Wednesday 15 February 2017

SHEBA: FROM HELL TO HAPPINESS GETS A FIRST 5 STAR REVIEW - PAPERBACK ALSO LAUNCHED TODAY

Sheba: From Hell to Happiness has today received its first review on Amazon UK, 5 stars from 'Mrs. L."
I'm also pleased to announce the release of the paperback edition of the book as of today.
Here's the new review:
5.0 out of 5 stars Get your tissues ready!

By Mrs L on 15 Feb. 2017
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
Having read (and enjoyed) Sasha, I was thrilled to learn that Brian was writing another book about Sheba. I'd read a little about her in Sasha's story, and eagerly awaited its publication. There are no words to convey the sadness I felt to learn about this little girls first year of life. Thankfully, Brian and Juliet found her and Sheba's life turned a corner. Brian skilfully guides us through the ups and downs that Sheba faced, with just enough information about the abuse the little soul suffered, without being too graphic. This is a story of bravery, love, courage and determination. It shows what can be achieved with love and patience, which Brian and Juliet have in bucket loads! There are many happy moments shared in Sheba's story too, I particularly like the song that Brian and his daughter composed about her, and the special relationship she has with Sasha and the rest of the family. I cannot and never will understand how any human being can commit such atrocities against another living creature, especially one so trusting and loyal. Get yourself a box of tissues, and settle down for a very moving, exceptional story!


Sheba: From Hell to Happiness is available in Kindle AND paperback editions, and is also FREE on Kindle Unlimited from  http://getbook.at/sheba
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Tuesday 14 February 2017

TWO DOGS, TWO BESTSELLERS, A SPECIAL OFFER ON SASHA

SASHA ON OFFER, ONLY 99p/99 cents

SHEBA: FROM HELL TO HAPPINESS RELEASED TODAY

Two great pieces of news. Sasha's award-winning, bestselling life story, is now available on a Kindle Countdown Deal for only 99p/99 cents until 20th February. Don't miss this great chance to get a copy of her story, a bestseller in four countries. See below for news of Sheba's book release.
Winner of The Preditors & Editors Readers Poll Award for Best Nonfiction Book 2016
SASHA is the story of a very remarkable dog: a Staffordshire Bull Terrier abandoned close to death at the age of 6 weeks old. Rescued from a street gutter, she had the good fortune to be adopted by author Brian L. Porter and his family.
Despite suffering from a catalogue of injuries, including two broken legs and skin allergies, and eventually being diagnosed as a serious epileptic at just two years old, Sasha's story is one of triumph over adversity; of love, happiness and inspiration. Her love of life and capacity for enjoying every day to the fullest is nothing short of miraculous, and her story is told here by the person who shares every moment of her life on a daily basis, and how a disabled author and his dog have become dependent on each other.

It is a story that has already touched many who have come into contact with her, from vets to nurses and a whole host of followers on her own Facebook page. Read her story and join them in sharing in the life of an amazing and very special dog!

RECENT REVIEWS 

5.0 out of 5 stars I love her what a beautiful dog
The story of Sasha is touching and heartwarming, I love her what a beautiful dog.
Published 1 day ago by Virginia Saccone
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars are not enough!!!!
Absolutely amazing story about an amazing man and his family and of course the gorgeous Sasha coping with epilepsy and her canine brothers and sisters.
Published 8 days ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Staffie lover
So far of what I have read I have had to dry my eyes more then once love it and Sasha is beautiful
Published 15 days ago by Amazon Customer

Get Sasha now at http://getbook.at/sasha

Available in Kindle and paperback editions and FREE on Kindle Unlimited.
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SHEBA: FROM HELL TO HAPPINESS IS RELEASED TODAY

I'm delighted that Sheba's life story is released today. Already a bestseller based on incredible pre-orders, the Kindle version is officially available now, with the paperback due to follow any day now. As with Sasha's book, Sheba: From Hell to Happiness is also FREE on Kindle Unlimited. Please, if you read and enjoy either book, be kind enough to leave us a review on Amazon. It really helps the book to succeed.


Get Sheba's story now at http://getbook.at/sheba

Sheba is the sequel to Brian L Porter's award-winning bestseller, Sasha, and tells the story of rescue dog Sheba, Sasha's best friend, starved, beaten and used as bait for the training of fighting dogs and then thrown on a rubbish tip and left to die, a barely living skeleton.
The author and his wife adopted this unfortunate waif and so began a long period of recuperation and training, as they gradually helped Sheba back to full health and helped her to learn to live sociably and happily within their pack of rescue dogs.
A story of real triumph over adversity, full of emotion and a fair amount of humor too, Sheba's is a real-life tale of what can be achieved in rehabilitating a dog, having suffered a living hell, from the brink of death to a life full of happiness.
The author with the stars of the books

Friday 10 February 2017

Wolf is a bestseller for the third time!

