Saturday Sale for U.K Readers – 5th August

If you fancy a bit of a laugh or a light beach read, my humorous book No Sex Please, I’m Menopausal! is just £0.99 today and until Monday 7th  August.

 

After going through the menopause Lyn finds that she no longer wants sex. This is unfortunate, as her husband Neil still does. When he discards her after 35 years of marriage like an old worn out shoe, Lyn moves to Cornwall to start a new life. However, new friends are hard to find, and she feels lonely. On the spur of the moment she decides to join an online dating site, ‘MatchULike’, just for companionship. Amongst the peculiar people she meets is Peter; shy, and conscious that his ‘gentleman’s’ operation has rendered him an unattractive prospect in the marriage stakes. Lyn makes a friend of Peter, but when Neil gets to hear about the friendship he realises too late that there is more to a relationship than just sex, and he suddenly starts to appear back on the scene and wants to turn her life upside down all over again!

Two Free Books in Two Days – 13th July

Today and on Saturday my publisher Creativia.org is putting two of my books up for FREE on Amazon:

A Rather Unusual Romance, which has 24 good reviews on Amazon, will be FREE from today until 17th July:

http://bookShow.me/B01M1GWZW2

When Erin Mason gets a divorce, she’s left with two teenage sons to care for. Soon after, the doctor diagnoses her with cancer, and her world falls apart.  Not too far away, someone else – Alan Beaumont – is suffering a similar fate.

Their paths come together in this inspiring tale, partially based on actual events. A Rather Unusual Romance shows how love can flourish in the unlikeliest of circumstances.

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My psychological thriller Repent at Leisure, with 9 good reviews on Amazon, will also be FREE from Saturday 15th – Wednesday 19th July.  It won a bronze award in the 2016 Drunken Druid Book Awards.  https://www.drunkendruidawards.com/blog

http://bookShow.me/B01DFTXW2A

Paul wakes up to find a mysterious woman in his bed, with no memory of how she got there. Soon, Cat Taylor worms her way into his life and eventually moves into his flat. This arrangement suits Paul well — until he meets Anita Fairfax.

Soon after, they find Cat dead in Paul’s apartment. Despite little evidence, the police suspect him of murder. Anita stands by her new husband, but doubt soon creeps in as his behavior becomes increasingly erratic.

Can Paul be responsible for the murder – or is there more to it than meets the eye?

 

Saturday Sale – 17th June

Don’t forget that on Amazon.ca my thriller A House Without Windows will be just CDN$ 1.79 for the rest of June.

Click here to read a preview.

Dr Beth Nichols thinks she has been held captive by Edwin Evans for about 8 or 9 years now. Amidst her grief she often looks back and thinks about her fiancée Liam; theirs was the greatest romance of all. She lays awake at night staring at the one light bulb that is never switched off, and prays that he is still out there somewhere searching for her…

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From 22nd – 29th June the German version, Ein Haus Ohne Fenster will be just $0.99 / £0.99.

Worldwide Link.

Die schwangere Ärztin Dr. Beth Nichols weiß nicht, dass sie von ihrem Ex-Patienten Edwin Evans verfolgt wird, als sie eines Abends von der Nachtschicht im Krankenhaus nach Hause geht. Nachdem sie betäubt wurde, wacht sie in Evans’ Keller auf, wo sie Monate später ihre Tochter ohne medizinische Hilfe zur Welt bringt und gegen ihren Willen viele Jahre gefangen gehalten wird.

In ihrer Verzweiflung und ihrer Trauer, die sie jedoch vor ihrem Peiniger verbergen kann, denkt sie oft an die glückliche Zeit, die sie mit ihrem Verlobten Liam, der ebenfalls Arzt ist, verbracht hat und hofft, dass er dort draußen noch immer nach ihr sucht.

Wird diese große Liebe die Jahre überdauern?

 

 

 

Discount on Amazon.CA

Amazon.CA is featuring my romantic suspense novel ‘A House Without Windows’ at a discounted price of 1.79 Canadian Dollars for the entire month of June.  Below is the buy link, where you can also read a synopsis and preview.  Would appreciate some shares please folks!

