Go Back in Time with Ghost Stories from the Victorian and Edwardian Days

If you enjoy classic ghost stories as much as I do, I know you're going to love these audiobooks narrated by Madeleine Mayfair. You might know her as the narrator of my audiobooks!  Well, she's a huge fan of ghost stories--just like you and me.

Check out these spooky stories from the early 1900s. You'd think they'd feel antiquated, seeing as they were written over 100 years ago, but they're incredibly entertaining. MadMay's done a great job with them.

Haunted Houses of England and Wales
A Collection of Ghost Stories

Prepare for a scare! This collection of bone-chilling ghost stories from England and Wales is certain to send shivers down your spine. Settle in for more than four hours of haunted tales from the early twentieth century—that’s more than four hours of audio!

Listen at iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/haunted-houses-england-wales-collection-ghost-stories/id1450618101?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Elliott_O_Donnell_Haunted_Houses_of_England_and_Wa?id=AQAAAEDMgGrAtM&hl=en
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/haunted-houses-of-england-and-wales
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/398022786/Haunted-Houses-of-England-and-Wales-A-Collection-of-Ghost-Stories
Playster: https://play.playster.com/audiobooks/1001800000001001697/haunted-houses-of-england-and-wales-elliott-odonnell

Scottish Ghost Stories
Victorian and Edwardian Tales of the Supernatural

From castles to country houses to the battlegrounds of a bygone era, Scotland boasts an impressive host of haunted locales. This impressive collection of bone-chilling ghost stories is certain to send shivers down your spine. Travel from Edinburgh to Aberdeen to Glasgow and all points in between with nearly twenty tingling tales of ghostly encounters from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Settle in for more than five hours of audio and get ready for a scare!

Listen at iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/scottish-ghost-stories-victorian-edwardian-tales-supernatural/id1449910637?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Elliott_O_Donnell_Scottish_Ghost_Stories?id=AQAAAEBMyz6LYM&hl=en
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/scottish-ghost-stories-17
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/396891679/Scottish-Ghost-Stories-Victorian-and-Edwardian-Tales-of-the-Supernatural
Playster: https://play.playster.com/audiobooks/1001800000001001536/scottish-ghost-stories-elliott-odonnell

The Invisible Hand and Other Ghost Stories

Ten haunting tales from the book of True Ghost Stories compiled by Hereward Carrington in 1915. Included in this audio collection are the following Victorian and Edwardian stories: The Cut Across the Cheek, “Julia, Darling,” Face to Face, Willington Mill, The Invisible Hand, Face Slapped by a Ghost, Alone with a Ghost in a Church, A Haunted House in France, I Am Shot, and Shaken by a Ghost.

Listen at Nook: https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/256756/invisible-hand-and-other-ghost-stories-the
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/invisible-hand-and-other-ghost-stories-the
Audiobooks.com: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/invisible-hand-and-other-ghost-stories/360166
Playster: https://play.playster.com/audiobooks/1001800000000256756/the-invisible-hand-and-other-ghost-stories-hereward-carrington

Behind the Curtain with Gayboy

I'm bringing you behind the scenes with this post. Strap in, tie those shoelaces (made ya look!) and grab a warm mug of cocoa. Here we go!

In August I published a sweet, lovely bisexual teen novelette called And Plaid All Over. More recently I published a gritty, honest bisexual teen chapbook called Gayboy.

And, actually, they're both the same book. Different name, different cover, different branding, but the story inside is exactly the same.

The plan from the very beginning was to a/b test this story. What's a/b testing? It's when you present different versions of something to see what will have better results. In the case of Plaid/Gayboy I wanted to see whether a softer or harder title and cover design would sell more copies.

Of course, I'm being totally unscientific about this by actually telling you what I'm up to. I published the Plaid version first and kept it exclusive to Amazon for 90 days, then I unpublished it. My plan was to do the same with Gayboy, but I gave up pretty fast because Kindle Unlimited never works out for me. The bulk of my sales come from other ebook stores, so I've uploaded Gayboy pretty much everywhere.

