My book: The mermaid from my nightmare

Greetings to my readers and everyone who will be my reader in the future. I have a new book. This awesome cover is made by Red Cape Publishing.

My thriller suspense is available on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09GFZPLXH/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2

The blurb:

Living in different parts of the world, Dijana and Antonio would never meet. Dijana is a journalist who is looking for inspiration for a story. Antonio is a family man, a workaholic. When Dijana comes to Brazil to visit her younger sister, their paths will cross.

The event from the past is hunting him. The act of burglary will wake up his fearful doubts and bitter memories.

A reminiscence on the affair with a woman called Mermaid damaged his reputation.

His family is in danger. Who is hating him so much to want him dead?

Another victim will pay for sins, and whose turn is next?

The review:

Kristina Gallo delivers a tense and fast-moving thriller packed with buried secrets, tangled emotions, and startling twists. When Croatian journalist Dijana travels to Brazil to visit her sister, she’s unexpectedly drawn into the aftermath of a long-unsolved murder—one that unravels a web of deception and past traumas. Emotions run deep, as the reader can feel them with such descriptive language.
The story is filled with suspense and surprise. The plot’s strength and intensity make it a standout. Bold, raw, and full of intrigue—this thriller won’t let you put it down.

I have never been to Brazil, but I dream about it. This book was a way to travel in this country. This happened in the way that I write the story. My characters are Brazilian men and women, everyone has a secret and you will reveal the details.

Comments

Should we respond to negative reviews?

Recently I had a discussion in my social media about negative ratings. There was a situation in Goodreads, where I got two negative reviews on my two books. The point was in the way how the ratings were set up. First rating for my book "Body in the waves" was placed under 5-star review from another reviewer. While the reviewer praising my book, the troll came under to say "This is really bad book." Second rating was described as " Poor author needs writing lessons." Both reviews broke standards of reviewing, because there is no visible evidence that book was downloaded in Kindle unlimited or purchased. It was a clear troll act from a new page, without a profile photo and with a nickname. I reported this to Goodreads and they responded me they are processing this. Meanwhile, I heard from other authors that Goodreads failed to do anything about trolling. In these terms, Goodreads should delete such profiles and forbid the access because of breaking rules. T...

Why the refund is damaging indie authors?

I understand someone can be disappointed with a book. It is like I was disapointed with my trousers online and returned it. What makes a difference, my trousers were 40 euros. The book was 2.49 cents. This makes return funny, because what can you do with this money? Some readers don't understand story behind the refund. The author will get minus royalties. - 0.13 c in my Kindle report, that will vanish when someone else buy the book. The situation happens. Someone accidentaly clicked and bought a book. A random customer wants a refund. Maybe it was not a random move. Maybe the customer clicked, bought and did not like the book. When you don't like the book choose another options, instead of damaging authors. Write a negative review. Write negative one star rating. Don't purchase another books from this author. Or, maybe to reconsider and read it, again? If you write negative reviews or rate it with 1 or 2 stars, you are making a favor to authors. You are moving algorithms i...

Five myths about promo sites

Recently I asked for a featured Bookbub deal for one of my books. I got response that my book should be free priced and my expense would be 230 dollars. This is really funny, because I could expect people grab my book for free and give me one star (as it happens when books are available for everyone). To pay such amount of money would be waste and without a purpose. I am mix of traditional and indie author. Having a publisher, but not bestseller books, I am looking for ways to increase my book sales. Promo sites like Bookbub are very expensive and they offer their deals for 25% books from authors who applied for this. I had an insight to author's books who grabbed Bookbub deals. It works will authors who are already selling a good amount of their books. In general, promo sites are not working for favor of indie authors. These are five myths about promo sites: Promo sites give many readers. It is not true, because you will get visibility and many trolls, but not readers. Promo sites...

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