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Happy Undead Mother-in-law Day–Or Valentine’s Day

Audiobook Listeners

“What’s ‘Happy Undead Mother-in-law Day? I know all about Valentine’s Day. That’s February 14th. What’s up with Happy Undead Mother-in-law?” you may ask.

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My Undead Mother-in-law. Get it for your mother-in-law! Click here.

I’m glad you asked! It so happens My Undead Mother-in-law begins on Valentine’s Day. As the book opens, the family has dinner together, the undead zombies and the normal family members. Naturally, we celebrate it every year.

2023: My Undead Mother-in-law Free Excerpts

2021: What Audiobook Listeners Say About My Undead Mother-in-law

Here’s 2018’s celebration. 

All of 2017 was dedicated to My Undead Mother-in-law.

If you want to read all my posts on My Undead Mother-in-law, click here.

What’s that you say? You’d actually like to hear that scene? It so happens I’ve recorded myself reading it right here:

But maybe you want to read it yourself. No problem! I’ve got a free excerpt of chapter 1 right here for my faithful blog readers. Just drop me a note and I’ll send it to you.


Happy Undead Mother-in-law’s Day – You Can’t Afford a copy?

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This is a common problem. You can’t afford the $17.95 for the audiobook version, the $12.95 for the print version, or even $2.99 for the ebook version. (PSST! It’s on sale for .99 this week until February 11)

Good news! I’m giving away a free audiobook at the end of this month. Sign up right now for my newsletter.

You can also read the book for free on Kindle or Audible.

As an added incentive you can get a signed copy from me for a mere $12! You can’t beat that with a stick, so click here now.

Finally, if you’re desperate, you can always do what I do when I want to read a book and not pay for it. Go to Amazon and click on the ‘Look Inside’ button and read random sections until you’ve read it all.

One more thing: here’s a Review

Why is this my favorite review? It’s from a professional author who doesn’t like zombie books, yet loved My Undead Mother-in-law..


Stephanie Barr

4.0 out of 5 stars

Not your standard zombie tale

December 28, 2018Format:

Kindle Edition

Verified Purchase

When I started to read this book, I was leery. As far as I know, I’m less interested in zombies than anyone on the planet. How could I give a reasonable review? Turns out, it wasn’t hard at all. I’ve said before and it turned out to be true here that, if you have a ridiculous premise that’s hard to swallow, run with it, normalize it, and readers /viewers will eventually accept. And it worked. The original premise of cognizant, virtually indestructible zombies was lobbed and backed until I was a believer, actively rooting for zombies. Plenty of (bloodier than average) action, some smiling, if not guffaw humor, a nice fulfilling story arc in an easy readable length made for a fun book (if bloody action doesn’t bother you) with charm that didn’t take itself to seriously but still capable of many a tender and touching moments.

I’m glad my prejudice didn’t keep me from enjoying this out-of-the-common-way story.

Happy Undead Mother-in-law’s Day – Now What’s Next?

What’s next? I loved Diane Newby, my Happy Undead Mother-in-law so much, I wrote another novel with her as the main character, Paranormal Privateers. I put Diane and her family on a superyacht and send them around the world as privateers fighting enemies of the US with a letter of Marquis from the President.

Here’s the cover:

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The cover of my third novel Paranormal Privateers. Click to get yours.
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The Paranormal Privateers back cover. Click to get it.

But that’s not all! I’ve got the back cover for you, which I like even more:

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A Rollercoaster Adventure of a Book!

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A Rollercoaster Adventure of a Book! I’m talking about Villain’s Vacation, my second book in the Secret Supers series.

Rollercoaster Adventure

So what is this book about?

From the back cover:

Four disabled seventh-graders with superpowers take a vacation at Coaster World. They need a break from fighting criminals.

Ever since the beginning of the school year when they acquired their unusual abilities, they’ve been training and using those powers to fight crime in their town. Little do they know the arch-villain they recently defeated also loves coasters and is vacationing at Coaster World. Worse, the villain wants revenge. Nothing less than turning these teens to a life of crime will satisfy the villain.

Can Jeremy, Dan, Kayla, and Aubrey withstand the villain’s attacks? Or will they become Super Villains? You can only find out by reading the adventure ‘Villain’s Vacation’.

We Interrupt this Roller Coaster Adventure With a Meme

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Rollercoaster Adventure – A Non-Andy Zach Review

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Brad Secrest

50 reviews

October 8, 2023

What a fresh take on the superhero genre. Teenage kids with profound disabilities and superpowers. And, don’t forget the super hamster. I love the blending of storytelling the author displays that throws him into the characters as the one documenting these super kid’s lives and the defeat of their villains. I gotta read more from this author!

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So Should You Get A Rollercoaster Adventure?

