Father's Day special, new reviews and releases

Wild Child Publishing would like to congratulate Adelle Laudan and Ron Scala for their new reviews and Kelly Madden and Suzanne Perazzine for their upcoming release.

We are having a Father's Day special starting today and lasting through the 16th of June. Insert "father" in the coupon code box and receive 30% of all ebook purchases over $7.50. If you sign up for our newsletter at our store, you will receive a 20% off coupon for purchases of a print book and/or WCP t-shirts and mugs for any order $7.50 or more.

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Iron Horse Rider 2: Coming Home by Adelle Laudan

"Iron Rider 2 – Coming Home will captivate the reader throughout this beautiful story."

5 Hearts from Gail
Reviewer for Night Owl Romance
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Genre: Romance
Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95

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Beckoned by Ronald Scala

"Scala did his homework and developed a believable tale of evil and redemption."

4 Horrified Hearts by Erin Miller, Book Reviews by Crystal
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Genre: Horror/Paranormal
Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95

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Beneath the Surface by Suzanne Perazzini

Jo has the darkest of secrets in her past, which drives her to seek out the most traumatic of hotspots in the world as a war correspondent so she never has the time to confront what she did. A fellow reporter, Craig, accompanies her into war-torn Sergavia to recover rolls of film from a dead colleague. Along the way Jo finds love and a reason to go back to the beginning so she can move forward.

Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure
Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95

Available June 17, 2008

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Hagitha's Chronicles by Kelly Madden

Hagitha is a just your ordinary witch in an ordinary coven. Nothing much special happens—in fact, things are so mundane that Hagitha spends most of her time cobweb gathering and wasting way too much energy on witchy salves and beauty spells. Until one day, when a strange applicant to the coven challenges her in a way she had never imagined, and Hagitha realizes perhaps her life is not so boring after all. Hagitha sets up shop as a detective, and soon discovers that with vampires, trolls, dragons, ghosts and more, she may have more business than she can handle!

Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy
Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95

Available June 17, 2008

Enjoy!

Marci Baun
Editor-in-Chief
Wild Child Publishing -- Break free...read wild!

New releases

Iron Horse 2: Coming Home by Adelle Laudan

Bikers, gypsies, and natives...three very different cultures are brought together when Tia and Shane join a caravan of traveling Romani on their way back to the mountains. They are introduced to a world of fire breathers, belly dancers, and crystal balls. Not all of Tia's Micmac family is happy about it, which puts her in grave danger.

Will Shane come to the lovely Tia's rescue? Can the ghosts of his past finally rest in peace so he can love again, or is he destined to a life alone riding in the wind?

Genre: Biker Fiction/Romance
Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95

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Dark Tales 1: Vampyress by Shannon Leigh

Originally published by Chippewa Publishing

Cursed to harbor the beast that drove the Prince of Walachia to perform unspeakable acts of cruelty upon her loved ones, Ivona Knight has spent the last five hundred years eliminating all descendants of the Dracula line. Trapped within a remote tavern by a hammering storm, she engages in a storytelling game with her fellow patrons. But as she conveys her tale, she senses a familiar presence emanating from one of the others that stirs emotions deep within her which only one other has ever evoked. Has she found her next target? Or has she become the hunted?

Genre: Horror
Book Length: Short Story
Price: $3.25

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Marci Baun
Wild Child Publishing -- Break free...read wild!

New Releases and Reviews

Wild Child Publishing would like to congratulate Matthew Babcock and James Patrick Riser for their new releases and Zinnia Hope and Faith Bicknell Brown for their great reviews on their recent releases.

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Tennessee Waltz in the Park and Visiting Donna Dee by Zinnia Hope

"Rich imagery and a vivid sense of being... A great e-book..."

5 Flutes from Lovely Butterfly, Cocktail Reviews
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Photo for cover courtesy of Luis Roquette Valdez

Genre: Literary
Book Length: Short Story
Price: $3.25

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How to Avoid Writer's Hell: The Muse. What A Bitch! by Faith Bicknell-Brown

"if you're serious about the craft of writing, I would strongly recommend buying these How-To books..."

5 Flutes from Nutty Nana, Cocktail Reviews
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Genre: Writing - How To
Book Length: Short Story
Price: $3.25

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Under the Stone by Matthew Babcock

Life's secrets await the curious who overturn the stones beneath their feet. The chance of uncovering a curse drives the bitter and downtrodden to leave those stones undisturbed. The luckless pause and walk on, not knowing a fortune lies underfoot...

Genre: Mainstream
Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95

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Available February 19, 2008

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Syndrome by James Patrick Riser

Fred Peters, a crime scene photographer who loves his job, snaps photos of the latest Lake Park murder victim. He doesn't know that the mutilated corpse...

