DECEMBER NEWSLETTER FREE and BARGAIN BOOKS for you.

 

DECEMBER  NEWSLETTER 

 FREE and BARGAIN BOOKS for you.

Merry Christmas! An extra big newsletter this time and a day late. Apologies. My computer went berserk and is only now behaving. There are some Christmas, jolly, sweet and ho ho ho stories to enjoy and laugh over. I've found quite a few children's books too and there are 1000S of free books to choose from. (It's the Smashwords Winter Sale as well!) Take your time and remember that books are a good last minute present. 

It's hard to feel peace and goodwill with the state the world is in, but I hope you can make a wonderful, loving and happy time within your family and even out in your local community. It seems we have to show our politicians how to be loving, tolerant and hopeful. 

As always watch the deadlines and yes, there will be repeats of books in different group offers. Sorry about that, but we writers have to sell our books and do so with different group promotions put together at different times with different groups! Confusion sometimes reigns. 

 

DECEMBER BOOKS

CHRISTMAS BOOKS

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Xmas Sale

6 cheery Christmas books

SALE

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

MYSTERY AND CRIME FICTION

Searching for your next favourite story?

Cosy mysterious mysteries.

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A CHRISTMAS COLLECTION:

HOLIDAY STORIES FROM EVERY CORNER OF FICTION

DEADLINE This promotion ends Dec 29, 2025

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FIND YOUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY READS

FREE

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HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR (ALL FICTION GENRES)

BARGAINS

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YEAH! It's the SMASHWORDS SALE 

Begins December 8th

My collection of ebooks is available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! 1000S OF EBOOKS Find your next favorite book this month at http://smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! 

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Author colleague's book

Walking in His Footsteps: A Pilgrim's Journey through the Holy Land

Just right for Christmas.

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HISTORICAL FICTION 

HIstorical and literary FICTION

KU reads

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BIG selection of Historical Fiction

BARGAINS

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Warm up with winter reads

Cosy Historical fiction

Novels and AUDIO BOOKS

SALE

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Historical Fiction

BARGAINS

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Historical fiction

SALE

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military and historical

A mix of everything actionwise!

BARGAINS 

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S.F. and FANTASY

Fantasy for Frosty Nights

DEADLINE promotion ends Dec 27, 2025!

BE QUICK

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Wide range of Sci-fi & Fantasy

FREE

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YA Fantasy

The Quest Begins

KU Unlimited

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SF & FANTASY

Dragons galore

FREEBIES

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YA FANTASY

Open the Spell book

FREE

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

MID-GRADE AND YOUNG READERS

Winter is coming...interesting mix with some activity books

Givaways for middle grade readers!

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Children's Book Holiday Giveaway

FREE  books some activity and colouring books here

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Children & Middle-Grade Books

Holiday Sale

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CLEAN books for kids

Books to help with kids' problems

FREE

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Christmas Stories for Kids and Teens

DEADLINE This promotion ends Dec 26, 2025

SALE

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SF AND FANTASY

Science Fiction / Fantasy Stories

FREE

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SF & Fantasy for Christmas gifts

FREE

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Cold Nights, Hot Magic

Urban Fantasy and Romantasy

SALE

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An eclectic group 

FREEBIES

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Searching for your next favourite story

Jingle Bells and Magic Spells

Christmassy fun

FREE fantasy and SF

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GENERAL MIX OF FICTION

holiday suggestions

FREE READS

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KU READS

A nice mix

December 20th DEADLINE

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Story time giveaway

URGENT DEADLINE

December 15th

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Storytime Deal

URGENT DEADLINE

December 15th

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It's Book Frenzy! Don't Miss out on these Amazing Books!

DEADLINE

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Antidote for Bad Times: An All-Genre Giveaway of Stories to Make You Smile

DEADLINE

Get these books fast! This promotion ends Dec 20, 2025!

REVIEWS

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Funny, quirky SF fantasy and romance

REVIEW READS

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NOVELS NEEDING a kind word

REVIEWS PLEASE

I know a lot of you hate doing reviews but authors need them! That's how you choose your books isn't it? A few words is all it takes like: 'Great story, good characters, worth a read.' Even: 'Not bad, didn't like the MC, too whiny, but plot's good!'

