Welcome to my writing blog. My name is Johnny Ray and as the writer of many novels, short stories, poems, blogs, screenplays, speeches, commentaries on breaking news, etc. I hope this blog will help to show the frustrations and joys of the work behind the scenes, and hopefully attract many people that will become friends, and maybe even fans of my work. Like all of life, it will be an adventure none the less. Thanks for joining me on the ride, and being a part of my life.
Monday, July 09, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
BOOK SIGNING
I will be at Wagon Wheel Flea Market doing a book signing all day Saturday and Sunday. I will be in building A and what I will be signing is a copy of the book covers on my latest novels.
I hope to see you there.
Thanks to everyone who downloaded a copy of HER HONOR'S BODYGUARD.I hope you love it!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
JOHNNY RAY
MASTER OF THE
ROMANTIC THRILLER
A PROMOTIONAL PACKED
WEEKEND
Most writers would much more like to write than promote
their latest work, but it does take sales to keep money flowing in to where the
writer can write full time. Since promotional work is unavoidable, then it
might be fun to try something different.
Sometimes the best
way to increase sales is to give away one book in the hope that the reader will
like it and purchase other works that are available for sale by the author. Amazon makes this easy to accomplish with
their system. Therefore the e-book version of HER HONOR’S BODYGUARD will be
free on Amazon this Thursday and Friday which would be June the 28 and the 29. This novel can be found under the list of
novels written by Johnny Ray on his author page on Amazon which located at http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Ray/e/B0059G01XQ
The interesting part of this weekend promotional is a book
signing of a different sort. Johnny will be setting up at Wagon Wheel, a large
flee market in St Petersburg, Florida. There he will have a large poster which
has the QR code on it. After customers purchase his novels online, he will sign
a book cover and give it to them. The QR code will be on the large poster, fliers which will be handed out, and of course will be be located on his
business cards. The QR code looks like this
Johnny’s previous works include THE REJECTION LETTER, THE
HERITAGE, and MODELS AND LOVERS. His latest novel, HER HONOR’S BODYGUARD is a
romantic thriller set in Tampa, Florida. Readers are calling this novel, “a true
masterpiece of the romantic thriller, Fast and Fun, A Breakneck pace, A
gripping cross between mystery, A gripping cross between mystery and romance
that had me hooked from the very beginning, Gripping romantic thriller!”
However, you judge for yourself. A brief introduction to the novel follows.
Do first loves ever really die? While reunions can take many
forms, there is always one question that has to be answered sooner or later—what
happened?
Vance had always been extremely proud of Noella, and just because his life had been ruined, he saw no reason why she had to have the same faith. When his dad died, leaving him and his mother penniless, he dropped out of law school and ended his relationship with Noella, but in doing so, he stopped a scandal that could have ruined her family. These secrets he would never let her know. Ironically, years later, he would have never guessed she would be instrumental in ruining his career with the Tampa police force.
After Noella finished law school and started pursuing her goal of working up the ranks in judgeships, she never considered inviting another guy into her life. As such, when someone attempts to threaten her into vacating her seat on the bench, and by force if necessary, she knows of no one else she really trust as much as Vance, who now has a successful bodyguard and private detective business.
She knows that Vance might hate her for her part in having him dismissed from the police force, but what he will never know is that she actually saved him from going to prison. Additionally, she now thinks he was framed, and perhaps by the same people who are threatening her. She had to talk him into taking her on as a client . . . but would he agree to her request?
As the number of attacks on her life increases, Vance soon has no choice but to offer her his protection, and in spite of everything, when they see each other again their old attraction for each other returns. She wants the truth. He wants the truth. However, making the ultimate sacrifice is not always easy to understand, whether given or received. Ultimately . . . could they now trust each other with these secrets? While their lives depend on discovering the truth to their past, these truths are locked in deep secrets that could also destroy them.
For more information on Johnny Ray and his books, please
follow him on
facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Novelist-Johnny-Ray/131358440209483
where there is also a new application where you can see all of his work. To be
added to his mailing list, drop him a note at sirjohn@wwisp.com
Johnny Ray loves to work with bloggers, and radio and TV host.
Friday, June 22, 2012
NEW PAPERBACK RELEASES
I have great news! My novels are now available in paperback form. I know many people have asked me when this would happen, and I am so happy to see this accomplished. I hope you enjoy holding my novels in your hand as you read. For those who love kindle and your smart phone, do not fear, they will always be available as such.
For more information, please go to my Amazon Author Page
Please also check out the new face book application which show my work
I appreciate all of the support you have given me.
