NEWSLETTER January 2019 News from Ann Charles
The drawing was held for the prizes featuring the AC Silly Circus Mystery Series. Thank you for playing along on my contest. Your prize will be in the mail soon. Below is a list of the winners. Please watch your email for February’s newsletter special treat.
AC Silly Circus Co Poster:
Kerrie Howard, Sara Barenbrugge, Dawn Marie Black, Sheila Fry, Laura Wollam, Susan Schleicher, Rieck Eske, Christie Johnson, Jessica Lablanc, Barb Harlan, Pam Blaise, Linda Rorex, Janet Daughtry, Princess Smith, Amie Green
AC Silly Circus Freakshow Coaster:
Melissa Hogan, Julia David, Darlene Flanders, Alisa Dodge, Pat Moshure, Kristen Martenson, Deidre Herzog, Cindy McCully, Vicki Huskey, Megan Tupper, Jo Ann Reinhold, Sarah Sorrento, Amanda Scotchmer, Melanie Harkless, Melissa Brooker, Becky Humphreys, Lisa Norvell, Wanda Adams, Gail Mathers, Raelene Cowley, Rachael Danley, Brian Basham, Kelley Anderson, Shera Hintzen, Jeanne Klingler, Holly West, Erin Kelly, Tara Schneider, Letitia Hensley, Jennifer Thomas
A Chance to Win 30 Romantic Comedies!
From now through Jan 23rd, you can enter to win my book plus 30 fantastic romantic comedies from an amazing collection of authors (which includes the first book in my Jackrabbit Junction Mystery series, DANCE OF THE WINNEBAGOS), AND a brand new eReader. All you have to do is click the link below and follow me and other great romantic comedy authors on BookBub!
AC Silly Circus Series Now Available in Audio, Ebook, AND Print Formats
Hip-hip-hooray! Now Feral-LY Funny Freakshow and A Bunch of Monkey Malarkey (AC Silly Circus Mystery Novella #1 and #2) are both available in ebook, print, and audio formats.
Below are links to help you find the right format for your reading and/or listening pleasure:
FERAL-LY FUNNY FREAKSHOW (Novella 1)
Ebook Version:
Amazon Kindle
Barnes & Noble Nook
Kobo
Apple Ibooks
Audio Version:
Apple
Audible
Amazon
Print Version:
Ann Charles Store (Personal autographs available)
Amazon
A BUNCH OF MONKEY MALARKEY (Novella 2)
Ebook Version:
Amazon Kindle
Barnes & Noble Nook
Kobo
Apple Ibooks
Audio Version:
Apple
Audible
Amazon
Print Version:
Ann Charles Store (Personal autographs available)
Amazon
Don’t Let It Snow in Deadwood Available in Ebook and Print!
It’s Christmas Eve and Violet Parker has one request on her list for Santa—to make it home to her kids. Unfortunately, “home” is also the lair of her life-long nemesis, her sister Susan (aka the devil’s concubine). Standing in Violet’s way is Old Man Winter, who slammed the Black Hills with a show-stopping blizzard. However, a little snow isn’t going to ground her sleigh, not with family counting on her to deliver Santa’s goods. Trying to keep Christmas from turning into a candy cane calamity, Violet battles her demons and struggles through the chaos storming around her.
Can she make it through the holiday without cracking anyone’s nut?
PRINT BOOK LINKS:
Ann Charles Store
Amazon
EBOOK LINKS:
Amazon
B&N Nook
Kobo
Apple
The audio version will be available in late 2019.
Deadwood #9 (Gone Haunting in Deadwood) Available as an Audiobook
The audio version of Deadwood #9 is now available for purchase. Feel like hanging out with Violet while walking, driving, flying, sailing, riding the rails, hiking, knitting, cooking, ignoring your family or coworkers? Now you can while listening to the audiobook version of GONE HAUNTING IN DEADWOOD. Caroline Shaffer is back and sounding as awesome as always as Violet Parker.
Normally, not even drunk on a bet would Violet Parker go to Slagton, a creepy ghost town inhabited by those too stubborn—or deranged—to leave. But sometimes she doesn’t have a choice …
Grab your audiobook copy now:
Amazon
Audible
Downpour
Apple (Coming soon!)
FREE STUFF—Plus a Contest!
To celebrate the two books in my AC Silly Circus series (which I plan to continue in late 2019), I’m giving away a free two-sided autographed bookmark. In addition, everyone who emails requesting a bookmark is automatically entered into a drawing to win either a Circus series 11″ x 17″ poster or a one of a kind limited addition, commemorative coaster.