Genre: Horror
Book Length: Short Stories
Price: $3.25

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Available February 26, 2008

Enjoy!

Marci Baun
Editor-in-Chief
Wild Child Publishing

New Releases and Reviews

In the next couple of months, Wild Child Publishing will begin interviewing its authors. While I am currently writing the interview questions, I would like to open this up to our readers. Each month, I will announce who we will interview next. This first interview will be Faith Bicknell-Brown, our beloved managing editor. If you have any questions you would like to ask her, please let me know as soon as possible. I will credit the question to each person by using first name and state/country. All questions can be sent to mgbaun@wildchildpublishing.com. The first five to ten questions will be used in the interview.

Many things have happened this past month. Not only have we had some wonderful reviews, but many of our stories, covers, and authors are up for Preditor/Editor 2008 Awards. You'll find links and listing below. Be sure to go and vote for your favorite editor, author, book cover, ebook, etc. Today is the last day you can vote, so go and do it!

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Beckoned by Ronald Scala

When his ex-wife Margot asks to meet for dinner, Nick's life had long been in a downward spiral. Plagued by hallucinations and voices that he attributes to his rather liberal use of alcohol, he soon discovers something far more sinister was at play. Margot reveals that both she and Nick are possessed by a demon known only to a seventeenth century Indian tribe. The creature slips unnoticed through time and space and orchestrates its victims to enact hideous acts of violence upon loved ones and neighbors. Worse, the demon, Ouintan-Mantua, is calling them both back, back to the place of their first encounter, Clarion, Pennsylvania.

Will they survive the beckoning?

"With fascinating facts and a plot that thickens with each page turned, Mr. Scala has written a tale that I won't forget in a hurry."

5 Champagne Flutes by Black Orchid, Cocktail Reviews
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Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95
Genre: Horror

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Cruising the Green of Second Avenue: Book 2

by Walt Giersbach

Daily life was dramatic on New York's Lower East Side in the late 1960s. Klein the Biker, Straight Charlie, Sammy the Madman, Frank and the Chick from Canarsie and a cast of tens romp through the city in the dawning of a new age. Jake, the narrator, delivers artistic distance to these dysfunctional people grasping at the metaphorical magic of hitting every green light on Second Avenue. Their highs and lows are chronicled with humor and insight, elation and sadness. The collection updates a rich heritage of vernacular story-telling in the genre of O. Henry's Collected Stories, Pulitzer-winner Jimmy Breslin's The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, and Damon Runyon's Guys and Dolls.

"a brilliant set of short stories that involve everyone in Jake's life. Here’s hoping there is a Volume Three..."

5 Champagne Flutes by White Russian, Cocktail Reviews
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Genre: Literary Fiction/Short Stories
Book Length: Novella
Price: $4.75

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Now, go vote for your favorite FB/WCP title:

Anthologies:

• Dreams & Desires
• Weirdly -- Wild Child Publishing

Erotic novels:

• Love Him to Death: Book 1 by K.M. Frontain

Romance novels:

• Conspiracy of Angels by Zinnia Hope
• Second Sight by Debbie Mumford
• Smiling Eyes by Adelle Laudan
• Cinematic Royalty by Isabelle Santiago
• She Wolf by Teresa D'Amario

Science Fiction novels:

• Dragon's Choice by Debbie Mumford
• Love Him to Death: Book 1 by K.M. Frontain
• Love Him to Death: Book 2 by K.M. Frontain

Horror novels:

• Fade to Pale by James Cheetham -- Wild Child Publishing

Other novels:

• Iron Horse Rider by Adelle Laudan

Short Stories romance:

• One Wild Weekend by T. Sue VerSteeg

Short Stories science fiction:

• Red's Merry Mischief by Debbie Mumford

Short Stories - All other genres:

• Confessions of a Bombshell Bandit by Gemma Halliday (Dreams & Desires)

Book cover art:

• One Wild Weekend by Trula Peace Wyatt
• SheWolf by Cover Van

Editors:

• Faith Bicknell-Brown

Publishing houses:

• Freya's Bower

Congratulations, everyone!

May the new year bring you many blessings!

Marci Baun
Editor-in-Chief
Wild Child Publishing

New WCP releases and news

We have two new releases today, Oh, Ragnarok by Gabriel Llanas and The Writing on the Wall by James Goodman, and some exciting news.

First the news: If you haven't already heard, on September 30, 2007, Wild Child Publishing will have a booth at the West Hollywood Book Fair. We will have print books available for purchase, a presentation on ebooks, author Jack Maeby will be dropping in, and you can meet me in person. I am also do a 45 minute presentation on ebooks at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library on September 27, 2007 at 7:30 pm.