Well, that was a nice turn up for the books,(no pun intended). My young adult/teen short fiction plus factual/educational section on endangered wolf species, went on offer for 99 pence/99 cents this morning and by tea time it had become an Amazon UK bestseller for the third time.
If you'd like to see more about Wolf, please go to http://viewbook.at/wolf-harryporter
WOLF
Bestselling author Harry Porter brings to life a tense and uplifting story of one man's fight against the elements in his short thriller, Wolf, written for adults and teens alike.
"As his eyes opened and began to focus, he realised that the tongue and the breath belonged to the old wolf. Warren froze, not from the cold, but from fear! Hardly daring to breathe and certainly afraid to move, he looked into the eyes of the wolf, who now stood looking back at Warren intently."
As the first snows of winter begin to fall, Warren and Emma awake one morning to find that two chickens have disappeared from the hen house outside their cabin in the woods. Emma is convinced a wolf is responsible, pointing out a set of tracks to Warren. Warren sees something strange in the tracks but, donning his warmest cothes, he takes his rifle and ventures out into the cold morning in search of the predator.
As the weather grows ever colder and the snow falls heavier with each passing minute, Warren soon finds himself pittted against the elements as well as the as yet unseen chicken killer. What happens during the next few hours will change many of Warrens's preconceptions and result in his undergoing a life-changing experience, as he pits his wits and his strength against the previously unseen enemy, the wolf!
Wolf, book cover
Entertaining and Educational
Includes an informative section on the state of the wolf as a worldwide endangered species, making the book a valuable source of information as well as a great story for all ages.
A REVIEW
5.0 out of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this short book
By Berk Rourke on 28 Jan. 2016
Format: Kindle Edition
The author says about this short tale which is factual and fictional, that it is more for older teens and young adults than for people of age as I am. But the short story that follows a factual description of the species of Wolf that still roam our earth and those which do not is for ANYONE. In a few short pages a whole moral attitude is created, a realization of the interrelationship of animals and man is created, and kindness of heart and spirit are exhibited. Any heart would be touched by the short story. It certainly touched mine.
I thoroughly enjoyed this short book. I recommend it to anyone. I give it five stars as a wonderful short exposition of wolves and the real need for man and wolves to co-exist. It deserves no less.
Available in Kindle and paperback, and also FREE on Kindle Unlimited.
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Saturday 4 February 2017

My 9th Bestseller - Avenue of the Dead - Free for a week!

My Mexico-based thriller, Avenue of the Dead, just went to #1 in two categories in the USA, and also in the UK, an international bestseller, and my 9th bestseller in total. Available for FREE until Friday 10th February, so a great chance to grab a free bestseller.USA
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Horror > British
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Horror > United States
UK
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #126 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
#1 in Kindle Store > Books > Literature & Fiction > Horror > Occult
#2 in Kindle Store > Books > Literature & Fiction > Horror > British
This is the first time my publisher, Creativia, has done a free promotion of one of my books. Writtten after I spent time in Mexico some years ago and fell in love with the country, its people, culture and history. Incluides the free prequel, The Devil You Know, which introduces the central character, Police Captain, Juan Morales.
HUMAN SACRIFICE IN MEXICO CITY?
In the ancient, ruined city of Teotihuacan, mutilated bodies bear witness to the work of a serial killer.
After the tragic death of his brother, Detective Captain Juan Morales decides to take a well-deserved vacation. But standing along the Avenue of the Dead, staring at a corpse whose heart has been ripped out, is not the peaceful retreat he had in mind.
Working at the site is the archeologist Sophia Kanakarides, to whom Morales is strongly drawn. As more gruesome murders surface, Sophia lends her expertise and unwittingly falls into the hands of the killer.
An intoxicating and well-crafted thriller, Avenue of the Dead brings to life the chilling world of ritualistic killings and human sacrifice.
One of the book's great reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Get ready to have your heart beating fast
By VMLM on 11 July 2015
Format: Paperback
When Juan Morales takes a vacation to Mexico City with his friend, he wasn’t expecting what was about to transpire there, darkness and evil are lurking about, in the form of primeval idols and victims being slaughtered as sacrifices. Then when he meets a gorgeous, lady, archaeologist named Sophia Kanakarides things only worsen when she disappears. Can Morales and his friend beat the clock to rescue her from the blade of the High Priest of an Ancient Belief? The terrible sacrifices interlaced into the scheme of the story is quite grisly, and it is nerve-racking when law enforcement can’t seem to pinpoint the murderer so as to halt the killing spree. Get ready to have your heart beating fast as you read this riveting, fascinating tale. I absolutely love this kind of on the edge of your seat suspense. Thanks Brian L. Porter for writing such a great thriller. 

