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A Cursed Bloodline. An Ancient Weapon. The Fate Of The World Hangs In The Balance.

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My next thriller, Spear of Destiny, is out now on Kickstarter, launching with a limited special signed First Edition with an exclusive cover. You can watch the video below or here on YouTube.

Hello everyone. I'm Jo Frances (J.F.) Penn, Award-winning, New York Times and USA today bestselling thriller author, and I'm launching my next novel, Spear of Destiny on Kickstarter.

Morgan Sierra is perhaps who I might have been in another life. She's curious and loves traveling, and also likes saving the world and beating the bad guys.
But for now, I get to write her adventures in the ARKANE thrillers where Morgan and her team investigate supernatural mysteries around the world.

Spear of Destiny features Morgan and her secret agent partner Jake Timber, as they race against time to find the pieces of the legendary spear of destiny — the spear that pierced the side of Christ — before a general with an eye on the US presidency uses it to summon an ancient evil.

Along the way, they follow clues from Imperial Vienna to the Nazi bunkers under Nuremberg to a Tibetan temple and onto the heart of Washington, D.C., as Morgan and Jake face down enemies, both human and demonic, in their quest to find the spear before its terrible power is unleashed.

Morgan also seeks the spear for its fabled healing properties as her niece is under threat. So the story has both personal and world changing stakes. Spear of Destiny is book 13 in my ARKANE thriller series, but it can be read as a standalone story if you are just discovering the adventures.

ARKANE ACTION ADVENTURE THRILLER SERIES BY J.F. PENN

There are also bundle deals available, so you can binge the entire series in paperback, ebook, or audiobook if you prefer.

Why do a Kickstarter for Spear of Destiny?

Well, I've never done a special edition for my fiction before, so I wanted to do this Kickstarter-only hardback edition, and it has silver foil on the dust jacket, as you can see, and also the interior cover.

Spear of Destiny Special edition

It has custom end papers, a black ribbon as a bookmark and color photos from my research in the author's note. These will also be signed first editions, which I've never done for my fiction, and these will not be available after the Kickstarter.

You can also get the paperback, and there's a large print edition, which you can see is a bigger edition with a bigger font size. You can also get the ebook and the audiobook, or if you are a writer, join me for a Webinar on Discovery Writing where I'll go into my writing process.

Thanks for listening, and I hope you'll join me for Spear of Destiny. Just go to www.jfpenn.com/destiny to find out more.

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Award-winning Author: Pilgrimage won the 2024 Selfie Awards for Best Non-Fiction/Memoir at London Book Fair

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I'm thrilled to share that my travel memoir, Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways, won Best Non-Fiction/Memoir at the Selfie Awards at London Book Fair on 14 March 2024. I'm now an award-winning author!

J.F. Penn wins the Selfie Non-Fiction award at London Book Fair, March 2024.

The award was judged based on the story and the content of the book, the quality of production, and also for the marketing campaign and resulting book sales.

I launched Pilgrimage on Kickstarter in February 2023 where it raised £25,771. I then went on to sell it direct from my store, JFPennBooks.com, and also on the main retailers in all formats. I narrated the audiobook edition.

Most of the validation for indie authors comes from reader reviews and emails, as well as book sales and money in the bank account. But awards are also important to many of us, and are hard to come by since so many awards are reserved for traditionally published authors.

I was previously Award-nominated as a finalist for the Best Ebook Original at the International Thriller Writer awards in 2017 for Destroyer of Worlds, so I am now very happy to be award-winning for my first memoir. Pilgrimage is a deeply personal book, and one I was terrified of publishing — but it's resonated with so many people, so I'm thrilled it's also received critical acclaim.

The Selfie Awards are specifically for indies, so thanks to BookBrunch and Ingram Spark for sponsoring it.

You can find Pilgrimage in all formats here including the special edition, or here on the big online stores, or day by day guides, pictures, and interviews on my Books and Travel site.

