Winner, Cover, and Contest, Oh My!

Hey there! Have a couple of cool, quick announcements to head you off into your weekends, so let's get right to them, shall we? We shall!

First up, the official cover reveal for Alien in Chief is over at my Premieres page. Check it out -- I think it's made of awesome!

Next up, the winner of the edited galley of Alien in the House is:

WickedzKuruni 

Many congrats! 

Winner has until until September 25th to claim their prize. After that time, the Gods of Random will snatch back the prize and demand a new sacrifice, I mean, winner.

A quick reminder that A Bug's Life, A Study in Starlets, and the Temporally Out of Order anthology featuring "Alien Time Warp", which takes place during Alien Separation, are all available now for purchase. Don't miss out having these great reads as you head into the weekend! (BTW, Temporally Out of Order is in the Amazon Top 50 right now. So don't miss out on what's clearly one of the best anthologies going right now!)

Oh...and lookee there...what's this coming? Why, it's another contest! 

That's right, we're continuing to clean my office and this time the edited galley for Alien Research is what's up for grabs! The Rafflecopter is below the signature line. This contest is for Hook Me Up! subscribers only. If you're not on yet, get on now, because this is just one of many contests coming down for the rest of this year. Send an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line and you'll be in and able to win, win, win.

Contest will run from today, September 17, 2015 through Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Winner will be announced by October 2nd and will have until October 9th to claim their prize. After that time, the Gods of Random will snatch back the prize and demand a new sacrifice, I mean, winner. Contest is open internationally. And yes, if you've won in recent contests you can still enter this one. The Gods of Random enjoy being generous sometimes, and you never know when it'll be your time to score more than once!

That's it for today, but as always, more's on the way. So enjoy the slide into the weekend and let's be winning readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

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Another Release Day!

Happy Tuesday and a belated Happy Rosh Hashana to those who celebrate!

I'm starting this new year with a new release -- A Bug's Life, Book Three in the Martian Alliance Chronicles series is alive wherever ebooks are sold! Many thanks to all of you who pre-ordered the next adventure for DeeDee and the rest of the Crew of the Hummingbird. For the rest of you, you can grab your copy today and enjoy!  


Also just released last Friday is A Study in Starlets, the next adventure of my Sherlock Holmes -- first introduced in "All the Single Ladies" from the Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets anthology -- and her new partner, John Watson, as they deal with more Hollywood intrigue and the sleaze that comes along with it. It's available wherever ebooks are sold as well, so don't miss out, get their next adventure now!

And, as a reminder, you're down to the last hours to enter to win the edited galley of Alien in the House. Just scroll down or click this link and get your entries in now, before it's too late!

That's it for today, but as always, more's on the way, including another contest coming soon. So enjoy your weeks and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Studying Release Day!

Happy Friday! Hope everyone had fantastic weeks and has even better weekends planned. I'm busy beavering away on Camp Alien and a host of other things, but since we have things going on, let's get to them, shall we? We shall!

First up, yay and hooray -- the Kickstarter for the Alien Artifacts and WERE- anthologies has funded and hit stretch goals. Meaning "Alien Epilogue" and "Missy the Were-Pomeranian vs. the Masters of Mediocre Doom" will be coming to you early next year. Thanks so much to everyone who helped fund these books, and enjoy all your backer rewards while you wait for the anthologies!

Today's also exciting because it's the official release day of A Study in Starlets, my novella follow-up to my short story, "All the Single Ladies", in the Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets anthology. A Study in Starlets follows Sherlock and her new partner, John Watson, as they settle into their duplex in Santa Monica and land a case that seems ordinary but is anything but. For those who pre-ordered, enjoy the story, and for those who didn't, go get your copy of A Study in Starlets right now!

And for those who prefer a physical book, you can pre-order alt. Sherlock Holmes: New Visions of the Great Detective which will have A Study in Starlets along with two other alternative universe versions of Sherlock and Watson for your reading pleasure.

Speaking of pre-orders, have you pre-ordered your copy of the third installment in the Martian Alliance Chronicles, "A Bug's Life" yet? If not, head over to Amazon or Smashwords and get your pre-order in today. "A Bug's Life" will be on sale everywhere, including Barnes and Noble, on Tuesday, September 15th. And, if you haven't gotten installments one and two yet, get your copies of "The Royal Scam" and "Three Card Monte" now, so you're all caught up when "A Bug's Life" hits the interwebs.

