Pearl A. Gardner's Blog, page 7
July 21, 2015
would you like a free preview copy?
Would you like a free kindle copy of the second book in my trilogy, Women of Verdun? Then why not become a Beta Reader for me. (That’s just another name for proofreader in the world of writing.)
Ever since the weather turned a little cooler and showers keep me away from my garden, I have managed to complete the second book of my trilogy, Women of Verdun, Belle's Girls. I’m not ready to publish yet. The manuscript still needs lots of editing.
Do you think you have the ability to help with the proofreading of this work? You’d need to know a little about grammar and spelling and also have the ability to spot flaws in the flow of the story. For example, did I kill off a character in chapter 2 and then reintroduce him in chapter 8? You get the idea?
If you’d like to help, please message me for details of how to get your free copy.
Happy reading
Pearl
Ever since the weather turned a little cooler and showers keep me away from my garden, I have managed to complete the second book of my trilogy, Women of Verdun, Belle's Girls. I’m not ready to publish yet. The manuscript still needs lots of editing.
Do you think you have the ability to help with the proofreading of this work? You’d need to know a little about grammar and spelling and also have the ability to spot flaws in the flow of the story. For example, did I kill off a character in chapter 2 and then reintroduce him in chapter 8? You get the idea?
If you’d like to help, please message me for details of how to get your free copy.
Happy reading
Pearl
June 7, 2015
Extended promotion
Now published, Women of Verdun, Book One, BELLE
As a reward for my loyal readers for their patience in waiting for my newest publication, I am launching my new book at a promotional price of £0.99p.
Women of Verdun (Belle, #1).
Belle is nineteen in the late nineteenth century. The world is changing rapidly, but in France, in the district of Verdun, life flows at a slower pace. Belle is in love with her childhood friend and hopes he feels the same way. While visiting the Exposition Universelle in Paris, in the most romantic place in the world, Julien proposes but to her disappointment he does not speak of love.
Belle settles for a marriage of convenience, but realises her mistake when she discovers the husband she adores has a terrible secret that could ruin both their families. Can she find the courage to confront him? How can she love him after such a betrayal? How will she protect her family?
This is the first story in an epic three book saga that will cross two centuries, three generations and two world wars. Book Two, Belle’s Girls will be coming soon.
As a reward for my loyal readers for their patience in waiting for my newest publication, I am launching my new book at a promotional price of £0.99p.
Women of Verdun (Belle, #1).
Belle is nineteen in the late nineteenth century. The world is changing rapidly, but in France, in the district of Verdun, life flows at a slower pace. Belle is in love with her childhood friend and hopes he feels the same way. While visiting the Exposition Universelle in Paris, in the most romantic place in the world, Julien proposes but to her disappointment he does not speak of love.
Belle settles for a marriage of convenience, but realises her mistake when she discovers the husband she adores has a terrible secret that could ruin both their families. Can she find the courage to confront him? How can she love him after such a betrayal? How will she protect her family?
This is the first story in an epic three book saga that will cross two centuries, three generations and two world wars. Book Two, Belle’s Girls will be coming soon.
June 3, 2015
New Novel now on sale
Now published, Women of Verdun, Book One, BELLE
As a reward for your patience, I am launching my new book at a promotional price of £0.99p so all my loyal followers and readers can take advantage of this offer in the first few days of publication. The price will rise to £2.99 on Saturday 6th June.
Belle is nineteen in the late nineteenth century. The world is changing rapidly, but in France, in the district of Verdun, life flows at a slower pace. Belle is in love with her childhood friend and hopes he feels the same way. While visiting the Exposition Universelle in Paris, in the most romantic place in the world, Julien proposes but to her disappointment he does not speak of love.
Belle settles for a marriage of convenience, but realises her mistake when she discovers the husband she adores has a terrible secret that could ruin both their families. Can she find the courage to confront him? How can she love him after such a betrayal? How will she protect her family?
This is the first story in an epic three book saga that will cross two centuries, three generations and two world wars. Book Two, Belle’s Girls will be coming soon.
to buy on amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00YQ4CTY6
to buy on amazon USA:
http://amzn.com/B00YQ4CTY6
As a reward for your patience, I am launching my new book at a promotional price of £0.99p so all my loyal followers and readers can take advantage of this offer in the first few days of publication. The price will rise to £2.99 on Saturday 6th June.
