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We’re going to try something a little different for January & February 2018. We’re going to use the “Reader Sets The Price” function on Smashwords for all of my Book Ones:

Amarna I: Ida

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...




Cabello I

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...




Miael I: Family

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...




The Pack I: Addison

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...




Rebellion I: Quay

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...




Now just what is reader sets price?

It’s exactly what it sounds like. The reader pays what they can/what they feel the book is worth.

If you choose to pay a low price, we do hope that if you enjoy the book, you will purchase a 2nd copy at what you feel is a fairer price...or decide to spoil me rotten and pay an exorbitant price instead!

This feature is only available on Smashwords.

Get 'em while the gettin's good!

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Why Smashwords?

1. You can choose from multiple formats including: epub, mobi, pdf, lrf, pdb, html or read online
2. You can purchase from more countries than any other ebook retailer (from more than 200 countries to be more specific). To see if yours is one of them, click here: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/co...
3. More of your purchase price actually goes to the author than anywhere else.
4. Smashwords gives authors complete control over their pricing including the ability to instantly change the price, to price without pricing minimums or offer coupons without forced exclusivity or forced participation in library programs.

Now be generous or you will be smote.

Enjoy!

Grea.
Smashwords Page: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

No idea what is going on this month, but the number of free ebook and discount promotions is INSANE. Scroll to the bottom to see the new additions (or start at the top if you're just now seeing this post).

You can also find this information in pretty, easy to digest, graphical format on my website (and as far in the future as I'm aware of): http://seamonkeyink.com/seamonkey_ink...

Please note: These promotions are run through various outfits and on various sites. Some ask for your email address and some don't.

With no further ado:

Here are the free ebooks and deeply discounted book promotions for April.

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Get your free thriller, crime & horror ebook fix here 4/1 - 4/30: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/Pfx3l8Wa NOT at Dark-Novels.com.

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Like your Springs full of Steam? Free sexy romances here 4/5 - 4/14: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/o...

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Wishing Fantasy Island was real? Get your fantasy fix 4/7-4/22 here: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/c...

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Did you miss the Steamy Springs? Never fear for Kiss Steamy Romance is here (4/1 thru 4/30): https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/A...

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Want to see some Fantasy Falls and meet the keeper of the blue hand flame for less than the cost of a candy bar (including The Pack: Addison by Grea Alexander)?





Go here: ** https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/A... between 4/1 and April 14th.

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Want even more titillating titles? Romance is here. April 1 through April 30th: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/z...

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Want to read something scarier than your tax bill? Get your free horror ebooks here: ** https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/2...

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Have you ever said to yourself: "Gee, if only my romance had a supernatural flare." or "Why can't fantasies come true in the city?"

Well here you go! Free Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy ebooks can be had here: https://mybookcave.com/g/685de190/

As a bonus, you can enter to win $25!

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Want even more Paranormal Romance but with a little more spice? Sexy Paranormal Romance is here: https://mybookcave.com/g/d8b30beb/

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NEW ADDITIONS AS OF 04-03-2019:

Romance - Free Hot and Steam Reads: 4/5 - 4/30: https://books.bookfunnel.com/romanceb...

Free Paranormal Love: 4/5 - 4/30: https://books.bookfunnel.com/paranorm...

Spring After Sunset (Free Paranormal Romance) : 4/8 - 4/30/19 https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/m...

NEW ADDITIONS AS OF 04-07-2019:

Free Romantic Suspense Books - 4/8 - 5/7: https://storyoriginapp.com/bundles/1e...

99c Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror sale - 4/12 - 4/21: https://books.bookfunnel.com/writerso...

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NEW ADDITIONS AS OF 04-07-2019:

All of these run 04/11 – 05/10:

Step into the Past - Historical Fiction: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/Z...

Steamy Romance Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/A...

Hell-Raising Horror Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/k...

Love Bites - Paranormal Romance Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/I...

Forbidden Planets - Science Fiction Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/J...

Easter Romance Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/7...

Discover the Magic - Fantasy Giveaway: https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/P...

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Enjoy!

Grea.

January brings with it Kindle Unlimited Showcases & Ebooks under $5

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Don’t have a kindle or other mobi capable device?

Amazon has a free app that lets you read Kindle ebooks on your laptop, tablet, computer, mobile phone or toilet.

In short, if you can read this post, you can read any kindle ebook...that's in a language you actually know how to read.