Last Chance! 99 cent sale!

Another one for the Saturday Sale for fans of Sci-fi.

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Last chance to get for $0.99 before it goes to $5.99 on Monday!

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Saturday Sale – 21st May

‘Revenge’, my family drama of adultery, jealousy and retribution will be FREE today and tomorrow only:

http://bookShow.me/B00YVKRX14

Teacher Alistair Veale is just coasting along in his 20 year marriage to Ann. His two sons Tom and Jake are growing up fast and have their own interests, but he still enjoys a close relationship with 13-year-old daughter Jessie, his ‘Princess’.

When Alistair takes 14 children from his tutor group on a week-long school trip to the Isle of Wight, a new Science teacher, Carly Jessop, goes along to keep an eye on the 6 girls. Alistair notices a growing attraction between himself and Carly, which cannot be ignored.

However, when Alistair and Carly begin an affair the consequences are horrific and far-reaching, threatening not only Alistair’s livelihood, but also his peace of mind and the relationship he has with his own three children.

NOW WITH A BRAND NEW ENDING, WRITTEN IN NOVEMBER 2016!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Daydreams Come True

By Amazon Customer on July 20, 2015

Format: Kindle Edition

Only great writers can make daily life rich. Ms. Turner accomplishes making the mundane shine. She provides momentary frissons that climb up your back as Alistair gets led by the proverbial ‘short and curlies’ down a surprisingly unpredictable trail in this heartfelt compact novel. The author foreshadows trouble using hints and suggestions that could be taken either way, brilliantly leading readers and characters down the garden path. “Jeez! Black walls?” Most remarkable about the story of ‘Revenge’ are the unexpected twists and turns that play out in a story of everyday lives shattered and seen through a microscope.

‘Revenge’ just wouldn’t be complete without the scintillating foreplay and warm sex between Alistair in his tryst with red-headed beauty, Carly and then the caring portrayal of rekindled warmth with his wife of 20 years, Ann. Through the protagonist, Alistair’s, eyes, the reader notices the things that most men care about in women. Indecision reigns supreme just as it would in real life.

The reader runs the gamut of an emotional rollercoaster, once siding with Alistair and curious about the reasons for his daughter’s betrayal and then questioning the main character’s motivations. Stevie Turner catches the magic of the commonplace and lets the reader decide. Is this a moral tale, shaming Alistair to get him to behave or are we reading about the devil in disguise? You’ll have to pick it up to see for yourself. A great read. A normal marriage goes bad. The causes seem transparent, but the way we ride through it makes it visceral. Highly recommended! 5 Stars.

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New Book Needs Reviews Please!

Hi all, the second edition of ‘The Porn Detective’ is finished and needs some reviews please.  If anybody would like to receive a free copy for reading and reviewing, please leave a comment below.  It’s a family tale and would suit fans of women’s fiction dramas.  I’ve added a synopsis below:

After 30 years of marriage, Frances Andrews is no longer in denial of her husband Martin’s addiction to pornography.  Martin has always told her that watching porn is harmless, and that all men do it.  He also tells her that she is even more addicted to searching out stashes of porn.

Frances is sick of playing mind games and being a porn detective. She tells Martin that their marriage is over and that she has applied to the council for a flat.  She also tells him that she does not want to take part in his sexual fantasies anymore, does not trust him because of secret cameras, lies and past affairs, and does not want to be part of his life.  She tells him quite firmly that his addiction is out of control.

Martin is devastated that his wife wants to leave him, stops looking at porn immediately, and begs Frances to accompany him for marriage guidance counselling. They visit the same person, Rhona, whom they had seen a few years previously.  Frances is adamant that counselling will not change her mind, and that their issues will not be solved by talking about them. She reminds Martin how he has vowed to stop many times before, but has not been able to carry it through.  Martin tells her that her threat to leave him has finally made him come to his senses.

Will counselling bring Martin and Frances back together, or will Frances pluck up enough courage to leave?  Told from both perspectives, The Porn Detective delves into the murky world of porn addiction and the effect it has on a previously happy marriage.

