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Previously made available in audio, “Jelena” – my holiday themed children’s story – is now available in audio, narrated by Hayley Jude Purcell. You can buy it via Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

"The 6th annual Smashwords End of Year Sale, our biggest ever, is running now through January 1.

Discover over 120,000 deep-discounted titles at 25%-off, 50%-off, 70%-off and FREE!”

All my books are enrolled at 100% off. Yes, that’s right… My books are completely free through January 1st! Head over to my Smashwords author page to find my books and take advantage of them being free! Then make sure to browse the other books on sale while you're there.

And, remember: Smashwords makes their books available in a variety of formats, which means the chances are there will be a format that works for your reading device of choice, regardless of your preferred method of reading eBooks. After all, since one of the options is html, which works in a web browser, if you can read this post, you can read the books.

So, what are you waiting for? Grab your eBook bargains today!

My Smashwords page can be found here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

The Smashwords Summer/Winter sale is now on, and my books are enrolled at 50% off!

That price reduction means every title is $2.50 or less, with some titles completely free!

The sale runs through July 31st 2022, so hurry and grab your eBook bargains today by heading to my Smashwords profile and adding my books to your cart. You can find my profile here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

My books are on sale as part of the Smashwords end of year sale through January 1st 2022. Various poetry collections and children’s stories are included; all titles are $1.49 or less, and available in all formats Smashwords offers. Grab your eBook bargain(s) by heading over to my Smashwords author page and adding your book(s) of choice to your cart. My author page is here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

Besides the release of "Jelena" today, I also have other authorly news:

"Tedi And The Soothing Snow" is now available in audio, narrated by Raymond Pental. You can buy it via Audible, iTunes, and Amazon.

Today is the official release date for "Jelena" - my latest book, which is a holiday story.



Here's the book's blurb:
"Humans have forgotten the old ways, and no longer respect nature as they once did, or ask before taking what they want. They’ve forgotten about nature spirits, and the strength of the bond a dryad shares with their tree.

When an excited family come to the woods to choose their Christmas tree, and end up choosing the Frazer Fir to which Jelena is bonded, they make no attempt to warn her to find herself a new tree. Now all Jelena can do is watch in tearful dismay as her tree is cut down and taken away; feeling its pain through their shared bond as though it were her own.

Distraught and in pain, Jelena can do nothing to save her bonded tree. But she doesn’t have to share its fate; there’s a chance she can save herself. Will Jelena find the inner strength to survive the experience, and bond with a new tree before it’s too late? Or will she follow her bonded tree to the place where spirits are reborn?

*NOTE: this story – while not overly violent or graphic in nature – is not your average cheerful holiday story, so may not be suitable for younger or more sensitive readers."

You can buy the eBook from Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iBooks, Amazon, and a few other places. Paperback and audio versions will be arranged as soon as they can be.

"Tedi And The Soothing Snow" is now available in paperback.

I recently released a new book. It’s called “Tedi And The Soothing Snow” and is now available to buy as an eBook in multiple formats from Smashwords, Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, and a few other retailers. Paperback and audio versions will be arranged when possible for those who prefer reading physical or audio versions of books.



Here’s the book’s blurb:

“After losing his best friend, Arth, Tedi is so sad it feels like his heart is torn up inside of him. Now Tedi just sits by the window and cries, no longer caring about anything but how much he misses his friend, and seeing nothing of the beauty outside.

Mama Bear insists it will get easier in time, but Tedi’s not so sure; Tedi’s sure he’ll never be happy again. And, as Summer turns to Autumn, and then Autumn turns to Winter, it’s starting to look like Tedi might be right.

But is Tedi really right, or is it Mama Bear who’s right after all?”

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Also, I’m participating in a month long author event called “Bad Moon Rising” and my interview post for it went live this past Thursday (October 14th). If you’d like to check it out, you can do so by going here: https://teripolen.com/2021/10/14/badm...

Thanks. :)

My poetry book, "Born From Stardust And Other Poems" - published a couple of months ago in eBook and paperback - is now available as an audiobook, narrated by Giselle M Chatelain. You can find it on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

It's time for the 13th annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale, and this year I've decided to just make my books that feature, or are inspired by, Lilie the Westie and Logan the Cavapoo, part of the sale. So, all four titles - two of which are poetry collections, the other two of which are stories - have been enrolled, and are just 99 cents each throughout July.

The books in question - in case you don't know - are as follows:
Puppy Poems And Rodent Rhymes
Where's Noodles?
Snowlilie's Brother
Pawfect Pet Poems

You can grab your copies via my Smashwords profile, which can be found here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

Smashwords makes multiple formats available, and I enable all I can, so there should be a format that works for you, regardless of your prefered method of reading eBooks, whether via an eReader, a phone, or your computer.

"Pawfect Pet Poems" and "Born From Stardust And Other Poems" are now also both available in paperback.

I recently released two new poetry collections. One is a pet-themed collection, while the other is a general collection. The latter is much longer than the former. Anyway, here are the details of the books, both of which are now available to buy in a variety of eBook formats from multiple online retailers, and will be made available in paperback and audio as soon as it can be arranged. Their titles are "Pawfect Pet Poems" and "Born From StardustAnd Other Poems" and they were published on May 23rd and May 31st respectively.

A short collection of poems of various lengths and styles, all with one thing in common: they were written for - or about - some of the various pets my hubby and I have had.

The poems in this collection are mainly about chinchillas and dogs, though other types of animals – in particular degus - sometimes make an appearance too. All poems are captioned with details of the pets they were written for or about.

A selection of poems of various lengths and styles, exploring a variety of themes and subjects.

Topics explored in the poems that make up this collection include – but are not limited to – animals and nature, writing and creativity, death and grief, as well as the Covid-19 pandemic.

A poetry anthology I'm a contributing author to was published recently. So, here are the details for the "Poetry Treasures" anthology:



"Open the cover
and you will discover
the Poetry Treasures of
guests on Roberta Eaton Cheadle’s 2020 “Treasuring Poetry” blog series on Writing to be Read.
Included are treasures from: Sue Vincent, Geoff Le Pard, Frank Prem, Victoria Zigler, Colleen M. Chesebro, K. Morris, Annette Rochelle Aben, Jude Kirya, and Roberta Eaton Cheadle."

You can buy it via Amazon in both Kindle and paperback formats, and it's available from a couple of other retailers too, I believe.

The 12th annual Smashwords Read An eBook Week kicks off today, and runs through March 13th 2021. Thousands of eBooks are at discounted prices all this week, including my own, which are all 50% off. To grab your poetry or children’s book bargains, go here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

Monthly challenges sound fun. I'm not sure what books to suggest though, since I want to read most things I haven't yet read. Like I said though, monthly challenges sound fun, so I second La Tonya's comment.

La Tonya wrote: "In the virtual silent book club everyone brings their own book or E-reader and reads together quietly for an hour, then we all nerd out about books afterward.

We kick off the meeting with a quick ..."

Sounds fun.

I was recently interviewed as part of the, “Talk To Tell-It-To-The-World Marketing” podcast. If you’d like to give it a listen, you can here the episode featuring me by going here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1285364/60...

I also did another author interview, which can be found here: https://suerovens.com/meet-greet-auth...

I’m being featured as part of the 2020 “Bad Moon Rising” event today, which includes a short interview.

If you want to check it out, go here: https://teripolen.com/2020/10/05/badm...

"Snowlilie's Brother" is now available in audio, narrated by Claire Golden Drake.