 

As ever happy reading

p.d.r. lindsay

 

Writer's Choice for p.d.r. lindsay-salmon author p.d.r. lindsay | 39, Lune street. South Hill, Oamaru

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NOVEMBER NEWS LETTER - 100s of free and baragin ebooks

 

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER Please to Remember the Fifth of November  Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot I love fireworks. In Japan we saw them at most festivals, great glorious explosions of colour which filled the wide sky. The special firework festivals usually included those dangerous looking, hand held fireworks, the hanabi. It was a point of honour not to flinch as you held your firework leaning against your hip. There's a fuss on in New Zealand about banning private fireworks because some idiots always set fire to themselves or the countryside. I never heard of that happening in Japan. I will miss my sparklers and rockets if the ban goes through next year. It's Family Stories Month so I've managed to find two promotions just for families and a couple of the other promos have suitable family stuff. Enjoy a book or two together. I've included an international giveaway this month. It's for fantasy audio books. Please let me know if you don't want giveaways in future. I know some people have strong opinions about them. The SF and Fantasy authors have been banding together to form group promotions recently and I have been asked to support them. There seem to be quite a few every month now. Please could you let me know if you'd prefer fewer? Perhaps you would prefer that I just include the free SF & Fantasy book promotions? Please do watch DEADLINES. In particular number 22 has a November 9th DEADLINE and number 17 has a November 13th DEADLINE. Don't miss them as there are some good free books there. BEWARE DEADLINES!    NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 1 HISTORICAL FICTION Fall into Great Historical Fiction Stories 15 books on sale SALE 2 DEADLINE Historical fantasy/ time slip fiction DEADLINE Timeline Lquidation Be Quick! This promotion ends Nov 20, 2025 11 books on Sale DEADLINE 3 Great Historical Fiction for Kindle Unlimited Members Dozens of intriguing historical fiction destinations are just a click away. 40 books in the KU library 4 Searching for your next favourite historical story? FREE Reads here! 70 books Can't find a deadline but bookfunnel promos are usually mid month. Check early  FREE 5 Get your FREE copy of Historical Fiction Gift Guide Find a few reading suggestions for presents Gift Guide 6 Author Colleague's historical fiction Ava and Shalom: A Sensational WWII Story About Jewish Twins Who Believe They Are German Until Sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau SALE 7  Ranger of Kings (William of Alamore Series Book 1 By C J R Isely Traitors lurking in the halls. A kingdom under siege. A secret that could rock the foundation of an entire realm. SALE 8 The Mercenary's Blade (Lord's Legacy Book 1) Kindle Edition Gideon Lennox is caught up in accusations of witchcraft and his own views on the subject are profoundly challenged. by Eleanor Swift-Hook SALE 9  FAMILY STORIES MONTH Mid-Grade and Young Readers Book Bonanza This promotion ends Dec 1, 2025! 20 books SALE 10 I forget who asked for more of the rescue dog stories but here they are. They are good family reads and buying a book helps rescue dogs Delightful doggy tales – rescue dogs and YA SALE 11 SCIENCE FICTION AND SF FANTASY Once Upon a Fairy Tale This promotion ends Dec 3, 2025! 9 books SALE 12 Romanantasy An author colleague's collection at her website I don't read this genre but am told they are readers' favourites. website 13 Low Heat Urban Fantasy & Fantasy  This promotion ends Nov 30, 2025! 61 books SALE 14 SAVE THE PLANET Twenty Sci-Fi Writers Fix the Planet 20 sci-fi stories about how we might solve climate change FREE 15 SF & Fantasy DEADLINE Get these books fast! This promotion ends Nov 17, 2025 92 FREE DEADLINE 16 SF & Fantasy Series Sale DEADLINE Get these books fast! This promotion ends Nov 17, 2025 94 books  SALE  DEADLINE 17 Fantasy & SF Sales DEADLINE Get these books fast! This promotion ends Nov 13, 2025! 92 books SALE DEADLINE  18 Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Epic Stories Get these books fast! This promotion ends Nov 16, 2025 67 books FREE DEADLINE 19 GENERAL MIX OF FICTION Buy direct. Support Indie Authors 2 books SALE 20 STORYTIME DEAL This promotion ends Dec 15, 2025! 13 books FREE 21 STORYTIME GIVEAWAY This promotion ends Dec 15, 2025! FREE 22 FREE FICTION FEAST - DEADLINE A world of stories without the price tag a huge range of books including children's. 83 books from 5am Publishing DEADLINE  NOV 9th FREE 23 Novels of November This promotion ends Dec 2, 2025 87 fae, fantasy romance the lot!!! SALE 24 CRIME FICTION True Crime Memoir By Paul Holes, the detective who found the Golden State Killer, Unmasked is a memoir that "grabs its reader in a stranglehold and proves more fascinating than fiction and darker than any noir narrative." (LA Magazine) SALE 25 REVIEWS Be nice please. You know you judge books by the number of reviews. Even a rating helps.  Indie authors love reviews 13 books FREE for REVIEW 26 BOOKS BY AUTHOR COLLEAGUES On sale at his website 'Mapping the Heart' $3.99 27 This month's Paper Lantern Historical writers newsletter with several free or bargain offers. Find it at the website. newsletters 28 5am Publishing Take a look at their website. It will take some time so sit down with your favourite drink and scan every list. it's worth it as they have lots of books on offers and for free. 5am Publishing 29 November's Winter Fantasy Audiobook Giveaway - FREE to enter   Happy Reading p.d.r. Writer's Choice for p.d.r. lindsay-salmon author p.d.r. lindsay | 39, Lune street. South Hill, Oamaru EMAIL ME TO CHAT AT PDRLINDSAY at SLINGSHOT.CO.NZ Website: www.pdrlindsay.co.nz and books.pdrlindsay.co.nz This email was sent to | Unsubscribe | Forward this email to a friend

