Faery Born (Book One in the War Faery Trilogy) (21 page)

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Faery Born.
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Hi there, I’m Donna Joy Usher. I started writing my first novel when I was seven. With no idea about plot or character development (I mean I
was
only seven) my storyline quickly disintegrated into a muddled jumble of boring dialogue between two horses. Disillusioned, I gave up writing stories for quite a while after that. Instead, I concentrated on my studies, eventually graduating as a dentist.

After many years of ‘drilling and filling’ I turned to writing in an effort to escape the seriousness of my day job. During that time I created my first book,
The Seven Steps to Closure,
and discovered that I love nothing more than making other people laugh. Well that, and my husband and two miniature schnauzers, Chloe and Xena.

I currently live near the Swan River in the beautiful city of Perth. When I am not working or writing, I love to kayak, ride my bicycle, and sip chai lattes at the local cafe.

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Winner of the 2012 elit Publishing Award Humor Category.

Finalist in the 2012 Shirley You Jest Book Awards.

Finalist in the 2013 Indie Excellence Awards Chicklit Category.

Tara Babcock awakes the morning after her 30th birthday with a hangover that could kill an elephant – and the knowledge she is still no closer to achieving closure on her marriage breakup. Things go from bad to worse when she discovers that, not only is her ex-husband engaged to her cousin – Tash, the woman he left her for – but that Jake is also running for Lord Mayor of Sydney.

Desperate to leave the destructive relationship behind and with nothing to lose, she decides- with encouragement from her three best friends – to follow the dubious advice from a magazine article,
Closure in Seven Easy Steps
.

The Seven Steps to Closure
follows Tara on her sometimes disastrous- always hilarious – path to achieve the seemingly impossible.

A credible and amazingly touching debut novel from Donna Joy Usher, this is a solid, light-hearted and honest read with plenty of laughs.

“
The Seven Steps to Closure’
s heroine Tara is an endearing character and her entertaining journey to closure is packed with laughs and plenty of heart.” Tonya Plank, Shirley You Jest! Book Awards judge and author of
Swallow.

If you would like to have a better look at
The Seven Steps to Closure
click
HERE
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Winner of the 2014 National Indie Excellence Awards Humor Category

Winner of the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards eBook Fiction Category

Faced with the unattractive options of an affair with her boss’s husband or the unknown, Chanel Smith chooses the unknown and unwittingly traps herself into joining the New South Wales Police Force. More interested in fashion than felony, Chanel staggers through training and finds herself posted to the forces most notorious crime hot spot: Kings Cross. Against her wishes she becomes entangled in a case of the worst kind, a serial killer targeting young women in The Cross.

As she is drawn further into the seedy underworld of The Cross in her attempt to unravel the truth, Chanel makes new friends, new enemies and draws the attention of the killer. Can she solve the case in time, or will she become the killer’s next victim?

Cocoa and Chanel
is now available for sale as an eBook and in paperback on Amazon.com.

 
It’s been 3 months since Chanel’s world fell apart and now she’s ready for a vacation. Unfortunately, her all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas is not turning out as she had hoped. Within hours of arriving, her mum, Lorraine, is kidnapped. Then Trent, her boss and Lorraine’s boyfriend, disappears; but not before he imparts information about an Interpol investigation into missing girls in Las Vegas.

When Chanel hooks up with local bad boy, the seriously sexy Billy, in a bid to get information, things only start to get worse. As she and Martine search for answers they are thwarted by obstacles and pursued by ruthless killers.

Who really kidnapped Lorraine? What happened to the missing girls? Can the delicious Billy be trusted? These are all questions that she needs to find the answers to, before the answers find her.

Now available from
Amazon
.

 
Want to self-publish your book but concerned about the cost involved? Frustrated with ‘how to’ books, that tell you
what
to do, but not
how
to do it? Bamboozled by the number of self-publishing options available?

Self-Publishing: How to Publish Like a Pro for a Fraction of the Cost
contains everything a DIY author needs:

• The crucial self-publishing options available.
  
• Things you need to do
  before
  you self-publish.
  
• How to self-publish for $10 and have your book available for sale on Amazon, Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Sony, and iBookstore amongst others.
  
• How to format your 2007 or 2010 Word Document to look like a professionally printed book.
  
• How to format your eBook.
  
• How to format for Smashwords’ Meatgrinder.
  
• How to load your files into Amazon, CreateSpace and Smashwords.
  

This book is ideal for all authors, especially those with limited computer skills, who want to produce a professional looking product and reap the rewards.

DONNA JOY USHER
is the award-winning, Amazon best-selling author of
The Seven Steps to Closure
and
Cocoa and Chanel
. She is a self-taught, self-publishing author, who is passionate about helping others achieve success.

Available as an eBook from
Amazon
.