The only thing I didn't change was print version. Chalk that up to laziness. But that also meant I was able to include in the Gayboy blurb: Paperback version available as "And Plaid All Over." Because, of course, I changed the title and cover art to test design concepts, not to trick anyone into buying the same book twice--yet another reason I'm letting you in my evil plan to take over the world. I mean to a/b test this book. Sorry, I glanced at the wrong notebook for a sec.

Now I know what you're thinking: which one's the winner--a or b? Plaid or Gayboy?

Well, the wheels fell off when I changed so many testing parameters, so I can't really say. What I can say is that you are more than welcome to scoop up a copy of Gayboy anywhere you like. 

Oh, and if you want to know what the actual story is about... well, you could read it. Or you could check out this post I wrote: http://foxglovelee.blogspot.ca/2016/08/new-teen-fiction-bi-guy-his-best-friend.html

There are plenty of places to find Gayboy, including:

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gayboy-foxglove-lee/1125245376
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1179950968
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/gayboy

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1I8V9V?tag=foxglovelee-20
Amazon Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01N1I8V9V
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N1I8V9V
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/book/332231797/Gayboy
24Symbols: https://www.24symbols.com/book/x/x/x?id=1808057

Free Ebooks, USA Today Review, Large Print Sylvie & Oh-So-Many Things To Do

Remember that Kids in the Hall sketch, Things To Do? That's kind of how I feel every time I sit down to write a blog post. I go so long between them that I always have seven things to tell you. Or, in this case, three things:

Thing 1:

Truth and Other Lies was reviewed by USA Today!

Here's the link: http://www.usatoday.com/story/happyeverafter/2015/03/30/michelle-monkou-ya-recs-albertalli-walker-lee-stevenson/70689590/

Wow, do I ever feel like a real-life professional author now!

Thing 2:

Sylvie and the Christmas Ghost is now available as a Large Print book. It's available right now from CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/5457443 and should be rolling out across Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other retail channels very soon.

Hint if you like ebooks: you can now read Sylvie for FREE! Pick up a copy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo... where else?  Google Play. Go for it.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QJLBFUS
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sylvie-and-the-christmas-ghost-foxglove-lee/1120851731
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id947735485
Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/sylvie-and-the-christmas-ghost
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/book/249006634/Sylvie-and-the-Christmas-Ghost
Inktera: http://www.inktera.com/store/title/c380355f-ad0b-41be-9ee4-b81896a4b523

Q: What's better than a free ebook?

A: TWO free ebooks!

Thing 3:

Dress Like A Dude

A short story by Foxglove Lee

...will be FREE at Amazon April 28th-May 2nd, 2015...

What's going on in front of the school? 

 
When Mila and Laura get back from lunch, there's a big student protest going on. Signs and placards say "Guys Shouldn't Wear Girl Clothes" and "Dress Like A Dude." Turns out a new student doesn't believe in gender-conformity. He’s a Goth guy who wears whatever he wants, including skirts. This ninth grader's got guts!

Mila and Laura have been dating since last school year and they haven't even kissed in public. Will this young student who isn't afraid of anyone inspire them to come out, or will other kids' reactions drive them deeper into the closet?

LGBTQ fiction from the author of Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye & Truth and Other Lies!

***
Foxglove Lee is a former aspiring Broadway Baby who now writes queer fiction for teens and young adults. She tries not to be too theatrical, but her characters often take over. When you’re done with her short story collection Rainbow Crush, grab her novel Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye—it’s set in the 80s and there’s an evil doll! What more could a reader ask for? Follow Foxglove on Twitter @foxglovelee or stay tuned to her blog foxglovelee.blogspot.com for more!

Grab a copy on me, April 28-May 2nd!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OZDHIIA
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OZDHIIA
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00OZDHIIA

...and in case you've never seen that Kids in the Hall sketch I mentioned earlier (caution: comedy violence)...