 

CORRECTED OCTOBER NEWSLETTER https://preview.mailerlite.com/d9e0u4t0g0  So sorry everyone, and apologies to my fellow writers, I lost half the group promotions we are part of which should be in the newsletter. So here is the newsletter as it should be. Must be the warm spring weather and the blaze of cherry blossom in the park affecting my brain. Writing is plodding along. I really need a housekeeper to do all the laundry and washing up, the cooking and baking, the shopping and volunteer work. Then I'd have enough time to finish everything ready for editor Fiona. Holy Hell has just gone to her. It's my first attempt at creative non-fiction which is also a memoir, a memoir of the last, quite shocking six years at St Luke’s Anglican church. As one who believed in the Anglican church and its clergy as one of the few Christian churches which tried to fulfil the Christian precepts the church propounds, these last six years, where we angry and hurt parishioners have tried to get our archbishop and bishop put things right in our parish, have been cruel. The book will be launched at the end of October. If you enjoy true crime with a real horror twist do get a copy and read all about it. BEWARE DEADLINES Especially on number 13 in the list, the Forget the blues - be happy in the  general fiction selection. It's full of family cosy reads, humorous reads and some nice ones for the kids. 3 DAYS ONLY closes October 9th So many free ebooks on offer again. I've noticed a few repeats in different offers. Check them as you might find the same book free in another offer. Do BEWARE DEADLINES!  OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 1 HISTORICAL FICTION Kindle Unlimited Reads Experience the Adventures 24 KU reads 2 NAVAL AND MILITARY HISTORY Kindle Unlimited Reads 7 KU reads 3 Historical fiction unknown DEADLINE 15 FREEBIES 4 Adventure Awaits in these Historical Fiction Stories Bargains 5 Author Colleague's historical fiction @aubreytaylorbooks Writing the World Wars from the German perspective. Non-political. 6 Viking Oathbreaker by C R Dempsey Finn's dreams of being a king lie shattered in the blood-soaked soil of Viking Ireland. Hunted like prey, his head worth its weight in silver to Thurgest, the merciless Viking warlord whose trust he betrayed. His family now scattered to the winds  US$3.99 7 The Forgotten Melody: A Story of Redemption and Hope SALE 8 S.F. and FANTASY YA Fantasy Ignite Your Imagination DEADLINE OCTOBER 17th 26 bks FREE 9 CHILDREN'S SF AND FANTASY Mid-Grade and Young Readers Book Bonanza 14  FREE 10 Mid-Grade and Young Readers Dragons Don't Need Sentient Tails. Or Do They? By Jennifer Kyrnin Jormandr, a young dragon with a penchant for boasting, a habit that grates against the harmony of the woodland creatures and an apprentice witch, Pearl Blackwand, who happens to be listening in. Pearl conjures a spell that grants sentience to Jormandr's tail. This leads to several hilarious incidents before the dragon comes to terms with his tail. funny and with a sting in the tale!!! FREE 11 SF AND FANTASY DEADLINE 16TH Oct Sci-fi & Fantasy Series Sale 87 bargains DEADLINE 16TH Oct 12 Spells, Secrets and Second Chances DEADLINE OCT 21`st 10 BOOKS FREEBIES DEADLINE OCT 21`st 13 Pre Halloween Giveaway DEADLINE OCT 16 th Get these books fast! This promotion ends Oct 16, 2025! 