How do you get it? From here: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp

Want a free epub ebook reader that does the same thing except for .epub files (such as Nook)? https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook...

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ALL OR MULTI-GENRE



01/12 - 01/18: Re-Kindle: Kindle Unlimited Authors Books you can currently read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription

Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/Hc1QLUd



01/20 - 02/03: New Year Same Old Me! E-Books Under $5

Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/HpM4b8k

UPDATED 3/31/20

So today this doctor just tweeted this image of a coronavirus test via nose swab (which is what I had).

Enjoy: https://twitter.com/DrPeckPNP/status/...

Was it the best time ever?

No.

However, some of the commenters are being SO MELODRAMATIC.

Folks, it was nowhere near the most painful medical thing out there.

Try being urethra catheterized, the nurse being incompetent and having to pull it all the way out and try again... back to back. (Yes, that happened to me during one of my pre-term labor episodes.) Now THAT was pretty damned painful.

What is a urinary catherization exactly?

Well, it involves having a tube about the girth of a pencil slowly shoved up your tiny pee hole and all the way into your bladder - sans any kind of sedation or anesthesia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary...

Or perhaps try a nervous system stimulation test where they stick a needle into various points of your body, one by one, right into the nerve and then proceed to administer electroshock to said nerve - 1 to 5 times per nerve point with each time getting more intense.

(Yes, I've had that one as well. I was stuck and shocked more than 200 times total.

And guess what? They couldn't find the damned problem.

Know who figured it out?

ME!

And it was something simple and easily fixed in my environment.)

Oh and did I happen to mention that I'm a needle phobe at that?

I dare say others have had even more painful experiences like say, I don't know, pushing a watermelon sized being out of a non-watermelon sized hole?

#GoodTimes

UPDATE 3/30/20

So I got my coronavirus test back even FASTER than 48 hours and it was negative.

Yay me!

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PREVIOUS POST: 3/29

'Allo my fellow detainees!

Like many of you, I live in a city on lockdown. However, unlike others, I am in double super max lock down as I await the results of my coronavirus test.

Now let me preface this by saying that I'm feeling much better at this point. I'm not having nor have I had any major respiratory distress symptoms such as shortness of breath or anything. I also haven't had to be hospitalized or anything of that nature.

In fact, except for a few days that I was super tired and my symptoms were at their most irritating, my symptoms have been very mild (though I am told that that could turn on a dime and to continue rest, etc).

Though I was fine with just staying home in self quarantine, out of an abundance of caution and concern for anyone who might have been near me the last 14 days, I decided to get tested.

So, how did I get the test?

Well, in Houston, you are required to have certain symptoms via a pre-screening before you are administered the test. Unfortunately, I checked too many symptom boxes during the screening and have been determined as possibly infected.

While there are a number of different tests, mine consisted of a thin swab being stuck up my nose all the way into regions that nothing has ever been stuck before. Yes, all the way up into your sinuses.

While not painful, needless to say it is not the most comfortable and made me start coughing. Of course, this does not seem to be ideal for anyone (though my nurse basically had on a hazmat mask, gloves and a disposable gown over her clothing).

The rooms are also thoroughly disinfected between each test. I can attest to this fact as the smell in the room was disgusting and overwhelming as the fragrances of the various cleaning and disinfecting products came together in a horrible cacophony of loud stench. Still, I'd rather smell the chemical cleaning funk than not.

Post swab I was face masked and instructed not to take it off until I'm home, to continue self-isolation (going absolutely no where) and to record my temperature each day.

While my discharge papers say I'll have the results in 48 hours, in the room I was told 3-5 business days (so who knows when I'll actually get the results).

Either way, the worst of the infection seems to be over for me. Hopefully, if whatever this is is indeed coronavirus, I haven't infected anyone else. I've been super careful (even before symptoms started) with social distancing, etc. However, other people around me have not been or have encroached on my 6-foot bubble.

Even in situations where everyone is social distanced (such as at the grocery store), as soon as the door opens, they all crowd together at the entry/basket corral.

I've been taking walks at sunrise when most people are still asleep and diverting my path like Pacman being chased by ghosts if I see anyone even within 10 feet of me. Even then, I see people just randomly walking up to neighbors or the maintenance man or mail person, stand right next to them and having conversations like nothing is going on.

