Email Campaign #4 - Announcing a winner!

Congrats to Langley!
We have a winner!

Soon after the release of my latest book, Future Past, I held a drawing for a signed, free, print copy of the book. Langley Cornwell of South Carolina is the winner of the drawing. Congrats, and thank you, Langley, for your kind words regarding my writing.

Don't have your copy yet? Click here to go to Future Past's CreateSpace page, or if you prefer to order from Amazon, you can click here. Prefer an ebook? We have those, too! For a limited time, get Future Past for Kindle or Kindle apps for only 99 cents! This release price won't last much longer. In February/March, Future Past will be available on many other sites, including Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, Kobo, Sony, and more!

To see a YouTube book trailer, click here.

What's Next?

I was a guest author in DIVA's latest serial killer themed anthology! Check out my story, "Stealing Kisses" in Silenced, now on Amazon and many other online retailers. I have also had a story, "The Wish", accepted into No Regrets, an upcoming anthology from Silly Tree.

In just a few short months, I will be releasing my first short story compilations, Life and Life Odd, so be on the lookout for those. Another Barrier story and a writing prompt book is also in the works. It's going to be an exciting year!

Thank you for your support! Peace, love, and happiness to all!

FREE Downloads and reduced pricing

As the countdown to the release of Future Past begins, we went through my titles and reduced the prices on both "The Hand" and The Influence. "The Hand" is now 99 cents and the ebook version of The Influence, my debut novel, has been reduced to $1.99. *Please note that it will probably take a few hours to a few days for Amazon to reflect this price change.

In addition, now begins the free promo for two other titles.

"Into Pieces" began as a writing prompt flash contest on a writer's forum. The contest challenged writers to create another version of a well known fairy tale or nursery rhyme. I chose "Humpty Dumpty" and the story evolved from there. I won the contest but asked the moderators to remove the actual story from the board when I realized I was on to something. I rewrote the tale, submitted it to an anthology and it was accepted. A year later, when the anthology never came to fruition, I withdrew the story and published it myself.

You can download "Into Pieces" from Smashwords for FREE using coupon code BA24D. Smashwords has formats that fit many different ereading devices, including reading it right online.

"The Crazy Ole' Bird Lady" is one of those short stories that began as a dream. Though it is an unusual story, I can safely say it isn't of the "Kubla Khan" variety. (Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a writer of the Romantic period, wrote this odd poem after he woke from an opium induced slumber, having dreamed the imagery of the poem.) In any case, in my completely normal dream-state, I dreamed about being holed up with a bunch of other people as we hid from monstrous bird creatures. (I swear I wasn't tripping on anything!) I knew when I woke that it would make a great story and my editor called it, "Classic horror."

You can download "The Crazy Ole' Bird Lady" from Smashwords for FREE using coupon code QD74B. Smashwords has formats that fit many different ereading devices, including reading it right online.

These coupons expire on July 15, 2013 so go download your copy today!

Only a few more weeks until the release of Future Past! Oh crap, I got a lot to do!

Peace, love, and FREEBIES!

Pamela

"Into Pieces" by Pamela Caves - Excerpt

You can purchase Into Pieces on Smashwords (several formats available), Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or search for it on your favorite site!

Prince Humprey Uptree and his soon-to-be father-in-law, Gordon, concoct a plan that will allow Uptree to leave his brother's kingdom to marry the woman he loves. Gordon painted an image of Uptree on a large mirror and they hoisted it atop a city wall as the king received this message, seemingly from a witch of the wicked:  

Your men have hunted me and I have eluded them. So you send your brother to kill me? To show you my power, I have trapped him in the mirror world. No spell in the world is strong enough to break the hold I have on him. I shall do this to everyone you send after me. And if you should have the courage to come after me as well, you will be met with the same fate.

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As Gordon and I watched from an inconspicuous position along the east side of the wall, those on the ground below, starting their morning just like any other day, began to take notice of the “mirror me”. There were murmurs and finger pointing. My heart thumped loud in my head. My soon-to-be father-in-law placed a reassuring hand on my back. “They’re coming,” he said softly.

We had full view of the front of the castle from this angle. A full contingent was brought out front; all of the king’s horses and all of the king’s men were ready to move. Marcus soon stormed out of the front and mounted his horse. From the distance, I couldn’t see the expression on his face but strictly from his demeanor, he appeared angry yet focused. We watched the entire group as they made their way down from the hill of the castle into the city of Glendore.

The timing couldn’t have been better. Just as Marcus neared, the “mirror me” was hit by a shove of wind, wavered, and then toppled over the edge of the wall. Luckily, everyone was able to move out of the way before the “mirror me” hit the cobblestone and shattered into a million tiny pieces. I could hear the collective gasps from below.

A lump formed in my throat as I watched my brother. His eyes were transfixed on the shattered mess. “No one touch anything! Do not step on him!” His eyes were full of pain as he picked up a shard and held it as if it were precious gold. My heart ached and the tears welled. There was no turning back now.

He turned and addressed his men. “If it’s the last thing we do, we WILL put him together again!”

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You can purchase Into Pieces on Smashwords (several formats available), Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or search for it on your favorite site!