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Got Smashwords?

Whatever your reader, you can pick up the right format at Smashwords.  And this week, you can pick up a whole buncha sales, because it’s Read an eBook Week and Smashwords makes it easy for us author folks to participate.

All of my books (26 titles!) are on sale, from 25% off to free downloads.  Given that the books are already listed below publisher prices, that makes them…well, terribly affordable.  (We do not use the word “cheap” around here!)

Most of the books are my earlier titles–some of them in updated versions, some with a bit of extra material.  There are also some original pieces (A Silhouette Bombshell that was to be released in February of that year…when they discontinued the line in January.  A couple of novellas I’ve written for the love of it.  The short story collection that quietly does its best to trickle funds toward ConneryBeagle’s vet costs).  Those are identified as such.

ePublishing does more than just get these out-of-print titles on the shelves (so to speak) again…it gives me a renewed freedom in my creativity…it gives me options.  Sales like this are a chance to give a little bit back!

My self-produced titles are all listed on my page at the Backlist eBooks site.  At one discount or another–the coupon for which is right there on the Smashwords page for each book–they’re all on sale through the 9th.  Happy reading!

The truth is, I’m hooked on book sales.  Reader or writer, they’re just plain fun.

So while I recover from a weekend of running agility dogs in the HOLY COW WEATHER lashing rain windwindwind COLD!, here’s a Nice Sale to warm your cockles (especially if you have a Kindle or a Nook…).

(Cockles.  One of those words that amuses my writerly self.)

This book hasn’t ever been on sale…so if you’ve been thinking about it, now’s your chance!  The sale runs until next Sunday.  Have fun with it!

$3.99 (99c Nook & Kindle sale until 11/13)
First Published: Baen, 2000
Backlist eBook: June 2011
Available via Backlist eBooks

When Blaine Kendricks discovers strangers in Shadow Hollers, she thinks they’ve come to trade. She couldn’t be more wrong.

When Dacey Childers comes to Shadow Hollers, Blaine’s family thinks he’s there to hunt game. They couldn’t be more wrong.

When the Annekteh come to Shadow Hollers, they think the isolated community living there has no way to resist their invasion.

They’re pretty much right on target.

But the last man of the lost seer’s blood has returned, and is about to draw Blaine into his magic, his adventure…and the most dangerous hunt she could ever imagine.
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“Doranna Durgin has been quietly turning out low key but very intriguing fantasy novels, of which this is the newest and in many ways the best.”
–SF Chronicle

“With this book, Doranna Durgin displays her customary precision in plot (tangled yet plausible, with tension that fairly hums from the page), setting (richly rendered and full of fresh, original details that truly delight), and characterization (thoughtful, layered, and well able to drive the plot)…. Seer’s Blood is low fantasy at its very best, showing how great events affect people on a small scale.”
–Hypatia’s Hoard

“SEER’S BLOOD is a fast-paced magical adventure. Doranna Durgin imbues her characters with heart and soul, making the reader care about them in ways that are rare in fiction.”
–Alan Meitlowski, BookHound

“The author creates high adventure with a subtle touch of romance here. Durgin’s writing is full of mountain flavor, and her characters, both human and canine, are strong and clear…. This is an intense story that should appeal to…fantasy fans.”
–VOYA