Johnny Ray
Friday, June 08, 2012
WHAT EXACTLY ARE ROMANTIC THRILLERS
It has always been interesting to me how people want to classify certain books into specific genre. Romantic thrillers is an area that you don't see many authors promoting their books as such. Why is that? Perhaps because it is how the two elements do not match very well. It is hard to concentrate on romance when you are also trying to stop a major disaster.
A mystery is where a crime has been committed and the story which follows tries to determine the who did it. A suspense is where the outcome is unknown and the tension increases throughout the book. It is the thriller that has events jumping up and down throughout the novel that lead to a final outcome of stopping the disaster from happening.
I have seen many movies that are romantic thrillers, but not so many books. My quest over the next few weeks is to try to understand why. I hope you will join me in the quest to understand the romantic thriller better.
For now, I hope you enjoy the video below that discusses the merger of the two very well.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Saturday, June 02, 2012
PROMOTIONAL AND BOOK GIVEAWAY WEEKEND
I thought it would be great to give away some copies of my novel MODELS AND LOVERS this weekend.
I will be selecting 4 winners from those who sign up for my newsletter. It will be sent to the winners in a pdf which can be downloaded to almost any reading device. I will make the drawings this Sunday night.
The sign up for the newsletter is on the side of this page. If you have any problems at all you can also send me an e-mail at sirjohn@wwisp.com and ask to be placed on the newsletter list.
I would love to have you write a review for Amazon, but it is not required to get the free copy.
Good luck to all
Johnny Ray
I thought it would be great to give away some copies of my novel MODELS AND LOVERS this weekend.
The sign up for the newsletter is on the side of this page. If you have any problems at all you can also send me an e-mail at sirjohn@wwisp.com and ask to be placed on the newsletter list.
I would love to have you write a review for Amazon, but it is not required to get the free copy.
Good luck to all
Johnny Ray
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
RELEASE DAY
I HOPE EVERYONE IS AS EXCITED AS I AM
Today I get to announce that my latest novel
is now available.
Do first loves ever really die? While reunions can take many forms,
there is always one question that has to be answered sooner or
later—what happened?
Vance had always been extremely proud of Noella, and just because his life had been ruined, he saw no reason why she had to have the same faith. When his dad died, leaving him and his mother penniless, he dropped out of law school and ended his relationship with Noella, but in doing so, he stopped a scandal that could have ruined her family. These secrets he would never let her know. Ironically, years later, he would have never guessed she would be instrumental in ruining his career with the Tampa police force.
After Noella finished law school and started pursuing her goal of working up the ranks in judgeships, she never considered inviting another guy into her life. As such, when someone attempts to threaten her into vacating her seat on the bench, and by force if necessary, she knows of no one else she really trust as much as Vance, who now has a successful bodyguard and private detective business.
She knows that Vance might hate her for her part in having him dismissed from the police force, but what he will never know is that she actually saved him from going to prison. Additionally, she now thinks he was framed, and perhaps by the same people who are threatening her. She had to talk him into taking her on as a client . . . but would he agree to her request?
As the number of attacks on her life increases, Vance soon has no choice but to offer her his protection, and in spite of everything, when they see each other again their old attraction for each other returns. She wants the truth. He wants the truth. However, making the ultimate sacrifice is not always easy to understand, whether given or received. Ultimately . . . could they now trust each other with these secrets? While their lives depend on discovering the truth to their past, these truths are locked in deep secrets that could also destroy them.
Vance had always been extremely proud of Noella, and just because his life had been ruined, he saw no reason why she had to have the same faith. When his dad died, leaving him and his mother penniless, he dropped out of law school and ended his relationship with Noella, but in doing so, he stopped a scandal that could have ruined her family. These secrets he would never let her know. Ironically, years later, he would have never guessed she would be instrumental in ruining his career with the Tampa police force.
After Noella finished law school and started pursuing her goal of working up the ranks in judgeships, she never considered inviting another guy into her life. As such, when someone attempts to threaten her into vacating her seat on the bench, and by force if necessary, she knows of no one else she really trust as much as Vance, who now has a successful bodyguard and private detective business.
She knows that Vance might hate her for her part in having him dismissed from the police force, but what he will never know is that she actually saved him from going to prison. Additionally, she now thinks he was framed, and perhaps by the same people who are threatening her. She had to talk him into taking her on as a client . . . but would he agree to her request?
As the number of attacks on her life increases, Vance soon has no choice but to offer her his protection, and in spite of everything, when they see each other again their old attraction for each other returns. She wants the truth. He wants the truth. However, making the ultimate sacrifice is not always easy to understand, whether given or received. Ultimately . . . could they now trust each other with these secrets? While their lives depend on discovering the truth to their past, these truths are locked in deep secrets that could also destroy them.
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