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Oh, Ragnarok by Gabriel Llanas

The day he killed, he thought it would be a day like any other. He would pass along his gift to an unsuspecting victim, setting off a chain of events like none this world has ever seen...

The psychic, Sarah, took the gift, not knowing the power it held was the power to destroy the very universe she inhabits...

Carlos just wanted to make new friends online. He had no clue that he would be at the very heart of the war to end all wars...

The End Is Coming. Oh, Ragnarok.

Genre: Crime Fiction/Fantasy
Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95

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The Writing on the Wall by James Goodman

A chance encounter in a bar plunges Dennis O'Brien into an adventure wrought with death, love, and the fragility of the human mind. When he realizes he's had a brush with a killer, things take a turn for the worse. Not only is he unable to stop the madman, but he finds himself the chief suspect in the murder investigation. Following a trail of bodies and revolting clues, Dennis uncovers the true motive behind the slayings. Yes, killers kill, but nothing is more shocking than the reason why. He should have seen it coming, shouldn't have become involved. After all, the writing was on the wall...

Genre: Horror
Book Length: Novella
Price: $4.75

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Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Marci Baun
Editor-in-Chief
Wild Child Publishing

Wild Child Publishing Releases and Reviews

We have a new release as of Tuesday, The Immortal Soul by Mack Mani, two new releases coming this Tuesday, Weirdly: A Collection of Strange Tales featuring such authors as C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp, Faith Bicknell-Brown, M.E. Ellis, James Cheetham, and many more, and Impressions by Matthew Babcock, great reviews, and some exciting news.

First the news: If you haven't already heard, on September 30, 2007, Wild Child Publishing will have a booth at the West Hollywood Book Fair. We will have print books available for purchase, a presentation on ebooks, author Jack Maeby will be dropping in, and you can meet me in person. I am also do a 45 minute presentation on ebooks at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library on September 27, 2007 at 7:30 pm.

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The Immortal Soul by Mack Mani

Convinced that their new case will resolve to be just another missing person, Paul and Shaun, private detectives, dig around for clues. However, with a small bag containing strange smelling ash and a notebook of cryptic messages, Paul finds himself at the scene of a warehouse fire. Things take a sinister turn as toothless bodies are brought out one by one. Returning to the scene at midnight, Paul encounters someone who calls himself Father and wants to rule the world...

"A thoroughly enjoyable read. Well penned...excellent atmosphere and pace... I'll definitely be looking out for Mack Mani in the future."

5 Champagne Flutes by Bloody Mary
Reviewer for Cocktail Reviews
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Genre: Thriller/Crime Fiction

Book Length: Novella

Price: $4.75

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Iron Horse Rider by Adelle Laudan

"a remarkable story of grief and love... Filled with vivid description and unexpected surprises; scene after scene we are carried along for a wild ride to a shocking finish..."

5 by Gail
Reviewer for Night Owl Romance
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Genre: Biker Fiction/Romance
Book Length: Novel
Price: $5.95 -- ebook, 10.99 -- print

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Coming September 18, 2007

From sci-fi to paranormal to weird, from chilling to odd to scary, Weirdly will sate your lust for strangeness in bite-sized pieces. Each tale weaves its own spell. Vampires, beasts, ghosts, evil creatures and, of course, every day people inhabit Weirdly's pages.

Harland's wife makes her presence known from the other side... The Beekeeper must come to terms with passing over... Heather and her mother join forces to disguise a murder... Lillie searches for missing children... Samantha finds out a school semester can be more than just schoolwork... All these tales and more. Dare you read them?

Authors: C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp, Faith Bicknell-Brown, James Cheetham, Marva Darsef, M.E. Ellis, Bernita Harris, Stacia Helpman, Rae Lindley, Iron Lions, Rosa Orrore, and Amanda Tieman.

Pre-purchase and receive the ebook via email on the 15th. That's three days early!

Genre: Paranormal/Science Fiction/Horror

Book Length: Novel

Price: $5.95

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Pre-order your copy now!

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Coming September 18, 2007

Impressions by Matthew Babcock

"There are magnificent touches throughout the book. The ending of the book had a brilliant ironic twist. I feel privileged to have read sun fine penmanship. A book I will never forget, Impressions has certainly left a lasting one on me.

5 Champagne Flutes by Bloody Mary
Reviewer for Cocktail Reviews
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Genre: Mainstream Fiction

Book Length: Novel

Price: $5.95

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Marci Baun
Editor-in-Chief
Wild Child Publishing