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J.F. Penn launches Pilgrimage in Feb 2023

Desecration-Verletzung. Available now in German

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Der Tod ist erst der Anfang!

desecration germanDie junge Frau ist reich, schön – und tot. Inmitten der alten medizinischen Ausstellungsstücke des Royal College of Surgeons liegt ihre sezierte Leiche sorgsam aufgebahrt. Detective Sergeant Jamie Brooke sucht einen ungewöhnlichen Mörder und ahnt, wieder einmal muss sie bei ihren Ermittlungen ungewöhnliche Wege gehen. Denn sie hat nur eine einzige Spur: Eine kleine antike Elfenbeinfigur, die neben der Toten gefunden wurde. Nur Blake Daniel, Hellseher wider Willen, kann Jamie jetzt noch weiterhelfen.

Als ein schrecklicher privater Schicksalsschlag Jamie zeigt, wie nah der Mörder ihr mit seinen makabren Phantasien schon gekommen ist, ist es beinahe zu spät. Denn je tiefer Jamie und Blake in eine dunkle Welt aus Grabräubern, Missgeburten und rituellen Zeremonien tauchen, desto gefährlicher wird es für ihr Leben …

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Pentecostés. Thriller de la serie ARKANE. Spanish edition available now!

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Un poder mantenido en secreto durante 2000 años. Una mujer que podría perderlo todo.

pentecostes spanishIndia. Cuando una monja es quemada viva en el ghat sagrado de Varanasi, y la piedra que llevaba en el cuello es robada, se desencadena una serie de sucesos a nivel internacional, en los que varios grupos irán a la caza de las reliquias de la iglesia primigenia.

Forjada en el fuego y sangre de los mártires, las piedras de Pentecostés han sido traspasadas de generación a generación por los custodios, quienes han mantenido su poder y ubicación secretos.

Hasta ahora.

Los custodios están siendo asesinados y las piedras robadas por aquellos que pretenden utilizarlas para el mal en un mundo transformado por el fundamentalismo religioso.

Morgan Sierra, psicóloga de la Universidad de Oxford, se ve obligada a participar de la búsqueda tras el secuestro de su hermana y sobrina. Jake Timber, el agente de ARKANE, una organización secreta del gobierno británico que se especializa en experiencias paranormales y religiosas, la ayudará a llevar a cabo su misión.

¿ Morgan deberá arriesgar su propia vida para salvar a su familia, ¿pero podrá mantener la lealtad de quienes la ayudan?

Desde los lugares más antiguos y sagrados de la cristiandad en España, Italia e Israel, hasta los confines de Irán y Túnez, Morgan y Jake deberán descubrir dónde están las piedras de los apóstoles. En una carrera contra el tiempo y ayudados únicamente por el conocimiento de los mitos de la iglesia primigenia, tendrán que cumplir con éxito su misión antes de que un Nuevo Pentecostés sea convocado, esta vez por las fuerzas del mal.

Pentecostés, el primer libro de la serie ARKANE, es una historia de suspenso y acción que explora el alcance y limitaciones de la fe dentro de los confines de la historia cristiana de los primeros siglos, la arqueología y la psicología.

Sample or Buy Now in Kindle format – coming soon in print and other ebook formats.

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Tráiler del libro Pentecostés

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Pentecost. Ein ARKANE Thriller Now Available In German

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I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Pentecost in German, now out in ebook formats and coming soon in print. If you read German, you might also like to sign up for my German language list – giveaways and another book coming this summer!

Mysteriöse Kräfte wurden 2000 Jahre lang geheim gehalten.
Eine Frau ist in Gefahr, alles zu verlieren.

Pentecost GermanIndien. Auf den heiligen Ghats von Varanasi wird eine Nonne bei lebendigem Leib verbrannt, und Unbekannte stehlen den Stein, den sie bei sich trägt. Das löst eine internationale Jagd nach den Reliquien der Frühkirche aus.

Die Pfingststeine haben die Feuer und das Blut der Märtyrer überdauert. Sie wurden über Generationen von Hütern weitergegeben, die ihre Wirkung und die Aufbewahrungsorte geheim hielten.

Bis jetzt.

In einer Welt, die sich durch religiösen Fundamentalismus verändert, werden die Hüter ermordet, und die gestohlenen Steine sollen für dubiose Zwecke verwendet werden.

