It’s Free Again

While I’m sitting here watching the Giants game and doing research, I’ve decided to do another Free Kindle Book Giveaway today.

Starting tonight when the clock strikes midnight, the Turn of the Dime  will be FREE to download on Kindle on Amazon, without a Kindle Unlimited Subscription. The Turn of the Dime will be free all day for twenty four hours until midnight of the same day, and if you like the book, tell me what you think by leaving a review.

Before I go, I’d like to extend a shout-out to Maria, Annie, Jim and Mark. Maria,  concerning your last question, I have fixed the site so now it is easier to download the books, or buy them. Thank you for bringing that to my attention about making navigation easier.  Annie, thank you for you email too.  I look forward to hearing from you again.

Jim, thank you for your wonderful comments about the Turn of the Dime. I’m glad that you liked the book, and thank you about your suggestions concerning the exclamation points.  In review of your suggestion, I have re-edited the book and removed the excess exclamation points.  Also, concerning your question about a sequel?  That’s a possibility, and I certainly have considered it.  If I do decide to go forward with a sequel, I will certainly make you aware of it.

Thank you everyone once again for reaching out, and helping the site to grow. I truly appreciate your support and I’m glad to see that the site is growing.

Remember you can ask me questions here, via email, on Facebook, or Twitter and maybe I’ll feature one of your questions in my next blog post.

Talk to you soon

Jen

Quick Message

Hi, Everyone.

I hope that you all had a fantastic weekend.  I most certainly did, and I hope that you were able to download the FREE books I had for you in their Kindle editions.  If you didn’t, it’s ok. Just to let you know, if you’re an Amazon Kindle Unlimited Subscriber you can download The Turn of the Dime and Billy’s Cascade for FREE all the time!

Also, if you’re trying to order the paperback version of The Turn of the Dime and are finding it difficult, it’s because we are making some minor changes to the book.  It will be up on Amazon in about 48 hrs.   Just to let you know these changes are not anything that affects the story in any way, there were just some minor typos that were pointed out to me by some terrific readers, and for that, I thank you both for messaging me and letting me know about it.  I have taken your advice and I’ve committed those changes both in the Kindle versions and the paperback.

Thank you all for the nice Birthday messages that you sent me, and just the wonderful messages in general.  I truly appreciate your support and thank you.

Have a great week!

Jen

I Have a Gift for You on My Birthday

Hello, Everyone.   Thanks so much for all of your support and great comments.  I really love seeing them, and I really appreciate all of you supporting me.   Well, I have something special that I’d like to share with you.

Friday, October 7th is my 46th Birthday, and instead of you giving me a gift, I want to give you a gift.

Starting from October 7th until October 10th – both Kindle Versions of The Turn of the Dime and Billy’s Cascade will be FREE to download.   You heard me correctly!

 

If you hop on over to my Amazon Author’s page right here  and you will be able to get both The Turn of the Dime and Billy’s Cascade for FREE on your Kindle, or Kindle Reading App. 

Consider this as my way of thanking you for supporting me, leaving reviews, and just loving the books.

I hope that you’re excited for Potholes!   It comes out in January of 2017, and before that we’ve got so many surprises planned, it’s going to knock your socks off!  So hang on to your favorite bottle of Vodka for that launch!

I’m excited.  Are you excited?  I hope you are too.  Also, you can view an excerpt for Potholes right here!

See you soon.

What’s Been Going On?

Hi, all.  I know it’s been a while since I posted something, but I thought that I would take a minute and let you know what I’ve been up to. First of all, I hope all of you had a really fantastic summer.  I most certainly did.  I got to see my favorite musician of all time: Garth Brooks at Yankee Stadium!  This concert was spectacular.  I also had my first signing and my friend Roy Mauritsen was with me at the Marriot Springhill Suite in Yaphank, NY.

Now I’ve got even bigger news to share with you.   This has been in the planning stages for a long time now and I am so happy to be able to share this with you.  While I can’t just give you the full details yet, know that it’s fantastic news that I can’t wait to share with you.

I also have some other news which I will be releasing shortly, and yes, I do have a third book coming out in January.  While not as long as Turn of the Dime or Billy’s Cascade, I prefer to think of this as a “one-shot” and it will be available on January 7, 2017 via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and perhaps your local bookstore too.

Of recent I’ve received a lot of messages about a fanfiction based project that J&P Productions and myself did about ten years ago called “After Impact: The Audio Manga.”  A lot of you have asked since it has been 10 years since the debut of that web series if it will make a comeback.

I’d like to set the record straight and let you know that at this time, there are no plans to re-release After Impact.  If this does make a comeback, we will definitely make all our dedicated fans aware on www.jpproductionsonline.net and through my channel as well.

