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Poetry Author to Sign Books in Richmond -

Richmond, IN (January 7, 2010) - Comfort Publishing, LLC announces that the author of Dawn's Kiss, Michael Dennis, will be signing his book at Hastings (located at 4601 National Forest Road East) in Richmond from noon until 5 pm..

Dawn’s Kiss takes the reader on a journey to the domains of the heart and soul where dreams are given birth and love is honored and celebrated in its diverse aspects. It explores love’s heights and depths via a poetic feast offering beauty, depth, and passion to stir and help awaken the fires of love in the mind, heart and imagination. This is accomplished by painting a picture of the joys of love, love’s eternal promise, love’s anticipation, love’s magical moments, love’s sensuality, personified love, hoping and yearning for love, loving from afar, soul mates, memories of love, and finally, love’s farewell.

"Most everyone, somewhere in the far reaches of their heart longs to be elevated to realms of the soul where the heart is free to sculpt a pure image of the mystery, magic, excitement and sacredness of Love," said Dennis. "The poems’ lyricism and vivid imagery provide a cornucopia banquet for readers to enjoy over and over and to pass on to others. Dawn’s Kiss is a romantic, sensitive poet’s gift to help awaken the fires of love. For without love, we can never be complete or happy."

Mr. Dennis is a writer, counselor and educator. His graduate and doctoral studies were in Education and French Literature at IndianaUniversity, Bloomington, IN and The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. His psychology self-help articles, poetry, science fiction and fantasy stories have appeared in various magazines. Mr. Dennis has written two other books: Morning Coffee with God and Wisdom From Beyond, as well as many other poems in collections entitled WellSprings of Hope and Sorrow’s Dance. He currently resides in Cincinnati.

For more information on this event, please call (765) 939-9546.

Blogcritics Review of "Skating Forward" -

All of these courageous young women you will meet in Skating Forward. There are many books on the market about persons who must deal with staggering life problems. But this book is unique because ALL of the women described are skating heroines who face situations which could easily crush most of us.

For sure, this is not a woman’s book; nor is it just a series of memoirs about ice skating. Skating Forward will leave all readers — female and male — in awe because it is one single tale of the stubbornness and flexibility of the human spirit. It will help people who are seeking a beam of light at the end of what could be a darkened tunnel of deep despair.

Author Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz’s book would be a fascinating read for high school and college students to study and discuss — particularly youth who feel life has treated them unjustly. The women in Skating Forward amend their lives and their spirits against all odds. You will not forget them

For the complete review visit HERE

"Skating Forward" Author to Sign Books in Spokane During Nationals -

Spokane, WA - Comfort Publishing, LLC announces that "Skating Forward" (ISBN: 978-1-935361-53-4) author, Joanne Jamroze, will be signing her book on January 23 at Auntie's Bookstore, located at 402 West Main St. in Spokane, from 10am until noon. This will take place during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which are taking place in Spokane and where the Olympic team for Vancouver will be named.

Just in time for the 2010 winter Olympics, "Skating Forward" introduces us to sixteen amazing figure skaters battling the odds every day. No physical limitations or personal challenges will keep them from the sport they love. Readers will join these special young women on ice, through their amazing stories, as they lace up their skates and celebrate life to the fullest.

Ms. Jamrosz has fifteen years experience as a contributing writer with U.S. Figure Skating. She is the author of numerous articles for Skating Magazine and PS Magazine, the magazine of the Professional Skaters Association serving figure skating coaches throughout the United States. She presently works as a contributing writer for U.S. Figure Skating’s web page, www. usfigureskating.org.

In 2006, Joanne assisted in coordinating “Skating for Freedom” an ice show fundraiser for Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind featuring World and Olympic skaters. She also covers numerous events and competitions in the Lake Placid New York and Northeast region for U.S. Figure Skating. Joanne resides in Upstate New York with her husband Gregory, a veterinarian, and their golden retriever, Angel.

For more information, please call Auntie's Bookstore at (509) 838-0206‎.

Thrifty Author's Guide" on Book Marketing Strategies to Launch in Jan. 2010 -

"The Thrifty Author's Guide to Launching Your Book Without Losing Your Mind," a new series for authors on book marketing by Gail Z. Martin, launches in January, 2010.

The book provides a concise, step-by-step proven approach to marketing a new book. It is designed for authors to create effective buzz using traditional and online marketing as well a social media tools. It is the first in the Thrifty Author's series on book marketing strategies. The book is designed to be a resource for authors of fiction or nonfiction, and to be useful for authors who are traditionally published or who self-published.

Comfort Publishing began its line of books in 2008. It also publishes Cabarrus Business Magazine and Lake Norman Business Magazine.

Gail Z. Martin is a marketing expert and the bestselling author of The Chronicles of the Necromancer series from Rebellion, Ltd. (formerly Solaris Books). The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven and Dark Lady's Chosen. Ms. Martin's fiction is handled by the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency in New York City. Learn more at www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com. Her marketing resources are available at www.GailMartinMarketing.com.

The Chimera Seed - Finalist in The National Best Book 2009 Awards by USA Book News -

LOS ANGELES – USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of THE NATIONAL “BEST BOOKS” 2009 AWARDS (NBBA) on October 20, 2009. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 140 categories covering print and audio books. Awards were presented for titles published in 2009 and late 2008.

Jeff Keen, President and CEO of USABookNews.com, said this year’s contest yielded an unprecedented number of entries, which were then narrowed down to over 500 winners and finalists.

Fiction & Literature: General Fiction
Finalist:
The Chimera Seed by Matthew Tully
Comfort Publishing
978-1-935361-32-9

Congratulations Matt Tully!

