30 Saturday Sep 2017
Posted in e-books, Reading, Wisdom Court
…can be yours at one click. One of those ebooks is my Edge of the Shadow, Book One of the Wisdom Court series. Here comes the link… http://bit.ly/2jWEIGJ Click away! Enjoy an abundance of FREE ebooks. But the deal ends October 2.
Happy reading.
26 Tuesday Sep 2017
Posted in e-books, Free Books!, Uncategorized
…and maybe a slice of pumpkin pie? All sound good to me. Come be a part of our Amateur sleuths Group Giveaway. Click the link and find 8 Free Amateur Sleuth Mysteries to read. Download any or all. The deal ends October 2. Happy Autumn!
http://mailchi.mp/ebookdiscovery/8-free-amateur-sleuth-mysteries-ends-oct-2
23 Friday Jun 2017
Posted in books, e-books, SALE!, Wisdom Court
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No, I haven’t died. I’ve been in a funk–what Holly Golightly called the Mean Reds. It happens sometimes: the fountain of insane notions in my head dries up and I stumble around thinking about such killer ideas as grocery lists and Things I Must Do. Also Things I Haven’t Done. Guilt stew with sad on the side.
Boring.
This time, however, I’ve sweetened the frustration pot by working on short stories–surely you saw my post about writing some set at Wisdom Court. You know, to flesh out characters, see who’s haunting whom? It’s harder than I thought (apologies to all writers of short stories) and I’ve been tripping over my pouty lower lip in the meantime. I’m almost to the point of posting one, so there’s that to force a shred of cheer into my brain.
Just moments ago I found more reasons to fight off a sense of doom: Wisdom Court Book One, Edge of the Shadow, is on sale at Amazon for 99 cents. Cheap thrills, folks, served up hot and haunting. Here’s your chance to see how the hoopla began; an opportunity to get in on the ground floor for not much money; a way to understand the ongoing cheers and applause…<crickets> http://amzn.to/2s0hdA5
Nook Books at Barnes & Noble is upping the ante on Amazon, offering Edge of the Shadow
for 99 cents, and Book Two, A Signal Shown, is selling for $1.99. http://bit.ly/2t4uXJO
Book Three, All in Bad Time., is selling for $2.99. http://bit.ly/2tDEJQy
Here’s your chance to revel in my three spooky novels.
I feel better now. I’m going to go polish that short story. And then I’ll write another.
Cheers!
23 Friday Dec 2016
Posted in Bestseller, e-books, Wisdom Court
All in Bad Time as rated by Amazon today:
#666 in Books > Mystery > Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Ghosts
#666! {Evil laugh.}
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Love and Joy to you all. And here’s hoping for a Happy New Year.
13 Tuesday Dec 2016
Posted in Bestseller, e-books
For the last three days the first of my Wisdom Court books, Edge of the Shadow, has been featured on Bookbub. My book sales on Amazon, at least, have soared, and the book hit # 1 on Amazon’s Ghost Thriller list on Sunday night. It’s still there despite a slight decline in numbers, so I’ve been relishing my sparkly new status.
If any of you want to get hold of Edge of the Shadow at the bargain price of 99 cents, go to Bookbub https://www.bookbub.com/books/edge-of-the-shadow-by-yvonne-montgomery which has an amazing array of books available. Also, here’s a link to Amazon. http://amzn.to/2hs7U33 The second book, A Signal Shown, is on sale for $2.99. Ooh! And today is launch day for book 3, All in Bad Time, at $3.99.
As always, I’ll provide you with copious amounts of gratitude if you’ll write a review after you’ve read my deathless prose. Even if you only award stars (five are great) and say, “I like this book a lot,” that counts as a review. No English teacher will look over your shoulder to catch dangling participles. You’d be amazed at how important those reviews are.
Off I go to brag to more people about my being a bestseller. Love that word.
04 Tuesday Oct 2016
Posted in e-books, Ghosts, Hallowe'en
Denver author Douglas D. Hawk loves to scare his readers, and he’s really good at it. I still have the occasional nightmare from his work, Moonslasher, http://amzn.to/2d0pvij 
And then there’s Graveyard Looters. You don’t sleep enough after reading that to worry about nightmares. http://amzn.to/2cPX7kE 
If hardcore horror is not your cup of poison, try Doug’s two Black Claw books, wonderful adventure tales set during WWII, with plenty of thrills but not quite so much blood.
http://amzn.to/2dqimrt http://amzn.to/2dpRhFM
Denver Dreadful: The Ripper of Capitol Heights
is his latest, and not to be missed.
And now, presenting a never-published flash fiction story from Mr. Hawk, just to make your day a little edgier.
MOONLIT DREAM GIRL
Watching from the moon night shadows, his dementia distorted her, remade her, morphed her into Dream Girl.
Standing in the small clearing, she was radiant, stunning. Dream Girl was a vision of love and adoration; a delusion of lust and wanton possession. Clinging to her thighs, the silky skirt molded around her and the sweater hugged her body tightly, amplifying her plentiful breasts.
