Inception: A Dystopian Thriller (The Defiants Series Book 1) Now Available!

Happy Wednesday to you all! I am pleased to announce that Inception: The Defiants Series Book 1 is now available on Amazon! Available for your Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and in paperback! Fan of The Handmaid's Tale? You'll love this one - purchase it while you wait for new episodes!

Click here to purchase on Amazon!

It was a normal election year. There were two top candidates and the American people left with a choice to make - stay with the incumbent or elect ultraconservative Alfred Millstone. Elections have consequences, and Charlie Cooper and his live-in girlfriend, Annie Russell, learn this the hard way after millions of Americans elect Millstone as the new US president.

Millstone's dictator-like decrees soon fly in the face of the freedoms Charlie and Annie have always taken for granted - government officials begin to follow everyone, outrageous rules are implemented, and people's constitutional rights are violated. Those who do not follow the new rules and laws are labeled as DEFIANTS and are put on disciplinary levels. Each level has stricter consequences, including arrests and criminal sentences leading up to execution.

Food purchases are regulated, medical care is monitored, and people are quickly stripped of the freedoms they once knew. With the Millstone administration's power growing rapidly, freedom becomes a relic of the past. Charlie desperately struggles to save his family from a dark and deadly future he never imagined could be possible in the land of the free.

Captive: Book 2 is in the works and a preorder will be set up for it soon!

I hope you are all doing well and staying safe!
Happy reading!
J.R. Tate

Mega Sale - Reformed & Beckoning Souls!

Happy Sunday, readers! In an attempt to get some attention on two of my books that have sort of lagged in sales, I have put two of my books on sale for 99 Cents! They are great books that I enjoyed writing, and I'd love to get some attention on them! They are also both available on Kindle Unlimited, so if you are enrolled in this perk, you can get them that way as well!

Here are the two books on sale for 99 Cents -

Click here to buy Beckoning Souls on Amazon

Nathan Gallagher doesn’t believe in ghosts. As a fireman, he’s seen his share of dead people, but they never spoke to him before—until now. His marriage is great, and his relationship with his son is strong, but Nathan is sure that if he tells his family that he’s seeing ghosts, it is a quick ticket to a padded room and a straightjacket. 

When the ghosts become violent and attack Nathan, his secret is revealed—except his wife doesn’t believe his claim about the supernatural. She demands he seek professional help. He knows he’s not crazy, but with no proof that the ghosts are real, he’s committed to a mental hospital against his will. The ghosts follow him, pushing him farther into a terrifying world he can’t find his way out of. 

With his marriage, his sanity, and even his very life at stake, Nathan needs to find out why the ghosts are haunting him before it’s too late. 

Click here to buy Reformed on Amazon

Ryan Shay wants to forget his past. Memories of an abusive childhood, betrayal from his family, and a failure to trust anyone have held him captive his whole life. Afraid to confront his demons, it's a miracle he hasn't wound up a statistic in the war on drugs. Having no real purpose or reason to get better, he has failed several rehab stints and has always gone back to the one thing he finds comfort in – drugs and alcohol. 

After being accused of stealing from a local dealer, suffering from an overdose, and learning he might have a son, Ryan finds a strong reason to break the chains of his addictive past and end the cycle of his shameful ways. He is determined to become clean, despite the constant negativity sent his way from his friends and society. His success is not only for himself, but for someone who desperately needs him. 

What could be viewed as a careless mistake to many is possibly the one thing that might save Ryan Shay’s life.

Please spread the word about this sale, and as always, happy reading to you all!

Kindly,

J.R. 

Breaking News!!

Good news in my writing world! Recently, I was referred to a group of authors who participate in a boxed set edition called The Thrilling Thirteen. They've already had one edition out and had a pretty successful run, grouping 13 thrillers together and selling them at a low price to readers. So, long story short, Through Smoke will be included in The Thrilling Thirteen part two! I am stoked to get more exposure on the book, and hopefully it will help people become more aware of the entire Firefighter Heroes Trilogy!

I am still planning on keeping Through Smoke free as a standalone book. Yes, completely FREE! I'd explain why I'm doing it this way, but that's a topic for another day!

With this release in the Thrilling Thirteen boxed set also means that I will be taking the trilogy out of Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Select, so for those of you who have this, snatch up the other two books before they're no longer available to borrow from Amazon. Their last day in Kindle Unlimited is January 20th, so there's still a couple of days.

Why pull them out of KU? It's simple - Thrilling Thirteen will be available in several stores and not limited to just Amazon. With the exposure I'm hoping it'll get from other websites, I'd like for readers in those markets to be able to go on and read the rest of the trilogy on Barnes and Noble, Apple, etc. Let's face it - without this chance to include Through Smoke in the boxed set, I probably wouldn't let my Kindle Select contract lapse. Sales in those other markets aren't the greatest and don't make up the difference on what my payout usually is with KU.

This is all trial and error. It's the marketing side of writing books that most people usually find very boring and don't care about. Main point of the blog - A big opportunity is on the horizon for my Firefighter Heroes Trilogy. I can't pass up a chance at extra exposure in a boxed set that has the chances of being great. Also, if you have read Through Smoke and have Kindle Unlimited, hurry and get Backfire and Fire Escape before Tuesday, otherwise, be prepared to pay for them!

Here's to a good run with the Thrilling Thirteen! I am looking forward to this upcoming opportunity!

Happy Reading!
--J.R.