Untreed Reads Publishing

Rie McGaha is well-known in the ebook world as a writer of many romance novels through Noble Romance Publishing. In May, she decided she wanted to branch out into new territory with a fantasy novel. We loved the idea and signed Rie on for A Winter’s Night: Volume I.

Through the process of editing, proofreading and all the things that go into the release of a work, we discovered so much more about Rie. She had raised a huge family, had a lot of grandchildren, had been a homeschool teacher and had lived a really good life on a big plot of land in Oklahoma. The neighbors didn’t necessarily approve of what she wrote, but that was ok by her.

As we neared the original release date of this work back in late June, we received horrible news. While out visiting her family, Rie’s entire house burned to the ground. Absolutely NOTHING was left. Fortunately, nobody was home. However, Rie lost everything she ever owned in the fire. The insurance company has yet to come through, and precious things like family photos just can’t be replaced.

The crew here felt horrible for Rie, and decided we would do whatever we could to help. Designer Dara England donated the cover. We’re also happy to announce that through December 31st, 2010 ALL royalties earned on sales of A Winter’s Night: Volume I will be given to Rie to help rebuild her life. We hope that this will help  her to be able to start anew.

The Blurb:

Four sisters discover that they are born into a line of women with powers to control the Elements. Plucked from their normal college lives and thrust into a battle to save the Earth, can they defeat the evil Montatre?

Rie is also offering a free copy of Ghosts of Valentines Past to anyone who purchases A Winter’s Night. Details can be found at her website at http://www.riemcgaha.com/awintersnight.htm .

A Winter’s Night: Volume I is available through The Untreed Reads Store (GreenPass members save an additional 15%), at Amazon for the Kindle and at most of the retailers listed on the right side of our website.

Not seeing it at your favorite retailer on our list? It will be there shortly! It sometimes may take our distributors a week from release to post the title.

All Untreed Reads titles are available for every platform and device, including the iPad, nook and Kindle. All titles are compatible with all reading applications. Title selection at individual retailers may vary depending on what they choose to carry.

Whenever possible, we try to promote ebooks that are being used to help out in charitable ways. We discovered this one this morning. Here’s the details:

The Blurb:

A doctor in love with his patient’s wife… A fatal mistake during surgery… Accident? Malpractice? Or murder? Jake Lassiter, the linebacker-turned-lawyer, is on the case. The bestselling novel was named by the L.A. Times as one of the best thrillers of the year. “Move over Scott Turow. ‘To Speak for the Dead’ is courtroom drama at its very best.” – Larry King, USA Today

From the Author:

Now, on the 20th anniversary of hardcover publication, the courtroom thriller is available as an e-book at the astonishing price of $2.99. That’s right, less than your double mocha latte, with far fewer calories. Even if you don’t own an e-reader, you can download the book to your laptop or desktop. I’m donating all proceeds of the book to a cause that’s very special to me: the Four Diamonds Fund, which supports cancer treatment for kids at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.

At only $2.99, this is an incredible deal and really does go for a worthy cause. Editor-In-Chief Jay Hartman has read Paul Levine’s work and assures all readers that they won’t be disappointed.

If you’d like to purchase this title in multiple formats, you can get this title at Smashwords by clicking HERE. It’s also available in Kindle format by clicking HERE.

At Untreed Reads, we’re more than just a publisher and an informational blog. When we see people using ebooks to help further great causes, we like to give them a platform as well.

T.C. Beacham is a self-published author who fits that profile perfectly. Beacham has two works out:

Escaping Celia: Escaping Celia is the story of Carly O’Shea, whose long-awaited solo vacation is derailed when her mother, aunt, and relentless cousin Celia invade her seaside cottage. Toss in a snarly runaway teen, a hot guitar player, a cool Southern boy, a gun-toting matron, and a wise boardwalk barista-and you’ve got the kind of summer stew that gives everybody heartburn!

Leave Me Gasping: Leave Me Gasping is a smart, sleek, high-stakes mystery featuring amateur detective Del Jakes. A childhood friend is missing and Del travels home to Florida. In a whirlwind of clues and revelations, the sleuth and her cohorts move from a grungy marina grill to a luxurious waterfront enclave; Sound side towns to Gulf side mangrove thickets; suspicion to trust; despair to hope-and grief to love.

10% of all sales are being donated to ocean and wetlands conservation. In this day and age of pollution and tragic oil spills, this type of charity is more needed than ever.