57 FREEBIES DEADLINE OCT 16 th 14 GENERAL MIX OF FICTION Kindle Unlimited Reads DEADLINE OCT 13 th All You Can Read with Kindle Unlimited - Dive in Now! Get these books fast!  KU READS URGENT URGENT DEADLINE OCT 13 th 15 URGENT URGENT DEADLINE OCT 9 th Forget the blues - be happy Get these books fast!  24 FREEBIES URGENT URGENT DEADLINE OCT 13 th 16 Brainiacs, Unite!: An All-Genre Giveaway for Stories with Intelligent Characters FREEBIES 17 Winter's coming...Get these books fast! This promotion ends Nov 2, 2025! So many to CHOOSE 18 CRIME FICTION Mystery Giveaway - Hosted by Bargain Booksy eBook and Kindle Giveaway 25 books to giveaway 19 BOOKS BY AUTHOR COLLEAGUES A Wrinkle in the Mind by Bruce M. Perrin  When Violet Cruz accused U.S. Representative Alan Barclay of being "the spawn of a Martian whore" and took a shot at him, everyone agreed that she was delusional. It was just another conspiracy theory in Washington, DC, but Private Investigator Rebecca Marte begins to uncover a more earthly sinister plot. US$1.99 I really enjoyed this, the twist is clever. 20 REVIEWS Just a couple of sentences or even a rating please! YA Romantasy NOV 3rd Young Adult Romantasy (and funny Sci-fi) 9 free for a review 21 Turn over a new Leaf: New and Prepublished Books for Review Free for a REVIEW 22 Indie authors love reviews! PRETTY PLEASE 23 Stories & Strength for Women REVIEW COPIES 24 This month's Paper Lantern Historical writers newsletter with several free or bargain offers. Find it at the website. newsletters   Happy Reading p.d.r. Writer's Choice for p.d.r. lindsay-salmon author p.d.r. lindsay | 39, Lune street. South Hill, Oamaru EMAIL ME TO CHAT AT PDRLINDSAY at SLINGSHOT.CO.NZ Website: www.pdrlindsay.co.nz and books.pdrlindsay.co.nz This email was sent to | Unsubscribe | Forward this email to a friend

October newsletter of Free and Bargain e-books: My Monthly Book Roundup + Free Historical Gems

 OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

My solar lights shine out for our solstice supper. Nice that we're heading into summer and won't need these outside lights until 10 p.m. or 11p.m. Soon it will be warm enough for evening walks by the sea. The dog loves that. 

Writing is plodding along. I really need a housekeeper to do all the laundry and washing up, the cooking and baking, the shopping and volunteer work. Then I'd have enough time to finish everything ready for editor Fiona. Holy Hell has just gone to her. It's my first attempt at creative non-fiction which is also a memoir, a memoir of the last, quite shocking six years at St Luke’s Anglican church. As one who believed in the Anglican church and its clergy as one of the few Christian churches which tried to fulfil the Christian precepts the church propounds, these last six years, where we angry and hurt parishioners have tried to get our archbishop and bishop put things right in our parish, have been cruel. The book will be launched at the end of October. If you enjoy true crime with a real horror twist do get a copy and read all about it.

