8 new chapters of Shearwater! (Part 2 sneak peak)

Book cover: Shearwater by D.S. Murphy, shown on a tablet and a book in front of a rocky shore

 

This is really happening…

After a year of work, this epic, enormous story is almost done. I hope you’ll like it – there are slow parts and fast parts. A lot of things happen. I like the ending but when I told my family a year ago they thought it was ridiculous… I’m looking forward to hearing your feedback!

The full book will be out next week (January 26th) but I’ve uploaded 8 new chapters – about 1/3 of Part Two – so you can start reading early.

UPDATE: this offer has ended, the full book is now available HERE on Amazon.

I always offers free books to my fans, so make sure you sign up on my email list so you don’t miss out.

If you haven’t read Part One of Shearwater yet, you need to read that first!

It’s free on Amazon – click here to get it.

$100 writing contest (help me pitch my novel)

In 2016 I put out some free books. They’ve done well, but now that I’m finishing up some sequels I want them to do better.

I don’t think my blurbs are strong enough and I need your help. All you have to do is comment with your rewritten blurb below. I’ll pay $100 for the best blurb to Shearwater Part One and pick ten runnerups to get a postcard.

Here’s the blurb I’m using right now:

 

 


 

“It’s like The Little Mermaid for adults. I couldn’t stop reading.” ★★★★★

When my parents died in an accident, they left me like a piece of furniture to a grandfather I never knew existed. In Ireland. As if moving halfway around the world wasn’t bad enough, I soon learned my mother had left behind some unresolved drama – dark secrets that were screaming to be uncovered. And then there are the things I can’t explain. Strange things keep happening around me. Happening to me. Is it because of Sebastian, the golden-haired stranger who showed up in town at the same time as I did? Or Ethan, the kid locals whisper plays with dark magic?

Maybe both. Maybe neither. But someone is definitely out to get me, and I need to figure out why, and fast… because I’m discovering powers of my own. Powers that I can’t contain. And no matter what I do or who is to blame, if I don’t discover the real reason my mother fled Ireland, more people are going to die.

MERMAIDS ARE REAL.
And they’re going to kill us all.


 

Think you can do better?

Post your revised version in the comments below (make sure your name is visible so I can find you if you win).

If you need to read the book first, it’s free on Amazon. If you want the rest of the story, the full Shearwater book is here.

 

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91 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Book Deals (Free and 99cent YA books)

This is an older Black Friday and Cyber Monday list of free and 99cent YA ebooks. Prices and free offers change, so check each book’s page before you count on a deal. For free fantasy books to browse, see free YA fantasy books or this bigger collection of free fantasy books.

Happy Thanksgiving! It’s the perfect weekend to stuff yourself too full to move and then devour some new books. We’ve got you covered – here are 91 excellent limited time book deals! I didn’t have time to add the price or description, but these should all be free or 99cents. Grab them while they last!

Keep your eye out especially for the boxsets and anthologies – those are massive value.

Some have 20 full length novels for just 99cents.

Free and 99cent book deals

Justice Buried (Starbright Series Book 1)
Justice Buried (Starbright Series Book 1)
Ancient Guardians Novel Series Box Set Books 1-3 (The Legacy of the Key, The Uninvited, The Awakening)
Ancient Guardians Novel Series Box Set Books 1-3 (The Legacy of the Key, The Uninvited, The Awakening)
Ghosts from the Past (War for Orion Trilogy Book One)
Ghosts from the Past (War for Orion Trilogy Book One)
When In Rome...Lose Control: Cynthia's Story
When In Rome…Lose Control: Cynthia’s Story
The Belgrave Legacy
The Belgrave Legacy
Secrets & Shadows: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Science Fiction Collection
Secrets & Shadows: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Science Fiction Collection
Somewhere in Between
Somewhere in Between
Hidden Moon (The Keeper Saga Book 1)
Hidden Moon (The Keeper Saga Book 1)
Emerge: The Awakening: (Book 1)
Emerge: The Awakening: (Book 1)
Dark Humanity
Dark Humanity
Dark Legends
Dark Legends
True Calling
True Calling
Secrets & Shadows: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Science Fiction Collection
Secrets & Shadows: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Science Fiction Collection
Shearwater: Ocean Depths Book One (FULL)
Just put this one preorder, I love the new cover!
The Scarlet Thread

Scarlet Thread has an amazing new cover too, click to check it out on Amazon.

Many Lives (2 Book Series)
Many Lives (2 Book Series)
Revelations (3 Book Series)
Revelations (3 Book Series)
13: An Anthology Of Horror and Dark Fiction
13: An Anthology Of Horror and Dark Fiction

Book cover: Elementals by Michelle Madow, with a pale-haired girl's face
Elementals

Grab this book from the author’s website.

Returning

Grab this book from the author’s website.

The Black Mage

Grab this book from the author’s website.

 

Scarlet Thread is also included in this multi-box set, along with other great books!

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