All Blog Posts Tagged 'action' (235)

Yesterday I had typed-in "50s Greaser Novel" on Google" Images", thinking that I would see either Grease or S E Hinton's The Outsiders.  Instead I found my book cover-art to Black Leather and Blue Denim listed in the #1 position.  Click on book cover image to see how this image links with a chapter reading webpage.…

Escapism at its best!

About the Book: What if you discovered a portal that took you to the 12th Century, where you met, fell in love with, and married a princess, had a child together, and then you discovered that you might never see them again?

Lucky finds himself in this peculiarly unique situation when he discovers he no longer can access The Time Portal.

Because of obligations in the present, Lucky…

Fascinating stories.

About the book: Now, all in one complete book, Joe Corso’s ENGINE 24: FIRE STORIES BOOKS 1, 2, AND 3, including the AWARD-WINNING FIRE STORIES: BOX 598!

ENGINE 24: FIRE STORIES BOOKS 1, 2, AND 3 chronicles the career of Joe D’Albert, aka author Joe Corso, as a New York City firefighter. In this exciting compilation of fire stories, Corso…

Wonderful compulsive reading.

About the book: The final book in the Engine 24 Fire Stories trilogy focuses on the more turbulent times that firefighters had to endure in New York City during the years 1963 to 1975.

In this book, the era of Kennedy’s assassination, race riots, and looting are related through the eyes of a NYC firefighter. Joe Corso describes…

The plot of this book "A fateful opportunity" is a work of fiction, and is a product of the author's imagination. The protagonist and the different characters names, and the plot's background descriptions are fictitious; any resemblances to actual…

An excellent crime thriller.

About the book: Max Larkin and Je Fairlane are the top two detectives in Rockton Illinois. In Lies to Die for, the second book in the Max Larkin Detective series, they are in pursuit of a killer that is branding letters into the victim’s bodies. Is it someone the victims know or is it just a random person taking out frustrations on the small community of Rockton? Max is fresh coming off of his one month suspension for…

Zoo

By James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

5 Stars

Heart Stopping Action

If you adore heart stopping action, thrills and suspense, then this is the book for you!  Jackson Oz, a young biologist, has a startling theory.  Little by little, he’s noticed some aberrant behavior in animals, and it isn’t just one or two…

Amazing stories from a retired fire fighter.

About the book: Every firefighter has a treasure trove of interesting stories to tell and the stories more often than not are instructional as well as exciting. When I was a firefighter, I kept notes of the fires I responded to. Now that I am retired, I have reflected on my career as a firefighter and have written a second book about the men alongside…

Action packed thriller.

Publisher: Winter Goose Publishing

ISBN 13: 978-0988184534

Language: English - 294 pages.

About Wasp's Nest: In the highly anticipated sequel to Roma, Underground, Bianca returns to the U.S. for her former…

A captivating children’s story.

About the book: Three young ants are chased by the world’s craziest, smelliest spider - an evil monster with magic powers who has vowed to turn them into ant soup. One is a fun-loving scamp, one is clever and the third is scared of his own shadow. Can they outwit the beast and save themselves, their families and friends?

An exciting fantasy adventure for 7-11-year-olds in ebook and print. ANTics is a…

 An exciting time travel story.

In Paperback Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN-10: 1492141739

On Kindle Publisher: Black Horse Publishing

ASIN: B00EH1WPVA…

The Christian thriller entitled Heart of Terror was just released.  One reviewer called the book "a well-written, engaging novel".  He went on to say: "The story is a low-key, solidly written account that reveals some of the inner workings of the Muslim world in Iran and Saudi Arabia...  The story is engaging and flows smoothly in a steady rhythm...  It is an entertaining and thought-provoking story."  The Midwest Book Review said: "Heart of Terror is an exciting twist of…

Exciting fire fighting true story.

Publisher: Black Horse Publishing; 1 edition (July 26, 2013)

ASIN: B00E6HRNK8

About Joe Corso: I was born in 1935 and I grew up in Queens, New York. I started writing at the age of 75 hoping to raise money to send my grandchildren to better schools. In the past three years I've written 12 books and 6 short stories. Right now I'm working on The Starlight Club 5. After that I'm considering writing a sequel to the Lone Jack Kid which is a…

Best collection of fire fighting short stories ever!

Publisher: Black Horse Publishing; 1 edition (July 29, 2013)

ASIN: B00E8898M6

About the Author: I was born in 1935 and I grew up in Queens, New York. I started writing at the age of 75 hoping to raise money to send my grandchildren to…

Amazing!

About the Author: I grew up in Queens, New York and I started writing to raise money to send my grandchildren to better schools. I've written 12 books and 6 short stories. Right now I'm working on the fifth installment of The Starlight Club series. When It's completed I'll write a sequel to the Lone Jack Kid which is a…

An amazing fire fighting story.

Publisher: black Horse Publishing; 1 edition (July 26, 2013)

ASIN: B00E6SBU7O

About Joe Corso: I was born in 1935 and I grew up in Queens, New York. I started writing at the age of 75 hoping to raise money to send my grandchildren to better schools. In the past three years I've written 12…

Great new review on Amazon. DROP OUT is really starting to take off. Thank you to all who have emailed me personally to tell me how the story has touched their lives. To read more about me and my books please check out my blog: ALWAYS WRITING …

I had my first sit down interview with a real magazine reporter the other day. I thought it went very well. Who knew I could talk about myself for two hours straight? haha



Rather than focus solely on my books, we talked about the indie publishing scene and how it is changing the traditional publishing game. I threw out a few good catch phrases like "Amazon.com is a book search engine and not a bookstore", and when asked…

          I was recently contacted by a prominent NY literary agency who shall remain nameless at this point, about possible representation. They got wind of me because of my constant promotional efforts and then explored a little deeper into the kinds of books that I write. They have not said they will definitely represent me but want to see more samples of my writing and my future…