REVIEWS NEEDED PLEASE: If you read or listen to either of these two novellas and feel like helping me let others know about the crazy shapeshifter in my wacky circus, I’d love and greatly appreciate your help with a review at places such as Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple, Audible, Goodreads, and anywhere else you can think of leaving one that won’t land you or me in jail (although we could leave a review on the cell wall if one of us sneaks in a black marker). Reviews not only help draw new readers, but they also help me be able to secure promotional ads that require a certain amount of reviews before acceptance will be considered.
If you’d like a free autographed bookmark (and to be entered into my January contest), send your name and physical mailing address with FERAL MONKEY in the Subject line to reader@anncharles.com (or send me an email via my Connect page with the above details).
Arizona 2019 Fan Party–Happening This Month!
Come and enjoy a fun get together with me at Uptown Alley, where we can bowl, chat, eat, watch sports on the big screens, and just have fun. Kids are welcome!
I’ve booked one of the rooms there from 1 to 4 pm, so come and enjoy a fun afternoon. I’ll have a few books there, including the new Circus series and Deadwood #10 if you would like to buy an autographed book. I will also sign books you’ve already purchased.
Special Guest: My cover artist and illustrator, C.S. Kunkle, will be there with me this year to autograph books as well.
I hope to see some of you there!
Date:
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Time:
1 PM to 4 PM
Location:
Uptown Alley
13525 N. Litchfield Road
Surprise, AZ 85375
2019 Deadwood Fan Party
Date: I’ll be doing signings and hanging out in Deadwood June 27th-29th.
Location: The Deadwood Holiday Inn Express & Suites on Main Street in Deadwood.
HOTEL DISCOUNTED RATES LINK
For those of you interested in staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Deadwood, SD, where I’ll be having my 2019 Fan Party Saturday June 29th, here is the link with the discounted rates. If you plan to stay on nights beyond of the 27th-29th range you will need to call the number provided on the link and tell them you are with the Ann Charles group.
Ann Charles Fan Special Discount Booking Link
The Holiday Inn Express has breakfast and a pool. They also do promotions so guests can get gaming $ and dinner at Mavericks at a discount. If you have any questions regarding the hotel booking or the location itself, please contact the hotel.
NOTE: Keep in mind that there are many different places to stay in Deadwood and Lead if you decide not to stay at the Holiday Inn Express, including other hotels, beautiful vacation homes, and fun campgrounds. Email me if you need any help with finding information on places to stay.
SPECIAL GUEST!
Bestselling author of the Mary O’Reilly Mystery series, Terri Reid, will be joining us this year with fun ghost stories. She’ll be giving away a great gift to those who come to meet her!
Fun Gifts at Ann Charles’ Zazzle Store
Want to give someone a unique gift in 2019 tied to the Deadwood, Jackrabbit, or Dig Site Series? In addition to my Ann Charles Store accessible from my website, I also have some fun products available over on my Ann Charles Zazzle store. Posters, mugs, keychains, T-shirts, and more!
Wrap Up
Next up from my right brain…
I’m currently working on two projects at once and I can’t wait to share the both with you!
First: A new Deadwood-related series
My husband and I have teamed up to write a new Deadwood series, only this one is the prequel to Violet’s series and takes place in the 1870s in historic Deadwood. Have you ever wondered what happened in town back when Prudence, Ms. Wolff, Big Jake Tender, and the other folks from Deadwood’s past were alive and kicking in Deadwood? Now you will finally find out! Stay tuned in late February for the first book in the new Deadwood Undertaker Series called LIFE AT THE COFFIN JOINT. (A series of western paranormal mysteries full of wild and wooly characters you don’t want to miss!)
Second: The fifth book in the Jackrabbit Junction Mystery series
Natalie, from the Deadwood Mystery Series, and I are heading down to Jackrabbit Junction to spend some time with the Morgan sisters. I can tell you that there’s already a lot of excitement in store for all, especially you fans of both the Jackrabbit and Deadwood series. Look for this new Jackrabbit Junction novel in late spring 2019!
This year, I am going to try to share short videos on my writing life and plans. Here is the first one I released earlier this month on my Ann Charles YouTube channel:
January 2019 Works-in-Progress
Remember, for those of you who use Amazon and Bookbub, you can sign up for release alerts on my new books when they’re available.
Thank you for your support in 2018 and I hope you enjoy the stories I’ll be sharing with you in 2019!
♥ Ann
So busy!! I am so excited to head back to Jackrabbit Junction AND start a new series!!! Wish I could join you in Arizona or Deqdwood but this year ai have two grandsons graduating this year!!!! Yeah, don’t know how I got to be this old but at least I can stay young inmy head as I read your stories!!!