Considering that an estimated 17% to as high as 50 something percent of infected show no symptoms (at least at the time they are spreading infection), I've been treating everyone like they're zombies for weeks and have been staying as far away as possible.

That being said, one can only Netflix and Chill for so long. During my downtime, I've put together this interesting multi-genre group of ebooks that are priced at $5 or less with some titles as low as 99 cents.

More details can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

Cheers!

Grea.

'Allo my fellow detainees!

Like many of you, I live in a city on lockdown.

That being said, one can only Netflix and Chill for so long. During my downtime, I've put together this interesting multi-genre group of ebooks that are priced at $4.99 or less (with some titles as low as 99 cents).

Genres include: Action & Adventure, Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Drama, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Nonfiction, Romance, Sci-Fi, etc..

Please note: Myself as well as some of the participating authors are/may be Amazon affiliates though other retailers are included besides Amazon (depending upon author).

Retailer options vary by author but include Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo & Google Play.



April-Shower Proof: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/GmQY5BK

Please Note: Although the official start date of the April group is April 1, you can pop on over and get these deals at any time (at least through the promotion end dates).

At anytime, you can go here to see what is coming up next: http://seamonkeyink.com/seamonkey_ink...

Enjoy!

Grea.

I, troublemaker that I am, managed to get myself involved in a couple more promotions, including a very good chance for you to rack up a ridiculous number of entries to potentially win one of TWO $100 Amazon gift cards.

I know. Naughty, naughty Grea deserves a good spanking. However, who couldn't use a free $100 to spend right about now, right?

I know I sure could. (sob. sob.)

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Don't have a kindle or other mobi capable device?

Liar! Any device you can read this email on can be instantly transformed into a kindle or mobi capable device with the click of a link....and the acceptance of an app download complete with more permissions than you can shake a stick at....or than you give your significant other.

Amazon has a free app that lets you read Kindle or mobi ebooks on your laptop, tablet, computer, mobile phone and/or toilet. In short, if you can read this post, you can read any mobi ebook...that's in a language you actually know how to read.

How do you get it? From here: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp

Want a free epub (such as Nook) ebook reader that does the same thing except for .epub files? https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook...

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Now, on to what you're actually all here for. (And crazily enough, some of these are ebooks and authors are ones you won't actually be embarrassed for others to catch you reading....)

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ALL OR MULTI-GENRE

Please Note: The full list participating authors and titles will be available approximately 2 days prior to the start date.



6/9-15: Re-Kindle: Kindle Unlimited Authors Books you can currently read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription

Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/FLy17zM



6/12-26: The Entire Country is One Giant Daycare! E-Books Under $6

Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/NWGZl7G

Oh wait, I'm forgetting something aren't I?

No, not my happy pills.

This!



Enter to win one of TWO $100 Amazon Gift Cards: https://sffbookbonanza.com/win-amazon...

Good luck & please feel free to reply to this post if one of you wins. Only then can I rub it in the faces of other authors.

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Who the hell am I?

About the Authoress: http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com...

Goodreads: www.GoodReads.com/GreaAlexander It's where my reviews live.

Library Thing: http://www.librarything.com/author/al... It's where I once had a drunken 1 night stand & left behind some review babies (that I'm not entirely sure are mine).

SeaMonkey Ink: http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com/ It's my first & main online property. Ok, so it's a seedy faux physical address store front where I get my mail.

Online at ebook retailers such as Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kobo and many others. The most current listing and direct links to my pages on most all of my retailers is here: http://greaalexander.seamonkeyink.com...

Am I going to send out one of these again anytime soon? Who the hell knows?

However, you can get your Special Promotion fix over here any time: http://seamonkeyink.com/seamonkey_ink...

Cheers!

Grea Alexander.

SeaMonkey Ink

Please note: The views, opinions and words written by Grea Alexander do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or words that would have been chosen by SeaMonkey Ink had she not tied all of us up and locked us in the cellar.

As a special treat for all of my historical fiction readers (who have been waiting ever so patiently for another historical fiction title), I have made Sedition: Xian available for preorder at the special discount price of $2.99 USD or 50% off starting right now! (It will be $5.99 after 2/14)



On its release date of 2/1 thru 2/14 it will be $3.99.

From 2/14 onward, it will be at its regular price of $5.99.

Available at these retailers:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PJQC29Z

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sedi...

Enjoy!

Grea