Examiner.com Review Round Up: The Chimera Seed Featured -

Michelle Kerns, Book reviewer for The Examiner had this to say about Matthew Tully's The Chimera Seed:

Title: The Chimera Seed

Author: Matthew Tully

Genre: Science-y suspense thriller

Remember Michael Crichton's The Terminal Man? A bit of mind-bending science mixed with some seriously intense scenes of blood and guts and horror? It worked like a charm for Mr. Crichton and it works for Mr. Tully's The Chimera Seed.

Michael Tiernan, the bourbon-swigging CEO of Oisín Pharmceuticals, discovers after his father's death that Tiernan the Elder had stumbled onto an amazing little find while researching resveratrol, the compound in grapes thought to have strong anti-oxidant properties -- a purplish concoction named Dionysinol that doesn't only stop aging, it reverses it. And is a powerful aphrodisiac. Talk about a Viagra effect.

Tiernan the Younger wants to sell Dionysinol and make a gazillion dollars. Tiernan the Elder's former partner, Ivan Falters, wants to destroy it. And everyone else involved in the fracas wants to either drink it, steal it, or use it for their own devious ends.

Ladies, if you've never read a science-y suspense thriller, this is the place to start. Two of the characters, Lori Adams and Mary McKenna, are the most interesting gals I've seen in popular fiction for a while. They are intelligent and polite and pretty and gracious and will smile while sewing your mouth shut. Or torching a gentleman's junk off. Or cutting their own legs to fake a miscarriage on the spur of the moment. Whoa.

What to drink while reading The Chimera Seed: While bourbon is the most consumed drink in the book, with grappa and rye each making guest appearances, this is a tome that cries out for a kicky red wine. If you want to go all authentic, spring for something like a Cannonau di Sardegna directly from Sardinia, an island that plays a big role in the book. But cheap plonk works just fine too. Even the kind that comes out of a box. I should know.

Verdict? Mr. Tully's writing puts me in mind of Michael Crichton: a little, but not too much, science, memorable characters, and a plot that trots along at a nice pace. An excellent addition to the freaky science novel genre. And did I mention there will be a sequel?

Author Mark Miller Book Signing -

Books A Million in Leesburg Florida will host The Four Queen Author Mark Miller on Saturday, October 17.

Book A Million

Lake Square Mall

Leesburg Floridia,

11AM - 2 PM

Interview with Margaret Hastings-James -

The staff at www.imperfectwoman.com took the time to read and review Star Crossed. They also interviewed author Margared Hastings-James. To read the full story click on this LINK.

"Thrifty Author's Guide" Book to Focus on Book Marketing Strategies -

Charlotte, NC: Gail Martin, Founder of DreamSpinner Communications and author of the bestselling Chronicles of the Necromancer dark fantasy adventure series (The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven and Dark Lady's Chosen) has sold a book on marketing strategies for authors to Comfort Publishing.

The Thrifty Author's Guide to "Launching Your Book Without Losing Your Mind" sold to Concord-based Comfort Publishing for a September 2009 release date. The book provides a concise, step-by-step proven approach to marketing a new book. It is designed for authors to create effective buzz using traditional and online marketing as well a social media tools. It is the first in the Thrifty Author's series on book marketing strategies.

Comfort Publishing began its line of books in 2008. It also publishes Cabarrus Business Magazine and Lake Norman Business Magazine.

The Chronicles of the Necromancer series is published by Solaris Books, the a UK-based fantasy and science fiction imprint from BL Publishing, the publishing division of industry-leading tabletop games company, Games Workshop. The Summoner, The Blood King and Dark Haven are part of The Chronicles of The Necromancer fantasy adventure series distributed in the U.S. by Simon & Schuster. Ms. Martin is handled by the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency in New York City. Learn more at www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com.

Street Business by Ernest Lijoi and Larry Matthews -

Blogcritics offers their review on Street Business by Ernest Lijoi and Larry Matthews.

You can see the full review by clicking HERE

2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards Semifinalist - Star Crossed by Margaret Hastings-James -

We are so excited to announce that Star Crossed by Margaret Hastings-James has been announced as a simifinalist in the Independent Publishers Book Awards.

The only complicated things in Teddy’s life are cocktails until Nick Chandler is added to the mix... Left at the altar Teddy Richmond goes on the honeymoon alone to an exclusive Greek island resort. After a week of revenge-induced spending the phantom groom cancels his credit card and Teddy moves out of the bridal suite into a room at the back of the hotel. When her retirement savings run out Teddy decides to stay in Greece and rebuild a perfect life in which she has no responsibilities, no commitments, no heartbreak. Teddy rents a room with a view from a crabby old Greek woman and finds a job in a local taverna. She hangs out with co-worker, Chloe, the owner’s American-Greek niece who loves celebrity gossip and complicated cocktails. Life is just the way Teddy wants it until Nick Chandler arrives with his kids, Olivia and her entourage. All of a sudden life becomes complicated, committed and down-right scary.

Star Crossed placed in the Romance category.

Results will be announced in New York on May 29th at a special event. We will keep you posted on the final outcome.

Congratulations Margaret!

Blogcritics Magazine Post Review of "Searching for Blue Mercury" -

Blogcritics Magazine Blog recently posted a review for a new release "Searching for Blue Mercury". To read the review click HERE

Comfort Publsihing Announces New Shipping Option -

Comfort Publishing is pleased to offer a new shipping option to our customers. UPS Basic is a shipping option that works in conjunction with USPS. Tracking is not provided with UPS Basic and rates start at $3.80 for one book. This will benefit US customers wishing to purchase fewer books.

If you have an international order please feel free to contact us for other shipping options.

Comfort Publishing In the News -

Comfort Publishing was featured in an article that appeared in the Charlotte Observer on March 15th.

Click to check it out.