Author Guest Post-James Jackson

Please welcome James M. Jackson to the blog.  He authors the Seamus McCree series consisting of five novels and one novella. Jim splits his time between the deep woods of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Georgia’s Lowcountry. He claims the moves between locations are weather-related, but others suggest they may have more to do with not overstaying his welcome. He is the past president of the 700+ member Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime.

REVIEWS FOR THE AUTHOR
Reviews are the balm and bane of writers these days. With so few newspapers providing reviews, many readers have come to rely on reader reviews on websites like Goodreads or Amazon. Best-selling authors can rely on enough of their fans to post reviews; the rest of us must rely on the kindness of strangers to post enough reviews to attract a new reader’s attention. (Thank you to all readers who do post reviews.)

Some authors claim not to read their reviews. I’m not so self-assured; I read them all. And I read them for books I’m considering as well. One thing I have noticed is that many of the “bad” reviews are from people who don’t like the kind of book the author writes.

It’s a shame for a reader to waste limited reading time on a book they are unlikely to enjoy. I’ve put together 10 Reasons Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Read My Book

* If you like page-turners with plots that twist and turn, Empty

Promises is your kind of book.

* If you like hot romance on the page – not so much.

* If you like suspense and thriller novels, Empty Promises will suit your fancy.

* If you prefer cozy mysteries with food and crafts on the side – this is not that.

* If you like complex characters with strengths and weaknesses, Empty Promises has them.

* If you like your heroes to take names and pound the bad guys to dust, this may not be for you. Seamus prefers to use brain over brawn, although he’ll use force when he must.

* If you enjoy amateur sleuth stories set in real locations, Seamus turns amateur sleuth and Empty Promises is set in the wilds of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

* If dragons or zombies or other magical/mystical creatures are your preference, the closest this book comes is a granddaughter who likes fairies and stuffed animals.

* If you want a knee-slapping hoot – I don’t write them.

* But if you enjoy a bit of wry humor, touching scenes with the grandkid and her dog, Empty Promises has them, too.

The best way to know if you’ll enjoy a book is to read an excerpt. To check out Empty Promises, you can download and read the first four chapters of Empty Promises (click here), or if you prefer reading a series from the beginning, here are the first four chapters of Ant Farm (Seamus McCree #1) (click here).
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 You can find information about Jim and his books at https://jamesmjackson.com. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads and/or Amazon.

You can order paperback versions of his books from your favorite physical or online bookstore (or from his website if you’d like them autographed). You can find his Kindle books here

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THANK You Mr. Jackson for the glimpse into your book, I'm sure there are readers who will be interested.