Als ihre Schwester und ihre Nichte entführt werden, macht sich die Psychologin Morgan Sierra von der Universität Oxford auf die Suche nach den Steinen. Sie wird dabei von Jake Timber unterstützt, der für ARKANE arbeitet, ein geheimnisvolles britisches Regierungsinstitut, das auf übersinnliche und religiöse Erfahrungen spezialisiert ist. Morgan muss ihr eigenes Leben riskieren, um ihre Familie zu retten – wird sie dabei am Ende verraten?

Die Suche nach den Steinen führt Morgan und Jake von frühchristlichen Stätten in Spanien, Italien und Israel bis in entlegene Orte im Iran und in Tunesien. Es ist ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, bevor ein neues Pfingsten heraufbeschworen wird, bei dem es diesmal um die Feuer des Bösen geht.

PENTECOST ist die erste Folge der ARKANE Serie. Der temporeiche Thriller handelt von Grenzbereichen des Glaubens vor dem Hintergrund von frühchristlicher Geschichte, Archäologie und Psychologie.

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vorablesen reviewsRead some of the early reviews on Vorablesen.de:

„Das Buch hat mich ein wenig an Dan Browns “Da Vinci Code” erinnert, ist aber auf jeden Fall kein Abklatsch und es lohnt sich, das Buch zu lesen!”

„Zuerst war ich skeptisch und dachte ‚noch so ein Mystery-Thriller à la Dan Brown’ aber dieser Thriller hat mich von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite einfach mitgerissen. TOLL! Mehr davon!”

„Ich war positiv überrascht, wie es der Autorin gelungen ist, die Bibel so real in ihr Werk einzubauen. Ich werde sicher die weiteren ARKANE Bücher lesen.”

 

Deadly Dozen Hits The New York Times Bestseller List

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Wow! Exciting news today as ‘Deadly Dozen,' the thriller/mystery box-set I am part of, hit the New York Times Bestseller list.

NYTimesDeadlyDozen130314It's #13 for fiction E-book bestsellers and #19 for combined print and ebook, plus it's also now ranking #42 on the USA Today list, up from last week!

That's a writing dream achieved! I'm now a New York Times Bestselling Author.

[Update: Deadly Dozen had 2 weeks on the NY Times List and 6 weeks on the USA Today list!]

Thank you so much to everyone who bought the book.

And if you'd like to read 12 mystery/thrillers for a great price, you can still buy the book from all ebook stores, or read more about it here.

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Deadly Dozen Boxset Hits USA Today Bestseller List

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Since its release two weeks ago, Deadly Dozen has hit the bestseller charts on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Kobo and this USAT oday Bestsellerweek, it hit the USA Today Bestseller List!

This is the first time one of my books has appeared on the list, so I am thrilled to be part of this brilliant promotion.

Here's the full press release:

A power list of indie authors team up & hit USA Today Bestseller list with “The Deadly Dozen”

Twelve top independent eBook Thriller authors have hit the USA Today Bestseller List with a ‘boxed set' of their crime novels, aimed at giving readers a bigger taste of the action.

The authors have each seen much individual success in the eBook market, including listings on the NY Times and USA Today best-sellers lists. They hope to give their own fans a chance to sample books by writers they may not yet have come across. The books have, between them, 650 5-star reviews.

One of “The Twelve”, British thriller writer, J.F.Penn, said,

“Deadly Dozen is a great chance for fans of mystery and thriller to try some new authors at a great price. I’m especially pleased as a British author to be working with American authors on the box-set – it’s truly an international venture.”

The authors who make up The Twelve are New York Times & USA Today bestselling writer, J.Carson Black; Award-winning writer, Joshua Graham, an Amazon and Barnes & Noble #1 bestselling thriller author; USA Today Bestselling author, Cheryl Bradshaw; Al Leverone, a 2012 Derringer Award winner for excellence in short mystery fiction;

USA Today Bestselling author Diane Capri, who is among the 150 bestselling indie authors on Amazon; M A Comley, a Publishers Weekly and Amazon Top 20 bestselling British crime writer; Aaron Patterson, USA TODAY Bestselling author of the Mark Appleton thriller series; Carol Davis Luce, Amazon bestselling author of the “Night” books.

