Tuesday teaser: In Rio’s Shadows

BestSelling Reads are thrilled to present this sample from the first novel in the Women of Strength Series by our newest member Lucy Appadoo Blanca stood awkwardly in the street of the middle-class area of Rio on Saturday night. Crowds headed towards the venue for the Rio carnival, some of […]

Tuesday teaser: Ghost Star

It’s action month at BestSelling Reads. Subscribe to the blog by email using the form to the right, and until the end of the month, you’ll get a copy of Ghost Star free. Here’s a sample from the high-action bestselling sci-fi adventure By Roger Eschbacher Galen Bray awoke with a […]

How do writers write? Three bestsellers tell all

BestSelling Reads continue our look at the mysterious writing process—how authors create the books you love to read. This week, A.J. Llewellyn, Alan McDermott and Raine Thomas—three very different authors with very different genres, styles and methods, pull the curtain back. A.J. Llewellyn My writing process? I have a motto. […]

Tuesday teaser: Army of Worn Soles

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 is the 81st anniversary of the beginning of Operation Barbarossa—Nazi Germany’s invasion of the USSR in 1941 and the beginning of the Second World War in eastern Europe. To mark the date, BestSelling Reads presents an excerpt from Army of Worn Soles, the true story of […]

Tuesday teaser: Mist-Chi-Mas

A sample of the novel of captivity By J.L. Oakley Jeannie could sense the presence of the trees around her, the Douglas firs and cedars standing like gentle sentinels in the gloom. A subtle chill crept around their toe-like roots. Candlelight from the windows brightened their trunks like fairy lamps. […]

Teaser Tuesday: Orgasmic Texas Dawn

This week, we present an excerpt from the first collaboration by member A.J. Llewellyn and a friend and partner, taken from us too soon, D.J. Manly I walked down Oak Street, shifting my belt, making sure my holster was well hidden underneath my jacket. That was my excuse anyway. To […]

Time-travel Tuesday: Titanium Flow

Have you entered the BestSelling Reads Spring Fling Science-Fiction & Fantasy Giveaway yet? You could win this collection of sci-fi short stories (plus 9 other books on a new e-reader) By Elyse Salpeter THE FLIP   “Pierce, hustle it up! We’re leaving.” I launched myself at the table, grabbed the mug […]

Fantasy Tuesday: Blood of the King

Enjoy this sample of one title in the Spring Fling science-fiction and fantasy giveaway sweepstakes, the first book in the Khirro’s Journey epic fantasy series By Bruce Blake Khirro leaned close to the magic man’s swollen lips, close enough they brushed his ear as the fallen healer whispered nonsensical words. […]

Tuesday teaser: Saving Raine

Enjoy this sample from the near-future apocalyptic sci-fi adventure By Frederick Lee Brooke Chapter 3—Chicago Matt hunted with exceptional skill despite his young years. Although darkness had fallen an hour ago, his eyes picked up movement ahead. Observing movements in the forest was another thing his father had taught him. […]

Tuesday teaser: New Orleansland

An excerpt from the post-Katrina novel By Alan Citron The forecast grew worse by the hour. Katrina was a Category Five storm with winds of more than 175 miles per hour and steady sheets of rain. It was edging ever closer to the mouth of the Mississippi River, the lifeline […]