Belle is nineteen in the late nineteenth century. The world is changing rapidly, but in France, in the district of Verdun, life flows at a slower pace. Belle is in love with her childhood friend and hopes he feels the same way. While visiting the Exposition Universelle in Paris, in the most romantic place in the world, Julien proposes but to her disappointment he does not speak of love.
Belle settles for a marriage of convenience, but realises her mistake when she discovers the husband she adores has a terrible secret that could ruin both their families. Can she find the courage to confront him? How can she love him after such a betrayal? How will she protect her family?
This is the first story in an epic three book saga that will cross two centuries, three generations and two world wars. Book Two, Belle’s Girls will be coming soon.
to buy on amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00YQ4CTY6
to buy on amazon USA:
http://amzn.com/B00YQ4CTY6
May 8, 2015
Looking for advice from eBook readers, please.
I’m looking for some advice from readers, please.
My next novel is almost ready, but it is a very long one, and will be around 500 to 600 pages in total. I’m thinking about pricing such a large eBook in the £2.99 to £3.99 bracket.
I’m also considering breaking it down into a series of 4 smaller novelettes, each one leading to the next, of around 100 to 150 pages each. Pricing for each would be around £0.99, but if I go down this route, I’ll try to get the first one permanently free, so you’d still be paying £2.99 to £3.99 in total.
My question is in three parts:-
Firstly, how much do you normally pay for an eBook and what would be your upper limit?
Secondly, would you rather pay more and have the novel in one chunk, or pay in instalments for the shorter, serial read?
Thirdly, would you feel cheated if you bought a novel for 0.99 and then found it was only 100 pages long?
I’d love to hear your views on this.
Happy reading
Pearl
My next novel is almost ready, but it is a very long one, and will be around 500 to 600 pages in total. I’m thinking about pricing such a large eBook in the £2.99 to £3.99 bracket.
I’m also considering breaking it down into a series of 4 smaller novelettes, each one leading to the next, of around 100 to 150 pages each. Pricing for each would be around £0.99, but if I go down this route, I’ll try to get the first one permanently free, so you’d still be paying £2.99 to £3.99 in total.
My question is in three parts:-
Firstly, how much do you normally pay for an eBook and what would be your upper limit?
Secondly, would you rather pay more and have the novel in one chunk, or pay in instalments for the shorter, serial read?
Thirdly, would you feel cheated if you bought a novel for 0.99 and then found it was only 100 pages long?
I’d love to hear your views on this.
Happy reading
Pearl
April 30, 2015
Grab a bargain, kindle book sale all through May
If you like a bargain, you’ll like my long term sale on Amazon. Starting today, almost all my books are £0.99, or $0.99 USA, for at least the whole month of May.
As you know, I love to write, but I intensely dislike the time I have to put aside to market my books. However, today I made myself work on just that subject, and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be. I’m hoping the results will prove my time well spent.
I’m trying something new. Following advice from fellow authors, I dug deep into the search engine of Amazon and discovered a few tricks of the trade to lift my gems from obscurity into the public eye. I won’t bore you with the details, but I changed categories, tweaked keywords, examined algorithms – I know, I don’t understand them either! Then I waved my magic wand, bit my lip and lowered the prices.
Grab a bargain, I don’t know how long I can hold my nerve while I wait for the graph to start rising, but I promise the prices will remain until May is over.
Happy reading.
Go here to see all my books in the UK Amazon store.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pearl-A-Gardn...
Go here to see all my books in the USA Amazon store.
http://www.amazon.com/Pearl-A-Gardner...
As you know, I love to write, but I intensely dislike the time I have to put aside to market my books. However, today I made myself work on just that subject, and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be. I’m hoping the results will prove my time well spent.
I’m trying something new. Following advice from fellow authors, I dug deep into the search engine of Amazon and discovered a few tricks of the trade to lift my gems from obscurity into the public eye. I won’t bore you with the details, but I changed categories, tweaked keywords, examined algorithms – I know, I don’t understand them either! Then I waved my magic wand, bit my lip and lowered the prices.
Grab a bargain, I don’t know how long I can hold my nerve while I wait for the graph to start rising, but I promise the prices will remain until May is over.
Happy reading.
Go here to see all my books in the UK Amazon store.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pearl-A-Gardn...
Go here to see all my books in the USA Amazon store.
http://www.amazon.com/Pearl-A-Gardner...
