Happy St. Patrick’s Day from BestSelling authors

You need to pay attention to something that’s not Donald Trump: great reading! You know you need something to focus on that will raise your blood pressure in a way that you like. That’s our goal at BestSelling Reads: to rivet your attention, all your sense on the magic of […]

Saturday shivers: The Kinosoo

A terrifying taste of the latest novel by the master of horror David C. Cassidy Chapter ONE Maybe Old Willy was right, Joel Carter thought. Maybe these woods are haunted. He stopped dead in his tracks. The sweet Cold Lake air wasn’t so sweet anymore. He grimaced from the foul […]

Spooky Sunday: In the shed

Enjoy this spooky sample from HauGHnt By David C. Cassidy He slid the door closed so Erica wouldn’t hear. “I know you’re out there,” he said loudly. “I’ve got a gun in the house.” A lie. Only the soft sound of the rain replied. He turned to go in and […]

The art of the book cover

By David C. Cassidy From time to time, authors change their book covers. For a variety of reasons. Last week, I changed some of mine. Here’s why. So, what do they say? Let’s take a closer look. Let us know what you think as a reader in the Comments, below. […]

Why I write—and why I write what I write

A writer’s words for Wednesday By David C. Cassidy I’m a visual person. A creative person. As a photographer, I’m trained to “see” images before I make them. I’m trained to “create” them. For me, writing is equally visual. I see words in my head; entire scenes play out like […]

Announcing the 12 Days of Great Reading Grand Prize winner

And the grand prize winner is … Kimberly Grube! BestSelling Reads members are thrilled to announce the Grand Prize winner of the 12 Days of Great Reading contest: longtime subscriber Kimberly Grube. As the Grand Prize, winner, Kimberly receives all 12 e-books in the giveaway:  Congratulations, Kimberly, and thank you […]

Did you win? Check your email!

Happy new year, readers. As you know, for the past eight days we’ve been giving away e-books to winners of the 12 Days of Great Reading giveaway contest. Each day from December 26, 2022, we’ve selected one entry as the winner of the book of the day, and notifying the […]

The fourth day of great reading: The Dark

The season of giving continues. On this fourth day of previews, enjoy this sample of a chilling wintry tale, The Dark, By David C. Cassidy Harmon slipped on his winter coat and headed out back, bracing against the late-December chill. The wood-chopping went well, but when his bum hand grew […]

What’s just TOO frightening?

A Saturday scare from BestSelling Reads authors BestSelling Reads authors write some scary books. And we love to read some scary stuff, too.  For the last weekend in Haunting Month, we polled BestSelling Reads authors with a couple of questions.  First, what’s the scariest story they’ve ever heard or read? […]

Frightful Friday: Gateway begins haunting season

Tomorrow is October, and BestSelling Readers know what that means: it’s the time for spooks, haunts, ghosts, demons, vampires and things that will keep your eyes open all night long. To get the month started, here’s a sample from Gateway, the latest offering from the Master of Horror himself, David […]