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Return to Cayman novel excerpt Return to Cayman novel excerpt
booksbyeric - 5/08/2015 6:57 AM
The following is an excerpt of the new thriller from Eric Douglas, Return to Cayman: Paradise Held Hostage. If you want to find out what happens next, or what’s really going on, pick up a copy in softcover or on Kindle. Eric will also donate a portion of all sales through July 31, 2015 to the Cayman Magic Reef Recovery effort. Return to Cayman: Paradise Held Hostage Return to Cayman ERIC DOUGLAS CHAPTER 5 Tanya was deep in her reports, sitting on the swaying boat and feeling mildly nauseous. A s...
Frog Head Key, the conclusion—See how it ends! Frog Head Key, the conclusion—See how it ends!
booksbyeric - 3/15/2009 11:47 PM
Chapter 9 of the serial adventure short story Frog Head Key is now online and ready for download. Forward this to all your friends so they know about it too! On the website, you can also check out a special offer on signed copies of Eric’s books. Chapter 9 Read the exciting conclusion as Jackson and Littlebear confront Snake. Download the PDFs from Eric Douglas’s website www.booksbyeric.com, download the audio files, or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and have the files downloaded automatical...
Chapter 8 is now online. Only one more chapter to go!
booksbyeric - 3/10/2009 11:46 AM
Chapter 8 of the serial adventure short story Frog Head Key is now online and ready for download. If you haven’t been following along, there is still time to catch up before the exciting conclusion. Forward this to all your friends so they know about it too! On the website, you can also check out a special offer on signed copies of Eric’s books. Chapter 8 Kia tends to the hole in Jackson’s leg from the shotgun blast while Littlebear makes arrangements to go back after Snake and his men. Download...
Chapter 7 is Live and Free! Catch up now for the final three chapters.
booksbyeric - 3/02/2009 5:18 PM
If you haven’t been reading along, catch up now in time for the exciting conclusion. Only two more chapters to go. Chapter 7 of the serial adventure short story Frog Head Key is now online and ready for download. Download the PDFs from Eric Douglas’s website www.booksbyeric.com, download the audio files, or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and have the files downloaded automatically directly to your computer. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=305343610 Chapter 7 ...
Latest installment of the free short story is now online!
booksbyeric - 2/25/2009 1:47 PM
Latest installment of the free short story is now online! Chapter 6 of the serial adventure short story Frog Head Key is now online and ready for download. Download the PDFs from Eric Douglas’s website www.booksbyeric.com, download the audio files, or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and have the files downloaded automatically directly to your computer. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=305343610 Chapter 6 Jackson and Kia discover what’s hidden on Frog Head Key, ...
Chapter 5 of Frog Head Key is now online!
booksbyeric - 2/16/2009 11:53 AM
Frog Head Key is a Florida Keys Adventure by Eric Douglas Frog Head Key is the fourth adventure short story published by Eric Douglas. It follows Jackson Pauley as he tries to figure out why someone is poisoning a coral reef near his home. When two friends get hurt because of it, he and his sidekick Randy Littlebear get to the bottom of the situation. Chapter 5 One friend dead and another in the hospital, Jackson and Randy Littlebear return to Frog Head Key to find out what happened, and put a s...
Read Chapter 4 of the exciting online dive adventure Frog Head Key!
booksbyeric - 2/09/2009 9:41 PM
Frog Head Key is a serial short story, in the early tradition of pulp fiction. You can read a chapter each week on Eric Douglas’s website at www.booksbyeric.com. Post your comments about the story, or how you think its going to end right here online. Chapter 4 After getting Daydreamer tied up and all their gear stowed away, the three younger divers drove around to the other side of the marina, to Withrow Key’s one bar/restaurant, Duffy’s. Jackson told them he had some business to take care of an...
Frog Head Key Chapter 3 online
booksbyeric - 2/02/2009 6:50 AM
Visit the BooksbyEric website to download chapter three of the free, serial short story. This diving adventure takes place on a fictional island in the Florida Keys. It is the fourth in a series of free short stories available on the website. Each week, for nine weeks, Eric Douglas will release a chapter of the story. The story is available in six languages and in audio format as well. Check it out at www.booksbyeric.com...
Frog Head Key Chapter 2 is now online
booksbyeric - 1/26/2009 6:54 AM
Chapter 2 of the free short story, Frog Head Key, is now online and available for download on Eric Douglas’s website, www. booksbyeric. com. This diving adventure short story is the fourth in the Withrow Key series, featuring Jackson Pauley. You can download the story in six different languages, and now in audio format as well. www. booksbyeric. com...
Chapter 1 of Frog Head Key is now online!
booksbyeric - 1/19/2009 7:05 AM
Chapter 1 “That was some strange storm,” Tim Baker said to his friend as they patrolled the waters off the Florida Keys. “I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve never seen anything like it,” Steve Frame agreed. “It came up from the wrong direction.” The two men were searching the waters around some of the small unpopulated islands that rise up from the water around the Keys. Typically covered with mangrove and scrub, most of these islands have never seen human habitation. Some, however, are used b...
New Short Story coming January 19
booksbyeric - 1/01/2009 3:47 PM
On January 19, I will release the first installment of a free short story called Frog Head Key. This story will come out in 9 installments, over nine consecutive weeks. The story will be available on my website at www.booksbyeric.com, but I will promote it using Dive Buddy. Each chapter will be available in several different languages (including Spanish, German, Portuguese and Czech), and probably as a downloadable podcast as well. Every week, I will post a blog on Dive Buddy when the next chapt...
Perfect last minute gift for that diver Perfect last minute gift for that diver
booksbyeric - 12/16/2008 7:20 AM
Sometimes it can be difficult to buy a gift for the diver that already has everything. Let them be the first to read the new dive adventure novel Guardian’s Keep. In this story, Dr. Francesca DeMarco, a beautiful archeologist, is searching an underwater site on the Adriatic Coast of Italy. Chasing stories of a mysterious group of Guardians, she runs into roadblocks as someone is trying to keep her from discovering the truth. News photographer Mike Scott is sent to do a story on the project, but ...
Read the first chapter of Guardian’s Keep online Read the first chapter of Guardian’s Keep online
booksbyeric - 12/08/2008 9:11 AM
Read the first chapter of Guardian’s Keep online now New dive adventure novel is available just in time for the holidays Want to make sure you like the story before you buy it? Download the first chapter of Guardian’s Keep (as well as the first chapter of Eric Douglas’s two other novels) from his website at www.booksbyeric.com. This is the third dive adventure novel in the Mike Scott series by Eric Douglas. It is available Amazon and directly from the publisher. In this story, Dr. Francesca DeMa...
Guardian’s Keep takes readers on a thrill ride
booksbyeric - 12/03/2008 11:22 AM
The third dive adventure novel in the Mike Scott series by Eric Douglas is now available directly from the publisher, just in time for the holidays! In this story, Dr. Francesca DeMarco, a beautiful archeologist, is searching an underwater site on the Adriatic Coast of Italy. Chasing stories of a mysterious group of Guardians, she runs into roadblocks as someone is trying to keep her from discovering the truth. News photographer Mike Scott is sent to do a story on the project, but when he and Dr...