Saturday Sale – May 6th

My romantic suspense/thriller ‘A House Without Windows’ is FREE today and tomorrow.  A tale of how love overcomes the most horrific obstacles, it won a New Apple Book Award in 2014 and a Readers Favorite Gold Award in 2015.

http://bookShow.me/B00HUH6R7Q

Dr Beth Nichols thinks she has been held captive by Edwin Evans for about 8 or 9 years now. Amidst her grief she often looks back and thinks about her fiancée Liam.  She lays awake at night staring at the one light bulb that is never switched off, and prays that he is still out there somewhere searching for her……..

5 star review from Bang2Write:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3N81GBP2OE0J7/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00HUH6R7Q

“Topical given the high profile cases of women kidnapped and kept in homestead dungeons in recent years (and sometimes even forced to raise families with their tormentors), A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS is an empathetic and heartfelt character study. It would have been easy to stay *just* within the “present” and make this a Hollywoodised “race against time”-type plot, but Turner avoids this expected route with panache. Instead, told via first and third person accounts, via diary entries, letters and emails, A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS is to me first and foremost a love story: one in which the characters are faced with unimaginable horrors, yet faith in themselves and in one another gets them through. Even better, none of these horrors are salacious or nasty, but matter of fact, keeping them realistic and not sensational. Even antagonist Edwin’s motivations are understandable, if not condoned and an impressive resolution reminds us that even people whose actions are simply vile, are still people. I read this book all in one go and recommend it most highly. ”

5 star review from an Amazon customer:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1NMSTWCEBC4FF/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00HUH6R7Q

Stevie Turner’s writing sparkles in A House Without Windows. The author succeeds at smothering the shocking story of years-long kidnap in prose that takes the reader gently into the maelstrom of mental illness and leads the reader to the reality of a bright young woman’s nightmare experience. Ordinarily this type of story would frighten me, but Turner deadens the shock with the mundane. Often seen through the eyes of a child born in the cellar prison, who knows no other experience and must live life vicariously through descriptions in a single book, the strength of the kidnapped woman takes center stage not the sordidness of her years-long ordeal.

Masterfully written with an unexpectedly positive tone, especially considering the scenario presented, the author adds cultural nuance using right-on-the-mark language and expressions in the mouths of children on both sides of the ‘big pond’. Having lived in both the UK and Canada, this reader can attest to the author’s careful attention to detail. The ‘Beaches’ in Toronto feels and looks as real as the train station in Croydon. Remarkable tension builds in the ordinary if being imprisoned in a cellar could be by any stretch of the imagination considered mundane. Suspense, carefully stitched into the plausible reactions of a son wanting to meet his estranged father despite the fact that the older man is suffering from delusions in a mental institution, carries the reader forward with trepidation to an unexpected ending.

A House Without Windows goes one layer deeper though. Not only a human drama, the story displays the underside of a penal system infatuated by its own good intentions. Despite frightening his parole ‘cum’ social worker with empty cold eyes above smiling lips, the kidnapper wheedles his way back on the street again and bides his time to strike again. Remarkably, this social realism doesn’t bog down a beautifully crafted story, instead the reader is left to judge or not on his own. In the same way that English character triumphed over Hitler, Stevie Turner enlivens and celebrates the strength of the human spirit particularly in the person of the protagonist but all of her people ring true.

Saturday Sale – 22nd April

Excuse the lack of blogs, but I have definite radiation brain freeze.  I do remember though that my publisher Creativia has my award-winning psychological thriller ‘Repent at Leisure’ FREE (e-book version) until 25th April:

http://bookShow.me/B01DFTXW2A

Paul McAdam wakes up to find a mysterious woman in his bed, but has no memory of how she got there.  Cat Taylor worms her way into his life and eventually moves into his flat. This arrangement suits Paul well — until he meets Anita Fairfax.

Soon after, they find Cat dead in Paul’s apartment. Despite little evidence, the police suspect him of murder. Anita stands by her new husband… but doubt soon creeps in as his behavior becomes increasingly erratic.