Also, we would also like to get the support of Funimation and Gainax films if this project would be brought to fruition, and most certainly the episodes would need to be remastered in HD/4K standard, re-edited, and in some cases redrawn to provide the most spectacular show for you.   If this project is truly a possibility, I will definitely make you all aware.

I hope that this has answered many of your questions, and we thank you, and also keep your eye out for a special gaming walkthrough that I will do through Double J IT Consulting on the new TheSims4: City Life Expansion pack when it is released on November 1.   You can see this video on the Double J IT YouTube channel which will be announced shortly.   It’s my second video that I’ve done for my company, you can actually see me narrate a tour of our latest build here: 

So that’s all for now.  Thank you for your continued support of the novels, J&P Productions and Double J IT.   Take care, and I can definitely say this time:  See Ya on the Next Vid.

Peace 🙂

 

Billy’s Cascade First Review

Since its debut on 6/13, I have just been notified that Billy’s Cascade had its first review on Amazon.com.

Thank you very much for your review, Cathy. 😊. I am so glad that you enjoyed this novel.

So far the feedback I’ve been getting on the new novel has been great, and today I was so pleased to gift out two copies of Billy’s Cascade to my good friend Felipe and his friend Susanna.

Felipe will be heading out to Japan teaching English. I will miss you, NineTaledFox, but I know you will do spectacular over there.

Check out the review here and get ready for my first podcast coming soon with new information about an upcoming signing on Long Island.


See ya soon

Billy’s Cascade on Kindle

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J.Alana Giresi at signing first sold copy of Billys’ Cascade at Marriot Springhill Suites in Bellport, NY

 

Good Afternoon, Everyone.

 

I thought that now was a good opportunity to announce that Billy’s Cascade is available now on Kindle!  Also, I have even better news.  If you purchased the paperback versions of The Turn of the Dime or Billy’s Cascade, or both, you can get the Kindle editions for a special reduced price thanks to Amazon’s Matchbook program.

In order to qualify you must have purchased the paperback versions of The Turn of the Dime or Billy’s Cascade directly from Amazon.  Third-party vendors aren’t eligible  Sorry. If you do prefer Kindle versions though, you can still get the Kindle versions at a reduced price aside from the Matchbook price.

Either way, I hope that you are enjoying both books, and I hope to hear some of your feedback soon.   Remember if you’d like to send feedback about the books the best place to do this is on Amazon’s review page, and also feel free to visit my author’s page which will be updated with event signings and pictures shortly.

Thanks again for your great support, and stay tuned for the next event that will be announced shortly.  I would just like to say, because of many of you who have given me your support, my dream of becoming a full-time writer has become a reality.

Thank you again.

See you soon,

Jen

Another Event Coming Soon!

 

 

img_0439Hello Everyone,

I was so happy that so many of you turned out for my last book signing and event, and I am happy to announce that there will be another one shortly!  I am pleased to announce that Billy’s Cascade and The Turn of the Dime are both selling really well.

More importantly, I decided to do my Book Event during the weekday, and the reason? For many years, I was a support representative at a local call center.  I made many friends there and I’ve missed them.  This event is especially dedicated for my good call center friends.

Keep posted and I’ll let you know more details as they arrive.

Thanks again for all of your support.

See ya soon,

J.

Billy’s Cascade is Here!

 

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Cover art by Roy Mauritsen
Today would have been my grandfather’s 99th Birthday.  For me, there is no better way to celebrate his life then to release my second novel Billy’s Cascade on this day.

 

My grandfather was my best friend growing up, and continued to be until his death in 2006.  The values that he taught me carried on into my adulthood. During one of the most crucial times of my life – he was there to pick me up, remind me that life is a journey worth exploring, and to NEVER give up on fulfilling dreams and ambitions.

While the book is fictional, it is based upon the relationship I had with my grandfather, and his amazing life.  I hope that you enjoy it, and I thank you all for your wonderful support and well-wishes.   Like myself, the main character, Jane, goes through many transformations to ultimately become the person she hopes to be.  This book was a project in the making for over ten years of my life, and I am finally glad to be sharing it with all of you today.

As I sit here and look at the copy in front of me, there are so many people to thank and I am grateful for their wonderful words of wisdom.  I am also grateful to all of you for being behind this project, and staying with me from the beginning.

In the meantime, I’d like to share with you one of the songs that my grandfather recorded under his stage name Billy Cascade in 1951.  Out of all of my grandfather’s recordings, this song means the most to me.  He wrote it for my grandmother, and I chose it to be the song that he sings in the night club scene from the book.  It served as inspiration for me several times during writing this novel, and now I’d like to share it with you.  I also made it so that the song can be applied to Jane as well in the book. You can stream this song on Soundcloud now. It’s called The Night is Young.  Enjoy, and see you soon.

Take care,

 

J.