Oxford-educated, British author, J.F.Penn, who writes the fast-paced, bestselling ARKANE thrillers; Vincent Zandri, the No.1 International Bestselling Amazon author whose book, The Innocent was described by the New York Post as “Sensational… Masterful…Brilliant!”; Linda S. Prather, Kentucky-based bestselling author of The Jacody Ives Mysteries and finally, Michele Scott, the author of the popular Wine Lover’s Mystery series and The Michaela Bancroft mysteries who also writes international bestselling thrillers under the name A.K. Alexander.

The box set is on offer for only $0.99/77p for a very limited period, a huge discount on the cost of buying all the books individually, which would set you back more than  $46.00/£30.00.

The first book from The Twelve is a thriller box-set featuring 12 individual books from bestselling and award-winning authors. You can buy it now at all ebook stores.

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The set comprises:

·       J. Carson Black – Cry Wolf

·       deadly dozenJoshua Graham – Terminus

·       Allan Leverone – Final Vector

·       Michele Scott – Dead Celeb

·       Cheryl Bradshaw – Stranger in Town

·       J. F. Penn – One Day in Budapest

·       M.A Comley – Guaranteed Justice

·       Diane Capri – Don’t Know Jack

·       Vincent Zandri – Moonlight Sonata

·       Linda Prather – The Gifts

·       Carol Davis Luce – Night Widow

·       Aaron Patterson – Breaking Steel

The authors have launched their own website at http://thetwelvexii.com/authors/ and are offering the chance to win an Ipad Air for those taking part in their giveaway (before March 8).

The box set is out now and can be found following the links below:

 Find our more about The Twelve:

·       Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/thetwelvexii

·       The Twelve’s Website: http://thetwelvexii.com

·       Twitter:  https://twitter.com/DianeCapri/lists/the-twelve

·       Newsletter: http://www.thetwelvexii.com/list/

Deadly Dozen: 12 Mystery Thrillers For 99c Plus Competition And Prizes!

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I'm excited to bring you this awesome box-set deal today, but also a chance to win prizes! Read on for more details …

Book Launch: Deadly Dozen. 12 Mystery/Thrillers for just 99c

deadly dozen the twelveMy bestselling conspiracy thriller, One Day In Budapest, is one of the books within the Deadly Dozen mystery/thriller box-set – out now and already an Amazon Kindle Top 100 Bestseller, hitting the lists in Mystery, Thriller and Suspense.

For just 99c (or equivalent) you can get $46.65 Value (if the books were purchased separately) with a regular retail price: $9.99.

There are 10 full-length novels + 2 long novellas with over 680 5-star reviews across all 12 titles!

It’s by The Twelve, award-winning and bestselling authors writing across the boundaries of thriller, mystery, horror and crime, connected by a love of intriguing characters, fast-paced writing and edge of your seat tension. Read about all The Twelve Authors here.

You can buy now on all the Amazon stores, Nook, Kobo or iBookstore using these links. Open to everyone globally :)

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If you're reading this via email, click through here to find the buy links.

Prizes

If you buy a copy of Deadly Dozen before 11.59pm Tues 25 Feb 2014 from one of the links above, you can enter to win prizes:

amazon gift voucher1st Prize: $50 Amazon gift voucher

2nd Prize: Signed copy of any of my books – for you or sent to someone you love!

How To Enter

Buy ‘Deadly Dozen' at any of the links above, any store, from any country, and then email the receipt to: promo@JFPenn.com

You'll be sent the link to an entry form where you can enter your name and email to be in the draw to win. Please check your spam folder if you haven't had a reply within an hour.

I'll notify the winners on Wed 26 Feb. Any questions, please email: joanna AT JFPenn.com

The Authors

You can also find a list of the books included in the box-set here. You can also sign up for our email list, so you'll be one of the first to know when we have our next book coming out! Plus, you can join our Facebook page here.

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