The Dating Do-Over eBookSoda Promotion

My romantic-comedy, The Dating Do-Over is being featured on Saturday, November 29th, 2014 at eBookSoda, a new readers' site where they'll e-mail you e-book recommendations tailored to your taste. Normally $3.99, the book is on sale from November 29 to Saturday, December 6 for just $.99.  http://www.ebooksoda.com For all The Dating Do-Over buying links, please go to the "Bookstore" tab on this site.

Elementary school teacher Viv Nowak has a sympathetic heart and abominable taste in men. She expects an engagement ring when her live-in lover of six years lands a terrific job in a new city. Instead, she gets dumped . . . on Valentine’s Day. 

Everyone, from her estranged mother to her father to her best friends, has an opinion on how she should fix her life. But will they like her choice when she finally knows what her heart wants?

This book is dedicated to all women who don't know what they want out of life.

Cover Release for 3rd Installment of Anna Nolan Series

Here's the cover for Tidings of Murder and Woe, the third novel in the Anna Nolan mystery series, to be released on December 4. More information to follow.

Teaser:  Christmas can be murder on families.

Synopsis:

Christmas can be murder on families, especially when your mother is Julia Moreland, the CEO of a Calgary oil company. Julia has a secret she’s about to announce to the press, but someone is sending her threatening notes, warning her to keep her mouth shut.

Anna Nolan’s boss, Magdalena, is dating Julia’s stepson. Soon she’s asking for Anna’s help to keep her boyfriend out of jail. But Anna doesn’t want to get involved. Two criminal investigations in one year are already more than her nerves can handle.

Will Anna get the peaceful Christmas of her dreams, or will it be filled with murder and woe?

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CreateSpace Solution for Amazon Canada Lengthy Delays in Shipping

Sorry for the lengthy title of this post. I've just discovered a problem for Canadian readers who purchase books through Amazon.ca from self-publishing authors who print with CreateSpace.  And many of us do. It's a print-on-demand company with a wide distribution system. FYI, American readers using Amazon.com do not have this problem.

Today, a Canadian library told me that they had purchased 4 copies of my book, Framed for Murder, through Amazon.ca, and had been told that the expected delivery date would be January, 2 months from now. Horrified, I contacted Amazon and then CreateSpace to find the reason behind the lengthy delay.

What I discovered is that CreateSpace does not distribute books directly to Amazon.ca (Canada) as it does for many other Amazon sites. Nor does it do this for China, Japan, and Brazil Amazon. Instead, a wholesaler purchases books from CreateSpace and distributes them to these Amazon sites. So, when the library tried to purchase 4 copies, Amazon Canada had only 1 copy in stock and has to wait for the wholesaler to purchase more copies from CreateSpace. Timeline: 2 months. Not a good situation when Canadian readers want to purchase my books.

There is a solution, however. CreateSpace has its own online store. So, if you're a Canadian reader and your author publishes through CreateSpace, you can receive your purchases in a timely manner by purchasing directly from the CreateSpace store. Here's their link. Search for books by typing in the title at the top right of the page beside the magnifying glass, and then click on the magnifying glass. You'll have to create an account to purchase books, but you have to do that for any online store.

I've just finished adding the CreateSpace links for my books under my "Bookstore" tab. I have also contacted CreateSpace and suggested that they  distribute books directly to Amazon.ca. Hopefully, they will someday .

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