authorshout.com Cover Wars Book of the Week contest. I’d like to thank the Academy, as well as all of my supporters who voted for my book on Facebook and shared the posts. This cover was produced by David King, who is cover design director for my publisher, Black Rose Writing. He is currently working on the book cover for my sequel, Wayward Soul, which will be released on January 7, 2016. This week I will be finishing up the third book in this Desert Son trilogy.

The great part of this contest was the reach this book got in the process. The attention this book received in my attempt to get votes was phenomenal, and all I was really doing was entering a competition. However, when I noticed second place crawling closer to me, I flew into a panic and took to FB, email, even phones, and ended up with what became an insurmountable lead. It was fun, productive, and I think I need a nap now that the pressure is off.

Here is my book listed as Book of the week:

http://authorshout.com/cover-wars/

Website: http://www.glennmaynard.weebly.com/

Book Signing at Manchester Community College

Today I met with the Manager at the Campus Bookstore at Manchester Community College in Manchester, CT and we worked out a book signing for November 12th from 12PM to 3PM. I attended MCC from 1984-1986 and received an Associates degree in Communications before transferring to UCONN in Storrs, CT for my English degree (they did not have Bacon Jalapeno Mac ‘n Cheese back then). The bookstore manager will set me up either in the book store or outside of it and may try to get a musician to play along during this event. Looking forward to this signing, which comes about two months prior to the release of my third book, Wayward Soul. If you’re in the area, be sure to stop by and say hello.

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Synopsis for my upcoming book, “Wayward Soul”

Wayward Soul

When Carter Spence and Brenda Raycroft visit a Psychic named Angie, their reading turns tragic upon touch as Angie suffers convulsions and frantically runs into the street and gets hit by a car. Why did she react that way? Their fate is sealed in a coma, so they must use any means possible to reach Angie in the spirit world as they dodge deadly complications in an attempt for answers.

This eerie sequel to  Desert Son occurs four years after Carter and Brenda discover that they are a couple reunited beyond the grave in Boulder, Colorado. Carter and Brenda race against time as they need to get this information before Angie dies and takes the reading with her. They decide to share the house with tenants to help with the bills. It’s a family of four with mysterious four-year-old twin boys. When the spirit of old man Martin returns to haunt them, Carter and Brenda must block his spirit from their world and try to prevent him from tampering with the body of Angie. The spirit world becomes intertwined with their own once again as they attempt to tap into Angie’s secrets to uncover disturbing truths about their fate.

Glenn Maynard is the author of “Strapped Into An American Dream” which details his one-year journey through the 48 continental states, Canada and Mexico in an RV. He was a travel correspondent for three newspapers during his travels. He is also the author of “Desert Son”, which is a fiction book that involves out-of-body, past-life-regression hypnosis and reincarnation.

Reviews for “Desert Son” can be viewed on Amazon at:  http://www.amazon.com/Desert-Son-Glenn-Maynard/dp/1612963129 .

Author website:  http://www.glennmaynard.weebly.com/

New Book coming

Yesterday, I received a publishing contract for my fiction book, Wayward Soul, which is a sequel to Desert Son. This will be my third published book and second book of a trilogy. I received great reviews on Desert Son and will have a ready-made list of reviewers for this new book. Desert Son was very planned out right down to the scenes. Wayward Soul was less rigid as far as the outline was concerned. The book that I am currently writing is even more lax with the outline. I find that by easing the reins of the outline a bit more, I am flailing wildly as I chug along, allowing the keyboard to take me to places I didn’t plan to go. There are many ways to skin a cat, but my current skin has a mind of its own. I am one-third of the way through this long ride, and can’t wait to see where it takes me. It’s going to be a wild journey while I complete this trilogy, but now that I have a publishing deal for book two of the trilogy, I can focus more on book three. It’s like being strapped into an American dream. Thanks to my publisher, Black Rose Writing.