Brian Francis Heffron's Blog: Colorado Mandala

Please consider ordering a copy of this (now) award winning novel. Thank you!

with respect,

Brian Francis Heffron

Thank you to all my friends and readers for voting for COLORADO MANDALA during the 2nd round of the RONE AWARDS We made the finals.

Thank you!

with respect,

Brian

Dear Heart:
It's truly rare we get the chance to change someone else's life for the better. YOU have that chance this week. Please join this website (Select GENERAL CATEGORY, but you MUST be logged into vote. To create an account click this link: http://indtale.com/user/register) and THEN PLEASE click on COLORADO MANDALA to VOTE FOR my novel HERE: http://indtale.com/2014-rone-awards-w...
Thank you!
with respect,
Brian Francis Heffron

P.S.: COLORADO MANDALA was voted Goodreads first "Book of the Month" in June 2013!

Dear Heart:

(Sorry for the mass appeal but we all know this is the only way to really reach people on social networks. Please forgive me.)

It's truly rare we get the chance to change someone else's life for the better. YOU have that chance this week. Please join this website and VOTE FOR COLORADO MANDALA: http://indtale.com/2014-rone-awards-w...
It's easy to join: takes only a username and a password...then PLEASE click on COLORADO MANDALA in the GENERAL CATEGORY. Thank you so much!
with respect,

Brian Francis Heffron

Some delightful news from InD'tale Magazine. Please join this website (it's easy) and on Monday VOTE FOR COLORADO MANDALA. This would provide a tremendous lift for both me, and the title. I humbly ask your assistance. Here is my nomination notifacation:

"Because your book, Colorado Mandala, received the high review rating of a 4 star or better, it has continued to the second, public voting phase for the 2014 RONE Awards. In this phase the readers will be narrowing down the contestants to 4 - 6 finalists in each genre by choosing the books they love best.

This is to inform you that your book’s genre is open for voting from March 17-23,2014! It will only be open for votes for exactly one week, so it is extremely important that you let all your friends and fans know! We would hate to think a superior quality book was lost only because people were unaware of the time limit, so we are including the link for voting so you can pass it along!

http://indtale.com/2014-rone-awards-w...

The finalists in this round will then be read and judged by a group of professionals in the industry to determine the very best in indie and small published books of 2013. They will then be awarded the prestigious RONE award, itself, at the formal ceremonies, July 11th, at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As you can tell, we at InD’tale magazine went to extensive labor to create and present the most credible and prestigious award in the industry today. Our three round system of elimination covers every facet - highly reviewed, loved by fans, and critiqued by qualified judges. No other award system today begins to compare, making the RONE award the very highest of honors bestowed on a book in the publishing industry.

Thank you so much for submitting your wonderful book to InD’tale magazine and good luck!"

Here is their review of COLORADO MANDALA: http://www.indtale.com/reviews/other/...

"Colorado Mandala has been very well reviewed everywhere, but because it is such a powerful portrait of the effects of PTSD, I think that the quality of the book as a romance has been totally overlooked. It is simply and totally a great love story. Read it yourself and find out!"
---Patricia Finberg, Romance Novelist

If you don't believe Ms. Finberg please take a look at this wonderful review of Colorado Mandala on The I D'Tale Magazine, a Romance Book review website: http://www.indtale.com/reviews/other/...

Starting on December 15th the Kindle version of COLORADO MANDALA will be on a SPECIAL PROMOTION with a 55% reduction in price to $1.99! Please consider ordering a copy for yourself or as a gift for a friend who is also a Kindle reader. Please check out our thirty five 5-STAR REVIEWS here: http://www.amazon.com/Colorado-Mandal... And Thank you!

Colorado Mandala is a fabulous tale of love, honor, friendship and the psychological morass of Viet Nam Vets; their private codes, their impenetrable camaraderie. Brian understands the life of the nomad, getting a ride here, jumping off there and hoping for peace and new encounters. His understanding of human strengths and failings is impeccably delineated in this marvelous account of Michael, Sarah, her young son, Stuart, and himself. The plot has been carefully and craft fully drawn and readers of all ages, those who remember Viet Nam and those who have only history to rely on the terror, will appreciate this tale, close to a Mei-Lei experience. Enjoy.
---Stefanie Stolinsky, Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist and a nationally recognized expert in the fields of trauma, PTSD, and child abuse.

Just got some very good news:

COLORADO MANDALA WINS VERY FIRST GOODREADS BOOK OF THE MONTH COMPETITION!

A hearty thank you to all of the folks who voted for Colorado Mandala as Goodreads first elected Book of the Month! It is deeply appreciated.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

The book: http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/061576...

this is light and luck from

Brian Francis Heffron

Dear goodreads Friends:

Will you help me? It just takes a few clicks. You see...

Something is tantalizingly close...my new novel, Colorado Mandala, has been nominated as Book of the Month on the "Making Connections" goodreads board. This would be a super new platform to speak from for my book whose theme is PTSD. A plaudit like this can raise the book above the background noise of the mainstream media each month.

So, in order for Colorado Mandala to win "Book of the Month" I need you to please vote for my book here: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/60...

If you have any trouble voting, you may have to go here to join the group first: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/6...

If you are not yet a member of goodreads you can sign in via Facebook very quickly once you sign up.

I humbly ask for your vote. Thank you.

with respect,

Brian Heffron