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Former Park Ranger wins Readers' Favorite Gold Medal
Unleashing Colter's Hell awarded medal in Fiction ~ Thriller ~ Terrorist Genre
October 1, 2013: Reader's Favorite announced the winners of its 2013 International Book Award Contest today. Unleashing Colter's Hell, a political thriller set in Yellowstone National Park, won a gold medal in the Fiction ~ Thriller ~ Terrorist genre. The list of winners can be found here: http://readersfavorite.com/2013-award-contest-winners.htm Scroll down to the Fiction ~ Thriller ~ Terrorist to find Unleashing Colter's Hell.
Unleashing Colter's Hell was written by Sean Smith, a former Yellowstone Ranger. Mr. Smith draws upon his personal experience and natural story telling skills to weave a terrifying thriller that critics have called "compelling" and "plausible."
The book has been Amazon's #1 "Park Ranger" Thriller and an Amazon Top 100 Terrorist Thriller. It can be found here: tinyurl.com/coltershell.
Mr. Smith is currently working on Lost Cause, a follow up thriller to Unleashing Colter's Hell. The hero of Unleashing Colter's Hell, park ranger Grayson Cole, is at the center of a conspiracy that dates back to the Civil War. It's a chase to find a relic owned by Robert E. Lee that is believed to have the power to start the second civil war. The book is expected for release in 2015, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's end.
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Readers' Favorite 2013 International Book Award Contest Results
Readers' Favorite is proud to announce the winners of our 2013 International Book Award Contest, which consisted of thousands of entries from nearly a dozen countries.
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Readers' Favorite is the fastest growing book review and award contest site on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers like Random House, Penguin and Harper Collins, and have received the "Best Websites for Authors" and "Honoring Excellence" awards from the Association of Independent Authors. In addition to providing free reviews to authors who range from the first-time self-published author to seasoned professionals like James Patterson and Nicholas Sparks, Readers' Favorite also hosts a respected annual international award contest to help authors obtain more recognition and exposure.
The Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest receives thousands of submissions in 100 genres from independent authors to publishing giants, with contestants that range from self-published authors to New York Times bestsellers and celebrities. Authors have entered from all over the world, including nearly every US state and a dozen countries.
Readers' Favorite is excited to announce the results of their 2013 International Book Award Contest, which celebrates some of the best books of 2013 from today's newest authors. Please visit
2013 Award Contest Winners page to view all of this year's award winning books. Each award winner features a review and information about the book and its author, including video trailers, author biographies, and social media links.
Lost Cause, the National Park thriller set in civil war sites, has won an Authors'db cover contest award. Lost Cause received the Bronze medal in the terrorism thriller category. 
