The Secrets & Lies Bundle - Curated by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Want me to pick up a book? Put the word "secret" on the cover. Secret histories, secret lives, or heck, just the word "secrets" by itself. I love secrets. Secrets imply something slightly nefarious, something untoward, something that must be kept hidden for the good of the individual, the club, the country, or even the world.
Most crime stories have a secret at their heart. My favorite crime stories have ancient secrets, secrets that someone tried to keep hidden for a lifetime.
Usually with a lie.
When lies unravel, when secrets unravel, well, then people unravel, and that often leads to murder most foul. Or at least a great screaming fight.
I had two criteria when I asked writers into this bundle. The first was that they had a crime story for me. The second was that the book had a secret or a lie at its core. Most of the writers came back to me with more than one choice of book because, hey, y'know, secrets and lies make for great crime fiction.
A few of the books have a large paranormal element. A few have a minor paranormal element, and many have no paranormal element at all. But the crime has to be front and center, which it most certainly is in all of these books.
The other nifty thing about secrets and lies? They're like rocket fuel to any novel that includes them. The readers speed through the text, heading straight for the reveal, knowing it'll be dangerous, but wondering just how dangerous it will be.
Each one of these books will keep you reading late into the night.
And…on your way to some great reading, please throw a few dollars at our charity. Because our authors come from England and Canada and Australia and the U.S., we chose a charity that responds to disasters around the world.
All of 2020 was a disaster, particularly for people doing their best to feed their families. Restaurants also got hard hit, and restaurant workers found themselves unable to afford food rather than serving it. Our charity, World Central Kitchen, provides food to people in need and provides support to restaurants here in the U.S. It also a network that aspires to create food resilience around the world.
So, please, when you pick up your books, designate a few dollars to World Central Kitchen. You'll be feeding families while you enjoy some spectacular entertainment.
Thanks! – Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you're feeling generous), you'll get the basic bundle of four books in any ebook format—WORLDWIDE.
If you pay at least the bonus price of just $15, you get all four of the regular books, plus SIX more! That's 10 books total!
This bundle is available only for a limited time via http://www.storybundle.com. It allows easy reading on computers, smartphones, and tablets as well as Kindle and other ereaders via file transfer, email, and other methods. You get multiple DRM-free formats (.epub, .mobi) for all books!
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StoryBundle was created to give a platform for independent authors to showcase their work, and a source of quality titles for thirsty readers. StoryBundle works with authors to create bundles of ebooks that can be purchased by readers at their desired price. Before starting StoryBundle, Founder Jason Chen covered technology and software as an editor for Gizmodo.com and Lifehacker.com.
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