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Teel McClanahan III is now releasing the second book of a trilogy. True to these the form of these three books, the titles are massive. This one: Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction, Book 2: The Twofold Invasion OR Penetration and Destruction OR How To Make Love With Twins. Quite a mouthful. Here’s the synopsis:

Contains mature content not suitable for all readers. Book Two continues the boy’s story from a few months after where Book One leaves off, primarily following his quest to save the life of his unborn child as he finds himself further and further from the life he knew before. This is the second book of the ongoing series; Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction - Recollections of an Alternate Past. Look for Book One, also available at Podiobooks.com.

Since this is an ongoing tale, Teel is only releasing the first episode in the default feed. But he’s rather good about releasing new episodes weekly. But his release day may not be your optimal “receive” day. So get a custom feed and control that yourself. Either way, this serialized audiobook is free!

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Graydancer has released the final two episodes of Jujun. This is a magical realism tale, but it’s listed as ADULTS ONLY, so be advised. And if it’s for you, enjoy!

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The king of crotchety, Greg Crites, has just released the final episodes of his book, Hard Boiled Headline. This makes the fifth book Greg has released here. With luck, we’ll see more from him in the future!

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Please welcome J.J. Hebert to the site. He’s using the voice talents of Jeffrey Kafer to release a free serialized audiobook version of his inspirational fiction novel, Unconventional. To celebrate the launch, Jeffrey Kafer will do a live reading of episode 1 (chapters 1-3) via webcam at 10pm Eastern Time (7pm PST). J.J. Hebert will also be there in the chat room to answer questions and celebrate the launch with you!

YOUNG JAMES FROST just knows, deep in his bones, that he’s a writer. He writes far into early mornings, after his wearying hours of scrubbing toilets and sweeping floors. He loves writing that much.

But it’s not only the joy of words that keeps him grinding; it’s his desire to retire the janitor’s mop. He sees being published as the key to living an improved life. James has another deep-seated conviction: that he’s not good enough. He secretly longs to be accepted. However, the conventional others in his life seem all too willing to remind him that he’s wasting his time.

Then he meets and falls in love with Leigh, the one bright spot in his endless misery of self-doubt. A quiet but resolutely religious girl, she has to fight off disapproval of her own from overly critical parents, whose insults are countered by James’s often-voiced admiration of her. Likewise, Leigh’s faith in his talents begins to build his confidence, eventually allowing her to introduce him to a different way to help himself: relying on God.

Ultimately, James’s newfound faith is sorely tested to the point of doubt when his dream to be published seems to melt into a mirage, smothered by countless rejection slips from agents and publishers. His faith is also battered by having to fight highly emotional battles and suffer fear and loss. Just when James appears hopelessly sapped by devastating events, one last door opens, and he’s rocked by an epiphany.

UNCONVENTIONAL is designed to inspire readers to reach for their dreams. Buy this book. Read it. Share it with everyone you know. You—and they—will be glad you did!

The first five episodes are in the default feed, with more coming as J.J. makes them available. Or, get a custom feed and you get to pick when you get available episodes delivered to you.

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Teel McClanahan III has wrapped up the final episode of Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction, Book 1. Well… that’s not really the title of the book. The real title of the book is Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction - Recollections of an Alternate Past, Book One: An Introduction To Dodgeball -or- Conception and Induction -or- How To Begin An Apocalypse.

And while this first book is done, the series is not. Next week, he’ll be releasing the first episode of Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction, Book 2. As you might suspect, that’s not the real name of the second book. It’s title will be Untrue Tales From Beyond Fiction, Book 2: The Twofold Invasion OR Penetration and Destruction OR How To Make Love With Twins.

Yeah.

Anyhow, check out Book 1 if you haven’t already. See you next week for #2.

