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This is my first post on the forum and I wanted to let you know about my latest novel - and my first ebook debut - PARALLAX. It's a high-octane, fully adrenalized thriller. Here's the pitch:
What happens when two professional assassins - one a Mafia hitman and the other a former German terrorist - kill at exactly the same moment in time? For Ernst Stahl and Frank Jolino the result is a psychic bond that slowly blossoms in each man's mind, enabling them to see into the other's world. Frank Jolino doesn't like what he sees, especially when he realizes that Stahl is headed to his home turf of Boston to kill a scientist who may hold the key to solving the world's deadliest diseases. But for Stahl, there's no other option. Virtually bankrupt and with his son in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, he's got little choice but to take the assignment. Jolino has other ideas. On the run from his crime syndicate for refusing to kill his ex-girlfriend-turned-government-informant, Jolino sets a plan in motion that will bring the two men face-to-face and gun-to-gun...with no guarantees either will survive.
I've been writing and publishing novels for years (I'm the author of the Lawson Vampire series and one of the writers on the bestselling Rogue Angel series), but this is my first foray into the ebook world. PARALLAX is a standalone thriller and one I'm very happy to get out there to readers at long last. I hope you'll pick it up and let me know what you think about it. You can also read the first chapter by visiting my blog at http://jonfmerz.wordpress.com
ALSO...(having checked with the admins to make sure this is okay to post) I'm happy to announce details of an awesome new contest I'm holding for PARALLAX:
Here's the deal: I'm trying to sell TONS of copies of my latest suspense thriller PARALLAX as an ebook. It's a big experiment for me-testing the waters, so to speak. So I'm going to sweeten the deal to get you to buy and then tell your friends to buy it as well.
Right now, you can order a copy of PARALLAX for the Kindle by clicking on the cover image above. But some of you may not have had a chance to read my work before. So here's where I tempt you with the fruit of another…
My latest Rogue Angel book, SACRIFICE is still about six weeks away from hitting the book stores. I, however, just received a number of copies in yesterday's mail. As the author, I get a few of them to hang on to, put on my wall, admire them, that sort of thing. It's nice, right?
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Well, I'm giving a bunch away.
Here's the poop: order a copy of PARALLAX within the next month and if we get 100 orders, I will choose five (5) people at random and send them this gorgeous Rogue Angel paperback, signed by me.
But wait, this little experiment gets even better. If we sell at least 1,000 copies then in addition to giving away some copies of SACRIFICE, I will also choose one person at random to receive a copy of every book I've ever written and every book I will yet write. My entire collection both past, present, and future. All signed by me. You get the books in whatever form they come out in. An entire author's collection of over a dozen books already published, and many MANY more to come.
Oh, and one final bit of bait, if we get over 2,000 orders, one person will be chosen at random to come visit the set of THE FIXER, the television series I'm producing (based on my Lawson Vampire novels) for a full day and will have a walk-on role for one of season one's episodes! Insane, right? Yeah, my business partner thinks so, too. But we will fly you from anywhere on the planet to visit us in Boston. We'll put you up in a luxury hotel and you will get to hang with the cast and crew of the show for a full day of shooting. We'll get you glammed up for your on-screen shot as well. THE FIXER is a multi-million dollar professional production. This is the real deal, folks.
So get out there and get your friends to come and buy a copy - and here's why you should: the person selected to win the trip to the set of THE FIXER will be bringing along a friend - YOU! If you refer someone who buys a copy of PARALLAX and they then win the trip to THE FIXER, you're coming along as well. Same star treatment, same great time, and you get a walk-on role as well!
This is crazy stuff, right? Well, I need to see if there's a market for my material as an ebook and this is how I'm going to test the waters. But I need your help. So, I'd really appreciate you buying a copy of PARALLAX and then getting every last one of your friends to buy a copy as well. These are some pretty cool prizes. And PARALLAX is a pretty cool book. But don't take my word for it. Here's the first review it's received on Amazon for 4-stars. "The editorial review pretty much tells you what the book is about. What it doesn't say is that this book holds your interest and is full of good dialog and a very likable character who happens to be an assassin. It moved right along and kept my attention till the very end. I can't wait to read another book by Jon F. Merz."
Free Rogue Angel books, a free collection of books by Jon F. Merz (past, present, and future) and not one but TWO trips to set the set of THE FIXER complete with WALK-ON ROLES.
I'm a total nut job.
Crazy.
Completely nuts.
Join me in my insanity.
IMPORTANT: When you purchase a copy of PARALLAX via Amazon, please be sure to email a copy of your receipt to jonfmerz AT verizon DOT net. This serves as your entry into the contest. - Thanks!
