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 […]

The first encounter

A Thursday teaser for Romance Month from One Shade of Red By Scott Bury Photo by Armin Rimoldi: https://www.pexels.com/photo/anonymous-lady-drinking-juice-while-relaxing-on-sunbed-at-poolside-5265154/ Then I nearly jumped out of my skin as a buzzing voice said: “Yes? Who’s there?”  I hadn’t noticed the little speaker, a white plastic box that blended with the trim […]

Our wishes to you for the coming year

At the end of one year, and the beginning of the next, we want to give you our best wishes for the coming 12 months. Elyse Salpeter  We all talk about making New Year’s Resolutions. What would we “like” to happen in 2025? How much weight are we “hoping” to […]

You are prey: The Children of the Seventh Son

A creepy sample from the Dark Age novel By Scott Bury Javor ran out of the crevasse just in time to see something huge, long and dark disappear up the cliff face. Ionnes pointed up after it. His jaw moved up and down, but no sound came out of his […]

Confronting the Witch Queen

A scary Saturday sample from Dark Clouds By Scott Bury Men and women sat around the table, unmoving. Their eyes were unfocused and their mouths hung open. In the dim light, Matt thought he recognized some of them: politicians and diplomats from other countries. He had read something about the […]

Where writers write: 1

After “Where do you get your ideas from?” one question readers ask writers is how or where they write. Your favorite BestSelling authors are happy to show you their workspaces — and maybe to inspire readers to become writers themselves. Roger Eschbacher In addition to writing YA sci-fi and fantasy […]

Three authors tackle Blank Page Syndrome

One of the greatest challenges a writer faces is Blank Page Syndrome. When we sit down to write with a fresh sheet of paper or a blank word-processor screen, the page or screen looks back at us as if to say, “Well?” Three BestSelling Reads member authors discuss how they […]

Launch day: The new Bones of the Earth

A new edition and a new cover for this favorite fantasy title By Scott Bury On the winter solstice, BSR longtime member Scott Bury releases a second edition of his first published novel, the bestselling The Bones of the Earth. This edition corrects typos that readers and reviewers pointed out, […]

The long-awaited Hawaiian Storm is here

Echoes, FBI Special Agent Vanessa Storm’s last case is now out! By Scott Bury BestSelling Reads founding member Scott Bury has just released the fourth in his Hawaiian Storm mysteries series, featuring the detective no one can lie to. What it’s about In 1999, the Kahuna was The Man on […]

Cover reveal: Initiation Rites

A Sunday spotlight on a new edition to a classic BestSelling Reads title By Scott Bury Historical magic realism is getting a little more … really fantastic! Longtime BestSelling Reads member Scott Bury is about to release a new, revised and improved edition of his first-published novel, the historical fantasy […]