[C.R. Jakes]

Greetings,

I am C.R. Jakes. I am a crime/mystery novelist and I will be self-publishing my first novel, Coercion, via B&N and Amazon quite soon. My book, without getting into too many details, deals with corruption, greed, and mutual parasitism in a fictional Chicago suburb that is an amalgam of a lot of different towns in suburbia as well as from my own imagination. The book itself should be published by the middle of this month if all goes well.

I look forward to chatting and corresponding with you fine people not only about my work, but about other authors' work, both big and small.

 

[Sarah Woodbury]

Hi CR!  Welcome to the Kindle boards and good luck with your book!

 

[C.R. Jakes]

Thank you. And good luck with your books, as well. Certainly hope I get to publish that many.

 

[Chris L]

Hi C.R.
Greetings from Scotland and welcome to the Boards. I hope you have good luck with your book.
Chris L. 

 

[C.R. Jakes]

Thank you. I hope you have success with your works, as well.

 

[Valmore Daniels]

welcome

 

[intinst]

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[Ian Weaver]

Hi CR

Welcome to the boards from the UK

Ian

 

[Daniel Leston]

Hello, C.R., and welcome to KB.  Wishing you every success with your upcoming book.

Dan --

 

[NapCat (retired)]

Welcome

You will find lots of friendly folks here offering advice and encouragement

Best of Luck with your projects.

 

[C.R. Jakes]

Sure sounds like it. The positive response thus far has been most encouraging.

 

[jherrick]

Welcome, C.R. All best to you on your upcoming book.

 

[medicalhumor]

Welcome C.R.!

Much success on your book. Let us know the minute it goes live!

Mike Cyra

 

[Carol (was Dara)]

Hello C.R. Welcome to the boards.

 

[C.R. Jakes]

Welcome C.R.!

Much success on your book. Let us know the minute it goes live!

Mike Cyra

I shall. Hopefully in the next two weeks. No later than July 1, I would hope. Damn cover art.

 

[jabeard]

Welcome.

 

[Teresa Morgan]

Welcome! Happy KindleBoarding!

Teresa

 

[Joel Arnold]

Welcome to Kindle Boards, CR!

 

[VKScott]

C.R.,

Welcome to the boards! My first novel, a mystery, should be coming out about the same time as yours. I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us!

 

[par2323]

Hi, CR!  Welcome.  I also live in the Chicago suburbs.  Lots of inspiration in this town, right?

Patricia