Free Audiobook Giveaway Through April 5th!

Check out this free Audiobook giveaway through April 5th. Five people will win an audiobook download for "The Case of the Killer Divorce", the second book in my Jamie Quinn mystery series, narrated by the talented Carrie Lee Martz.

While you're at it, check out the wonderful blog where the giveaway is taking place: Beck Valley Books, thanks Sharon!

http://beckvalleybooks.blogspot.com/2015/03/audiobook-case-of-killer-divorce-jamie_12.html

Check out my free book promotion thru 3/11! :-)

Check out my free book promo on Amazon today thru March 11th. "I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course", Winner of the "Indie Book of the Day" award for June 7, 2014.

At 7,600 words, this work is a collection of humorous insights into important topics ranging from annoying pet people (“I’m Not Talking About You, Of Course”), to analyzing your inner child (“Irrational Fears”), to living like the Amish in the aftermath of a hurricane (“A Jolt of Electricity”). Other essays examine just how much damage can be caused by a sneeze (“It All Started with a Loud Sneeze”), why it is so complicated to buy a tube of toothpaste (“Ask Me No Questions”), how not to prepare dinner ("Martha, I Let You Down"), making new friends ("Friends in Low Places"), how a parent’s obsessive hobbies can become an inescapable vortex (“Crazy Hobbies”), and why spending the night in a sleep clinic is like being abducted by probing aliens (“Nightmare at the Sleep Clinic”).
If you don’t see yourself in each of these entertaining essays, then I’m not talking about you, of course.

http://www.amazon.com/Talking-Course-Quirky-Essays-People-ebook/dp/B00821JBBS/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1425748616&sr=8-9&keywords=barbara+Venkataraman

Audiobook giveaway! :-)

Thanks to Kym at "Tea and a Book" blog for the great review of "Death by Didgeridoo"! Check it out and enter to win a free audiobook. :-)

http://teaandabook.com/books/deathbydidgeridoo/

Book and audiobook giveaway! :-D

Thanks, Tina at "A Cozy Girl Reads" for the great review of "Death by Didgeridoo"! And thanks for hosting a giveaway of 3 e-books and 3 audiobooks. Giveaway ends Friday, February 27th at midnight. Good luck!

http://acozygirlreads.blogspot.ca/2015/02/book-reviewgiveaway-death-by-didgeridoo.html

Thanks for the great review of "Killer Divorce", Yvonne, love it!

What a great blog and what a wonderful review. :-)

http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2015/02/review-case-of-killer-divorce-by.html

Free book promotion through Feb. 18th!

Check out my free book promotion on Amazon: "Quirky Essays for Quirky People: The Complete Collection"! :-)

http://www.amazon.com/Quirky-Essays-People-Complete-Collection-ebook/dp/B00KC7BNNY/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1423925701&sr=8-10&keywords=barbara+Venkataraman

For the first time, all in one place, the award-winning books, "A Trip to the Hardware Store & Other Calamities," and "I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course," PLUS seven bonus essays. What a collection! If this doesn't make you smile, then you're not even trying.

"A Trip to the Hardware Store"

These humorous essays explore such quirky topics as: disastrous home repairs, ("A Trip to the Hardware Store"), an unfortunate dinner party ("Dinner is Served"), the truth about lazy people ("Lazy Bones"), the weird life of a debt collector ("Your Account is Past Due") and obsessions with gadgets ("Gadget Girl"). Other essays examine how surreal the aging process is ("Where Did the Time Go?"), why you shouldn't judge a person by their job ("Beyond Belief"), and how to complicate simple transactions ("High Finance").

"I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course"

A collection of humorous insights into important topics ranging from annoying pet people ("I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course"), to analyzing your inner child ("Irrational Fears"), to living like the Amish in the aftermath of a hurricane ("A Jolt of Electricity"). Other essays examine just how much damage can be caused by a sneeze ("It All Started with a Loud Sneeze"), why it is so complicated to buy a tube of toothpaste ("Ask Me No Questions"), how a parent's obsessive hobbies can become an inescapable vortex ("Crazy Hobbies"), and why spending the night in a sleep clinic is like being abducted by probing aliens ("Nightmare at the Sleep Clinic").

If you don't see yourself in each of these entertaining essays, then I'm not talking about you, of course.

Free Book Promotion Through February 8th!

My short story, "If You'd Just Listened to Me in the First Place..." is free on Amazon now through February 8th if you want to scoop it up.

http://www.amazon.com/Youd-Just-Listened-First-Place/dp/B00SZAH2IK/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1423146836&sr=8-8&keywords=barbara+venkataraman

And check out the Audio version that just came out this month, it's priceless! Well, actually it's $3.46, but it's a bargain at twice the price. :-D

http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/If-Youd-Just-Listened-to-Me-in-the-First-Place-Audiobook/B00SXORCD8/ref=a_search_c4_1_2_srTtl?qid=1423146902&sr=1-2