This is my first post on the forum and I wanted to let you know about my latest novel - and my first ebook debut - PARALLAX. It's a high-octane, fully adrenalized thriller. Here's the pitch:
What happens when two professional assassins - one a Mafia hitman and the other a former German terrorist - kill at exactly the same moment in time? For Ernst Stahl and Frank Jolino the result is a psychic bond that slowly blossoms in each man's mind, enabling them to see into the other's world. Frank Jolino doesn't like what he sees, especially when he realizes that Stahl is headed to his home turf of Boston to kill a scientist who may hold the key to solving the world's deadliest diseases. But for Stahl, there's no other option. Virtually bankrupt and with his son in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, he's got little choice but to take the assignment. Jolino has other ideas. On the run from his crime syndicate for refusing to kill his ex-girlfriend-turned-government-informant, Jolino sets a plan in motion that will bring the two men face-to-face and gun-to-gun...with no guarantees either will survive.
I've been writing and publishing novels for years (I'm the author of the Lawson Vampire series and one of the writers on the bestselling Rogue Angel series), but this is my first foray into the ebook world. PARALLAX is a standalone thriller and one I'm very happy to get out there to readers at long last. I hope you'll pick it up and let me know what you think about it. You can also read the first chapter by visiting my blog at http://jonfmerz.wordpress.com
ALSO...(having checked with the admins to make sure this is okay to post) I'm happy to announce details of an awesome new contest I'm holding for PARALLAX:
Here's the deal: I'm trying to sell TONS of copies of my latest suspense thriller PARALLAX as an ebook. It's a big experiment for me-testing the waters, so to speak. So I'm going to sweeten the deal to get you to buy and then tell your friends to buy it as well.
Right now, you can order a copy of PARALLAX for the Kindle by clicking on the cover image above. But some of you may not have had a chance to read my work before. So here's where I tempt you with the fruit of another…
My latest Rogue Angel book, SACRIFICE is still about six weeks away from hitting the book stores. I, however, just received a number of copies in yesterday's mail. As the author, I get a few of them to hang on to, put on my wall, admire them, that sort of thing. It's nice, right?
Well, I'm giving a bunch away.
Here's the poop: order a copy of PARALLAX within the next month and if we get 100 orders, I will choose five (5) people at random and send them this gorgeous Rogue Angel paperback, signed by me.
But wait, this little experiment gets even better. If we sell at least 1,000 copies then in addition to giving away some copies of SACRIFICE, I will also choose one person at random to receive a copy of every book I've ever written and every book I will yet write. My entire collection both past, present, and future. All signed by me. You get the books in whatever form they come out in. An entire author's collection of over a dozen books already published, and many MANY more to come.
Oh, and one final bit of bait, if we get over 2,000 orders, one person will be chosen at random to come visit the set of THE FIXER, the television series I'm producing (based on my Lawson Vampire novels) for a full day and will have a walk-on role for one of season one's episodes! Insane, right? Yeah, my business partner thinks so, too. But we will fly you from anywhere on the planet to visit us in Boston. We'll put you up in a luxury hotel and you will get to hang with the cast and crew of the show for a full day of shooting. We'll get you glammed up for your on-screen shot as well. THE FIXER is a multi-million dollar professional production. This is the real deal, folks.
So get out there and get your friends to come and buy a copy - and here's why you should: the person selected to win the trip to the set of THE FIXER will be bringing along a friend - YOU! If you refer someone who buys a copy of PARALLAX and they then win the trip to THE FIXER, you're coming along as well. Same star treatment, same great time, and you get a walk-on role as well!
This is crazy stuff, right? Well, I need to see if there's a market for my material as an ebook and this is how I'm going to test the waters. But I need your help. So, I'd really appreciate you buying a copy of PARALLAX and then getting every last one of your friends to buy a copy as well. These are some pretty cool prizes. And PARALLAX is a pretty cool book. But don't take my word for it. Here's the first review it's received on Amazon for 4-stars. "The editorial review pretty much tells you what the book is about. What it doesn't say is that this book holds your interest and is full of good dialog and a very likable character who happens to be an assassin. It moved right along and kept my attention till the very end. I can't wait to read another book by Jon F. Merz."
Free Rogue Angel books, a free collection of books by Jon F. Merz (past, present, and future) and not one but TWO trips to set the set of THE FIXER complete with WALK-ON ROLES.
I'm a total nut job.
Crazy.
Completely nuts.
Join me in my insanity.
IMPORTANT: When you purchase a copy of PARALLAX via Amazon, please be sure to email a copy of your receipt to jonfmerz AT verizon DOT net. This serves as your entry into the contest. - Thanks!