And, of course, a reminder that it's never too early to pre-order Alien in Chief and Camp Alien either online or from your favorite bookstore. Pre-orders help authors in a variety of ways, not the least of which by helping their publishers to determine print runs (which in turn determine whether or not a book can make a bestseller list), determine if there's enough interest to keep a series going, and a variety of other factors. They help authors this way, too, of course, and for indie authors it helps them rank well and that helps get them onto promo lists from Amazon for free. So, if you love an author, pre-order their bookie wookies.


Last but in no way least, you have five days left to get in on the latest contest -- Clean My House, where you can win the edited galley of the award-winning Alien in the House. Just scroll down or hit this link to get to the entry form. Yes, it's open internationally and it's also for Hook Me Up! only, but if you're not on, it's not too late. Send an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line and then enter away while basking in the knowledge that you're in with the in-crowd.

That's it for today, but as always, more's on the way. So everyone enjoy the slide into the weekend and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Clean My House

Happy Friday! Hope everyone had wonderful weeks and are looking forward to wonderful weekends, extra long ones for those celebrating Labor Day. But before we head off for that, there's some news, and a new contest, so let's get to it all shall we? We shall!

First up, there's a new book for pre-order in town, and it's the next story featuring my Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, A Study in Starlets. It'll go on sale on September 11th at Amazon and other e-retailers. This story is the next adventure for Sherlock and John, after the events of "All the Single Ladies" in Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets.

Not an e-reader? Don't despair. A collection of three alternate Holmes novellas will be available on April 12, 2016 and is available for pre-order from Amazon and other retailers, now.

We're also down to the last few days to support the Alien Artifacts and Were- Anthologies Kickstarter. Alien Artifacts will have "Alien Epilogue", which takes place in the Kitty-verse after the events of Universal Alien. And Were- will have my standalone story, "Missy the Were-Pomeranian vs. the Masters of Mediocre Doom". I mean, you can't really pass either one of those up, now, can you? No, you can't. So get in on the Kickstarter now, so you get the anthologies plus a whole lot of other goodies, too! (If we hit the next goal, for example, you'll get not one but two additional free reads from some of the anchor authors -- it's a win-win all the way around!)

And, speaking of pre-orders, don't forget to pre-order the third installment of the Martian Alliance Chronicles, A Bug's Life. You can pre-order from Amazon and Smashwords and, yes, it'll be available on September 15th at B&N and all other e-retailers, too.

If you don't have them yet, get the first two installments now:
The Royal Scam -- Amazon; Barnes and Noble; Smashwords
Three Card Monte -- Amazon; Barnes and Noble; Smashwords

And, of course, we can't mention pre-orders without the reminder that you can pre-order both Alien in Chief (coming December 1st) and Camp Alien (coming in May 2016) right now from any and all retailers, including your favorite physical bookstores. I'll be posting my December book tour information as we confirm stops, so keep your eyes on the Datebook to see if I'm coming to a city near you!

And now it's time for a new contest. Namely one that lets one of you clean off my desk. That's right, it's time to win the edited galley of the award-winning Alien in the House!

This contest is for Hook Me Up! subscribers only. If you're not on yet, get on now, because this is just the first of many contests coming down for the rest of this year. Send an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line and you'll be in and able to win, win, win.

Contest will run from today, September 4, 2016 through Wednesday, September 16, 2016. Winner will be announced by September 18th and will have until September 25th to claim their prize. After that time, the Gods of Random will snatch back the prize and demand a new sacrifice, I mean, winner. Contest is open internationally.

That's it for today but, as always, more's on the way. So enjoy the long weekend and let's be pre-ordering and winning readers out there. Peace out my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

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Winners Announced

We have winners! The winners from the San Diego Comic-Con signed comics contest are:

Winning a set of 4 signed copies of Menthu: Mary Preston

Winning a set of 4 signed copies of The Roach: bn100

Winning a signed SDCC exclusive copy of Menthu: Becky B

Winners will have until Monday, September 7th, to send me (gini@ginikoch.com) an email with their snail mail address. Any prizes not claimed at that time will be snatched back by the Gods of Random and a new winner will be chosen in their place.

Congrats to all the winners, and to everyone else -- stay sharp because another contest is just around the corner!

Love,
Gini