The Immortals On Sale Today!

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Happy Birthday to my fifth baby!

If you're in Nashville, join us tonight at Davis Kidd to celebrate the release with some wine and prizes. I'll be at Reading Rock Books in Dickson tomorrow night at 7. Check here for the rest of the tour scedule.

Here's a round up of reviews, interviews and guest blogs across the Interwebs.  

I'll be updating links as the pieces run.

Reviews:

Publishers Weekly (Starred Review): "Outstanding..."

Fresh Fiction: "Get ready for one of the most deliciously twisted, scary and murderous rides you've ever taken!"

The Reading Frenzy (B&N Bookclub): "A chilling tale of murder and mayhem and things that go bump in the night... Ellison is one of the most masterful storytellers I have ever had the privilege of reading."

Alethea Kontis: "The Immortals is not paranormal fiction, but is it?"

Romantic Times: 4 Stars!  "This dark thriller has nonstop action."

Romance Reviews Today: "The action never stops from start to finish."

Book Goggles: "With a storyline that is new reader friendly & a wonderfully macabre murder investigation, this book kept me reading at such a fast pace that I finished it within a day."

Larry Chavis: "...a fast-paced thriller that keeps the reader hanging on edge..."

Suspense Magazine: "Delving into an unexpected sub-culture—the occult—Ellison ratchets up the fear with each spine-tingling page..."

 

Interviews:

ITW The Big Thrill

Kay Elam

The Writers' Project

 

Blogs:

Harlequin Paranormal - Mythology and Secrets

Harlequin

Romantic Times

The Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers - On Research

Variance Publishing - Writing Advice

Janice Gable Bashman - Picking Favorites

 

JT Featured on Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN TV)

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As a part of the Oprah Winfrey Network's LIFE IS NOT A STRAIGHT LINE series, OWN came to Tennessee to delve into the 90 degree turn my life took when I decided to leave the world of politics and aerospace marketing behind and become a thriller writer.

Click here to see the very cool short movie they put together - and check out my gorgeous town.

New Forthcoming Flash Mystery Anthology From Untreed Reads

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I'm so honored to have a short (SHORT) story in this super-unique anthology. I wrote HAVE YOU SEEN ME? specifically for Patti Abbott and Steve Weddle, and it's never been in print before. Just a note of thanks to them for including me, and for Untreed Reads and Stacia Decker for making it a reality.

We are talking killer anthology here - just look at this lineup!

Untreed Reads is very happy to announce that thanks to our partnership with Stacia J.N. Decker of the Donald Maass Literary Agency, Untreed Reads will be the ebook publisher for a new short mystery anthology tentatively titled Discount Noir. The anthology consists of super short/flash murder and mayhem centered around a very Wal-Mart/Target-esque backdrop.

The anthology contains works by: Patricia Abbott, Sophie Littlefield, Kieran Shea, Chad Eagleton, Ed Gorman, Cormac Brown, Fleur Bradley, Alan Griffiths, Laura Benedict, Garnett Elliot, Eric Beetner, Jack Bates, Bill Crider, Loren Eaton, John DuMond, John McFetridge, Toni McGee Causey, Jeff Vande Zande, James Reasoner, Kyle Minor, Randy Rohn, Todd Mason, Byron Quertermous, Sandra Scoppettone, Stephen D. Rogers, Steve Weddle, Evan Lewis, Daniel B. O’Shea, Sandra Seamans, Albert Tucher, Donna Moore, John Weagly, Keith Rawson, Gerald So, Dave Zeltserman, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen, Jay Stringer, Anne Frasier, Kathleen A. Ryan, Eric Peterson, Chris Grabenstein and J.T. Ellison. The anthology was edited by Patricia Abbott and Steve Weddle.

Look for this title to be released in late September/early October.