NEWS31 Lots of GIFTS ! 😊
Sep 02, 2021 5:38 am
Dear friends,
It isn't because school is starting and the sky is grey again that everything has to be doom-and-gloom.
It's a great time to catch up with friends, get some serious work done, then relax in a cozy seat with a good book and your feet up in front of the fireplace.
I'd like to make the transition between summer and autumn a little bit easier for you.
Remember when I said in my last newsletter that I wasn't quite ready to talk about all the projects I've been working on this year? Well, I'm ready now!
July was a month when I would get stuck on little technical difficulties. Then, in August, everything fell into place. I love when that happens! Sometimes you just have to go with the flow, not worry too much, and it all works out in the end.
So, in this and upcoming newsletters, I would like to celebrate all these fun new projects with you.
1. ETSY STORE and MERCH GIVEAWAY
Yours truly has opened an ETSY store!
You'll find hoodies, notebooks, backpacks, water-bottles, t-shirts, cups and more, with Ben Archer themes printed on them! These all make great gifts for fans of all ages. I'll be adding more products in the future.
You can stroll around the RaeKnightlyAuthor store here:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/RaeKnightlyAuthor?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1064372155
To celebrate the opening of the RaeKnightlyAuthor store, I would like to offer:
1 Youth Heavy Blend Hooded Sweatshirt
1 Kids Heavy Cotton Tees (pick your colour)
1 Hardcover Journal Mat of your choice
1 Spiral Notebook of your choice
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE ETSY STORE CONTEST before
Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 11.59pm PST:
https://forms.gle/J9sLbRkk8iSpSLq47
GOOD LUCK! 🙂
2. AUDIOBOOK and FREE AUDIBLE PROMO CODES
Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall (The Alien Skill Series, Book 1) is LIVE on Audible!
You can get the audiobook here:
A huge thank you to the talented narrator A W Dickson for doing such a wonderful job giving Ben, Mesmo and Laura a voice. I couldn't be more thrilled with the result!
To celebrate the launch of the audiobook, I would like to give away:
- 25 promo codes in the UK
- 25 promo codes in the US
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE AUDIOBOOK CONTEST before
Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 11.59pm PST:
https://forms.gle/fdJsQa6f5HxD52sS8
GOOD LUCK! 🙂
3. 2021 READER'S FAVORITE AWARD - GOLD MEDAL WINNER
I just learned five minutes ago that Ben Archer and the Toreq Son (The Alien Skill Series, Book 6) won a 2021 Reader's Favorite Award GOLD MEDAL!
I'm thrilled that the sixth book in the series is doing so well because I really enjoyed writing it!
You can check out all the winners here:
https://readersfavorite.com/2021-award-contest-winners.htm
4. A SECRET
In my October 1, 2021 newsletter, I will be revealing a VERY BIG secret.
...
What?
I've got to keep the best for last, right?
That is all... :)
What's up in the neighbourhood?
We had a handful of rough days on the Canadian West Coast when temperatures soared to 47 C (116 F) - highly unusual temperatures for us. Fortunately, we have a tiny air conditioning in the living-room and we stuck to it all day long, watching movies, until nightfall.
We also had a couple of smoke-filled skies due to local forest fires but other than that it was a wonderful month filled with swimming, blueberry picking, bear watching and visiting friends. Also, my kids promptly 'stole' my Ben Archer t-shirt samples and are using them as pajamas. Ah, well. I can't really blame them.
September 2021 reading list
Breach by Bronwyn Leroux
When legends come to life, so do the monsters. . .
What is the Council hiding? After they divulge an ancient legend, Aiken can’t shake the feeling something’s off. No heroic outcome. No hint of what the mystical box imprisons. And what legend concludes with dire warnings of an apocalypse?
As enclave life makes demands on his time, Aiken hunts for survival instead of answers. It’s a choice he’ll regret. When fate intervenes, Aiken’s life spirals out of control.
With the legend come to life, his village under attack and no sign of reprieve, can Aiken prevail before the world ends?
Invasion (Earth Guardians) by Moud Adel
For twelve years I trained in secret with a precursor android who taught me the secrets of the universe, and the truth about our world’s history. Only he and I know that I’m the guardian of Earth, and that I’m destined to protect our planet from alien invasions.
Now, a new threat is upon us, an attack is coming, a species that believes themselves superior and annihilates those who they think are below them.
Armed with a weapon and armor that were built thousands of years ago, I’m preparing to save a world ignorant of what’s coming, but can one human and his old as Earth android mentor stop an entire fleet of aliens?
Deadly Lockdown by Stephanie Mylchreest and Misty Zaugg
A deadly illness. Panicked lockdown. And two sisters who’ll stop at nothing to save each other.
The second wave of the Siberian Flu catches the country completely unprepared.
Instead of killing the old and frail, the young and healthy are dropping . . . in hours, not days.
Kate, a new doctor, will sacrifice everything to break her and her sister free from a controlling stepfather and a dead-end small town existence. Moments from landing the critical job she needs, St. Louis falls apart around her.
Now it’s a race to survive. She has to fight through a city turning deadlier by the second and traverse a chaotic country to save her sister.
Alisa should be safe at home in their small town, but she’s never been happy to sit back and let life pass her by. Concerned for her stepbrother, she finds herself embroiled in a far-reaching conspiracy that might be even deadlier than the pandemic.
As an invisible killer spreads like wildfire, society breaks down with astonishing speed. Refusing to succumb to the chaos, the sisters will have to dig deep for strength, rely on new friends, and fight a vicious battle to survive.
From the authors of the top-selling Aftermath series, Deadly Lockdown is the first book in a gripping post-apocalyptic series full of everyday, driven characters who never quit fighting through non-stop peril and danger. A post-apoc thriller just right for fans of Kyla Stone, T.L. Payne, Ryan Schow, Jack Hunt and Mike Kraus.
Remembering Kaylee Cooper by Christopher Francis
Kaylee Cooper is certain that Alex will become friends with a ghost this year. Alex thinks that he is far too old to be listening to a little grade one and encourages Kaylee to stop jeopardizing his important sixth grade social life. Kaylee doesn’t listen and finds awkward ways to spend as much time with Alex as possible, even if it means following him into the boy’s washroom. Fed up, Alex develops a strategic plan to ultimately get rid of Kaylee Cooper for good. However, he soon learns about the mysterious legend of Screaming Ridge Road that pulls an unlikely group of friends together, including the girl of his dreams, and the school’s meanest bully. When they discover the legend is real, and that Kaylee Cooper is at the core of the mystery, Alex stares death in the face and helps save her from an eternal life of misery and confusion.
All the best,
Rae
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