She paused, her beautiful, moon-washed expression curious.
He knew that Dream Girl sensed him. And his smile was feral.
A figment of the night, he crept toward her. Dream Girl would know him. Again. Love him. Again. She would submit her body to him. Again. And her life.
Peering into the murky gloom beyond the moon-washed clearing, her eyes widened as he emerged into the silvery glow. But, she did not scream and she did not run.
She smiled. A toothsome smile; a smile filled with delight, appreciation and needle-pointed fangs.
Disconcerted, he stared.
Dream Girl again morphed…
…and sprang.
Lion became lamb and a torn throat spurted hot blood and Dream Girl drank deeply.
Don’t forget to comment. You’ll be entered in the Halloween drawing to win a signed copy of the Wisdom Court Trilogy: Edge of the Shadow, A Signal Shown, and All In Bad Time.
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Copyright © 2011 Douglas D. Hawk
22 Monday Jun 2015
Posted in e-books
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Electronic book reader with stack of printed books against green background
The wonderful people who publish my books, ePublishing Works!, have launched a new club for serious readers who like a variety of books and who routinely share reviews at one or more major eBook eRetailers.
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2. About once a week, eBook Discovery will send an email containing information and links to one or more books available for FREE download in exchange for an honest review at a major eRetailer.
3. When the Reviewer finishes a book, s/he will leave an honest review at the major ebook eRetailer of choice.
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Join the glamorous world of reading and reviewing. Thrill authors everywhere with your responses to their work. Possibly win gift-cards. This is such a deal, right?
I can’t wait to read your reviews of my work–but hold your horses! There are other writers out there, some of you non-ePW authors who I know will be interested in submitting books to the Club. During the launch period, the program will be free to all authors. That will change after the launch period. Interested?
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See you at the Club!
11 Wednesday Mar 2015
Posted in e-books, Mysteries, Wisdom Court
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Edge of the Shadow at 99 cents. Whoot! One of the biggie ebook promoters has EOS in the spotlight, thanks to the wonderful people at ePublishing Works!
Here’s your chance to buy my brilliant ghost story for not much and to read it in anticipation of the second installment, A Signal Shown. The books are categorized as horror, but they’re more paranormal mystery, and who doesn’t enjoy that?
I’m working away on the third Wisdom Court book, All In Bad Time and scaring myself as I write. As I sit in my garret, the sounds in our old house are more noticeable when I’m describing a spirit desperate to communicate with one of the characters. A creak of the stair or a rattle from one of the lower floors incites an extra shiver, and I glance over my shoulder, wondering if that shadow behind me has moved since the last time I looked.
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07 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Books I like, e-books, Ghosts
Sometimes I feel I’m a ghost, never more than after the holidays. The past and present collide every year and tendrils of the future ooze through the cracks. My endless fingering of plot puzzle pieces gives way to a jaded look at at the rubble around me. Tired decorations, gifts left waiting for a permanent home in the clutter, unsorted mail, ice bonded to the sidewalks in front of the house…the list of Things To Do ever grows. Glowing nuggets of hope and anticipation dim in the vapor of dread swirling around me like snow on the wind. Dental appointments lurk in the shadows, peering around the hideous promise of income taxes.
Obviously, it’s time to read.
I’m almost done with a fascinating book by Barbara Goldsmith, Other Powers, about the intersection of spiritualism, women’s suffrage, and the life of Victoria Woodhull. Gives a raucous new slant on the “Victorian Age.” Good stuff.
I read Peg Brantley’s first two thrillers, Red Tide and The Missings, both fast-moving, well-plotted tales set in Colorado that ruined my manicure.
Douglas D. Hawk’s Mark of the Black Claw, terrific fun in an action-filled revisit to the pulp fiction of the forties. Loved it.
I’ve been wandering through a bunch of books and, with any luck at all, I’ll be able to put off the evil have-tos for another week or so. That’s not to say I’m not working on my third Wisdom Court book, All In Bad Time. It’s definitely coming along. But as my Great-aunt Lizzie always said, “There’s nothing like reading to get you through the dark times. Reading and hot buttered rum.” Yeah, and maybe some cookies.
10 Monday Nov 2014
Posted in e-books, NaNoWriMo, Wisdom Court
Okay, remember how I tweeted that you should never look back at the earlier pages? I have a very mother of a plot snarl & my tired brain is scurrying around like a trapped badger trying to figure a way out. I’ve got words written on three different chapters but the totals don’t mean anything until I get a coherent narrative strung together. I think I’ve found a way, but I’m going to sleep on it to be sure.
The biggest difficulty is that what I’m working on is the third book of the series–three dimensional chess in fiction form. The details come from all three books and I’m struggling to braid everything together. The first two books are published so I can’t change anything in them. So I’m eyeball to eyeball with a couple of plot points that must be manicured a bit. And I’m mixing metaphors like a Fiction 101 Cuisinart.
I will sleep, perchance to dream up some answers to these highly irritating questions. And then I’ll preen at my genius. Right? (Cricket chirping.) RIGHT?
Writer in the Garret 