April 7, 2015
Free eBook, try something new
To tempt my loyal romance readers to try a different genre, I'm offering one of my titles FREE from 6th to 10th April in all Amazon stores.
Book one of the two part sci-fi series, They Take our Children, The Truth Revealed is a story of alien abduction, but involves real people from a normal family who experience some extraordinary events.
If you liked Close Encounters and ET, this is similar in style, but the aliens are darker, and don't have a friendly agenda. Is this one for you?
Try it, what have you got to lose? If you are tempted, please let me know what you think.
They Take Our Children
For UK customers:- http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GF3M4RI
For USA customers:- http://amzn.com/B00GF3M4RI
For World Wide customers, please visit your own Amazon store to buy this.
Happy reading
Pearl
Book one of the two part sci-fi series, They Take our Children, The Truth Revealed is a story of alien abduction, but involves real people from a normal family who experience some extraordinary events.
If you liked Close Encounters and ET, this is similar in style, but the aliens are darker, and don't have a friendly agenda. Is this one for you?
Try it, what have you got to lose? If you are tempted, please let me know what you think.
They Take Our ChildrenFor UK customers:- http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GF3M4RI
For USA customers:- http://amzn.com/B00GF3M4RI
For World Wide customers, please visit your own Amazon store to buy this.
Happy reading
Pearl
October 17, 2014
Inspiration strikes
I'm clearing my home of forty years of hoarding unnecessary memorabilia and making ready to move house, but found some real gems among the rubbish. Like most people, when my grandparents and parents died, I kept their boxes of treasured nick-knacks because I couldn't part with the precious items that they thought were important enough to save.
In dusty boxes hidden in the back of my loft I re-discovered old diaries, photographs, fading theater tickets, ration books, identity papers and love letters from the war years. They add up to a real treasure trove of facts, dates, events and memories. I spent hours sifting through this fascinating find.
I now have enough material to write a dozen more novels set in the time period of the war. The memorabilia will help me paint the backdrops and fill out some characters and events, but my imagination will give me the flow of the story that can slip into this historical canvas.
I'm already working on my next family saga. This one will cover almost a hundred years of family intrigue and secrets, and will certainly shake a few skeletons hiding in the cupboards. Watch this space.
In dusty boxes hidden in the back of my loft I re-discovered old diaries, photographs, fading theater tickets, ration books, identity papers and love letters from the war years. They add up to a real treasure trove of facts, dates, events and memories. I spent hours sifting through this fascinating find.
I now have enough material to write a dozen more novels set in the time period of the war. The memorabilia will help me paint the backdrops and fill out some characters and events, but my imagination will give me the flow of the story that can slip into this historical canvas.
I'm already working on my next family saga. This one will cover almost a hundred years of family intrigue and secrets, and will certainly shake a few skeletons hiding in the cupboards. Watch this space.
September 3, 2014
Kindle countdown deal
My book sales do well in UK, not surprising as I am a UK author and my novels are set in the land I am familiar with - Great Britain. (With the exception of It's Penguin Shooting Day, which is a true story set in Australia.)
To tempt more readers from the USA to try my work, I have put a number of my books into the Kindle countdown deal starting 3rd / 4th / 5th September until around the 10th / 11th / 12th of September.
The earlier you order, the cheaper they will be. Hope you enjoy the change of scenery.
http://amzn.com/B00FYZX7QU
http://amzn.com/B00FRIO2ZO
http://amzn.com/B00GF3M4RI
http://amzn.com/B00HWWPR16
And one for the younger readers, from around 8 years to 99 years old.
http://amzn.com/B00I20AD3E
To tempt more readers from the USA to try my work, I have put a number of my books into the Kindle countdown deal starting 3rd / 4th / 5th September until around the 10th / 11th / 12th of September.
The earlier you order, the cheaper they will be. Hope you enjoy the change of scenery.
http://amzn.com/B00FYZX7QU
http://amzn.com/B00FRIO2ZO
http://amzn.com/B00GF3M4RI
http://amzn.com/B00HWWPR16
And one for the younger readers, from around 8 years to 99 years old.
http://amzn.com/B00I20AD3E
August 28, 2014
Ella's Destiny available for PRE-ORDER
My latest eBook novel is now available for pre-order at all amazon stores. Release date is 30th September 2014, and this will also be available in paperback by early October.