Available in Kindle and paperback editions, and FREE on Kindle Unlimited.
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Friday 3 February 2017

Sheba: from Hell to Happiness

After writing Sasha's life story I received fantastic feedback on one particular chapter in which I briefly told the story of her best friend within my pack of rescues, Sheba. People wanted me to write a book about Sheba, they were so interested in her story, and so I did.

Sheba: From Hell to Happiness, with many great photos of Sheba's life, will be released in Kindle and paperback editions on 14th February 2017, but this is the remarkable thing. My publisher made the book available for preorders just over a week ago, and unbelievably, within 12 hours of being available for preorder, the book was an Amazon UK Bestseller. You hear about things like that happening to the big-time famous novelists, but for it to happen to my new rescuedog story was really incredible!

So, what's it about?

SHEBA: FROM HELL TO HAPPINESS
Sheba is the sequel to Brian L Porter's award-winning bestseller, Sasha, and tells the story of rescue dog Sheba, Sasha’s best friend, starved, beaten and used as bait for the training of fighting dogs and then thrown on a rubbish tip and left to die, a barely living skeleton.

The author and his wife adopted this unfortunate waif and so began a long period of recuperation and training, as they gradually helped Sheba back to full health and helped her to learn to live sociably and happily within their pack of rescue dogs.

A story of real triumph over adversary, full of emotion and a fair amount of humor too, Sheba’s is a real-life tale of what can be achieved in rehabilitating a dog, having suffered a living hell, from the brink of death to a life full of happiness.

AN ADVANCE REVIEW
"Sheba: From Hell to Happiness tells the story of another of Brian's rescuedogs, Sasha's best friend. Sheba was used and abused by dog fighters, used as a bait dog until being thrown on a rubbish tip and left to die. Rescued and then adopted by the author, she has since spent ten happy years as a member of the Porter family, and now lives the happiest of lives. 
Sheba: From Hell to Happiness is a powerful and at times harrowing account of one dog's survival and redemption. From living skeleton to her return to health and a place in a loving family, with many trials and tribulations along the way, this is a book anyone who cares about animals, and dogs in particular should read.Tissues optional but highly recommended." - Mario Domina, CEO, ThunderBall Films

See the book at Sheba: From Hell to Happiness a universal link that takes you to your local Amazon website


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Book cover, Sheba, From Hell to Happiness



Sheba with best friend, Sasha

Thursday 2 February 2017

My wife and I are ardent dog lovers and our family includes ten gorgeous rescuedogs, all of who could tell you some hair-raising stories if they could talk. Here they all are: Top row, Mutttley, Digby, Cassie, Petal and Muffin. Bottom row: Dexter, Sheba, Sasha, Penny and Dylan

New Blog, First Post

Hello and welcome. thought it was about time I caught up with the world and started one of these blog thingys. I'm Harry, a.k.a Brian L Porter, author and dog lover, and Sasha is my closest canine companion, Many people will know Sasha from my best selling book about her life, the award winning SASHA. My wife and I have ten wonderful rescuedogs at home and Sasha is a bit special, having survived hypothermia, two broken legs, skin allergies and lives with canine epilepsy, and still manages to be the happiest dog on the planet. When I'm writing my thrillers, she's constantly by my side, my nest friend and my 'assistant'. Here's the cover for her book and the recent award the book won. The book has picked up over 200 worldwide 5 star reviews on Amazon, has twice been a UK bestseller, as well as being a top ten bestseller in Canada, Australia and France.
If you love dogs, or if you just fancy a good read that won't take you forever and a day, take a look at Sasha at Sasha and please come back and see us again.
You'll also find us on facebook at Harry Porter
and at  Sasha the wagging tail of England
and  Harry, Sasha and Sheba's House of Canine Hope and Healthcare
If you'd like to explore my books in more detail please see The books of Brian L Porter at Amazon UK