Author: Michael Richan

The River continues: New Steven/Roy book available for pre-sale now!

News Michael Richan

I’m thrilled to announce that the latest book in The River series, The Haunting at Grays Harbor, is now available for pre-order at Amazon!

The book releases on January 29, but if you pre-order today, it’ll be automatically delivered to your Kindle (or device of your choice) on the day of release.

 

The book description:

Barbara and her family’s new home overlooks the beautiful, dark waters of Grays Harbor. They live so close to the ocean, she can smell it from her front porch. From the outside, the home seems perfect. But inside, Barbara has called on her third priest, and he’s about to throw in the towel. The chilling apparitions in the house are terrorizing her daughters — and the local clergy! — and Barbara is desperate for help.

THAGH cover presale 200x300Steven has “the gift,” and along with his father, Roy, has offered to investigate — but a hired crew of ghostbusters from Seattle are in the way and making things worse. When Steven discovers a strange object in Barbara’s house, he and Roy realize the ghostbusting outfit are about to unwittingly set in motion a series of events that will heighten the family’s horrors.

Grays Harbor is only minutes from Eximere, and Steven and Roy discover things are not normal there either. Large pieces of the strange underground estate are disappearing, and Steven and Roy are desperate to find out why. They’ll have to dig deeper into the mystery of James Unser and the bizarre world he constructed if they’re to save Eximere from oblivion.

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

 

This is Book 8 in The River series. As with most of the books in this series, they can be read stand-alone, but are better enjoyed if you’ve read the previous books. In this case, I’d suggest reading Eximere first, but, really, why not read them all? 🙂

 

I hope you enjoy this latest entry in the series, and be sure to let me know what you think of it by leaving reviews at Amazon!

The River continues: Next Steven/Roy book complete!

News Michael Richan

It’s been a few weeks, thought I’d check in with you and see if you’ve got everything in order for the holidays. No? Well, neither do I. But I am enjoying the season. Homemade Chex mix – mmm mmm. Hope you are enjoying things, too.

It’s always exciting to get emails from my readers. Today I received an email asking when the next book in The River series would be ready. “I’m dying here!” it said. What timing! I thought. I just finished writing it yesterday! No kidding! And good thing, too. I don’t want any of my readers to expire on me!

Now it goes into the editing process, which will take a while, but I’m expecting it to be available for pre-order soon. While I’ve ordered a ton of things via pre-order on Amazon over the years, this will be the first time I’ll be on the other end of things – listing the book in advance. Apparently if you pre-order the Kindle book, it’ll be automatically delivered to your Kindle on the day of release. Imagine, cranking up your Kindle at the end of a long day, and — poof! — there’s a new Steven and Roy book!

As soon as the pre-order is available, I’ll shoot out an email to everyone on my email list. If you haven’t signed up for my list, please do, because there’s a Steven/Roy novella coming that will be made available only to people on the email list. And I don’t use the list for anything other than new release announcements.

BOTRcover-smallOn another front, the first book in The River series, The Bank of the River, is specially priced at Amazon for just 99 cents. If you have a friend who’s been thinking of jumping into The River, now would be an excellent time to gift them this book! It’s on sale through January 2.

OK – that’s all for now. More on the new book as the pre-order comes together and the editing finishes up! Have a great weekend.

 

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Three things, some news, and holiday thoughts

News Michael Richan

Hello! It’s been a little while, so I thought I’d stop writing for a moment and fill you in on what I’ve been up to!

 

FIRST and FOREMOST, I want to let you know that The River series continues…I’m working on the next Steven and Roy book right now, and it’s about 75% done. This one has really surprised me. I dislike predictability (unless it’s with regards to my car or my DVR) so I was delighted when this new book took a surprise turn and freaked me out a little! I hope you’ll like it. I’m really excited to finish it up and make it available – maybe sometime around the first part of December, right when we’re all trying to schedule parties and order presents from Amazon!

 

SECOND, I wanted to tell you about the next Steven and Roy book after that – it will be a free novella, a “thank you” to my readers, available only to members of my email list! It won’t be available on Amazon. If you aren’t already on my email list, why not take a moment and sign up?  I only use the list to send out announcements of new releases and special sales, so you don’t need to be worried about receiving a lot of pestering email from me. And of course I’ll never share it, ever.

 

THIRD, I was hoping you’d take a moment to let me know what you thought of The Impossible Coin by sharing your review at Amazon! The kindest compliment you can give an author is to tell a friend about their book, and to post a review! Sales have been good, and I’ve been happy at the reception. Amazon reviews really, really matter, so if you enjoyed it (or even if you didn’t) would you take a moment to let me know by posting a review there?

 

FINALLY, as we head into the holiday season and a discussion of things we’re thankful for, I want you to know how thankful I am that you’ve supported my passion for writing. It’s made me able to write more, and to keep the stories of Steven and Roy and Deem and Winn coming, and I’ve extremely grateful for that. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with you and yours: lots of turkey (or tofurky, if you prefer) and potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberries – and pumpkin pie. Some good football. Quality time with the ones you care about. That’s what matters. Enjoy!

 

~Mike

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“The Impossible Coin” now available

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The Impossible Coin, the second book in The Downwinders series, is available just in time for Halloween!

Downwind: the area of the United States that received the brunt of the fallout from nuclear testing. As a result, humans developed cancers and congenital malformations… and so did the creatures in the River, the place where people with “the gift” see things others cannot.

Young Winn has recently discovered he has this ability, though he hardly knows how to use it. When his friend Brent suggests they search for treasure in the hills surrounding their Tucson suburb, Winn joins him and puts his newfound skills to use. They discover a cave filled with mutated ghosts possessing unusual powers. Here, Winn finds something so incredible, it begins a nightmare that will haunt him for the rest of his life.

Winn’s mother is distant and uninterested in mentoring his abilities, so Winn turns to Marty, a neighbor who steers him toward a solution. On the way, they meet Jeanette, a crazy but prophetic resident of their trailer court, and Ida, a firecracker who gave up part of herself to confront a similar nightmare.

If the ghosts in the cave were normal, Winn and Brent might stand a chance. But the ghosts are downwind, where radiation changed everything…

The Impossible Coin is a fast-paced adventure with an unusual twist on ghosts. It is the second book in The Downwinders series, but can be read stand-alone.

The Kindle version of The Impossible Coin is available exclusively at Amazon! If you’re looking for the paperback, it will be available at Amazon within a day or so. I hope you enjoy this latest installment in the River… it’s one of my favorites.