I've placed a romance adventure, in a post apocalyptic setting, added a small twist of sci-fi, and a touch of time travel. This family romance is spiced with drama. Back to the Future meets The Clan of the Cave Bear as the backdrop to a traditional roller-coaster family saga of love and intrigue, hardships and joy. Follow Ella's story as she nervously learns to survive in a strange new world and grows in confidence to embrace her destiny.
The description
War is imminent when Ella Stevens applies to join the Eden Venture in the hope of saving her teenage children and salvaging her failing marriage. Amid riots and unrest the family travel to their designated camp where they prepare for a future beyond anything they could have imagined.
During a perilous journey through space and time, Ella realises her marriage can not be saved, but is determined to fulfil her dream of finding a better future for her children. Arriving at the fresh new world, filled with hope and endless opportunity, Ella begins to build a life without her husband. However, the settlers soon discover that Eden is not the paradise they hoped it would be.
With no escape from the hostile and dangerous environment, survival becomes a priority. Ella embraces the challenges of her life with a new-found courage and moves into a future that no one could have predicted.
Pre-order now at all Amazon stores
Amazon.com - http://amzn.com/B00N0U5RMI
Amazon.co.uk - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N0U5RMI
I've placed a romance adventure, in a post apocalyptic setting, added a small twist of sci-fi, and a touch of time travel. This family romance is spiced with drama. Back to the Future meets The Clan of the Cave Bear as the backdrop to a traditional roller-coaster family saga of love and intrigue, hardships and joy. Follow Ella's story as she nervously learns to survive in a strange new world and grows in confidence to embrace her destiny.
The description
War is imminent when Ella Stevens applies to join the Eden Venture in the hope of saving her teenage children and salvaging her failing marriage. Amid riots and unrest the family travel to their designated camp where they prepare for a future beyond anything they could have imagined.
During a perilous journey through space and time, Ella realises her marriage can not be saved, but is determined to fulfil her dream of finding a better future for her children. Arriving at the fresh new world, filled with hope and endless opportunity, Ella begins to build a life without her husband. However, the settlers soon discover that Eden is not the paradise they hoped it would be.
With no escape from the hostile and dangerous environment, survival becomes a priority. Ella embraces the challenges of her life with a new-found courage and moves into a future that no one could have predicted.
Pre-order now at all Amazon stores
Amazon.com - http://amzn.com/B00N0U5RMI
Amazon.co.uk - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N0U5RMI
July 26, 2014
New book published
At last, my new Second World War romantic saga is published.
At twenty-four-years old, Agnes felt she was headed for a spinster’s life. Being taller than most lads was a disadvantage, but she didn’t mind being the wallflower while her petite and pretty cousin drew men like a moth to a flame.
When Agnes fell for a tall Irishman’s charm, she thought she had found the love of her life. When Andrew asks Agnes to marry him, she has no idea where his proposal will lead them. Her Catholic father would not permit a Protestant son-in-law and he refused to listen to their pleading.
The young couple continue to meet in secret, but when Andrew decides to talk to Agnes’s father and try and win him around, none of them could have anticipated the outcome, or the repercussions of that fateful meeting.
War breaks out, giving a frightening and eventful backdrop to Agnes’s life of secrets and lies. She lives in fear of the truth emerging, to ruin the lives of her children, but eventually begins to feel that the truth may perhaps lead to her salvation.
Can she face up to her fears and disclose the secrets of her past?
At twenty-four-years old, Agnes felt she was headed for a spinster’s life. Being taller than most lads was a disadvantage, but she didn’t mind being the wallflower while her petite and pretty cousin drew men like a moth to a flame.
When Agnes fell for a tall Irishman’s charm, she thought she had found the love of her life. When Andrew asks Agnes to marry him, she has no idea where his proposal will lead them. Her Catholic father would not permit a Protestant son-in-law and he refused to listen to their pleading.
The young couple continue to meet in secret, but when Andrew decides to talk to Agnes’s father and try and win him around, none of them could have anticipated the outcome, or the repercussions of that fateful meeting.
War breaks out, giving a frightening and eventful backdrop to Agnes’s life of secrets and lies. She lives in fear of the truth emerging, to ruin the lives of her children, but eventually begins to feel that the truth may perhaps lead to her salvation.
Can she face up to her fears and disclose the secrets of her past?