Although we haven’t read the titles, we hope you’ll be willing to take a chance on the work and help support a worthwhile cause. The titles can be found at Smashwords, Amazon, B&N and Kobobooks.com.

From now until December 31st, proceeds from the sale of every erotica title by Giselle Renarde through the Excessica Publishing website will be donated to the LGBT Youthline.

LGBT YOUTHLINE <http://www.youthline.ca/> provides queer-positive,
non-judgmental peer support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual,
transgender, 2-spirit, queer and questioning youth. Based in Renarde’s home
city, LGBT YOUTHLINE offers free services through its toll-free phone
number, by email and instant messenger. To find out more about this
organization, visit their website <http://www.youthline.ca/> .

For a complete list of the titles available by Renarde at Excessica, click HERE.

Untreed Reads applauds Renarde for her efforts to make the world a better place of tolerance and understanding.

From The Publisher:

During the month of love, when everyone’s attention is focused on matters of the heart, we at All Romance www.allromance.com want to help fight the number one killer of women, heart disease, and we need your help and your submissions.

Beginning February 1, 2010, we will release one new short story per day for the entire month. All proceeds from the sale of these shorts, which will be offered exclusively on AllRomance.com as individual eBooks and also bundled into 4 eBook anthologies, will be donated to the American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org).

The 28 stories will be chosen from submissions received between July 1 and October 31, 2009. Any author who has an eBook available on ARe, or whose publisher lists eBooks with us, is eligible to submit. Submissions must be 10,000 to 20,000 words. The preferred heat rating is 4 or 5 flames, though stories rated a hard 3 flames will also be considered. An explanation of the flame rating system can be found on our site. We are looking for a wide variety of themes and sub-genres, as long as the story is a romance.

The stories selected will be reviewed by an editor and provided with cover art, but please make sure submissions are as polished as you can make them before submitting. Previously published stories will be considered only if all rights have reverted back to the author and the story is no longer available for download elsewhere. Backlist and contact info for the authors whose work is chosen will be listed in the back of their story.

Submission details can be found at the link on the All Romance Home Page that reads Publishers/Authors http://www.allromanceebooks.com/publishers.html

Questions should be emailed to cat.johnson@allromanceebooks.com. Final selection of participants will be made and announced in November 2009.

Phaze, independent publisher of erotic fiction, is offering 30% off all of their titles for the 4th of July weekend.  Coupon code FIREWORKS09 (that’s a zero nine there at the end) works from July 4th through July 6th.

Untreed Reads recommends you not only take advantage of the sale, but also use it to purchase any of the COMING TOGETHER anthologies, all of which benefit various charities.  You save money, and some terrific charities get some help they need desperately.  You can see all the titles in the series by clicking HERE.

This title can be purchased and downloaded in multiple formats from its publisher, Phaze, by clicking HERE.

Here is the announcement from the publisher:

All behavior is communication. The trick is to figure out just what it’s saying. No behavior communicates as clearly or on as many levels as sex. All the physical and emotional senses are engaged. Add the element of intrigue, and the intellect is engaged as well.

Phaze Books, in partnership with editor, Alessia Brio, is proud to announce the release of Coming Together: Against the Odds, a collection of erotic fiction with a mystery theme, with an introduction written by the one & only Maxim Jakubowski.

All proceeds from the sale of this special anthology will benefit Autism Speaks.

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Proceeds of the sale of the ebook Deadly Secrets from author Leeann Burke and publisher LBF Books will benefit the American Breast Cancer Foundation  and Cancer Research.  At only $3.88 directly from the publisher, this is a great cause to support.

The Blurb:

Philippe Lafrance is a well known reclusive writer whose life is suddenly thrown upside down when the grandfather he never knew existed, dies. He investigates the reason and learns that his family has kept secrets from him. Deep, ugly secrets. Worse, a killer is murdering the men in his family. He discovers that his father, then his grandfather, were murdered by someone desperate to keep secrets buried.

Bereft, Roxanne St-Clair is left to manage a restaurant when the only person who ever mattered to her, her foster parent and mentor, is murdered. She puts her life on hold to find his killer and bring him to justice.

Thrown together by circumstance and a mutual goal, Philippe and Roxanne fight their attraction and team up to find the killer, bring him to justice and unearth the truth. To stay alive, they must keep one step ahead of the assassin in order to prevent him from killing his next target, Philippe.

Will they succeed in bringing to justice this killer before Philippe becomes his next victim? Will they be able to deal with the truth behind the deadly secrets?