Ask Your Doctor... I mean LIBRARIAN. Ask Your Librarian.

I need your help.  Not your money!  I'm not asking for money, don't worry (unless you really want... well, nah, never mind about that). Just a teensy-tinsy (tinsy?) fraction of your day will do.  Maybe three minutes? Maybe less.

When I was a teen, I read library books. Exclusively. I couldn't afford to buy novels. Are you kidding? My family could barely afford to eat, and I was a voracious consumer of books.  (My brother was a voracious consumer of cereal, but that's a story for another day.)

As soon as my novel Tiffany and Tiger's Eye came out, the first thing I did was start contacting public libraries across the globe to ask if they'd consider including my book in their collections.

Why was this so important to me? Because when I was growing up, I never did find a young adult novel about a girl who liked girls. That's all I was really looking for. "Please, why can't there be a lesbian novel in this library!" So, twenty years later, I wrote one for my younger self.  And I hope young people today will find what I never could.

This is where you come in.

Are you ready?

I need your help to make Tiffany and Tiger's Eye available IN YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.  Do want a quality LGBT fiction to be made available to young adults in your area, so they won't feel as alone as I did at that age? Of course you do!

So let your library know you want to see Tiffany and Tiger's Eye on their shelves.

How? I don't know how!  Tell me how!!!

Okay, no problem.  Here's how:

1. Go to your library's website.
2. Search your library's catalog. If Tiffany and Tiger's Eye is there, your work is done. Check it out and read it. It's great!
3. If it's not there, look for a link that says "Suggest a Purchase." (this might be in an "About Us" section or buried somewhere. If you hunt for it and can't find it, click on "Contact Us" or something similar.)
4. You might have to sign in with your library card. You might not. Depends on the library.
5. Give your library as many details as you can about the book you're suggesting. In this case...

(Updated February15, 2017)  
Title: Tiffany and Tiger's Eye
Author: Foxglove Lee
Book Format: Book and Ebook are both available--select the one YOU want to see in your library
Paperback ISBN: 9781543006230
Ebook ISBN: 9781370136216

Year of Publication: 2017
Adult, Teen, or Children's book?: Teen

If the form asks why the library should consider purchasing this book or where you heard about it, be honest. If you heard about it right here, right now, you can tell them that--author's website, online--and as for why? Well, I can only hope that if you're still reading, it's because you want to see quality, age-appropriate LGBT fiction available for young people in your area.

6. If your library system doesn't have a specific "Suggest a Purchase" form, you might have to send them an email or use a "Contact Us" form. Just let them know that you're contacting them because you want to see Tiffany and Tiger's Eye by Foxglove Lee in your local library. Send them all that book information I've listed above.

See? That was pretty easy!

You can recommend any book for purchase, but most library systems request that you don't submit forms for books over 2 years old or books that are bestsellers/by bestselling authors. Don't worry--neither is the case, here. *wry laughter*

Just because you submit a purchase suggestion doesn't automatically mean your library will buy the book you want to read, but in the case of an indie-published LGBT novel like Tiffany and Tiger's Eye, libraries aren't going to acquire copies unless YOU--the citizens, the people, the readers!--ask for it.

(By the way, if you're still saying, "Shut up and take my money," here's what you can do: buy a copy or copies of Tiffany and Tiger's Eye to DONATE to your local library. Links are below. And I'm sure your library will love you as much as I do!)

Tiffany and Tiger’s Eye

A Novel by Foxglove Lee

Ebook ISBN: 9781370136216

Print ISBN-13: 9781543006230

ISBN-10: 154300623X

Now Available in Print!

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VTC7XRR?tag=foxglovelee-20

Barnes & Noble:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tiffany-and-tigers-eye-foxglove-lee/1118740939

Kobo:

https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/tiffany-and-tiger-s-eye-1

iTunes:

 https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1206231008

Google Play: 

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=vxUgDgAAQBAJ