Saturday Sale – 1st April

Hi all, I’m publishing my Saturday Sale early as Sam and I will be leaving soon for a weekend jaunt over to the Isle of Wight.  See you all on Monday! x

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A.J Griffiths-Jones’ book ‘The Seasiders’ will be FREE on SATURDAY 1ST APRIL, and until 8th April.

http://mybook.to/theseasiders

This seaside town holds more secrets than you could ever imagine.

Grace & Dick Thomas are the proud owners of the Sandybank Guest House, a pristine & popular establishment set in a prime location overlooking the beach. Tourists come and go all year round, taking advantage of the beautiful setting and their host’s wonderful culinary skills.

However, it is the permanent residents of this pretty coastal town who cause net curtains to flutter and tongues to wag, with their myriad of secrets and tales to be told. Caught up in their midst, the Thomases live their lives regardless, checking guests in and checking guests out.

But who holds the biggest secret of all?

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My thriller ‘Cruising Danger’,  set on board the fictional cruise ship ‘The Majestyk’,  is permanently free on Smashwords:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/712679

When Pauline Edmunds agrees to accompany her workmate Shirley on a Caribbean cruise, she is disappointed to be left alone almost at the start when Shirley starts a holiday romance with Joe Collins, a guitarist in a band working on board the ship. However, Pauline does not like the look of Joe, and tries to dissuade Shirley from continuing the affair. When Shirley cannot be found one morning, Pauline begins to investigate her friend’s disappearance, opening up a whole can of worms amidst a background of Caribbean scenery and sunshine.

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The first 100 people who want to download my family relationship drama The Daughter in law Syndrome on Smashwords will get it free until April 17th if they use the code WB69G at the checkout:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/703691

The Daughter-in-law Syndrome investigates the complicated relationship causing much friction between Grandmother Edna Deane and her daughter-in-law Arla. In addition it focuses on the sometimes tumultuous partnership between Arla and her husband Ric.

Arla Deane sometimes likens her marriage to undergoing daily psychological warfare. Husband Ric will never voice an opinion, and puts his mother Edna up high on a pedestal. Arla is sick of always feeling that she comes in at only second best to her mother-in-law, who much to Arla’s fury is never told anything by Ric or his sisters that she would not want to hear.

This novel explores the husband/wife, mother/son, and mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships. After twenty eight years of marriage, Arla, the daughter-in-law, is at the end of her tether and persuades a reluctant Ric to accompany her for marriage guidance. As they look back over their lives with Counsellor Toni Beecher, Arla slowly comes to realise her own failings, and eventually discovers the long-hidden reason why Ric will never utter a cross word to his mother.

Also, adding to Arla’s stress is the fact that her son Stuart will soon be marrying Ria, a girl whom Arla feels is just looking for a free ride. Arla is convinced that Ria will be no asset to Stuart at all; her new daughter-in-law just wants to be a mother and has no intention of ever working again once the babies start to arrive. After visiting Stuart and Ria for Sunday lunch, Arla is convinced that her son is making the biggest mistake of his life…

Saturday Sale – 25th March

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Tina Frisco’s fantasy book ‘Plateau: Beyond the Trees, Beyond 2012’ will be free on Smashwords today.  You can download the novel using the code CU75J at the checkout.

W’Hyani was born strong, willful, and the predestined Keeper of the Crystal Heart, the key to unlocking the mystery of the Great Mosaic of Life. Unaware of the shard’s significance, W’Hyani’s fortitude is tested by the cosmic forces that sculpted her destiny. She ultimately comes face-to-face with herself in a battle that would shrink the will of the most intrepid warrior, unaware the realization of her destiny will irrevocably impact all beings on earth and beyond. The Great Mosaic of Life holds a message of hope that would allow us to see and live beyond the year 2012.

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To mark the anniversary of the WWI Battle of Messines Ridge, Linda de Quincey’s novella-length memoir ‘Tommy’s Tunnel’ is now $0.99/£0.99.

http://bookShow.me/B00QR71O6Y

A note from Linda de Quincey:

Tommy Gray was my grandfather. He fought in The Great War and fraternised with the enemy during the Christmas truce of 1914. He witnessed and took part in atrocities that affected the rest of his long life. Plagued by guilt, he suffered in silence until after my grandmother’s death. His grief was intolerable and the catalyst to a heartbreaking confession.

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