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		<title>Free E-Books for Read an E-Book Week</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read an E-Book Week is here, and with it the chance for you to download free digital copies of both of my historical novels.
For your free copies, visit my author page at Smashwords, order one or both books, and enter the discount code RFREE at check-out. You will receive a 100% discount and be able to access the [...]]]></description>
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<p><a title="Read an E-Book Week" href="http://ebookweek.com/index.html" target="_blank">Read an E-Book Week</a> is here, and with it the chance for you to <strong>download free digital copies of both of my historical novels.</strong></p>
<p>For your free copies, visit my author page at <a title="David Bowles at Smashwords" href="http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/davidbowles" target="_blank">Smashwords</a>, order one or both books, and <strong>enter the discount code RFREE</strong> at check-out. You will receive a 100% discount and be able to access the books in ten different e-book formats.</p>
<p>This offer expires at the end of Read an E-Book Week, March 13, 2010.</p>
<p>Be sure to check out all the other free e-books at <a title="Smashwords" href="http://www.smashwords.com/" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> as well as other publishers and authors listed on the <a title="Read an E-Book Week" href="http://ebookweek.com/partners.html" target="_blank">Read an E-Book Week</a> Web site.</p>
<p><a title="David Bowles at Smashwords" href="http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/davidbowles" target="_blank"><strong>Free Westward Sagas e-books March 7-13, 2010.</strong></a></p>
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		<title>Booksigning at Barnes &amp; Noble, La Cantera</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope you&#8217;ll join me at Barnes &#38; Noble, Barnes &#38; Noble,  La Canterra, 15900 La Cantera Parkway, Bldg 27 on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 1 PM.
I&#8217;ll be signing Adam&#8217;s Daughters: Book 2 in the Westward Sagas.
Meeting readers and talking about my book is always great fun for me—and readers always seem to have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://westwardsagas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/AdamsDaughters_FrontCover_Web.jpg"></a><a href="http://westwardsagas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/AdamsDaughters_FrontCover_Web.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-785" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px;" title="AdamsDaughters_FrontCover_Web" src="http://westwardsagas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/AdamsDaughters_FrontCover_Web-197x300.jpg" alt="AdamsDaughters_FrontCover_Web" width="197" height="300" /></a>I hope you&#8217;ll join me at Barnes &amp; Noble, <a title="Barnes &amp; Noble La Cantera" href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2353" target="_blank">Barnes &amp; Noble,  La Canterra</a>, 15900 La Cantera Parkway, Bldg 27 on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 1 PM.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be signing <em>Adam&#8217;s Daughters: Book 2 in the <a title="Adam's Daughters" href="/westward-sagas/adams-daughters" target="_self">Westward Sagas</a></em><a title="Adam's Daughters" href="/westward-sagas/adams-daughters" target="_self"></a>.</p>
<p>Meeting readers and talking about my book is always great fun for me—and readers always seem to have a good time as well.</p>
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		<title>Read an E-Book Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read an E-Book Week is coming up March 7 &#8211; 13, 2010. Many publishers and authors give away free e-books during that week. If you&#8217;re an avid e-book reader already, you can stock up on great reading material. If you haven&#8217;t ventured into e-books yet, it&#8217;s a great opportunity to try out reading electronically with [...]]]></description>
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<p><a title="Read an E-Book Week" href="http://ebookweek.com/index.html" target="_blank">Read an E-Book Week</a> is coming up March 7 &#8211; 13, 2010. Many publishers and authors give away free e-books during that week. If you&#8217;re an avid e-book reader already, you can stock up on great reading material. If you haven&#8217;t ventured into e-books yet, it&#8217;s a great opportunity to try out reading electronically with free books in your favorite genre. You can find a list of participating authors and publishers on the <a href="http://ebookweek.com/partners.html" target="_blank">Read an E-Book Partners page.</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be giving away e-copies of <em><a title="Spring House" href="/westward-sagas/spring-house" target="_self">Spring House</a></em> and <a title="Adam's Daughters" href="/westward-sagas/adams-daughters" target="_self"><em>Adam&#8217;s Daughters</em></a><em>.</em> Be sure to visit here during Read an E-Book Week to get your free copies as well as check out all the great books from other authors.</p>
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		<title>Nice Publicity for Upcoming Booksignings</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve received some nice publicity for my upcoming booksignings.
Hope to see you at The Twig on Thursday, February 18th, at 5 PM or at Barnes &#38; Noble La Cantera on Saturday, February 20th, at 1 PM.
Related Posts:Twig Bookshop BooksigningBooksigning at Barnes &#038; Noble, La CanteraThe New Twig @ Pearl and Booksigning for Adam&#8217;s DaughtersSpring House [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve received some nice <a title="David Bowles booksignings" href="http://www.examiner.com/x-18960-San-Antonio-Community-Examiner~y2010m2d3-San-Antonio-author-David-Bowles-doing-signing-with-release-of-second-book?cid=email-this-article" target="_blank">publicity for my upcoming booksignings</a>.</p>
<p>Hope to see you at <a title="booksigning" href="http://thetwig.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=baccllYGHmhJc9d4isHAs?s=storeevents" target="_blank">The Twig on Thursday, February 18th</a>, at 5 PM or at <a title="booksigning" href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2353?subtype=detailList&amp;month=&amp;day=ANY&amp;sat=10#content" target="_blank">Barnes &amp; Noble La Cantera on Saturday, February 20th</a>, at 1 PM.</p>
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		<title>Words That Make It All Worthwhile</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently received an e-mail from a reader in South Africa that delighted me.  
 
Dave Mitchell of Cape Town, South Africa, wrote:
Just back in from a glorious weekend spent unwinding (camping) at the  Algeria Forest Station in the Cederberg mountains, 3 hours from Cape Town. Spent a good slug of this time lying on the [...]]]></description>
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<p>I recently received an e-mail from a reader in South Africa that delighted me.  </p>
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<p>Dave Mitchell of Cape Town, South Africa, wrote:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Just back in from a glorious weekend spent unwinding (camping) at the  Algeria Forest Station in the Cederberg mountains, 3 hours from Cape Town. Spent a good slug of this time lying on the grass next to a babbling  brook,  reading and enjoying <em><a title="Adam's Daughters" href="/westward-sagas/adams-daughters" target="_self">Adam&#8217;s Daughters</a></em>. An excellent read – it really has been a blissful weekend! My congrats to the author.</p>
<p>That e-mail made my day. I could picture in mind the babbling brook and the surrounding mountains—and a happy reader enjoying my book.</p>
<p>Dave also wrote a 5-star review at <a title="Adam's Daughters at Amazon.com" href="http://www.amazon.com/Adams-Daughters-Book-Westward-Sagas/dp/097774843X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1265199290&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>. There&#8217;s nothing that can put a bigger smile on this author&#8217;s face than knowing my book brought pleasure to a reader.</p>
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