BEWARE DEADLINES

Especially on number 13 in the list, the Forget the blues - be happy in the  general fiction selection. It's full of family cosy reads, humorous reads and some nice ones for the kids. 3 DAYS ONLY closes October 9th

So many free ebooks on offer again. I've noticed a few repeats in different offers. Check them as you might find the same book free in another offer. Do BEWARE DEADLINES! 

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

1

HISTORICAL FICTION

Kindle Unlimited Reads

Experience the Adventures

24 KU reads

2

NAVAL AND MILITARY HISTORY

Kindle Unlimited Reads

7 KU reads

3

Historical fiction

unknown DEADLINE

15 FREEBIES

4

Author Colleague's historical fiction

@aubreytaylorbooks

Writing the World Wars from the German perspective. Non-political.

5

Viking Oathbreaker

by C R Dempsey

Finn's dreams of being a king lie shattered in the blood-soaked soil of Viking Ireland. Hunted like prey, his head worth its weight in silver to Thurgest, the merciless Viking warlord whose trust he betrayed. His family now scattered to the winds 

US$3.99

6

S.F. and FANTASY

YA Fantasy

Ignite Your Imagination

DEADLINE OCTOBER 17th

26 bks FREE

7

CHILDREN'S SF AND FANTASY

Mid-Grade and Young Readers Book Bonanza

14  FREE

8

Mid-Grade and Young Readers

Dragons Don't Need Sentient Tails. Or Do They?

By Jennifer Kyrnin

Jormandr, a young dragon with a penchant for boasting, a habit that grates against the harmony of the woodland creatures and an apprentice witch, Pearl Blackwand, who happens to be listening in. Pearl conjures a spell that grants sentience to Jormandr's tail. This leads to several hilarious incidents before the dragon comes to terms with his tail.

funny and with a sting in the tale!!!

FREE

9

SF AND FANTASY

DEADLINE 16TH Oct

Sci-fi & Fantasy Series Sale

87 bargains

DEADLINE 16TH Oct

10

Spells, Secrets and Second Chances

DEADLINE OCT 21`st

10 BOOKS

FREEBIES

DEADLINE OCT 21`st

11

Pre Halloween Giveaway

DEADLINE OCT 16 th

Get these books fast! This promotion ends Oct 16, 2025!

57 FREEBIES

DEADLINE OCT 16 th

12

GENERAL MIX OF FICTION

Kindle Unlimited Reads

DEADLINE OCT 13 th

All You Can Read with Kindle Unlimited - Dive in Now!

Get these books fast! 

KU READS

URGENT URGENT

DEADLINE OCT 13 th

13

URGENT URGENT

DEADLINE OCT 9 th

Forget the blues - be happy

Get these books fast! 

24 FREEBIES

URGENT URGENT

DEADLINE OCT 13 th

14

CRIME FICTION

Mystery Giveaway - Hosted by Bargain Booksy eBook and Kindle Giveaway

25 books to giveaway

15

BOOKS BY AUTHOR COLLEAGUES

A Wrinkle in the Mind

by Bruce M. Perrin 

When Violet Cruz accused U.S. Representative Alan Barclay of being "the spawn of a Martian whore" and took a shot at him, everyone agreed that she was delusional. It was just another conspiracy theory in Washington, DC, but Private Investigator Rebecca Marte begins to uncover a more earthly sinister plot.

US$1.99

I really enjoyed this, the twist is clever.

16

REVIEWS

Just a couple of sentences or even a rating please!

YA Romantasy

NOV 3rd

Young Adult Romantasy (and funny Sci-fi)

9 free for a review

17

This month's Paper Lantern Historical writers newsletter with several free or bargain offers. Find it at the website.

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Happy Reading

p.d.r.

Writer's Choice for p.d.r. lindsay-salmon author p.d.r. lindsay | 39, Lune street. South Hill, Oamaru

EMAIL ME TO CHAT AT PDRLINDSAY at SLINGSHOT.CO.NZ

Website: www.pdrlindsay.co.nz and books.pdrlindsay.co.nz
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