Tag: Scott Bury

Tuesday teaser

Tuesday terror: Blood suckers in Dacia

Enjoy this blood-chilling excerpt from The Bones of the Earth By Scott Bury An owl hooted, and then another. Javor felt his amulet trembling again as owl after owl screeched from the trees. Fluttering like a hundred wings came from the tops of the huts, and then from under the […]

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Monday musing

What does the author want on their cover?

What makes the ideal book cover? It depends on whom you ask. By Scott Bury Author Ben Bova, who was also editor of Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact magazine, described the cover meetings he attended every month. Everyone had a different desire for the cover of the magazine, he […]

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Thursday teaser

An anniversary: Walking Out of War

Today is the 79th anniversary of Operation Bagration, when the USSR began its final great drive to push the Germans out in 1944. This presents it through the eyes of a man who was there, in this book By Scott Bury A colonel stepped up behind Lieutenant Vasileyev, his battle […]

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Thursday teaser

Thursday teaser: Army of Worn Soles

A taste of the book you will receive #free when you subscribe to BestSelling Reads’ blog in your email. By Scott Bury Chapter 15:On the train Across Ukraine, November, 1941 “Why do you look so unhappy?” Maurice did not know what to say to the woman in from of him […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Giveaway , Saturday spotlight

On the 12th day: Palm Trees & Snowflakes

Time for a mystery for the holiday season: enjoy this sample of the Hawaiian Storm mystery By Scott Bury When she opened her apartment door, her reflection in the hall mirror shocked her. Her shoulder-length, light brown hair was tangled from the night’s activity and frizzy from Hawaii’s humidity. Her […]

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Giveaway

12 Days of Great Reading coming your way

It’s that time of year again: the time for another BestSelling Reads giveaway! Your favorite bestselling authors have gotten together to make an extra special gift for avid readers—13 avid readers, in fact! Starting on December 26, Boxing Day, we’ll be announcing the winner of one of twelve great books […]

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Friday Fancies

Sparks to flames: how stories start

How do your favorite books get from the writers’ heads to the bookshelf? This week, three more bestselling authors share how they write the stories you love to read. Elyse Salpeter My process for writing a book nearly always begins from a sudden spark of insight. For instance, my horror […]

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Tuesday teaser

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 […]

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