I don’t know. Do you like rollercoasters? I’ve got lots in here. Do you like superheroes? I’ve got four. Do you like dastardly villains? I’ve got two. Do you like teen SciFi? That’s what this is.

Let me show you my chapter titles and some of the icons that go with them:

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Dancer  3

Chapter 2 – Chipmunk  11

Rollercoaster Adventure

Then Chapter 3 – The Last Day of School 24

Chapter 4 – Coaster World  30

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Chapter 5 – Tracking  34

Then Chapter 6 – On the Lake  41

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Chapter 7 – Revelation  51

Then Chapter 8 – Hotel 64

Chapter 9 – Teamwork  73

Chapter 10 – Super Villains  79

Then Chapter 11 – Chase  89

Chapter 12 – Villain  98

Epilogue – Prison  100

Tell Me What you Think!

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Let me know what you think by clicking here or emailing me at [email protected]. As always, everyone who responds with a comment or email will get a free book from me.

You can get an autographed copy of Villain’s Vacation directly from me by clicking here. Free shipping and I pay the sales tax.

Or you can get it on Amazon for $2.99 or 7.95.

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Advent Day 12 – Your New View of Zombie Turkeys!

Advent Day 12- Your New View of Zombie Turkeys!

But let’s begin with your gift: you can get your Free Copy of Zombie Turkeys–and some giggles. I show you how in this blog post.

Zombie Turkeys was the first book I wrote and published. I wanted to write something light and funny. I fried a turkey, brought it into the house, and said, “What if this turkey came back to life?” Someone said, “It’d be a zombie turkey.”

“That’s my book title!” So I wrote the book around the title.

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So let’s quickly get you your copy: click here to get Zombie Turkeys. Here’s how it works:

You will subscribe to my newsletter. On EVERY newsletter I offer to give away a free ebook copy for you. So subscribe, get a newsletter, and grab it.

But that’s not all you’ll get in this blog post.

Advent Day 12 – The New View

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Firstly, where’s this review coming from?

Tess is a reviewer from Reedsy.

REVIEW: Zombie Turkeys, by Andy Zach

I really liked this book. What initially caught my attention was the title, of course — Zombie Turkeys. Who wouldn’t be intrigued? I figured turkeys are big enough to cause a problem, but not so big as to seem invincible. And, really, how dangerous can a turkey be? At least that’s what I thought until I started reading the book. And Andy Zach has provided us with a lot of zombie turkeys — really hungry, really aggressive, really strong, bloodthirsty zombie turkeys.

Through a bacterial infection turkeys zombify, attack, and then eat their prey. Side note: apparently, people are delicious. Who knew? And the flock … gaggle … rafter (what do you call thousands of rampaging zombie turkeys?) keeps growing, adding hundreds of domesticated turkeys every time they attack a farm. By the time they hit the big city, there are hundreds of thousands of zombie turkeys murdering their way across the Chicago. But, boy, do the people do fight back!

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The two main characters are Sam Melvin, a reporter for the obscure Midley Beacon, and Lisa Kambacher, editor, and Sam’s boss. They track the turkey frenzy from day one — a gruesome one-off death of two hunters by wild turkeys, or so everyone thinks. Then, as the flock gets larger and larger, the carnage explodes to encompass the entire state of Illinois as more and more domestic turkeys are infected and zombified. Sam and Lisa follow and report on the carnage, bringing together the knowledge needed to hopefully end the bloodshed. But, can they find the cure?  

The story is satirical, with spoofs on the role of social media in today’s society: fame, fortune, and the ability to change the lives of those in its spotlight. It skews the “merch” culture, and how people will buy anything if it’s offered (yeah, I mean anything). There’s commentary on GMO companies, and society’s willingness to genetically alter crops without really knowing the long-term impact; on how instant wealth changes people; and on the role of militia groups and gun control in times of emergency. Zombie Turkeys is also prophetic, considering it was written before the pandemic. 

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We see the little guy saving the world, while those in the public eye, spin the situation to suit their political needs. There’s even a cameo by former President Obama and his family.

This is a fast-paced book. There’s always action during a turkey apocalypse — brutal attacks, new weaponry, an NFL football game. It’s also very funny. And ironic. And there’s even a really awkward romance. Anyone who likes satirical, funny, ironic books will like Zombie Turkeys. And anyone who likes any one of those genres will enjoy it as well. I must say, I really enjoyed this book. I came for the turkeys and stayed for the satire. 

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Tell Me What you Think!

Get your free copy of Zombie Turkeys here!

Let me know what you think by clicking here or emailing me at [email protected]. As always, everyone who responds with a comment or email will get a free book from me.

You can get an autographed copy of Zombie Turkeys directly from me by clicking here. Free shipping and I pay the sales tax.

Or you can get Zombie Turkeys on Amazon for .99 or 12.95. ($2.99 if you don’t get it right away.)

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