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Tim Dodge makes his debut on the site, releasing his thriller, Acts of Desperation, as a free serialized audiobook:

Ray Davis is newly divorced, going nowhere at a dead-end job in a warehouse, and has almost worked off the debts his ex-wife rang up. Then his underinsured brother’s need for a liver transplant forces Ray to come up with a lot of money, fast. When he attempts to recover the profit he made with an old business partner, Ray discovers that the partner is dead and his investment has fallen into the hands of a drug dealer. The dealer has used the cash to buy a large supply of cocaine; he and his gun are not inclined to return the proceeds. Ray enlists a crude private eye to help him get it back, and he falls in love with Jenna, a beautiful waitress. His struggle to recover the money soon takes him deep into a swamp of crime, drugs, murder and revenge. Caught in a war between rival dealers, he comes to realize that the stakes have risen beyond the woman he loves or the money he needs to save his brother. He’s fighting for his life.

ACTS OF DESPERATION is the new thriller from Tim Dodge. It combines crime, action, adventure, romance and humor into a roller coaster ride of a story.

We’ve released the first seven episodes in the default feed. More coming. Or get a customized feed just for you, and space them out one at a time on a schedule you control. Either way, it’s free!

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We’ve just added the final three episodes of Traitor, Book 1 of The Turner Chronicles by Mark Eller. You can now download all 30 episodes to your heart’s content!

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Jack W. Regan makes his debut on the site today. He’s releasing all of the audio episodes his novel, T’Aragam: the Max Ransome Chronicles, Book One.

Young Max Ransome watched his father die, killed by marauding phantors as they swept through T’Aragam at the bidding of the evil wizard Zadok. Barely escaping with his own life, Max is thrust into a whirlwind journey as he races against time to save T’Aragam, the world he loves, from a dark dominion. Can Max overcome the horror of his father’s death and save T’Aragam from the grasping talons of its enemies? Woven with a charming mix of zany humor and genuine danger, “T’Aragam” immerses the reader in a world of original characters and tightly-woven plot. Young Max leads the cast and is ably supported by, among others, a faithful medgekin friend named Gramkin, two monster brothers named Doom and Gloom, and an equuraptor named Dresden. Coupled with quirky supporting characters, such as mercenary Captain Baggywrinkle, Lord Stench, and a perpetually hungry sea serpent named Bob, this cast of characters steps from the pages and pulls the reader into the story.

Gotta love it when authors make the whole thing available, allowing their leaders to choose how they want to listen. The default feed with all episodes will be added to iTunes in a moment. Meanwhile, I’m subscribing with a custom feed, as I don’t want all 21 episodes at once.

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In this, our 11th and final episode for Season One of Podioracket.com, Rhonda R Carpenter interviews Stacey Cochran, the author of Claws. H.E. Roulo interviews J.P. Moore, the author of Toothless. We also share contest information and news. Don’t miss it!

INTERVIEWS

Stacey Cochran

Stacey Cochran’s Main Website: http://www.staceycochran.com/
His writing site http://www.howtopublishabook.org/
Email Stacey: http://staceycochran.com/_wsn/page5.html

J.P. Moore

J.P. Moore’s Website - http://www.jpmooreonline.com/
Contact J.P. through his website: http://www.jpmooreonline.com/contact
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JPMoo

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Welcome Bryna Chalmer to the site. She’s beginning the release of the serialized audiobook version of her novel, Quilt, Book and Bard:

For years the picture of the man with the oxcart has hung on the wall of her Aunt and Uncle’s house. It never occurred to Tory that one day she might actually find herself in the picture. She frees Neal, an imp who has been imprisoned in Castle Hildegard for two hundred years. Together, they journey through the world of the Kingdom Trees, racing to break the spell that has bound the world together - in war.

King Delphic is bent on taking the spell for himself, and becoming monarch of all. Tory and Neal find help among the Bards and the Cloud Jumpers, along with some who are not as trustworthy as they seem. The World Tree is not the universe of Good and Evil; it’s leaves are shades of gray.

Check out a tale where no fairies are hurt, but everything else is up for grabs.

The first five episodes are in the default feed. Or you can get a custom feed and have episodes delivered to your MP3 player — totally free — on a schedule you get to choose. Win!