So I was tagged in this 7 by 77 meme going around in the writers circles on the Crackbook. Damn you Crackbook. This is why I have to write a book about taking you down, forcefully, violently, and with much intervention by the endangered future of the human race… But, The Mighty McHugh tagged me, so I must comply.

Tagged authors are supposed to post 7 lines from either page 7 or page 77 of a WIP. My new WIP is viddy hush-hush-hush. My other WIP is a smattering of shorts that have not been compiled into something resembling a book with 77+ pages (as of yet). SO! Here’s a little taste of HOT SINATRA… coming soon… if you fancy a slightly bigger morsel, you can get the first 3 chapters as “added material” when you pick up my story LIVING DEAD AT ZIGFREIDT & ROY (which you can get for a measly BUCK, peoples!) on Kindle:

“In a heartbeat the air was filled with silence and then the cars screamed off down Montana Avenue. I rushed to my knees and poked my head out from behind the table and watched them tear off down the street and squeal around a corner. Two dark, late model sedans. The kind Joey Thumbs and his friends employed for their more nefarious outings, one of them suspiciously similar to the car that had followed us earlier. I turned back to Rosie, who was tearing a tablecloth out from under the overturned table across from us and wadding it up to push on Arturo’s chest. A horrible, wet sucking sound – like a vacuum cleaner in six inches of water – was coming from under the cloth. Arturo’s face was pallid and sickly looking. I looked at Holly, her face a mask of shock and fear, and pulled her close to me.” – Hot Sinatra by Axel Howerton

And for those of you wondering about the pic up there, the “77” made me think of my ol’ Wagbeard 77 t-shirt. So here’s a taste of them ol’ bastards…

Soooooo close. The final revisions on HOT SINATRA are done. One little epilogue and he’s in the bag. Ring-a-ding-ding!

And right now, you can get the first three chapters for FREE when you get Living Dead at Zigfreidt & Roy on Kindle! FREE! March 15th and 16th. Can’t pass that up can you?

Don’t forget to check yesterday’s post for a list of other free ebooks by some of the best indies around.

REJOICE! FOR THE IDES OF MARCH ARE UPON YOU! 

ALL HAIL FREE E-BOOKS!

Originally a party to celebrate Mars, God of War, the ides (or half-way point) of March took on a slightly more sinister note 2, 056 years ago, when Mighty Caesar (the salad-dressing dude) was savaged by a mob of malcontents with knives.

In honor of his ancient evisceration, I give you the following celebration of modern scare-meisters, giving it up for you.

March 14th and 15th: Ruth Barret’s Base Spirits: ‘In 1605, Sir Walter Calverley’s murderous rampage leaves a family shattered. The killer suffers a torturous execution… but is it truly the end? A noble Yorkshire house stands forever tarnished by blood and possessed by anguished spirits. Some crimes are so horrific, they reverberate through the centuries. As an unhappy modern couple vacation in the guesthouse at Calverley Old Hall, playwright Clara, and her scholar husband, Scott, unwittingly awaken a dark history. Clara is trapped and forced back in time to bear witness to a family’s bloody saga. Overtaken by the malevolent echoes, Scott is pushed over the edge from possessive husband to wholly possessed… Inspired by a true-life drama in Shakespeare’s day, this is itself a play within a play: a supernatural thriller with a historical core. Only one player can survive.’
Grab yours here: http://www.amazon.com/Base-Spirits-ebook/dp/B005L38G8E

Bryan Hall’s Whispers From the Dark:. ‘What if your hometown hid a terrible secret? What if the vintage LP you brought home was more than just a record? What if your neighbor’s pond held an evil only you knew about? What if your dying daughter’s only hope lay in a strange shack deep within the Appalachian wilderness? This collection of fourteen short stories from the author of Containment Room Seven asks those questions and many more. You won’t find vampires or zombies here – only pure, dark, unrelenting terror on every page. http://www.amazon.com/Whispers-From-The-Dark-ebook/dp/B005Q339DQ

Robert S. Wilson has his whole library on the block for you! Shining in Crimson, The Quiet and short stories What Happens in Vegas and Born to Kill. http://www.amazon.com/Robert-S.-Wilson/e/B005EU57AY

Renee Pawlish has free today and tomorrow 4.5 average – The Emerald Quest – first in the Noah Winter action/adventure series for young adults/middle grade readers.
http://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Winter-Adventure-Series-ebook/dp/B007CDUIZ0

And finally, March 15th and 16th, pick up Living Dead at Zigfreidt & Roy for FREE: Blood and Coffee. Cowboys and Zombies. Welcome to the Last Diner at the End of the World. The coffee’s hot and the ghoulish army of the undead isn’t due for a few more minutes. Take a load off, fill your cup and listen to the last story of how the world ends. Not with a whimper, nor a cry, but with the roar of white tigers and the blazing neon of the Vegas strip.

This 5-star rated zombiepocalypse novella from author Axel Howerton has been lauded as “a truly enjoyable, bloody, fantastic, pulse-pounding read.”, “full of action, well-developed characters and explosive description” and “A fun, wild read!”.

And now including a special sneak peek! The first three chapters of HOT SINATRA!! http://www.amazon.com/Living-Dead-Zigfreidt-Roy-ebook/dp/B005V5QT04