My first foray into e-books

It was January 29, 2017. I was bored, having completed whatever deadlines I needed to do at the office. I was searching through Amazon for a product I needed then when I chanced upon this e-book with a one-word title, Shafted. It was by Jordan Marie.

Today, thanks to Jordan Marie and my insatiable need to read, I have (gasp!) 3,983 books downloaded. On my iPad. On my phone. Thank the Lord all these were e-books because I don’t think I would want to trip over the precious tomes if they were to be scattered all over my place.

I simply lack the space! So, here goes…

SHAFTED by Jordan Marie

Purchased January 29, 2017

He was a forty-year-old prospect newly recruited by the Devil’s Blaze Motorcycle Club. She was barely 18 and the granddaughter of the president of a rival MC. She is also just about to graduate from high school.

Jax fell for Bree when he saw her walk into the club during a party. He did his best to fight his attraction to her, but Bree had different ideas and soon they embarked on a forbidden romance.

While some readers might frown upon the idea of an older man having a relationship with a much younger woman, I found myself enjoying Jax and Bree’s story for what, in my opinion, the author wanted to say, which was that true love transcends time, age, status, and location.

I also loved the fact that Jordan Marie wrote fluidly. Her plot was on point from start to finish, making the story easy to follow. Her editor also did a great job, as I did not notice any errors. If there were errors, they were probably so minor that it was easy to gloss over them.

Shafted by Jordan Marie was my first ever foray into the world of electronic books, which I happened to stumble upon in 2017. Today, 3,000+ e-books later*, I can honestly say that I blame Jordan Marie for getting me addicted–hook, line, and sinker–into a wonderful world inhabited by a new crop of writers, those who, for the love of books, writing, and imagination, share with us readers their art through self-publication and social media.

Unlike authors who belong to well-known publishing houses, indie authors (as they are called) have given hundreds, if not millions, of readers worldwide the chance to dive into a world where the only limit to one’s imagination is ourselves, as each one of us has our own reading preferences.

From children’s books to erotica, romance, thrillers, science fiction, there is an indie author ready and waiting for readers to discover his or her words. Paperback, audiobook, or an e-book, all we need to do is to keep our eyes (and ears) open to find and enjoy them, and, most importantly, share them with the world.

* Includes samples of e-books, ARCs, audiobooks, and books I have yet to read.  

About Jordan Marie

She’s just a simple small town country girl haunted by alpha men who talk to her in her head 24 hours a day. What she doesn’t tell her readers is that her muses are all badass, and they are led by the baddest biker in all of Kentucky, Dragon. 

Don’t tell Ida Sue (everyone’s favourite aunt) though, she just might run after you with her shotgun cocked and loaded!

Anywho… I met this wonderful author online through one of her books, Shafted, and my journey down the rabbit hole called the Indie Author community, and I have never been happier since then. 

This blog, honestly, was borne out of my appreciation for these wonderful authors. And though I am a frustrated writer—I would love to try putting to words what my muses are shouting to be said—I hope, that by sharing their work, I am able to give back to them what they have given me, tenfold!