Book Trailer Premiere - The Artisan Heart by Dean Mayes

Australian author Dean Mayes and Central Avenue Publishing are proud to present the official book trailer for Dean's highly anticipated new novel "The Artisan Heart", which will be released world wide on September 1st 2018.

Featuring music from "Swear and Shake" with haunting vocals from Kari Spieler, "The Artisan Heart" trailer showcases the mood and the romance of Dean's long awaited return to his romantic roots in a tender story of damaged hearts and second chances.

Hayden Luschcombe is a brilliant paediatrician living in Adelaide with his wife, Bernadette, an ambitious event planner. His life consists of soul-wrenching days at the hospital and tedious evenings attending the lavish parties organized by Bernadette.

When an act of betrayal coincides with a traumatic confrontation, Hayden flees Adelaide, his life in ruins. His destination is Walhalla, nestled in Australia’s southern mountains, where he finds his childhood home falling apart. With nothing to return to, he stays, and begins to pick up the pieces of his life by fixing up the house his parents left behind.

Isabelle Sampi is a struggling artisan baker raising her hearing-impaired daughter, and has no time for matters of the heart. Yet the presence of the handsome doctor challenges her resolve. Likewise, Hayden, protective of his fractured heart, finds something in Isabelle that awakens dormant feelings of his own.

As their attraction grows, and the past threatens their chance at happiness, both Hayden and Isabelle will have to confront long-buried truths if they are ever to embrace a future.

THE ARTISAN HEART IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!

                 

     

WIN WITH THE ARTISAN HEART.

To celebrate the release of the trailer for "The Artisan Heart" Dean is giving one lucky reader the opportunity to win a fabulous prize pack! In partnership with Janesce Australia and Swear and Shake, Dean is offering;

* A signed paperback copy of "The Artisan Heart".

* A Gift Certificate from Janesce Australia to the value of $50 (valid on-line or in-store).

* A copy of Swear and Shake's 2016 studio album "The Sound Of Letting Go" (which served as the musical inspiration for the novel).

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

To be in the running to win, entrants can do either of the following;

* Visit Dean Mayes - The Hambledown Dreamer at Facebook. Like the page and share the pinned post featuring the trailer. Tag Dean in your post and include the hash-tag #TheArtisanHeart. 

* Comment on this post below and tell Dean in 25 words or less what intrigues you the most about The Artisan Heart. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 

For those of you who are active on Twitter, follow Dean's account @Hambledown_Road, like and quote re-tweet the pinned post at the top of Dean's feed. Tag @Hambledown_Road in your re-tweet and include the hash-tag #TheArtisanHeart.

For those of you who are active on Instagram, follow Dean's account - deanfromaustralia, like the post featuring the trailer for The Artisan Heart and repost it on your own feed, Mention deanfromaustralia in your post and include the hash-tag #TheArtisanHeart.

At this time, The Artisan Heart competition is open to entries world wide and will run from today until midnight on Sunday, July 15th 2018.

Please join Dean and Central Avenue Publishing in celebrating the release of the official trailer for Dean's highly anticipated new novel "The Artisan Heart" - available in-stores and on-line everywhere from September 1st, 2018.

DFA.

Trailer Park.

One thing I've done in support of marketing my books is to put together a book trailer. It's not a new concept and plenty of authors are doing it. With a little bit of imagination, and some patience, book trailers can come out looking pretty good.

Of course, You Tube is the best avenue for uploading and promoting your book trailers, but Facebook, Amazon and Goodreads all offer a similar facility for uploading video trailers.

Here are three trailers I've put together for my three books so far.

One of the best pieces of advice I've received in creating book trailers is that no trailer should be more than roughly a minute long. Attention spans for an unknown or obscure quantity are only good for about a minute, after which, you can be guaranteed they'll switch off. 

I think I've broken that minute rule with every one of these trailers. Did you last? Let me know in the comments. 

DFA.

2016 International Teaser Trailer for "The Recipient" by Dean Mayes.

2012 International Teaser trailer for "Gifts of The Peramangk" by Dean Mayes.

2010 International Teaser Trailer for "The Hambledown Dream" by Dean Mayes.

Winners Annoucement - The Recipient International Teaser Trailer Competition.

At the end of May, Central Avenue Publishing and I released the International Teaser Trailer for my forthcoming novel "The Recipient". To support the release, I kicked off a competition in which contestants could "Like" the trailer and comment on it at YouTube as well as share the trailer on Facebook and Twitter and tag me in their posts. This would put contestants in the running to win copies of the novel signed by me. 

Well, the competition has closed, the entries have been collated and I can now announce the winners of the Teaser Trailer Competition.

The winner of the signed print copy of The Recipient is - Abi Greig-Skinner (UK).

The 2nd winner of a signed digital copy of The Recipient is - Brian Ward (Australia).

The 3rd winner of a signed digital copy of The Recipient is - Jacque Quick (US). 

Congratulations!!

Winners - please contact Dean at hambledownroad (@) internode (DOT) on (DOT) net.

"The Recipient" by Dean Mayes and published by Central Avenue Publishing is set for an international release on October 25th 2015. 

DFA.

The Recipient - International Teaser Trailer.

Today, I'm pleased to present the international teaser trailer for my upcoming new novel "The Recipient" which will be hitting book shelves in October. 

May I recommend that you place a pair of headphones on and crank the volume up loud to get the full effect of the pretty kick arse audio that accompanies it. Featuring music by Aberdeen based band ElevenEleven and imagery gleaned from the evocative cover art by Michelle Halket, this exclusive sneak peek gives a tantalizing glimpse of the dark world illustrated in the novel.

To celebrate this release and because I want this trailer to get in front of as many eyes as possible,  I am going to offer 3 lucky readers the opportunity to win. Up for grabs, is a signed print copy and 2 digital copies of the The Recipient. 

To be in the running to win, what I need you to do is the following: 

1. Like the video at YouTube and comment on the video at YouTube.
2. Share the video at Facebook and Twitter and tag me in your Facebook share or Twitter share, My Twitter handle is Hambledown_Road.

This competition is open until midnight on Sunday June 7th 2015. I will announce the winner here at Dean from Australia thereafter.

Now, it doesn't matter where you are in the world, you are just as eligible for the print prize as those entrants here in Australia. I will be happy to ship you a copy to your home address. 

So, I hope you will help me out. Remember to Like, comment, share and tag me across YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to be in the running to win‬.

DFA.